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 |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Manchester City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Aston Villa were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Manchester United were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Barnsley were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▼Stockport County were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Tranmere Rovers were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Millwall were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |
