1936–37 in English football
# 1936–37 in English football

The 1936–37 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in England.

## Overview

Sunderland were the First Division defending champions. Charlton Athletic and Manchester United were promoted to the First Division the previous season.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - |
| Football League First Division | Manchester City (1) | Charlton Athletic |
| Second Division | Leicester City | Blackpool |
| Third Division North | Stockport County | Lincoln City |
| Third Division North Cup | Chester | Southport |
| Third Division South | Luton Town | Notts County |
| Third Division South Cup | Watford and Millwall (shared) | Watford and Millwall (shared) |
| FA Cup | Sunderland (1) | Preston North End |
| Charity Shield | Sunderland | Arsenal |
| Home Championship | Wales | Scotland |

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League

### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 107 | 61 | 1.754 | 57 | |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 54 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 80 | 49 | 1.633 | 52 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 1.067 | 49 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 78 | 1.051 | 46 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 46 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 87 | 1.023 | 44 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 44 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 1.263 | 42 | |
| 11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 | 41 | |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 81 | 1.062 | 41 | |
| 13 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 41 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 41 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 39 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 0.786 | 38 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 81 | 78 | 1.038 | 37 | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 35 | |
| 19 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 80 | 0.750 | 34 | |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 34 | |
| 21 | Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 1.561 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Blackpool | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 55 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | Bury | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 52 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 49 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | 49 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 46 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 45 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 82 | 70 | 1.171 | 44 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 66 | 1.333 | 43 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 1.164 | 43 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 62 | 1.129 | 42 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 42 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 41 | |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 84 | 89 | 0.944 | 40 | |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 0.769 | 37 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 36 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 90 | 0.756 | 34 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 77 | 0.688 | 34 | |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | 33 | |
| 21 | Bradford City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 94 | 0.574 | 30 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 24 | Relegated to the Third Division North |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 2.154 | 60 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 57 | 1.807 | 57 | |
| 3 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | 53 | |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 51 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 46 | |
| 6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 45 | |
| 7 | Halifax Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 45 | |
| 8 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 44 | |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 76 | 1.197 | 44 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 44 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 44 | |
| 12 | York City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 43 | |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 41 | |
| 14 | Southport | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 87 | 0.839 | 37 | |
| 15 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 37 | |
| 16 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 36 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 91 | 0.857 | 35 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 88 | 0.807 | 33 | |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 32 | |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 98 | 0.643 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Darlington | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 96 | 0.688 | 30 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luton Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 53 | 1.943 | 58 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 56 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 53 | |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 49 | |
| 5 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 49 | |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 68 | 1.250 | 46 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 46 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 45 | |
| 10 | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 45 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 44 | |
| 12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 39 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 38 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 36 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 36 | |
| 17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 36 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 35 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 34 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 80 | 0.713 | 32 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 0.670 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Aldershot | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.562 | 23 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division

* Freddie Steele (Stoke City) – 33 goals

Second Division

* Jack Bowers (Leicester) – 33 goals

Third Division North

* Ted Harston (Mansfield Town) – 55 goals

Third Division South

* Joe Payne (Luton Town) – 55 goals

## National team

The England national football team suffered a poor season in which they came third in the 1936-37 British Home Championship after only managing to defeat Ireland in between losses to Scotland and Wales.

