The 1937–38 season was the 46th season of The Football League. Manchester City, champions in 1936–37, were relegated, the only time this has happened in the English top flight.
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals if they had scored more than they had conceded, whereas among teams who had conceded more than they had scored the system favoured teams who scored more. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Results
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Third Division South
Results
Maps
Attendances Source:
Division One No. Club Average 1 Arsenal FC 44,045 2 Chelsea FC 33,975 3 Manchester City FC 32,670 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 31,032 5 Everton FC 30,324 6 Charlton Athletic FC 28,336 7 Liverpool FC 27,682 8 Sunderland AFC 25,132 9 Bolton Wanderers FC 25,012 10 Stoke City FC 24,970 11 Birmingham City FC 24,544 12 Middlesbrough FC 24,260 13 Brentford FC 23,335 14 West Bromwich Albion FC 23,207 15 Portsmouth FC 22,827 16 Preston North End FC 22,671 17 Blackpool FC 21,264 18 Leeds United FC 21,256 19 Leicester City FC 20,402 20 Derby County FC 17,288 21 Huddersfield Town AFC 17,004 22 Grimsby Town FC 12,288
Division Two
No. Club Average 1 Aston Villa FC 41,950 2 Manchester United 26,633 3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 26,101 4 Coventry City FC 25,825 5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 23,124 6 West Ham United FC 23,004 7 Sheffield United FC 21,927 8 Newcastle United FC 21,276 9 Plymouth Argyle FC 18,449 10 Fulham FC 17,216 11 Southampton FC 16,583 12 Norwich City FC 16,086 13 Luton Town FC 15,836 14 Nottingham Forest FC 14,818 15 Blackburn Rovers FC 14,779 16 Stockport County FC 14,399 17 Chesterfield FC 13,871 18 Burnley FC 13,394 19 Swansea City AFC 12,015 20 Barnsley FC 11,804 21 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 11,116 22 Bury FC 10,120
See also 1937-38 in English football 1937 in association football 1938 in association football
References
Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.