1935–36 Football League

The Football League
Season 1935–36
Champions Sunderland

The 19351936 season was the 44th season of The Football League.

This season saw two significant changes in the First Division. Prior to this season Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers had been the only ever-present members of English football's top division. Both were relegated this season to end their sequences.

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[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1935–36
Champions Sunderland (6th and as of 2016 the last English title)
Relegated Aston Villa (1st time)
Blackburn Rovers (1st time)
FA Cup winners Arsenal (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1556 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer W. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion), 39 [3]
Biggest home win West BromBlackburn 8–1 (18 Jan 1936)
WolverhamptonBlackburn 8–1 (30 Nov 1935)
Manchester CityBolton 7–0 (31 Mar 1936)
Biggest away win Aston VillaWest Brom 0–7 (19 Oct 1936)
Highest scoring Aston VillaMiddlesbrough 2–7 (9 Sept 1935)
Birmingham CitySunderland 2–7 (13 Apr 1936)
Leeds UnitedSheffield Wednesday 7–2 (9 Nov 1935)
LiverpoolGrimsby Town 7–2 (14 Sept 1935)
SunderlandBlackburn 7–2 (21 Sept 1935)
SunderlandBolton 7–2 (7 Dec 1935)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Sunderland42172271338493841109741.473+3556
2Derby County4213534323579182961521.173+948
3Huddersfield Town42127232156510274159561.054+348
4Stoke City42133535247410223357571.000±047
5Brentford4211554825678333581601.350+2146
6Arsenal429934422669342678481.625+3045
7Preston North End42153344183513234667641.047+344
8Chelsea42117339274611264565720.903–743
9Manchester City42132644174611244368601.133+842
10Portsmouth42144339223414154554670.806–1342
11Leeds United42115541234611254166641.031+241
12Birmingham42106538315511233261630.968–241
13Bolton Wanderers4211464127399264967760.882–941
14Middlesbrough42126356233414284784701.200+1440
15Wolverhampton Wanderers42137159282316184877761.013+140
16Everton42125461311812285889891.000±039
17Grimsby Town42134444204116215365730.890–839
18West Bromwich Albion42123654314314355789881.011+138
19Liverpool42114643232811174160640.938–438
20Sheffield Wednesday4298435234413285463770.818–1438
21Aston Villa42768475663123454811100.736–2935
22Blackburn Rovers42106532242316237255960.573–4133
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBRECHEDEREVEGRIHUDLEELIVMCIMIDPORPNESHWSTKSUNWBAWOL
Arsenal 10 11 51 11 11 11 11 11 60 11 22 12 23 20 23 21 22 10 31 40 40
Aston Villa 17 21 24 12 22 22 02 11 26 41 33 30 22 27 42 51 12 40 22 07 42
Birmingham City 11 22 42 00 21 21 23 42 11 41 20 20 01 10 40 00 41 05 27 13 00
Blackburn Rovers 01 51 12 03 10 10 00 11 10 21 03 22 41 22 31 11 32 01 11 31 10
Bolton Wanderers 21 43 20 31 02 23 02 20 40 12 30 00 33 31 40 11 11 12 21 31 03
Brentford 21 12 01 31 40 21 60 41 30 12 22 12 00 10 31 52 22 00 15 22 50
Chelsea 11 10 00 51 21 21 11 22 02 10 10 22 21 21 10 52 12 35 31 22 22
Derby County 04 13 22 10 40 21 11 33 20 20 21 22 30 32 11 20 31 01 40 20 31
Everton 02 22 43 40 33 12 51 40 40 13 00 00 22 52 30 50 43 51 03 53 41
Grimsby Town 10 41 10 11 31 61 13 41 04 11 01 00 31 10 12 00 40 30 40 42 21
Huddersfield Town 00 41 10 11 00 22 20 11 21 10 12 10 11 41 11 10 10 21 10 23 30
Leeds United 11 42 00 14 52 12 20 10 31 12 22 10 11 01 10 01 72 41 30 11 20
Liverpool 01 32 12 41 11 00 23 00 60 72 30 21 02 22 20 21 10 20 03 50 02
Manchester City 10 50 31 20 70 21 00 10 10 03 12 13 60 60 00 13 30 12 01 10 21
Middlesbrough 22 12 02 61 00 00 41 03 61 51 42 11 22 20 32 20 50 00 60 31 42
Portsmouth 21 30 03 31 21 13 20 30 20 32 00 22 21 12 10 11 32 20 22 31 10
Preston North End 10 30 31 20 10 24 20 10 22 10 40 50 31 40 05 11 01 11 32 30 20
Sheffield Wednesday 32 52 31 00 22 33 41 10 33 30 12 30 00 10 00 01 10 01 00 25 00
Stoke City 03 23 31 20 12 22 30 00 21 10 10 31 21 10 11 20 21 03 02 32 41
Sunderland 54 13 21 72 72 13 33 31 33 31 43 21 20 20 21 50 42 51 10 61 31
West Bromwich Albion 10 03 00 81 22 10 12 03 61 41 12 32 61 51 52 20 24 22 20 13 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 22 31 81 33 32 33 00 40 10 22 30 31 43 40 20 42 21 11 34 20

