1930–31 Football League

39th season of the Football League The Football League 1930–31 Arsenal Nelson,Newport County New Team in League Thames 1929–30 1931–32 The 1930–31 season was the 39th 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 websitehttps://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1930-31.html England 1930-31 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 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. From the 1922–23 season, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Eight teams, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday (1st Div), Everton (2nd Div.), Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers (3rd Div. North) and Crystal Palace (3rd Div. South) all scored over 100 goals. This is the most in Football League history.February 2020 Arsenal scored 60 away goals, the most to this dayFebruary 2020, while the 128 goals scored by Aston Villa remains a top flight record, and a record for any 42 game season. First Division First Division 1930–31 Arsenal1st English title Leeds UnitedManchester United Tom Waring(49 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 Huddersfield Town 10–1 Blackpool(13 December 1930) Manchester United 0–6 Huddersfield Town(10 September 1930) Manchester United 4–7 Newcastle United(13 September 1930)Newcastle United 4–7 Portsmouth(15 November 1930)Sunderland 6–5 Liverpool(6 December 1930) 462 1823 1929–30 1931–32 main WDL First Division World Football ARS, AVL, SHW, POR, HUD, DER, MID, MCI, LIV, BLA, SUN, CHE, GRI, BOL, SHU, LEI, NEW, WHU, BIR, BLP, LEE, MUN 1st REL REL complete 28 10 4 127 59 25 9 8 128 78 13 10 19 55 70 17 8 17 83 84 11 10 21 71 125 15 9 18 68 81 15 10 17 64 67 18 10 14 94 79 17 5 20 82 87 18 12 12 81 65 12 7 23 68 81 16 6 20 80 95 15 12 15 86 85 18 10 14 75 70 7 8 27 53 115 19 8 15 98 90 15 6 21 78 87 18 13 11 84 67 14 10 18 78 84 22 8 12 102 75 16 9 17 89 85 14 8 20 79 94 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL CHE DER GRI HUD LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR SHU SHW SUN WHU Arsenal 5–2 1–1 3–2 7–1 5–0 2–1 6–3 9–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 4–1 5–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 Aston Villa 5–1 1–1 5–2 4–1 3–1 3–3 4–6 2–0 6–1 4–3 4–2 4–2 4–2 7–0 8–1 4–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 4–2 6–1 Birmingham 2–4 0–4 4–1 1–1 0–2 6–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–2 5–3 3–1 3–0 3–3 0–1 4–1 4–5 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–2 3–0 1–0 Blackpool 1–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–7 5–4 1–3 2–2 5–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 3–1 1–3 Bolton Wanderers 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–1 6–2 2–2 2–2 4–2 Chelsea 1–5 0–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 6–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 2–1 Derby County 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 4–1 6–2 1–0 4–1 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 6–1 1–2 1–5 5–1 4–3 2–3 4–1 1–1 Grimsby Town 0–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 6–2 4–1 0–1 5–3 2–1 2–0 8–2 0–0 3–5 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–1 4–0 Huddersfield Town 1–1 1–6 1–0 1–1 10–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 Leeds United 1–2 0–2 3–1 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 4–2 5–0 7–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–3 0–3 3–0 Leicester City 2–7 4–1 2–1 3–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 5–4 0–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–5 1–1 1–1 Liverpool 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 5–2 7–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 6–1 1–2 2–4 2–0 Manchester City 1–4 3–1 4–2 3–0 2–4 3–0 2–0 4–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 Manchester United 1–2 3–4 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–6 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–3 4–4 4–7 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 Middlesbrough 2–5 3–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 3–3 4–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 Newcastle United 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 4–0 1–0 2–5 1–2 1–1 4–1 5–2 0–4 0–1 4–3 0–5 4–7 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–2 Portsmouth 1–1 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–4 1–1 2–0 Sheffield United 1–1 3–4 3–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–0 3–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–2 3–1 4–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 3–0 9–1 1–3 7–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–5 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 7–2 5–3 Sunderland 1–4 1–1 1–0 8–2 2–4 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 4–2 4–0 2–5 6–5 3–3 1–2 1–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 6–1 West Ham United 2–4 5–5 1–2 4–3 3–2 1–4 4–1 0–1 3–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 7–0 2–0 5–1 0–3 3–2 4–3 4–1 3–3 0–3 Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Arsenal Chelsea West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 51.53 0.040 right Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Chelsea Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Leeds U. Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday West Ham Second Division Second Division 1930–31 Everton EvertonWest Bromwich Albion ReadingCardiff City Dixie Dean(39 goals) Everton 9–1 Plymouth Argyle(27 December 1930) Charlton Athletic 0–7 Everton(7 February 1931) Millwall 5–7 Preston North End(4 October 1930) 462 1608 1929–30 1931–32 main WDL Second Division EVE, WBA, TOT, WOL, PVL, BPA, PNE, BUR, SOU, BRA, STK, OLD, BRY, MIL, CHA, BRC, NFO, PLY, BAR, SWA, REA, CAR PRO PRO RELS RELS complete 13 9 20 59 79 17 10 15 61 63 18 10 14 97 66 15 8 19 54 82 17 11 14 81 77 19 3 20 75 82 8 9 25 47 87 15 9 18 59 86 28 5 9 121 66 16 7 19 71 80 14 9 19 80 85 16 10 16 61 72 14 8 20 76 84 21 5 16 67 61 17 11 14 83 64 12 6 24 72 96 19 6 17 74 62 17 10 15 64 71 12 10 20 51 74 22 7 13 88 55 22 10 10 83 49 21 5 16 84 67 C, P P R R Barnsley Bradford City Bradford (Park Avenue) Bristol City Burnley Bury Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Everton Millwall Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Reading Southampton Stoke City Swansea Town Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R green1 Promotion to the First Division red1 Relegation to the Third Division South Results main FBR grey BAR BRA BPA BRI BUR BRY CAR CHA EVE MIL NOT OLD PLY PTV PNE REA SOU STK SWA TOT WBA WOL Barnsley 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–2 0–4 5–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 Bradford City 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 6–1 4–3 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–1 Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 1–2 5–2 4–1 5–1 3–0 3–2 4–1 6–0 4–1 4–0 7–1 5–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 Bristol City 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 Burnley 2–2 1–1 3–2 4–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 5–2 2–1 5–2 6–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 8–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 Bury F.C. 3–1 3–1 3–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 Cardiff City 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 4–4 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 3–6 0–3 Charlton Athletic 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 4–1 0–7 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–4 1–2 Everton 5–2 4–2 4–2 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 7–1 2–0 2–0 6–4 9–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 5–1 4–2 2–1 4–0 Millwall 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 6–0 1–3 5–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 5–7 4–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 Nottingham Forest 3–3 4–1 1–0 6–1 3–3 3–0 3–1 4–3 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–6 3–4 Oldham Athletic 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 4–2 0–3 3–3 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 0–2 0–0 5–3 1–2 3–6 5–1 1–3 2–3 5–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 5–1 3–2 Port Vale 5–2 1–0 8–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 Preston North End 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 7–0 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–4 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–3 5–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 5–4 Reading 6–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 3–4 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 5–2 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 7–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 3–0 Southampton 4–0 4–1 2–3 5–1 1–1 5–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 Stoke City 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 Swansea Town 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–2 1–1 5–2 3–2 1–1 2–5 4–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 3–1 3–2 4–1 8–1 3–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 0–0 7–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 7–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 4–3 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 5–1 3–1 3–1 1–4 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Charlton Athletic Millwall Tottenham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 51.49 0.05 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Barnsley Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City Burnley Bury Cardiff City Charlton Everton Millwall Nottingham Forest Oldham Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Reading Southampton Swansea Town Stoke Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1930–31 Chesterfield (1st title) Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United), 37 Failed re-election Nelson 462 1714 1929–30 1931–32 main WDL PR Third Division North 5 y 2 CHF Chesterfield LIN Lincoln City WRE Wrexham TRA Tranmere Rovers SOU Southport HUL Hull City STP Stockport County CRL Carlisle United GAT Gateshead WIG Wigan Borough DAR Darlington YOR York City ACC Accrington Stanley ROT Rotherham United DON Doncaster Rovers BRW Barrow HAL Halifax