| Season | 1935–36 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
1936–37 → | |
The1935–36 season was the 44th season ofThe Football League.
This season saw two significant changes in the First Division. Prior to this seasonAston Villa andBlackburn Rovers had been the only ever-present members of English football's top division. Both were relegated this season to end their sequences.
| Season | 1935–36 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland 6thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,556 (3.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | W. G. Richardson (39 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1Blackburn Rovers (30 November 1935) West Bromwich Albion 8–1Blackburn Rovers (18 January 1936) Manchester City 7–0Bolton Wanderers (31 March 1936) |
| Biggest away win | Aston Villa 0–7West Bromwich Albion (19 October 1935) |
| Highest scoring | Aston Villa 2–7Middlesbrough (9 September 1935) Liverpool 7–2Grimsby Town (14 September 1935) Sunderland 7–2Blackburn Rovers (21 September 1935) Leeds United 7–2Sheffield Wednesday (9 November 1935) Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1Blackburn Rovers (30 November 1935) Sunderland 7–2Bolton Wanderers (7 December 1935) West Bromwich Albion 8–1Blackburn Rovers (18 January 1936) Birmingham 2–7Sunderland (13 April 1936) |
1936–37 → | |
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BRE | CHE | DER | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LIV | MCI | MID | POR | PNE | SHW | STK | SUN | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–7 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–7 | 4–2 | |
| Birmingham | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Everton | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 4–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | |
| Stoke City | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| Sunderland | 5–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1935–36 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United |
| Promoted | Manchester United Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated | Port Vale Hull City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,533 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobby Finan Jock Dodds (34 goals each)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Tottenham Hotspur 8–0Southampton (28 March 1936) |
| Biggest away win | Bury 2–6Nottingham Forest (28 December 1935) Port Vale 0–4Barnsley (28 Dec 1935) Port Vale 1–5Tottenham Hotspur (1 February 1936) Bury 0–4Burnley (18 April 1936) |
| Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 9–2Port Vale (23 November 1935) |
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| 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 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRA | BPA | BUR | BRY | CHA | DON | FUL | HUL | LEI | MUN | NEW | NWC | NOT | PLY | PTV | SHU | SOU | SWA | TOT | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bury | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |
| Hull City | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 9–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 7–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Port Vale | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Southampton | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Swansea Town | 0–0 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 7–2 | 1–3 | |
| West Ham United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Season | 1935–1936 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chesterfield (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,533 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 33[1] |
1936–37 → | |
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | GAT | HAL | HAR | LIN | MAN | NWB | OLD | ROC | ROT | SOU | STP | TRA | WAL | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 7–2 | |
| Barrow | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Chester | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 12–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–3 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–6 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Darlington | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Gateshead | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| New Brighton | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 6–2 | |
| Rochdale | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Rotherham United | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | |
| Southport | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stockport County | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Tranmere | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 13–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| Wrexham | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| York City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 7–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Season | 1935–1936 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Coventry City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,497 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Albert Dawes (Crystal Palace), 38[1] |
1936–37 → | |
| 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 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CLA | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | LUT | MIL | NPC | NOR | NTC | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Clapton Orient | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Coventry City | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Exeter City | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Gillingham | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Millwall | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Newport County | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–5 | |
| Northampton Town | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Reading | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Southend | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–6 | |
| Torquay United | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Watford | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 41,960 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 21 | 40,864 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 34,977 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 33,577 |
| 5 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 30,378 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 21 | 29,118 |
| 7 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 27,265 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 26,868 |
| 9 | Brentford FC | 21 | 25,287 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 24,824 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 21 | 24,501 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 23,110 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 21 | 21,586 |
| 14 | Derby County | 21 | 20,932 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 21 | 19,511 |
| 16 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 19,358 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 18,771 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 21 | 18,617 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 18,128 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 15,498 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 15,097 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 11,496 |