| Season | 1932–33 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal |
| New Teams in League | Aldershot Newport County |
1933–34 → | |
The1932–33 season was the 41st season ofThe Football League.
Match results are drawn fromThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and Rothmans[2] for the First Division and fromRothmans for the Second Division and for the two Third Divisions.
From the 1922–23 season onwards, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both the Third Division North and Third Division South leagues.[2]
| Season | 1932–33 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal 2ndEnglish title |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Blackpool |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,645 (3.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Bowers (35 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 8–0Blackburn Rovers (25 February 1933) |
| Biggest away win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–7Arsenal (5 November 1932) |
| Highest scoring | Sunderland 7–4Bolton Wanderers (20 October 1932) Arsenal 9–2Sheffield United (24 December 1932) Blackburn Rovers 6–5Blackpool (2 January 1933) Liverpool 7–4Everton (11 February 1933) |
1933–34 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal(C) | 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(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 78 | 92 | 0.848 | 33 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Blackpool(R) | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 85 | 0.812 | 33 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | CHE | DER | EVE | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MID | NEW | POR | SHU | SHW | SUN | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 5–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 8–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 9–2 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Aston Villa | 5–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Birmingham | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 6–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 1–0 | |
| Blackpool | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | |
| Everton | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Leeds United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Liverpool | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Manchester City | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sunderland | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–7 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Season | 1932–33 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stoke City |
| Promoted | Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur |
| Relegated | Chesterfield Charlton Athletic |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,542 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted Harper (37 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Port Vale 9–1Chesterfield (24 September 1932) |
| Biggest away win | Bradford Park Avenue 0–4Burnley (3 September 1932) Preston North End 2–6Tottenham Hotspur (8 October 1932) Oldham Athletic 0–4Stoke City (31 January 1933) Oldham Athletic 1–5Tottenham Hotspur (11 February 1933) Bradford City 1–5Millwall (18 February 1933) |
| Highest scoring | Grimsby Town 5–5Preston North End (15 October 1932) West Ham United 7–3Charlton Athletic (26 November 1932) Grimsby Town 5–5Charlton Athletic (7 January 1933) |
1933–34 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 39 | 2.000 | 56 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur(P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 96 | 51 | 1.882 | 55 | |
| 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(R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 84 | 0.726 | 34 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic(R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 31 | Relegation to theThird Division South |
| Home \ Away | BRA | BPA | BUR | BRY | CHA | CHF | FUL | GRI | LIN | MUN | MIL | NOT | NTC | OLD | PLY | PTV | PNE | SOU | STK | SWA | TOT | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | |
| Burnley | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bury | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fulham | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 5–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | |
| Manchester United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Millwall | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Notts County | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 6–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 4–1 | |
| Southampton | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Stoke City | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 2–2 | |
| West Ham United | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Season | 1932–33 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hull City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,691 (3.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bill McNaughton (Hull City), 39[3] |
1933–34 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | 59 | Promotion to theSecond 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 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | BRW | CRL | CHE | CRE | DAR | DON | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | MAN | NWB | ROC | ROT | SOU | STP | TRA | WAL | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | |
| Barnsley | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | |
| Barrow | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Chester | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Darlington | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Gateshead | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 3–1 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Hull City | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| New Brighton | 2–2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Rochdale | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Southport | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 8–5 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Tranmere | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| York City | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Season | 1932–33 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brentford (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,634 (3.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City), 40[3] |
1933–34 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentford(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | 62 | Promotion to theSecond 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 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CLA | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | LUT | NPC | NOR | NWC | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Brentford | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bristol City | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Clapton Orient | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Exeter City | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | |
| Gillingham | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Luton Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 5–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Norwich City | 3–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Reading | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | |
| Southend | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Torquay United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | |
| Watford | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Source:[5]
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 41,958 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 32,249 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 31,485 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 27,104 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 26,412 |
| 6 | Newcastle United FC | 25,992 |
| 7 | Manchester City FC | 24,254 |
| 8 | Liverpool FC | 23,382 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 22,792 |
| 10 | Portsmouth FC | 18,102 |
| 11 | Sunderland AFC | 17,254 |
| 12 | Leeds United FC | 17,114 |
| 13 | Birmingham City FC | 16,894 |
| 14 | Leicester City FC | 16,822 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 16,704 |
| 16 | Blackpool FC | 16,324 |
| 17 | Derby County FC | 15,047 |
| 18 | Sheffield United FC | 14,296 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 13,203 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 12,944 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough FC | 12,157 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 11,965 |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 33,205 |
| 2 | Fulham FC | 20,813 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 20,149 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 17,465 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 16,244 |
| 6 | Stoke City FC | 15,858 |
| 7 | Bradford City AFC | 14,622 |
| 8 | Millwall FC | 13,807 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic FC | 12,938 |
| 10 | Notts County FC | 11,015 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue AFC | 10,553 |
| 12 | Preston North End FC | 10,221 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10,184 |
| 14 | Lincoln City FC | 9,758 |
| 15 | Swansea City AFC | 9,566 |
| 16 | Chesterfield FC | 9,480 |
| 17 | Bury FC | 9,406 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 9,401 |
| 19 | Southampton FC | 9,064 |
| 20 | Port Vale FC | 8,876 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town FC | 8,357 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic FC | 8,254 |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentford FC | 13,300 |
| 2 | Coventry City FC | 12,479 |
| 3 | Norwich City FC | 10,930 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace FC | 10,877 |
| 5 | Hull City AFC | 10,097 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers FC | 9,984 |
| 7 | Reading FC | 9,840 |
| 8 | Bristol City FC | 8,636 |
| 9 | Chester City FC | 8,136 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 7,707 |
| 11 | Exeter City FC | 7,665 |
| 12 | Wrexham AFC | 7,410 |
| 13 | Watford FC | 7,297 |
| 14 | Cardiff City FC | 7,008 |
| 15 | Gillingham FC | 6,597 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6,361 |
| 17 | Southend United FC | 6,083 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient FC | 6,064 |
| 19 | Northampton Town FC | 6,056 |
| 20 | Luton Town FC | 5,824 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town FC | 5,522 |
| 22 | Walsall FC | 5,279 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 5,262 |
| 24 | Stockport County FC | 5,210 |
| 25 | Carlisle United FC | 5,210 |
| 26 | Aldershot Town FC | 5,140 |
| 27 | Barnsley FC | 5,115 |
| 28 | Halifax Town AFC | 4,954 |
| 29 | Crewe Alexandra FC | 4,920 |
| 30 | Swindon Town FC | 4,905 |
| 31 | AFC Bournemouth | 4,822 |
| 32 | Rochdale AFC | 4,669 |
| 33 | Newport County AFC | 4,401 |
| 34 | Gateshead AFC | 4,382 |
| 35 | York City FC | 4,348 |
| 36 | Tranmere Rovers | 4,200 |
| 37 | Southport FC | 4,115 |
| 38 | Torquay United FC | 3,991 |
| 39 | Rotherham United FC | 3,931 |
| 40 | Barrow AFC | 3,835 |
| 41 | Hartlepool United FC | 3,740 |
| 42 | New Brighton AFC | 3,267 |
| 43 | Accrington Stanley FC | 2,933 |
| 44 | Darlington FC | 2,520 |