1931 World Snooker Championship, Championship details
Dennis led 3–2 after the first afternoon session and increased his lead to 6–4 at the end of the first day. On the second day, Davis won each of the afternoon and evening sessions 3–2 to level the match at 10–10. Dennis won the third afternoon session 4–1. In frame 24, Davis made a break of 41, the first break over 40 of the match, but lost the frame 57–49.


1931 World Snooker Championship, Championship details
At one stage in the frame Dennis was snookered behind the brown ball "but jumped the cue ball clean over that obstacle" to make his escape, according to a report in the Nottingham Evening Post. In the 25th frame Davis made a 56 break before fouling a red when preparing to pot the black ball, missing his chance of beating his Championship record break of 79. Davis then won the evening session 4–1 to level the match again at 15–15.


1931 World Snooker Championship, Championship details
On the fourth day Dennis again won the afternoon session 4–1 but Davis won all five frames in the evening to take a 21–19 lead. On the final day Davis won the first frame which included a 48 break and then the second frame with a 72 break, the highest of the match, missing an attempted double into the middle pocket. The afternoon session ended with Davis leading 24–21, needing just one more frame for victory. Davis took the first frame of the evening by a score 75–43, including a 58 break, to win the Championship 25–21. Davis was awarded with the "Championship Cup" by Tinsley Lindley, who also presented Dennis with the runner-up medal. Davis and Dennis played a further four frames for the benefit of the spectators.


1931 World Snooker Championship, Championship details
Of the finals that Davis and Dennis contested, this was the closest match. Snooker historian Clive Everton has considered whether Davis may have allowed Dennis to win some frames in order to prolong the match and therefore increase the gate receipts, and concluded that it seems more likely that Dennis was playing better than Davis had expected. Everton wrote that when Davis was 16–19 behind, "it was entirely credible, though, that Joe should react to danger by raising his game and imposing his more positive personality when he needed to." Davis's brother Fred Davis, was a spectator at the match.


1931 World Snooker Championship, Championship details
Discussing his brother's early years of domination of the World Snooker Championship, Fred Davis wrote that "it was in nobody's financial interest for the match to be decided early" and that this is probably why there were few one-sided matches. Fred Davis also opined that as Joe Davis's ability was so far ahead of other players, "as soon as [Joe] started to apply himself fully, there could be only one winner."


1931 World Table Tennis Championships
The 5th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from February 10 to February 15, 1931.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles was the fifth edition of the men's doubles championship. Miklós Szabados and Viktor Barna defeated Lajos Dávid and István Kelen in the final by three sets to one win a third consecutive title.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles was the fifth edition of the men's singles championship.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Miklós Szabados met compatriot Viktor Barna in the final of this event. Szabados won the final three sets to nil.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the fifth edition of the men's team championship.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
Hungary won the gold medal following a perfect 10-0 match record.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles was the fifth edition of the mixed doubles championship.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
Miklós Szabados and Mária Mednyánszky defeated Viktor Barna and Anna Sipos in the final by three sets to one.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles was the fourth edition of the women's doubles championship. Mária Mednyánszky and Anna Sipos defeated Magda Gál and Lili Tiszai in the final by three sets to one.


1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The 1931 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles was the fifth edition of the women's singles championship. Mária Mednyánszky defeated Mona Müller-Rüster in the final by three sets to one, to secure a fifth consecutive title.


1931 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1931 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Rhodes, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against RMC opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 75.


1931 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1931 team had the only winning record in Wyoming program history between 1925 and 1949.


1931 Wyoming Cowboys football team
On October 24, 1931, Wyoming's athletic ground was dedicated as Corbett Field in honor of the school's longtime coach and athletic director, John Corbett.


1931 Wyoming Cowboys football team
At the end of the season, two Wyoming players received honors on the Associated Press All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team. Halfback Carl Dir received second-team honors, and tackle Clarence Smith received third-team honors.


1931 Xavier Musketeers football team
The 1931 St. Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1931 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–0–1 against OAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 107 to 38.


1931 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1931 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1931 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mal Stevens, Yale compiled a 5–1–2 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents, 198 to 79. In the annual rivalry game, Yale defeated Princeton by a 51–14 score, the worst defeat in Princeton history.


1931 Yale Bulldogs football team
Two Yale players received All-America recognition. Halfback and team captain Albie Booth was selected on the second team by the International News Service (INS) and on the third team by the Associated Press. End Herster Barnes was selected on the third team by the INS.


1931 Yale Bulldogs football team
Joe Crowley set a Yale Bowl record by scoring five touchdowns in a single game on November 7, 1931.


1931 Yugoslav Constitution
The 1931 Yugoslav Constitution, also known as September Constitution or Octroic constitution, was the second and final Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was issued by decree on September 3.


1931 Yugoslav Constitution, Background
Article 76 of the Constitution bans possession of firearms within by members of Parliament while in session, likely as a response to the fatal shooting by Puniša Račić of several members of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1928. Tumult following the assassination led to the establishment of the 6 January Dictatorship in 1929, under which the previous Vidovdan Constitution was abrogated.


1931 Yugoslav Constitution, Duration
The force of the Constitution ended with the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers, which began on 6 April 1941 and ended with the unconditional surrender of the Royal Yugoslav Army on 17 April, after which Yugoslavia was partitioned and annexed by the invading powers. Peter II fled to England. In 1944 the Prime Minister of his government-in-exile signed the Treaty of Vis, which promised a coalition Royalist-Partisan government after World War II. Irregular elections to a constituent assembly on 11 November 1945 produced a great majority for the Communist Party. The 1946 Yugoslav Constitution it produced abolished the monarchy and superseded the 1931 Constitution.


1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia on 8 November 1931. Voters were presented with a single list of candidates supporting the royal dictatorship of King Alexander. The list was headed by Prime Minister Petar Živković.


1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election, Background
The royal dictatorship lasted from 6 January 1929, when the king prorogued parliament and assumed control of the state, and ended with the 1931 Yugoslav Constitution.


1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election, Background
Alexander abolished the Vidovdan Constitution, prorogued the National Assembly and introduced a personal dictatorship on 6 January 1929. The next day, General Petar Živković became prime minister, heading the regime's Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy.


1931 Yukon general election
The 1931 Yukon general election was held on 10 August 1931 to elect the three members of the Yukon Territorial Council. The council was non-partisan and had merely an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.


1931 Zangezur earthquake
The 1931 Zangezur earthquake occurred on April 27 at 20:50:45 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.5. The earthquake was located in the Zangezur Mountains near the boundary between southwestern Armenia and Azerbaijan's exclave, the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic. Both territories were part of the Soviet Union at that time.


1931 Zangezur earthquake, Tectonic setting
The Pambak-Sevan-Sunik Fault extends in the NW–SE direction. The fault can be traced continuously for 400 km and consists of four major segments. The 1931 Zangezur earthquake was located in the area of the Sunik-Zanghezour segment, which is about 120 km long.


1931 Zangezur earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was located near the border between the Syunik Province of Armenia (Zangezur is an alternative name for the region of Syunik Province) and the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Up to 2,890 were reported dead. In Armenia, 57 villages were destroyed or heavily damaged in the Sisian-Goris area and in Azerbaijan, 46 villages were destroyed or seriously damaged in the Ordubad area. In another source it was reported that the earthquake destroyed 254 villages. In southeastern Armenia, the historical Tatev Monastery was damaged. The MSK-64 intensity reached IX (Destructive) in Shamb and VIII (Damaging) in Jougha. The Museum of History in Sisian has some photos taken after the town was hit by the earthquake.