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1935–1936

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1935–36
Champions Manchester United (1st title)
Relegated Hull City
Port Vale
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1533 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Bobby Finan (Blackpool), 34
Jock Dodds (Sheffield United), 34 [3]
Biggest home win TottenhamSouthampton 8–0 (28 Mar 1936)
Biggest away win BuryNottingham Forest 2–6 (28 Dec 1935)
Port ValeTottenham 1–5 (1 Feb 1936)
BuryBurnley 0–4 (18 pr 1936)
Port ValeBarnsley 0–4 (28 Dec 1935)
Highest scoring Nottingham ForestPort Vale 9–2 (23 Nov 1935)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Manchester United4216325516696302785431.977+4256
2Charlton Athletic4215605317759324185581.466+2755
3Sheffield United4215425115588283579501.580+2952
4West Ham United4213535123939394590681.324+2252
5Tottenham Hotspur4212636025678313091551.655+3649
6Leicester City42145253195511263879571.386+2248
7Plymouth Argyle42152450205610213771571.246+1448
8Newcastle United42135356277113325288791.114+946
9Fulham4211645824489182876521.462+2444
10Blackpool42143464344413293893721.292+2143
11Norwich City42142547243711254172651.108+743
12Bradford City42127232183612234755650.846–1043
13Swansea Town42113742264611255067760.882–939
14Bury42106541273612255766840.786–1838
15Burnley4298435213513153850590.847–937
16Bradford Park Avenue42136243261317195862840.738–2237
17Southampton42113732243612154147650.723–1837
18Doncaster Rovers42107428174215235451710.718–2037
19Nottingham Forest4288543224314265469760.908–735
20Barnsley4294840323513144854800.675–2633
21Port Vale421056343023162276561060.528–5032
22Hull City424710334513171466471110.423–6420

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRABPABURBRYCHADONFULHULLEIMUNNEWNORNOTPLYPTVSHUSOUSWATOTWHU
Barnsley 12 01 51 31 11 12 21 20 51 33 03 32 23 02 12 42 32 31 00 00 12
Blackpool 30 33 42 20 23 62 52 11 41 35 41 60 21 14 31 31 30 21 11 24 41
Bradford City 11 21 21 00 20 21 31 10 11 20 10 32 01 00 22 11 21 21 22 01 31
Bradford Park Avenue 30 32 11 20 11 30 31 11 21 31 10 32 10 14 22 30 33 21 11 25 20
Burnley 30 32 30 11 11 02 11 02 20 22 22 12 11 10 01 51 11 20 52 00 10
Bury 30 11 11 10 04 11 51 00 31 30 23 34 01 26 20 50 32 00 21 11 30
Charlton Athletic 30 11 21 31 40 52 30 21 41 10 00 42 41 40 11 11 11 20 41 21 22
Doncaster Rovers 11 03 21 32 10 10 20 00 61 10 00 22 30 00 12 20 00 01 11 21 02
Fulham 11 42 51 41 22 70 00 13 30 20 22 31 11 60 22 70 31 02 01 12 42
Hull City 13 03 25 11 12 23 24 23 11 33 11 23 00 21 21 12 22 22 32 10 23
Leicester City 20 41 21 50 20 12 41 60 52 22 11 10 11 21 20 20 13 11 41 41 11
Manchester United 11 32 31 40 40 21 30 00 10 20 01 31 21 50 32 72 31 40 30 00 23
Newcastle United 30 10 32 33 11 30 12 21 62 41 31 02 11 51 50 22 30 41 20 14 33
Norwich City 31 01 11 41 20 53 31 21 10 30 12 35 10 40 00 42 01 51 01 10 43
Nottingham Forest 60 22 10 20 20 22 00 62 11 00 01 11 12 22 01 92 01 20 22 41 02
Plymouth Argyle 71 32 01 20 20 30 42 13 20 01 21 31 10 51 31 41 11 00 12 21 41
Port Vale 04 22 21 32 11 22 21 20 10 40 11 03 30 31 20 20 11 02 01 15 23
Sheffield United 20 10 30 21 20 30 22 30 01 70 12 11 51 32 10 00 40 21 41 11 42
Southampton 01 10 00 30 10 00 25 10 12 10 10 21 13 11 72 20 01 01 43 20 24
Swansea Town 00 10 81 12 13 41 12 20 02 61 20 21 12 43 21 20 32 13 00 11 01
Tottenham Hotspur 30 31 40 40 51 43 11 31 22 31 11 00 12 21 11 12 52 11 80 72 13
West Ham United 20 21 11 10 00 60 13 12 00 41 32 12 41 32 52 42 40 32 00 40 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1935–1936

