First Division 1932/33

Arsenal won the 1932/33 First Division with 58 points, 4 points ahead of Aston Villa. Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,645 goals, 3.56 a game.

Arsenal

Champions

1,645

Goals

3.56

Goals a game

56%

Home wins

Final table


1	ArsenalArsenal	42	25	8	9	118	61	+57	58
2	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	23	8	11	92	67	+25	54
3	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	21	9	12	80	68	+12	51
4	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	20	9	13	83	70	+13	49
5	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	22	5	15	71	63	+8	49
6	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	18	11	13	66	53	+13	47
7	Derby CountyDerby County	42	15	14	13	76	69	+7	44
8	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	15	14	13	59	62	-3	44
9	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	18	7	17	74	76	-2	43
10	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	17	9	16	74	80	-6	43
11	EvertonEverton	42	16	9	17	81	74	+7	41
12	SunderlandSunderland	42	15	10	17	63	80	-17	40
13	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	14	11	17	57	57	0	39
14	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	14	11	17	79	84	-5	39
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	14	10	18	76	102	-26	38
16	Manchester CityMan City	42	16	5	21	68	71	-3	37
17	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	14	9	19	63	73	-10	37
18	ChelseaChelsea	42	14	7	21	63	73	-10	35
19	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	11	13	18	75	89	-14	35
20	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	13	9	20	80	96	-16	35
21	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	12	9	21	78	92	-14	33
22	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	14	5	23	69	85	-16	33

▌ 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 1932/33 title race

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

Points, Sat 6 May 1933

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Sheffield Wed

West Brom

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1932/33 · Sat 6 May 1933

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The 1932/33 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. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1

4 2 5 2 3 1 1 2

6 11 12 10 7 2 1

11 20 27 18 12 4 4

1 1

23 39 46 31 18 7 6

22 24 34 22 11 4 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1932/33 had happened before.

Biggest wins

February 25, 1933Arsenal 8–0 Blackburn8-goal home win

December 24, 1932Arsenal 9–2 Sheffield Utd7-goal home win

October 29, 1932Arsenal 8–2 Leicester City6-goal home win

November 5, 1932Wolves 1–7 Arsenal6-goal away win

April 8, 1933Chelsea 6–0 Leeds United6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

December 24, 1932Arsenal 9–2 Sheffield Utd11 goals

October 29, 1932Sunderland 7–4 Bolton11 goals

February 11, 1933Liverpool 7–4 Everton11 goals

January 2, 1933Blackburn 6–5 Blackpool11 goals

October 29, 1932Arsenal 8–2 Leicester City10 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win46 · 10%

#21–1 draw39 · 8%

#32–0 home win34 · 7%

#43–1 home win31 · 7%

#52–2 draw27 · 6%

How 1932/33 compares

At 3.56 goals a game, 1932/33 was the 19th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 56% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 22% were draws and 22% away wins.

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