First Division 1933/34
Arsenal won the 1933/34 First Division with 59 points, 3 points ahead of Huddersfield Town. Newcastle United and Sheffield United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,524 goals, 3.30 a game.
Arsenal
Champions
1,524
Goals
3.30
Goals a game
56%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 59 |
| 2 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 56 |
| 3 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 49 |
| 4 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 45 |
| 5 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 72 | -7 | 45 |
| 6 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 44 |
| 7 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 70 | +8 | 44 |
| 8 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 81 | -7 | 43 |
| 9 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 42 |
| 10 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 42 |
| 11 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 41 |
| 12 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 40 |
| 14 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 40 |
| 15 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 86 | -12 | 40 |
| 16 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 80 | -12 | 39 |
| 17 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 39 |
| 18 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 87 | -8 | 38 |
| 19 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 36 |
| 20 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 36 |
| 21 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 34 |
| 22 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 101 | -43 | 31 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1933/34 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 5 May 1934
1
Arsenal
59
2
Huddersfield
56
3
Tottenham
49
4
Derby County
45
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1933/34 · Sat 5 May 1934
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The 1933/34 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
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First-ever results
One result in 1933/34 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1933/34 compares
At 3.30 goals a game, 1933/34 was the 32nd highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 56% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 20% away wins.