1931–32 Football League

The Football League
Season 1931–32
Champions Everton

The 19311932 season was the 40th 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 1931–32
Champions Everton (4th English title)
Relegated Grimsby Town
West Ham United
FA Cup winners Newcastle United (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1727 (3.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Dixie Dean (Everton), 44 [3]
Biggest home win EvertonLeicester City 9–2 (28 Nov 1931)
BoltonLiverpool 8–1 (7 Mar 1932)
EvertonNewcastle 8–1 (31 Oct 1931)
Biggest away win BlackburnSheffield Wednesday 1–6 (29 Apr 1932)
Highest scoring EvertonSheffield Wednesday 9–3 (17 Oct 1931)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Everton42180384308493234116641.813+5256
2Arsenal4214525216858383290481.875+4254
3Sheffield Wednesday42144360288211365496821.171+1450
4Huddersfield Town42118247218211334280631.270+1748
5Aston Villa421515642847104044104721.444+3246
6West Bromwich Albion42124546218211313477551.400+2246
7Sheffield United42133547327311334380751.067+546
8Portsmouth42142537215511254162621.000±045
9Birmingham42135348225313304578671.164+1144
10Liverpool42134456386213255581930.871–1244
11Newcastle United42135352315115285680870.920–742
12Chelsea42124543274413264669730.945–440
13Sunderland42114642294611254467730.918–640
14Manchester City42105649303711344383731.137+1038
15Derby County42135351251515205071750.947–438
16Blackburn Rovers42123657414314325489950.937–638
17Bolton Wanderers42151551252316215572800.900–838
18Middlesbrough42123641293513236064890.719–2538
19Leicester City42113746394413285574940.787–2037
20Blackpool42948424035132362651020.637–3733
21Grimsby Town42114639282217287067980.684–3132
22West Ham United42957353732162770621070.579–4531

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
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBLPBOLCHEDEREVEGRIHUDLEILIVMCIMIDNEWPORSHUSHWSUNWBAWHU
Arsenal 11 30 40 20 11 11 21 32 40 11 21 60 40 50 10 33 02 31 20 01 41
Aston Villa 11 32 15 51 21 13 20 23 70 23 32 61 21 71 30 01 50 31 20 20 52
Birmingham City 22 11 21 30 22 40 11 40 21 50 20 31 15 30 41 21 13 12 00 10 41
Blackburn Rovers 11 20 12 51 31 22 32 53 32 30 60 13 22 42 03 53 12 16 52 20 24
Blackpool 15 13 11 21 03 24 21 20 43 20 23 22 22 12 31 11 20 12 32 12 72
Bolton Wanderers 10 21 51 31 12 10 12 21 53 12 10 81 11 42 21 40 31 24 31 10 01
Chelsea 21 36 21 12 41 30 21 00 41 01 10 20 32 40 41 00 11 23 22 02 32
Derby County 11 31 21 11 50 51 10 30 33 32 11 12 21 52 11 21 13 01 31 31 51
Everton 13 42 32 50 32 10 72 21 42 41 92 21 01 51 81 01 51 93 42 21 61
Grimsby Town 31 22 11 43 00 20 12 21 12 14 30 51 21 20 12 31 02 31 13 00 21
Huddersfield Town 12 11 11 11 50 20 21 60 00 11 21 43 10 11 12 10 22 61 41 22 31
Leicester City 12 38 31 10 22 13 10 11 01 12 24 21 40 22 42 21 43 32 50 23 21
Liverpool 21 20 43 42 32 22 21 11 13 40 03 33 43 72 42 13 21 31 12 41 22
Manchester City 13 33 21 31 71 21 11 30 10 41 30 51 01 12 51 33 11 12 11 25 01
Middlesbrough 25 11 20 02 03 31 02 52 10 40 10 11 41 33 21 01 43 40 01 10 32
Newcastle United 32 31 03 53 22 31 41 33 00 20 21 32 01 21 31 00 53 41 12 51 22
Portsmouth 03 03 21 20 22 32 10 20 03 20 32 01 20 32 20 60 21 20 00 01 30
Sheffield United 41 54 10 32 13 40 42 31 15 21 02 22 30 21 21 03 12 11 11 10 60
Sheffield Wednesday 13 10 51 51 30 71 22 31 13 41 41 31 11 11 11 20 31 21 32 25 61
Sunderland 20 11 23 22 40 30 21 00 23 20 13 41 13 25 00 14 51 10 31 21 20
West Bromwich Albion 10 30 01 41 40 30 40 40 11 56 32 12 12 11 11 21 30 01 11 10 31
West Ham United 11 21 24 13 11 31 31 21 42 31 11 14 10 11 02 21 21 12 12 22 15

