1930–31 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Colrick left Georgetown shortly after the end of the season and spent a single season coaching basketball at Seton Hall the following year. His career after that is obscure.


1930–31 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown deemphasized sports during the 1930s, and this season began a period of mediocrity in Georgetown basketball that stretched throughout the decade. From the beginning of this season through the end of the 1939-1940 season, Georgetown would have a combined record of 32 games under .500, with only three winning seasons.


1930–31 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.


1930–31 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1930–31 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 1930-31. 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.


1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program. The team represented Harvard University and was coached by Joseph Stubbs in his 4th season.


1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
The defending intercollegiate co-champions began their season with 75 men trying out for the team. After coach Stubbs whittled the team down to size, the Crimson debuted against MIT and won comfortably, 7–2. After the game the team took a few weeks off before reprising their annual meeting with Toronto at Madison Square Garden. This time the Crimson came away victorious and then embarked on a road trip to Canada. They trounced Michigan 7–0 and then won a close victory over McGill to keep their record unblemished. On their way home, Harvard stopped in Syracuse for another victory.


1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
The Crimson had a busy week, playing at home for a match before hitting the road and then returning for the final before breaking for examinations. In the three games the Crimson didn't allow a single goal and scored 25 times to push their record to a perfect 8–0. They played their first game at Army's new rink and faced Middlebury for the first time in program history.


1930–31 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
After a month off, Harvard returned to the ice against Dartmouth. The time off looked to have dulled the Crimson but the team still managed to win 4–2. After a close shave in the rematch in Hanover, the team headed to Canada a second time to visit McGill. team captain Harwood Ellis led Harvard to its fifth shutout of the season and returned home with a sterling 11–0 record. The Crimson were set to face Yale to end the year, with neither team having lost a single intercollegiate game, and the winner would be crowned the Eastern Intercollegiate Champion. The vaunted Harvard offense that existed before the extended break never materialized. The Crimson scored once in each of the two games against Yale and the team had to resign itself to second-best in 1931.


1930–31 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1930–31 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1930–31 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1930–31 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished nineteenth out of 20 clubs in the Scottish First Division and was relegated to the Scottish Second Division.


1930–31 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1930–31 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 23rd since its establishment.


1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1930–31 campaign was a season that saw Town start a revival in form, which saw them finish in the top 5 thanks primarily to the emergence of 2 new striking talents, Joe Robson, who was bought from Grimsby Town following Alex Jackson's departure to Chelsea and Town's own young prodigy Dave Mangnall. The season is also noted for Town's biggest ever win in a league match, 10–1 over Blackpool in December.


1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The previous 2 seasons were only memorable for Town's 4th appearance in an FA Cup Final. Luckily, Clem Stephenson was on hand to turn the tide of failure back to success. There was a slight hiccup early on the season, when Alex Jackson left Leeds Road for Chelsea, just 4 games into the season. He had already scored 7 goals during the season including a hat-trick in his last match, a 6-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.


1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Joe Robson was brought in from Grimsby Town and he started Town's push for Championship supremacy along with Town youngster Dave Mangnall, who between them scored 27 goals in the 35 league games that they started between them. Their form continued to improve during the season, which saw them finish in 5th place, but they were 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.


1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1930–31 IHL season
The 1930–31 IHL season was the second 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 Windsor Bulldogs won the championship.


1930–31 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1930–31 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Fox and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1930–31 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 4–19 overall and 1–15 in conference play.


1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1930–31 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1930–31 season was head coach Craig Ruby's 9th at the University of Illinois, establishing the first time in the history of Illinois basketball that a head coach remained longer than 8 years. Ruby had 10 returning lettermen from a team that had finished in a fifth place tie in the Big Ten the year before. Even though they did not lose any non-conference games, the Fighting Illini showed no improvement in conference play by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, however; the team improved to an overall record of 12 wins 5 losses. The starting lineup included captain Charles Harper, George Fencl and Elbert Kamp at forward, Elbridge May at center with Boyd Owen and Robert Kamp at the guard spots.


1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 7th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9–8 and a conference record of 5–7, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.


1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1930-31 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.


1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 8–8, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fifth place.


1930–31 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1930–31 comprised 14 teams, with Glentoran winning the championship.


1930–31 Istanbul Football League
The 1930–31 İstanbul Football League season was the 23rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 11th time.


1930–31 Isthmian League
The 1930–31 season was the 22nd in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1930–31 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1930–31 college men's basketball season.


1930–31 La Liga
The 1930–31 La Liga season started December 7, 1930, and finished April 5, 1931.


1930–31 La Liga
Athletic Bilbao defended the title successfully and won the league thanks to its better goal difference in a three-way draw in the first position. Alaves made their debut in La Liga.


1930–31 La Liga, Top scorers
Note: this year there are no difference between La liga top scorers and the Pichichi Trophy


1930–31 Lancashire Cup
The 1930–31 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. St Helens Recs won the trophy by beating Wigan in the final by the score of 5-4.


1930–31 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results
The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.


1930–31 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Final
The final was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 16,710 and receipts were £1,030.


1930–31 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1930–31 Lancashire Cup, Notes
1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject shows Broughton Rangers as the home team with the match played at City Road but the official Wigan archives give Wigan as the home team playing at Central Park


1930–31 Lancashire Cup, Notes
2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1930–31 League of Ireland
The 1930–31 League of Ireland was the tenth season of the League of Ireland. Bohemians were the defending champions.


1930–31 League of Ireland, Overview
Two new teams were elected to the League: Dolphin and Waterford.


1930–31 League of Ireland, Overview
Fordsons changed their name to Cork. Dundalk dropped their 'G.N.R.' moniker.


1930–31 Luxembourg National Division
The 1930–31 Luxembourg National Division was the 21st season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1930–31 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and FA Red Boys Differdange won the championship.


1930–31 Magyar Kupa
The 1930–31 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 13th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1930–31 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Division 2 Södra for the 1930–31 season. They won the league and were promoted to the first-tier league Allsvenskan for the first time in the club's history.


1930–31 Maltese Premier League
The 1930–31 Maltese First Division was the 20th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 4 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1930–31 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Manchester United's 35th season in the Football League.


1930–31 Manchester United F.C. season
At the end of the season, United finished last in the league and were relegated to the Second Division, having won just seven games all season and lost all of their opening 12 fixtures. Herbert Bamlett was sacked as manager with six games remaining and relegation looking virtually certain, with club secretary Walter Crickmer stepping in as acting manager for the rest of the season (though Crickmer would, in the event, stay in charge until the summer of 1932). The last game of the season, a 4–4 home draw with Middlesbrough, was watched by fewer than 4,000 spectators, as the Great Depression further affected attendances.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season
The 1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
Before the season began, Marquette had to content with forces that were affecting everyone in the region. The reality of the great depression was beginning to set in and two NIHL member schools suspended their programs (Michigan State and North Dakota Agricultural College). While the league was effectively dissolved by that point, Marquette's team was popular enough to stave off oblivion for the time being, but the Hilltoppers saw an old nemesis rear it head. The region experienced a warm winter, costing the team much-needed practice time.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
With a great many new faces in the lineup and a new head on top, Marquette opened with a sleepy fist game before coach Hancock took the team on a northern trip. In their 3-game swing through Minnesota the team got the needed ice time and began working together. The Hilltoppers didn't have the same scoring punch they had with the loss of their two Canadian stars, but the Blue and Gold could play defense well.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
Marquette headed to Madison for the their first intercollegiate game of the season and took on the Badgers. Wisconsin had just come off of back-to-back shutouts over Michigan and continued their stellar play by holding the Hilltoppers to a single goal. Marquette's defense was up to the challenge and allowed just one score themselves, leading the game into overtime. During the extra time, captain Bill Schultz made a save on a 15-foot shot but the referee ruled that he had been behind the goal line and counted a score for the Badgers.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
Marquette was unable to equal the score before time expired and found themselves behind the eight ball. Marquette returned home and played host to Michigan the next weekend. Unfortunately, the ice at the rink became slushy and the first game was marred by slow play. The Hilltoppers eked out a 4–2 victory in overtime but, due to the poor ice, Michigan called off the second game.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
A few days afterwards, Minnesota arrived in Milwaukee but the Gophers were still finding their feet with a new bench boss. After a close game that ended in a draw, Marquette dominated the second match and won 6–3. Just when it looked like the Hilltoppers had a chance at another Intercollegiate title, warm weather forced them to take a few weeks off with sparse practice time. When they arrived in Ann Arbor they were met by a Michigan team looking for revenge.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Wolverines swamped the Hilltoppers, winning both games in the series and leaping ahead of Marquette in the process. The Hilltoppers travelled to Minneapolis the next weekend and battled the Gophers in the second series of the year. Marquette's defense was much improved from the week before and the Hilltoppers limited Minnesota to a single goal in each game. After sweeping the series they returned home and managed to play one more game, evening the score with Wisconsin, before ending their season earlier than usual.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The two losses to Michigan cost Marquette an opportunity to win an Intercollegiate title but the team still performed well in spite of the troubles they faced.


