English Football League Tables

Season 1936-37

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1937 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Sunderland 3 1 Preston North EndD 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 93,495
  Gurney, Carter, Burbanks     O'Donnell F (p)     
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1937 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Preston North End 4 1 West Bromwich AlbionD 1 Highbury, London 42,636
  Dougal 2, O'Donnell F 2     Robbins     
D 1 Sunderland 2 1 Millwall D 3S Leeds Road, Huddersfield 62,813
  Gurney, Gallacher     Mangnall      
Final Table for Season 1936-37
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts Ave Gate
1 8 Manchester City 42 15 5 1 56 22 7 8 6 51 39 1.754 57Rd 6
2 D 2 Charlton Athletic 42 15 5 1 37 13 6 7 8 21 36 1.184 54 Rd 3
3 3 Arsenal 42 10 10 1 43 20 8 6 7 37 29 1.633 52Rd 6
4 -2 Derby County 42 13 3 5 58 39 8 4 9 38 51 1.067 49 Rd 5
5 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 2 3 63 24 5 3 13 21 43 1.254 47Rd 6
6 -1 Brentford 42 14 5 2 58 32 4 5 12 24 46 1.051 46 Rd 4
7 7 Middlesbrough 42 14 6 1 49 22 5 2 14 25 49 1.042 46 Rd 3
8 -7 Sunderland 42 17 2 2 59 24 2 4 15 30 63 1.023 44 Win
9 1 Portsmouth 42 13 3 5 41 29 4 7 10 21 37 0.939 44 Rd 3
10 -6 Stoke City 42 12 6 3 52 27 3 6 12 20 30 1.263 42 Rd 4
11 1 Birmingham 42 9 7 5 36 24 4 8 9 28 36 1.067 41 Rd 3
12 5 Grimsby Town 42 13 3 5 60 32 4 4 13 26 49 1.062 41 Rd 5
13 -5 Chelsea 42 11 6 4 36 21 3 7 11 16 34 0.945 41 Rd 4
14 -7 Preston North End 42 10 6 5 35 28 4 7 10 21 39 0.836 41Final
15 -12 Huddersfield Town 42 12 5 4 39 21 0 10 11 23 43 0.969 39 Rd 3
16 2 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 45 32 3 3 15 32 66 0.786 38 SF
17 -1 Everton 42 12 7 2 56 23 2 2 17 25 55 1.038 37 Rd 5
18 1 Liverpool 42 9 8 4 38 26 3 3 15 24 58 0.738 35 Rd 3
19 -8 Leeds United 42 14 3 4 44 20 1 1 19 16 60 0.750 34 Rd 3
20 -7 Bolton Wanderers 42 6 6 9 22 33 4 8 9 21 33 0.652 34 Rd 5
21 D 2 Manchester United 42 8 9 4 29 26 2 3 16 26 52 0.705 32 Rd 4
22 -2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 5 8 32 29 1 7 13 21 40 0.768 30 Rd 4
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts Ave Gate
1 5 Leicester City 42 14 4 3 56 26 10 4 7 33 31 1.561 56 Rd 4
2 8 Blackpool 42 13 4 4 49 19 11 3 7 39 34 1.660 55 Rd 3
3 11 Bury 42 13 4 4 46 26 9 4 8 28 29 1.345 52 Rd 4
4 4 Newcastle United 42 11 3 7 45 23 11 2 8 35 33 1.429 49 Rd 3
5 2 Plymouth Argyle 42 11 6 4 42 22 7 7 7 29 31 1.340 49 Rd 4
6 -2 West Ham United 42 14 5 2 47 18 5 6 10 26 37 1.327 49 Rd 3
7 -4 Sheffield United 42 16 4 1 48 14 2 6 13 18 40 1.222 46 Rd 4
8 D 3S Coventry City 42 11 5 5 35 19 6 6 9 31 35 1.222 45 Rd 5
9 D 1 Aston Villa 42 10 6 5 47 30 6 6 9 35 40 1.171 44 Rd 3
10 -5 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 3 5 57 26 4 6 11 31 40 1.333 43Rd 6
11 -2 Fulham 42 11 5 5 43 24 4 8 9 28 37 1.164 43 Rd 3
12 D 1 Blackburn Rovers 42 11 3 7 49 32 5 7 9 21 30 1.129 42 Rd 3
13 2 Burnley 42 11 5 5 37 20 5 5 11 20 41 0.934 42 Rd 5
14 6 Barnsley 42 11 6 4 30 23 5 3 13 20 41 0.781 41 Rd 3
15 D 3N Chesterfield 42 12 3 6 54 34 4 5 12 30 55 0.944 40 Rd 3
16 -3 Swansea Town 42 14 2 5 40 16 1 5 15 10 49 0.769 37 Rd 5
17 -6 Norwich City 42 8 6 7 38 29 6 2 13 25 42 0.887 36 Rd 4
18 1 Nottingham Forest 42 10 6 5 42 30 2 4 15 26 60 0.756 34 Rd 3
19 -2 Southampton 42 10 8 3 38 25 1 4 16 15 52 0.688 34 Rd 3
20 -4 Bradford 42 10 4 7 33 33 2 5 14 19 55 0.591 33 Rd 3
