Season

1931-32

Manchester UnitedWalter Crickmer

12thleague finish

of 22 in the Second Division

−0.1
goal difference
1.7 scored · 1.8 conceded
43
Played
40%
Win rate

Season in brief

12th of 22 in the Second Division, up from 22nd the year before. Home form carried the season — 57% of home matches won against 23% away. Joe Spence led the scoring with 19 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 72 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 24W 8D 10L · GD +6656
  3. 10Charlton Athletic42P · 17W 9D 16L · GD -543
  4. 11Nottingham Forest42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD +542
  5. 12Manchester United42P · 17W 8D 17L · GD -142
  6. 13Preston North End42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD -242
  7. 14Southampton42P · 17W 7D 18L · GD -1141
  9. 21Barnsley42P · 12W 9D 21L · GD -3633
  10. 22Bristol City42P · 6W 11D 25L · GD -3923

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1931-32, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

43 matches
29 Aug 1931 @ Bradford Park Avenue: 1–32 Sep 1931 v Southampton: 2–35 Sep 1931 v Swansea City: 2–17 Sep 1931 @ Stoke City: 0–312 Sep 1931 v Tottenham Hotspur: 1–116 Sep 1931 v Stoke City: 1–119 Sep 1931 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–226 Sep 1931 v Chesterfield: 3–13 Oct 1931 @ Burnley: 0–210 Oct 1931 v Preston North End: 3–217 Oct 1931 @ Barnsley: 0–024 Oct 1931 v Notts County: 3–331 Oct 1931 @ Plymouth Argyle: 1–37 Nov 1931 v Leeds United: 2–514 Nov 1931 @ Oldham Athletic: 5–121 Nov 1931 v Bury: 1–228 Nov 1931 @ Port Vale: 2–15 Dec 1931 v Millwall: 2–012 Dec 1931 @ Bradford City: 3–419 Dec 1931 v Bristol City: 0–125 Dec 1931 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–226 Dec 1931 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–72 Jan 1932 v Bradford Park Avenue: 0–29 Jan 1932 @ Plymouth Argyle: 1–416 Jan 1932 @ Swansea City: 1–323 Jan 1932 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–430 Jan 1932 v Nottingham Forest: 3–26 Feb 1932 @ Chesterfield: 3–117 Feb 1932 v Burnley: 5–120 Feb 1932 @ Preston North End: 0–027 Feb 1932 v Barnsley: 3–05 Mar 1932 @ Notts County: 2–112 Mar 1932 v Plymouth Argyle: 2–119 Mar 1932 @ Leeds United: 4–125 Mar 1932 v Charlton Athletic: 0–226 Mar 1932 v Oldham Athletic: 5–128 Mar 1932 @ Charlton Athletic: 0–12 Apr 1932 @ Bury: 0–09 Apr 1932 v Port Vale: 2–016 Apr 1932 @ Millwall: 1–123 Apr 1932 v Bradford City: 1–030 Apr 1932 @ Bristol City: 1–27 May 1932 @ Southampton: 1–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.