1931–32 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
| 1931–32 season | |||
| Stadium | Firs Park | ||
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| Division Two | 1st | ||
| Scottish Cup |
First round (lost to Dunfermline Athletic) | ||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Winners[1] | ||
| Highest home attendance |
c.5,000 v. St Johnstone (12 March 1932, Division Two)[2] | ||
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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]
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 |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 15 August 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 22 August 1931 Division Two | Bo'ness | 2 – 5 | East Stirlingshire | Newtown Park, Bo'ness |
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Attendance: 1,500 |
| 26 August 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 29 August 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Arbroath | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 5 September 1931 Division Two | King's Park | 2 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Forthbank Park, Stirling |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 8 September 1931 Division Two | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 4 | East Stirlingshire | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
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Attendance: 1,500 |
| 12 September 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 0 | Dumbarton | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 19 September 1931 Division Two | East Fife | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Bayview Park, Methil |
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Attendance: 3,500 |
| 26 September 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 3 October 1931 Division Two | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 5,000 |
| 10 October 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 17 October 1931 Division Two | Edinburgh City | 0 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Powderhall, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 300 |
| 24 October 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Montrose | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 31 October 1931 Division Two | St Johnstone | 2 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Muirton Park, Perth |
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Attendance: 5,000 |
| 7 November 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 6 – 1 | Armadale | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 14 November 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 21 November 1931 Division Two | St Bernard's | 0 – 4 | East Stirlingshire | Royal Gymnasium Ground, Edinburgh |
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Attendance: 1,500 |
| 28 November 1931 Division Two | Raith Rovers | 4 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
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Attendance: 4,000 |
| 12 December 1931 Division Two | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Recreation Park, Alloa |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 19 December 1931 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 0 | Queen of the South | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 26 December 1931 Division Two | Albion Rovers | 3 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
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Attendance: 1,500 |
| 1 January 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 1 | King's Park | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 4,000 |
| 2 January 1932 Division Two | Dumbarton | 2 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 9 January 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 2 | Bo'ness | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 23 January 1932 Division Two | Arbroath | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
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Attendance: 1,500 |
| 30 January 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 1 | East Fife | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 6 February 1932 Division Two | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | East End Park, Dunfermline |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 13 February 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Hibernian | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 3,000 |
| 20 February 1932 Division Two | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Glebe Park, Brechin |
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Attendance: 600 |
| 27 February 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 6 – 4 | Edinburgh City | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 5 March 1932 Division Two | Montrose | 0 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Links Park, Montrose |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 12 March 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 5,000 |
| 19 March 1932 Division Two | Armadale | 1 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Volunteer Park, Armadale |
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Attendance: 400 |
| 26 March 1932 Division Two | Forfar Athletic | 6 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Station Park, Forfar |
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Attendance: 1,000 |
| 2 April 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 1 | St Bernard's | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,000 |
| 9 April 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 4,000 |
| 16 April 1932 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 4,000 |
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 average
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1931–32 Scottish Cup
| 16 January 1932 Round 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | East End Park, Dunfermline |
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Attendance: 4,056 |
Other
Stirlingshire Cup
| 6 April 1932 Round 2 | King's Park | 3 – 4 | East Stirlingshire | Forthbank Park, Stirling |
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| 23 April 1932 Semi-final | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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| 30 April 1932 Final | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | |
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See also
References
- 1 2 Stirlingshire Cup - Winners, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ Results for East Stirlingshire for 1931-32, londonhearts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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