SEASON: 1931-32
DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Noel Watson
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Chesterfield (A) 2-5)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Billy Dickinson (22 goals)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 79
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 42 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 50.0%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 21,018 (Stoke City)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,550 (Bradford Park Avenue)
- Average League Attendance:
- 9,752
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
- SEASON HONOURS:
- Champions:
- Everton
- FA Cup:
- Newcastle United
- Community Shield:
- Arsenal
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 6
6-1 (Wed Jan 27, 1932, Bradford Park Avenue, Home, League Tier 2)
6-2 (Sat Feb 13, 1932, Notts County, Away, League Tier 2)
6-1 (Sat Apr 23, 1932, Swansea Town, Home, League Tier 2)
Biggest Winning Margin: 5
6-1 (Wed Jan 27, 1932, Bradford Park Avenue, Home, League Tier 2)
6-1 (Sat Apr 23, 1932, Swansea Town, Home, League Tier 2)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
1-5 (Sat Oct 17, 1931, Plymouth Argyle, Away, League Tier 2)
2-5 (Sat Jan 09, 1932, Chesterfield, Away, FA Cup)
Biggest Losing Margin: 4
1-5 (Sat Oct 17, 1931, Plymouth Argyle, Away, League Tier 2)
0-4 (Mon Mar 28, 1932, Southampton, Away, League Tier 2)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 5
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- 0 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 3
- Penalties conceded:
- 4
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1931-32
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 115 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 2.347 | 56 | Promoted as Champions | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 1.444 | 54 | Promoted | 3-3 | 1-1 | |
3 | Stoke City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 1.438 | 52 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 100 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 1.515 | 49 | 3-2 | 1-5 | ||
5 | Bury | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.207 | 49 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 1.143 | 49 | 6-1 | 1-4 | ||
7 | Bradford City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 80 | 61 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.311 | 45 | 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 87 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 1.115 | 43 | 1-3 | 3-1 | ||
9 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 1.000 | 43 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | .924 | 43 | 3-2 | 1-3 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 1.069 | 42 | ||||
12 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 41 | .986 | 42 | 2-1 | 2-3 | ||
13 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 77 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 52 | .974 | 42 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 47 | .857 | 41 | 2-0 | 0-4 | ||
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 53 | .973 | 39 | 6-1 | 1-4 | ||
16 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 1.000 | 38 | 2-1 | 6-2 | ||
17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 53 | .744 | 37 | 4-0 | 0-1 | ||
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 50 | .738 | 36 | 2-0 | 4-2 | ||
19 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 87 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 51 | .678 | 35 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
20 | Port Vale | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 89 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 56 | .652 | 33 | 2-1 | 0-2 | ||
21 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 91 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 61 | .604 | 33 | Relegated | 1-2 | 1-3 | |
22 | Bristol City | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 78 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 41 | .500 | 23 | Relegated | 3-1 | 1-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scored | 14 times | 12 times | 5 times | 2 times | 3 times |
Conceded | 16 times | 12 times | 5 times | 3 times | 2 times |
Won By | 6 times | 6 times | 2 times | 2 times | |
Lost By | 7 times | 5 times | 3 times | 2 times |
LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Noel Watson
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Noel Watson
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 09, 1932 | Chesterfield | 3 | A | 2-5 | 21,284 | Simpson (65'), Dickinson (84' pen) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Apr 18, 1932 | Peterborough and Fletton United | England | ? | 2-1 | - | Chambers (?), Dent (?) |
Mon Apr 25, 1932 | Peterborough and Fletton United | England | A | 2-1 | - | Dickinson (27'), Jones (47') |
Wed Apr 27, 1932 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | A | 3-1 | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Mon May 02, 1932 | Chesterfield | England | A | 4-2 | - | Dickinson (?, 4'), Dent (?), Heslop (44') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 | Out (9) - £0 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | |
James Chambers | Bought | James Chambers | Sold | |||||
John Burton | Bought | Joseph Dulson | Sold | |||||
Joseph Dulson | Bought | Leo Loftus | Sold | |||||
Matt Bell | Bought | Summer 1932 | Ossie Jones | Sold | ||||
Robert Vasey | Bought | Tom McKay | Sold | |||||
William Porter | Bought | 1931 | Alec Farmer | Sold | ||||
Aug 29, 1931 | Robert Clark | Bought | Dec 1931 | Noah Burton | Sold | |||
Oct 24, 1931 | Ossie Jones | Bought | Mar 12, 1932 | Robert Clark | Sold | |||
May 30, 1932 | Alf Quantrill | Retired |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 31 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
D | John Burton | ![]() | 23 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Matt Bell | ![]() | 34 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
M | Alec Farmer | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
M | John Forrest | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
M | Robert Clark | ![]() | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Robert Vasey | ![]() | 23 | |||||||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
F | Alf Quantrill | ![]() | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Billy Dickinson | ![]() | 25 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | ![]() | 26 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||
F | James Chambers | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Leo Loftus | ![]() | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 34 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Richard Armstrong | ![]() | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Robert Heslop | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Tom McKay | ![]() | 22 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | William Porter | ![]() | 23 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | 21 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
---|---|---|
22 (2) | Billy Dickinson | 40 |
19 | Johnny Dent | 38 |
13 | Cyril Stocks | 36 |
7 | William Simpson | 36 |
3 | Robert Heslop | 12 |
2 | John Forrest | 11 |
2 | Joseph Dulson | 1 |
2 | Leo Loftus | 12 |
2 | Own Goals | 43 |
2 | Robert Clark | 5 |
2 | Robert Pugh | 32 |
1 | Harry Smith | 31 |
1 | James Chambers | 9 |
1 | Tommy Graham | 32 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Notts County | Sat Oct 03, 1931 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Feb 13, 1932 | Away | 6-2 | |
Oldham Athletic | Sat Oct 31, 1931 | Away | 4-2 | Sat Mar 12, 1932 | Home | 2-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Barnsley | Sat Nov 07, 1931 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Mar 19, 1932 | Away | 1-3 | |
Burnley | Thu Oct 01, 1931 | Home | 1-2 | Sat May 07, 1932 | Away | 0-1 |