1937–38 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, 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 if they had scored more than they had conceded, whereas among teams who had conceded more than they had scored the system favoured teams who scored more. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

First Division

5th English title West Bromwich Albion (28 goals) (15 April 1938) (29 January 1938) (15 April 1938)

Results

Maps

Arsenal Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea

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

Second Division

Manchester United Stockport County (27 goals) (22 January 1938) (13 November 1937) (1 January 1938)

Results

Maps

Fulham Tottenham West Ham

Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford Park Avenue Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry Fulham Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle Norwich City Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stockport Swansea Town Tottenham West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City New Brighton Oldham Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham Southport Tranmere Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

|win_B&HA=21|draw_B&HA=9|loss_B&HA=12|gf_B&HA=64|ga_B&HA=44 |win_B&BA=14|draw_B&BA=12|loss_B&BA=16|gf_B&BA=56|ga_B&BA=57

Results

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

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=3–0 |match_B&BA_B&HA=0–0 |match_B&BA_BRI=0–0 |match_B&BA_BRR=1–3 |match_B&BA_CAR=3–0 |match_B&BA_CLA=2–0 |match_B&BA_CRY=1–0 |match_B&BA_EXE=2–2 |match_B&BA_GIL=2–0 |match_B&BA_MAN=5–4 |match_B&BA_MIL=0–3 |match_B&BA_NPC=1–1 |match_B&BA_NOR=0–0 |match_B&BA_NTC=1–1 |match_B&BA_QPR=1–1 |match_B&BA_REA=1–1 |match_B&BA_STD=7–1 |match_B&BA_SWI=1–2 |match_B&BA_TOR=0–0 |match_B&BA_WAL=5–0 |match_B&BA_WAT=0–0

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=2–1 |match_B&HA_B&BA=3–1 |match_B&HA_BRI=1–1 |match_B&HA_BRR=3–0 |match_B&HA_CAR=2–1 |match_B&HA_CLA=2–1 |match_B&HA_CRY=2–1 |match_B&HA_EXE=6–0 |match_B&HA_GIL=1–0 |match_B&HA_MAN=2–0 |match_B&HA_MIL=1–0 |match_B&HA_NPC=1–0 |match_B&HA_NOR=1–2 |match_B&HA_NTC=0–1 |match_B&HA_QPR=3–1 |match_B&HA_REA=1–1 |match_B&HA_STD=3–1 |match_B&HA_SWI=3–1 |match_B&HA_TOR=1–1 |match_B&HA_WAL=1–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=1–2

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

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

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

|match_CLA_B&BA=3–0 |match_CLA_B&HA=0–3

|match_CRY_B&BA=0–1 |match_CRY_B&HA=3–2

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

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

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

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

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

|match_NOR_B&BA=1–3 |match_NOR_B&HA=3–1

|match_NTC_B&BA=1–2 |match_NTC_B&HA=0–3

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

|match_REA_B&BA=4–1 |match_REA_B&HA=2–1

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

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

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

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

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

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 Mansfield Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Notts County QPR Southend Reading Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

Division Two

References

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

References

1. "England 1937-38". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
4. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1938.htm