1931–32 in English football

Football in England
Season1931–32
Men's football
Football LeagueEverton
Football League Second DivisionWolverhampton Wanderers
FA CupNewcastle United
← 1930–31 England 1932–33 →

The 1931–32 season was the 57th season of competitive football in England.

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

  • 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

Competition Winner Runner-up
First Division Everton (4) Arsenal
Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds United
Third Division North Lincoln City Gateshead
Third Division South Fulham Reading
FA Cup Newcastle United (3) Arsenal
Charity Shield Arsenal West Bromwich Albion
Home Championship  England  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

Main article: 1931–32 Football League

First Division

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.

Second Division

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.

Third Division North

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:
  1. ^ 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

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.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

References

  1. ^ Association Football, The Times 1 January 1932
  2. ^ "Sir Stanley Matthews 1915-2000: A Potteries hero". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.