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1936–37 in English football

62nd season of competitive football in England

Field	Value
country	England
season	1936–37
division1	[Football League](1936-37-football-league-first-division)
champions1	Manchester City
division2	[Football League Second Division](1936-37-football-league-second-division)
champions2	Leicester City
domestic	[FA Cup](1936-37-fa-cup)
dchampions	Sunderland
prevseason	1935–36
nextseason	1937–38
flagicon	yes

The 1936–37 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in England, starting on 29 August 1936 and ending with the final games on 1 May 1937.

Overview

Sunderland were the First Division defending champions. Charlton Athletic and Manchester United were promoted to the First Division the previous season.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
[Football League First Division](1936-37-football-league-first-division)	Manchester City (1)	Charlton Athletic
[Second Division](1936-37-football-league)	Leicester City	Blackpool
[Third Division North](1936-37-football-league)	Stockport County	Lincoln City
[Third Division North Cup](1936-37-football-league)	Chester	Southport
[Third Division South](1936-37-football-league)	Luton Town	Notts County
[Third Division South Cup](1936-37-football-league)	Watford and Millwall (shared)
[FA Cup](1937-fa-cup-final)	Sunderland (1)	Preston North End
[Charity Shield](1936-fa-charity-shield)	Sunderland	Arsenal
[Home Championship](1937-british-home-championship)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

Main article: 1936–37 Football League

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Top goalscorers

First Division

Freddie Steele (Stoke City) – 33 goals

Second Division

Jack Bowers (Leicester) – 33 goals

Third Division North

Ted Harston (Mansfield Town) – 55 goals

Third Division South

Joe Payne (Luton Town) – 55 goals

National team

The England national football team suffered a poor season in which they came third in the 1936-37 British Home Championship after only managing to defeat Ireland in between losses to Scotland and Wales.

References

[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1936-37/1936-37FL.html "Football League 1936-37"]. England Football Online
"English League Leading Goalscorers".
"English League Leading Goalscorers".

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