| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal |
1938–39 → | |
The1937–38 season was the 46th season ofThe Football League.Manchester City, champions in1936–37, were relegated, the only time this has happened in the English top flight.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals if they had scored more than they had conceded, whereas among teams who had conceded more than they had scored the system favoured teams who scored more. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal 5thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Manchester City West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,430 (3.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Lawton (28 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1Leicester City (15 April 1938) |
| Biggest away win | Derby County 1–7Manchester City (29 January 1938) |
| Highest scoring | Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1Leicester City (15 April 1938) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal(C) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 52 | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 49 | 1.469 | 51 | |
| 3 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 64 | 44 | 1.455 | 49 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | 46 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 46 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 1.169 | 45 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 44 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 69 | 0.928 | 43 | |
| 10 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 71 | 0.915 | 41 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 40 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 0.759 | 40 | |
| 14 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 75 | 1.053 | 39 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 55 | 68 | 0.809 | 39 | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 75 | 0.720 | 39 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 38 | |
| 18 | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 38 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 38 | |
| 21 | Manchester City(R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 36 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion(R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 91 | 0.813 | 36 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | DER | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MID | POR | PNE | STK | SUN | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Birmingham | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Chelsea | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | |
| Everton | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 0–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Leeds United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 2–4 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | |
| Portsmouth | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sunderland | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Promoted | Aston Villa Manchester United |
| Relegated | Barnsley Stockport County |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,346 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George Henson (27 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Fulham 8–1Swansea Town (22 January 1938) |
| Biggest away win | Chesterfield 1–7Manchester United (13 November 1937) |
| Highest scoring | Luton Town 6–4Stockport County (1 January 1938) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 2.086 | 57 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Manchester United(P) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 1.640 | 53 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 1.304 | 53 | |
| 4 | Coventry City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 54 | 1.407 | 44 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 7 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 56 | 1.232 | 43 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 1.070 | 43 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 1.019 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 60 | 1.050 | 41 | |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 12 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 89 | 86 | 1.035 | 40 | |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 40 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 39 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 0.714 | 39 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 38 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 0.875 | 38 | |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 73 | 0.616 | 38 | |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 36 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 36 | |
| 21 | Barnsley(R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 36 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Stockport County(R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 70 | 0.614 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | AST | BAR | BLB | BPA | BUR | BRY | CHF | COV | FUL | LUT | MUN | NEW | NWC | NOT | PLY | SHU | SHW | SOU | STP | SWA | TOT | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Barnsley | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–2 | 4–3 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bury | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Luton Town | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Norwich City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Southampton | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Stockport County | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Season | 1937–1938 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tranmere Rovers (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,401 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Roberts (Port Vale), 28[3] |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 1.976 | 56 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 1.510 | 54 | |
| 3 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 80 | 43 | 1.860 | 53 | |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 46 | 1.457 | 51 | |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 51 | |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 56 | 1.214 | 50 | |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 46 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chester | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 44 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 43 | |
| 11 | York City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 42 | |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 67 | 0.851 | 39 | |
| 13 | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 38 | |
| 14 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 38 | |
| 15 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 38 | Transferred to theThird Division South |
| 16 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 82 | 0.646 | 38 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 37 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 36 | |
| 19 | Darlington | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 79 | 0.684 | 32 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 80 | 0.663 | 32 | |
| 21 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 0.577 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 75 | 0.600 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | CRL | CHE | CRE | DAR | DON | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | LIN | NWB | OLD | PTV | ROC | ROT | SOU | TRA | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Barrow | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bradford City | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Chester | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Darlington | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Gateshead | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Hartlepool | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 10–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | |
| New Brighton | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | |
| Port Vale | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Rochdale | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Southport | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Tranmere | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Wrexham | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| York City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Season | 1937–1938 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | Gillingham |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,264 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harold Crawshaw (Mansfield Town), 25[3] |
1938–39 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 37 | 2.243 | 56 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 1.700 | 55 | |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 47 | 1.702 | 53 | |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 1.698 | 53 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 44 | 1.455 | 51 | |
| 6 | Reading | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 63 | 1.127 | 51 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 1.426 | 48 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 | 43 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 42 | |
| 11 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 40 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 57 | 0.982 | 40 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 39 | |
| 16 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 38 | |
| 17 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 38 | |
| 18 | Aldershot | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | 35 | |
| 19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 33 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 73 | 0.521 | 30 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Gillingham(R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 0.468 | 26 | Failed re-election and demoted to theSouthern League |
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CLA | CRY | EXE | GIL | MAN | MIL | NPC | NOR | NTC | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Bristol City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Clapton Orient | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Gillingham | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Millwall | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Newport County | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Notts County | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Reading | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Southend | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Torquay United | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–8 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Watford | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
Source:[4]
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 44,045 |
| 2 | Chelsea FC | 33,975 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 32,670 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 31,032 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 30,324 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic FC | 28,336 |
| 7 | Liverpool FC | 27,682 |
| 8 | Sunderland AFC | 25,132 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 25,012 |
| 10 | Stoke City FC | 24,970 |
| 11 | Birmingham City FC | 24,544 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough FC | 24,260 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 23,335 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 23,207 |
| 15 | Portsmouth FC | 22,827 |
| 16 | Preston North End FC | 22,671 |
| 17 | Blackpool FC | 21,264 |
| 18 | Leeds United FC | 21,256 |
| 19 | Leicester City FC | 20,402 |
| 20 | Derby County FC | 17,288 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 17,004 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town FC | 12,288 |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa FC | 41,950 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 26,633 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 26,101 |
| 4 | Coventry City FC | 25,825 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 23,124 |
| 6 | West Ham United FC | 23,004 |
| 7 | Sheffield United FC | 21,927 |
| 8 | Newcastle United FC | 21,276 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 18,449 |
| 10 | Fulham FC | 17,216 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 16,583 |
| 12 | Norwich City FC | 16,086 |
| 13 | Luton Town FC | 15,836 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest FC | 14,818 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 14,779 |
| 16 | Stockport County FC | 14,399 |
| 17 | Chesterfield FC | 13,871 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 13,394 |
| 19 | Swansea City AFC | 12,015 |
| 20 | Barnsley FC | 11,804 |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue AFC | 11,116 |
| 22 | Bury FC | 10,120 |