Town CRE Crewe Alexandra NWB New Brighton HAR Hartlepools United ROC Rochdale NEL Nelson 26 6 10 102 57 25 7 10 102 59 21 12 9 94 62 24 6 12 111 74 22 9 11 88 56 20 10 12 99 55 20 9 13 77 61 20 5 17 98 81 16 13 13 71 73 19 5 18 76 86 16 10 16 71 59 18 6 18 85 82 15 9 18 84 108 13 12 17 81 83 13 11 18 65 65 15 7 20 68 89 13 9 20 55 89 14 6 22 66 93 13 7 22 49 76 12 6 24 67 86 12 6 24 62 107 6 7 29 43 113 Division Champions CP R green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE red1 Failed re-election and demoted R complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC BRW CRL CHF CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HAR HUL LIN NEL NWB ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WIG WRE YOR Accrington Stanley 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 67–-21 3–1 3–0 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 5–2 3–0 1–3 4–2 Barrow 0–0 7–2 0–3 2–0 3–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 4–1 2–3 1–2 Carlisle United 7–3 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 6–2 3–0 1–5 3–6 8–1 2–0 7–1 1–2 4–3 5–1 3–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 Chesterfield 7–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 8–1 7–0 3–0 0–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 6–2 3–5 2–1 2–2 2–1 6–2 0–1 2–1 3–4 2–0 4–2 1–3 3–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 5–1 Darlington 1–1 3–2 3–0 5–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 2–4 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 3–0 Doncaster Rovers 6–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 6–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 Gateshead 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 4–2 4–3 2–1 Halifax Town 1–1 4–0 1–5 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 Hartlepool 3–3 3–2 3–5 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–3 4–0 4–1 4–0 4–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 6–1 2–1 3–0 Hull City 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 8–2 4–0 10–0 5–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 3–1 Lincoln City 5–2 5–0 5–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 3–3 6–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 4–1 Nelson 4–2 0–3 1–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 2–1 2–0 2–5 New Brighton 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–5 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 5–3 Rochdale 1–6 4–2 1–3 2–3 1–0 1–2 3–5 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 4–2 5–4 2–0 6–1 0–4 1–0 1–3 0–4 4–3 2–2 Rotherham United 8–1 6–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 3–3 3–4 4–6 5–2 1–4 2–1 Southport 3–3 3–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 8–1 3–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 Stockport County 4–1 6–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 5–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 Tranmere 8–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 5–4 4–0 3–3 7–1 3–3 7–3 4–2 3–1 3–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 Wigan Borough 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–5 6–0 2–0 3–0 3–3 3–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–1 3–1 Wrexham 6–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 7–0 2–0 4–1 5–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–2 2–0 3–2 York City 3–1 4–2 4–0 2–2 4–3 2–1 4–2 4–3 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams England 53.75 -2.36 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.83 -2.22 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.54 -2.63 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City Nelson New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wigan Borough Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1930–31 Notts County (1st title) Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace), 46 Failed re-election Newport County 462 1669 1929–30 1931–32 main WDL PR 2 5 Third Division South y NTC Notts County CRY Crystal Palace BRE Brentford B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion STD Southend United NOR Northampton Town LUT Luton Town QPR Queens Park Rangers FUL Fulham B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic TOR Torquay United SWI Swindon Town EXE Exeter City COV Coventry City BRR Bristol Rovers GIL Gillingham WAL Walsall WAT Watford CLA Clapton Orient THA Thames NPC Newport County NWC Norwich City 24 11 7 97 46 22 7 13 107 71 22 6 14 90 64 17 15 10 68 53 22 5 15 76 60 18 12 12 77 59 19 8 15 76 51 20 3 19 82 75 18 7 17 77 75 15 13 14 72 73 17 9 16 80 84 18 6 18 89 94 17 8 17 84 90 16 9 17 75 65 16 8 18 75 92 14 10 18 61 76 14 9 19 78 95 14 7 21 72 75 14 7 21 63 91 13 8 21 54 93 11 6 25 69 111 10 8 24 47 76 Division Champions CP R green1 Promotion to the Second Division C #CCCCFF Transferred to the Third Division North TRA red1 Failed re-election and demoted to the Southern League R red2 Re-elected REE complete Results main FBR grey B&BA BRE B&HA BRR CLA COV CRY EXE FUL GIL LUT NPC NOR NWC NTC QPR STD SWI THA TOR WAL WAT Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–3 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 