1937–38 Football League

The 1937–38 season was the 46th season of The Football League.

The Football League

Season	1937–38
Champions	Arsenal
Relegated	Gillingham
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans 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. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division

Season	1937–38
Champions	Arsenal (5th English title)
Relegated	Manchester City West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup winners	Preston North End (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,430 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tommy Lawton (Everton), 28 [3]
Biggest home win	Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1 Leicester City (15 Apr 1938)
Biggest away win	Derby County 1–7 Manchester City (29 Jan 1938)
Highest scoring	Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–1 Leicester City (15 Apr 1938)
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	42	15	4	2	52	16	6	6	9	25	28	1.750	52	League Champions
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	11	8	2	47	21	9	3	9	25	28	1.469	51
3	Preston North End	42	9	9	3	34	21	7	8	6	30	23	1.455	49	FA Cup Winners
4	Charlton Athletic	42	14	5	2	43	14	2	9	10	22	37	1.275	46
5	Middlesbrough	42	12	4	5	40	26	7	4	10	32	39	1.108	46
6	Brentford	42	10	6	5	44	27	8	3	10	25	32	1.169	45
7	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	6	4	38	22	4	9	8	26	38	1.067	45
8	Sunderland	42	12	6	3	32	18	2	10	9	23	39	0.965	44
9	Leeds United	42	11	6	4	38	26	3	9	9	26	43	0.928	43
10	Chelsea	42	11	6	4	40	22	3	7	11	25	43	1.000	41
11	Liverpool	42	9	5	7	40	30	6	6	9	25	41	0.915	41
12	Blackpool	42	10	5	6	33	26	6	3	12	28	40	0.924	40
13	Derby County	42	10	5	6	42	36	5	5	11	24	51	0.759	40
14	Everton	42	11	5	5	54	34	5	2	14	25	41	1.053	39
15	Huddersfield Town	42	11	3	7	29	24	6	2	13	26	44	0.809	39
16	Leicester City	42	9	6	6	31	26	5	5	11	23	49	0.720	39
17	Stoke City	42	10	7	4	42	21	3	5	13	16	38	0.983	38
18	Birmingham	42	7	11	3	34	28	3	7	11	24	34	0.935	38
19	Portsmouth	42	11	6	4	41	22	2	6	13	21	46	0.912	38
20	Grimsby Town	42	11	5	5	29	23	2	7	12	22	45	0.750	38
21	Manchester City	42	12	2	7	49	33	2	6	13	31	44	1.039	36	Relegated
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	10	5	6	46	36	4	3	14	28	55	0.813	36

Source:

Results

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Arsenal

Brentford

Charlton Athletic

Chelsea

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Arsenal

Birmingham

Blackpool

Bolton

Brentford

Charlton

Chelsea

Derby County

Everton

Grimsby Town

Huddersfield

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Manchester City

Middlesbrough

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Stoke

Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division

Season	1937–38
Champions	Aston Villa (1st title)
Relegated	Barnsley Stockport County
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,346 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	George Henson (Bradford Park Avenue), 27 [3]
Biggest home win	Fulham – Swansea 8–1 (22 Jan 1938)
Biggest away win	Chesterfield – Manchester United 1–7 (13 Nov 1937)
Highest scoring	Luton – Stockport 6–4 (1 Jan 1938)
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aston Villa	42	17	2	2	50	12	8	5	8	23	23	2.086	57	Division Champions, promoted
2	Manchester United	42	15	3	3	50	18	7	6	8	32	32	1.640	53	Promoted
3	Sheffield United	42	15	4	2	46	19	7	5	9	27	37	1.304	53
4	Coventry City	42	12	5	4	31	15	8	7	6	35	30	1.467	52
5	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	3	4	46	16	5	3	13	30	38	1.407	44
6	Burnley	42	15	4	2	35	11	2	6	13	19	43	1.000	44
7	Bradford Park Avenue	42	13	4	4	51	22	4	5	12	18	34	1.232	43
8	Fulham	42	10	7	4	44	23	6	4	11	17	34	1.070	43
9	West Ham United	42	13	5	3	34	16	1	9	11	19	36	1.019	42
10	Bury	42	12	3	6	43	26	6	2	13	20	34	1.050	41
11	Chesterfield	42	12	2	7	39	24	4	7	10	24	39	1.000	41
12	Luton Town	42	10	6	5	53	36	5	4	12	36	50	1.035	40
13	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	7	4	40	30	4	5	12	17	35	0.877	40
14	Norwich City	42	11	5	5	35	28	3	6	12	21	47	0.747	39
15	Southampton	42	12	6	3	42	26	3	3	15	13	51	0.714	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	6	2	51	30	1	4	16	20	50	0.888	38
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	10	5	6	27	21	4	5	12	22	35	0.875	38
18	Swansea Town	42	12	6	3	31	21	1	6	14	14	52	0.616	38
19	Newcastle United	42	12	4	5	38	18	2	4	15	13	40	0.879	36
20	Nottingham Forest	42	12	3	6	29	21	2	5	14	18	39	0.783	36
21	Barnsley	42	7	11	3	30	20	4	3	14	20	44	0.781	36	Relegated
22	Stockport County	42	8	6	7	24	24	3	3	15	19	46	0.614	31

Source:

