First Division 1931/32

Everton won the 1931/32 First Division with 56 points, 2 points ahead of Arsenal. Grimsby Town and West Ham United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,727 goals, 3.74 a game.

Everton

Champions

1,727

Goals

3.74

Goals a game

60%

Home wins

Final table


1	EvertonEverton	42	26	4	12	116	64	+52	56
2	ArsenalArsenal	42	22	10	10	90	48	+42	54
3	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	22	6	14	96	82	+14	50
4	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	19	10	13	80	63	+17	48
5	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	19	8	15	104	72	+32	46
6	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	20	6	16	77	55	+22	46
7	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	20	6	16	80	75	+5	46
8	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	19	7	16	62	62	0	45
9	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	18	8	16	78	67	+11	44
10	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	19	6	17	81	93	-12	44
11	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	6	18	80	87	-7	42
12	ChelseaChelsea	42	16	8	18	69	73	-4	40
13	SunderlandSunderland	42	15	10	17	67	73	-6	40
14	Manchester CityMan City	42	13	12	17	83	73	+10	38
15	Derby CountyDerby County	42	14	10	18	71	75	-4	38
16	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	16	6	20	89	95	-6	38
17	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	17	4	21	72	80	-8	38
18	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	15	8	19	64	89	-25	38
19	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	15	7	20	74	94	-20	37
20	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	12	9	21	65	102	-37	33
21	Grimsby TownGrimsby Town	42	13	6	23	67	98	-31	32
22	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	12	7	23	62	107	-45	31

▌ 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 1931/32 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 7 May 1932

Everton

Arsenal

Sheffield Wed

Huddersfield

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1931/32 · Sat 7 May 1932

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The 1931/32 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.

Away goals

5 4

3 5

9 17 7 7 7 5

7 27 21 22 10 4

17 43 50 31 18 14 4 3 2

11 25 28 17 16 7 5 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

2 results in 1931/32 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

January 2, 1932Leicester City 3–8 Aston VillaFirst 8–3 away win

April 30, 1932West Brom 5–6 Grimsby TownFirst 6–5 away win

Biggest wins

November 28, 1931Everton 9–2 Leicester City7-goal home win

October 31, 1931Everton 8–1 Newcastle7-goal home win

May 7, 1932Bolton 8–1 Liverpool7-goal home win

September 12, 1931Aston Villa 7–0 Grimsby Town7-goal home win

October 17, 1931Everton 9–3 Sheffield Wed6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 17, 1931Everton 9–3 Sheffield Wed12 goals

November 28, 1931Everton 9–2 Leicester City11 goals

January 2, 1932Leicester City 3–8 Aston Villa11 goals

April 30, 1932West Brom 5–6 Grimsby Town11 goals

October 31, 1931Everton 8–1 Newcastle9 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win50 · 11%

#21–1 draw43 · 9%

#33–1 home win31 · 7%

#42–0 home win28 · 6%

#51–2 away win27 · 6%

How 1931/32 compares

At 3.74 goals a game, 1931/32 was the 11th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 60% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 18% were draws and 23% away wins.

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