1932–33 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United

1932–33 season
Chairman	William White
Manager	Syd King/Charlie Paynter
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
First Division	First Division 22nd
FA Cup	Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Vic Watson (24) All: Vic Watson (28)
← 1931–32 1933–34 →

Season summary

The 1932–33 season was West Ham's first season back in the Second Division following their relegation in the previous season. The club were managed at the start of the season by Syd King.^[1] Two days after losing their ninth game of the season, on 7 November King was sacked. He was replaced by Charlie Paynter.^[2] King who was reputed to have had problems with alcohol and had previously turned up at board meetings drunk and had taken West Ham's relegation the previous season badly such that it had affected his mental health. A month after his sacking, King committed suicide by drinking alcohol laced with a "corrosive substance". An inquest into his death concluded that he had been suffering from paranoia and that he had taken his life "whilst of unsound mind". ^[2]

In the league, they finished in 20th place just one place above a relegation spot having not been higher than 16th all season.^[3] Their defence was the poorest in the league ranking 22nd letting in 93 goals at an average of 2.21 goals every game.^[3] A run of four wins in their last five games moved them out of the relegation places with one game of the season remaining.^[3] This included their only away win of the season, at Old Trafford against Manchester United. The winning goal in a 2-1 victory was scored by Arthur Wilson who many years later recalled the goal; "It was a real belter from 30 yards. The ball hit the underside of the bar and struck the goalkeeper on the back of the neck before crossing the line. The force of the shot knocked him to the floor". ^[2] The players were promised a continental tour if they managed to beat relegation. This did not materialize.^[2]

The club's top scorer was Vic Watson with 28 goals; 24 in the league and four in the FA Cup.^[4]

West Ham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup before losing to Everton whose goals were scored by Dixie Dean and Ted Critchley.^[2][5] Everton went on to contest, and win, an all Lancashire final against Manchester City.^[6]

Second Division

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Stoke City	42	25	6	11	78	39	2.000	56
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	15	7	96	51	1.882	55
3	Fulham	42	20	10	12	78	65	1.200	50
4	Bury	42	20	9	13	84	59	1.424	49
5	Nottingham Forest	42	17	15	10	67	59	1.136	49
6	Manchester United	42	15	13	14	71	68	1.044	43
7	Millwall	42	16	11	15	59	57	1.035	43
8	Bradford Park Avenue	42	17	8	17	77	71	1.085	42
9	Preston North End	42	16	10	16	74	70	1.057	42
10	Swansea Town	42	19	4	19	50	54	0.926	42
11	Bradford City	42	14	13	15	65	61	1.066	41
12	Southampton	42	18	5	19	66	66	1.000	41
13	Grimsby Town	42	14	13	15	79	84	0.940	41
14	Plymouth Argyle	42	16	9	17	63	67	0.940	41
15	Notts County	42	15	10	17	67	78	0.859	40
16	Oldham Athletic	42	15	8	19	67	80	0.838	38
17	Port Vale	42	14	10	18	66	79	0.835	38
18	Lincoln City	42	12	13	17	72	87	0.828	37
19	Burnley	42	11	14	17	67	79	0.848	36
20	West Ham United	42	13	9	20	75	93	0.806	35
21	Chesterfield	42	12	10	20	61	84	0.726	34
22	Charlton Athletic	42	12	7	23	60	91	0.659	31

