First Division 1930/31
Arsenal won the 1930/31 First Division with 66 points, 7 points ahead of Aston Villa. Leeds United and Manchester United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,823 goals, 3.95 a game.
Arsenal
Champions
1,823
Goals
3.95
Goals a game
55%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 127 | 59 | +68 | 66 |
| 2 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 128 | 78 | +50 | 59 |
| 3 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 102 | 75 | +27 | 52 |
| 4 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 84 | 67 | +17 | 49 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 48 |
| 6 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 79 | +15 | 46 |
| 7 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 90 | +8 | 46 |
| 8 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 46 |
| 9 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 85 | +1 | 42 |
| 10 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 83 | 84 | -1 | 42 |
| 11 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 85 | +4 | 41 |
| 12 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 40 |
| 13 |  Grimsby TownGrimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 82 | 87 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 81 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 84 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 95 | -15 | 38 |
| 17 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 87 | -9 | 36 |
| 18 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 94 | -15 | 36 |
| 19 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 36 |
| 20 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 71 | 125 | -54 | 32 |
| 21 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 68 | 81 | -13 | 31 |
| 22 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 115 | -62 | 22 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1930/31 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 2 May 1931
1
Arsenal
66
2
Aston Villa
59
3
Sheffield Wed
52
4
Portsmouth
49
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1930/31 · Sat 2 May 1931
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The 1930/31 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
One result in 1930/31 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1930/31 compares
At 3.95 goals a game, 1930/31 was the 5th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 55% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 21% were draws and 23% away wins.