1930–31 Nelson F.C. season
# 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. 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.

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.

## Football League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton (C, P) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
| 5 | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 39 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 | |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | |
| 21 | Reading (R) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 0.710 | 34 | |
| 19 | New Brighton | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 0.645 | 33 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 0.779 | 30 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 57 | 0.579 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Nelson | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 73 | 0.381 | 19 | Failed re-election |

* ↑ Nelson lost their bid for re-election, and were replaced by Chester in the following season.

### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* In Result column, Nelson's score shown first

### Match results

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 August 1930 | Rochdale (A) | 4–5 | Bate (3), Carmedy | 4,822 |
| 2 September 1930 | Hull City (H) | 0–2 | | 5,128 |
| 6 September 1930 | Darlington (H) | 3–1 | Bate (2), Howarth | 3,299 |
| 10 September 1930 | Lincoln City (H) | 1–2 | Howarth | 3,955 |
| 13 September 1930 | Halifax Town (A) | 0–1 | | 5,433 |
| 15 September 1930 | Lincoln City (A) | 0–2 | | 6,741 |
| 20 September 1930 | New Brighton (H) | 2–2 | Hawes, Robinson | 2,585 |
| 27 September 1930 | Stockport County (A) | 0–1 | | 6,822 |
| 4 October 1930 | Gateshead (H) | 2–2 | Raisbeck (2) | 2,321 |
| 11 October 1930 | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 0–2 | | 3,542 |
| 18 October 1930 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 2–4 | Raisbeck, Robinson | 4,143 |
| 25 October 1930 | Accrington Stanley (H) | 4–2 | Carmedy (3), Raisbeck | 2,756 |
| 1 November 1930 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 1–7 | Bate | 3,257 |
| 8 November 1930 | Carlisle United (H) | 1–2 | Carmedy | 2,737 |
| 15 November 1930 | York City (A) | 0–3 | | 3,874 |
| 22 November 1930 | Rotherham United (H) | 0–0 | | 1,606 |
| 6 December 1930 | Barrow (H) | 0–3 | | 2,154 |
| 20 December 1930 | Wrexham (H) | 2–0 | Raisbeck, Robinson | 1,685 |
| 25 December 1930 | Hartlepools United (A) | 0–4 | | 4,518 |
| 26 December 1930 | Hartlepools United (H) | 1–1 | Carmedy | 2,267 |
| 27 December 1930 | Rochdale (H) | 0–0 | | 2,774 |
| 1 January 1931 | Southport (A) | 1–8 | Raisbeck | 4,534 |
| 3 January 1931 | Darlington (A) | 1–2 | Raisbeck | 2,585 |
| 10 January 1931 | Chesterfield (A) | 1–2 | Harker | 5,296 |
| 17 January 1931 | Halifax Town (H) | 3–2 | Harker, Hawes, Martin | 2,462 |
| 24 January 1931 | New Brighton (A) | 0–2 | | 2,227 |
| 31 January 1931 | Stockport County (H) | 1–1 | Harker | 1,593 |
| 7 February 1931 | Gateshead (A) | 0–2 | | 3,161 |
| 14 February 1931 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | 2–0 | Harker, Raisbeck | 2,304 |
| 21 February 1931 | Crewe Alexandra (H) | 1–1 | Hawes | 2,232 |
| 28 February 1931 | Accrington Stanley (A) | 1–3 | Raisbeck | 2,216 |
| 7 March 1931 | Tranmere Rovers (H) | 0–4 | | 1,546 |
| 14 March 1931 | Carlisle United (A) | 1–8 | Harker | 3,468 |
| 21 March 1931 | York City (H) | 2–5 | Dixon, Raisbeck | 1,645 |
| 28 March 1931 | Rotherham United (A) | 0–3 | | 3,442 |
| 3 April 1931 | Wigan Borough (H) | 2–1 | Raisbeck, Tebb | 1,666 |
| 4 April 1931 | Chesterfield (H) | 0–5 | | 1,827 |
| 6 April 1931 | Wigan Borough (A) | 1–3 | Seabrook (o.g.) | 2,943 |
| 11 April 1931 | Barrow (A) | 1–2 | Carmedy | 5,307 |
| 18 April 1931 | Southport | 1–4 | Manock | 1,323 |
| 25 April 1931 | Wrexham (A) | 1–5 | Tebb | 1,413 |
| 2 May 1931 | Hull City (A) | 0–4 | | 4,542 |

## FA Cup

### Match results

| Round | Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 29 November 1930 | Workington (H) | 4–0 | Hawes, Raisbeck (3) | 2,600 |
| Second round | 13 December 1930 | York City (H) | 1–1 | Allen | 3,000 |
| Second round replay | 18 December 1930 | York City (A) | 2–3 | Raisbeck, Robinson | 2,206 |
