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  Leading League goalscorer:
Alan Hall
 (Lincoln City)
 42  goals

After beating New Brighton on November 7th, Rochdale lost their next 16 League matches and only picked up a single point before the end of the season (that in the away match at New Brighton!).

On Saturday January 2nd 1932 a new record was set when 209 goals were scored in the 43 Football League matches played that day (the record was equalled in 1935/36. 
All the results.

   1 Lincoln City 40 26 5 9 106 47 57 Promoted
    2 Gateshead 40 25 7 8 94 48 57
   

Results

 3 Chester 40 21 8 11 78 60 50
    4 Tranmere Rovers 40 19 11 10 107 58 49
    5 Barrow 40 24 1 15 86 59 49
    6 Crewe Alexandra 40 21 6 13 95 66 48
    7 Southport 40 18 10 12 58 53 46
    8 Hull City 40 20 5 15 82 53 45
    9 York City 40 18 7 15 76 81 43
    10 Wrexham 40 18 7 15 64 69 43
    11 Darlington 40 17 4 19 66 69 38
    12 Stockport County 40 13 11 16 55 53 37
    13 Hartlepools United 40 16 5 19 78 100 37
    14 Accrington Stanley 40 15 6 19 75 80 36
    15 Doncaster Rovers 40 16 4 20 59 80 36
    16 Walsall 40 16 3 21 57 85 35
    17 Halifax Town 40 13 8 19 61 87 34
    18 Carlisle United 40 11 11 18 64 79 33
    19 Rotherham United 40 14 4 22 63 72 32
   

Results

 20 New Brighton 40 8 8 24 38 76 24
   

Results

 21 Rochdale 40 4 3 33 48 135 11

Re-election position

   
     

Left League Wigan Borough resigned from the League on October 26th 1931 due to financial problems. They had played 12 matches but their playing record was declared void. For details of the matches Wigan Borough played in 1931/32, click on Wigan Borough. 

 R At the end of the season Mansfield Town were transferred from the Southern to the Northern section to make up the numbers in the North following Wigan's demise. Only one club was required to seek re-election at the AGM. Voting -
47 votes Rochdale Re-elected to the League
2 Rhyl Not elected to the League
0 Wigan Athletic Not elected to the League
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 


Football League clubs have conceded a century or more of League goals 119 times, the worst being 141 conceded in just 34 Second Division matches by Darwen. The worst top flight goals against figure was set by Blackpool (125 in 1930/31) - and they weren't relegated!
To read all the facts and figures for the 100+ goals against clubs...

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