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 1931–1932

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1931–32
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title)
Relegated Barnsley
Bristol City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1567 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer Cyril Pearce (Swansea Town), 35 [3]
Biggest home win Bradford CityBarnsley 9–1 (2 Jan 1932)
Biggest away win Port ValeWolverhampton 1–7 (12 Dec 1932)
SouthamptonPlymouth Argyle 0–6 (5 Dec 1931)
Highest scoring TottenhamPort Vale 9–3 (21 Nov 1931)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Wolverhampton Wanderers42173171117594438115492.347+6656
2Leeds United42125436221056423278541.444+2454
3Stoke City4214614719588222969481.438+2152
4Plymouth Argyle421443692965103137100661.515+3449
5Bury42134444218310263770581.207+1249
6Bradford Park Avenue42172244184512284572631.143+949
7Bradford City4210745326669273580611.311+1945
8Tottenham Hotspur42116458375511294187781.115+943
9Millwall42133543214611184061611.000±043
10Charlton Athletic42115538286411233861660.924–543
11Nottingham Forest42134449273612284577721.069+542
12Manchester United42123644315511274171720.986–142
13Preston North End42116437255412385275770.974–242
14Southampton42105639307212274766770.857–1141
15Swansea Town42124545224314285373750.973–239
16Notts County42104743303810324575751.000±038
17Chesterfield42113743332811215364860.744–2237
18Oldham Athletic42104741343612215062840.738–2236
19Burnley4278636366114235159870.678–2835
20Port Vale4284930335313285658890.652–3133
21Barnsley4287635304215206155910.604–3633
22Bristol City42471022372415174139780.500–3923

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
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BRA BPABRIBURBRYCHACHFLEEMUNMILNOTNTCOLDPLYPTVPNESOUSTKSWATOTWOL
Barnsley 12 22 11 01 01 14 31 02 00 21 31 11 31 00 30 42 33 10 23 32 22
Bradford City 91 00 30 12 13 11 30 41 43 00 22 02 20 33 40 01 52 22 51 20 22
Bradford Park Avenue 10 10 20 20 21 30 10 30 31 12 41 11 50 20 22 15 21 21 21 21 21
Bristol City 40 01 00 16 13 12 11 02 21 14 11 32 11 02 02 42 01 00 11 11 04
Burnley 53 11 32 12 22 01 22 05 20 11 10 11 14 11 22 22 13 30 41 20 13
Bury 71 02 42 21 10 60 01 14 00 20 22 21 21 22 20 41 30 01 21 11 10
Charlton Athletic 31 10 22 20 01 30 00 01 10 13 31 31 22 20 21 21 23 11 33 25 32
Chesterfield 22 22 32 31 51 41 32 11 13 10 10 14 02 12 40 31 10 13 12 42 12
Leeds United 01 11 32 10 31 10 20 33 14 01 11 22 50 00 02 41 10 20 32 10 21
Manchester United 30 10 02 01 51 12 02 31 25 20 32 33 51 21 20 32 23 11 21 11 32
Millwall 20 61 30 10 20 21 10 50 23 11 10 43 00 13 22 41 01 10 31 12 12
Nottingham Forest 12 21 61 31 12 02 32 40 33 21 11 21 20 32 21 22 20 11 61 13 20
Notts County 23 11 02 30 50 01 22 11 11 12 20 26 10 30 42 14 50 21 12 31 31
Oldham Athletic 22 11 21 21 31 12 10 61 21 15 11 24 52 13 30 22 20 13 20 12 02
Plymouth Argyle 30 33 41 21 40 51 11 40 32 31 81 51 34 50 13 21 12 11 42 41 33
Port Vale 30 20 13 42 13 11 01 21 12 12 22 20 20 11 20 01 00 30 04 13 17
Preston North End 12 52 10 11 21 02 32 22 00 00 20 11 00 23 52 14 21 20 10 20 42
Southampton 20 01 03 11 30 21 11 12 21 11 31 40 31 11 06 51 33 12 30 21 13
Stoke City 20 31 10 11 30 32 40 21 34 30 00 21 22 11 32 40 41 20 00 22 21
Swansea Town 30 01 10 20 51 20 20 11 02 31 40 41 51 10 41 23 03 34 11 11 11
Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 33 21 11 00 01 33 31 41 10 13 20 32 01 93 40 52 33 62 33
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 31 60 42 31 60 31 60 11 70 50 00 00 71 20 20 32 51 01 20 40

