The 1930–31 season was the 39th season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.
Eight teams, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday (1st Div), Everton (2nd Div.), Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers (3rd Div. North) and Crystal Palace (3rd Div. South) all scored over 100 goals. This is the most in Football League history.
Arsenal scored 60 away goals, the most to this day, while the 128 goals scored by Aston Villa remains a top flight record, and a record for any 42 game season.
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Results
Maps
Third Division South
Results
Maps
Records
For these and other records, see:
Attendances
Source:
Division One
No. Club Average Highest Lowest 1 Arsenal FC 37,106 56,417 15,751 2 Chelsea FC 35,808 74,667 12,968 3 Aston Villa FC 30,781 60,997 10,875 4 Manchester City FC 26,849 56,750 13,737 5 Newcastle United FC 26,151 68,089 9,159 6 Liverpool FC 26,086 44,342 6,045 7 Sunderland AFC 22,015 34,847 8,854 8 Sheffield Wednesday FC 19,911 43,671 5,102 9 Sheffield United FC 19,469 49,602 9,103 10 Birmingham City FC 19,135 49,609 6,535 11 Portsmouth FC 18,779 31,398 6,766 12 West Ham United FC 18,505 31,334 8,521 13 Blackpool FC 17,108 28,723 7,310 14 Leicester City FC 17,075 32,029 12,148 15 Middlesbrough FC 16,860 30,307 7,471 16 Blackburn Rovers FC 15,701 29,734 6,699 17 Bolton Wanderers FC 15,701 26,651 8,962 18 Derby County FC 15,040 29,783 6,613 19 Huddersfield Town AFC 13,929 25,853 4,091 20 Leeds United FC 13,385 30,265 5,572 21 Grimsby Town FC 13,082 22,394 5,741 22 Manchester United 11,685 39,876 3,679
See also 1930-31 in English football 1930 in association football 1931 in association football
References
Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.