1936–37 Football League

The Football League
Season 1936–37
Champions Manchester City

The 19361937 season was the 45th 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 1936–37
Champions Manchester City (1st English title)
Relegated Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
FA Cup winners Sunderland (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1555 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer Freddie Steele (Stoke City), 33 [3]
Biggest home win StokeWest Brom 10–3 (4 Feb 1937)
EvertonDerby County 7–0 (7 Dec 1936)
Biggest away win Bolton WanderersArsenal 0–5 (1 Jan 1937)
Derby CountyManchester City 0–5 (24 Feb 1937)
LiverpoolManchester City 0–5 (26 March 1937
Highest scoring StokeWest Brom 10–3 (4 Feb 1937)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Manchester City42155156227865139107611.754+4657
2Charlton Athletic4215513713678213658491.184+954
3Arsenal42101014320867372980491.633+3152
4Derby County4213355839849385196901.067+649
5Wolverhampton Wanderers42162363245313214384671.254+1747
6Brentford42145258324512244682781.051+446
7Middlesbrough42146149225214254974711.042+346
8Sunderland42172259242415306389871.023+244
9Portsmouth42133541294710213762660.939–444
10Stoke City42126352273612203072571.263+1542
11Birmingham429753624489283664601.067+441
12Grimsby Town42133560324413264986811.062+541
13Chelsea42116436213711163452550.945–341
14Preston North End42106535284710213956670.836–1141
15Huddersfield Town421254392101011234362640.969–239
16West Bromwich Albion42133545323315326677980.786–2138
17Everton42127256232217255581781.038+337
18Liverpool4298438263315245862840.738–2235
19Leeds United42143444201119166060800.750–2034
20Bolton Wanderers426692233489213343660.652–2334
21Manchester United4289429262316265255780.705–2332
22Sheffield Wednesday4285832291713214053690.768–1630
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS BIR BOLBRECHACHEDEREVEGRIHUDLEELIVMCIMUNMIDPORPNESHWSTKSUNWBAWOL
Arsenal 11 00 11 11 41 22 32 00 11 41 10 13 11 53 40 41 11 00 41 20 30
Birmingham City 13 11 40 12 00 01 20 23 42 21 50 22 22 00 21 10 11 24 20 11 10
Bolton Wanderers 05 00 22 21 21 13 12 12 22 21 01 02 04 13 10 00 10 00 11 41 12
Brentford 20 21 22 42 10 62 22 23 11 41 52 26 40 41 40 11 21 21 33 21 32
Charlton Athletic 02 22 10 21 10 20 20 10 10 10 11 11 30 22 00 31 10 20 31 42 40
Chelsea 20 13 01 21 30 11 40 32 00 21 20 44 42 10 11 00 11 10 13 30 01
Derby County 54 31 30 23 50 11 31 31 33 53 41 05 54 02 13 12 32 22 30 10 51
Everton 11 33 32 30 22 00 70 30 21 71 20 11 23 23 40 22 31 11 30 42 10
Grimsby Town 13 11 31 20 01 30 34 10 22 41 21 53 62 51 10 64 51 13 60 23 11
Huddersfield Town 00 11 20 11 12 42 20 03 03 30 40 11 31 20 12 42 10 21 21 11 40
Leeds United 34 02 22 31 20 23 20 30 20 21 20 11 21 50 31 10 11 21 30 31 01
Liverpool 21 20 00 22 12 11 33 32 71 11 30 05 20 02 00 11 22 21 40 12 10
Manchester City 20 11 22 21 11 00 32 41 11 30 40 51 10 21 31 41 41 21 24 62 41
Manchester United 20 12 10 13 00 00 22 21 11 31 00 25 32 21 01 11 11 21 21 22 11
Middlesbrough 11 31 20 30 11 20 13 20 00 50 42 33 20 32 22 21 20 10 55 41 10
Portsmouth 15 21 11 13 01 41 12 22 21 10 30 62 21 21 21 01 10 10 32 53 11
Preston North End 13 22 12 11 00 10 52 10 32 11 10 31 25 31 20 11 11 01 20 32 13
Sheffield Wednesday 00 03 20 02 31 11 23 64 21 22 12 12 51 10 10 00 01 00 20 23 13
Stoke City 00 20 22 51 11 20 12 21 20 11 21 11 22 30 62 24 02 10 53 103 21
Sunderland 11 40 30 41 10 23 32 31 51 32 21 42 13 11 41 32 30 21 30 10 62
West Bromwich Albion 24 32 02 10 12 20 13 21 42 21 30 31 22 10 31 31 00 23 22 64 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 21 23 40 61 12 31 72 52 31 30 20 21 31 01 11 50 43 21 11 52

