1931–32 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1931–32 season
Chairman William White
Manager Syd King
Stadium Boleyn Ground
First Division First Division 22nd
FA Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Vic Watson (23)
All:
Vic Watson (25)

Season summary

The 1931–32 season was West Ham's eighth season in the First Division since their promotion in season 1922–23. The club were managed by Syd King.[1] As a warm-up to the season West Ham completed a three match unbeaten tour of Switzerland and began the season with their first ever win at Bolton's Burnden Park. This would be one of only 12 wins all season which saw poor form for the team.[2] February saw the return of Syd Puddefoot to the club, after ten years away, but his seven appearances and no goals did nothing to stave off relegation.[3][4] West Ham gained a single point from their last 10 games, finished 22nd and bottom and were relegated to the Second Division.[5] Vic Watson was the top scorer with 25 goals in all competitions. He was also top scorer in the league with 23. Jimmy Ruffell made the most appearances; 41 in all competitions.[5]

Relegation for West Ham had a dramatic effect on the mental health of manager King. Suffering from delusions, these became chronic during the season and were a factor towards his sacking and death the following season.[6]

West Ham made the fourth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Chelsea.

First Division

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Everton4226412116641.81356
2Arsenal4222101090481.87554
3Sheffield Wednesday422261496821.17150
4Huddersfield Town4219101380631.27048
5Aston Villa4219815104721.44446
6West Bromwich Albion422061677551.40046
7Sheffield United422061680751.06746
8Portsmouth421971662621.00045
9Birmingham421881678671.16444
10Liverpool421961781930.87144
11Newcastle United421861880870.92042
12Chelsea421681869730.94540
13Sunderland4215101767730.91840
14Manchester City4213121783731.13738
15Derby County4214101871750.94738
16Blackburn Rovers421662089950.93738
17Bolton Wanderers421742172800.90038
18Middlesbrough421581964890.71938
19Leicester City421572074940.78737
20Blackpool4212921651020.63733
21Grimsby Town421362367980.68432
22West Ham United4212723621070.57931

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[5]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 August 1931Bolton WanderersA1–015,740Watson
31 August 1931ChelseaH3–128,338Norris, Weldon, Watson
5 September 1931MiddlesbroughH0–223,129
7 September 1931Sheffield UnitedA0–611,055
12 September 1931HuddersfieldA1–311,986Watson
19 September 1931Newcastle UnitedH2–121,558Watson, Ruffell
21 September 1931Sheffield UnitedH1–212,075Ruffell
26 September 1931Aston VillaA2–539,619Wood, Tate (og)
3 October 1931Leicester CityH1–420,196Weldon
10 October 1931LiverpoolA2–223,819Weldon, Gibbins
17 October 1931Manchester CityA1–018,310Ruffell
24 October 1931PortsmouthH2–118,092Ruffell (2)
31 October 1931Derby CountyA1–510,424Watson
7 November 1931West Bromwich AlbionH1–520,685Ruffell
14 November 1931ArsenalA1–441,028Watson
21 November 1931BlackpoolH1–114,800Ruffell
28 November 1931Blackburn RoversA4–28,426Barrett, Phillips, Gibbins, Watson
5 December 1931EvertonH4–234,109Ruffell (3), Wood
12 December 1931BirminghamA1–419,725Watson
19 December 1931SunderlandH2–26,505Barrett, Watson
25 December 1931GrimsbyA1–215,132Barrett
26 December 1931Grimsby TownH3–123,859Watson, Ruffell (2)
2 January 1932Bolton WanderersH3–115,997Ruffell, Watson (2)
16 January 1932MiddlesbroughA2–38,287Watson (2)
30 January 1932Newcastle UnitedA2–231,942Cadwell, Watson
1 February 1932Huddersfield TownH1–18,631Watson
6 February 1932Aston VillaH2–125,438Yews, Phillips
18 February 1932Leicester CityA1–29,983Ruffell
20 February 1932LiverpoolH1–015,721Ruffell
2 March 1932Manchester CityH1–113,524Chalkley
5 March 1932PortsmouthA0–314,031
12 March 1932Derby CountyH2–119,635Watson, Ruffell
19 March 1932West Bromwich AlbionA1–319,002Phillips
23 March 1932Sheffield WednesdayH1–219,794Ruffell
26 March 1932ArsenalH1–134,852Watson
28 March 1932Sheffield WednesdayA1–614,848Watson
2 April 1932BlackpoolA2–713,092Morton, Watson
9 April 1932Blackburn RoversH1–310,136Watson
16 April 1932EvertonA1–626,997Cresswell (og)
23 April 1932BirminghamH2–410,983Watson, Weldon
30 April 1932SunderlandA0–213,528
7 May 1932ChelseaA2–324,386Yews, Barrett

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 January 1932Charlton AthleticA2–126,500Watson (2)
R423 January 1932ChelseaA1–336,657Weldon

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Jim Barrett
England MF Albert Cadwell
England DF Alfred Chalkley
England DF Jimmy Collins
England DF Charlie Cox (captain)
England DF Bob Dixon
England DF Alfred Earl
England FW Vivian Gibbins
England DF Reg Goodacre
England FW Jim Harris
England GK Ted Hufton
Wales FW Wilf James
England FW Jackie Morton
No. Position Player
England FW Joe Musgrave
England MF Fred Norris
England FW Wilf Phillips
England FW Walter Pollard
England FW Syd Puddefoot
England MF Wally St Pier
England DF Reg Wade
England DF William Wade
England FW Vic Watson
England MF Tony Weldon
England FW Jim Wood
England MF Tommy Yews

References

  1. ↑ "Ted Fenton". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Blows, Kirk (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Headline Book Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 0747270368.
  3. ↑ "Syd Puddefoot". England Football Online. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Northcutt, John; Marsh, Steve (2015). West Ham United: The Complete Record. deCoubertin Books. pp. 148–151. ISBN 9-781909-245273.
  5. 1 2 3 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – 1st Division 1931–32". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Ronay, Barney (2010). The Manager: The absurd ascent of the most important man in football. ISBN 9780751542790.
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