1937–38 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1937-38
League Division One
Manager Joe Smith
League position 12th
Top goalscorers League: Bobby Finan &
Willie Buchan (12 each)
Combined: Bobby Finan &
Willie Buchan (12 each)
FA Cup Fourth round[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season ← 1936-37
Next season 1938-39 →

The 1937-38 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 37th season (34th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Bobby Finan, the club's top scorer for the previous two seasons, shared the accolade this season with Willie Buchan, with twelve goals each in all competitions.

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Arsenal 42 21 10 11 77 44 1.750 52
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 1.469 51
3 Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 1.455 49
4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.275 46
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.108 46
6 Brentford 42 18 9 15 69 59 1.169 45
7 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 64 60 1.067 45
8 Sunderland 42 14 16 12 55 57 0.965 44
9 Leeds United 42 14 15 13 64 69 0.928 43
10 Chelsea 42 14 13 15 65 65 1.000 41
11 Liverpool 42 15 11 16 65 71 0.915 41
12 Blackpool 42 16 8 18 61 66 0.924 40
13 Derby County 42 15 10 17 66 87 0.759 40
14 Everton 42 16 7 19 79 75 1.053 39
15 Huddersfield Town 42 17 5 20 55 68 0.809 39
16 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 54 75 0.720 39
17 Stoke City 42 13 12 17 58 59 0.983 38
18 Birmingham 42 10 18 14 58 62 0.935 38
19 Portsmouth 42 13 12 17 62 68 0.912 38
20 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 51 68 0.750 38
21 Manchester City 42 14 8 20 80 77 1.039 36
22 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 8 20 74 91 0.813 36

Notes

  1. ^ Entered competition in third round

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