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 1936–1937

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1936–37
Champions Leicester City (2nd title)
Relegated Doncaster Rovers
Bradford City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1479 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Bowers (Leicester), 33 [3]
Biggest home win BlackburnNottingham Forest 9–1 (10 Apr 1937)
Biggest away win NorwichNewcastle 1–5 (28 Dec 1936)
0–4: seven matches
Highest scoring LeicesterBurnley 7–3 (13 Mar 1937)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Leicester City42144356261047333189571.561+3256
2Blackpool42134449191137393488531.660+3555
3Bury4213444626948282974551.345+1952
4Newcastle United42113745231128353380561.429+2449
5Plymouth Argyle4211644222777293171531.340+1849
6West Ham United42145247185610263773551.327+1849
7Sheffield United42164148142613184066541.222+1246
8Coventry City4211553519669313566541.222+1245
9Aston Villa4210654730669354082701.171+1244
10Tottenham Hotspur42133557264611314088661.333+2243
11Fulham4211554324489283771611.164+1043
12Blackburn Rovers4211374932579213070621.129+842
13Burnley42115537205511204157610.934–442
14Barnsley42116430235313204150640.781–1441
15Chesterfield42123654344512305584890.944–540
16Swansea Town42142540161515104950650.769–1537
17Norwich City4286738296213254263710.887–836
18Nottingham Forest42106542302415266068900.756–2234
19Southampton42108338251416155253770.688–2434
20Bradford Park Avenue42104733332514195552880.591–3633
21Bradford City4288536311416186354940.574–4030
22Doncaster Rovers4266918291416125530840.357–5424

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 BLBBLPBRABPABURBRYCHFCOVDONFULLEINEWNORNOTPLYSHUSOUSWATOTWHU
Aston Villa 42 22 40 51 41 00 04 62 00 11 03 13 02 30 11 54 21 40 40 11 02
Barnsley 04 32 21 11 21 11 22 11 30 41 10 12 10 21 10 13 11 21 01 10 00
Blackburn Rovers 34 11 20 30 11 31 23 52 25 20 02 00 61 10 91 23 31 10 21 04 12
Blackpool 23 11 20 42 60 20 12 01 30 11 31 62 30 02 71 11 10 20 32 00 10
Bradford City 22 32 22 14 23 13 01 22 10 00 11 12 20 20 21 11 32 22 40 22 21
Bradford Park Avenue 33 21 12 21 21 20 01 45 13 10 11 12 03 10 32 00 03 31 11 32 21
Burnley 12 30 00 30 30 22 12 31 33 30 02 00 03 30 30 20 10 13 00 31 21
Bury 21 21 11 23 50 31 31 40 04 42 11 01 12 32 11 20 20 21 20 53 11
Chesterfield 10 21 04 04 71 42 41 11 23 51 41 25 40 31 42 01 22 30 40 13 11
Coventry City 10 30 01 12 31 40 01 13 21 11 11 02 22 11 22 20 20 20 21 10 40
Doncaster Rovers 10 01 01 04 11 13 20 10 04 11 21 00 12 12 02 21 11 20 00 11 14
Fulham 32 10 11 03 01 00 20 11 10 02 10 20 34 23 52 22 40 20 50 33 50
Leicester City 10 51 10 12 41 50 73 03 31 10 71 20 32 22 21 32 12 22 00 41 22
Newcastle United 02 01 20 12 20 11 30 13 12 42 70 11 10 01 32 11 40 30 51 01 53
Norwich City 51 01 00 12 00 31 22 00 20 03 21 30 12 15 40 12 11 42 30 23 33
Nottingham Forest 11 41 20 11 21 32 12 10 22 11 21 53 03 02 34 23 11 11 61 30 10
Plymouth Argyle 22 12 20 13 44 20 01 30 11 10 70 03 21 11 20 41 20 31 00 22 20
Sheffield United 51 20 01 22 31 30 11 10 50 22 31 20 31 21 20 41 20 00 10 32 20
Southampton 22 13 22 52 20 00 11 41 32 11 10 33 11 20 31 03 00 40 21 10 02
Swansea Town 12 31 10 11 30 30 30 20 41 20 01 30 13 12 21 10 01 21 51 21 00
Tottenham Hotspur 22 30 51 12 51 51 30 20 51 31 20 11 42 01 23 21 13 22 40 31 23
West Ham United 21 00 31 30 41 10 02 51 11 40 10 33 41 02 41 22 11 10 40 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.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1936–1937