1931 Zangezur earthquake, Previous seismicity
There was a period of increased earthquake activity in Armenia and its neighboring republics between 1911 and 1956 and the 1931 event was one of the strongest. It released about half of the total energy of all the earthquakes occurring in the Caucasus region near the Caspian Sea in that period.


1931 census of Palestine
The 1931 census of Palestine was the second census carried out by the authorities of the British Mandate for Palestine. It was carried out on 18 November 1931 under the direction of Major E. Mills after the 1922 census of Palestine. No further census was conducted in Palestine by the British administration.


1931 census of Palestine
The census found a total population of 1,035,821  (1,033,314 excluding the numbers of H.M. Forces), an increase of 36.8% since 1922, of which the Jewish population increased by 108.4%.


1931 census of Palestine
The population was divided by religion as follows: 759,717 Muslims, 174,610 Jews, 91,398 Christians, 9,148 Druzes, 350 Bahais, 182 Samaritans, and 421 "no religion". A special problem was posed by the nomadic Bedouin of the south, who were reluctant to co-operate. Estimates of each tribe were made by officers of the district administration according to local observation. The total of 759,717 Muslims included 66,553 persons enumerated by that method. The number of foreign British forces stationed in Palestine in 1931 totalled 2,500.


1931 census of Palestine, Publication
Three volumes of data derived from the census were published by the Government of Palestine. They were edited by the Superintendent of Census and Assistant Chief Secretary, E. Mills.


1931 college football season
The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System. Rockne, who had coached Notre Dame to a championship in 1930, had been killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. For the first time, the champion under the Dickinson system also played in a postseason game. The Rose Bowl, promoted as an unofficial championship matchup between the best teams of East and West, matched USC and Tulane, No. 1 and No. 2 in the Dickinson ratings. USC won, 21–12. Also for 1931, historian Parke Davis, through research, selected Pittsburgh and Purdue as National Champions and these selections, along with USC, are all recognized by the official NCAA records book. Both USC and Pitt claim national championships for 1931, and both are recognized by College Football Data Warehouse.


1931 college football season, September
September 26 The season started with an upset. St. Mary's College, a relatively small school in San Francisco, defeated USC 13–7. Tulane beat Ole Miss, 31–0 and Tennessee beat Maryville 33–0, while Pittsburgh beat Miami University, 61–0.


1931 college football season, October
October 3 St. Mary's won again, at California, 14–0, and USC won its first game of the season, beating Oregon State 30–0. Tennessee beat Clemson 44–0 and Tulane defeated Texas A&M 7–0. Northwestern beat Nebraska 19–7. Purdue opened its season for the home crowd with a doubleheader, beating Ohio's Western Reserve 28–0, followed by a 19–0 win over Iowa's Coe College


1931 college football season, October
Pittsburgh won at Iowa, 20–0  Georgia beat Virginia Tech 40–0Harvard defeated Bates College, 28–0 and Yale beat Maine, 19–0Notre Dame won at Indiana 25–0


1931 college football season, October
October 10 In Chicago, a crowd of 75,000 turned out at Soldier Field to watch Northwestern and Notre Dame played to a 0–0 tie in a driving rain. Tennessee defeated Ole Miss 38–0. USC beat Washington State 38–6. Harvard beat New Hampshire, 39–0. In New Haven, the Georgia Bulldogs handed the Yale Bulldogs their first defeat, 26–7. Purdue beat Illinois 7–0Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 34–0. Tulane defeated Spring Hill College 40–0 and St. Mary's beat the West Coast Army team, 21–7


1931 college football season, October
October 17 Tulane and Vanderbilt, both 3–0–0, met at Nashville, with Tulane winning 19–0Tennessee and Alabama, both 3–0–0, met at Knoxville, with UT winning 25–0. USC defeated visiting Oregon 53–0. Northwestern beat visiting UCLA 19–0Georgia won at North Carolina, 32–7. Yale beat Chicago 27–0 and Harvard got past Army 14–13. Purdue lost at Wisconsin 21–14. Pittsburgh defeated Western Reserve, 32–0. Notre Dame defeated Drake 63–0. St. Mary's beat the University of San Francisco, 14–6. Neither SMC or USF play college football anymore.


1931 college football season, October
October 24 Notre Dame (3–0–0) and Pittsburgh (4–0–0) met at South Bend, with Notre Dame winning 25–12. Tulane beat Georgia Tech 33–0; Tulane had outscored its five opponents 130–0. Tennessee won at North Carolina, 7–0; it had outscored its five foes 147–0. Georgia beat Vanderbilt 9–0. Harvard beat visiting Texas, 35–7 and Yale and Army played to a 6–6 tie, while in Pittsburgh, Purdue defeated Carnegie Tech 13–6. Northwestern defeated Ohio State in Columbus, 10–0. St. Mary's beat visiting Gonzaga University, 13–7. USC won at California 6–0


1931 college football season, October
October 31 Tulane beat Mississippi State, but not without surrendering its first points, in a 59–7 win; likewise, Tennessee beat Duke, but was scored upon for the first time, in its 25–2 winGeorgia won at Florida, 33–6. Northwestern beat visiting Illinois 32–6 and Purdue won at Chicago 14–6. Harvard beat Virginia 19–0 and Yale and Dartmouth played to a 33–33 tie. Pittsburgh won at Penn State, 41–6Notre Dame defeated Carnegie Tech 19–0. Surprising St. Mary's extended its record to 6–0–0 with a 21–14 win over Santa Clara.


1931 college football season, November
November 7 USC (4–1–0) and Stanford (5–0–1) met at Los Angeles, and USC won 19–0. In Montgomery, Alabama, Tulane shut out Auburn 27–0. Tennessee beat visiting Carson-Newman, 31–0. Northwestern beat Minnesota, 32–14. Purdue beat Centenary College 49–6. Before a crowd of 65,000 at Yankee Stadium, Georgia stayed unbeaten as it defeated New York University 7–6, with the aid of a 97–yard kickoff return by Buster Mott in the third quarter. Harvard beat Dartmouth 7–6 and Yale beat St. John's College of Maryland, 52–0. Pittsburgh beat Carnegie Tech 14–6. Notre Dame beat Pennsylvania 49–0. St. Mary's suffered its first defeat, to the visiting Olympic Club, 10–0


1931 college football season, November
November 11  In an Armistice Day game at Los Angeles, UCLA handed St. Mary's its second straight loss, 12–0


1931 college football season, November
November 14 Tulane (7–0–0) and Georgia (6–0–0) faced off in Athens before a crowd of 36,000 for the rights to best in the South. The Green Wave rolled over Georgia's Bulldogs 20–7. Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 21–7. USC beat visiting Montana 69–0. Harvard defeated Holy Cross 7–0. Purdue defeated Iowa 22–0 and Northwestern edged Indiana 7–6. Pittsburgh beat visiting Army 26–0. In Baltimore, Notre Dame beat Navy 20–0


1931 college football season, November
November 21 Notre Dame (6–0–1) had not lost a football game in almost three years, its last defeat having been to the USC Trojans on 27–14 on  December 1, 1928. A crowd of 52,000 turned out as (5–1–0) USC came to the Notre Dame campus in South Bend for the first time ever. The Trojans trailed 14–0 going into the fourth quarter, and was trailing 14–13 in the final minutes after Johnny Baker's extra point attempt had been blocked. In the final minute, Baker kicked a 34–yard field goal for a 16–14 win, Notre Dame's first loss in 27 starts. Tulane beat Sewanee 40–0. Northwestern won at Iowa 9–0, and Purdue won at Indiana, 19–0. In Columbus, Ga., Georgia beat Auburn 12–6. Yale (3–1–2) hosted Harvard (7–0–0) and won 3–0


1931 college football season, November
November 26  On Thanksgiving Day, Pitt and Nebraska, both 7–1–0, met in Pittsburgh, with the home team winning 40–0. Tennessee and Kentucky played to a 6–6 tie in Lexington. St. Mary's defeated Oregon 16–0.


