The 1931–32 season was the 57th season of competitive football in England.
Season | 1931–32 | |
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Men's football | ||
Football League | Everton | |
Football League Second Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
FA Cup | Newcastle United | |
With a full programme of New Year fixtures across all four divisions, The Times highlighted in particular Aston Villa's clash with high-flying Newcastle United. Villa had recently beaten Newcastle 3-0. Sheffield United were noted as a young team showing splendid form, while Blackburn Rovers were improving after a disastrous start. The Highlight of the Second Division was Bury v Plymouth Argyle.[1]
Events edit
- 7 November 1931: William Richardson 'Ginger' Richardson scored four goals in five minutes for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United at Upton Park, a record that is still in the Guinness Book of Records.[citation needed]
- 19 March 1932: Stanley Matthews, 17-year-old winger, makes his debut for Stoke City in a 2-1 league win over Bury at Gigg Lane.[2]
Honours edit
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League edit
First Division edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton | 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 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 107 | 0.579 | 31 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 115 | 49 | 2.347 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Leeds United | 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 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 91 | 0.604 | 33 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Bristol City | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 78 | 0.500 | 23 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lincoln City | 40 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 106 | 47 | 2.255 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Gateshead | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 94 | 48 | 1.958 | 57 | |
3 | Chester | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 60 | 1.300 | 50 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 107 | 58 | 1.845 | 49 | |
5 | Barrow | 40 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 86 | 59 | 1.458 | 49 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 95 | 66 | 1.439 | 48 | |
7 | Southport | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 53 | 1.094 | 46 | |
8 | Hull City | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 53 | 1.547 | 45 | |
9 | York City | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 81 | 0.938 | 43 | |
10 | Wrexham | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 69 | 0.928 | 43 | |
11 | Darlington | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 38 | |
12 | Stockport County | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 1.038 | 37 | |
13 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 78 | 100 | 0.780 | 37 | |
14 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 80 | 0.938 | 36 | |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 80 | 0.738 | 36 | |
16 | Walsall | 40 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 0.671 | 35 | |
17 | Halifax Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 87 | 0.701 | 34 | |
18 | Carlisle United | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 79 | 0.810 | 33 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 40 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 32 | |
20 | New Brighton | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 76 | 0.500 | 24 | |
21 | Rochdale | 40 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 48 | 135 | 0.356 | 11 | Re-elected |
22 | Wigan Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Club resigned[a] |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Wigan Borough resigned from the Football League on 21 October and folded. Their record (P12 W3 D1 L8 F12 A32 GA 0.375 Pts 7) was expunged.
Third Division South edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fulham | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 62 | 1.790 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Reading | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 67 | 1.448 | 55 | |
3 | Southend United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 53 | 1.453 | 53 | |
4 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 63 | 1.175 | 51 | |
5 | Brentford | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 52 | 1.308 | 48 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 95 | 70 | 1.357 | 47 | |
7 | Exeter City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 47 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 58 | 1.259 | 46 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 73 | 1.192 | 46 | |
10 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | 46 | |
11 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 81 | 79 | 1.025 | 46 | |
12 | Coventry City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 108 | 97 | 1.113 | 44 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 73 | 1.082 | 42 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 39 | |
15 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 70 | 78 | 0.897 | 38 | |
16 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 77 | 90 | 0.856 | 35 | |
17 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 70 | 84 | 0.833 | 34 | |
18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 92 | 0.707 | 34 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 72 | 106 | 0.679 | 33 | |
20 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 108 | 0.694 | 32 | Transferred to the Third Division North |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 0.488 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Thames | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 109 | 0.486 | 23 | Not re-elected |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers edit
First Division
- Dixie Dean (Everton) – 44 goals[3]
Second Division
- Cyril Pearce (Swansea Town) – 35 goals[3]
Third Division North
- Alan Hall (Lincoln City) – 42 goals[4]
Third Division South
- Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City) – 49 goals[4]
References edit
- ^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1932
- ^ "Sir Stanley Matthews 1915-2000: A Potteries hero". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.