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 1931–1932

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1931–32
Champions Lincoln City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 432
Goals scored 1555 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Alan Hall (Lincoln City), 42 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Lincoln City401622651310374134106472.255+5957
2Gateshead40153259201046352894481.958+4657
3Chester4016225422569243878601.300+1850
4Tranmere Rovers40154176234793135107581.845+4949
5Barrow40161359238012273686591.458+2749
6Crewe Alexandra40153264246311314295661.439+2948
7Southport40145144154511143858531.094+546
8Hull City40141552216410303282531.547+2945
9York City40143349244412275776810.938–543
10Wrexham40142442254511224464690.928–543
11Darlington40121741275312254266690.957–338
12Stockport County40123531151811243855531.038+237
13Hartlepools United401046473761133163781000.780–2237
14Accrington Stanley40144256201217196075800.938–536
15Doncaster Rovers40123538274115215359800.738–2136
16Walsall [notes 1] 40123542304016155557850.671–2835
17Halifax Town40116336182216256961870.701–2634
18Carlisle United4097440232414245664790.810–1533
19Rotherham United40103741234115224963720.875–932
20New Brighton4085725230317135338760.500–3824
21Rochdale404214336301191572481350.356–8711

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 this season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW CRLCHRCREDARDONGATHALHARHULLINNWBROCROTSOUSTPTRAWALWIGWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 20 53 23 20 40 32 12 40 50 11 22 41 30 52 11 20 22 10 50 21
Barrow 30 41 40 21 34 32 31 31 41 02 02 41 41 30 11 42 31 71 10 31
Carlisle United 30 31 43 21 02 51 00 40 32 01 03 00 40 12 22 11 11 40 22 11
Chester 10 42 41 10 31 11 11 31 23 20 21 20 72 21 40 21 31 51 40 25 30
Crewe Alexandra 31 32 51 10 01 20 35 43 60 43 81 32 10 50 11 22 00 21 43 30 81
Darlington 41 02 01 41 10 23 12 30 63 21 06 30 31 21 01 20 12 20 50 11 41
Doncaster Rovers 31 01 33 30 21 32 12 31 13 21 03 21 20 20 30 11 22 21 24 10
Gateshead 40 40 40 12 33 32 21 11 31 21 23 40 31 41 20 21 33 20 40 60
Halifax Town 10 10 11 21 41 03 40 12 20 22 30 00 32 11 30 22 00 12 10 41
Hartlepool United 10 02 22 22 31 33 50 12 41 23 43 10 30 14 21 22 05 43 01 72
Hull City 30 30 20 02 24 41 41 01 10 31 41 41 41 01 10 44 30 30 50 23
Lincoln City 51 31 31 40 51 20 12 10 91 60 10 30 30 31 70 12 42 30 30 00 11
New Brighton 21 03 41 01 01 00 10 13 20 11 12 21 11 31 31 21 11 01 11 02
Rochdale 22 06 43 03 23 11 31 03 14 13 36 35 32 14 01 10 36 01 24 35
Rotherham United 23 02 41 30 02 24 63 21 50 12 20 01 22 50 20 11 10 30 00 01
Southport 42 31 20 11 11 30 50 11 22 12 10 11 10 31 32 10 10 51 20 30
Stockport County 30 20 00 00 12 10 10 11 21 32 20 01 31 31 10 01 01 01 51 32
Tranmere 81 61 30 22 41 31 01 43 52 50 22 10 51 91 61 20 22 41 31 22
Walsall 55 12 31 11 21 10 20 12 42 23 14 03 30 21 30 21 31 21 30 20 22
Wigan Borough 32 21 01 11 31 03
Wrexham 21 01 10 11 24 30 21 21 23 53 21 13 21 40 10 11 21 21 51 50 21
York City 10 10 24 31 33 30 12 32 72 31 00 11 40 52 20 12 10 32 20 32

