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1936–37 Football League

45th season of the Football League


45th season of the Football League

FieldValue
competitionThe Football League
season[1936–37](1936-37-in-english-football)
winnersManchester City
prevseason[1935–36](1935-36-football-league)
nextseason[1937–38](1937-38-football-league)

The 193637 season was the 45th season of The Football League. Charlton Athletic achieved their highest-ever league placing, finishing second in their first season in the top flight, whilst Manchester City became champions of England for the first time.

First Division

1st English title Sheffield Wednesday (33 goals) (7 December 1936) Stoke City 10–3 West Bromwich Albion (4 February 1937) (1 January 1937) Derby County 0–5 Manchester City (24 February 1937) Liverpool 0–5 Manchester City (26 March 1937) (4 February 1937)

Results

Maps

Arsenal Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea

Arsenal Birmingham Bolton Brentford Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Stoke Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Blackpool Doncaster Rovers (33 goals) (10 April 1937) (28 December 1936) 0–4: seven matches (13 March 1937)

Results

Maps

Fulham Tottenham West Ham

Aston Villa Barnsley Blackpool Blackburn Rovers Bradford C. Bradford Park Avenue Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry Doncaster Fulham Leicester City Newcastle Norwich City Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield United Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

Results

|match_ALD_B&BA=1–3 |match_ALD_B&HA=0–1

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=2–1 |match_B&BA_B&HA=1–0 |match_B&BA_BRI=0–0 |match_B&BA_BRR=3–0 |match_B&BA_CAR=0–2 |match_B&BA_CLA=2–1 |match_B&BA_CRY=3–1 |match_B&BA_EXE=0–0 |match_B&BA_GIL=1–0 |match_B&BA_LUT=2–1 |match_B&BA_MIL=2–1 |match_B&BA_NPC=5–0 |match_B&BA_NOR=3–2 |match_B&BA_NTC=1–0 |match_B&BA_QPR=3–1 |match_B&BA_REA=2–1 |match_B&BA_STD=1–0 |match_B&BA_SWI=5–2 |match_B&BA_TOR=3–3 |match_B&BA_WAL=3–2 |match_B&BA_WAT=3–2

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=1–0 |match_B&HA_B&BA=1–0 |match_B&HA_BRI=2–0 |match_B&HA_BRR=5–2 |match_B&HA_CAR=7–2 |match_B&HA_CLA=1–1 |match_B&HA_CRY=1–0 |match_B&HA_EXE=1–0 |match_B&HA_GIL=4–0 |match_B&HA_LUT=2–1 |match_B&HA_MIL=2–2 |match_B&HA_NPC=2–0 |match_B&HA_NOR=1–2 |match_B&HA_NTC=2–2 |match_B&HA_QPR=4–1 |match_B&HA_REA=1–1 |match_B&HA_STD=1–0 |match_B&HA_SWI=2–0 |match_B&HA_TOR=5–1 |match_B&HA_WAL=3–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=1–1

|match_BRI_B&BA=4–1 |match_BRI_B&HA=1–0

|match_BRR_B&BA=4–0 |match_BRR_B&HA=2–0

|match_CAR_B&BA=2–1 |match_CAR_B&HA=1–2

|match_CLA_B&BA=2–1 |match_CLA_B&HA=2–0

|match_CRY_B&BA=2–2 |match_CRY_B&HA=2–0

|match_EXE_B&BA=1–1 |match_EXE_B&HA=0–4

|match_GIL_B&BA=1–0 |match_GIL_B&HA=1–0

|match_LUT_B&BA=1–0 |match_LUT_B&HA=2–1

|match_MIL_B&BA=0–2 |match_MIL_B&HA=3–0

|match_NPC_B&BA=4–0 |match_NPC_B&HA=1–4

|match_NOR_B&BA=0–0 |match_NOR_B&HA=2–0

|match_NTC_B&BA=4–3 |match_NTC_B&HA=0–1

|match_QPR_B&BA=1–2 |match_QPR_B&HA=2–3

|match_REA_B&BA=3–2 |match_REA_B&HA=2–0

|match_STD_B&BA=0–0 |match_STD_B&HA=2–1

|match_SWI_B&BA=3–1 |match_SWI_B&HA=1–2

|match_TOR_B&BA=0–0 |match_TOR_B&HA=0–2

|match_WAL_B&BA=1–1 |match_WAL_B&HA=1–4

|match_WAT_B&BA=4–0 |match_WAT_B&HA=1–0

Maps

Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford

Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Crystal P. Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Notts County QPR Southend Reading Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

No.ClubAverage
1Arsenal FC43,353
2Manchester City FC35,872
3Chelsea FC32,414
4Manchester United32,332
5Charlton Athletic FC31,086
6Everton FC30,292
7Sunderland AFC28,670
8Brentford FC24,544
9Liverpool FC23,798
10Wolverhampton Wanderers FC23,787
11Birmingham City FC22,991
12Bolton Wanderers FC22,518
13Middlesbrough FC22,390
14Stoke City FC22,261
15West Bromwich Albion FC21,742
16Derby County FC20,475
17Portsmouth FC19,692
18Sheffield Wednesday FC19,530
19Leeds United FC18,199
20Preston North End FC18,045
21Huddersfield Town AFC15,812
22Grimsby Town FC11,514

Division Two

No.ClubAverage
1Aston Villa FC37,537
2Tottenham Hotspur FC25,342
3Newcastle United FC24,430
4Coventry City FC22,744
5Sheffield United FC21,136
6Plymouth Argyle FC21,078
7West Ham United FC20,704
8Leicester City FC20,257
9Blackpool FC17,921
10Fulham FC17,457
11Nottingham Forest FC16,254
12Norwich City FC16,010
13Blackburn Rovers FC14,821
14Chesterfield FC13,139
15Southampton FC13,025
16Bury FC12,903
17Burnley FC12,041
18Barnsley FC12,039
19Doncaster Rovers FC11,697
20Bradford Park Avenue AFC10,422
21Bradford City AFC10,045
22Swansea City AFC9,880

References

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
  2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1937.htm
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