1937–38 Football League

The Football League
Season 1937–38
Champions Arsenal

The 19371938 season was the 46th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1937–38
Champions Arsenal (5th English title)
Relegated Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup winners Preston North End (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1430 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Tommy Lawton (Everton), 28 [3]
Biggest home win Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1 Leicester City (15 Apr 1938)
Biggest away win Derby County 1–7 Manchester City(29 Jan 1938)
Highest scoring Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1 Leicester City (15 Apr 1938)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Arsenal4215425216669252877441.750+3352
2Wolverhampton Wanderers4211824721939252872491.469+2351
3Preston North End429933421786302364441.455+2049
4Charlton Athletic42145243142910223765511.275+1446
5Middlesbrough42124540267410323972651.108+746
6Brentford42106544278310253269591.169+1045
7Bolton Wanderers4211643822498263864601.067+445
8Sunderland42126332182109233955570.965–244
9Leeds United4211643826399264364690.928–543
10Chelsea42116440223711254365651.000±041
11Liverpool429574030669254165710.915–641
12Blackpool42105633266312284061660.924–540
13Derby County42105642365511245166870.759–2140
14Everton42115554345214254179751.053+439
15Huddersfield Town42113729246213264455680.809–1339
16Leicester City4296631265511234954750.720–2139
17Stoke City42107442213513163858590.983–138
18Birmingham42711334283711243458620.935–438
19Portsmouth42116441222613214662680.912–638
20Grimsby Town42115529232712224551680.750–1738
21Manchester City42122749332613314480771.039+336
22West Bromwich Albion42105646364314285574910.813–1736
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS BIR BLPBOLBRECHACHEDEREVEGRIHUDLEELEILIVMCIMIDPORPNESTKSUNWBAWOL
Arsenal 00 21 50 02 22 20 30 21 51 31 41 31 10 21 12 11 20 40 41 11 50
Birmingham City 12 11 20 00 11 11 10 03 22 22 32 41 22 22 31 22 02 11 22 21 20
Blackpool 21 03 22 11 10 02 11 10 22 40 52 24 01 21 42 20 10 01 00 31 02
Bolton Wanderers 10 11 30 20 10 55 02 12 31 20 00 61 00 21 31 11 14 10 11 30 12
Brentford 30 12 24 11 52 11 23 30 61 20 11 11 13 21 33 20 21 00 40 02 21
Charlton Athletic 03 20 41 11 10 31 12 31 00 40 11 20 30 00 10 51 00 30 21 31 41
Chelsea 22 20 13 00 21 11 30 20 10 31 41 41 61 22 01 31 02 21 00 22 02
Derby County 20 00 31 42 13 32 40 21 12 04 22 01 41 17 11 10 11 41 22 53 12
Everton 14 11 31 41 30 30 41 11 32 12 11 30 13 41 22 52 35 30 33 53 01
Grimsby Town 21 40 10 01 01 11 20 00 21 42 11 21 00 31 21 10 11 15 02 14 10
Huddersfield Town 21 21 31 10 03 11 12 20 13 12 03 00 12 10 30 20 13 30 11 21 10
Leeds United 01 10 11 11 40 22 20 02 44 11 21 02 20 21 53 31 00 21 43 10 12
Leicester City 11 14 01 11 01 10 10 00 31 10 21 24 22 14 01 33 10 20 40 41 11
Liverpool 20 32 42 21 34 12 22 34 12 21 01 11 11 20 11 32 22 30 40 01 01
Manchester City 12 20 21 12 02 53 10 61 20 31 32 62 30 13 16 21 12 00 00 71 24
Middlesbrough 21 11 22 12 01 31 43 42 12 10 01 20 42 11 40 00 21 21 21 41 03
Portsmouth 00 11 12 11 41 21 24 40 31 30 30 40 11 11 22 02 32 20 10 23 10
Preston North End 13 21 20 22 11 01 00 41 21 41 11 31 00 41 22 02 11 21 00 11 20
Stoke City 11 22 13 32 30 20 21 81 11 11 01 01 12 20 32 30 31 11 00 40 11
Sunderland 11 10 21 31 10 11 11 20 20 22 21 00 10 23 31 31 02 02 11 30 10
West Bromwich Albion 00 43 12 24 43 00 40 42 31 21 51 21 13 51 11 31 12 11 01 16 22
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 32 10 11 21 11 11 22 20 11 14 11 101 20 31 01 50 00 22 40 21