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1936–1937
Champions Stockport County (2nd title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1602 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorer Ted Harston (Mansfield Town), 55 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Stockport County42173159186114252184392.154+4560
2Lincoln City42181265207683837103571.807+4657
3Chester42155168217410193687571.526+3053
4Oldham Athletic42137149257410283477591.305+1851
5Hull City42136239224611294768690.986–146
6Hartlepools United42161453213612224875691.087+645
7Halifax Town42124540206510284368631.079+545
8Wrexham4212364121498303671571.246+1444
9Mansfield Town [notes 1] 4213176435579274191761.197+1544
10Carlisle United42136242195214234965680.956–344
11Port Vale42126339235412194158640.906–644
12York City42133554273810254379701.129+943
13Accrington Stanley42142551262712254376691.101+741
14Southport42108339282514345973870.839–1437
15New Brighton42108336163315195455700.786–1537
16Barrow42115542252514286170860.814–1636
17Rotherham United42117352283018266378910.857–1335
18Rochdale42123644271614255969860.802–1735
19Tranmere Rovers42108352302118195871880.807–1733
20Crewe Alexandra4268731314413245255830.663–2832
21Gateshead4298440312217236763980.643–3532
22Darlington4268742462613245066960.688–3030

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

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW CRLCHRCREDARGATHALHARHULLINMANNWBOLDPTVROCROTSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 50 21 21 41 10 21 32 12 01 12 03 50 11 23 31 30 63 21 40 22 21
Barrow 10 50 12 22 10 30 12 31 23 04 22 21 12 31 30 51 21 00 20 11 22
Carlisle United 20 22 11 40 20 21 12 20 11 31 12 11 21 52 10 41 11 10 31 21 11
Chester 11 60 40 50 21 60 11 30 31 73 51 41 21 00 22 21 23 11 52 41 31
Crewe Alexandra 22 41 12 11 11 31 01 11 21 21 21 02 12 01 22 02 32 12 22 11 22
Darlington 41 24 15 13 03 02 33 55 22 22 00 12 03 10 41 63 42 11 32 11 11
Gateshead 11 11 10 11 20 50 02 22 63 05 33 11 03 01 31 21 54 00 40 00 32
Halifax Town 30 21 61 10 41 41 21 20 10 23 00 00 01 01 32 41 11 11 21 12 12
Hartlepool United 10 31 30 01 41 13 61 53 22 31 30 50 10 20 41 02 20 24 21 20 20
Hull City 03 32 11 11 20 43 32 00 10 11 30 41 20 11 11 21 32 01 52 10 10
Lincoln City 33 60 30 30 24 43 40 41 30 50 20 10 20 10 53 30 41 02 10 62 31
Mansfield Town 21 21 14 50 14 31 32 30 82 52 22 23 12 71 62 41 30 02 23 30 12
New Brighton 11 11 11 10 10 20 11 11 40 11 12 00 02 20 51 40 31 11 12 10 41
Oldham Athletic 31 43 21 10 11 11 44 10 20 31 10 11 31 51 30 41 33 02 30 22 22
Port Vale 11 32 10 40 00 22 42 31 10 13 11 51 31 10 11 21 02 30 21 03 11
Rochdale 41 31 30 01 20 40 02 35 11 40 23 13 40 30 00 10 21 22 21 06 30
Rotherham United 22 41 01 21 32 24 30 60 24 00 31 41 30 44 20 11 30 11 31 22 22
Southport 31 33 21 12 11 00 30 21 11 14 21 32 30 20 33 11 41 11 10 11 14
Stockport County 32 41 12 40 10 33 42 00 11 31 20 31 31 41 10 30 42 21 50 20 60
Tranmere 12 00 51 50 61 11 61 21 10 21 22 02 32 33 42 43 12 33 22 11 00
Wrexham 10 21 10 12 50 40 60 02 01 21 03 23 41 11 10 01 42 33 00 20 20
York City 42 12 52 02 23 30 20 40 41 11 00 11 21 31 12 41 43 40 21 40 34

