Southern League 1931

1931 Southern League

Wembley Lions won their second consecutive title. This was the final year of the competition before the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Leagues to form the National League. The League lost both Birmingham clubs Perry Bar and Hall Green also Coventry left but returned mid-season to replace Leicester who were liquidated in April. Harringay resigned from the league in June and were replaced by Bellle Vue who then rode in both regional leagues. Nottingham closed in July but were not replaced but their results stood. M W D L F A Pts Wembley 38 29 1 8 1149½ 822½ 59 Stamford Bridge 38 27 0 11 1117½ 890½ 54 West Ham 38 23 0 15 1065 944 46 Crystal Palace 38 22 0 16 1040 964 44 Wimbledon 38 19 1 18 1014½ 995½ 39 High Beech 38 19 1 18 950 1036 39 Southampton 38 18 0 20 1027 990 36 Belle Vue 38 14 0 24 916 1091 28 Lea Bridge 38 11 0 27 906 1115 22 Coventry 38 8 1 29 825 1091 17 Nottingham 19 8 0 11 467½ 538½ 16 Harringay 14 6 0 8 367 365 12 Leicester 8 0 1 7 170 248 1 Fixtures & Results 07/04/1931 West Ham 28 23 Nottingham 09/04/1931 Leicester Stadium 28 23 High Beech 09/04/1931 Nottingham 26 25 Stamford Bridge 11/04/1931 Crystal Palace 29 22 Lea Bridge 11/04/1931 High Beech 41 12 Wimbledon 13/04/1931 Wimbledon 23 31 Lea Bridge 14/04/1931 Harringay 26 25 Leicester 14/04/1931 West Ham 33 19 Crystal Palace 15/04/1931 Lea Bridge 22 31 High Beech 15/04/1931 Southampton 36 18 Leicester Stadium 16/04/1931 Leicester Stadium 23 28 West Ham 16/04/1931 Nottingham 34 17 Wimbledon 18/04/1931 Crystal Palace 30 24 Southampton 18/04/1931 High Beech 29 24 Harringay 18/04/1931 Stamford Bridge 37 16 Lea Bridge 20/04/1931 Wimbledon 28 24 Harringay 21/04/1931 Harringay 24 30 West Ham 22/04/1931 Lea Bridge 22 31 Stamford Bridge 22/04/1931 Southampton 29 24 High Beech 23/04/1931 Leicester Stadium 22 31 Wembley 23/04/1931 Nottingham 33 21 Lea Bridge 25/04/1931 Crystal Palace rain Harringay 25/04/1931 Crystal Palace rain Leicester 25/04/1931 High Beech rain Stamford Bridge 25/04/1931 Lea Bridge rain Southampton 25/04/1931 Stamford Bridge rain West Ham 27/04/1931 Wimbledon 30 23 Southampton 28/04/1931 Harringay 29 18 High Beech 28/04/1931 West Ham 23 30 Stamford Bridge 30/04/1931 Leicester Stadium 18 36 Harringay 30/04/1931 Nottingham 26 28 Wembley 02/05/1931 Crystal Palace 32 22 Wimbledon 02/05/1931 High Beech 30 24 Wembley 02/05/1931 Southampton 26 27 Lea Bridge 02/05/1931 Stamford Bridge 35 15 West Ham 04/05/1931 Wimbledon 21 32 West Ham 05/05/1931 Harringay 25 27 Wimbledon 05/05/1931 West Ham 31 23 High Beech 06/05/1931 Lea Bridge 25 28 Harringay 07/05/1931 Wembley 31 22 Stamford Bridge 09/05/1931 Crystal Palace 26 24 Stamford Bridge 09/05/1931 High Beech 29 23 Southampton 09/05/1931 Lea Bridge 18 32 West Ham 09/05/1931 Stamford Bridge 33 20 Nottingham 12/05/1931 Harringay 30 21 Crystal Palace 14/05/1931 Nottingham 24.5 29.5 West Ham 14/05/1931 Wembley 41 12 Crystal Palace 16/05/1931 Crystal Palace 27 26 Harringay 18/05/1931 Wimbledon 22 30 Wembley 19/05/1931 Harringay 24 29 Stamford Bridge 19/05/1931 West Ham 34 19 Leicester Stadium 20/05/1931 Lea Bridge 23 25 Crystal Palace 21/05/1931 Wembley 32 22 West Ham 23/05/1931 Crystal Palace rain Leicester Stadium 23/05/1931 