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1937–1938

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1937–38
Champions Aston Villa (1st title)
Relegated Barnsley
Stockport County
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1346 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer George Henson (Bradford Park Avenue), 27 [3]
Biggest home win FulhamSwansea 8–1 (22 Jan 1938)
Biggest away win ChesterfieldManchester United 1–7 (13 Nov 1937)
Highest scoring LutonStockport 6–4 (1 Jan 1938)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Aston Villa4217225012858232373352.086+3857
2Manchester United4215335018768323282501.640+3253
3Sheffield United4215424619759273773561.304+1753
4Coventry City4212543115876353066451.467+2152
5Tottenham Hotspur42143446165313303876541.407+2244
6Burnley42154235112613194354541.000±044
7Bradford Park Avenue42134451224512183469561.232+1343
8Fulham42107444236411173461571.070+443
9West Ham United42135334161911193653521.019+142
10Bury42123643266213203463601.050+341
11Chesterfield42122739244710243963631.000±041
12Luton Town42106553365412365089861.035+340
13Plymouth Argyle42107440304512173557650.877–840
14Norwich City42115535283612214756750.747–1939
15Southampton42126342263315135155770.714–2239
16Blackburn Rovers42136251301416205071800.888–938
17Sheffield Wednesday42105627214512223549560.875–738
18Swansea Town42126331211614145245730.616–2838
19Newcastle United42124538182415134051580.879–736
20Nottingham Forest42123629212514183947600.783–1336
21Barnsley42711330204314204450640.781–1436
22Stockport County4286724243315194643700.614–2731

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away AST BAR BLBBPABURBRYCHFCOVFULLUTMUNNEWNORNOTPLYSHUSHWSOUSTPSWATOTWHU
Aston Villa 30 21 20 00 21 02 11 20 41 30 20 20 12 30 10 43 30 71 40 20 20
Barnsley 01 00 01 22 22 11 11 00 31 22 30 00 22 32 11 41 02 20 20 11 10
Blackburn Rovers 10 53 00 33 21 33 13 22 22 11 21 53 51 21 23 10 40 30 31 20 21
Bradford Park Avenue 12 43 71 31 11 32 01 12 11 40 20 30 22 20 51 11 20 41 01 31 21
Burnley 30 10 31 11 20 02 20 10 32 10 21 30 00 02 20 11 40 00 20 21 20
Bury 11 02 21 51 40 40 02 42 34 12 11 31 20 20 10 20 21 13 00 12 43
Chesterfield 01 00 30 03 01 12 40 02 52 17 20 62 10 20 10 10 50 10 41 22 01
Coventry City 01 10 32 00 10 02 22 01 21 10 10 20 11 40 22 01 20 10 50 21 11
Fulham 11 00 31 11 21 40 11 34 41 10 12 34 20 23 11 00 10 20 81 31 11
Luton Town 32 40 41 42 31 01 11 14 40 10 41 11 22 11 23 22 13 64 51 24 22
Manchester United 31 41 21 31 40 20 41 22 10 42 30 00 43 00 01 10 12 31 51 01 40
Newcastle United 20 01 20 30 22 10 31 12 12 13 22 01 31 31 60 10 30 00 10 10 22
Norwich City 10 10 32 11 10 12 21 02 12 04 23 11 20 40 22 31 43 10 11 21 22
Nottingham Forest 02 21 31 10 11 10 42 21 01 10 23 00 12 10 21 01 21 12 21 31 00
Plymouth Argyle 03 22 22 10 23 21 11 31 40 24 11 21 11 10 20 24 40 21 22 22 21
Sheffield United 00 63 11 31 21 21 02 32 21 20 12 40 41 21 00 21 50 20 11 10 31
Sheffield Wednesday 12 01 11 10 21 20 10 21 21 40 13 30 10 02 11 01 00 33 11 03 10
Southampton 00 20 10 21 00 41 01 04 40 36 33 10 31 20 00 21 52 41 11 21 33
Stockport County 13 12 01 12 31 01 11 11 20 21 10 13 11 10 13 11 21 00 10 32 00
Swansea Town 21 10 32 01 31 10 10 33 20 11 22 20 10 10 10 35 11 00 02 32 00
Tottenham Hotspur 21 30 31 21 40 13 20 00 11 30 01 22 40 30 32 12 12 50 20 20 20
West Ham United 11 41 20 31 10 31 50 00 00 00 10 10 33 21 01 02 10 31 10 21 13

