1930–31 Football League

The Football League
Season 1930–31
Champions Arsenal

The 19301931 season was the 39th season of The Football League.

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 difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

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

Football League, First Division
Season 1930–31
Champions Arsenal (1st English title)
Relegated Leeds United
Manchester United
FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion (2nd Division) (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1823 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Tom Waring (Aston Villa), 49 [3]
Biggest home win Huddersfield TownBlackpool 10–1 (13 Dec 1930)
Biggest away win Manchester UnitedHuddersfield Town 0–6 (10 Sept 1930)
Highest scoring SunderlandLiverpool 6–5 (6 Dec 1930)
Manchester UnitedNewcastle 4–7 (13 Sept 1930)
NewcastlePortsmouth 4–7 (15 Nov 1930)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Arsenal421452672714526032127592.153+6866[4][5]
2Aston Villa42173186348674244128781.641+5059[4]
3Sheffield Wednesday42143465328583743102751.360+2752[4]
4Portsmouth4211734626768384184671.254+1749
5Huddersfield Town4210834527849363881651.246+1648
6Derby County42126356316411384894791.190+1546
7Middlesbrough42135357286312416298901.089+846
8Manchester City4213264129588344175701.071+546
9Liverpool42116448284611385786851.012+142
10Blackburn Rovers42143454283513295683840.988–142
11Sunderland42124561384512284789851.047+441
12Chelsea42134442192613224864670.955–340
13Grimsby Town42132655314314275682870.943–539
14Bolton Wanderers42126345263315235568810.840–1339
15Sheffield United42107449314314295378840.929–638
16Leicester City42124550384215305780950.842–1538
17Newcastle United42921041456411374278870.897–936
18West Ham United42113756443513235079940.840–1536
19Birmingham42113737282712184255700.786–1536
20Blackpool42876414433153081711250.568–5432
21Leeds United42103849312415195068810.840–1331
22Manchester United42669303712182378531150.461–6222

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBLPBOLCHEDERGRIHUDLEELEILIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORSHUSHWSUNWHU
Arsenal 52 11 32 71 50 21 63 91 00 31 41 31 31 41 53 12 11 11 20 13 11
Aston Villa 51 11 52 41 31 33 46 20 61 43 42 42 42 70 81 43 22 40 20 42 61
Birmingham City 24 04 41 11 02 62 12 41 20 01 21 20 32 00 12 11 21 31 20 10 02
Blackburn Rovers 22 02 21 50 22 20 10 52 53 31 30 33 01 41 45 10 12 21 52 30 10
Blackpool 14 22 01 11 33 21 10 31 11 37 54 13 22 51 32 00 22 21 04 31 13
Bolton Wanderers 14 11 20 11 10 11 12 42 10 20 41 20 11 31 30 03 31 62 22 22 42
Chelsea 15 02 10 32 30 01 11 50 12 10 10 22 20 62 40 11 20 10 00 50 21
Derby County 42 11 00 11 32 41 62 10 41 41 10 22 11 61 12 15 51 43 23 41 11
Grimsby Town 01 12 41 20 62 41 01 53 21 20 82 00 35 21 41 22 03 21 23 21 40
Huddersfield Town 11 16 10 11 101 32 11 30 22 30 41 21 11 30 22 03 13 11 11 20 20
Leeds United 12 02 31 42 22 31 23 31 00 12 13 12 42 50 70 10 22 40 23 03 30
Leicester City 27 41 21 31 60 21 21 11 01 12 40 32 32 54 03 31 31 22 25 11 11
Liverpool 11 11 00 21 52 72 31 00 11 14 20 31 02 11 31 42 31 61 12 24 20
Manchester City 14 31 42 30 24 30 20 43 10 01 10 02 11 41 42 20 13 04 20 20 11
Manchester United 12 34 20 01 00 11 10 21 02 06 00 00 41 13 44 47 01 12 41 11 10
Middlesbrough 25 31 11 41 51 30 22 41 21 23 50 22 33 41 31 31 01 41 20 10 22
Newcastle United 13 20 22 23 02 40 10 25 12 11 41 52 04 01 43 05 47 10 12 20 42
Portsmouth 11 50 22 30 43 10 11 20 43 22 11 21 40 11 41 10 12 23 24 11 20
Sheffield United 11 34 31 11 51 20 40 33 21 02 11 02 41 22 31 42 31 31 11 33 12
Sheffield Wednesday 12 30 91 13 71 10 11 32 41 21 21 40 35 11 30 32 21 22 13 72 53
Sunderland 14 11 10 82 24 31 20 13 32 42 40 25 65 33 12 11 50 00 21 51 61
West Ham United 24 55 12 43 32 14 41 01 34 21 11 20 70 20 51 03 32 43 41 33 03

