1930–31 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 Arsenal 1930–31 Herbert Chapman Samuel Hill-Wood Highbury First Division 1st FA Cup 4th Round 1929–30 1931–32 The 1930–31 Arsenal F.C. season was 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football. After winning the FA Cup the previous term, they claimed their first Division 1 title this season, finishing seven points clear of Aston Villa. Arsenal failed to retain the FA Cup, losing to Chelsea in the fourth round, but won the Charity Shield against Sheffield Wednesday in October 1930. Arsenal's top scorer in the league was Jack Lambert, who scored 38 league goals and 39 times overall. The club earned 66 points from 42 league matches, with 28 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses.https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/20140529/1930/31 1930/31 Arsenal started the season well, winning the opening two matches 4–1 away from home, and won the first five league matches, and remained unbeaten for the first nine, before beating league champions Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the Charity Shield. They then suffered their first defeat of the season, 4–2, at Derby County, before making up for it with a 5–2 win over challengers Aston Villa nearly a month later. In December Arsenal beat Blackpool 7–1 to finish 1930 on a high. The following month they beat Aston Villa after a replay in the FA Cup third round, though the cup run ended in the next round at Chelsea. Arsenal then claimed their biggest-ever league win at Highbury in a 9-1 annihilation of Grimsby Town, with David Jack hitting four and Jack Lambert grabbing a hat-trick. A 7–2 win at Leicester City and a 6–3 victory over Derby County helped Arsenal in their title charge, but were stopped in their tracks on 14 March in a 5–1 loss at Aston Villa. Nonetheless, a 3–1 win over Liverpool on 18 April ensured Arsenal won the league for the first of fourteen times in their history.James, Andrew & Kelly 2018 Arsenal: The Complete Record 160 Results Arsenal's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1930-1931/results Arsenal results for the 1930-1931 season – Statto.com 30 May 2018 15 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915132130/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1930-1931/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division 1930–31 Football League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 30 August 1930 BlackpoolA4–128,723 1 September 1930 Bolton WanderersA4–120,684 6 September 1930 Leeds UnitedH3–140,828 10 September 1930 Blackburn RoversH3–220,863 13 September 1930 SunderlandA4–126,525 15 September 1930 Blackburn RoversA2–225,572 20 September 1930 Leicester CityH4–137,851 27 September 1930 BirminghamA4–231,693 4 October 1930 Sheffield UnitedH1–147,113 11 October 1930 Derby CountyA2–429,783 18 October 1930 Manchester UnitedA2–123,406 25 October 1930 West Ham UnitedH1–151,918 1 November 1930 Huddersfield TownA1–125,772 8 November 1930 Aston VillaH5–256,417 15 November 1930 Sheffield WednesdayA2–143,671 22 November 1930 MiddlesbroughH5–332,517 29 November 1930 ChelseaA5–174,667 13 December 1930 LiverpoolA1–144,342 20 December 1930 Newcastle UnitedH1–232,212 25 December 1930 Manchester CityA4–156,750 26 December 1930 Manchester CityH3–117,624 27 December 1930 BlackpoolH7–135,113 17 January 1931 SunderlandH1–335,975 28 January 1931 Grimsby TownH9–115,751 31 January 1931 BirminghamH1–130,913 5 February 1931 Leicester CityA7–217,416 7 February 1931 Sheffield UnitedA1–149,602 14 February 1931 Derby CountyH6–334,785 21 February 1931 Manchester UnitedH4–141,510 28 February 1931 West Ham UnitedA4–230,361 7 March 1931 Huddersield TownH0–031,058 11 March 1931 Leeds UnitedA2–112,212 14 March 1931 Aston VillaA1–560,997 21 March 1931 Sheffield WednesdayH2–047,872 28 March 1931 MiddlesbroughA5–223,476 3 April 1931 PortsmouthA1–131,398 4 April 1931 ChelseaH2–153,867 6 April 1931 PortsmouthH1–140,490 11 April 1931 Grimsby TownA1–022,394 18 April 1931 LiverpoolH3–139,143 25 April 1931 Newcastle UnitedA3–121,747 2 May 1931 Bolton WanderersH5–035,406 Final League table First Division y ARS FA Cup 1930–31 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR310 January 1931 Aston VillaH2–240,864R3 R14 January 1931 Aston VillaA3–173,668R424 January 1931 ChelseaA1–262,945 See also English football 1930–31 in English football List of Arsenal F.C. seasons References September 2010 Category:English football clubs 1930–31 season 1930-31 1930-31