1930–31 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and results
† Michigan archives list the game with a 3–2 score.


1930–31 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1930–31 season. The team compiled a 13–4 record, and 8–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten. Joe Downing was the team captain, and Norman Daniels was the team's leading scorer with 152 points in 17 games for an average of 8.9 points per game.


1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 22nd season. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup final for their second consecutive Cup win and fourth in team history.


1930–31 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.


1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular 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.


1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the Boston Bruins, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens took the best-of-five series three games to two to advance to the final.


1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season, Montreal Canadiens 1931 Stanley Cup champions, Players
† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it. A Played 3 games in Finals. B Played 22 of 44 regular season games


1930–31 Montreal Maroons season
The 1930–31 Montreal Maroons season was the 7th season for the National Hockey League franchise.


1930–31 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.


1930–31 Montreal Maroons season, Regular 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.


1930–31 Montreal Maroons season, Playoffs
They went against the New York Rangers in the first round and lost 8 goals to 1, or 1–8.


1930–31 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;


1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1930, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1931.


1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season, Rule changes
If the player with the ball is guarded closely and withholds the ball from play for five seconds, a "held ball" can be called.


1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1930–31 NHL season
The 1930–31 NHL season was the 14th season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in the best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals for their second consecutive Stanley Cup victory.


1930–31 NHL season, League business
Art Ross bitterly complained about the Stanley Cup final setup. His team had been vanquished in two consecutive games by the Montreal Canadiens in 1929–30. As a result, the Board of Governors decided to make the final a best-of-five series.


1930–31 NHL season, League business
The Great Depression was starting to take its toll on the NHL. In attempts to solve financial problems, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Quakers, but there was nothing about the team to win games or fans. It was intended that the team stay in Philadelphia only until a new arena was built in Pittsburgh. The arena was never built, and the team folded after only one season in the new city. The state of Pennsylvania would be without an NHL team until the league doubled in size 36 years later.


1930–31 NHL season, League business
The Ottawa Senators were in a similar financial boat but instead of relocating, they sold a star asset and future Hall of Famer, King Clancy, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for $35,000 and two players. Even after the sale of Clancy, the Senators' owners put the team up for sale for $200,000, although no bids approached anywhere near that figure. The team would suspend operations before the start of the next season.


1930–31 NHL season, League business
The Detroit Cougars changed the team name to the Detroit Falcons.


1930–31 NHL season, Regular season
Dick Irvin started his career in coaching with Chicago and they finished second in the American Division. He resigned at season's end after having taken the Black Hawks to the finals.


1930–31 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
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.


1930–31 NHL season, Playoffs
On March 26, during the second game of the best-of-five series between the Bruins and Canadiens, coach-GM Art Ross of Boston pulled his goalie for an extra attacker while down 1–0 with 40 seconds left in the final period. The attempt was unsuccessful. This marked the first time in Stanley Cup play that a goalie was pulled for an extra attacker.


1930–31 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
In the final series, the Chicago Black Hawks took an early two games to one lead in the newly expanded best-of-five Stanley Cup finals but the Montreal Canadiens came back and won the series three games to two for their second consecutive Stanley Cup win.


1930–31 NHL season, Awards
Howie Morenz won the Hart Trophy for the second time in his career. Frank Boucher won the Lady Byng for the fourth consecutive year. Roy Worts won the Vezina Trophy for the one and only time in his career.


1930–31 NHL season, Awards, All-Star teams
This was the first season that the NHL named its 'all-stars'. Although Roy Worters won the Vezina Trophy for "most valuable goaltender", Charlie Gardiner and Tiny Thompson were named to the all-star teams at the goaltender position.


1930–31 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


1930–31 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1930–31 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1930–31 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1930–31 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1930–31 (listed with their last team):


1930–31 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930–31 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.


1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1930–31 National Football League was the 4th staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1930–31 National Football League (Ireland)
Kerry won their third league in a row. They trailed Cavan 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time in the final, but went on to win by a point. After their win, Kerry went on an American tour.


1930–31 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1930–31 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1930–31 National Hurling League
The 1930–31 National Hurling League was the fifth edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 1 March 1931 to 29 November 1931.


1930–31 National Hurling League
The twelve participating teams were Antrim, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford,  who were divided into three different divisions. Each team played each of their rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game.


1930–31 National Hurling League
Galway defeated Tipperary by 4–5 to 4–4 in the final, achieving their first win.


1930–31 Nelson F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was the 50th season in the history of Nelson Football Club, and their tenth and final as a member of The Football League. As they had done in 1927–28, the team finished bottom of the Third Division North, with a record of 6 wins, 7 draws and 29 defeats giving them a total of 19 points. As a result, Nelson were forced to apply for re-election to the League.


1930–31 Nelson F.C. season
The application was not successful; in a recount following a tied vote, Chester received one more vote than Nelson and subsequently took their place in the Third Division North for the 1931–32 season. Nelson were poor throughout the season, and lost all 22 league and cup matches away from home. They fell to the bottom of the table on 26 December 1930 and remained there until the end of the season. The 0–4 defeat away at Hull City on 2 May 1931 was to be their last match in the Football League.


1930–31 Nelson F.C. season
Nelson also entered the 1930–31 FA Cup, and reached the Second Round for the second time in their history. After defeating North Eastern League side Workington in the First Round, Nelson were knocked out by York City following a replay. The team's top goalscorer was Leslie Raisbeck, a new signing from Stockport County, who scored a total of 15 goals in all competitions. The average attendance at Seedhill was just over 2,400, by far the lowest average during Nelson's spell in the Football League.


1930–31 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1930–1931 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. AFC Ajax won this year's championship by beating Feijenoord, PSV Eindhoven, Go Ahead and Velocitas 1897.


1930–31 New York Americans season
The 1930–31 New York Americans season was the sixth season of play. The Americans improved their record to escape last-place in the Canadian Division, but did not qualify for the playoffs.


1930–31 New York Americans season, Offseason
Eddie Gerard was hired to coach the team. Four players were picked up for cash from the Montreal Maroons: Frank Carson, Mike Neville, Hap Emms and Red Dutton. Dutton would be with the club until its demise in 1942, becoming the team manager after the NHL took over. Just before the start of the season, the Americans traded Lionel Conacher to the Maroons for cash. The Americans signed three new players: John Keating, Vernon Ayres and Gord Kuhn.


1930–31 New York Americans 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.


1930–31 New York Americans season, Regular 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.


1930–31 New York Rangers season
The 1930–31 New York Rangers season was the fifth season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third in the American Division with a 19–16–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons 8–1 in a two-game, total goals series, but lost to the Chicago Black Hawks 3 goals to 0 in the semi-finals.


1930–31 New York Rangers 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.


