Football League First Division 1937/38
| Football League First Division 1937/38 | |
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| master | Arsenal FC |
| Cup winners | Preston North End |
| Relegated | Manchester City , West Bromwich Albion |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,430 (ø 3.1 per game) |
| Top scorer | Tommy Lawton ( Everton FC ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1936/37 | |
The Football League First Division 1937/38 was the 46th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 28, 1937 and ended on May 7, 1938.
The Arsenal won with one point ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers its now fifth English championship. Both newly promoted Leicester City and Blackpool FC were able to hold the class; instead, defending champions Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Aston Villa and Manchester United .
A total of 532 players were used, with Brentford FC having the least with 19 and Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC having the most players in league games with 29. 132 newcomers were opposed to 149 footballers who last came into play in the 1937/38 season. 15 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 21st | 10 | 11 | 77:44 | 1.75 | 52:32 | 29 |
| 2. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20th | 11 | 11 | 72:49 | 1.47 | 51:33 | 24 |
| 3. | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 17th | 9 | 64:44 | 1.45 | 49:35 | 23 |
| 4th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 14th | 12 | 65:51 | 1.27 | 46:38 | 23 |
| 5. | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 19th | 8th | 15th | 72:65 | 1.11 | 46:38 | 23 |
| 6th | Brentford FC | 42 | 18th | 9 | 15th | 69:59 | 1.17 | 45:39 | 19th |
| 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15th | 15th | 12 | 64:60 | 1.07 | 45:39 | 25th |
| 8th. | Sunderland AFC (P) | 42 | 14th | 16 | 12 | 55:57 | 0.96 | 44:40 | 27 |
| 9. | Leeds United | 42 | 14th | 15th | 13 | 64:69 | 0.93 | 43:41 | 24 |
| 10. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 65:65 | 1.00 | 41:43 | 28 |
| 11. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 15th | 11 | 16 | 65:71 | 0.92 | 41:43 | 29 |
| 12. | Blackpool FC (N) | 42 | 16 | 8th | 18th | 61:66 | 0.92 | 40:44 | 26th |
| 13. | Derby County | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 66:87 | 0.76 | 40:44 | 26th |
| 14th | Everton FC | 42 | 16 | 7th | 19th | 79:75 | 1.05 | 39:45 | 23 |
| 15th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17th | 5 | 20th | 55:68 | 0.81 | 39:45 | 28 |
| 16. | Leicester City (N) | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 54:75 | 0.72 | 39:45 | 22nd |
| 17th | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 58:59 | 0.98 | 38:46 | 25th |
| 18th | Birmingham FC | 42 | 10 | 18th | 14th | 58:62 | 0.94 | 38:46 | 25th |
| 19th | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 62:68 | 0.91 | 38:46 | 22nd |
| 20th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 51:68 | 0.75 | 38:46 | 25th |
| 21st | Manchester City (M) | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 80:77 | 1.04 | 36:48 | 27 |
| 22nd | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 74:91 | 0.81 | 36:48 | 25th |
| (M) | English champion 1936/37 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1936/37 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1936/37 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | BIR | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | OF THE | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MID | POR | PNE | STO | SUN | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 AFC | 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 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
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| 1 |
 Tommy Lawton
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Everton FC | 28 | 39 |
| 2 |
 Dave McCulloch
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Brentford FC | 26th | 41 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Gordon Hodgson
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Leeds United | 25th | 36 |
| 4th |
Micky Fenton
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Middlesbrough FC | 24 | 36 |
| 5 |
Ray Westwood
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Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 33 |
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Peter Doherty
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Manchester City | 41 | ||
| 7th |
Jimmy Beattie
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Portsmouth FC | 21st | 36 |
| 8th |
Dennis Westcott
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19th | 26th |
| 9 |
Ted Drake
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Arsenal FC | 17th | 27 |
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Bobby Reid
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Brentford FC | 40 | ||
.svg){kind=small} Dai Astley
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Derby County | 42 |
The Arsenal FC championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Arsenal FC during the 1937/38 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of appearances and the goals scored are given in brackets, lastly the number of all first division games up to that point. The Arsenal players had played a total of 2,960 top division games at the end of the season.
| 1. | Arsenal FC |
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Cliff Bastin (38/15/321) | Frank Boulton (15/0/36) | Ray Bowden (10/1/123) | Gordon Bremner * (2/1/2) | Arthur Briggs * (2/0/3) | Eddie Carr (11/7/11) | Sidney Cartwright * (6/2/13) | Ernie Collett * (5/0/5) | Denis Compton * (7/1/21) | Leslie Compton * (9/1/49) | Wilf Copping (38/0/259) | Jack Crayston (31/4/134) | Bobby Davidson * (5/2/57) | Ted Drake (27/17/130) | George Drury (11/0/11) | Mal Griffiths * (9/5/9) | Eddie Hapgood (41/0/355) | Joe Hulme * (7/2/414) | George Hunt (18/3/93) | Leslie Jones (28/3/28) | Bernard Joy (26/0/34) | Alf Kirchen (19/6/65) | Reg Lewis * (4/2/4) | George Male (34/0/234) | Jackie Milne (16/4/113) | Herbie Roberts (13/0/297) | Norman Sidey * (3/0/40) | George Swindin (17/0/36) | Alexander Wilson (10/0/63).
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Special occurrences
- Freddie Steele scored five goals for Stoke City against Derby County on September 11, 1937.
literature
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
- Fred Ollier: Arsenal A Complete Record. 4th edition. Breedon, Derby 1995, ISBN 1-85983-011-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1937/1938 (Fussballdaten.de)