1936–37 in English football

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.[1]

Football in England
Season1936–37
Men's football
Football LeagueManchester City
Football League Second DivisionLeicester City
FA CupSunderland
← 1935–36 England 1937–38 →

Overview

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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]

Honours

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Competition Winner Runner-up
Football League First Division Manchester City (1) Charlton Athletic
Second Division Leicester City Blackpool
Third Division North Stockport County Lincoln City
Third Division North Cup Chester Southport
Third Division South Luton Town Notts County
Third Division South Cup Watford and Millwall (shared)
FA Cup Sunderland (1) Preston North End
Charity Shield Sunderland Arsenal
Home Championship   Wales   Scotland

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

Football League

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First Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: rsssf.com
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
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
Source: rsssf.com
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
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
Source: rsssf.com
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
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

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First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

National team

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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

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  1. ^ "Football League 1936-37". England Football Online
  2. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.