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1937–1938

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1937–1938
Champions Tranmere Rovers (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1401 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Roberts (Port Vale), 28 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Tranmere Rovers4215425721867242081411.976+4056
2Doncaster Rovers4215424816687263374491.510+2554
3Hull City4211825119957292480431.860+3753
4Oldham Athletic4216414818399192867461.457+2151
5Gateshead42155153205610313984591.424+2551
6Rotherham United42136245217410233568561.214+1250
7Lincoln City42143448175511183366501.320+1646
8Crewe Alexandra42143447174611243671531.340+1845
9Chester42134454313810234177721.069+544
10Wrexham42144337152712214858630.921–543
11York City42114640255610304370681.029+242
12Carlisle United42115535194413224857670.851–1039
13New Brighton42125443183315174360610.984–138
14Bradford City42126346212415204866690.957–338
15Port Vale [notes 1] 42118245271614204665730.890–838
16Southport4288530264611235653820.646–2938
17Rochdale42710438276114295167780.859–1137
18Halifax Town4297524193513204744660.667–2236
19Darlington42104737311614174854790.684–2532
20Hartlepools United42108336200417176053800.663–2732
21Barrow4296628202415135141710.577–3032
22Accrington Stanley42921031322514144345750.600–3029

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Port Vale was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW BRACRLCHRCREDARDONGATHALHARHULLINNWBOLDPTVROCROTSOUTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 20 31 14 00 32 21 01 15 34 21 02 03 31 12 21 01 00 30 01 40 12
Barrow 00 00 42 02 10 11 11 13 21 00 10 41 30 21 30 01 10 12 22 01 12
Bradford City 22 10 40 22 31 21 20 11 30 41 12 20 30 11 50 31 32 11 13 22 01
Carlisle United 31 21 20 13 51 30 22 10 52 31 01 01 11 11 31 01 01 10 00 00 21
Chester 31 31 31 10 03 32 40 21 11 60 13 11 12 33 72 41 23 21 11 21 43
Crewe Alexandra 31 40 31 41 10 22 00 13 40 20 01 20 10 01 12 51 31 50 10 11 42
Darlington 30 01 42 31 21 01 11 12 30 20 13 14 10 10 22 24 21 11 02 53 22
Doncaster Rovers 51 10 40 13 21 00 40 10 22 33 21 30 30 10 32 50 01 30 11 20 21
Gateshead 10 60 30 21 31 20 52 23 41 21 32 11 31 00 21 31 00 50 21 22 22
Halifax Town 12 11 02 00 11 21 10 01 20 00 10 20 20 21 21 23 13 11 10 00 22
Hartlepool United 20 11 11 41 01 22 21 00 13 20 22 20 10 20 21 33 40 12 22 20 00
Hull City 00 40 22 21 22 11 40 21 31 01 40 11 11 41 00 41 11 101 01 32 31
Lincoln City 20 50 40 01 11 32 00 22 32 20 21 21 41 01 10 20 50 13 01 71 20
New Brighton 21 21 11 51 40 40 30 12 41 20 41 00 01 10 11 20 23 22 01 11 21
Oldham Athletic 10 00 12 30 32 00 30 21 31 21 31 11 22 21 30 42 31 20 21 20 62
Port Vale 41 40 43 22 22 11 10 11 22 02 51 24 10 32 22 41 00 11 10 20 32
Rochdale 01 33 20 31 40 14 11 45 22 11 22 00 01 21 11 11 20 32 00 61 00
Rotherham United 11 30 21 01 41 10 42 22 11 41 31 22 40 12 21 32 10 11 21 11 30
Southport 21 20 20 11 22 31 11 13 00 22 20 21 11 00 22 10 20 03 13 12 23
Tranmere 50 30 21 50 00 22 11 20 42 20 40 31 20 52 11 21 32 02 72 32 12
Wrexham 20 32 21 00 31 10 40 20 00 20 63 01 10 01 10 00 21 20 41 13 11
York City 11 12 31 31 40 12 12 20 51 11 10 01 31 31 00 22 05 41 12 20 21