1931 college football season, November
November 28 In Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 80,000 turned out in spite of a snowstorm, and watched as Notre Dame was beaten by Army, 12–0, for its second consecutive defeat after 26 games without a loss. Meanwhile, 40,000 watched in Chicago as Northwestern (7–0–1) and Purdue (8–1–0) met in a "post-season charity game" on a frozen field in Chicago, with the Boilermakers handing the Wildcats their first defeat, 7–0.


1931 college football season, November
Yale beat Princeton 51–14. Tulane defeated LSU 34–7 and Georgia defeated Georgia Tech 35–6


1931 college football season, December
December 5 Tulane beat Washington State 28–14 to close at 11–0–0, unbeaten and untied, while Tennessee played NYU at Yankee Stadium, winning 13–0 to finish at 8–0–1. USC defeated Washington 44–7. St. Mary's closed its season with a 7–2 win over Southern Methodist (SMU).


1931 college football season, December
December 12USC and Georgia, both 8–1–0, met in Los Angeles, and the visiting Bulldogs were crushed 60–0


1931 college football season, 1932 Rose Bowl
For the first time, the Rose Bowl matchup included the No. 1 ranked team under the Dickinson ratings. That team, USC, was matched against No. 2 ranked Tulane. A crowd of 83,000 turned out in Pasadena, a Rose Bowl record. Though Tulane had outgained USC in total yards (378 vs. 233) and first downs (18 vs. 11), the USC Trojans made the most of their three scoring opportunities. In the third quarter, Erny Pinckert ran 28 yards for a touchdown, then, after the Trojans recovered a Tulane fumble, scored again. USC went up 21–0 before Tulane fought back with two touchdowns, and only a tough Trojan defense held the Green Wave from scoring more. The final result was USC 21, Tulane 12.


1931 college football season, Dickinson System
The AP sportswriters' poll would not begin continuously until 1936. (although, the first time was a one instance publishing in 1934)  Frank G. Dickinson, an economics professor at the University of Illinois, had invented the Dickinson System to rank colleges based upon their records and the strength of their opposition.


1931 college football season, Dickinson System
The system was originally designed to rank teams in the Big Nine (later the Big Ten) conference. Chicago clothing manufacturer Jack Rissman then persuaded Dickinson to rank the nation's teams under the system, and awarded the Rissman Trophy to the winning university.


1931 college football season, Dickinson System
The system awarded 30 points for a win over a "strong team", and 20 for a win over a "weak team". Losses were awarded points (15 for loss to a strong team, 10 for loss to a weak team). Ties were treated as half a win and half a loss (22.5 for a tie with a strong team, 15 for a tie with a weak team). An average was then derived by dividing the points by games played.


1931 college football season, Final Dickinson rankings
Although Tulane was unbeaten and untied (11–0), it was second to the USC with a 9–1 record.


1931 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in Afghanistan.


1931 in Afghanistan
King Nader Shah further consolidates his position, and continues to bring the country into a more settled state, as is noted by traders at the end of the year. Relations with foreign powers continue to be friendly, but the immigration of Europeans is not encouraged, and only a small number of European advisers are retained in the country. King Nadir devotes special attention to the reorganization of the army and the control of the national finances.


1931 in Afghanistan, April 1931
After a campaign of several months, the king's brother, Shah Mahmud, succeeds in driving Ibrahim Beg, "the Robin Hood of Bokhara," who has been stirring up disaffection in the northeast, across the Oxus into Soviet territory, where he is apprehended and executed. Shah Mahmud's victory is celebrated at the annual festival of national independence in August.


1931 in Afghanistan, May 1931
A consignment of 10,000 rifles and large quantities of ammunition arrives in Afghanistan from France.


1931 in Argentine football
1931 saw the creation of the "Liga Argentina de Football", by 18 breakaway members of the "Asociación Argentina de Football". The LAF was the first professional league in Argentine football, it was won by Boca Juniors. The Amateur championship continued in parallel: the eventual champions were Almagro.


1931 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in Australia.


1931 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1931.


1931 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1931 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1931 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1931 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 30th season of competitive football in the country.


1931 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Paulista
São Paulo da Floresta declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.


1931 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1931.


1931 in British music
This is a summary of 1931 in music in the United Kingdom.


1931 in British radio
This is a list of events from British radio in 1931.


1931 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1931.


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Greater autonomy enacted in Statute of Westminster, ending (with exceptions) British parliament's power over Canada


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Before Statute's passage, PM Bennett affirms that it will not affect Constitution's amending process or division of powers


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Liberals assert that preserving British parliament's Constitution amending power is not subordination, but done "by our own agreement"


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
MP Henri Bourassa says Statute of Westminster incites "national spirit superior to all provincial, religious and racial prejudices"


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Solicitor General backs consultation with provinces in amendment of Constitution or imperial statutes


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Prime Minister's New Year greeting after "a year of difficulty and of testing" that has proven "soundness of our economic structure"


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Federal budget includes "imposts that will be felt by everyone in the Dominion in a most direct manner"


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canada not encouraging immigration, and those who do come should have funds to support them for at least six months


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Year-end assessment points to Canada's resource and financial assets as well as agriculture troubles and government "extravagance"


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Saskatchewan labour groups form political party with platform including nationalization, debt relief and planned economy


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadian Communists defiant following arrest of comrades for sedition under Criminal Code Section 98


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadian-born evangelist ministers to new immigrants in California with philosophy that no one is alien in eyes of God


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Unlike one-industry cities, Toronto is widely diversified in industrial, commercial and financial enterprises


1931 in Canada, Historical Documents
Toronto Star newsletter encourages carriers with success stories, prizes and "One Order a Day" Club


1931 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1931
The Ottawa Senators reverted to the name "Ottawa Rough Riders."


1931 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1931
The Canadian Rugby Union approved the forward pass for all leagues and the first touchdown pass in Grey Cup history was a Warren Stevens to Kenny Grant play in Montreal's 22–0 win over Regina.


1931 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1931
Convert scrimmage line was moved to the five-yard line, and the point could be scored by a drop-kick, place kick, run or pass.


1931 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1931
The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were the first team outside Ontario to win the Grey Cup after shutting out the Regina Roughriders.


1931 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1931 in Canadian football, Grey Cup Championship
19th Annual Grey Cup Game: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium – Montreal, Quebec


1931 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in Chile.


1931 in China
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1931 in El Salvador
The following lists events that happened in 1931 in El Salvador.


1931 in Estonia
This article lists events that occurred during 1931 in Estonia.


1931 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1931 in Iceland.


1931 in Malaya
This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1931, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.


1931 in Mandatory Palestine
Events in the year 1931 in the British Mandate of Palestine.


1931 in Michigan, Population
In the 1930 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 4,842,325, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1940, Michigan's population had increased by 8.5% to 5,256,106.


1931 in Michigan, Population, Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.


1931 in Michigan, Population, Counties
The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 50,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.


1931 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in New Zealand.


1931 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Labour Party with the Reform Party in opposition. During the year the agreement between United and Labour collapsed due to differing opinions on how to counter the Great Depression. The Reform Party, fearing that the Depression would give Labour a substantial boost, reluctantly agreed to form a coalition with United to avert elections. By forming a coalition, United and Reform were able to blunt Labour's advantage, ending the possibility of the anti-Labour vote being split and the general election in December saw the United–Reform Coalition winning a majority.


1931 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film
See : Category:1931 film awards, 1931 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1931 films


1931 in New Zealand, Sport, Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.


