1936–37_in_English_football
1936–37 in English football
62nd season of competitive football in England
The 1936–37 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in England.
Quick Facts Season, Men's football ...
Season | 1936–37 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | Manchester City | |||
Football League Second Division | Leicester City | |||
FA Cup | Sunderland | |||
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Sunderland were the First Division defending champions. Charlton Athletic and Manchester United were promoted to the First Division the previous season.[citation needed]
More information Competition, Winner ...
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Main article: 1936–37 Football League
First Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 107 | 61 | 1.754 | 57 | |
2 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 54 | |
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 80 | 49 | 1.633 | 52 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 1.067 | 49 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
6 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 78 | 1.051 | 46 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 46 | |
8 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 87 | 1.023 | 44 | |
9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 44 | |
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 1.263 | 42 | |
11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 41 | |
12 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 81 | 1.062 | 41 | |
13 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 41 | |
14 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 41 | |
15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 39 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 0.786 | 38 | |
17 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 81 | 78 | 1.038 | 37 | |
18 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 35 | |
19 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 80 | 0.750 | 34 | |
20 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 34 | |
21 | Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 30 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 1.561 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Blackpool | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 55 | |
3 | Bury | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 52 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 49 | |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | 49 | |
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 49 | |
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 46 | |
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 45 | |
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 82 | 70 | 1.171 | 44 | |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 66 | 1.333 | 43 | |
11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 1.164 | 43 | |
12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 62 | 1.129 | 42 | |
13 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 42 | |
14 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 41 | |
15 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 84 | 89 | 0.944 | 40 | |
16 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 0.769 | 37 | |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 36 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 90 | 0.756 | 34 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 77 | 0.688 | 34 | |
20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | 33 | |
21 | Bradford City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 94 | 0.574 | 30 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 24 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 2.154 | 60 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 57 | 1.807 | 57 | |
3 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | 53 | |
4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 51 | |
5 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 46 | |
6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 45 | |
7 | Halifax Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 45 | |
8 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 44 | |
9 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 76 | 1.197 | 44 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
10 | Carlisle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 44 | |
11 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 44 | |
12 | York City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 43 | |
13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 41 | |
14 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 87 | 0.839 | 37 | |
15 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 37 | |
16 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 36 | |
17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 91 | 0.857 | 35 | |
18 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | |
19 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 88 | 0.807 | 33 | |
20 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 32 | |
21 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 98 | 0.643 | 32 | Re-elected |
22 | Darlington | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 96 | 0.688 | 30 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Luton Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 53 | 1.943 | 58 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 56 | |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 53 | |
4 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 49 | |
5 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 | |
6 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 49 | |
7 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 68 | 1.250 | 46 | |
8 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 46 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 45 | |
10 | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 45 | |
11 | Gillingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 44 | |
12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 43 | |
13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 39 | |
14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 38 | |
15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 36 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 36 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 36 | |
18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 35 | |
19 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 | |
20 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 80 | 0.713 | 32 | |
21 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 0.670 | 32 | Re-elected |
22 | Aldershot | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.562 | 23 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Freddie Steele (Stoke City) – 33 goals[1]
Second Division
- Jack Bowers (Leicester) – 33 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Ted Harston (Mansfield Town) – 55 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Joe Payne (Luton Town) – 55 goals[2]
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.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.