English League Tables

1935/36 Tables◄ 1936/37 Tables ►1937/38 Tables

Football League First Division  1936/37

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester City 42 22 13 7 107 61 1.754 57 Champions
2nd  Charlton Athletic 42 21 12 9 58 49 1.184 54 Runners Up 
3rd  Arsenal 42 18 16 8 80 49 1.633 52 -
4th  Derby County 42 21 7 14 96 90 1.067 49 -
5th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 5 16 84 67 1.254 47 -
6th  Brentford 42 18 10 14 82 78 1.051 46 -
7th  Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 74 71 1.042 46 -
8th  Sunderland 42 19 6 17 89 87 1.023 44 -
9th  Portsmouth 42 17 10 15 62 66 0.939 44 -
10th  Stoke City 42 15 12 15 72 57 1.263 42 -
11th  Birmingham 42 13 15 14 64 60 1.067 41 -
12th  Grimsby Town 42 17 7 18 86 81 1.062 41 -
13th  Chelsea 42 14 13 15 52 55 0.945 41 -
14th  Preston North End 42 14 13 15 56 67 0.836 41 -
15th  Huddersfield Town 42 12 15 15 62 64 0.969 39 -
16th  West Bromwich Albion 42 16 6 20 77 98 0.786 38 -
17th  Everton 42 14 9 19 81 78 1.038 37 -
18th  Liverpool 42 12 11 19 62 84 0.738 35 -
19th  Leeds United 42 15 4 23 60 80 0.750 34 -
20th  Bolton Wanderers 42 10 14 18 43 66 0.652 34 -
21st  Manchester United 42 10 12 20 55 78 0.705 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 9 12 21 53 69 0.768 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1936/37

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leicester City 42 24 8 10 89 57 1.561 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Blackpool 42 24 7 11 88 53 1.660 55 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bury 42 22 8 12 74 55 1.345 52 -
4th  Newcastle United 42 22 5 15 80 56 1.429 49 -
5th  Plymouth Argyle 42 18 13 11 71 53 1.340 49 -
6th  West Ham United 42 19 11 12 73 55 1.327 49 -
7th  Sheffield United 42 18 10 14 66 54 1.222 46 -
8th  Coventry City 42 17 11 14 66 54 1.222 45 -
9th  Aston Villa 42 16 12 14 82 70 1.171 44 -
10th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 88 66 1.333 43 -
11th  Fulham 42 15 13 14 71 61 1.164 43 -
12th  Blackburn Rovers 42 16 10 16 70 62 1.129 42 -
13th  Burnley 42 16 10 16 57 61 0.934 42 -
14th  Barnsley 42 16 9 17 50 64 0.781 41 -
15th  Chesterfield 42 16 8 18 84 89 0.944 40 -
16th  Swansea Town 42 15 7 20 50 65 0.769 37 -
17th  Norwich City 42 14 8 20 63 71 0.887 36 -
18th  Nottingham Forest 42 12 10 20 68 90 0.756 34 -
19th  Southampton 42 11 12 19 53 77 0.688 34 -
20th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 12 9 21 52 88 0.591 33 -
21st  Bradford City 42 9 12 21 54 94 0.574 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Doncaster Rovers 42 7 10 25 30 84 0.357 24 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1936/37

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Stockport County 42 23 14 5 84 39 2.154 60 ▲Champions
2nd  Lincoln City 42 25 7 10 103 57 1.807 57 Runners Up
3rd  Chester 42 22 9 11 87 57 1.526 53 -
4th  Oldham Athletic 42 20 11 11 77 59 1.305 51 -
5th  Hull City 42 17 12 13 68 69 0.986 46 -
6th  Hartlepools United 42 19 7 16 75 69 1.087 45 -
7th  Halifax Town 42 18 9 15 68 63 1.079 45 -
8th  Wrexham 42 16 12 14 71 57 1.246 44 -
9th  Mansfield Town 42 18 8 16 91 76 1.197 44 Transferred
10th  Carlisle United 42 18 8 16 65 68 0.956 44 -
11th  Port Vale 42 17 10 15 58 64 0.906 44 -
12th  York City 42 16 11 15 79 70 1.129 43 -
13th  Accrington Stanley 42 16 9 17 76 69 1.101 41 -
14th  Southport 42 12 13 17 73 87 0.839 37 -
15th  New Brighton 42 13 11 18 55 70 0.786 37 -
16th  Barrow 42 13 10 19 70 86 0.814 36 -
17th  Rotherham United 42 14 7 21 78 91 0.857 35 -
18th  Rochdale 42 13 9 20 69 86 0.802 35 -
19th  Tranmere Rovers 42 12 9 21 71 88 0.807 33 -
20th  Crewe Alexandra 42 10 12 20 55 83 0.663 32 -
21st  Gateshead 42 11 10 21 63 98 0.643 32 Re Elected
22nd  Darlington 42 8 14 20 66 96 0.688 30 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Three non-league sides challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
47 Darlington Re Elected to the League
34 Gateshead Re Elected to the League
12 Shrewsbury Town Not Elected to the League
4 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
1 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1936/37

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Luton Town 42 27 4 11 103 53 1.943 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Notts County 42 23 10 9 74 52 1.423 56 Runners Up
3rd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 24 5 13 74 43 1.721 53 -
4th  Watford 42 19 11 12 85 60 1.417 49 -
5th  Reading 42 19 11 12 76 60 1.267 49 -
6th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 20 9 13 65 59 1.102 49 -
7th  Northampton Town 42 20 6 16 85 68 1.250 46 -
8th  Millwall 42 18 10 14 64 54 1.185 46 -
9th  Queens Park Rangers 42 18 9 15 73 52 1.404 45 -
10th  Southend United 42 17 11 14 78 67 1.164 45 -
11th  Gillingham 42 18 8 16 52 66 0.788 44 -
12th  Clapton Orient 42 14 15 13 52 52 1.000 43 -
13th  Swindon Town 42 14 11 17 75 73 1.027 39 -
14th  Crystal Palace 42 13 12 17 62 61 1.016 38 -
15th  Bristol Rovers 42 16 4 22 71 80 0.888 36 -
16th  Bristol City 42 15 6 21 58 70 0.829 36 -
17th  Walsall 42 13 10 19 63 85 0.741 36 -
18th  Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 54 87 0.621 35 -
19th  Newport County 42 12 10 20 67 98 0.684 34 -
20th  Torquay United 42 11 10 21 57 80 0.713 32 -
21st  Exeter City 42 10 12 20 59 88 0.670 32 Re Elected
22nd  Aldershot 42 7 9 26 50 89 0.562 23 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Southern League champions Ipswich Town challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
40 Exeter City Re Elected to the League
34 Aldershot Re Elected to the League
24 Ipswich Town Not Elected to the League

1935/36 Tables◄ 1936/37 Tables ►1937/38 Tables