3–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 Brentford 1–2 3–2 4–0 3–0 1–2 8–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 5–3 3–1 5–2 6–1 0–0 6–1 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–4 3–0 3–3 1–0 Bristol Rovers 2–5 2–5 3–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–4 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–3 4–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–5 Clapton Orient 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 3–3 3–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 3–1 2–3 2–1 4–0 2–5 4–0 Coventry City 3–3 0–1 0–0 5–1 4–0 3–5 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 6–4 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 7–1 6–1 2–1 2–2 Crystal Palace 1–0 5–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 7–2 5–2 5–0 5–1 7–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 6–3 6–1 Exeter City 4–1 4–0 2–2 0–3 6–1 2–3 4–3 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–3 2–2 2–5 2–1 Fulham 1–0 1–1 0–1 6–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 6–1 4–2 3–0 5–2 3–2 Gillingham 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 6–2 3–5 3–2 4–0 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–5 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 Luton Town 2–3 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 5–0 4–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 2–1 4–0 8–0 3–1 0–0 4–1 Newport County 7–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 5–2 3–0 2–3 2–3 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 Northampton Town 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 6–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 0–3 3–0 2–3 Norwich City 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 Notts County 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 4–1 2–2 1–2 6–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–0 7–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 7–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–3 Southend 4–0 0–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 0–2 6–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 5–3 1–0 6–3 2–0 1–0 Swindon Town 4–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 4–0 4–4 2–1 4–1 5–2 0–0 4–4 5–1 5–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–3 2–1 Thames 1–4 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 3–2 Torquay United 4–4 0–3 3–1 3–3 5–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–4 6–2 3–1 5–0 5–1 0–1 3–1 Walsall 3–3 1–4 0–0 4–2 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–6 7–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 6–0 0–4 2–2 Watford 2–0 1–3 5–0 2–2 1–2 4–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 6–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–4 1–3 3–0 1–0 6–0 2–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 0.085 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.508 0.030 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Brentford Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Fulham Queens Park Rangers Thames Watford England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams England 50.73 -1.84 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.46 -2.54 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.42 -0.07 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 51.38 0.55 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 51.51 0.03 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Clapton Orient Coventry Crystal P. Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County QPR Southend Thames Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford Records For these and other records, see:http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordGoals/0,,10794,00.html Football League Records: Goals 2007-02-13 The Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20070210220309/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordGoals/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html 10 February 2007 dead Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1931.htm Historical attendances www.european-football-statistics.co.uk Division One No. Club Average Highest Lowest 1 Arsenal FC 37,106 56,417 15,751 2 Chelsea FC 35,808 74,667 12,968 3 Aston Villa FC 30,781 60,997 10,875 4 Manchester City FC 26,849 56,750 13,737 5 Newcastle United FC 26,151 68,089 9,159 6 Liverpool FC 26,086 44,342 6,045 7 Sunderland AFC 22,015 34,847 8,854 8 Sheffield Wednesday FC 19,911 43,671 5,102 9 Sheffield United FC 19,469 49,602 9,103 10 Birmingham City FC 19,135 49,609 6,535 11 Portsmouth FC 18,779 31,398 6,766 12 West Ham United FC 18,505 31,334 8,521 13 Blackpool FC 17,108 28,723 7,310 14 Leicester City FC 17,075 32,029 12,148 15 Middlesbrough FC 16,860 30,307 7,471 16 Blackburn Rovers FC 15,701 29,734 6,699 17 Bolton Wanderers FC 15,701 26,651 8,962 18 Derby County FC 15,040 29,783 6,613 19 Huddersfield Town AFC 13,929 25,853 4,091 20 Leeds United FC 13,385 30,265 5,572 21 Grimsby Town FC 13,082 22,394 5,741 22 Manchester United 11,685 39,876 3,679 See also 1930-31 in English football 1930 in association football 1931 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 1930–31 League