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 1936–1937
Champions Luton Town (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1497 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Joe Payne (Luton Town), 55 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Luton Town421911691683103437103531.943+5058
2Notts County4215334423876302974521.423+2256
3Brighton & Hove Albion42155149169012252774431.721+3153
4Watford4214435321579323985601.417+2549
5Reading42145253235610233776601.267+1649
6Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42173145203612203965591.102+649
7Northampton Town42154256225214294685681.250+1746
8Millwall4212454324669213064541.185+1046
9Queens Park Rangers4212275124678222873521.404+2145
10Southend United42108349237311294478671.164+1145
11Gillingham42145236184314164852660.788–1444
12Clapton Orient42108329174710233552521.000±043
13Swindon Town42124552242712234975731.027+239
14Crystal Palace42117345202514174162611.016+138
15Bristol Rovers42143449202118226071800.887–936
16Bristol City42133542202316165058700.829–1236
17Walsall [notes2 1] 42113738342712255163850.741–2236
18Cardiff City42105635244215196354870.621–3335
19Newport County4277737285313307067980.684–3134
20Torquay United4295742322514154857800.713–2332
21Exeter City4295736371713235159880.670–2832
22Aldershot42561029292316216050890.562–3923

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

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCARCLACRYEXEGILLUTMILNPCNORNTCQPRREASTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 13 01 30 40 01 11 22 11 30 23 12 20 02 01 00 02 12 21 01 44 22
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 21 10 00 30 02 21 31 00 10 21 21 50 32 10 31 21 10 52 33 32 32
Brighton & Hove Albion 10 10 20 52 72 11 10 10 40 21 22 20 12 22 41 11 10 20 51 30 11
Bristol City 30 41 10 41 21 40 10 21 20 23 20 31 01 11 32 12 01 12 41 00 22
Bristol Rovers 10 40 20 31 51 40 10 42 03 40 21 11 20 23 11 22 12 21 51 30 01
Cardiff City 41 21 12 31 31 21 11 31 20 30 01 01 21 02 20 11 11 12 02 22 22
Clapton Orient 11 21 20 00 21 01 11 10 20 02 10 12 31 11 00 32 30 11 20 22 11
Crystal Palace 30 22 20 10 30 22 23 80 11 04 10 61 22 12 00 31 11 20 00 31 20
Exeter City 12 11 04 30 32 31 02 32 11 24 11 31 25 13 03 20 22 11 21 30 21
Gillingham 12 10 10 53 10 00 02 20 22 10 10 44 20 30 00 21 10 41 10 22 21
Luton Town 52 10 21 40 20 81 20 52 22 52 50 50 32 21 01 40 10 51 20 20 41
Millwall 42 02 30 31 12 31 21 30 33 30 02 72 10 00 20 02 12 11 11 31 21
Newport County 40 40 14 00 22 23 11 11 20 00 21 12 13 20 12 30 62 11 11 12 13
Northampton Town 53 00 20 51 41 20 11 20 21 50 31 22 32 11 01 21 43 40 30 63 01
Notts County 30 43 01 10 43 40 00 01 31 20 21 11 31 32 12 10 21 32 20 33 21
Queens Park Rangers 30 12 23 50 21 60 21 13 40 01 21 01 62 32 02 00 72 11 30 20 12
Reading 20 32 20 21 20 30 11 11 10 62 22 30 44 31 41 20 23 22 51 02 30
Southend 22 00 21 30 23 81 00 21 44 02 30 00 92 20 23 32 11 20 00 30 11
Swindon Town 51 31 12 01 41 42 13 40 31 30 22 30 12 20 22 11 12 40 42 30 11
Torquay United 51 00 02 52 10 10 41 30 01 02 22 02 12 50 22 11 22 14 20 31 47
Walsall 00 11 14 15 52 10 32 10 42 21 01 03 12 22 21 24 01 30 52 10 31
Watford 53 40 10 10 30 20 21 31 11 61 13 22 30 41 02 20 61 13 22 40 00

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 1936–1937

See also

References

  1. "England 1936-37". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. 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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