High Beech rain West Ham 23/05/1931 Lea Bridge 33 21 Leicester Stadium 23/05/1931 Southampton 38 15 Nottingham 23/05/1931 Stamford Bridge 31 22 Wimbledon 25/05/1931 High Beech 27 23 Crystal Palace 25/05/1931 High Beech 27 26 Stamford Bridge 25/05/1931 West Ham 28 25 Harringay 25/05/1931 Wimbledon 26 27 Stamford Bridge 26/05/1931 Harringay 29 24 Southampton 26/05/1931 West Ham 35 17 Lea Bridge 27/05/1931 Lea Bridge 18 36 Wembley 27/05/1931 Stamford Bridge 32 21 Crystal Palace 28/05/1931 Nottingham 32 22 High Beech 30/05/1931 Crystal Palace 25 27 West Ham 30/05/1931 High Beech 35 18 Coventry 30/05/1931 Southampton 36 17 Harringay 30/05/1931 Stamford Bridge 23 30 Wembley 01/06/1931 Wimbledon 36 17 High Beech 01/06/1931 Wimbledon 35 19 Nottingham 03/06/1931 Stamford Bridge 38 13 Southampton 04/06/1931 Coventry Brandon 26 27 Stamford Bridge 04/06/1931 Nottingham 29 25 Crystal Palace 04/06/1931 Wembley 31 22 Wimbledon 06/06/1931 Crystal Palace 29 24 Nottingham 06/06/1931 High Beech 27 26 West Ham 06/06/1931 Southampton 31.5 21.5 Wimbledon 06/06/1931 Stamford Bridge 32 20 High Beech 11/06/1931 Coventry Brandon 30 24 Wimbledon 16/06/1931 West Ham 25 28 Wimbledon 17/06/1931 Lea Bridge 37 16 Nottingham 17/06/1931 Southampton 26 28 Stamford Bridge 18/06/1931 Coventry Brandon 24 30 Lea Bridge 18/06/1931 Wembley 37 16 Nottingham 18/06/1931 Wembley 43 11 High Beech 20/06/1931 Crystal Palace 16 36 Wembley 20/06/1931 High Beech 32 20 Lea Bridge 20/06/1931 Southampton 23 31 West Ham 20/06/1931 Stamford Bridge 31 22 Wimbledon 22/06/1931 Wimbledon 33 20 Coventry 23/06/1931 West Ham 24 29 Wembley 24/06/1931 Manchester 20 34 Wimbledon 24/06/1931 Southampton 36 18 Crystal Palace 24/06/1931 Stamford Bridge 31 22 Wimbledon 25/06/1931 Coventry Brandon 24 30 Southampton 25/06/1931 Wembley 37 16 Manchester 26/06/1931 Nottingham 29 25 Southampton 27/06/1931 High Beech 29 21 Nottingham 29/06/1931 Wimbledon 40 13 Crystal Palace 30/06/1931 West Ham 33.5 20.5 Southampton 01/07/1931 Manchester 32 22 Nottingham 02/07/1931 Coventry Brandon 29 25 Crystal Palace 02/07/1931 Nottingham 28 25 Manchester 02/07/1931 Wembley 31 23 Southampton 04/07/1931 Crystal Palace 33 20 High Beech 04/07/1931 High Beech 32 20 Crystal Palace 04/07/1931 Lea Bridge 20 34 Wimbledon 04/07/1931 Southampton 31 23 Wembley 04/07/1931 Stamford Bridge 33 20 Coventry 08/07/1931 Manchester 28 26 Crystal Palace 09/07/1931 Nottingham 30 23 Coventry 11/07/1931 Crystal Palace 32 20 Coventry 13/07/1931 Wimbledon 37 17 Southampton 14/07/1931 West Ham 30 21 High Beech 16/07/1931 Coventry Brandon 32 22 Southampton 16/07/1931 Nottingham 33 21 Lea Bridge 16/07/1931 Wembley 34 20 Lea Bridge 18/07/1931 Crystal Palace 30 23 Wembley 18/07/1931 Lea Bridge 21 33 West Ham 18/07/1931 Stamford Bridge 32 22 Wimbledon 22/07/1931 Manchester 32 22 Lea Bridge 25/07/1931 Lea Bridge 32 22 Southampton 30/07/1931 Coventry Brandon 28 26 Wimbledon 30/07/1931 Wembley 34 19 Crystal Palace 01/08/1931 Crystal Palace 38 15 Southampton 01/08/1931 High Beech 21 33 West Ham 01/08/1931 Stamford Bridge 35 19 Manchester 03/08/1931 High Beech 34 20 Lea Bridge 03/08/1931 Stamford Bridge 28 25 Crystal Palace 03/08/1931 Wimbledon 29 25 Manchester 04/08/1931 Coventry Brandon 29 25 Wembley 05/08/1931 Lea Bridge rain