1930–31 in English football
The 1930–31 season was the 56th season of competitive football in England.
Overview
Aston Villa scored 128 league goals, a First Division record, and the number of goals scored per match, at just under four, was the highest in any season since 1900.[1]
Manchester United lost fourteen consecutive matches, including twelve at the start of this season, to create a long-time record for most consecutive losses in top-flight English football. The record was beaten by Sunderland who lost the last fifteen matches of the 2002–03 Premier League season.[2]
Chesterfield scored in 47 consecutive games between December 1929 and December 1930 in the Third Division North, setting the record for the most number of consecutive games in which a club has scored in League football; a record that would not be broken until 2003, when Arsenal scored in 55 consecutive games in the Premier League between May 2001 and December 2003.
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
First Division | Arsenal (1) | Aston Villa |
Second Division | Everton | West Bromwich Albion |
Third Division North | Chesterfield | Lincoln City |
Third Division South | Notts County | Crystal Palace |
FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion (3) | Birmingham |
Charity Shield | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday |
Home Championship | Shared by ![]() ![]() |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 127 | 59 | 2.153 | 66 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 128 | 78 | 1.641 | 59 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 102 | 75 | 1.360 | 52 | |
4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 49 | |
5 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 65 | 1.246 | 48 | |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 79 | 1.190 | 46 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 90 | 1.089 | 46 | |
8 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 46 | |
9 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 42 | |
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 0.988 | 42 | |
11 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 85 | 1.047 | 41 | |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 40 | |
13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 82 | 87 | 0.943 | 39 | |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 39 | |
15 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 84 | 0.929 | 38 | |
16 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 95 | 0.842 | 38 | |
17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 87 | 0.897 | 36 | |
18 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 94 | 0.840 | 36 | |
19 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 36 | |
20 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 71 | 125 | 0.568 | 32 | |
21 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 31 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 115 | 0.461 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
5 | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 | |
6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 | |
8 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 | |
9 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | |
10 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 | |
12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
13 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 | |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 39 | |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 | |
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 | |
19 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 | |
20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | |
21 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chesterfield | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 102 | 57 | 1.789 | 58 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 102 | 59 | 1.729 | 57 | |
3 | Wrexham | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 94 | 62 | 1.516 | 54 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 111 | 74 | 1.500 | 54 | |
5 | Southport | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 56 | 1.571 | 53 | |
6 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 99 | 55 | 1.800 | 50 | |
7 | Stockport County | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 77 | 61 | 1.262 | 49 | |
8 | Carlisle United | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 98 | 81 | 1.210 | 45 | |
9 | Gateshead | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 45 | |
10 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 86 | 0.884 | 43 | |
11 | Darlington | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 42 | |
12 | York City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 85 | 82 | 1.037 | 42 | |
13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 84 | 108 | 0.778 | 39 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 81 | 83 | 0.976 | 38 | |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 37 | |
16 | Barrow | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 37 | |
17 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 89 | 0.618 | 35 | |
18 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 93 | 0.710 | 34 | |
19 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 76 | 0.645 | 33 | |
20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 67 | 86 | 0.779 | 30 | |
21 | Rochdale | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 62 | 107 | 0.579 | 30 | Re-elected |
22 | Nelson | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 43 | 113 | 0.381 | 19 | Not re-elected |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Notts County | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 46 | 2.109 | 59 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 107 | 71 | 1.507 | 51 | |
3 | Brentford | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 50 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 53 | 1.283 | 49 | |
5 | Southend United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 | |
6 | Northampton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 48 | |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 51 | 1.490 | 46 | |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 82 | 75 | 1.093 | 43 | |
9 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 75 | 1.027 | 43 | |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 73 | 0.986 | 43 | |
11 | Torquay United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | 43 | |
12 | Swindon Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 89 | 94 | 0.947 | 42 | |
13 | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 90 | 0.933 | 42 | |
14 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 65 | 1.154 | 41 | |
15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 40 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 38 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 78 | 95 | 0.821 | 37 | Transferred to the Third Division North |
18 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 35 | |
19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 35 | |
20 | Thames | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 93 | 0.581 | 34 | |
21 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 69 | 111 | 0.622 | 28 | Not re-elected |
22 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 76 | 0.618 | 28 | Re-elected |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Tom Waring (Aston Villa) – 49 goals[3]
Second Division
- Dixie Dean (Everton) – 39 goals[3]
Third Division North
- Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United) – 37 goals[4]
Third Division South
- Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace) – 46 goals[4]
References
- ^ Groot, Lucas Franciscus Michaël, Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance; pp. 34-35 ISBN 178100823X
- ^ Football League: Most Consecutive Losses Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.