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1936–37 Football League
45th season of the Football League
45th season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [1936–37](1936-37-in-english-football) |
| winners | Manchester City |
| prevseason | [1935–36](1935-36-football-league) |
| nextseason | [1937–38](1937-38-football-league) |
The 1936–37 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. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 43,353 |
| 2 | Manchester City FC | 35,872 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 32,414 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 32,332 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic FC | 31,086 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 30,292 |
| 7 | Sunderland AFC | 28,670 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 24,544 |
| 9 | Liverpool FC | 23,798 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 23,787 |
| 11 | Birmingham City FC | 22,991 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 22,518 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough FC | 22,390 |
| 14 | Stoke City FC | 22,261 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 21,742 |
| 16 | Derby County FC | 20,475 |
| 17 | Portsmouth FC | 19,692 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 19,530 |
| 19 | Leeds United FC | 18,199 |
| 20 | Preston North End FC | 18,045 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 15,812 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town FC | 11,514 |
Division Two
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa FC | 37,537 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 25,342 |
| 3 | Newcastle United FC | 24,430 |
| 4 | Coventry City FC | 22,744 |
| 5 | Sheffield United FC | 21,136 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 21,078 |
| 7 | West Ham United FC | 20,704 |
| 8 | Leicester City FC | 20,257 |
| 9 | Blackpool FC | 17,921 |
| 10 | Fulham FC | 17,457 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest FC | 16,254 |
| 12 | Norwich City FC | 16,010 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 14,821 |
| 14 | Chesterfield FC | 13,139 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 13,025 |
| 16 | Bury FC | 12,903 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 12,041 |
| 18 | Barnsley FC | 12,039 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 11,697 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue AFC | 10,422 |
| 21 | Bradford City AFC | 10,045 |
| 22 | Swansea City AFC | 9,880 |
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
References
- "English League Leading Goalscorers".
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1937.htm
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