21 -9 Bradford City 42 8 8 5 36 31 1 4 16 18 63 0.574 30 Rd 3
22 -4 Doncaster Rovers 42 6 6 9 18 29 1 4 16 12 55 0.357 24 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts Ave Gate
1 4 Stockport County 42 17 3 1 59 18 6 11 4 25 21 2.154 60 Rd 1
2 2 Lincoln City 42 18 1 2 65 20 7 6 8 38 37 1.807 57 Rd 2
3 -1 Chester 42 15 5 1 68 21 7 4 10 19 36 1.526 53 Rd 4
4 3 Oldham Athletic 42 13 7 1 49 25 7 4 10 28 34 1.305 51 Rd 3
5 D 2 Hull City 42 13 6 2 39 22 4 6 11 29 47 0.986 46 Rd 1
6 2 Hartlepools United 42 16 1 4 53 21 3 6 12 22 48 1.087 45 Rd 2
7 10 Halifax Town 42 12 4 5 40 20 6 5 10 28 43 1.079 45 Rd 1
8 10 Wrexham 42 12 3 6 41 21 4 9 8 30 36 1.246 44 Rd 3
9 10 Mansfield Town 42 13 1 7 64 35 5 7 9 27 41 1.197 44 Rd 2
10 3 Carlisle United 42 13 6 2 42 19 5 2 14 23 49 0.956 44 Rd 3
11 D 2 Port Vale 42 12 6 3 39 23 5 4 12 19 41 0.906 44 Rd 3
12 4 York City 42 13 3 5 54 27 3 8 10 25 43 1.129 43 Rd 4
13 -4 Accrington Stanley 42 14 2 5 51 26 2 7 12 25 43 1.101 41 Rd 4
14 7 Southport 42 10 8 3 39 28 2 5 14 34 59 0.839 37 Rd 2
15 7 New Brighton 42 10 8 3 36 16 3 3 15 19 54 0.786 37 Rd 1
16 -1 Barrow 42 11 5 5 42 25 2 5 14 28 61 0.814 36 Rd 1
17 -6 Rotherham United 42 11 7 3 52 28 3 0 18 26 63 0.857 35 Rd 1
18 2 Rochdale 42 12 3 6 44 27 1 6 14 25 59 0.802 35 Rd 1
19 -16 Tranmere Rovers 42 10 8 3 52 30 2 1 18 19 58 0.807 33 Rd 1
20 -14 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 8 7 31 31 4 4 13 24 52 0.663 32 Rd 3
21 -7 Gateshead 42 9 8 4 40 31 2 2 17 23 67 0.643 32 Rd 2
22 -10 Darlington 42 6 8 7 42 46 2 6 13 24 50 0.688 30 Rd 4
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts Ave Gate
1 1 Luton Town 42 19 1 1 69 16 8 3 10 34 37 1.943 58 Rd 4
2 7 Notts County 42 15 3 3 44 23 8 7 6 30 29 1.423 56 Rd 1
3 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 15 5 1 49 16 9 0 12 25 27 1.721 53 Rd 1
4 1 Watford 42 14 4 3 53 21 5 7 9 32 39 1.417 49 Rd 1
5 -2 Reading 42 14 5 2 53 23 5 6 10 23 37 1.267 49 Rd 3
6 2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 17 3 1 45 20 3 6 12 20 39 1.102 49 Rd 3
7 8 Northampton Town 42 15 4 2 56 22 5 2 14 29 46 1.250 46 Rd 1
8 4 Millwall 42 12 4 5 43 24 6 6 9 21 30 1.185 46 SF
9 -5 Queens Park Rangers 42 12 2 7 51 24 6 7 8 22 28 1.404 45 Rd 3
10 8 Southend United 42 10 8 3 49 23 7 3 11 29 44 1.164 45 Rd 2
11 5 Gillingham 42 14 5 2 36 18 4 3 14 16 48 0.788 44 Rd 2
12 2 Clapton Orient 42 10 8 3 29 17 4 7 10 23 35 1.000 43 Rd 2
13 6 Swindon Town 42 12 4 5 52 24 2 7 12 23 49 1.027 39 Rd 2
14 -8 Crystal Palace 42 11 7 3 45 20 2 5 14 17 41 1.016 38 Rd 1
15 2 Bristol Rovers 42 14 3 4 49 20 2 1 18 22 60 0.888 36 Rd 3
16 -3 Bristol City 42 13 3 5 42 20 2 3 16 16 50 0.829 36 Rd 1
17 D 3N Walsall 42 11 3 7 38 34 2 7 12 25 51 0.741 36 Rd 4
18 2 Cardiff City 42 10 5 6 35 24 4 2 15 19 63 0.621 35 Rd 3
19 2 Newport County 42 7 7 7 37 28 5 3 13 30 70 0.684 34 Rd 2
20 -10 Torquay United 42 9 5 7 42 32 2 5 14 15 48 0.713 32 Rd 1
21 1 Exeter City 42 9 5 7 36 37 1 7 13 23 51 0.670 32 Rd 5
22 -11 Aldershot 42 5 6 10 29 29 2 3 16 21 60 0.562 23 Rd 1

 

1937 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Darlington 4,387 Rd 4 47 Re-elected
D 3N Gateshead 2,835 Rd 2 34 Re-elected
Bir Shrewsbury Town Q1 12 Failed
Lan South Liverpool Rd 2 4 Failed
CCL Wigan Athletic Rd 1 1 Failed
1937 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Exeter City 5,422 Rd 5 40 Re-elected
D 3S Aldershot 4,018 Rd 1 34 Re-elected
SL Ipswich Town Rd 2 24 Failed