1930–31 New York Rangers season, Regular 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.


1930–31 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1930–31 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Newport County's 11th season in the Football League. The club finished in 21st place and were not re-elected for the following season.


1930–31 Newport County A.F.C. season, League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;GA = Goal average; Pts = Points


1930–31 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1930–31 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was William McCarthy, coaching his fourth season with the Purple Eagles.


1930–31 Northern Football League
The 1930–31 Northern Football League season was the 38th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1930–31 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 12 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1930–31 Rugby Football League season was the 36th season of rugby league football.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Swinton won their third Championship when they defeated Leeds 14-7 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as league leaders.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Halifax who beat York 22-8.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The format of the competition was changed so that all clubs played the same number of matches, and percentages were done away with.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. St Helens Recs beat Wigan 18–3 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Huddersfield 10–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Halifax beat York 22-8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 40,368.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Halifax’s third Challenge Cup final win in four Cup Final appearances.


1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
To date this was the only Challenge Cup Final appearance by York.


1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Dutch Lonborg, coaching in his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season
The 1930–31 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 14th season in the NHL, 46th overall. The club failed to make the playoffs, attendance continued to fall, and the team was losing money.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Off-season
Prior to the season beginning, the Senators sent future Hall of Fame defenceman King Clancy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for $35,000($526,923 in 2020 dollars) and two players.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Art Gagne led the team offensively, scoring a team high 19 goals, while tying with Bill Touhey for the lead in points at 30.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Alec Connell would get the majority of action in the Senators net, winning all ten games the Senators won and posting a 3.01 GAA. Bill Beveridge would also get some time in goal, however he finished 0–8–0 with a GAA of 3.69.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators would finish in last place for the first time in team history, and with the Great Depression taking its toll on the team, the NHL allowed the Senators and the Philadelphia Quakers to suspend operations for the 1931–32 NHL season, renting the players for $25,000.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators 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.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Regular 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.


1930–31 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1930–31 season.


1930–31 PCHL season
The 1930–31 PCHL season was the third season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey League, a minor professional league with teams in the western United States and western Canada. It consisted of four teams: Vancouver Lions, Seattle Eskimos, Portland Buckaroos and Tacoma Tigers.


1930–31 PCHL season
It was the last season of the first incarnation of the PCHL. It was followed by the 1936–37 PCHL season in the second incarnation of the league.


1930–31 PCHL season
The season did not run 36 games as the previous two seasons as Tacoma Tigers dropped out of the league after 10 games. The two best teams in the league standings met in a best-of-five playoff format series for league championship honors.


1930–31 PCHL season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1930–31 Panhellenic Championship
The 1930–31 Panhellenic Championship was the 3rd season of the highest football league of Greece. It was held as a national division, in which 8 teams from the 3 founding Associations of the HFF, participated and resulted as follows:


1930–31 Panhellenic Championship
These teams did not participate in the regional championships and their stay in the national division was judged by a play-off round. According to the regulations of the time, whoever finished in a lower position than the other teams of the same Association had to play a two-legged round against the winner of the corresponding regional championship to decide who will qualify for the next season's Panhellenic Championship.


1930–31 Panhellenic Championship
Olympiacos emerged champion for the 1st time in its history. On the other hand, Apollon Athens, Ethnikos Piraeus and Iraklis qualified for the relegation play-offs for the Athenian, Piraeus' and Macedonian Association, respectively. All three prevailed over their opponents and remained in the national division. The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points.


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season
The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season was the Quakers' sole season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team moved from Pittsburgh, where they had played as the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1925.


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season, Offseason
The team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter who held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925.


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season, Regular season
The team finished with 12 points for the season, the worst performance in the six-year history of the Pirate/Quaker franchise. The team lost $100,000 on its operations and folded after the season. As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967.


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season, Regular 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.


1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season, Transactions
The Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.


1930–31 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1930–31 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the fifth season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Four teams participated in the final round, and AZS Warszawa won the championship.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Port Vale's 25th season of football in the English Football League, and their 34th in the Second Division following their promotion from the Third Division North the previous season. They finished fifth with 47 points, making it the most successful season in the club's history in terms of league position. They were seven points short of promotion to the top-flight, and seventeen points clear of relegation.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The pre-season saw the arrival of goalscoring forward Harry Roberts from Lincoln City; big goalkeeper Arthur Slater from Clapton Orient; and young outside-left Clarence Spencer from Birmingham F.C.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The season started with a stylish 5–2 victory over Barnsley in front of a disappointingly low attendance of under 10,000. Two defeats followed, and Albert Pynegar put in a transfer request after being dropped from the first team. Bob Connelly picked up an injury and so Jack Round was signed from Bolton Wanderers. On 20 September they travelled to Goodison Park to triumph over previously undefeated league leaders Everton 3–2 in front of 27,142 spectators. Two days later they tore Bradford Park Avenue apart 8–2, with a four-goal haul from Sam Jennings.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
On 4 October they travelled to Home Park, where they lost 2–1 to Plymouth Argyle; later in the day a horrific tragedy almost killed many of the Vale players – they had hired a speedboat at Devon resort which burst into flames whilst at sea, fortunately the pilot managed to extinguish the flames and returned them safely to harbour.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Pynegar left the club in October following rumours of a rift with teammate Jennings, he signed with Chesterfield of the Third Division North. Bert Fishwick was a more than able deputy. The defensive duo of Jimmy Oakes and Shino Shenton also proved formidable at the back. On 29 November promotion dreams took a knock at White Hart Lane, Spurs picking up a 5–0 win. Despite competing at the top end of the table The Old Recreation Ground rarely saw much more than 10,000 spectators. In December, reserve half-back George Whitcombe was sold to Notts County for 'a substantial amount', the money went towards ground improvements. The following month £10,000 worth of mortgage debenture bonds were released to the same ends. The Football Association would reject the club's ground improvement scheme, without giving a reason.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
As the season entered its final stretch top scorer Jennings was dropped from the squad, and no adequate replacement was found until Stewart Littlewood was re-signed from Oldham Athletic, with Fishwick sold to Tranmere Rovers in order to meet Oldham's demands. In early April the "Valiants" beat high-flying West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur, thereby keeping hopes of promotion high. West Brom won the return leg at The Hawthorns to put daylight between the two clubs. In late April Vale travelled to the Netherlands for a short tour, beating Dutch Southern XI 5–1 and Zwaluwen 2–0.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
They finished fifth with 47 points, making it the most successful season in the club's history in terms of league position. They were seven points short of second placed West Bromwich Albion. Only 61 goals were conceded, a record bettered only by West Brom and Spurs. A 67 goals scored tally however was almost half that of champions Everton. Sam Jennings finished with 17 goals, and Phil Griffiths and Harry Roberts were the only other major contributors. The ground improvements paid for were 3,500 seats on the Bryan Street stand, with a covered terrace.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, an £800 loss was made, with the weather blamed for an average gate figure of 10,537. Numerous players were released, including Billy Briscoe, Frank Watkin, and Jack Maddock. Harry Roberts was also sold to Millwall. Meanwhile, Stewart Littlewood was also selected by the FA for a summer tour of Canada.


1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale overcame amateur side Corinthians 3–1 in the Third Round, but then found themselves eliminated by First Division Birmingham at St Andrew's in the Fourth Round. The 44,119 attendance raised £2,763 for the club.


1930–31 Prima Divisione
The 1930–31 Prima Divisione was the third-level league of the 31st Italian football championship.


1930–31 Prima Divisione
In 1928, FIGC had decided a reform of the league structure of Italian football. The top-level league was the National Division, composed by the two divisions of Serie A and Serie B. Under them, there were the local championship, the major one being the First Division, that in 1935 will take the name of Serie C. Starting from this season, the winners of the six groups of First Division would be admitted to the final rounds, where three tickets of promotion to Serie B were available, whereas the scheduled relegations were annulled by the Federation which expanded the division.