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1930–1931

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1930–31
Champions Everton (1st title)
Relegated Cardiff City
Reading
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1608 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Dixie Dean (Everton), 39 [3]
Biggest home win EvertonPlymouth Argyle 9–1 (27 Dec 1930)
Biggest away win CharltonEverton 0–7 (7 Feb 1931)
Highest scoring MillwallPreston North End 5–7 (4 Oct 1930)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Everton421812763110474535121661.833+5561[4]
2West Bromwich Albion4214344016876433383491.694+3454
3Tottenham Hotspur42155164207212243588551.600+3351
4Wolverhampton Wanderers42152456256312284284671.254+1747
5Port Vale42153339166213284567611.098+647
6Bradford Park Avenue42154271243612264297661.470+3146
7Preston North End42125455315610283383641.297+1945
8Burnley42135355304611264781771.052+445
9Southampton42134446226213284074621.194+1244
10Bradford City42125439265511223761630.968–244
11Stoke City42116434176411305464710.901–744
12Oldham Athletic42135345283513164461720.847–1142
13Bury42143444205016316275820.915–741
14Millwall42124547254314245571800.888–939
15Charlton Athletic42114635334512245359860.686–2739
16Bristol City42115529234314255954820.659–2838
17Nottingham Forest42126354352316265080850.941–537
18Plymouth Argyle42103847334512295176840.905–836
19Barnsley42133542230615175659790.747–2035
20Swansea Town42115540291515114551740.689–2334
21Reading42112847331416256372960.750–2430
22Cardiff City4276832311317155647870.540–4025

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
FA Cup Winners, also promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BRA BPABRIBURBRYCARCHAEVEMILNOTOLDPLYPTVPNEREASOUSTKSWATOTWBAWOL
Barnsley 21 10 10 01 21 40 50 11 23 31 12 04 52 11 32 31 42 10 01 00 30
Bradford City 10 04 11 23 31 21 32 03 00 10 00 10 21 00 61 43 22 30 20 23 41
Bradford Park Avenue 10 12 52 41 51 30 32 41 60 41 40 71 51 22 13 11 22 51 41 31 11
Bristol City 21 01 20 11 42 10 30 01 12 14 10 21 11 11 10 21 11 21 21 11 03
Burnley 22 11 32 42 02 10 11 52 21 52 61 22 12 10 81 32 12 22 10 21 42
Bury 31 31 31 60 21 30 01 22 50 10 13 20 03 30 22 10 03 20 20 22 10
Cardiff City 20 11 03 01 40 13 02 12 44 11 00 41 21 00 50 01 32 10 00 36 03
Charlton Athletic 11 21 31 00 21 32 41 07 20 11 11 13 31 13 21 31 12 30 10 04 12
Everton 52 42 42 13 32 32 11 71 20 20 64 91 23 21 32 21 50 51 42 21 40
Millwall 41 11 11 20 21 10 00 60 13 51 10 41 01 57 40 10 13 31 23 20 11
Nottingham Forest 33 41 10 61 33 30 31 43 22 21 41 11 10 14 11 31 30 30 22 16 34
Oldham Athletic 00 30 20 13 31 32 42 03 33 31 31 21 33 20 11 21 31 21 12 22 20
Plymouth Argyle 40 02 00 53 12 36 51 13 23 50 10 11 21 12 31 23 12 00 20 51 32
Port Vale 52 10 82 10 00 01 20 11 13 32 32 20 21 10 21 10 00 20 30 10 01
Preston North End 11 42 11 22 20 30 70 41 21 13 24 10 21 13 33 50 51 00 21 23 54
Reading 61 00 30 41 31 34 30 20 02 21 52 13 12 03 14 11 73 10 12 03 30
Southampton 40 41 23 51 11 50 01 30 21 31 00 10 33 20 21 32 21 12 03 11 20
Stoke City 00 11 11 31 11 31 10 00 20 23 10 40 00 10 31 21 13 50 21 01 12
Swansea Town 10 12 21 52 11 52 32 11 25 41 32 00 20 21 21 21 01 12 12 11 11
Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 32 41 81 31 22 50 10 41 21 40 11 50 00 71 13 30 11 22 10
West Bromwich Albion 50 10 11 30 20 20 32 32 12 00 21 20 12 41 20 10 12 40 00 02 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 01 11 01 24 70 41 11 31 20 42 30 43 30 20 31 32 51 31 31 14

