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. ^[1] 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.

Football in England

Season	1932–33
Men's football
Football League	Arsenal
Football League Second Division	Stoke
FA Cup	Everton
← 1931–32 1933–34 →

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.^[2] By 1960, the station would become Arsenal tube station. It is the only Tube station named directly after a football club.^{[nb 1]}

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

Main article: 1932–33 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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

• Jack Bowers (Derby County) – 35 goals^[3]

Second Division

• Ted Harper (Preston North End) – 37 goals^[3]

Third Division North

• Bill McNaughton (Hull City) – 39 goals^[4]

Third Division South

• Clarrie Bourton (Coventry City) – 40 goals^[4]

Notes

1. Several tube stations, including West Ham and Wimbledon, share their names with football clubs, but only Arsenal was named directly after a club rather than the associated area.

References

1. Josh, James & Kelly (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-909245-79-2.
2. "Local tube station changes to 'Arsenal'". arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
4. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.