1931–32 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.

Starting with the 1894–95 season, clubs that finished level on points were separated by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), more accurately referred to as goal ratio. If one or more teams had the same goal average, the system favored teams that had conceded fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually discontinued beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season onward, re-election was required for the bottom two teams in both the Third Division North and Third Division South.

First Division

4th English title West Ham United (44 goals) (31 October 1931) Everton 9–2 Leicester City (28 November 1931) Bolton Wanderers 8–1 Liverpool (7 March 1932) (29 April 1932) (17 October 1931)

Results

• West Bromwich Albion were 4-0 up against West Ham on the 7th of November 1931 after just 9 minutes of play, with W.G. Richardson scoring 4 goals in 5 minutes. They won the match 5-1.

Maps

Arsenal Chelsea West Ham

Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich Albion West Ham

Second Division

Leeds United Bristol City (35 goals) (2 January 1932) (5 December 1931) Port Vale 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 December 1931) (21 November 1931)

Results

Maps

Charlton Athletic Millwall Tottenham

Barnsley Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City Burnley Bury Charlton Chesterfield Leeds United Manchester United Millwall Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Southampton Swansea Town Stoke Tottenham Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division North

Third Division North

Results

• Wigan Borough resigned mid-season and folded; their record was expunged. Their results are listed for informational purposes.

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

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Results

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|match_BRE_B&BA=4–2 |match_BRE_B&HA=2–2

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|match_COV_B&BA=6–1 |match_COV_B&HA=4–3

|match_CRY_B&BA=1–1 |match_CRY_B&HA=2–0

|match_EXE_B&BA=1–0 |match_EXE_B&HA=3–1

|match_FUL_B&BA=3–0 |match_FUL_B&HA=3–0

|match_GIL_B&BA=1–4 |match_GIL_B&HA=0–0

|match_LUT_B&BA=1–0 |match_LUT_B&HA=3–2

|match_MAN_B&BA=2–1 |match_MAN_B&HA=3–3

|match_NOR_B&BA=1–1 |match_NOR_B&HA=0–1

|match_NWC_B&BA=1–2 |match_NWC_B&HA=2–1

|match_QPR_B&BA=0–3 |match_QPR_B&HA=1–1

|match_REA_B&BA=3–1 |match_REA_B&HA=3–1

|match_STD_B&BA=1–3 |match_STD_B&HA=2–0

|match_SWI_B&BA=3–0 |match_SWI_B&HA=1–2

|match_THA_B&BA=4–2 |match_THA_B&HA=1–2

|match_TOR_B&BA=1–1 |match_TOR_B&HA=1–1

|match_WAT_B&BA=4–2 |match_WAT_B&HA=2–2

Maps

Brentford Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Fulham Queens Park Rangers Thames Watford

Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Coventry Crystal P. Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Norwich City QPR Southend Reading Thames Torquay Swindon Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. "England 1931-32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
4. "Nostalgia: Ginger's four goals in five minutes".
5. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1932.htm