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1937–1938
Champions Millwall (2nd title)
Failed re-election Gillingham
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1264 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Harold Crawshaw (Mansfield Town), 25 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Millwall4215335315876302283372.243+4656
2Bristol City4214613713777312768401.700+2855
3Queens Park Rangers4215334417768363080471.702+3353
4Watford4214435015777232873431.698+3053
5Brighton & Hove Albion4215334016669242864441.455+2051
6Reading4217224421399274271631.127+851
7Crystal Palace4214434517489223067471.426+2048
8Swindon Town42124533195610163049491.000±044
9Northampton Town42124530195511213851570.895–643
10Cardiff City42137157222514103267541.241+1342
11Notts County42106529176312213350501.000±041
12Southend United42125443233513274570681.029+240
13Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42810336206213203756570.982–140
14Mansfield Town [notes2 1] 42125446263414164162670.925–539
15Bristol Rovers42107428203612184146610.754–1539
16Newport County42910231152613123743520.827–938
17Exeter City42104737323810203857700.814–1338
18Aldershot42114623144116164539590.661–2035
19Clapton Orient42107427193018154242610.689–1933
20Torquay United4275922282712164538730.521–3530
21Walsall42104734371317185152880.591–3629
22Gillingham4295725251119115236770.468–4126

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Mansfield Town had been transferred to Third Division South for this season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCARCLACRYEXEGILMANMILNPCNORNTCQPRREASTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 20 12 11 02 11 12 10 01 20 10 21 50 02 01 10 00 10 11 10 10 10
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 00 00 13 30 20 10 22 20 54 03 11 00 11 11 11 71 12 00 50 00
Brighton & Hove Albion 21 31 11 30 21 21 21 60 10 20 10 10 12 01 31 11 31 31 11 10 12
Bristol City 31 21 11 00 01 20 00 41 31 21 00 00 10 31 20 10 42 11 20 31 31
Bristol Rovers 01 21 00 10 21 32 10 11 21 00 02 20 00 11 11 22 21 12 20 52 02
Cardiff City 01 30 41 00 11 20 42 11 40 41 32 31 41 22 22 41 50 22 52 31 11
Clapton Orient 21 30 03 00 10 11 02 21 30 12 21 02 10 20 11 11 11 10 20 22 11
Crystal Palace 11 01 32 11 32 10 10 22 30 40 00 30 01 31 40 31 21 01 41 31 41
Exeter City 01 31 40 32 00 21 20 22 35 40 15 20 41 03 04 02 11 00 20 32 12
Gillingham 20 02 11 10 01 10 12 24 21 00 23 10 21 21 15 12 21 00 11 30 00
Mansfield Town 20 32 11 35 10 30 31 20 23 31 11 11 41 12 32 51 22 20 11 31 01
Millwall 40 40 20 03 21 10 30 22 21 50 10 40 30 50 14 11 10 02 70 40 11
Newport County 40 11 10 00 22 11 31 00 22 20 10 31 00 30 11 22 20 20 02 12 00
Northampton Town 10 13 31 10 20 00 20 11 10 41 30 01 20 20 02 22 02 10 03 11 32
Notts County 10 12 03 20 11 20 10 01 00 10 20 11 11 50 22 21 02 30 00 31 12
Queens Park Rangers 30 12 21 02 40 21 32 10 40 20 11 02 00 11 21 30 10 30 63 31 20
Reading 32 41 21 01 40 00 20 32 10 20 32 10 21 43 02 10 32 21 11 21 41
Southend 41 10 21 50 11 31 12 22 11 20 01 12 02 42 21 21 42 00 51 10 22
Swindon Town 20 10 01 23 21 20 10 40 30 30 33 12 32 10 10 13 00 11 10 11 02
Torquay United 15 00 01 13 41 01 31 00 21 10 01 11 00 12 03 02 32 33 10 10 01
Walsall 20 20 03 28 52 10 20 11 02 31 20 11 31 11 10 03 25 15 23 00 31
Watford 51 02 11 31 40 40 20 12 00 11 20 11 30 13 20 31 40 31 40 40 21

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1937–1938

See also

References

  1. "England 1937-38". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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