1930–31 Prima Divisione, Teams
The Northern section rose from 45 to 56 clubs including twelve teams from the disbanded lower inter-regional Authority. The Southern section rose from 15 to 24 clubs including quite all the provincial capitals under FIGC decision.


1930–31 Prima Divisione, Regulation
Four groups of 14 teams in the Northern section with two little final groups, thirty-two matchdays. Final group winners were promoted, ultimate and penultimate clubs in the regular season should be relegated.


1930–31 Prima Divisione, Regulation
Two groups of 12 teams in the Southern section with a Southern final.


1930–31 Rangers F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was the 57th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1930–31 Real Madrid CF season
The 1930–31 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 29th season in existence, and their 3rd consecutive season season in the Primera División. The club also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.


1930–31 Real Madrid CF season
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.


1930–31 Real Madrid CF season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1930–31 Real Sociedad season
The 1930–31 season was Real Sociedad's third season in La Liga.


1930–31 Real Sociedad season
This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 1930-31 season.


1930–31 Real Sociedad season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1930–31 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1930–31 season saw Rochdale compete for their 10th season in the Football League Third Division North.


1930–31 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1930–31 Rugby Union County Championship was the 38th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1930–31 Rugby Union County Championship
Gloucestershire won the competition for the seventh time after defeating Warwickshire in the final.


1930–31 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1930–31 SK Rapid Wien season was the 33rd season in club history.


1930–31 SM-sarja season
The 1930–1931 SM-Sarja Season was played in cup-format with 5 teams from 3 cities participating.


1930–31 Scottish Cup
The 1930–31 Scottish Cup was the 53rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Motherwell in the replayed final.


1930–31 Scottish Districts season
The 1930–31 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1930–31 Scottish Districts season, Results, Inter-City
Glasgow District: H. F. Gormley (West of Scotland), R. Murdoch (Hillhead HSFP), W. G. Stewart (Glasgow HSFP), Max Simmers (Glasgow Academicals), James Forrest (Glasgow Academicals), Ian Shaw (Glasgow HSFP), Jimmy Nelson (Glasgow Academicals), G. C. Langlands (Glasgow HSFP), W. A. Macpherson (Glasgow HSFP), G. C. Scott (Glasgow Academicals), J. Stewart (Glasgow HSFP), L. M. Stuart (Glasgow HSFP), J. M. Dykes (Kelvinside Academicals), G. W. Cres (Glasgow Academicals), R. Rowand (Glasgow HSFP)Edinburgh District: J. L. Tod (Edinburgh Academicals), G. R. Gunn (Royal HSFP), William Emslie (Royal HSFP), G. P. R. Macpherson (Edinburgh Academicals), D. P. Henshaw (Watsonians), B. R. Tod (Edinburgh Academicals), W. R. Logan (Edinburgh University), J. R. Thom (Watsonians), R. Allan (Watsonians), R. J. Henderson (Edinburgh Academicals), A. R. Lamb (Institution), M. S. Stewart (Stewart's College), W. C. C. Agnew (Stewart's College), A. Porter (Royal HSFP), W. Wood (Leith Academicals)


1930–31 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
North of Scotland District: J. M. M'Leod (Aberdeen Grammar School F.P. 's); A. W. Mac Donald (Moray). R. S. Bateman (Moray) A. B. Donald (Aberdeen University), and D. W. Brown (Aberdeen University); G. W. Bowes (A.G.F.P.s) and C. M. Murray Aberdeen University); R. Bain (A.G.F.P.s) W. A. Barclay (Gordonians), J. A. Freeland (Gordonians), J. B. Gill (Aberdeen University), D. Middleton (Aberdeen University), J. A. Morrice (A.G.F.P.s), G. Stroud (Aberdeenshire), and J. Trail (A.G.F.P-s).


1930–31 Scottish Districts season, Results, Other Scottish matches
Midlands District: A. H. M. Hutton (Dunfermline), J. McMichen (St Andrews), N. Lindsay (Waid Academy F.P. ), A. W. Wilson (captain), and C. H, Brown (Dunfermline); M. Lind (Dunfermline) J. Carmichael (St Andrews); J. Bald (Dunfermline), J. S. Fraser (Dunfermline), J. McFadzen (Dundee H.S.F.P. ), J. R. Ness (Dunfermline), G. Oglivie (Panmure), George Ritchie (Dundee H.S.F.P. ), J. S. Wilson (St Andrew's), and J. W. A. Wright (Panmure).


1930–31 Scottish Division One
The 1930–31 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by two points over nearest rival Celtic. Hibernian and East Fife finished 19th and 20th respectively and were relegated to the 1931–32 Scottish Division Two.


1930–31 Scottish Division Two
The 1930–31 Scottish Second Division was won by Third Lanark who, along with second placed Dundee United, were promoted to the First Division. Bo'ness finished bottom.


1930–31 Segunda División
The 1930–31 Segunda División season saw 10 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Valencia was promoted to Primera División. Iberia was relegated to Tercera División.


1930–31 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1930–31 Serie A season was the fifth season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Six teams participated in the league, and Hockey Club Milano won the championship by defeating GSD Cortina in the final.


1930–31 Serie B
The 1930–31 Serie B was the second tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1930–31 Serie B, Teams
Derthona, Lucchese, Udinese and Palermo had been promoted from Prima Divisione, while Cremonese and Padova had been relegated from Serie A.


1930–31 Serie B, Events
Following a reform of the third division, the relegations were reduced from four to three.


