Home matches were played at the Dundalk Athletic Grounds (a facility near the town centre shared by several sporting codes).

After Dundalk had finished as runners-up in both league and FAI Cup in 1930–31, the club's management committee had invested heavily in the side for the following season.

[1][2] They won their first trophy as a senior club in 1931, the LFA President's Cup,[3] and had looked like landing the league title, until an end of season slump saw them slip to fourth place.

That, and a first round FAI Cup exit, had contributed to a poor financial position by the end of the 1931–32 season, and the team had been broken up.

[5] They continued to lead from the front and, despite dropping three points with the title in sight, they won it with a game to spare by defeating Bohemians in Dalymount Park.