| Continentalcup1: | New Team in League |
| Nextseason: | 1931–32 |
The 1930–31 season was the 39th season of The Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.
Eight teams, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday (1st Div), Everton (2nd Div.), Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers (3rd Div. North) and Crystal Palace (3rd Div. South) all scored over 100 goals. This is the most in Football League history.
Arsenal scored 60 away goals, the most to this day, while the 128 goals scored by Aston Villa remains a top flight record, and a record for any 42 game season.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1930–31 |
| Winners: | Arsenal 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Leeds United Manchester United |
| League Topscorer: | Tom Waring (49 goals)[3] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (13 December 1930) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (10 September 1930) |
| Highest Scoring: | (13 September 1930) (15 November 1930) (6 December 1930) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1823 |
| Prevseason: | 1929–30 |
| Nextseason: | 1931–32 |
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1930–31 |
| Winners: | Everton |
| Promoted: | Everton West Bromwich Albion |
| Relegated: | Reading Cardiff City |
| League Topscorer: | Dixie Dean (39 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (27 December 1930) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (7 February 1931) |
| Highest Scoring: | (4 October 1930) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1608 |
| Prevseason: | 1929–30 |
| Nextseason: | 1931–32 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division North |
| Season: | 1930–31 |
| Winners: | Chesterfield (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United), 37 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1714 |
| Nextseason: | 1931–32 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division South |
| Season: | 1930–31 |
| Winners: | Notts County (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Peter Simpson (Crystal Palace), 46 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1669 |
| Nextseason: | 1931–32 |