Stamford Bridge 05/08/1931 Manchester post Southampton 06/08/1931 Wembley 37 17 Coventry 08/08/1931 Crystal Palace 31 23 Stamford Bridge 08/08/1931 High Beech rain Wimbledon 08/08/1931 Manchester 29 24 Southampton 10/08/1931 Wimbledon rain Coventry 11/08/1931 West Ham 34 19 Lea Bridge 12/08/1931 Lea Bridge 23 31 Stamford Bridge 12/08/1931 Manchester 28 22 High Beech 15/08/1931 Crystal Palace 36 18 Coventry 15/08/1931 High Beech 20 33 Wembley 15/08/1931 Southampton 32 21 Lea Bridge 17/08/1931 Wimbledon 29 23 Stamford Bridge 18/08/1931 West Ham 35 17 Wimbledon 19/08/1931 Lea Bridge 22 32 Crystal Palace 19/08/1931 Manchester 28 26 Wembley 20/08/1931 Coventry Brandon rain West Ham 20/08/1931 Wembley 31 23 High Beech 20/08/1931 Wembley 27 27 Wimbledon 22/08/1931 High Beech 38 16 Manchester 22/08/1931 Lea Bridge 23 31 Southampton 22/08/1931 Stamford Bridge 41 11 Manchester 24/08/1931 Wimbledon 29 25 West Ham 26/08/1931 Manchester 31 22 Coventry 26/08/1931 Southampton 35 16 Wimbledon 27/08/1931 Wembley 32 22 Southampton 29/08/1931 High Beech 31 22 Coventry 31/08/1931 Wimbledon 35 15 High Beech 31/08/1931 Wimbledon 29 25 Coventry 01/09/1931 West Ham 33 21 Coventry 02/09/1931 Lea Bridge 38 15 High Beech 02/09/1931 Southampton 21 31 Crystal Palace 05/09/1931 Crystal Palace 32 22 West Ham 05/09/1931 High Beech rain Wimbledon 05/09/1931 Southampton 32 22 Coventry 05/09/1931 Stamford Bridge 34 20 Lea Bridge 07/09/1931 Wimbledon 31 22 Crystal Palace 08/09/1931 West Ham 21.5 32.5 Stamford Bridge 09/09/1931 Lea Bridge 28 26 Wimbledon 09/09/1931 Manchester 16 36 Wembley 09/09/1931 Southampton 37 14 High Beech 10/09/1931 Coventry Brandon 25 29 Lea Bridge 10/09/1931 Wembley 30 22 Manchester 10/09/1931 Wembley 29.5 24.5 West Ham 12/09/1931 Crystal Palace rain Wimbledon 12/09/1931 High Beech rain Southampton 14/09/1931 Coventry Brandon 29 25 West Ham 14/09/1931 Wimbledon 28 25 Wembley 15/09/1931 West Ham 26 27 Southampton 16/09/1931 Manchester 23 31 Stamford Bridge 17/09/1931 Coventry Brandon 19 35 Crystal Palace 19/09/1931 High Beech 30 23 Stamford Bridge 19/09/1931 High Beech 28 23 Wimbledon 19/09/1931 Lea Bridge 22 32 Wembley 19/09/1931 Southampton 34 19 Manchester 19/09/1931 Stamford Bridge 39 15 Coventry 22/09/1931 West Ham 20 32 Wembley 23/09/1931 Manchester 28 26 Lea Bridge 23/09/1931 Manchester 24 28 West Ham 24/09/1931 Coventry Brandon 24 28 Stamford Bridge 26/09/1931 Crystal Palace 45 9 Manchester 26/09/1931 Southampton 22 31 West Ham 28/09/1931 Wimbledon 36 18 Lea Bridge 29/09/1931 West Ham 23 28 Crystal Palace 30/09/1931 Southampton 33 20 Stamford Bridge 01/10/1931 Coventry Brandon 26 27 High Beech 01/10/1931 Wembley 34 19 Stamford Bridge 01/10/1931 Wembley 34 18 Lea Bridge 03/10/1931 Crystal Palace 30 22 Wimbledon 03/10/1931 Lea Bridge 32 20 Manchester 03/10/1931 Southampton 30 24 Wembley 03/10/1931 Stamford Bridge 29 24 West Ham 03/10/1931 Stamford Bridge 23 29 High Beech 06/10/1931 West Ham 30 24 Manchester 07/10/1931 Lea Bridge 33 19 Coventry 07/10/1931 High Beech 19 31 Southampton 08/10/1931 Coventry Brandon 28 24 Manchester 10/10/1931 Crystal Palace 31 15 High Beech 10/10/1931 Crystal Palace 38 15 Lea Bridge 17/10/1931 Stamford Bridge 32 21 Wembley 17/10/1931 Stamford Bridge 31 22 Southampton Wembley Lions