1930–31 Sheffield Shield season
The 1930–31 Sheffield Shield season was the 35th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1930–31 Slovenian Republic League
The 1930–31 Slovenian Republic League was the 12th season of the Slovenian Republic League. I. SSK Maribor have won the league for the first time after defeating Svoboda with 13–2 on aggregate in the final.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was the 36th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's ninth in the Second Division of the Football League. After securing their place as a top-half side in the Second Division over the past two seasons, the Saints began to lose their footing on the league and dropped to ninth in the division.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season
The club failed to win any of their first four games of the campaign, briefly struggling to stay above the two relegation places, but had soon made their way to the top half of the division where they remained for the rest of the season. The Saints were unable to challenge for promotion to the First Division, however, briefly reaching the top five but remaining a long way off the top two sides. Southampton finished the season in ninth place in the table with 19 wins, six draws and 17 losses.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season
In the 1930–31 FA Cup, Southampton travelled to face First Division side Sunderland in the third round in January. The top-flight hosts beat the Saints convincingly 2–0, with the Second Division side dropping out of the tournament after just one game for the fourth season in a row (the second time in their history they had done so). Prior to the start of the campaign, Southampton completed a pre-season tour of Denmark from May to June which included games against Odense BK, AGF Aarhus, Aalborg BK (all of which they won) and Horsens fS (which they lost). They played just one more friendly match during the season, a 3–3 draw with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in March 1931. The club ended the season with two games against Portsmouth, for the Rowland Hospital Cup and the Hampshire Benevolent Cup.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season
Southampton used 36 different players during the 1930–31 season and had fifteen different goalscorers. Their top-scorer was centre-forward Willie Haines, who scored 15 goals in 21 appearances in the Second Division, all in the second half of the season. Johnny Arnold scored eight goals in the league, followed by Herbert Coates, Bill Fraser, Bert Jepson and Johnny McIlwaine, all on seven goals. Ten players were signed by the club during the campaign, with six released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1930–31 season was 12,371. The highest attendance was 23,156 against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 December 1930. The lowest was 8,785 against Charlton Athletic on 28 March 1931. The season was the club's last to feature manager Arthur Chadwick, who left in April.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
After the conclusion of the 1929–30 season, outside-left Stan Cribb joined First Division side West Ham United, having lost his place in the team to Johnny Arnold. Recently signed Scottish centre-half Alex Sharp also left the club, returning to his native country with Tranent Juniors. George Harkus left later in the summer, briefly joining French side Olympique Lyonnais. Southampton manager Arthur Chadwick brought in several players during the pre-season period. Most significant of the additions was Portsmouth captain Johnny McIlwaine, who signed in June for a club record fee of £2,650.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Around the same time, the club also signed outside-forward Peter Cowper from Third Division North side New Brighton and inside-forward Laurie Cumming from divisional rivals Oldham Athletic. Billy Stage joined from Burnley in July. Just before the season started, goalkeeper George Thompson and forward Bobby Weale also left the club – the former joined Dinnington Miners' Welfare, while the latter signed for Cardiff City.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Transfer activity continued throughout the 1930–31 season. In September, the club signed full-back Reg Thomas on amateur terms from Western League side Weymouth (he turned professional in December). Horden Colliery Welfare centre-forward Arthur Haddleton signed the following month, when Thomas Groves left after his contract was cancelled. In November, amateur forward Sid Grover was signed from local Hampshire League side Romsey Town. In the new year, several more players were signed by Southampton.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Romsey Town inside-forward Fred Allan and Cowes Sports winger Chris Crossley signed on amateur terms in March, and the following month goalkeeper Bill Soffe was brought in from Totton, another Hampshire League club. Grover, Allan, Crossley and Soffe were all rushed into the first-team for the penultimate game of the season against Portsmouth in May, having only made appearances for the reserves thus far, after 15 Southampton players refused to sign new contracts.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
Southampton began the 1930–31 Second Division season on 30 August 1930 with a 5–0 loss at Preston North End, which sent the club straight to the bottom of the league table. Draws at home to Nottingham Forest and Burnley were followed by another away defeat against Oldham Athletic, leaving the Saints firmly in the battle against relegation. The club's fortunes quickly turned around, however, as they embarked on an eight-match unbeaten run which included five wins to help them move up to the top seven of the table.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
Much of the rest of the calendar year was spent alternating between winning and losing, during which time the team remained in the middle of the table. In November and December the club picked up wins over promotion hopefuls such as Tottenham Hotspur and Preston North End, while dropping points to strugglers like Cardiff City and Bristol City. They remained in the top eight of the Second Division table by the end of December, still in with a chance of reaching promotion.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
The pattern of Southampton's season continued throughout the early months of 1931, as the team won against a host of lower-placed sides and lost against those in the higher level of the table. After drawing 3–3 with Plymouth Argyle on 17 January, the Saints did not draw again for the rest of the season, contributing to a club record 27 games without sharing points which extended into the early stages of the following season.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
After returning to the side in late December, centre-forward Willie Haines took over from Herbert Coates as the season's top scorer when he scored 15 goals in the last 20 games of the league, including three consecutive matches in which he scored twice in January. With Southampton safe in the top half of the table, manager Arthur Chadwick departed from the club on 16 April 1931 and retired from management, following a 23-year career. The club finished in seventh place with 19 wins, six draws and 17 losses, ten points behind West Bromwich Albion in the first promotion place.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton entered the 1930–31 FA Cup in the third round, travelling north to face First Division side Sunderland on 10 January 1931 in the first competitive meeting between the two clubs. Club historians described the hosts as "by far the better side", with the Saints going a goal down within ten minutes of the start of the game before being eliminated with a second goal later on. The team were weak in both defence and attack, with the performances of Bert Shelley and Johnny McIlwaine (playing at centre-forward in place of Willie Haines, who was absent due to illness) singled out by club historians as particularly poor.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played seven additional first-team matches during the 1930–31 season. Shortly after the previous season's Hampshire Benevolent Cup and Rowland Hospital Cup games against Portsmouth, the club conducted a close season tour of Denmark in which they played four matches against local Danish league teams. The Saints won three of these games, beating Odense BK 3–0 on 25 May, AGF Aarhus 4–0 on 29 May and Aalborg BK 3–1 on 1 June, before losing 4–3 to Horsens fS on 5 June. The only other friendly match the club played during the season was against local Third Division South side Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on 25 March 1931 at Dean Court. The game ended in a 3–3 draw, with Willie Haines scoring a hat-trick for the visiting Saints.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Prior to the club's penultimate game of the season, at home to Portsmouth in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup, 15 Southampton players had turned down new contracts from the club and refused to play again. As a result, the club had to field a team including a number of reserves and former players who had agreed to step in as guests, including wing-half Len Butt, centre-forward Bill Rawlings and inside-forward Arthur Dominy.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Organised by Hampshire FA secretary G. J. Eden, the makeshift side lost 4–0 to Portsmouth at The Dell, with goals scored by Jack Weddle, Jimmy Easson and Septimus Rutherford (two). The Rowland Hospital Cup game two days later featured a team consisting mainly of reserve players, with Fred Allan and Arthur Haddleton scoring for the Saints in the 2–2 draw at Fratton Park.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
Southampton used 36 different players during the 1930–31 season, 15 of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Arthur Bradford, Bert Jepson and Bill Adams made the most appearances for the club during the campaign, all playing in 40 games across all competitions. Left-back Michael Keeping played in 39 games, missing four league matches and the two end-of-season cup games. Centre-forward Willie Haines finished as the season's top scorer with 15 goals in the Second Division, followed by Johnny Arnold on eight goals. Four players – Herbert Coates, Bill Fraser, Bert Jepson and Johnny McIlwaine – scored seven goals in the league.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
At the end of the season, 15 players offered new contracts by the club refused to sign the terms or play in the final games of the season against Portsmouth. For the Hampshire Benevolent Cup match, Hampshire FA secretary G. J. Eden arranged a "Hampshire County Team" to play against Pompey at The Dell, which included just three players with first-team appearances during the season.


1930–31 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
Alongside Bill Adams, Arthur Haddleton and Coates were reserve team players Bill Soffe, Reg Thomas and Ernie Warren, as well as returning former players Len Butt, George Harkus, Bill Rawlings and Arthur Dominy, plus Cardiff City striker Frank Matson. Soffe, Thomas and Warren also played in the Rowland Hospital Cup, alongside fellow reserves Fred Allan, Chris Crossley and Sid Grover.


1930–31 Southern Football League
The 1930–31 season was the 33rd in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions. Dartford won the Eastern Division on goal average (had goal difference been used, Aldershot Town would have been champions) and Exeter City reserves won the Western Division. Dartford were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off 7–2.


1930–31 Southern Football League
Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although neither were successful.


1930–31 Southern Football League, Eastern Division
A total of 9 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and one new team.


1930–31 Southern Football League, Western Division
A total of 12 teams contest the division, including 11 sides from previous season and one new team.


1930–31 Southern Football League, Football League election
Two Southern League clubs, Aldershot and Merthyr Town, applied to join the Football League, with Merthyr applying to join both Division Three North and Division Three South.


1930–31 St. Louis Soccer League
Final league standings for the 1930-31 St. Louis Soccer League.


1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Stoke City's 31st season in the Football League and the 11th in the Second Division.


1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season
Stoke experienced an average season as they finished in the same position as last season, 11th. The season was notable for the debuts of future star players Arthur Turner and Tommy Sale.


1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke's overall form in the 1930–31 season improved only marginally as they again took 11th position in the Second Division. Wins of 5–0 v Swansea Town and 4–0 over Oldham Athletic were the best results at home whilst a 7–3 hammering away at relegated Reading a day to forget for Stoke supporters. Stoke also conceded five at Everton, Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The campaign ended with record gate receipts being taken from the final home league fixture against FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 26,064 amounting to £1,540 saw Albion win 1–0 to clinch promotion. Three debutants in 1930–31 who were later to have a big impact on the club's fortunes, were Tommy Sale, Arthur Turner and Harry Ware whilst Tom Williamson left for Norwich City in January.


1930–31 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first attempt after an epic cup tie against Manchester United. After a 3–3 draw at the Victoria Ground and a goalless one at Old Trafford Stoke lost 4–2 in the 2nd replay at Anfield.