1931 in Norwegian football
Results from Norwegian football in 1931. See also 1930 in Norwegian football and 1932 in Norwegian football


1931 in Norwegian football, Class A of local association leagues
Class A of local association leagues (kretsserier) is the predecessor of a national league competition.


1931 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1931 in Norwegian music.


1931 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in South Africa.


1931 in South Africa, Railways, Locomotives
Two new narrow gauge steam locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):


1931 in Switzerland
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1931 in Switzerland.


1931 in Taiwan
Events from the year 1931 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.


1931 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1931 to Wales and its people.


1931 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1931 throughout the world.


1931 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1931  throughout the world.


1931 in baseball, Negro leagues final standings, Negro National League final standings
† Columbus and HoD were not in the league but their games counted in the standings.


1931 in baseball, Negro leagues final standings, East (independent teams) final standings
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.


1931 in comics
Notable events of 1931 in comics. See also List of years in comics.


1931 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1931.


1931 in film
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.


1931 in film, Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


1931 in film, Best money stars
Variety reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking.


1931 in film, Best money stars
The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked the same.


1931 in film, Academy Awards
The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened released between August 1, 1930, and July 31, 1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


1931 in film, Academy Awards
Most Awards: Cimarron – 3 (Best Picture; Best Adaptation and Best Art Direction)


1931 in film, Academy Awards
Cimarron was the first Western to win Best Picture, and would remain the only one to do so for 59 years (until Dances with Wolves won in 1991). It received a then-record seven nominations, and was the first film to win more than two awards.


1931 in film, Academy Awards
The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Conrad Nagel. Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards.


1931 in film, Academy Awards
Most nominations: Arrowsmith (Samuel Goldwyn Productions) and The Champ (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – 4


1931 in film, Academy Awards
Most Awards: Bad Girl  (Best Director and Best Adaptation) and The Champ (Best Actor and Best Original Story) – 2Note: The Academy Award for Best Picture went to 1932's Grand Hotel.


1931 in film, Notable films released in 1931, A
Writers: John Farrow (adapted from the play: "The Registered Woman"), John Farrow Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, William Bakewell, Lew Cody


1931 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1931 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.


1931 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1931.


1931 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1931.


1931 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1931 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1931 in motorsport, Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.


1931 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1931.


1931 in music, Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest in the limited set of charts available for 1931.


1931 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1931.


1931 in paleontology, Paleozoology, Vertebrates, Jawless fish
Edward Branson and Maurice Mehl described the extinct genus of heterostracan agnathan Cardipeltis in the Jefferson Formation of Utah.


1931 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1931 in poetry, Works published in other languages, Indian subcontinent
Including all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:


1931 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1931 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1931 in radio
The year 1931 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.


1931 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1931.


1931 in science
The year 1931 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1931 in science fiction
The year 1931 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.


1931 in science fiction, Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.


1931 in sports
1931 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1931 in sports, Alpine skiing
Inaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:


1931 in television
The year 1931 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1931.


1931 in tennis
The year 1931 in tennis was a complex mixture of mainly amateur tournaments composed of international, invitational, national, exhibition, team (city leagues, country leagues, international knock-out tournaments) events and joined by an up-and-coming Pro Tour both on competitive and exhibitional levels.


1931 in tennis
At the end of the pro season the champion title was awarded. Bill Tilden held the title at the end of the year. He also ran his own pro organization called the Tilden Tennis Tours and toured the world with a series of pro exhibition-like matches. The European professionals of Germany, France, Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland founded the International Federation of Professionists and Professionals headed by Roman Najuch to represent their interest against the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). There were a few occasional professionals against amateur challenges as well held in team competition format.


1931 in tennis
The amateur events were almost all co-educated thus the majority included a mixed title contest. Irishman George Lyttleton-Rogers dominated the European scene winning eight singles titles, all of which were confined to French and Italian championships. Ellsworth Vines was the dominant male player on the North American tour. The women's most successful players were Miss Elizabeth Ryan in North America and Cilly Aussem in Europe and in South America. Australian tennis life was figureheaded by Jack Crawford.


1931 in tennis
The most prestigious team cups were the Wightman Cup for ladies and the Davis Cup (called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) for men. The 1931 Wightman Cup was its 9th edition and was organized by the United States Tennis Association between the teams of Great Britain and the United States. The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was its 26th edition and was organized by the ILTF. The Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round.


1931 in tennis
22 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 participated in the Americas Zone. The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, on 24–26 July.


1931 in tennis, Legend, Key
This list includes men and women international tournaments (where at least several different nations were represented), main (annual) national championships, professional tour events and the Davis Cup


1931 in tennis, Rankings
These are the rankings compiled published in the Swiss newspaper Züricher Sport in October 1931, a second list based upon the ranks of Pierre Gillou, President of the Fédération Française de Tennis, and a third by A Wallis Myers, founder of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain.


1931 in tennis, Rankings, Men's singles
LegendA : AbsentWi : WimbledonRG : French OpenUS : Us National ChampionshipsW/F/SF/QF/R : Won/Finalist/Semi,-QuarterFinals/Rounds(d) (x) : Only the best result is shown for each tournament in one of the competitions of the given order; singles is the default, then the doubles and mixed doubles.


1931 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in the Belgian Congo.


1931 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1931 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


1931 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 1931 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the sixth census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the territory of 51,564 km2 2,323,555 persons lived. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia conducted a population census on 31 March 1931.


1931 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Results by religion, Results by administrative units
The Kingdom was divided into Banovinas. Banovinas were divided into districts, and districts into municipalities. Below is a result of census by administrative units:


1931 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Results by religion, Results by administrative units, Littoral Banovina
Population of Bosnian part of Littoral Banovina in 1931 by religion


1931 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
Four teams participated in the 20th season of Icelandic league football. KR won the championship for the 7th time.


1931 Čapek
1931 Čapek, provisional designation 1969 QB, is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1969, by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. The asteroid was named in memory of Czech writer Karel Čapek.


1931 Čapek, Orbit and classification
Čapek is a background asteroid, not associated to any known asteroid family. It orbits the Sun in the inner part of the central main-belt near the 3:1 resonance with Jupiter at a distance of 1.9–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,480 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic.


1931 Čapek, Orbit and classification
The asteroid was first identified as 1957 TK at Goethe Link Observatory in October 1957. The body's observation arc begins at Crimea–Nauchnij, eleven days prior to its official discovery observation at Bergedorf.


1931 Čapek, Physical characteristics, Spectral type
In the Tholen classification, Čapek is a common carbonaceous C-type asteroid. This strongly disagrees with the albedo obtained by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), which indicates that Čapek is a stony S-type asteroid rather than a carbonaceous one.


1931 Čapek, Physical characteristics, Rotation period
As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Čapek has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroid's rotation period, shape and poles remain unknown.


1931 Čapek, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Čapek measures 6.628 kilometers in diameter  and its surface has an albedo of 0.254.


1931 Čapek, Naming
This minor planet was named in memory of Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech dramatist and novelist, best known for his allegorical plays R.U.R. and Krakatit, in which he anticipated both, the destructive potential of nuclear physics and their moral implications. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 27 June 1991 (M.P.C. 18447).


1931–1932 Massachusetts legislature
The 147th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1931 and 1932.


1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs
The 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs was the second and last edition of the Central European International Cup for amateur teams. It was won by Romania, who took part for the first and only time.


1931–32 1re série season
The 1931–32 1re série season was the 16th season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Stade Français won their first championship.


1931–32 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was Aberdeen's 27th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 28th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.


1931–32 Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan 1931–32, part of the 1931–32 Swedish football season, was the eighth Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 2 August 1931 and the last match was played 5 June 1932. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Örgryte IS, while IFK Malmö and Hallstahammars SK were relegated.