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1930–1931

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1930–31
Champions Chesterfield (1st title)
Failed re-election Nelson
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1714 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Chesterfield42191166227593635102571.789+4558[4]
2Lincoln City42163260199484240102591.729+4357[4]
3Wrexham4216416125588333794621.516+3254
4Tranmere Rovers421632732683103848111741.500+3754[4]
5Southport4215335219768363788561.571+3253
6Hull City42127264208310353599551.800+4450
7Stockport County42155154195412234277611.262+1649
8Carlisle United42134468327113304998811.210+1745
9Gateshead42144346222910255171730.973–245
10Wigan Borough42144348255115286176860.884–1043
11Darlington4296644307410272971591.203+1242
12York City42153359303315265285821.037+342
13Accrington Stanley421425513117133377841080.778–2439
14Rotherham United4296650344611314981830.976–238
15Doncaster Rovers4298440184314254765651.000±037
16Barrow42134445232316236668890.764–2137
17Halifax Town42116430162316257355890.618–3435
18Crewe Alexandra42132652351416145866930.710–2734
19New Brighton42124536251317135149760.645–2733
20Hartlepools United42102947372415204967860.779–1930
21Rochdale429111425035132057621070.579–4530
22Nelson142678284000211573431130.381–7019

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Welsh Cup winners
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW CRLCHFCREDARDONGATHALHARHULLINNELNWBROCROTSOUSTPTRAWIGWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 31 30 13 31 21 20 21 11 02 13 53 31 30 23 32 20 22 52 30 13 42
Barrow 00 72 03 20 32 31 00 31 40 30 32 21 41 00 10 11 10 13 41 23 12
Carlisle United 73 01 00 41 21 11 22 62 30 15 36 81 20 71 12 43 51 30 61 11 20
Chesterfield 73 31 21 20 21 21 81 70 30 04 32 21 10 41 21 21 11 51 31 40 31
Crewe Alexandra 21 62 35 21 22 21 62 01 21 34 20 42 13 31 23 00 10 12 32 21 51
Darlington 11 32 30 51 12 00 22 41 42 24 01 21 31 11 22 23 12 20 23 11 30
Doncaster Rovers 61 00 20 10 20 12 11 33 11 02 01 20 00 40 33 00 20 60 51 11 02
Gateshead 40 41 10 33 22 11 21 31 00 10 01 20 40 02 20 23 21 30 42 43 21
Halifax Town 11 40 15 11 40 10 02 30 31 11 32 10 10 10 01 00 30 21 01 00 00
Hartlepool United 33 32 35 13 20 11 02 23 21 13 03 40 41 40 42 02 12 12 61 21 30
Hull City 11 11 11 31 51 11 82 40 100 50 13 40 30 31 22 51 11 10 00 23 31
Lincoln City 52 50 51 11 31 10 10 00 41 10 30 20 40 50 13 33 61 13 20 32 41
Nelson 42 03 12 05 11 31 20 22 32 11 02 12 22 00 00 14 11 04 21 20 25
New Brighton 00 31 20 31 30 15 21 00 30 10 11 21 20 21 31 12 02 13 02 11 53
Rochdale 16 42 13 23 10 12 35 01 23 12 10 42 54 20 61 04 10 13 04 43 22
Rotherham United 81 60 10 01 11 02 30 11 21 11 11 22 30 20 13 33 34 46 52 14 21
Southport 33 32 12 30 31 01 21 10 52 20 10 12 81 30 40 41 20 11 31 11 10
Stockport County 41 60 30 21 20 01 22 31 30 31 32 42 10 20 22 52 20 11 41 22 00
Tranmere 80 50 20 20 00 12 12 21 22 54 40 33 71 33 73 42 31 30 51 21 41
Wigan Borough 32 21 12 15 60 20 30 33 30 32 31 01 31 11 30 00 10 21 43 11 31
Wrexham 61 11 21 21 70 20 41 51 32 20 20 22 51 21 11 32 24 32 22 20 32
York City 31 42 40 22 43 21 42 43 41 42 32 11 30 41 30 11 31 12 31 23 01

