1931–32 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been promoted from the inaugural Division Three in 1923–24. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

East Stirlingshire
1931–32 season
StadiumFirs Park
Division Two1st
Scottish CupFirst round
(lost to Dunfermline Athletic)
Stirlingshire CupWinners[1]
Highest home attendancec. 5,000 v. St Johnstone
(12 March 1932, Division Two)[2]

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Second Division
8 August 1931 Division Two Queen of the South 5 – 1 East Stirlingshire Palmerston Park, Dumfries
, , , , Attendance: 3,000
15 August 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 Albion Rovers Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 2,000
22 August 1931 Division Two Bo'ness 2 – 5 East Stirlingshire Newtown Park, Bo'ness
, , , , , Attendance: 1,500
26 August 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Firs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 2,000
29 August 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Arbroath Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 2,000
5 September 1931 Division Two King's Park 2 – 3 East Stirlingshire Forthbank Park, Stirling
, , , Attendance: 3,000
8 September 1931 Division Two Stenhousemuir 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
, , , Attendance: 1,500
12 September 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 0 Dumbarton Firs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 2,000
19 September 1931 Division Two East Fife 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire Bayview Park, Methil
, Attendance: 3,500
26 September 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , Attendance: 2,000
3 October 1931 Division Two Hibernian 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,000
10 October 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Brechin City Firs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 2,000
17 October 1931 Division Two Edinburgh City 0 – 2 East Stirlingshire Powderhall, Edinburgh
, Attendance: 300
24 October 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Montrose Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , Attendance: 1,000
31 October 1931 Division Two St Johnstone 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Muirton Park, Perth
, , Attendance: 5,000
7 November 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 6 – 1 Armadale Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , , Attendance: 1,000
14 November 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 0 Forfar Athletic Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 1,000
21 November 1931 Division Two St Bernard's 0 – 4 East Stirlingshire Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh
, , , Attendance: 1,500
28 November 1931 Division Two Raith Rovers 4 – 2 East Stirlingshire Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
, , , , Attendance: 4,000
12 December 1931 Division Two Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire Recreation Park, Alloa
, Attendance: 3,000
19 December 1931 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 0 Queen of the South Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 2,000
26 December 1931 Division Two Albion Rovers 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
, , , Attendance: 1,500
1 January 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 King's Park Firs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 4,000
2 January 1932 Division Two Dumbarton 2 – 3 East Stirlingshire Boghead Park, Dumbarton
, , , Attendance: 2,000
9 January 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 2 Bo'ness Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , , Attendance: 2,000
23 January 1932 Division Two Arbroath 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Gayfield Park, Arbroath
, , Attendance: 1,500
30 January 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 East Fife Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 2,000
6 February 1932 Division Two Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire East End Park, Dunfermline
, Attendance: 3,000
13 February 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Hibernian Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , Attendance: 3,000
20 February 1932 Division Two Brechin City 0 – 1 East Stirlingshire Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 600
27 February 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 6 – 4 Edinburgh City Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , , , , , Attendance: 1,000
5 March 1932 Division Two Montrose 0 – 3 East Stirlingshire Links Park, Montrose
, , Attendance: 1,000
12 March 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 0 – 1 St Johnstone Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 5,000
19 March 1932 Division Two Armadale 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire Volunteer Park, Armadale
Attendance: 400
26 March 1932 Division Two Forfar Athletic 6 – 3 East Stirlingshire Station Park, Forfar
, , , , , , , Attendance: 1,000
2 April 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 St Bernard's Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 2,000
9 April 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 Raith Rovers Firs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 4,000
16 April 1932 Division Two East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 4,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 East Stirlingshire (C, P) 38 26 3 9 111 55 2.018 55 Promotion to 1932–33 Scottish First Division
2 St Johnstone (P) 38 24 7 7 102 52 1.962 55
3 Raith Rovers 38 20 6 12 83 65 1.277 46
4 Stenhousemuir 38 19 8 11 88 76 1.158 46
5 St Bernard's 38 19 7 12 81 62 1.306 45
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round
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GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHH
ResultLWWWWWWWLWDWWWDWWWLWWLWWWLWLWWWWLLLWWD
Position168844311111111111111111111111111111111
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Cup
16 January 1932 Round 1 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 2 East Stirlingshire East End Park, Dunfermline
, , , , , Attendance: 4,056

Stirlingshire Cup
6 April 1932 Round 2 King's Park 3 – 4 East Stirlingshire Forthbank Park, Stirling
, , , , ,
23 April 1932 Semi-final East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Falkirk Firs Park, Falkirk
Report
30 April 1932 Final East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir
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See also

References
  1. Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. Results for East Stirlingshire for 1931-32, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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