1931–32 Arsenal F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was Arsenal's 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1931–32 Aston Villa F.C. season
Aston Villa played the  1931–32 English football season in the Football League First Division. Billy Smith remained trophy-less going into his sixth season.


1931–32 Aston Villa F.C. season
With a full programme of New Year fixtures across all four divisions, The Times highlighted in particular Aston Villa's clash with high-flying Newcastle United. Villa had recently beaten Newcastle 3-0.


1931–32 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and SK Admira Wien won the championship.


1931–32 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Lierse S.K. won the championship.


1931–32 Birmingham F.C. season
The 1931–32 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 36th in the Football League and their 19th in the First Division. They finished in ninth position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1931–32 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Grimsby Town in the fourth.


1931–32 Birmingham F.C. season
Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Lewis Stoker played in 41 of the 44 matches over the season, and, for the 11th successive year, Joe Bradford was leading scorer, with 28 goals, of which 26 came in the league.


1931–32 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 31st season (28th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twentieth.


1931–32 Blackpool F.C. season
Jimmy Hampson was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with 24 goals in total (23 in the league and one in the FA Cup).


1931–32 Boston Bruins season
The 1931–32 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' eighth season in the NHL. The team finished fourth in the division, out of the playoffs.


1931–32 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
In the course of playing a 0–0 tie against the New York Americans on January 3, 1932, the Bruins shot the puck the length of the ice 87 times to relieve pressure on their goal. To stop this becoming a regular tactic, the icing rule was introduced into the NHL later in the decade.


1931–32 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1931–32 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1931–32 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 25th in the club's history.


1931–32 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 7th in Division Two, and reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup.


1931–32 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1931–32 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. Despite leading the division for two months in mid-season, the Bees fell away to finish 5th.


1931–32 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford manager Harry Curtis' additions to his squad for the 1931–32 Third Division South season were minor – backup goalkeeper Dave Smith, amateur half back Jackie Gibbons and forwards George Cook, George Robson and Bert Stephens. The team had a very strong first half of the season, rising to the top of the table by 5 December 1931 and staying there until 13 February 1932, when a run of just five defeats in 31 matches in all competitions came to an end. Billy Lane kept up his prolific goalscoring form from the previous two seasons, scoring 20 goals in a 27 match spell, with Jackie Foster, Bill Berry and Jackie Gibbons also supporting with regular goals.


1931–32 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
As in the previous two seasons, Brentford's suffered a slump in the second half of the campaign, losing 9 of 14 matches between mid-February and late April to drop to as low as 9th, though two wins from the final two matches of the season elevated the side to a 5th-place finish. Brentford had also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the second successive season, exiting the competition after a heavy 6–1 defeat at the hands of top-flight Manchester City at Maine Road.


1931–32 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
It had been rumoured in April 1932 that manager Curtis had tendered his resignation, but chairman Louis P. Simon recognised his good work over the previous six years and persuaded him to stay. A run of four successive home Football League draws during the season equalled the club record, while Billy Lane's seventh and final Brentford hattrick (scored versus Coventry City on 12 September 1931) set a new club record.


1931–32 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary, Reserve team
Brentford's reserve team finished as champions of the London Combination for the first time. The team went undefeated at home from 21 November 1931, setting off a run which extended until 4 November 1933. Ralph Allen captained the team and scored a large percentage of the goals.


1931–32 British Home Championship
The 1931–32 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1931–32 football season. It was won by England, who succeeded in beating all three of their rivals during the course of the competition.


1931–32 British Home Championship
Scotland began the tournament with victory over Ireland in Glasgow, which was followed by a heavy English victory over Ireland in Belfast. England and Scotland, now favourites for the trophy, both played and beat Wales, England at home and Scotland in Wrexham, setting up a final decider at Wembley. In their consolation game Ireland secured third place with a strong victory over Wales who therefore lost all three of their matches. In the England/Scotland final, Scotland were outclassed by their opponents who ran out 3–0 winners to take the trophy for the third year in a row.


1931–32 British Ice Hockey season
The 1931–32 British Ice Hockey season consisted of English League and a Scottish League.


1931–32 British Ice Hockey season, Scottish League
Nine teams participated in the league, and the Glasgow Mohawks won the championship and received the Canada Cup.


1931–32 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1931–32 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Art Powell, coaching his sixteenth season with the Bulls.


1931–32 CHL season
The 1931–32 CHL season was the first season of the Central Hockey League, a minor professional ice hockey league in the Midwestern United States. Five teams participated in the league, and the Minneapolis Millers won the championship.


1931–32 Campionat de Catalunya
The 1931–32 Campionat de Catalunya season was the 33rd since its establishment and was played between 6 September 1931 and 10 February 1932.


1931–32 Campionat de Catalunya, Overview before the season
Eight teams joined the Division One league, including two that would play the 1931–32 La Liga, one from the 1931–32 Segunda División and four from the 1931–32 Tercera División.


1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was the 31st season of competitive football played by Cardiff City F.C.. It was the team's first season in the Third Division South of the Football League since being relegated from the Second Division during the previous season.


1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season, Background
Cardiff City played the 1931–32 season in the Third Division South of the Football League. It was the team's first season in the bottom tier of the Football League since they had joined the organisation for the 1920–21 season. The side had suffered relegation from the Second Division during the 1930–31 season after finishing bottom of the league.


1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season, Background
Following a second relegation in three years, the club released a number of players. The most prominent of these were long-serving trio Fred Keenor, Len Davies and Harry Wake. Albert Keating was also due to be released following a doctor's report on a knee injury he had sustained, but was eventually retained for the campaign. Stewart made several new signings for the season, with Peter Ronan, Stan Holt, Owen McNally and Harry O'Neill all arriving ahead of the new campaign.


1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season, Third Division South
Cardiff began the season with a 1–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 29 August 1932 with Stewart handing debuts to four players. One of the debutants, O'Neill scored Cardiff's first goal of the campaign in the following match, a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion two days later. Walter Robbins, the previous season's top goalscorer, netted his first goals of the campaign with a hat-trick during a 5–1 victory over Reading to open September; Jimmy McCambridge and Leslie Jones were also on the scoresheet as Cardiff recorded their first win.


1931–32 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1931–32 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.


1931–32 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1931–32 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1931–32 Central European International Cup
The 1931–32 Central European International Cup was the second edition of the Central European International Cup played between 1931 and 1932. It was played in a round robin tournament between five teams involved in the tournament.


1931–32 Challenge Cup
The 1931–32 Challenge Cup was the 32nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1931–32 Chester F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was the first season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1931–32 Chester F.C. season
Chester was elected to the Football League in the second round of voting surpassing Nelson after the first voting ended in a draw.


1931–32 Chester F.C. season, Football League, Matches
† - Wigan Borough later resigned from the league, record expunged


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's sixth season in the NHL, and they were coming off of their first ever Stanley Cup finals appearance, as they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in 5 games in the 1931 finals. The Hawks would not bring back Dick Irvin as head coach though, as they rehired Bill Tobin, who coached the Hawks at the end of the 1929–30 season. Despite finishing with an under .500 record, as the Hawks would get 47 points in 48 games, the team finished in 2nd place in the American Division, and would qualify for the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would be led offensively by Johnny Gottselig, who led the club with 13 goals and 28 points, while Tom Cook would finish just behind him with 12 goals and 25 points. Mush March would have a big season, scoring 12 goals and earning 22 points, while leading the club with 59 penalty minutes.


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Chuck Gardiner would win the Vezina Trophy, as the Black Hawks would have the fewest goals against in the entire league. Gardiner would win 18 games, post a 1.85 GAA and have 4 shutouts.


