First Division 1934/35

Arsenal won the 1934/35 First Division with 58 points, 4 points ahead of Sunderland. Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,677 goals, 3.63 a game.

Arsenal

Champions

1,677

Goals

3.63

Goals a game

54%

Home wins

Final table


1	ArsenalArsenal	42	23	12	7	115	46	+69	58
2	SunderlandSunderland	42	19	16	7	90	51	+39	54
3	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	18	13	11	70	64	+6	49
4	Manchester CityMan City	42	20	8	14	82	67	+15	48
5	Grimsby TownGrimsby Town	42	17	11	14	78	60	+18	45
6	Derby CountyDerby County	42	18	9	15	81	66	+15	45
7	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	19	7	16	85	88	-3	45
8	EvertonEverton	42	16	12	14	89	88	+1	44
9	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	17	10	15	83	83	0	44
10	Stoke CityStoke	42	18	6	18	71	70	+1	42
11	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	15	12	15	62	67	-5	42
12	ChelseaChelsea	42	16	9	17	73	82	-9	41
13	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	14	13	15	74	88	-14	41
14	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	15	10	17	71	72	-1	40
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	14	11	17	66	78	-12	39
16	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	14	10	18	76	71	+5	38
17	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	15	8	19	88	94	-6	38
18	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	13	12	17	75	92	-17	38
19	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	13	10	19	63	81	-18	36
20	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	10	14	18	70	90	-20	34
21	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	12	9	21	61	86	-25	33
22	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	10	10	22	54	93	-39	30

▌ 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 1934/35 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 4 May 1935

Arsenal

Sunderland

Sheffield Wed

Man City

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1934/35 · Sat 4 May 1935

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The 1934/35 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. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 2 1

2 3 5 1 1 2

10 8 8 8 4 4 4

11 22 32 18 17 8 4

20 49 28 33 22 10 1 1 2

26 21 25 21 9 8 3 2 3

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1934/35 had happened before.

Biggest wins

November 10, 1934Huddersfield 8–0 Liverpool8-goal home win

December 15, 1934Arsenal 8–0 Leicester City8-goal home win

April 19, 1935Arsenal 8–0 Middlesbrough8-goal home win

August 27, 1934Stoke 8–1 Leeds United7-goal home win

September 1, 1934Arsenal 8–1 Liverpool7-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

December 8, 1934Derby County 9–3 West Brom12 goals

August 27, 1934Stoke 8–1 Leeds United9 goals

September 1, 1934Arsenal 8–1 Liverpool9 goals

October 6, 1934West Brom 6–3 Leeds United9 goals

December 22, 1934Leicester City 6–3 Portsmouth9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw49 · 11%

#23–1 home win33 · 7%

#32–2 draw32 · 7%

#42–1 home win28 · 6%

#50–0 draw26 · 6%

How 1934/35 compares

At 3.63 goals a game, 1934/35 was the 17th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 54% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 21% away wins.

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