1931–32 Football League
The 1931–32 season was the 40th season of The Football League.
Season | 1931–32 |
---|---|
Champions | Everton |
Relegated | Thames |
Folded | Wigan Borough |
New Clubs in League | Mansfield Town, Chester City |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → |
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal average, this system favoured those teams who had conceded fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
Season | 1931–32 |
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Champions | Everton 4th English title |
Relegated | Grimsby Town West Ham United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,727 (3.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dixie Dean (44 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Everton 8–1 Newcastle United (31 October 1931) Everton 9–2 Leicester City (28 November 1931) Bolton Wanderers 8–1 Liverpool (7 March 1932) |
Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 1–6 Sheffield Wednesday (29 April 1932) |
Highest scoring | Everton 9–3 Sheffield Wednesday (17 October 1931) |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 116 | 64 | 1.813 | 56 | |
2 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 48 | 1.875 | 54 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 96 | 82 | 1.171 | 50 | |
4 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 63 | 1.270 | 48 | |
5 | Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 104 | 72 | 1.444 | 46 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 77 | 55 | 1.400 | 46 | |
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 46 | |
8 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 45 | |
9 | Birmingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 44 | |
10 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 81 | 93 | 0.871 | 44 | |
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 87 | 0.920 | 42 | |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 73 | 0.945 | 40 | |
13 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 40 | |
14 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 83 | 73 | 1.137 | 38 | |
15 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 0.947 | 38 | |
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 95 | 0.937 | 38 | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 38 | |
18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 89 | 0.719 | 38 | |
19 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 94 | 0.787 | 37 | |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 65 | 102 | 0.637 | 33 | |
21 | Grimsby Town (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | West Ham United (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 107 | 0.579 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1931–32 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds United |
Relegated | Barnsley Bristol City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,567 (3.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cyril Pearce (35 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Bradford City 9–1 Barnsley (2 January 1932) |
Biggest away win | Southampton 0–6 Plymouth Argyle (5 December 1931) Port Vale 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 December 1931) |
Highest scoring | Tottenham Hotspur 9–3 Port Vale (21 November 1931) |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 115 | 49 | 2.347 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Leeds United (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 1.444 | 54 | |
3 | Stoke City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 52 | |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 49 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 58 | 1.207 | 49 | |
6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 49 | |
7 | Bradford City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 80 | 61 | 1.311 | 45 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 87 | 78 | 1.115 | 43 | |
9 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 1.000 | 43 | |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 43 | |
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 42 | |
12 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 42 | |
13 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 42 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 41 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 75 | 0.973 | 39 | |
16 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 1.000 | 38 | |
17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 86 | 0.744 | 37 | |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 36 | |
19 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 87 | 0.678 | 35 | |
20 | Port Vale | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 89 | 0.652 | 33 | |
21 | Barnsley (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 91 | 0.604 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
22 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 78 | 0.500 | 23 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Third Division North
Season | 1931–32 |
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Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Folded | Wigan Borough |
Matches played | 432 |
Goals scored | 1,555 (3.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Allan Hall (Lincoln City), 42 [3] |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lincoln City | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 2.255 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Gateshead | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 1.958 | 57 | |
3 | Chester[lower-alpha 1] | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 1.300 | 50 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 1.845 | 49 | |
5 | Barrow | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 1.458 | 49 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 1.439 | 48 | |
7 | Southport | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 1.094 | 46 | |
8 | Hull City | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 1.547 | 45 | |
9 | York City | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 0.938 | 43 | |
10 | Wrexham | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 0.928 | 43 | |
11 | Darlington | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 0.957 | 38 | |
12 | Stockport County | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.038 | 37 | |
13 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 63 | 0.780 | 37 | |
14 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 0.938 | 36 | |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 0.738 | 36 | |
16 | Walsall[lower-alpha 2] | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 0.671 | 35 | |
17 | Halifax Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 69 | 0.701 | 34 | |
18 | Carlisle United | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 0.810 | 33 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 0.875 | 32 | |
20 | New Brighton | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 0.500 | 24 | Re-elected |
21 | Rochdale | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 72 | 0.356 | 11 | |
- | Wigan Borough[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Notes:
- New club in the league; elected from Cheshire County League
- Walsall was transferred from Third Division South for this season.
- Wigan Borough resigned from the Football League on October 21 and folded. Their record (P12 W3 D1 L8 F12 A32 GA 0.375 Pts 7) was expunged.
Results
- Wigan Borough resigned mid-season and folded; their record was expunged. Their results are listed for informational purposes.
Third Division South
Season | 1931–32 |
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Champions | Fulham (1st title) |
Failed re-election | Thames |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,694 (3.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City), 49 [3] |
← 1930–31 1932–33 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 1.790 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 1.448 | 55 | |
3 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 1.453 | 53 | |
4 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 51 | 1.175 | 51 | |
5 | Brentford | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 1.308 | 48 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 1.357 | 47 | |
7 | Exeter City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 1.242 | 47 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 1.259 | 46 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 1.192 | 46 | |
10 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 1.134 | 46 | |
11 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 1.025 | 46 | |
12 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 69 | 1.113 | 44 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 1.082 | 42 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 1.000 | 39 | |
15 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.897 | 38 | |
16 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 0.856 | 35 | |
17 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 0.833 | 34 | |
18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 62 | 0.707 | 34 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 67 | 0.679 | 33 | |
20 | Mansfield Town[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 0.694 | 32 | Transferred to the Third Division North |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 0.488 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Thames | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 74 | 0.486 | 23 | Thames decided not to seek re-election |
Notes:
- New club in the league; elected from Midland League
Results
References
- "England 1931-32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.