Results

West Ham United's score comes first^[4]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 August 1932	Swansea City	A	0-1	15,247
29 August 1932	Bradford City	H	2-4	10,964	Pollard, Mills
3 September 1932	Notts County	H	1-1	10,656	Puddefoot
7 September 1932	Bradford City	A	1-5	17,137	Watson
10 September 1932	Port Vale	A	0-4	9,582
17 September 1932	Millwall	H	3-0	25,496	Watson (2), Morton
24 September 1932	Southampton	A	3-4	11,636	Watson, Morton (2)
1 October 1932	Bury	A	0-1	12,848
8 October 1932	Lincoln City	A	0-6	9,887
15 October 1932	Oldham Athletic	H	5-2	13,161	Norris (3), Watson, Morton
22 October 1932	Preston North End	A	1-4	8,525	Mills
29 October 1932	Burnley	H	4-4	12,009	Watson (3), Morton
5 November 1932	Bradford Park Avenue	A	0-3	14,861
12 November 1932	Grimsby Town	H	5-2	11,481	Yews, Watson, Wilson (2), Jacobson (og)
19 November 1932	Stoke City	A	0-0	11,225
26 November 1932	Charlton Athletic	H	7-3	18,347	Barrett, Yews, Watson (2), Wilson (2), Morton
3 December 1932	Nottingham Forest	A	2-2	7,399	Watson, Wilson
10 December 1932	Manchester United	H	3-1	13,435	Watson (2), Wilson
17 December 1932	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2-2	45,129	Morton, Whatley (og)
24 December 1932	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-2	21,312	Barrett, Morton
26 December 1932	Fulham	A	2-4	26,932	Watson, Puddefoot
27 December 1932	Fulham	H	1-1	32,237	Watson
31 December 1932	Swansea City	H	3-1	16,876	Barrett, Watson (2)
7 January 1933	Notts County	A	0-2	11,437
21 January 1933	Port Vale	H	5-0	13,908	Barrett, Watson (2), Wilson (2)
31 January 1933	Millwall	A	0-1	4,063
4 February 1933	Southampton	H	3-1	16,521	Watson, Wilson (2)
11 February 1933	Bury	A	1-6	7,516	Barrett
6 March 1933	Preston North End	H	1-1	8,648	Puddefoot
11 March 1933	Burnley	A	0-4	10,771
13 March 1933	Oldham Athletic	A	2-3	7,159	Mills, Wood
20 March 1933	Bradford Park Avenue	H	2-1	7,258	Watson (2)
25 March 1933	Grimsby Town	A	1-2	8,546	Wilson
27 March 1933	Lincoln City	H	0-0	9,836
1 April 1933	Stoke City	H	1-2	19,104	Barrett
8 April 1933	Charlton Athletic	A	1-3	21,487	Barrett
14 April 1933	Chesterfield	A	0-1	11,974
15 April 1933	Nottingham Forest	H	4-3	16,925	Barrett, Wood, Goulden, Morton
17 April 1933	Chesterfield	H	3-1	18,394	Pollard, Watson, Morton
22 April 1933	Manchester United	A	2-1	14,958	Morton, Wilson
29 April 1933	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-0	31,706	Wilson
6 May 1933	Plymouth Argyle	A	1-4	10,444	Hardie (og)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	14 January 1933	Corinthians	A	2-0	16,421	Pollard, Watson
R4	28 January 1933	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-0	37,222	Wilson, Watson
R5	18 February 1933	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2-2	32,310	Musgrave, Watson
R5 Replay	22 February 1933	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1-0	36,742	Morton
R6	4 March 1933	Birmingham City	H	4-0	44,242	Pollard, Wilson, Morton, Barkas (og)
Semi-Final	18 March 1933	Everton	Molineux	1-2	37,936	Watson

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Jim Barrett MF Albert Cadwell DF Alfred Chalkley DF Joe Cockroft DF Jimmy Collins FW Dickie Deacon DF Bob Dixon DF Alfred Earl FW Ted Fenton DF William Fryatt DF Reg Goodacre FW Len Goulden FW William Johnson GK Pat McMahon

No. Position Player FW Hugh Mills FW Jackie Morton MF Joe Musgrave MF Fred Norris FW Walter Pollard FW Syd Puddefoot FW Jimmy Ruffell MF Wally St Pier DF Albert Walker GK George Watson FW Vic Watson MF Arthur Wilson FW Jim Wood MF Tommy Yews

References

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6. "Days news in brief". Aberdeen Journal. 20 March 1933. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).