| Season | 1935–36 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| Football League | Sunderland | |||
| Football League Second Division | Manchester United | |||
| FA Cup | Arsenal | |||
| ||||
The1935–36 season was the 61st season of competitivefootball inEngland.Sunderland won the league, and in doing so they remain the last team to win the English League while wearing striped jerseys. They also equalled the record of six titles won byAston Villa. It remains the most recent season that Sunderland would win the title.
Aston Villa andBlackburn Rovers were relegated from the First Division and therefore became the last two founder members of the Football League to lose top flight status for the first time.
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 74 | 1.473 | 56 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 48 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 48 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 46 | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 45 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | |
| 8 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 43 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 42 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 41 | |
| 12 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 41 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 41 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 40 | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 40 | |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 39 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 38 | |
| 19 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 38 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa(R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 0.736 | 35 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C, P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 43 | 1.977 | 56 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic(P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 58 | 1.466 | 55 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 52 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 90 | 68 | 1.324 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 49 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 48 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 48 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 46 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 44 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 72 | 1.292 | 43 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 43 | |
| 12 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 43 | |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 38 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 37 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 37 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 37 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 35 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 33 | |
| 21 | Port Vale(R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 106 | 0.528 | 32 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Hull City(R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 111 | 0.423 | 20 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 39 | 2.359 | 60 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | 55 | |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 93 | 58 | 1.603 | 55 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 91 | 51 | 1.784 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 49 | 1.327 | 48 | |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 80 | 76 | 1.053 | 47 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 45 | |
| 8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 42 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 42 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 41 | Transferred to theThird Division South |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 41 | |
| 12 | Darlington | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 40 | |
| 14 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 76 | 0.737 | 40 | |
| 15 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 38 | |
| 16 | York City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 95 | 0.653 | 38 | |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 37 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 37 | |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 91 | 0.879 | 37 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 88 | 0.659 | 33 | |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 90 | 0.533 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | New Brighton | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 102 | 0.422 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 45 | 2.267 | 57 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 1.800 | 56 | |
| 3 | Reading | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 54 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 53 | |
| 5 | Watford | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 1.481 | 49 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 96 | 74 | 1.297 | 49 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 43 | |
| 9 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | |
| 10 | Torquay United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 11 | Aldershot | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 40 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 40 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40 | |
| 14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 38 | |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 38 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 95 | 0.726 | 37 | |
| 18 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 36 | |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 36 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 36 | |
| 21 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 111 | 0.541 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 93 | 0.634 | 27 |
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