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season
One seemingly routine regular season game was recalled 30 years later in a February 1, 1962, episode of ABC television's The Untouchables, titled "Silent Partner" in which one of the characters, agent Lee Hobson, goes to the Black Hawks game vs. the New York Americans. The game was played on March 4, 1932, but narrator Walter Winchell's script put the date at March 5, possibly because researchers would have found stories about the night game in the next morning's newspapers. The show got the 6–1 Black Hawk victory correct, but it cannot be determined if Winchell's remark of attendance of 7,000 was also correct.


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago would face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round of the playoffs for the 2nd straight year, however, unlike the previous season, the Black Hawks could not defeat Toronto in the 2 game total goal series, as the Leafs would eliminate the Hawks by a 6–2 score.


1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1931–32 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Frank Rice, coaching his fourth season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 4–11.


1931–32 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1931–32 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 3–11 overall record. The Aggies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 0–3 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach John J. Heldman, Jr.


1931–32 Czechoslovak First League
Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1931–32 season. Raymond Braine was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.


1931–32 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Sparta Prague won the championship.


1931–32 Danish Championship League
Following are the statistics of the Danish Championship League in the 1931–32 season.


1931–32 Danish Championship League, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won the championship.


1931–32 Detroit Falcons season
The 1931–32 Detroit Falcons season was the sixth season of the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Falcons placed third in the American Division to qualify for the playoffs. The Falcons lost a two-game total-goals playoff to the Montreal Maroons.


1931–32 Detroit Falcons season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1931–32 Detroit Falcons season, Playoffs, (C3) Montreal Maroons vs. (A3) Detroit Falcons
Montreal M. wins a total goal series 3 goals to 1.


1931–32 Detroit Falcons season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1931–32 Divizia A
The 1931–32 Divizia A was the twentieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1931–32 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Octav Stoian (2 / 0); Traian Belitoreanu (5 / 0), Ion Lăpușneanu (11 / 0). Defenders: Murea (15 / 0); G.Tănăsescu II (15 / 0); Milos Struska (11 / 2). Midfielders: Atanase Tănăsescu (1 / 0); Nicolae Pantazi (1 / 0); Constantin Stanciu (13 / 1); Costel Actis (18 / 1); Mircea Nicolaescu (2 / 0); Gheorghiade (4 / 0); Costel Constantinescu (11 / 0). Forwards: Emanoil Dumitrescu (14 / 5); D.Vasilescu (6 / 0); Colea Vâlcov (18 / 9); Petea Vâlcov (18 / 24); Volodea Vâlcov (16 / 6); Motoroiu (13 / 7); Vasilocov (3 / 1); Georgescu (1 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1931–32 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1931–32 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Walter Halas, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL).


1931–32 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1931–32 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Cameron, coaching his fourth season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 14–11.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was the 55th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Dumbartonshire Cup.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League
The tenth season in a row in the Second Division saw Dumbarton no closer to gaining promotion as another poor start to the league campaign, which saw only 5 wins by the turn of the year, put paid to any hopes for a further season. In the end, fortunes were to improve, and Dumbarton finished 12th out of 20, with 38 points - 17 behind champions East Stirling.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by Hamilton.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dumbartonshire Cup
Dumbarton retained the Dumbartonshire Cup, beating Vale Ocaba in the final over two legs.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, International Caps
Harry Chatton was selected to play for the Irish Free State national team against Spain on 31 December 1931.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, International Caps
In addition, Alex and Willie Parlane won their first and second caps respectively playing for Scotland Amateurs against Ireland on 23 January 1932.


1931–32 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers, Players out
In addition William Barrie, Stewart Lennie, James MacNish and John McNiven all played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.


1931–32 Dundee F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was the thirty-seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 11th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out in the 2nd round by Dunfermline Athletic.


1931–32 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was the 26th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1931 to 30 June 1932.


1931–32 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 44 matches during the 1931–32 season.


1931–32 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1931–32 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been promoted from the inaugural Division Three in 1923–24. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.


1931–32 Egypt Cup
The 1931–32 Egypt Cup was the 11th edition of the Egypt Cup.


1931–32 Egypt Cup
The final was held on 6 May 1932. The match was contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek, with Zamalek winning 2–1.


1931–32 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1931–32 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 32nd season in the club's football history. In 1931–32 the club played in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen, then one of many top tiers of German football. It was the club's 5th season in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen.


1931–32 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning the South German championship for the second time, but later losing to Bayern Munich in the final match.


1931–32 Elitserien season
The 1931–32 Elitserien season was the fifth season of the Elitserien, the top level ice hockey league in Sweden. Eight teams participated in the league, and AIK won the league championship.


1931–32 F.B.C. Juventus season
During the 1931–32 season Foot-Ball Club Juventus competed in Serie A and Mitropa Cup.


1931–32 F.B.C. Juventus season, Summary
The club transferred new players in to the roster such as Enzo Rosa and Brazilian Pietro Sernagiotto (who had  an agreement with Genova). Juventus clinched its second title in a row with 54 points one more from the previous campaign surpassing runner-up Bologna thanks to a powerful offense scoring 89 goals (65 in away) and conceded only 38.


1931–32 F.B.C. Juventus season, Summary
Also Raimundo Orsi with 20 goals (included 5 penalties) became 5th best topscorer of the league.


1931–32 F.B.C. Juventus season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1931–32 FA Cup
The 1931–32 FA Cup was the 57th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the third time, beating Arsenal 2–1 in the final at Wembley.


1931–32 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1931–32 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage 42 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Southport and Exeter City were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Aldershot Town were given byes to this round. Bath City were also given a bye to the First Round, awarded during the Fourth Qualifying Round, and not as a result of the normal process of the FA Cup.


1931–32 FA Cup, First round proper
Also notable in this round is the home win awarded to Burton Town, probably given as a result of Wigan Borough folding that year and resigning from the Football League. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 November 1931. Eight were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to two more replays.


1931–32 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 12 December 1931. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.


1931–32 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Third Division Southport and Exeter City. Also entered at this stage, to make up the numbers, were Corinthian, who were a famous amateur side. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1932. Twelve matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.


1931–32 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 23 January 1932. Three games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which two went to second replays.


1931–32 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 13 February 1932. There was one replay, between Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday, played in the next midweek fixture.


1931–32 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 27 February 1932. There were no replays.


1931–32 FA Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 12 March 1932. Newcastle United and Arsenal won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley.


1931–32 FA Cup, Final
The 1932 FA Cup Final was contested by Newcastle United and Arsenal at Wembley in what became known as the "Over The Line" final. Newcastle won 2–1, both of their goals scored by Jack Allen.


1931–32 FAI Cup
The FAI Cup 1931–32 was the eleventh edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 27 December 1931 and concluded on 17 April 1932 with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 32,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim the fourth of five FAI Cup titles in a row by defeating Dolphin.


1931–32 FAI Cup, Notes
A. From 1923-1936, the FAI Cup was known as the Free State Cup.


1931–32 FAI Cup, Notes
B.   Attendances were calculated using gate receipts which limited their accuracy as a large proportion of people, particularly children, attended football matches in Ireland throughout the 20th century for free by a number of means.


1931–32 FC Barcelona season
The 1931–32 season is FC Barcelona's 33rd in existence, and was their 4th year in the Primera División. It covers the period from 1931-08-01 to 1932-07-31.


1931–32 FC Barcelona season
FC Barcelona won the Catalan league for the 18th time, the 3rd in a row, their only title in the season.


1931–32 FC Barcelona season, First-team squad
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1931–32 FC Barcelona season, Transfers, In
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1931–32 FC Barcelona season, Transfers, Out
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1931–32 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1931–32 season was their thirty ninth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club's new chairman Franz Rinderer, who took over the presidency from Otto Kuhn at the AGM on 11 July 1931.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
Last season's coach/manager Austrian Gustav Putzendopler stayed on for his second season as trainer. Fellow Austrian international Otto Haftl signed in from AC Sparta Prague to the team becoming Basel's first ever fully professional football player. During his first season at the club he also acted as player-manager after Putzendopler laid down the job as trainer. The team played a total of 35 matches in their 1931–32 season. 16 of these matches were in the domestic league, six matches in the Swiss Cup and 13 games were friendly matches.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
Of these 13 friendlies four were played in the Landhof, six other games were also played in Switzerland. Only one was played in Germany against FV Lörrach and another one was played in France against CA Mulhouse. Of the friendly games, ten games ended with a victory, two were drawn and one match ended with a defeat.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
The previous season the top tier of Swiss football had three regional groups each with 11 teams. The number of teams was reduced from 33 to 18, which meant that 15 teams were relegated. The newly formed and renamed domestic league, now Nationalliga, started at the end of August. The new 1931–32 Nationalliga was now divided into two groups, each with nine teams, coming from the whole of Switzerland and no longer just regional groups. The top team in each group would advance to the finals.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
The two second placed teams would have a play-off to decide the third final place and the curiosity this season the second tier champions would also qualify to the finals. Basel were allocated to Group 1. The league season started very badly, they lost their first five games straight off, conceding 27 goals. Not only did Basel change their trainer, but they also changed their goalkeeper and various players. In the second half of the season things improved and with six victories in the last seven games Basel were able to rise from the foot of the table. They finished the season four points above the relegation zone. FC Bern and St. Gallen were relegated from this group, Étoile-Sporting and Old Boys from the other group.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
Zürich were group 1 winners and as second placed Urania Genève Sport won the play-off against Biel-Bienne, these two teams advanced to the finals with group 2 winners Grasshopper Club. As mentioned the second tier champions were also qualified for the finals, this being Lausanne-Sport. After the four teams had each played their three games, Zürich and Lausanne were then level, each with four points and a play-off decided the championship. The curiosity that a second tier team would become Swiss shampions happened, because Lausanne won the play-off 5–2.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away against and defeated lower classed SC Veltheim. They needed a reply in the second round to beat Lugano and were victorious against lower classed SC Brühl St. Gallen in the third round. Then a quarter-final victory over La Chaux-de-Fonds took the team into a semi-final against Grasshopper Club. However this ended with a rather hefty defeat 1–8 and that fits completely into the picture of a rather disappointing season. The Grasshoppers won the final 5–1 against Urania Genève Sport


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
An episode that is noted in association with the Cup, was the second-round replay away against FC Lugano on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3–3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. Then, Basel's Alfred Schlecht scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had started. However, shortly before the end of the match referee Hans Wüthrich did not blow his whistle and award a penalty after an alleged handball by a Basel player.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Overview
The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at referee and players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours later, before things were settled enough, for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship over Lake Lugano. According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured. Josef Remay had a bleeding head, Hermann Enderlin had a hole above his eye, Leopold Kielholz and goalkeeper Paul Blumer were also hurt.


1931–32 FC Basel season, Players
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1931–32 Football League
The 1931–32 season was the 40th season of The Football League.


1931–32 Football League, Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1931–32 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1931-32 French Rugby Championship was won by le Lyon OU that defeated Narbonne in the final. The Championship was contested by 40 teams divided in eight pools of five.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship
Per the second year, the Championship was organized without the clubs of the Union française de rugby amateur who arranged their own championship.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship
At the 12 dissidents of the previous year (Bayonne, Biarritz, Stade Bordelais, Carcassone, Grenoble, Limoges, FC Lyon, Nantes, Pau, US Perpignan, Stade Français and Toulouse) joined Stadoceste Tarbais and US Narbonne, a new club.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship
In the championship there were seven newcomer Gujan-Mestras, SU Lorrain (Nancy), Peyrehorade, US Romans-Péage, FC Saint-Claude, La Teste and SC Toulouse.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship, Other competitions
The first edition of Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Agen, first of the pool ahead of Lyon OU second.


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship, Other competitions
The Championship "Honneur revient" was won by Cercle Sportif Villefranche-sur-Saône that beat Chalon 3 - 0


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship, Other competitions
In the Promotion Championship, the CS Lons beat US Coursan 10 - 3


1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship, Other competitions
The tournament of UFRA (Union française de rugby amateur) was won by Stade Toulousain


1931–32 Galatasaray S.K. Volleyball season
Galatasaray SK. Men's 1931–1932 season is the 1931–1932 volleyball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo.


1931–32 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1931–32 season was Galatasaray SK's 28th in existence. Galatasaray SK did not join the Istanbul Football League due to the disagreement regarding the match revenues and played only friendly matches. Galatasaray SK's did not participate the İstanbul Shield Organization either.


1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1931–32 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his first season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Tech Gymnasium on the campus of McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C. The team finished with a record of 6-11.


1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Mesmer had played guard on Georgetown's 1927-28, 1928-29, and 1929-30 teams before graduating in 1930. Less than two years after graduation, he was hired at the age of 23 as the Hoyas' head coach. A popular sports figure on campus, he would coach Georgetown for seven seasons, leaving after the end of the 1937-38 season with an overall record of 53-76. Although his teams would go 36-20 (.643) at home, they would manage only a 17-56 (.233) record on the road, and he would have only two winning seasons – 1933-34 and 1936-37 – during his tenure.


1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
This was Georgetown's last season as an independent before beginning a seven-season stint the following year as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference.


1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.


1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1931–32 schedule and results
It was common practice at this time for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season, and the games played against the Crescent Athletic Club and the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus therefore counted as part of Georgetown's won-loss record for 1931-32. It was not until 1952, after the completion of the 1951-52 season, that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records.


1931–32 Greek Football Cup
The 1931–32 Greek Football Cup was the 1st edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 8 November 1931. The match was contested by AEK Athens and Aris, with AEK Athens winning by 5–3.


1931–32 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 1st Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.


1931–32 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1931–32 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1931–32 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1931–32 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished seventh out of 20 clubs in the Scottish Second Division.


1931–32 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1931–32 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 24th since its establishment.


1931–32 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1931–32 campaign was a season that saw Town continue their impressive run of success under Clem Stephenson, by finishing 4th in Division 1. The season is mostly noted for two reasons: the impressive record of 42 goals scored by Dave Mangnall, a club record still to this day, and for the record crowd set during Town's sixth round FA Cup clash with Arsenal during the season.


1931–32 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
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1931–32 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
After finishing 5th the previous season, Town's reimbursed team carried their rich vein of form and managed an impressive run up the table, mainly thanks to the 33 league goals supplied by Dave Mangnall, which saw Town climb up to 4th place in the table. Combined with the 9 goals in the FA Cup, Mangnall's 42 goals give him the individual record of goals for a season in Town's history.


1931–32 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The season is also notable for Town's impressive FA Cup run. After wins over Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Preston North End, Town met Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in the 6th round at Leeds Road. The match was watched by over 67,000 people and saw Town lose to a goal in the 2nd minute.


1931–32 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
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1931–32 IHL season
The 1931–32 IHL season was the third season of the International Hockey League, a minor professional ice hockey league in the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Canada. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Buffalo Bisons won the championship.


1931–32 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1931–32 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Fox and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1931–32 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 8–16 overall and 2–14 in conference play.


