Season 1931-32
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1932 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
|---|
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 92,298 |  |
| | Allen 2 | | | John | | | | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1932 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
|---|
| D 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | Villa Park, Birmingham | 50,337 | |
| | Bastin | | | | | | | |
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | Leeds Road, Huddersfield | 36,709 | |
| | Allen, Lang | | | Gallacher | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1931-32
| First Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 |
D 2 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 1.813 | 56 | Rd 3 |
| 2 |
-1 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 1.875 | 54 | Final |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 1.171 | 50 | Rd 5 |
| 4 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 1.270 | 48 | Rd 6 |
| 5 |
-3 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 1.444 | 46 | Rd 4 |
| 6 |
D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 1.400 | 46 | Rd 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 1.067 | 46 | Rd 4 |
| 8 |
-4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 1.000 | 45 | Rd 5 |
| 9 | 10 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 1.164 | 44 | Rd 4 |
| 10 |
-1 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 0.871 | 44 | Rd 6 |
| 11 | 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 56 | 0.920 | 42 | Win |
| 12 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 0.945 | 40 |
SF |
| 13 |
-2 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 0.918 | 40 | Rd 4 |
| 14 |
-6 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 1.137 | 38 |
SF |
| 15 |
-9 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 0.947 | 38 | Rd 5 |
| 16 |
-6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 0.937 | 38 | Rd 4 |
| 17 |
-3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 55 | 0.900 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 18 |
-11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 60 | 0.719 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 19 |
-3 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 55 | 0.787 | 37 | Rd 5 |
| 20 | 0 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 62 | 0.637 | 33 | Rd 3 |
| 21 |
-8 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 70 | 0.684 | 32 | Rd 5 |
| 22 |
-4 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 70 | 0.579 | 31 | Rd 4 |
| Second Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Second Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 2.347 | 56 | Rd 4 |
| 2 |
D 1 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 1.444 | 54 | Rd 3 |
| 3 | 8 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 1.438 | 52 | Rd 5 |
| 4 | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 1.515 | 49 | Rd 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.207 | 49 | Rd 6 |
| 6 | 0 | Bradford | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 1.143 | 49 | Rd 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Bradford City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.311 | 45 | Rd 3 |
| 8 |
-5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 1.115 | 43 | Rd 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Millwall | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 1.000 | 43 | Rd 3 |
| 10 | 5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 0.924 | 43 | Rd 3 |
| 11 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 1.069 | 42 | Rd 3 |
| 12 |
D 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 0.986 | 42 | Rd 3 |
| 13 |
-6 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 0.974 | 42 | Rd 5 |
| 14 |
-5 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 47 | 0.857 | 41 | Rd 3 |
| 15 | 5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 53 | 0.973 | 39 | Rd 3 |
| 16 |
D 3S | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 1.000 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 17 |
D 3N | Chesterfield | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 0.744 | 37 | Rd 4 |
| 18 |
-6 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 0.738 | 36 | Rd 3 |
| 19 |
-11 | Burnley | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 0.678 | 35 | Rd 3 |
| 20 |
-15 | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 56 | 0.652 | 33 | Rd 4 |
| 21 |
-2 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 61 | 0.604 | 33 | Rd 3 |
| 22 |
-6 | Bristol City | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 0.500 | 23 | Rd 4 |
| Third Division North |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Third Division North | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 1 | Lincoln City | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 2.255 | 57 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 7 | Gateshead | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 1.958 | 57 | Rd 2 |
| 3 |
CCL | Chester | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 1.300 | 50 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 1.845 | 49 | Rd 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Barrow | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 1.458 | 49 | Rd 1 |
| 6 | 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 1.439 | 48 | Rd 1 |
| 7 |
-2 | Southport | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 1.094 | 46 | Rd 4 |
| 8 |
-2 | Hull City | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 1.547 | 45 | Rd 3 |
| 9 | 3 | York City | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 0.938 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 10 |
-7 | Wrexham | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 0.928 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | 0 | Darlington | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 0.957 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 12 |
-5 | Stockport County | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.038 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | 7 | Hartlepools United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 63 | 0.780 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 14 |
-1 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 0.938 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 0.738 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 16 |
D 3S | Walsall | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 0.671 | 35 | Rd 1 |
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 69 | 0.701 | 34 | Rd 3 |
| 18 |
-10 | Carlisle United | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 0.810 | 33 | Rd 2 |
| 19 |
-5 | Rotherham United | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 0.875 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 20 |
-1 | New Brighton | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 53 | 0.500 | 24 | Rd 2 |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 72 | 0.356 | 11 | Rd 1 |
| 22 | | Wigan Borough | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0.364 | 7 | W/D |
| Notes |
| Wigan Borough resigned from league after 12 fixtures. Their record deleted each club playing 40 games only. |
| Third Division South |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Third Division South | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 8 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 1.790 | 57 | Rd 3 |
| 2 |
D 2 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 1.448 | 55 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | 2 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 1.453 | 53 | Rd 2 |
| 4 |
-2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 51 | 1.175 | 51 | Rd 2 |
| 5 |
-2 | Brentford | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 1.308 | 48 | Rd 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 1.357 | 47 | Rd 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Exeter City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 1.242 | 47 | Rd 3 |
| 8 |
-4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 1.259 | 46 | Rd 3 |
| 9 |
D 2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 1.192 | 46 | Rd 3 |
| 10 | 12 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 1.134 | 46 | Rd 2 |
| 11 | 7 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 1.025 | 46 | Rd 6 |
| 12 | 2 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 69 | 1.113 | 44 | Rd 1 |
| 13 |
-5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 1.082 | 42 | Rd 4 |
| 14 |
-8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 1.000 | 39 | Rd 4 |
| 15 |
-5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.897 | 38 | Rd 4 |
| 16 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 0.856 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 17 |
-5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 0.833 | 34 | Rd 1 |
| 18 |
-3 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 62 | 0.707 | 34 | Rd 2 |
| 19 |
-8 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 67 | 0.679 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| 20 |
ML | Mansfield Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 0.694 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 21 |
-5 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 0.488 | 28 | Rd 1 |
| 22 |
-2 | Thames Association | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 74 | 0.486 | 23 | Rd 1 |
| 1932 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League |
| Notes |
| Mansfield Town transferred to Third Diviison North |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 3N | Rochdale | 3,071 | Rd 1 | 47 | Re-elected |
| CCL | Rhyl | | Q2 | 2 | Failed |
| D 3N | Wigan Borough | 3,132 | W/D | 0 | Failed |
| 1932 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 3S | Gillingham | 5,357 | Rd 1 | 41 | Re-elected |
| SL | Newport County | | DNE | 36 | Elected |
| SL | Aldershot | | Rd 2 | 35 | Elected |
| SL | Llanelly | | Q3 | 25 | Failed |
| SL | Guildford City | | Rd 1 | 8 | Failed |
| SL | Merthyr Town | | PR | 2 | Failed |
| D 3S | Thames Association | 2,587 | Rd 1 | X | Failed |
