English League Tables

1929/30 Tables◄ 1930/31 Tables  ►1931/32 Tables

Football League First Division  1930/31

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Arsenal 42 28 10 4 127 59 2.153 66 Champions
2nd  Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 128 78 1.641 59 Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 22 8 12 102 75 1.360 52 -
4th  Portsmouth 42 18 13 11 84 67 1.254 49 -
5th  Huddersfield Town 42 18 12 12 81 65 1.246 48 -
6th  Derby County 42 18 10 14 94 79 1.190 46 -
7th  Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 98 90 1.089 46 -
8th  Manchester City 42 18 10 14 75 70 1.071 46 -
9th  Liverpool 42 15 12 15 86 85 1.012 42 -
10th  Blackburn Rovers 42 17 8 17 83 84 0.988 42 -
11th  Sunderland 42 16 9 17 89 85 1.047 41 -
12th  Chelsea 42 15 10 17 64 67 0.955 40 -
13th  Grimsby Town 42 17 5 20 82 87 0.943 39 -
14th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 68 81 0.840 39 -
15th  Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 78 84 0.929 38 -
16th  Leicester City 42 16 6 20 80 95 0.842 38 -
17th  Newcastle United 42 15 6 21 78 87 0.897 36 -
18th  West Ham United 42 14 8 20 79 94 0.840 36 -
19th  Birmingham 42 13 10 19 55 70 0.786 36 -
20th  Blackpool 42 11 10 21 71 125 0.568 32 -
21st  Leeds United 42 12 7 23 68 81 0.840 31 ▼Relegated
22nd  Manchester United 42 7 8 27 53 115 0.461 22 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1930/31

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 42 28 5 9 121 66 1.833 61 ▲Champions
2nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 22 10 10 83 49 1.694 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 7 13 88 55 1.600 51 -
4th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 5 16 84 67 1.254 47 -
5th  Port Vale 42 21 5 16 67 61 1.098 47 -
6th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 18 10 14 97 66 1.470 46 -
7th  Preston North End 42 17 11 14 83 64 1.297 45 -
8th  Burnley 42 17 11 14 81 77 1.052 45 -
9th  Southampton 42 19 6 17 74 62 1.194 44 -
10th  Bradford City 42 17 10 15 61 63 0.968 44 -
11th  Stoke City 42 17 10 15 64 71 0.901 44 -
12th  Oldham Athletic 42 16 10 16 61 72 0.847 42 -
13th  Bury 42 19 3 20 75 82 0.915 41 -
14th  Millwall 42 16 7 19 71 80 0.888 39 -
15th  Charlton Athletic 42 15 9 18 59 86 0.686 39 -
16th  Bristol City 42 15 8 19 54 82 0.659 38 -
17th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 80 85 0.941 37 -
18th  Plymouth Argyle 42 14 8 20 76 84 0.905 36 -
19th  Barnsley 42 13 9 20 59 79 0.747 35 -
20th  Swansea Town 42 12 10 20 51 74 0.689 34 -
21st  Reading 42 12 6 24 72 96 0.750 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Cardiff City 42 8 9 25 47 87 0.540 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1930/31

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Chesterfield 42 26 6 10 102 57 1.789 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Lincoln City 42 25 7 10 102 59 1.729 57 Runners Up
3rd  Wrexham 42 21 12 9 94 62 1.516 54 -
4th  Tranmere Rovers 42 24 6 12 111 74 1.500 54 -
5th  Southport 42 22 9 11 88 56 1.571 53 -
6th  Hull City 42 20 10 12 99 55 1.800 50 -
7th  Stockport County 42 20 9 13 77 61 1.262 49 -
8th  Carlisle United 42 20 5 17 98 81 1.210 45 -
9th  Gateshead 42 16 13 13 71 73 0.973 45 -
10th  Wigan Borough 42 19 5 18 76 86 0.884 43 -
11th  Darlington 42 16 10 16 71 59 1.203 42 -
12th  York City 42 18 6 18 85 82 1.037 42 -
13th  Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 84 108 0.778 39 -
14th  Rotherham United 42 13 12 17 81 83 0.976 38 -
15th  Doncaster Rovers 42 13 11 18 65 65 1.000 37 -
16th  Barrow 42 15 7 20 68 89 0.764 37 -
17th  Halifax Town 42 13 9 20 55 89 0.618 35 -
18th  Crewe Alexandra 42 14 6 22 66 93 0.710 34 -
19th  New Brighton 42 13 7 22 49 76 0.645 33 -
20th  Hartlepools United 42 12 6 24 67 86 0.779 30 -
21st  Rochdale 42 12 6 24 62 107 0.579 30 Re Elected
22nd  Nelson 42 6 7 29 43 113 0.381 19 ▼Not Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 2 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
40 Rochdale Re Elected to the League
27 Chester Went to a 2nd Ballot
27 Nelson Went to a 2nd Ballot
4 Manchester Central Not Elected to the League
0 Merthyr Town Not Elected to the League

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Election for League Membership - 2nd Ballot
Votes Club End Result
28 Chester ▲Elected to the League
20 Nelson ▼Not Re Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1930/31

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Notts County 42 24 11 7 97 46 2.109 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Crystal Palace 42 22 7 13 107 71 1.507 51 Runners Up
3rd  Brentford 42 22 6 14 90 64 1.406 50 -
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 17 15 10 68 53 1.283 49 -
5th  Southend United 42 22 5 15 76 60 1.267 49 -
6th  Northampton Town 42 18 12 12 77 59 1.305 48 -
7th  Luton Town 42 19 8 15 76 51 1.490 46 -
8th  Queens Park Rangers 42 20 3 19 82 75 1.093 43 -
9th  Fulham 42 18 7 17 77 75 1.027 43 -
10th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 15 13 14 72 73 0.986 43 -
11th  Torquay United 42 17 9 16 80 84 0.952 43 -
12th  Swindon Town 42 18 6 18 89 94 0.947 42 -
13th  Exeter City 42 17 8 17 84 90 0.933 42 -
14th  Coventry City 42 16 9 17 75 65 1.154 41 -
15th  Bristol Rovers 42 16 8 18 75 92 0.815 40 -
16th  Gillingham 42 14 10 18 61 76 0.803 38 -
17th  Walsall 42 14 9 19 78 95 0.821 37 Transferred
18th  Watford 42 14 7 21 72 75 0.960 35 -
19th  Clapton Orient 42 14 7 21 63 91 0.692 35 -
20th  Thames 42 13 8 21 54 93 0.581 34 -
21st  Newport County 42 11 6 25 69 111 0.622 28 ▼Not Re Elected
22nd  Norwich City 42 10 8 24 47 76 0.618 28 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non- league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
38 Norwich City Re Elected to the League
25 Mansfield Town ▲Elected to the League
19 Newport County ▼Not Re Elected to the League
14 Aldershot Not Elected to the League
2 Merthyr Town Not Elected to the League
0 LIanelly Not Elected to the League

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