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 Fulham (1st title)
Failed re-election Thames
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1694 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Clarrie Bourton (Coventry), 40 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Fulham42153372279663935111621.790+4957
2Reading4219116521489324697671.448+3055
3Southend United4212544118966363577531.453+2453
4Crystal Palace42147048126411265174631.175+1151
5Brentford4211644022849283068521.308+1648
6Luton Town42161462254611334595701.357+2547
7Exeter City42163253164413244677621.242+1547
8Brighton & Hove Albion4212454221588313773581.259+1546
9Cardiff City42142562295610254487731.192+1446
10Norwich City42127251225511254576671.134+946
11Watford42144349275412325281791.025+246
12Coventry City421722742816143469108971.113+1144
13Queens Park Rangers42116450304611294379731.082+642
14Northampton Town42123648264413214369691.000±039
15Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4288542325412284670780.897–838
16Clapton Orient4278641355313365577900.856–1335
17Swindon Town42122747312415235370840.833–1434
18Bristol Rovers42116446302217196265920.707–2734
19Torquay United42966493933152367721060.679–3433
20Mansfield Town [notes2 1] 421155544505162163751080.694–3332
21Gillingham4286726262217145640820.488–4228
22Thames42678353512181874531090.486–5623

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. Mansfield Town was transferred to Third Division North for the following season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)
(Thames decided not to seek re-election)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away BOU BRE BHABROCARCLACOVCRYEXEFULGILLUTMANNORNORQPRREASTDSWITHATORWAT
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 13 12 22 30 01 22 41 52 03 02 11 32 11 10 22 22 00 21 42 50 33
Brentford 42 22 42 23 30 42 11 22 00 11 10 11 20 01 10 30 23 20 10 30 12
Brighton & Hove Albion 41 12 20 00 11 41 03 11 23 70 32 40 00 21 10 20 12 10 41 02 21
Bristol Rovers 41 20 04 22 21 31 61 24 22 52 31 11 32 01 11 20 00 02 41 11 32
Cardiff City 00 32 11 31 50 61 13 52 03 10 41 20 50 02 04 51 23 30 92 52 21
Clapton Orient 12 22 22 10 11 52 13 22 01 31 00 40 32 13 30 22 24 42 11 13 22
Coventry City 61 01 43 11 21 42 80 40 55 64 32 51 41 30 10 51 02 32 20 31 50
Crystal Palace 11 10 20 50 50 00 22 30 20 10 11 21 40 31 11 11 32 00 21 70 21
Exeter City 10 41 31 10 31 43 30 01 03 40 11 30 00 30 62 40 30 11 41 31 20
Fulham 30 21 30 32 40 51 53 40 31 02 32 21 13 40 13 33 11 22 80 102 50
Gillingham 14 02 00 10 11 02 13 00 01 21 13 20 32 33 10 11 40 21 20 11 01
Luton Town 10 11 32 30 21 15 31 30 63 13 20 31 10 71 41 61 13 60 20 61 01
Mansfield Town 21 20 33 03 12 43 33 11 31 12 31 52 20 52 22 17 44 32 40 24 32
Northampton Town 11 30 01 60 10 43 32 50 21 01 10 12 30 22 61 24 12 41 04 20 11
Norwich City 12 10 21 60 20 32 62 32 01 22 11 33 11 00 21 00 11 42 70 20 41
Queens Park Rangers 03 12 11 21 23 32 11 22 10 31 70 31 11 32 22 20 21 12 60 31 44
Reading 31 12 31 30 51 50 21 30 20 42 20 21 41 32 11 32 31 52 51 41 21
Southend 13 10 20 41 11 13 40 10 01 41 20 11 52 01 20 00 11 30 11 42 30
Swindon Town 30 13 12 21 14 23 22 32 21 22 40 32 52 30 20 12 02 12 20 30 41
Thames 42 11 12 02 12 33 52 13 00 00 30 24 63 02 10 32 00 13 11 11 12
Torquay United 11 11 11 81 22 30 33 31 21 23 10 12 22 41 24 23 14 21 21 31 36
Watford 42 14 22 52 30 21 20 12 10 31 20 31 41 12 11 22 32 11 41 32 10

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 1931–1932

See also

References

  1. "England 1931-32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. 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.
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