1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1931–32 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1931-32 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 10th at the University of Illinois. Ruby had 8 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in fourth place in the Big Ten the year before. The team went through a nearly perfect non-conference season, losing only 1 game, however, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11 wins 6 losses. The starting lineup included captain Elbert Kamp and Boyd Owen at guard, Robert Kamp and Robert Bartholomew as forwards and Caslon Bennett at center.


1931–32 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1931–32 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–10 and a conference record of 4–8, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference.


1931–32 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1931-32 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.


1931–32 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 9–6, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fifth place.


1931–32 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1931–32 comprised 14 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1931–32 Istanbul Football League
The 1931–32 İstanbul Football League season was the 24th season of the league. İstanbulspor won the league for the first time. Galatasaray SK and Fenerbahçe SK did not join the league due to the disagreement regarding the match revenues. Beşiktaş JK also left the league after seven matches.


1931–32 Isthmian League
The 1931–32 season was the 23rd in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1931–32 Isthmian League
Wimbledon were champions for the second season in a row.


1931–32 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1931–32 college men's basketball season.


1931–32 La Liga
1931–32 La Liga season started November 22, 1931, and finished April 3, 1932. As the Spanish Second Republic all the clubs dropped the Royal patronage from their name and remove the crowns from their crests.


1931–32 La Liga
Athletic Bilbao was the defending champion. Madrid FC won its first title after finishing the season unbeaten. Valencia took part for the first time.


1931–32 La Liga, Top scorers, Pichichi Trophy
Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports


1931–32 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
The 1931–32 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Thomas Conley, coaching the explorers in his first season. The team finished with an overall record of 15–8.


1931–32 Lancashire Cup
The 1931–32 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Once again a new name was to be added to the trophy this year as it was the turn of Salford, who won the trophy for the first time by beating neighbours and close rivals Swinton in the final by 10-8.


1931–32 Lancashire Cup, Background
At the time of the great schism in 1895, Salford had initially remained loyal to the Rugby Football Union but in April 1896 the board met and only three members opposed the motion to switch to the new code. The change of heart was partly brought about by the sudden lack of “interesting” or derby fixtures for the club.


1931–32 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results
The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 but from this season the fixture format was changed. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.


1931–32 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs


1931–32 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final
The final was played at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire) and on the banks of the River Irwell. The attendance was 26,471 and receipts £1,030. The attendance was a new record beating the 25,656 of 1924.


1931–32 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1931–32 League of Ireland
The 1931–32 League of Ireland was the eleventh season of the League of Ireland. Shelbourne were the defending champions.


1931–32 Luxembourg National Division
The 1931–32 Luxembourg National Division was the 22nd season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1931–32 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and FA Red Boys Differdange won the championship.


1931–32 Madrid FC season
The 1931–32 season was Madrid Football Club's 30th season in existence, and their 4th consecutive season season in the Primera División. The club also played in the Campeonato Regional Mancomunado (Joint Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey. The establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in April 1931 caused Real Madrid Club de Fútbol to lose the title "Real" and the royal crown from their crest and badge, and Real Madrid went back to being named Madrid Football Club.


1931–32 Madrid FC season
Madrid FC secured their first Primera División title finishing the league unbeaten.


1931–32 Magyar Kupa
The 1931–32 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 14th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1931–32 Malmö FF season
The 1931–32 season was the first time Malmö FF competed in Allsvenskan. The club finished in ninth place and thus ensured another season in Sweden's top tier.


1931–32 Maltese Premier League
The 1931–32 Maltese First Division was the 21st season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 4 teams, and Valletta United won the championship.


1931–32 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was Manchester United's 36th season in the Football League.


1931–32 Manchester United F.C. season
The season saw Herbert Bamlett sacked as manager on 9 November 1931 after a dismal run of form in the league, and Walter Crickmer recruited as his successor on the same day. United recovered well in the league after his appointment and finished 12th, banishing fears of a second successive relegation which would have pushed them into the Third Division North for the first time. At the end of the season Scott Duncan replaced Walter Crickmer as the full-time manager.


1931–32 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1931–32 season was Mansfield Town's first season in the Football League where they competed in the Football League Third Division South. They finished their maiden season in 20th position with 32 points.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season
The 1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
After a good season, Marquette was hoping to see their team return to the top of the heap but the weather had different ideas. A very mild winter left the Hilltoppers with essentially no ice prior to their first slate of games during the Christmas holiday. The team was led by Harold McFadyen at showed great improvement during their trek through Northern Michigan and Minnesota. After the team culminated their 4-game trip with a 14–2 win, they returned home, ready to continue their 22-game schedule. Unfortunately, the warm weather had not abated and Marquette was forced to remain idle for the entire month of January.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
It wasn't until February that the Hilltoppers were able to play another game. The day before they were set to play, however, it was revealed that "Yank" McFadyen had earned too many credit hours and was no longer eligible to play. His role as captain was assumed by "Porky" Furlong. With their ice just barely serviceable, they welcomed Michigan Tech for a pair of games and won the series despite the layoff. Those games turned out to be the only home matches for the entire season and Marquette had to piece together the rest of their schedule on the fly.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Hilltoppers, who had built a reputation after winning two Intercollegiate titles in three years, played a game against the Polish National Team, who were gearing up for the 1932 Winter Olympics (they would place 4th of 4 teams) and performed well, losing the match 2–4. The next game for the team came on Big Cedar Lake against a local athletic club and the Hilltoppers showed that all it took was a few games to get them into shape.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team ended its season with a pair of games against Michigan and, while the teams were essentially even in their play, the score of both games went to the Wolverines by a single goal. After the season Marquette lost its head coach, who was football coach by trade, to Colorado Normal School. The Hilltoppers would have to contend with another new coach but the bigger concern was the lack of ice.


1931–32 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and results
† Michigan Tech lists the game as being played at Milwaukee.


1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1931–32 season. The team compiled an 11–6 record and 8–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in fourth place in the Big Ten.


1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Franklin Cappon was in his first year as the team's head coach. Norman Daniels was the team captain and the team's leading scorer with 148 points in 17 games for an average of 8.7 points per game.


1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 23rd season. After winning two consecutive Stanley Cup championships, the Canadiens were favoured to repeat, winning the Canadian division, but lost to the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.


1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Howie Morenz won the Hart Trophy for his outstanding play during the regular season..


1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the New York Rangers, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens, missing some regulars due to injury, lost  the best-of-five series three games to one.


1931–32 Montreal Maroons season
The 1931–32 Montreal Maroons season was the 8th season for the National Hockey League franchise.


1931–32 Montreal Maroons season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1931–32 Montreal Maroons season, Playoffs
They went against Detroit and won it 3 goals to 1, or 3–1. They went against Toronto in the second round and lost 4 goals to 3, or 3–4.


1931–32 Montreal Maroons season, Player stats, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;


1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1931, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1932.


1931–32 NHL season
The 1931–32 NHL season was the 15th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Quakers suspended operations, leaving eight teams to play 48 games each. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Toronto Maple Leafs swept the New York Rangers in three games to win the franchise's third Stanley Cup championship.


1931–32 NHL season, League business
At the September 26, 1931, NHL meeting, the requests of the Philadelphia Quakers and the Ottawa Senators to suspend their franchises for the season were granted. The eight remaining teams divided up the Ottawa and Philadelphia players, whose contracts were leased from Ottawa and Philadelphia. (The Quakers would not return) The players went to other teams, but their contracts were intended to revert to the original clubs.


1931–32 NHL season, League business
Ottawa received an offer of $300,000 for the team, on the condition that it could move to Chicago and play in the new Chicago Stadium but the owners of the Chicago Black Hawks refused to allow the new team within their territory. The Detroit Falcons were bankrupt and went into receivership.