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1931–32
Champions Notts County (1st title)
Failed re-election Newport County
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1669 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace), 46 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Notts County4216415813876393397462.109+5159
2Crystal Palace421722712055113651107711.507+3651[4]
3Brentford42143462308310283490641.406+2650
4Brighton & Hove Albion42135345204107233368531.283+1549
5Southend United42160553266510233476601.267+1649
6Northampton Town4210653720867403977591.305+1848
7Luton Town42153361174512153476511.490+2546
8Queens Park Rangers42150657235313255282751.093+743
9Fulham42153349213414285477751.027+243
10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42117339224611335172730.986–143
11Torquay United42135356264413245880840.952–443
12Swindon Town42155168293117216589940.947–542
13Exeter City42126355355214295584900.933–642
14Coventry City42114655285511203775651.154+1041
15Bristol Rovers42123649364512265675920.815–1740
16Gillingham42106540294413214761760.803–1538
17Walsall [notes 1]4295744385412345778950.821–1737
18Watford4294841295313314672750.960–335
19Clapton Orient42123647332415165863910.692–2835
20Thames42125434201317207354930.581–3934
21Newport County421056453111192480691110.622–4228 [notes 2]
22Norwich City42107437200120105647760.618–2928

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Walsall was transferred to Third Division North for the following season.
  2. Newport County appears to have failed in the re-elections process this year, but they were back in the league for the 1932–1933 season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away BOU BRE BHABROCLACOVCRYEXEFULGILLUTNPCNORNORNTCQPRSTDSWITHATORWALWAT
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 10 12 40 11 20 00 31 21 21 00 42 13 41 21 20 00 41 33 22 02 11
Brentford 12 32 40 30 12 82 21 41 11 01 32 04 31 22 53 31 52 61 00 61 21
Brighton & Hove Albion 31 10 40 31 20 11 32 11 50 20 50 11 10 13 11 12 10 24 30 33 10
Bristol Rovers 25 25 33 41 10 21 11 21 10 51 20 14 30 22 30 23 41 40 31 12 15
Clapton Orient 00 30 10 31 33 32 23 20 02 32 31 22 20 14 23 31 23 21 40 25 40
Coventry City 33 01 00 51 40 35 31 21 12 12 64 01 30 12 20 00 40 71 61 21 22
Crystal Palace 10 51 01 02 31 10 72 52 50 51 71 00 21 11 40 31 31 21 50 63 61
Exeter City 41 40 22 03 61 23 43 32 30 11 30 33 10 33 20 11 31 43 22 25 21
Fulham 10 11 01 62 20 00 20 42 11 21 01 42 10 31 02 10 61 42 30 52 32
Gillingham 00 11 00 11 00 20 62 35 32 40 41 02 21 05 22 10 01 31 23 20 42
Luton Town 23 11 22 41 01 20 12 31 50 41 31 40 10 30 51 21 40 80 31 00 41
Newport County 73 02 20 11 11 11 21 40 13 13 31 52 30 23 23 31 31 11 21 11 02
Northampton Town 22 12 21 11 00 03 00 10 42 01 00 10 31 00 60 40 30 41 03 30 23
Norwich City 21 30 22 13 20 22 21 12 11 40 10 41 11 22 11 01 20 00 30 31 01
Notts County 20 10 22 30 50 41 22 12 61 21 10 50 22 40 20 11 20 40 20 61 10
Queens Park Rangers 30 31 41 20 42 20 40 72 02 10 31 71 02 31 41 02 12 30 12 30 23
Southend 40 01 02 40 20 20 24 51 24 32 02 62 21 20 21 20 53 10 63 20 10
Swindon Town 41 32 11 31 51 40 44 21 41 52 00 44 51 52 12 41 11 30 40 43 21
Thames 14 20 00 12 30 12 02 10 00 22 10 31 21 20 00 10 30 32 11 41 32
Torquay United 44 03 31 33 52 00 31 00 31 30 11 30 30 20 14 62 31 50 51 01 31
Walsall 33 14 00 42 42 12 21 21 20 22 01 10 26 70 21 02 13 22 60 04 22
Watford 20 13 50 22 12 41 02 01 22 10 10 62 12 22 01 04 13 30 10 60 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1930–1931

Records

See also

References

  1. "England 1930-31". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 teams, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday (1st Div), Everton (2nd Div.), Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers
    (3rd Div. North) and Crystal Palace (3rd Div. South) all scored over 100 goals. This is the most in the Football League history.
  5. Arsenal scored 60 Away Goals, the most to this day.
  6. "Football League Records: Goals". The Football League. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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