Results

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Fulham

Tottenham

West Ham

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Aston Villa

Barnsley

Blackburn Rovers

Bradford Park Avenue

Burnley

Bury

Chesterfield

Coventry

Fulham

Luton Town

Manchester United

Newcastle

Norwich City

Nottingham Forest

Plymouth Argyle

Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday

Southampton

Stockport

Swansea Town

Tottenham

West Ham

Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North

Season	1937–1938
Champions	Tranmere Rovers (1st title)
Failed re-election	None
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,401 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jack Roberts (Port Vale), 28 [3]
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Tranmere Rovers	42	15	4	2	57	21	8	6	7	24	20	1.976	56	Division Champions, promoted
2	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	4	2	48	16	6	8	7	26	33	1.510	54
3	Hull City	42	11	8	2	51	19	9	5	7	29	24	1.860	53
4	Oldham Athletic	42	16	4	1	48	18	3	9	9	19	28	1.457	51
5	Gateshead	42	15	5	1	53	20	5	6	10	31	39	1.424	51
6	Rotherham United	42	13	6	2	45	21	7	4	10	23	35	1.214	50
7	Lincoln City	42	14	3	4	48	17	5	5	11	18	33	1.320	46
8	Crewe Alexandra	42	14	3	4	47	17	4	6	11	24	36	1.340	45
9	Chester	42	13	4	4	54	31	3	8	10	23	41	1.069	44
10	Wrexham	42	14	4	3	37	15	2	7	12	21	48	0.921	43
11	York City	42	11	4	6	40	25	5	6	10	30	43	1.029	42
12	Carlisle United	42	11	5	5	35	19	4	4	13	22	48	0.851	39
13	New Brighton	42	12	5	4	43	18	3	3	15	17	43	0.984	38
14	Bradford City	42	12	6	3	46	21	2	4	15	20	48	0.957	38
15	Port Vale[lower-alpha 1]	42	11	8	2	45	27	1	6	14	20	46	0.890	38
16	Southport	42	8	8	5	30	26	4	6	11	23	56	0.646	38
17	Rochdale	42	7	10	4	38	27	6	1	14	29	51	0.859	37
18	Halifax Town	42	9	7	5	24	19	3	5	13	20	47	0.667	36
19	Darlington	42	10	4	7	37	31	1	6	14	17	48	0.684	32
20	Hartlepools United	42	10	8	3	36	20	0	4	17	17	60	0.663	32
21	Barrow	42	9	6	6	28	20	2	4	15	13	51	0.577	32	Re-elected
22	Accrington Stanley	42	9	2	10	31	32	2	5	14	14	43	0.600	29

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

1. Port Vale was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.

Results

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Accrington Stanley

Barrow

Bradford C.

Carlisle United

Chester

Crewe Alexandra

Darlington

Doncaster

Gateshead

Halifax T.

Hartlepool

Hull

Lincoln City

New Brighton

Oldham

Port Vale

Rochdale

Rotherham

Southport

Tranmere

Wrexham

York City

Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South

Season	1937–1938
Champions	Millwall (2nd title)
Failed re-election	Gillingham
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,264 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer	Harold Crawshaw (Mansfield Town), 25 [3]
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Millwall	42	15	3	3	53	15	8	7	6	30	22	2.243	56	Division Champions, promoted
2	Bristol City	42	14	6	1	37	13	7	7	7	31	27	1.700	55
3	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	3	3	44	17	7	6	8	36	30	1.702	53
4	Watford	42	14	4	3	50	15	7	7	7	23	28	1.698	53
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	15	3	3	40	16	6	6	9	24	28	1.455	51
6	Reading	42	17	2	2	44	21	3	9	9	27	42	1.127	51
7	Crystal Palace	42	14	4	3	45	17	4	8	9	22	30	1.426	48
8	Swindon Town	42	12	4	5	33	19	5	6	10	16	30	1.000	44
9	Northampton Town	42	12	4	5	30	19	5	5	11	21	38	0.895	43
10	Cardiff City	42	13	7	1	57	22	2	5	14	10	32	1.241	42
11	Notts County	42	10	6	5	29	17	6	3	12	21	33	1.000	41
12	Southend United	42	12	5	4	43	23	3	5	13	27	45	1.029	40
13	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	8	10	3	36	20	6	2	13	20	37	0.982	40
14	Mansfield Town[lower-alpha 1]	42	12	5	4	46	26	3	4	14	16	41	0.925	39
15	Bristol Rovers	42	10	7	4	28	20	3	6	12	18	41	0.754	39
16	Newport County	42	9	10	2	31	15	2	6	13	12	37	0.827	38
17	Exeter City	42	10	4	7	37	32	3	8	10	20	38	0.814	38
18	Aldershot	42	11	4	6	23	14	4	1	16	16	45	0.661	35
19	Clapton Orient	42	10	7	4	27	19	3	0	18	15	42	0.689	33
20	Torquay United	42	7	5	9	22	28	2	7	12	16	45	0.521	30
21	Walsall	42	10	4	7	34	37	1	3	17	18	51	0.591	29	Re-elected
22	Gillingham	42	9	5	7	25	25	1	1	19	11	52	0.468	26	Failed re-election

Source:
Notes:

1. Mansfield Town had been transferred to Third Division South for this season.

Results

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Clapton Orient

Crystal Palace

Millwall

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams

Aldershot

Bournemouth

Brighton & Hove

Bristol City

Bristol Rovers

Cardiff City

Clapton Orient

Crystal P.

Exeter City

Gillingham

Mansfield Town

Millwall

Newport County

Northampton Town

Notts County

QPR

Southend

Reading

Torquay

Swindon

Walsall

Watford

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams

See also

• 1937-38 in English football
• 1937 in association football
• 1938 in association football

References

1. "England 1937-38". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.