English League Tables

1936/37 Tables◄ 1937/38 Tables ►1938/39 Tables

Football League First Division  1937/38

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Arsenal 42 21 10 11 77 44 1.750 52 Champions
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 1.469 51 Runners Up 
3rd  Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 1.455 49 -
4th  Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.275 46 -
5th  Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.108 46 -
6th  Brentford 42 18 9 15 69 59 1.169 45 -
7th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 64 60 1.067 45 -
8th  Sunderland 42 14 16 12 55 57 0.965 44 -
9th  Leeds United 42 14 15 13 64 69 0.928 43 -
10th  Chelsea 42 14 13 15 65 65 1.000 41 -
11th  Liverpool 42 15 11 16 65 71 0.915 41 -
12th  Blackpool 42 16 8 18 61 66 0.924 40 -
13th  Derby County 42 15 10 17 66 87 0.759 40 -
14th  Everton 42 16 7 19 79 75 1.053 39 -
15th  Huddersfield Town 42 17 5 20 55 68 0.809 39 -
16th  Leicester City 42 14 11 17 54 75 0.720 39 -
17th  Stoke City 42 13 12 17 58 59 0.983 38 -
18th  Birmingham 42 10 18 14 58 62 0.935 38 -
19th  Portsmouth 42 13 12 17 62 68 0.912 38 -
20th  Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 51 68 0.750 38 -
21st  Manchester City 42 14 8 20 80 77 1.039 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 8 20 74 91 0.813 36 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1937/38

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Aston Villa 42 25 7 10 73 35 2.086 57 ▲Champions
2nd  Manchester United 42 22 9 11 82 50 1.640 53 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield United 42 22 9 11 73 56 1.304 53 -
4th  Coventry City 42 20 12 10 66 45 1.467 52 -
5th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 6 17 76 54 1.407 44 -
6th  Burnley 42 17 10 15 54 54 1.000 44 -
7th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 17 9 16 69 56 1.232 43 -
8th  Fulham 42 16 11 15 61 57 1.070 43 -
9th  West Ham United 42 14 14 14 53 52 1.019 42 -
10th  Bury 42 18 5 19 63 60 1.050 41 -
11th  Chesterfield 42 16 9 17 63 63 1.000 41 -
12th  Luton Town 42 15 10 17 89 86 1.035 40 -
13th  Plymouth Argyle 42 14 12 16 57 65 0.877 40 -
14th  Norwich City 42 14 11 17 56 75 0.747 39 -
15th  Southampton 42 15 9 18 55 77 0.714 39 -
16th  Blackburn Rovers 42 14 10 18 71 80 0.888 38 -
17th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 10 18 49 56 0.875 38 -
18th  Swansea Town 42 13 12 17 45 73 0.616 38 -
19th  Newcastle United 42 14 8 20 51 58 0.879 36 -
20th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 47 60 0.783 36 -
21st  Barnsley 42 11 14 17 50 64 0.781 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Stockport County 42 11 9 22 43 70 0.614 31 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1937/38

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tranmere Rovers 42 23 10 9 81 41 1.976 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Doncaster Rovers 42 21 12 9 74 49 1.510 54 Runners Up
3rd  Hull City 42 20 13 9 80 43 1.860 53 -
4th  Oldham Athletic 42 19 13 10 67 46 1.457 51 -
5th  Gateshead 42 20 11 11 84 59 1.424 51 -
6th  Rotherham United 42 20 10 12 68 56 1.214 50 -
7th  Lincoln City 42 19 8 15 66 50 1.320 46 -
8th  Crewe Alexandra 42 18 9 15 71 53 1.340 45 -
9th  Chester 42 16 12 14 77 72 1.069 44 -
10th  Wrexham 42 16 11 15 58 63 0.921 43 -
11th  York City 42 16 10 16 70 68 1.029 42 -
12th  Carlisle United 42 15 9 18 57 67 0.851 39 -
13th  New Brighton 42 15 8 19 60 61 0.984 38 -
14th  Bradford City 42 14 10 18 66 69 0.957 38 -
15th  Port Vale 42 12 14 16 65 73 0.890 38 Transferred
16th  Southport 42 12 14 16 53 82 0.646 38 -
17th  Rochdale 42 13 11 18 67 78 0.859 37 -
18th  Halifax Town 42 12 12 18 44 66 0.667 36 -
19th  Darlington 42 11 10 21 54 79 0.684 32 -
20th  Hartlepools United 42 10 12 20 53 80 0.663 32 -
21st  Barrow 42 11 10 21 41 71 0.577 32 Re Elected
22nd  Accrington Stanley 42 11 7 24 45 75 0.600 29 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Four non-league sides challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
41 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
35 Barrow Re Elected to the League
15 Shrewsbury Town Not Elected to the League
5 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Not Elected to the League
1 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1937/38

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Millwall 42 23 10 9 83 37 2.243 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Bristol City 42 21 13 8 68 40 1.700 55 Runners Up
3rd  Queens Park Rangers 42 22 9 11 80 47 1.702 53 -
4th  Watford 42 21 11 10 73 43 1.698 53 -
5th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 21 9 12 64 44 1.455 51 -
6th  Reading 42 20 11 11 71 63 1.127 51 -
7th  Crystal Palace 42 18 12 12 67 47 1.426 48 -
8th  Swindon Town 42 17 10 15 49 49 1.000 44 -
9th  Northampton Town 42 17 9 16 51 57 0.895 43 -
10th  Cardiff City 42 15 12 15 67 54 1.241 42 -
11th  Notts County 42 16 9 17 50 50 1.000 41 -
12th  Southend United 42 15 10 17 70 68 1.029 40 -
13th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 14 12 16 56 57 0.982 40 -
14th  Mansfield Town 42 15 9 18 62 67 0.925 39 -
15th  Bristol Rovers 42 13 13 16 46 61 0.754 39 -
16th  Newport County 42 11 16 15 43 52 0.827 38 -
17th  Exeter City 42 13 12 17 57 70 0.814 38 -
18th  Aldershot 42 15 5 22 39 59 0.661 35 -
19th  Clapton Orient 42 13 7 22 42 61 0.689 33 -
20th  Torquay United 42 9 12 21 38 73 0.521 30 -
21st  Walsall 42 11 7 24 52 88 0.591 29 Re Elected
22nd  Gillingham 42 10 6 26 36 77 0.468 26 ▼Not Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Southern League Ipswich Town challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
36 Ipswich Town ▲Elected to the League
34 Walsall Re Elected to the League
28 Gillingham ▼Not Re Elected to the League

1936/37 Tables◄ 1937/38 Tables ►1938/39 Tables