# 1932–33 in English football

The 1932–33 season was the 58th season of competitive football in England. For the second time in three seasons, Arsenal were crowned league champions, building on a start of just one defeat in the first fourteen games. They clinched the crown with a 3–1 win at Chelsea in April 1933. Meanwhile, Stoke City ended their nine-year wait for top flight promotion by attaining First Division status after winning an impressive 56 points over the campaign. Hull City and Brentford were also promoted. Everton won their second FA Cup defeating Manchester City 3–0 in the final. Lower league Walsall provided the surprise by knocking out Arsenal in an earlier round.

## Events

5 November 1932 - Gillespie Road station on the London Underground - the station local to Arsenal Stadium - is renamed to Arsenal (Highbury Hill), on the suggestion of Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman. By 1960, the station would become Arsenal tube station. It is the only Tube station named directly after a football club.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| First Division | Arsenal (2) | Aston Villa |
| Second Division | Stoke City | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Third Division North | Hull City | Wrexham |
| Third Division South | Brentford | Exeter City |
| FA Cup | Everton (2) | Manchester City |
| Charity Shield | Everton | Newcastle United |
| Home Championship | Wales | 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 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 118 | 61 | 1.934 | 58 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 92 | 67 | 1.373 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 51 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 70 | 1.186 | 49 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 71 | 63 | 1.127 | 49 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | 47 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 44 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 62 | 0.952 | 44 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 43 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 80 | 0.925 | 43 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 41 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 40 | |
| 13 | Birmingham | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 14 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 79 | 84 | 0.940 | 39 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 76 | 102 | 0.745 | 38 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 71 | 0.958 | 37 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 37 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 35 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 75 | 89 | 0.843 | 35 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 80 | 96 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 78 | 92 | 0.848 | 33 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 85 | 0.812 | 33 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 39 | 2.000 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 96 | 51 | 1.882 | 55 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 65 | 1.200 | 50 | |
| 4 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 49 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 49 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 43 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 43 | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 77 | 71 | 1.085 | 42 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 42 | |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 54 | 0.926 | 42 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 41 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 79 | 84 | 0.940 | 41 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 41 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 40 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 80 | 0.838 | 38 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 38 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 37 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 79 | 0.848 | 36 | |
| 20 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 75 | 93 | 0.806 | 35 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 84 | 0.726 | 34 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 31 | Relegated to the Third Division South |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hull City | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | 59 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Wrexham | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 51 | 2.078 | 57 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 99 | 58 | 1.707 | 54 | |
| 4 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 94 | 66 | 1.424 | 52 | |
| 5 | Walsall | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | 48 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 48 | |
| 7 | Gateshead | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 47 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 80 | 1.150 | 46 | |
| 9 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | 43 | |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 42 | |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 67 | 1.045 | 41 | |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 76 | 1.026 | 40 | |
| 14 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 87 | 116 | 0.750 | 39 | |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 90 | 0.789 | 38 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 84 | 100 | 0.840 | 35 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 84 | 0.714 | 34 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 0.725 | 33 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 75 | 0.680 | 33 | |
| 20 | York City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 72 | 92 | 0.783 | 32 | |
| 21 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 88 | 0.716 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 66 | 109 | 0.606 | 28 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brentford | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | 62 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Exeter City | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 48 | 1.833 | 58 | |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 57 | |
| 4 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 103 | 71 | 1.451 | 51 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 64 | 1.219 | 46 | |
| 6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 106 | 77 | 1.377 | 44 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 1.180 | 44 | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 44 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 44 | |
| 10 | Torquay United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 1.075 | 44 | |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 63 | 1.048 | 44 | |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 42 | |
| 13 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 41 | |
| 14 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 78 | 78 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 83 | 90 | 0.922 | 37 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 37 | |
| 17 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 36 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 81 | 0.741 | 36 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 69 | 99 | 0.697 | 31 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 59 | 93 | 0.634 | 29 | |
| 21 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 105 | 0.581 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 105 | 0.571 | 29 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division
* Jack Bowers (Derby County) – 35 goals
Second Division
* Ted Harper (Preston North End) – 37 goals
Third Division North
* Bill McNaughton (Hull City) – 39 goals
Third Division South
* Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City) – 40 goals