since 1878
First Team Results & Match Reports
Season 1928-29 Southern Amateur League
Final League Position 2nd Suffolk Senior Cup Winners
| Date | Opponent | V | F-A | WDL | Notes | Competition | Att. | Scorers | Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/9 | MERTON | H | 2-0 | W | Friendly | Unknown2 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 8/9 | CIVIL SERVICE | H | 3-1 | W | Friendly | Unknown3 | Committee | ||||
| Wed 12/9 | CITY OF LONDON POLICE | H | 2-2 | D | Friendly | Unknown2 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 15/9 | Eastbourne | A | 3-1 | W | Gibbs2, Chambers | Committee | |||||
| Sat 19/9 | COLCHESTER TOWN | H | 2-2 | D | East Anglian Cup, 1st Round | 2,000 | Webster, Worth | Committee | |||
| Sat 22/9 | FELIXSTOWE TOWN | H | 3-2 | W | Amateur Cup, Preliminary Round | 2,300 | Taylor, Gibbs, Burch | Committee | |||
| Wed 26/9 | NORWICH CEYMS | H | 2-0 | W | Ipswich Hospital Cup, Semi-Final | 2,000 | Rogers, Green | Committee | |||
| Sat 29/9 | NORTHAMPTON NOMADS | H | 0-0 | D | Friendly | Committee | |||||
| Sat 6/10 | WALTON UNITED | H | 1-2 | L | Amateur Cup, 1st Qualifying Round | Taylor | Committee | ||||
| Sat 13/10 | Ealing | N | 4-0 | W | 1,200 | Gibbs, Rogers2, Bugg | Committee | ||||
| Sat 20/10 | CARSHALTON | H | 3-2 | W | Taylor, Rogers, Burch | Committee | |||||
| Sat 27/10 | BARCLAYS BANK | H | 6-1 | W | 3,500 | Green, Gibbs2, Rogers, Burch, Talman | Committee | ||||
| Sat 3/11 | Midland Bank | A | 2-0 | W | Talman2 | Committee | |||||
| Sat 10/11 | OLD MALVERNIANS | H | 1-0 | W | Friendly | Unknown | Committee | ||||
| Sat 17/11 | AQUARIUS | H | 5-1 | W | Bugg3, Burch2 | Committee | |||||
| Sat 24/11 | WESTMINSTER BANK | H | 0-1 | L | Committee | ||||||
| Sat 1/12 | BANK OF ENGLAND | H | 4-0 | W | Taylor, Green, Gibbs, Bugg | Committee | |||||
| Sat 8/12 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR RESERVES | H | 5-8 | L | Friendly | Unknown5 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 15/12 | AQUARIUS | H | 0-2 | L | AFA Cup, 1st Round | 3,000 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 22/12 | Westminster Bank | A | 3-1 | W | Taylor, Bugg, Burch | Committee | |||||
| Wed 26/12 | NEMEAN LEAGUE | H | 1-1 | D | Friendly | Unknown | Committee | ||||
| Sat 27/12 | Colchester Town | A | 0-2 | L | East Anglian Cup, 1st Round Replay | Committee | |||||
| Sat 5/1 | Carshalton | A | 2-1 | W | Green, Gibbs | Committee | |||||
| Sat 12/1 | SUDBURY TOWN | H | 3-0 | W | Suffolk Senior Cup, 2nd Round | 2,700 | Green3 | Committee | |||
| Sat 19/1 | EASTBOURNE | H | 4-1 | W | Taylor, Green, Gibbs2 | Committee | |||||
| Sat 26/1 | OLD LYONIANS | H | 4-0 | W | 3,000 | Taylor, Gibbs, Green, Burch | Committee | ||||
| Sat 2/2 | CUSTOM HOUSE | H | 5-0 | W | Friendly | Unknown5 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 9/2 | BARCLAYS BANK | H | 4-0 | W | Green, Gibbs, Green, Burch | Committee | |||||
| Sat 16/2 | LOWESTOFT TOWN | H | P-P | Suffolk Senior Cup 3rd Round | |||||||
| Sat 23/2 | LOWESTOFT TOWN | H | 5-1 | W | Suffolk Senior Cup, 3rd Round | 4,000 | Green3, Green, Talman | Committee | |||
| Sat 2/3 | EALING | H | 6-0 | W | 3,000 | Green, Gibbs, Green, Bugg, Burch2 | Committee | ||||
| Sat 9/3 | AQUARIUS | H | 2-0 | W | 3,000 | Taylor, Gibbs | Committee | ||||
| Sat 16/3 | Newmarket | N | 4-1 | W | Suffolk Senior Cup, Semi-Final (at Bury St Edmunds) | 3,000 | Green, Green3 | Committee | |||
| Sat 23/3 | Old Lyonians | A | 3-3 | D | 500 | Gibbs, Talman2 | Committee | ||||
| Fri 29/3 | Cambridge Town | A | 1-2 | L | 11,961 | Green | Committee | ||||
| Mon 1/4 | WOODBRIDGE TOWN | H | 5-0 | W | Suffolk Senior Cup, Final | 8,349 | Taylor, Green, Green2, Burch | Committee | |||
| Thu 4/4 | Kirkley | A | 1-3 | L | Lowestoft Hospital Cup | Unknown | Committee | ||||
| Sat 6/4 | CAMBRIDGE TOWN | H | 2-2 | D | 6,000 | Burch, Talman | Committee | ||||
| Sat 13/4 | Hastings St Leonards | A | 1-3 | L | 2,000 | Felgate | Committee | ||||
| Sat 20/4 | HASTINGS ST LEONARDS | H | 6-1 | W | Green2, Burch2, Talman2 | Committee | |||||
| Wed 24/4 | Clacton Town | A | 1-5 | L | COAN Charity Cup Semi-Final | Chamberlain | Committee | ||||
| Sat 27/4 | MIDLAND BANK | H | 1-1 | D | Gibbs | Committee | |||||
| Wed 1/5 | BANK OF ENGLAND | H | 4-2 | W | Green3, Basingthwaite | Committee | |||||
| Sat 4/5 | KINGS LYNN | H | 2-3 | L | Ipswich Hospital Cup, Final | 5,000 | Taylor, Green | Committee | |||
General notes
"Five Score", the history of the Ipswich & District League, suggests that the First Team also competed in the Ipswich & District League this season, but it was the Reserves and 'A' team, also known as the IDL'ers, that did so.Season Summary
| Comp | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
| Southern Amateur League | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 23 |
| East Anglian Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Amateur Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ipswich Hospital Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| AFA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Suffolk Senior Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Lowestoft Hospital Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| COAN Charity Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 118 | 58 |
Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.
Attendance Summary
| Home Average | Home Total | Away Average | Away Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 1,321 | 18,500 | 1,958 | 15,661 |
| Cup/Play-offs | 3,193 | 22,349 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
Final League Table
Southern Amateur League
P W D L F A Pts
1. Cambridge Town 22 20 2 0 86 22 42
2. IPSWICH TOWN 22 16 3 3 70 23 35
3. Midland Bank 22 13 5 4 68 33 31
4. Westminster Bank 22 12 3 7 63 39 27
5. Hastings and St Leonards 22 8 4 10 50 60 20
6. Eastbourne 21 8 3 10 51 60 19
7. Barclays Bank 22 8 3 11 49 61 19
8. Bank of England 22 8 2 12 47 46 18
9. Aquarius 22 8 1 13 57 63 17
10. Carshalton 22 6 4 12 41 58 16
11. Old Lyonians 22 4 6 12 42 86 14
12. Ealing Association 21 2 0 19 11 84 4
