Ahead of the new season, manager Fred Stewart was provided with a small fund to sign new players. Albert Valentine and Don Bird were signed from non-League, Paddy Moore arrived from Irish side Shamrock Rovers and Wilfred Lievesley was signed from Wigan Borough. However to raise funds Hughie Ferguson, the club's record signing and top goalscorer for the previous three seasons, was sold to Dundee. Two other members of the team's 1927 FA Cup Final winning side, Tom Sloan and Tom Watson also departed the club. Both players had missed most of the previous season with injury and returned to their native Ireland with Linfield. Frank Moss left the club and never returned to professional football while Tommy Hampson was also allowed to join Notts County.