1930–31 Sussex County Football League
The 1930–31 Sussex County Football League season was the eleventh in the history of the competition.


1930–31 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 12 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1930–31 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1930–31 season.


1930–31 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1930–31
Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.


1930–31 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1930–31 season.


1930–31 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship
The 1930–31 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship was the 16th edition of the international ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Davos won the championship by defeating HC Rosey Gstaad in the final.


1930–31 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship, First round, Eastern Series, Group 1
Since EHC Arosa opted not to participate, only one game was played in Group 1.


1930–31 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship
The 1930–31 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship was the 21st edition of the national ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Davos won the championship by defeating Lycée Jaccard in the final.


1930–31 Tercera División
The 1930–31 Tercera División season was the third season since its establishment.


1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This was the team's last season in the old Arena Gardens. The Maple Leafs would build Maple Leaf Gardens before the next season.


1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs 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.


1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular 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.


1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Chicago Black Hawks in a two-game total goal series,g 4–3.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season
The 1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's fourth season in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in Third Division South. The season runs from 1 July 1930 to 30 June 1931.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
After finishing no higher than 18th in their first three Football League campaigns, Torquay manager Frank Womack was determined to build a team that would make a more competitive showing in the Third Division South. With that in mind, Womack made several impressive signings during the close season, among them Arsenal centre half Jack Butler and Leicester City keeper Joe Wright. Finally it appeared that the Magpies had hit upon a winning formula and by early October they were second in the Third Division South table, just four points behind leaders Notts County.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Much of the upturn in Torquay's fortunes was due to the scoring prowess of new centre forward Jimmy Trotter who had already scored thirteen goals before the end of October and would go on to score a total of 28 goals in all competitions by the end of the season. Trotter was ably assisted by two more new forwards in Billy Clayson and Albert Hutchinson, who contributed another 25 goals between them. Hutchinson was to eventually prove a very loyal servant to Torquay, remaining with the club up until the outbreak of World War II.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
However, despite their blistering start to the season, Torquay then hit upon a run of bad form towards the end of the year in which they lost six out of seven games and saw them drop to 12th position by Christmas Day. Results began to improve again in the New Year when the talented young outside right Ralph Birkett was re-introduced into the team. However, despite Trotter, Clayson and Hutchinson appearing to be firing on all cylinders again, it would not be enough for the Magpies to make a challenge for promotion and they would have to settle for an 11th-place finish at the end of the season.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Perhaps Torquay's mid-season slump may have been due to the distractions of the FA Cup which saw the Magpies defeat Southend United and Accrington Stanley to reach the Third Round for the first time in their history. They were rewarded with a trip to Second Division side Bury and, far from being overawed by the occasion, Torquay came back from Gigg Lane with a 1–1 draw, earning a replay at Plainmoor. Unfortunately, despite a battling performance from United which forced the replay into extra time, it was Bury who were to make it through to the Fourth Round.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
It had been by far Torquay's most successful season to date and there was now a sense that the club was finally making progress in the Football League. Frank Womack now had to make sure the season was not to be just a one-off but the start of something bigger and better for Torquay United.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
BURY 1–1 TORQUAY UNITEDFA Cup Third RoundGigg Lane, 10 January 1931


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
In keeping with a season which had perhaps exceeded many expectations, Torquay United found themselves in the Third Round of the FA Cup for the very first time in their history. Having first seen off Third Division South rivals Southend United and Accrington Stanley of the Third Division North in consecutive away 1–0 victories, the Magpies then had to make another long trip up north to face Second Division side Bury. With the Lancashire team currently lying in 7th place in Division Two, few would have expected Torquay to have gained any kind of result when they visited Gigg Lane.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
The side chosen by Frank Womack reflected the changes he had brought to the team for this season with only Bob Smith, Harry Waller and Harry Keeling having played for the Magpies during the previous campaign. This was a notable match for Bob Smith as he was making his 100th appearance for the club, the first player to reach that landmark for Torquay United and he was, in fact, an ever-present for the Magpies this season appearing in all 46 games.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
Protecting Joe Wright's goal was his namesake Jim Wright and Dick Hill while former Arsenal centre half Jack Butler was flanked in the midfield by Smith and Billy Clayson. Clayson was unusually playing in the right half position having been replaced in his more accustomed role of inside forward by Harry Keeling in the previous match, an away trip to Gillingham. Having scored two goals in that game, Keeling retained his position in the forward line forcing Clayson to make the switch into midfield, pushing Jim Wright into the right back position at the expense of Jack Fowler. Taking the outside forward positions were Harry Waller and William Bell with Albert Hutchinson and potent centre forward Jimmy Trotter completing the forward line. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was Trotter who forced an unlikely replay by scoring his 18th goal of the season so far.


1930–31 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
With the replay taking place at Plainmoor four days later, Trotter scored once again to take the match into extra time. However, on this occasion the Shakers superiority prevailed and eventually won the tie 2–1 in extra time. Ironically, Bury were knocked out in the next round by Torquay's local rivals Exeter City. As for Torquay, it would be another seventeen years before they would reach the Third Round of the FA Cup again.


1930–31 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1930–31 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their tenth season of league football, and they finished 4th of 22 teams. They reached the First Round of the FA Cup.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by tenth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 9–6 and were third in the southern division with a record of 4–5.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–8 and were third in the southern division with a record of 3–6.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season
The 1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
Hopes were high for the Burins entering the season as the team returned several starters while California and USC lost many of their players to graduation. There was also a push for the team to be reclassified as a major sport since it had turned a profit the previous year, as opposed to some actual major sports, namely baseball, tennis and track.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
The team began the season with a winter carnival held at Lake Yosemite. The Bruins were entered in both the ice hockey and speed skating events and the school with the best combined finish would be awarded the President Herbert Hoover Cup. Despite high hopes, several injuries severely curtailed UCLA's ability compete. Eight players were injured with ailments ranging from a broken nose to a dislocated elbow. Worse, assistant coach Colonel Bain was struck in the head by a stick while standing on the bench. He received a concussion and a cut that required 8 stitches to close and it was possible he might lose sight in one eye. The team's second game resulted in the program's first win in almost 2 years and did give hope for the Bruins in spite of the injuries.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
UCLA was scheduled to compete in a second winter carnival, this time at Lake Arrowhead, but transportation difficulties caused the team to arrive just before night and the game was postponed. After winning their second game of the season, UCLA had to go into the rematch with Loyola missing their star center, Clarence Scott, who was suffering from a punctured Kidney. The team as a whole was rather battered by this point and the game was eventually postponed until later in the year.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
When the team returned to action in late February, coach Tafe made several lineup changes, including placing "Frenchy" LaGasse in goal. The team ended up producing its best effort to that point, winning the game 4–1. At this point the Bruins were well in the mix for a championship but they would have to do something they had never done in program history; defeat USC. With Scott still recovering from his Kidney injury, the team met the Trojans for the third time that season. Once again the game went into overtime and, once again, Southern California ended as the winner. The two teams had planned on having up to 5 games between one another during the season but, with USC already possessing two wins in conference play, the third game could end up being the last.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
USC ended up winning the final match, shutting down the entire Bruin offense. Coach Tafe was so dissatisfied with his captain's play that he demoted Clow to the second line for the remainder of the season.


1930–31 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: UCLA used the same colors as UC-Berkley until 1949.


1930–31 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1930–31 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1930–31 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 23–2 overall in the regular season and 14–2 in conference play; first in the Northern division for a fourth consecutive year.


1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington met Southern division winner California in the Pacific Coast championship series at Seattle. The Huskies won the first game, lost the second by two, setting up a third and deciding game, which they won by twelve. It was Washington's first PCC title; they had lost the championship series in the previous three seasons.


1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1930–31 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1930–31 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1930–31 college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.


1930–31 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 18–7 overall in the regular season and 10–6 in conference play, second in the Northern division.


