# 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.
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.
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 England and Scotland | Shared by England and Scotland |
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 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### 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 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 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 | Relegated to the Third Division South |

### 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 |

### 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 |

### Top goalscorers

First Division
* Tom Waring (Aston Villa) – 49 goals
Second Division
* Dixie Dean (Everton) – 39 goals
Third Division North
* Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United) – 37 goals
Third Division South
* Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace) – 46 goals