1934–35 in English football
# 1934–35 in English football

The 1934–35 season was the 60th season of competitive football in England. Arsenal became only the second team to win the League three consecutive times after Huddersfield Town who were the first to achieve this in the 1920s under the same manager Herbert Chapman.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - |
| First Division | Arsenal (4) | Sunderland |
| Second Division | Brentford | Bolton Wanderers |
| Third Division North | Doncaster Rovers | Halifax Town |
| Third Division South | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
| FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | West Bromwich Albion |
| Charity Shield | Arsenal | Manchester City |
| Home Championship | Shared by England and Scotland | Shared by England and 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 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 115 | 46 | 2.500 | 58 | League Champions |
| 2 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 54 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 49 | FA Cup Winners |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 48 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 60 | 1.300 | 45 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 1.227 | 45 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 88 | 0.966 | 45 | |
| 8 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 83 | 83 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 42 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 41 | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 41 | |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 40 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 39 | |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 76 | 71 | 1.070 | 38 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 0.936 | 38 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 38 | |
| 19 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | 0.778 | 36 | |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 0.778 | 34 | |
| 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 86 | 0.709 | 33 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 93 | 0.581 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brentford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 48 | 1.938 | 61 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 96 | 48 | 2.000 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 63 | 1.270 | 56 | |
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 53 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 55 | 1.382 | 50 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 68 | 1.309 | 48 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 56 | 1.357 | 46 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 64 | 1.172 | 46 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 70 | 1.086 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 73 | 0.849 | 42 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 41 | |
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 41 | |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 40 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 1.164 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 38 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 83 | 0.723 | 38 | |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 36 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 34 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 75 | 0.613 | 34 | |
| 20 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 68 | 0.735 | 32 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 95 | 0.589 | 26 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 97 | 0.474 | 25 | Relegated to the Third Division South |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Halifax Town | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | 55 | |
| 3 | Chester | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 91 | 58 | 1.569 | 54 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 51 | |
| 5 | Darlington | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 51 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 51 | |
| 7 | Stockport County | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 72 | 1.250 | 47 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 62 | 1.210 | 47 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 45 | |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 44 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 43 | |
| 12 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 41 | |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 86 | 0.767 | 39 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 72 | 1.125 | 36 | |
| 15 | York City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 36 | |
| 16 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 36 | |
| 17 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 87 | 0.667 | 35 | |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 0.708 | 34 | |
| 19 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 96 | 0.604 | 34 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 0.746 | 33 | |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 102 | 0.500 | 23 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 103 | 52 | 1.981 | 61 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Reading | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 53 | |
| 3 | Coventry City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 51 | |
| 4 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 60 | 1.533 | 50 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 86 | 64 | 1.344 | 48 | |
| 6 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 47 | |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 67 | 0.970 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 77 | 0.948 | 44 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 | 43 | |
| 10 | Torquay United | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 42 | |
| 11 | Exeter City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 41 | |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 41 | |
| 14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | 39 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 38 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 37 | |
| 18 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | 36 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 0.756 | 35 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
| 21 | Southend United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 112 | 0.482 | 25 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division

* Ted Drake (Arsenal) – 42 goals

Second Division

* Jack Milsom (Bolton Wanderers) – 31 goals

Third Division North

* Gilbert Alsop (Walsall) – 39 goals

Third Division South

* Ralph Allen (Charlton Athletic) – 32 goals