1930–31 Welsh Cup
The 1930–31 FAW Welsh Cup is the 50th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1930–31 Welsh Cup, Fifth round
Eight winners from the Fourth round and eight new clubs.


1930–31 Welsh Cup, Semifinal
Match between Swansea Town and Wrexham were held at Chester.


1930–31 Western Football League
The 1930–31 season was the 34th in the history of the Western Football League.


1930–31 Western Football League
The Division One champions for the first time in their history were Exeter City Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Portland United. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.


1930–31 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
Division One was reduced from eight to seven clubs after Bath City left the league.


1930–31 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Division Two was increased from ten to seventeen clubs after seven new clubs joined:


1930–31 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1930–31 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1930–31 season. Under the second year of head coach John Kellison, the team finished the season with a 13–4 record. This was the 26th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played the season as an independent.


1930–31 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1930–1931 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his seventeenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup
The 1930–31 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Leeds won the trophy by beating Huddersfield in the final by the score of 10-2. This was Leeds' second of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in one bye in the first round.


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Final
The final was played at Thrum Hall, Halifax, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 17,812 and receipts were £1,405.


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1930–31 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v  Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium.


1930–31 Yugoslav Football Championship
The 1930/31 National Championship (Serbo-Croato-Slovenian: Državno prvenstvo 1930/31 / Државно првенство 1930/31) begun shortly after the previous season and was now contested during autumn and continuing through the next year ending in spring. BSK Beograd ended the Zagreb clubs' streak with record stats and an undefeated season.


1930–31 in Belgian football
The 1930–31 season was the 31st season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their second Premier Division title. From the next season on, Division I was expanded from one division to two (both of 14 clubs), and Promotion was extended from three divisions to four (also of 14 clubs each). Therefore, many clubs from Promotion promoted to Division I.


1930–31 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, RFC Montegnée and SC Anderlechtois were relegated to the Division I, while RRC de Gand (Division I winner) and FC Turnhout were promoted to the Premier Division. The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by AS Ostende, Hoboken SK and RC Tirlemont, who were promoted to Division I as well as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed clubs from the 3 leagues and the 2 best 5th-placed teams. No clubs were relegated from Division I to Promotion.


1930–31 in English football
The 1930–31 season was the 56th season of competitive football in England.


1930–31 in English football, Overview
Aston Villa scored 128 league goals, a First Division record, and the number of goals scored per match, at just under four, was the highest in any season since 1900.


1930–31 in English football, Overview
Manchester United lost fourteen consecutive matches, including twelve at the start of this season, to create a long-time record for most consecutive losses in top-flight English football. The record was beaten by Sunderland who lost the last fifteen matches of the 2002–03 Premier League season.


1930–31 in English football, Overview
Chesterfield scored in 47 consecutive games between December 1929 and December 1930 in the Third Division North, setting the record for the most number of consecutive games in which a club has scored in League football; a record that would not be broken until 2003, when Arsenal scored in 55 consecutive games in the Premier League between May 2001 and December 2003.


1930–31 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1930–31 in Mandatory Palestine football
The 1930–31 season was the 4th season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association. During the season, the Arab Palestine Sports Federation was established as a rival to the Jewish-controlled EIFA.


1930–31 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1930–31 Palestine League
An attempt was made to organize a Palestine League, with the participation of 11 clubs, both Jewish and British, in the top division and a second division divided into four regional leagues. However, league matches were suspended in November 1930 as British military teams were ordered not to play Jewish teams due to the tensions between the British Mandate government and the Jewish community following the publication of the Passfield white paper. An attempt to revive the league with Jewish clubs only also failed.


1930–31 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1930–31 Second Division
Along with the first division, the EIFA planned to operate a Second Division (Mahlaka Bet), which was planned to be divided into four regional divisions, with mostly junior and reserve teams. It seems that Maccabi Yona won the Jerusalem division, During the season some of the participating teams withdrew from the competition, which forced the EIFA to operate just one division in the Tel Aviv area.


1930–31 in Scottish football
The 1930–31 season was the 58th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 41st season of the Scottish Football League.


1930–31 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Celtic were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–2 replay win over Motherwell.


1930–31 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Denny Hibs were winners of the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over Burnbank Athletic in the final.


1930–31 in Scottish football, Scotland national team
Scotland were joint winners with England of the 1930–31 British Home Championship.


1930–31 in Swedish football
The 1930-31 season in Swedish football, starting August 1930 and ending July 1931:


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Olle Bengtsson - Herbert Lundgren, Gunnar Zacharoff - Rune Carlsson, Wilhelm Petersén, Helge Liljebjörn - Rune Wenzel, Harry Dahl, Per Kaufeldt, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Evert Hansson.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Arne Johansson - Folke Fredenlund, Nils Rosén, Erik Granath - Charles Brommesson, Gunnar Olsson, Harry Lundahl, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Eivar Widlund - Erik Linder, Helge Zachrisson - John Kristiansson, Torsten Lindskog, Gösta Nordström - Gösta Dunker, Åke Andersson, Bertil Karlsson, John "Tjodde" Nilsson, Axel Johansson.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Arne Johansson - Folke Fredenlund, Nils Rosén, Einar Snitt - John "Jompa" Nilsson, Erik Persson, Per Kaufeldt, Ernst Wahlberg, Wilhelm Engdahl.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Herbert Samuelsson, Arne Johansson - Helge Liljebjörn, Nils Rosén, Ernst Andersson - John "Jompa" Nilsson, Erik Persson, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Herbert Samuelsson, Arne Johansson - Helge Liljebjörn, Nils Rosén, Ernst Andersson - John "Jompa" Nilsson, Rolf Gardtman, Sune Zetterberg, Sven Rydell, Evert Hansson.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Eivar Widlund - Axel Alfredsson, Sven Andersson - Walfrid Persson, Thure Svensson, Einar Snitt - Gösta Dunker, Ragnar Jacobsson, Sune Zetterberg, John Sundberg, Rune Eriksson.


1930–31 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Martin Larsson - Gusten Berg, Nils Berggren - Rune Carlsson, Thure Svensson, Einar Snitt - Georg Johansson, Sven Rydell, John Sundberg, Hans Garpe, Sigurd Roos.


1931
1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1931st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 931st  year of the 2nd millennium, the 31st  year of the 20th century, and the  2nd   year of the 1930s decade.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 9th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 13 and 14 June 1931.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans
With the demise of Bentley, the favourite for an outright victory was split between the Bugatti and Alfa Romeo works teams, with a lone privateer Mercedes as an outside chance. Once again it was one of the smaller fields, with only 26 starters.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans
At the start of the race it was the Mercedes setting the pace from the Bugattis of Chiron and Divo. But tyre-wear was a big issue, with many cars suffering tyre blowouts and punctures. This left Marinoni leading in the works Alfa. Coming up to the first refuelling stops, the rear tyre on Maurice Rost's Bugatti blew out at full speed on the Mulsanne Straight. Rost lost control of the car and went through a fence, hitting three spectators, killing one. When more tyre issues plagued Chiron's car, the Bugatti team withdrew their remaining two cars. Tyre troubles had also cost the Mercedes team eight laps.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans
The Alfa Romeo of British privateers Howe and Birkin had been having a reliable race. As others were delayed they caught them up and took the lead after midnight. At 2.30am a sudden thunderstorm swept the track. Zehender went off at Indianapolis doing damage that eventually forced the works Alfa's retirement in the morning. The Talbots of the British Fox & Nicholl team were running third and fourth with the Mercedes closing in again. Ivanowski was able to source some Dunlop tyres. He and Stoffel were able to pick up their pace, and when the leading Talbot was waylaid in the morning by chassis damage, the Mercedes was up to second by noon.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans
At the finish, Howe and Birkin won by seven laps from the Mercedes and the remaining Talbot. This was the first win at Le Mans for an Italian car, and in a record-breaking run, they claimed all three trophies – including the Index and Biennial Cup – and broke the 3000km distance for the first time. Only six cars were classified, which has been the lowest ever number of finishers in the 24-Hour race.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
This year there were no changes to the racing regulations of either the AIACR (forerunner of the FIA) Appendix C rules, nor those of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The biggest change this year was in the pits. Rather than refuelling with 10-litre cans, a series of 4-metre high reservoir towers were built holding 1000-litres. Three hoses from each allowed gravity-replenishment at about 250 litres per minute. Shell once again had the fuel contract and again offered its three standard fuel options. The ACO also now allowed a mechanic to assist the driver with the refuelling.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
As usual, as engine power advanced, the ACO once again adjusted the Index target distances. Example targets included the following:


