First Division 1936/37

Manchester City won the 1936/37 First Division with 57 points, 3 points ahead of Charlton Athletic. Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,555 goals, 3.37 a game.

Man City

Champions

1,555

Goals

3.37

Goals a game

57%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester CityMan City	42	22	13	7	107	61	+46	57
2	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	21	12	9	58	49	+9	54
3	ArsenalArsenal	42	18	16	8	80	49	+31	52
4	Derby CountyDerby County	42	21	7	14	96	90	+6	49
5	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	21	5	16	84	67	+17	47
6	BrentfordBrentford	42	18	10	14	82	78	+4	46
7	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	19	8	15	74	71	+3	46
8	SunderlandSunderland	42	19	6	17	89	87	+2	44
9	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	17	10	15	62	66	-4	44
10	Stoke CityStoke	42	15	12	15	72	57	+15	42
11	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	13	15	14	64	60	+4	41
12	Grimsby TownGrimsby Town	42	17	7	18	86	81	+5	41
13	ChelseaChelsea	42	14	13	15	52	55	-3	41
14	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	14	13	15	56	67	-11	41
15	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	12	15	15	62	64	-2	39
16	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	6	20	77	98	-21	38
17	EvertonEverton	42	14	9	19	81	78	+3	37
18	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	12	11	19	62	84	-22	35
19	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	15	4	23	60	80	-20	34
20	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	10	14	18	43	66	-23	34
21	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	10	12	20	55	78	-23	32
22	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	9	12	21	53	69	-16	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 1936/37 title race

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

Points, Sat 1 May 1937

Man City

Charlton

Arsenal

Derby County

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1936/37 · Sat 1 May 1937

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The 1936/37 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

3 1 2

4 2 1 2 3

3 17 12 5 1 5

8 17 27 16 10 4 6 1

12 55 46 24 17 7 1 2

26 38 37 23 13 5 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1936/37 had happened before.

Biggest wins

February 4, 1937Stoke 10–3 West Brom7-goal home win

December 25, 1936Everton 7–0 Derby County7-goal home win

September 12, 1936Liverpool 7–1 Grimsby Town6-goal home win

March 3, 1937Everton 7–1 Leeds United6-goal home win

April 12, 1937Grimsby Town 6–0 Sunderland6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

February 4, 1937Stoke 10–3 West Brom13 goals

September 10, 1936Sheffield Wed 6–4 Everton10 goals

October 31, 1936Grimsby Town 6–4 Preston North End10 goals

February 27, 1937West Brom 6–4 Sunderland10 goals

October 17, 1936Middlesbrough 5–5 Sunderland10 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw55 · 12%

#22–1 home win46 · 10%

#31–0 home win38 · 8%

#42–0 home win37 · 8%

#52–2 draw27 · 6%

How 1936/37 compares

At 3.37 goals a game, 1936/37 was the 27th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 57% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 18% away wins.

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