1931–32 Southern Football League

The 1931–32 season was the 34th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.^[1] Dartford won the Eastern Division for the second successive season, whilst newly elected Yeovil & Petters United won the Western Division. Dartford were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off 2–1.^[2]

Five clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, with Aldershot Town and Newport County being successful.

Eastern Division

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season	1931-32
Champions	Dartford (2nd title)
Promoted	Aldershot Town
Relegated	Peterborough & Fletton United (resigned) Sheppey United (resigned)
Matches played	90
Goals scored	358 (3.98 per match)
← 1930–31 1932–33 →

A total of 10 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Dartford	18	12	3	3	53	18	2.94	27
2	Folkestone	18	12	2	4	58	27	2.15	26
3	Guildford City	18	11	1	6	33	24	1.38	23
4	Norwich City II	18	9	2	7	46	33	1.39	20
5	Millwall London II	18	9	2	7	41	39	1.05	20
6	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	18	7	5	6	23	25	0.92	19
7	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II	18	6	4	8	43	61	0.7	16
8	Peterborough & Fletton United	18	4	5	9	28	29	0.97	13	Left league at end of season
9	Aldershot Town	18	3	5	10	17	30	0.57	11	Elected to the 1932-33 Football League
10	Sheppey United	18	2	1	15	16	72	0.22	5	Left league at end of season

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Western Division

Southern Football League Western Division
Season	1931-32
Champions	Yeovil & Petters United
Promoted	Newport County
Relegated	Swindon Town II (resigned) Ebbw Vale (resigned)
Matches played	156
Goals scored	752 (4.82 per match)
← 1930–31 1932–33 →

A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 11 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Team relegated from 1930-31 Football League:

Newport County

Newly elected team:

Yeovil & Petters United

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Yeovil & Petters United	24	16	4	4	65	31	2.1	36
2	Plymouth Argyle II	24	15	5	4	81	31	2.61	35
3	Bath City	24	12	7	5	50	33	1.52	31
4	Llanelly	24	12	4	8	65	46	1.41	28
5	Taunton Town	24	13	2	9	53	58	0.91	28
6	Newport County	24	10	6	8	70	51	1.37	26	Elected to the 1932-33 Football League
7	Exeter City II	24	9	7	8	59	43	1.37	25
8	Merthyr Town	24	9	4	11	66	73	0.9	22
9	Bristol Rovers II	24	8	4	12	54	47	1.15	20
10	Swindon Town II	24	8	4	12	54	95	0.57	20	Left league at end of season
11	Barry	24	7	3	14	58	76	0.76	17
12	Torquay United II	24	5	6	13	43	66	0.65	16
13	Ebbw Vale	24	3	2	19	34	102	0.33	8	Left league at end of season

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Football League election

As Wigan Borough (resigned) and Thames (disbanded) had left the Football League, there were two places available, one in the Third Division North and one in the Third Division South. However, Mansfield Town were transferred from the South to the North division, meaning both vacant positions were in the South division. Five Southern League clubs applied, with Aldershot Town and Newport County (a year after being voted out) being successful in the vote.^[3]

Club	League	Votes
Gillingham	Football League	41
Newport County	Southern League	36
Aldershot Town	Southern League	35
Llanelly	Southern League	25
Guildford City	Southern League	8
Merthyr Town	Southern League	2

References

↑ England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
↑ Dartford at the Football Club History Database
↑ A history of admission to the Football League

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
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FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

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Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackpool
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea
Derby County
Everton
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion
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Second Division

Barnsley
Bradford City
Bradford Park Avenue
Bristol City
Burnley
Bury
Charlton Athletic
Chesterfield
Leeds United
Manchester United
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Preston North End
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Lincoln City New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham County South Shields Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham York City

South	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swindon Town Thames Torquay United Watford

Southern Football League

Newport County

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