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
With Bentley in major financial strife, the works team had been disbanded and the Bentley Boys dispersed, marking the end of an era. Into this void came works teams from the two main powerhouses of current Grand Prix racing: Alfa Romeo and Bugatti. However, apart from Aston Martin, and a (non-eventuating) effort from Ariès the remaining entries were from privateer teams and "gentleman-drivers". There were still only 30 cars entered, not a great improvement on the record low number from the previous year. Of those, only four were entered in the final of the Biennial Cup – an Alfa Romeo, the two Talbots and the returning women in their Bugatti.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Daimler-Benz had pulled out of racing officially in 1930 leaving privateers to run their cars. In the 1930 race, the Mercedes of Rudolf Caracciola had taken the challenge to Bentley in the first half of the race. This year, Paris-based Russian Valériani-Vladimir Tatarinoff, entered an SSK (Super Sports Kurz) on behalf of fellow émigré Count Boris Ivanowski. He had previously been denied an entry of a stripped-down Alfa Romeo for the 1928 race. The SSK had a big 7.1-litre engine that could be augmented temporarily by a Roots supercharger up to 250 bhp. Along with his co-driver, Le Mans veteran Henri Stoffel, Ivanowski entered the car in both touring and Grand Prix races.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Bugatti had run almost exclusively in Grand Prix racing with great success in the late 1920s. This year marked its first foray to Le Mans with a works team. The new Type 50 was a development of the big-engined Type 46. Its 5.0-litre straight-8 engine had a Roots supercharger and was capable of 250 bhp, and with a 3-speed gearbox, gave the car a top speed of 195 kp/h (120 mph).


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The team, managed by Bugatti's 22-year old son Jean, brought three short-wheelbase versions for their works drivers Louis Chiron / Achille Varzi and Albert Divo/Guy Bouriat, joined by Maurice Rost/Caberto Conelli. Perhaps anticipating bad weather, they were running on a new, heavy-tread Michelin tyre. Other innovations were a new quick-change brake system, "pop-top" petrol caps, and oil-refill tubes in the bonnet all designed to speed up pitwork. Alongside the works team were three French privateer entries in smaller Bugattis,  including wealthy Parisian bankers Pierre Louis-Dreyfus / Antoine Schumann who raced together under the pseudonyms "Ano-Nime"; and the women who charmed the media the previous year, Odette Siko and Marguerite Mareuse, returned.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Alfa Romeo had achieved great success in recent years with the 6C model, in both its regular or supercharged format. Vittorio Jano's new design, the 8C, had a supercharged 2.3-litre engine that developed 155 bhp. It came in two styles: a short-wheelbase, 2-seater corto adapted for Grand Prix racing and narrow, tight circuits like the Mille Miglia; and a 4-seater lungo (long) version for the ACO regulations for touring cars. Although the Scuderia Ferrari ran the car for Italian races, it was a works team that arrived at Le Mans with two cars.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The driver-pairings were team regulars Giuseppe Campari / Attilio Marinoni and "Nando" Minoia / "Freddy" Zehender. Two Englishmen were some of the early purchasers of the new model. Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin had given up his Blower Bentley project for the more reliable Alfa, and won his class first time up at the Irish Grand Prix the week before Le Mans. Earl Francis Howe had his delivered to replace his 6C that Achille Varzi had crashed in the 1930 Irish race.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
So in the 1930 Le Mans, Howe had run his Mercedes-Benz instead, earning one of the four entries taken up for the Biennial Cup. For this race, he approached Birkin to be his co-driver The Bentley 4½ Litre that Birkin had raced in 1928 (and then Earl Howe in 1929) had been purchased Anthony Bevan who bought it back for a third run at Le Mans. Since the previous race, the great brand had been sold to Rolls-Royce.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Unlike most other car companies, Talbot had been reasonably successful with sales of its 6-cylinder car range. Its latest version, the 105, now had a 3-litre capable of 120 bhp and 175 kp/h (110 mph), as well as a 4-speed gearbox and a bigger 160-litre fuel-tank. Four cars were made available to the Fox & Nicholl team. Two were taken to Le Mans to race with another as a test vehicle. The drivers were team-regulars Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon / Johnny Hindmarsh and Tim Rose-Richards / Owen Saunders-Davies.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Henri de Costier had driven at Le Mans three times in the late-'20s. This year he organised the entry of a pair of big Chrysler straight-8s. He, himself, drove the larger 6.3-litre, 125 bhp, CG Imperial Eight while the new model CD Eight (with a 100 bhp 3.9-litre engine) was entrusted to the new, young French talent, Raymond Sommer.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
La Lorraine-Dietrich had not competed at Le Mans since 1926, after the company believed they were denied victory in the Biennial Cup by the ACO on a technicality. The team's four B3-6 Le Mans specials had been mothballed until one was sold to Henri Trébor, who got the car a few days before the race after a factory refit. Racing journalist Roger Labric submitted an entry on his behalf. Trébor engaged Louis Balart as his co-driver, himself a veteran of the first four Le Mans races. The small Scottish car company of Arrol-Aster arrived for its only foray at the race. The 17/50 had a 2.4-litre sleeve-valve engine with a Cozette supercharger. The car was prepared at Tim Birkin's race-garage in London.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Aston Martin returned to Le Mans after a three-year hiatus with a works team of three cars. The 1.5-litre International was still in a limited run and only seven racing chassis had been made. Le Mans winner Sammy Davis was in hospital after a major accident at Brooklands at Easter so company engineer Augustus "Bert" Bertelli instead drove with Maurice Harvey. Former Lea-Francis drivers Kenneth Peacock and Sammy Newsome had the second car while Jack Bezzant and Humphrey Cook had the third.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Voiturette racing was still popular and encouraged enthusiast engineers to make their own small customised specials. Yves Giraud-Cabantous was one such. A mechanic and driver at Salmson, he adapted a Salmson chassis with the oft-used 1.1-litre Ruby engine that put out 35 bhp. After successes in the Bol d'Or, Roger Labric encouraged him to enter the Le Mans race and offered to enter two under his name. After a disappointing race for BNC the previous year, when the new car didn't even turn a wheel, the team returned with the tried and tested 527 Sport, also with a Ruby engine.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
In 1930 George Eyston had approached Cecil Kimber, managing director of MG Cars, about developing the first 750cc car to break the 100mph barrier. In part, this was because his Land Speed Record rival, Malcolm Campbell was working with Austin for the same goal. With the resulting EX120 special, Eyston achieved the record in February 1931 at Montlhéry. Using the prototype's engine and frame, MG built the new C-Type. Fourteen cars, already pre-sold, were quickly built in time to take a clean sweep, first time out, at the Brooklands Double-12 (Britain's annual 24-hour event) in May.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The result was repeated a month later at the Irish Grand Prix. A week later, two of the cars were entered for Le Mans, without superchargers. Sir Francis Samuelson returned with his regular co-driver Fred Kindell, while Lady Joan Chetwynd ran her husband's car along with fellow C-Type owner Henry Stisted.


1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, Practice
A number of teams and drivers were racing the weekend before at events across Europe, which made preparations difficult. Arthur Fox, in one of his Talbots, gave Alfa drivers Birkin, Howe and Campari a lift to London from Dublin where they had all been racing in the Irish Grand Prix meeting.