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1935–1936
Champions Chesterfield (2nd title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1533 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Robert "Bunny" Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 33 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Chesterfield4215336014993322592392.359+5360
2Chester42145269188673127100452.222+5555
3Tranmere Rovers4217227528597183093581.603+3555
4Lincoln City4218126414489273791511.784+4053
5Stockport County42152445185610203165491.327+1648
6Crewe Alexandra42144355315511254580761.053+447
7Oldham Athletic42135360255412264886731.178+1345
8Hartlepools United42136241182613164357610.934–442
9Accrington Stanley42125443245313204863720.875–942
10Walsall [notes 1] 42152458131713214679591.339+2041
11Rotherham United42143452132613175369661.045+341
12Darlington42163260261317145374790.937–540
13Carlisle United42135344191713124356620.903–640
14Gateshead421110037182415195856760.737–2040
15Barrow4299333164314254958650.892–738
16York City42108341283414216762950.653–3338
17Halifax Town42123634223414233957610.934–437
18Wrexham42123639183414275766750.880–937
19Mansfield Town42135355251416256680910.879–1137
20Rochdale42810335262316236258880.659–3033
21Southport4298431262118176448900.533–4231
22New Brighton42858293311191469431020.422–5924

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Walsall was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Welsh Cup winners
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW CRLCHRCHFCREDARGATHALHARLINMANNWBOLDROCROTSOUSTPTRAWALWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 20 00 03 01 21 10 61 20 32 22 11 52 10 24 11 10 11 31 31 01 72
Barrow 01 11 24 11 11 20 30 00 11 00 22 30 30 62 30 01 10 00 10 21 11
Carlisle United 31 22 13 21 12 30 20 00 00 41 30 30 21 43 11 40 21 01 21 51 00
Chester 40 12 32 11 01 41 40 31 40 42 40 82 11 52 00 51 20 11 20 11 120
Chesterfield 03 61 50 10 60 51 20 31 20 01 21 31 30 22 50 50 00 01 30 50 22
Crewe Alexandra 40 31 20 11 56 20 24 32 32 21 11 51 22 31 41 41 01 00 43 32 21
Darlington 21 41 41 11 12 22 52 32 42 10 21 41 50 40 31 32 31 13 11 42 30
Gateshead 00 43 11 20 33 21 11 22 10 40 31 31 00 10 11 31 10 11 22 20 00
Halifax Town 10 32 10 23 23 24 01 11 01 21 10 30 42 20 10 12 00 10 11 41 20
Hartlepool United 21 00 11 02 21 10 21 20 10 11 41 41 01 10 51 21 11 22 50 11 42
Lincoln City 60 20 20 11 01 62 21 50 31 10 12 20 21 51 40 40 30 50 41 31 32
Mansfield Town 31 13 11 00 01 11 42 31 32 40 22 20 10 30 82 51 21 23 22 32 50
New Brighton 23 23 30 33 12 31 11 10 14 00 05 10 13 20 30 21 20 00 11 04 02
Oldham Athletic 30 31 30 13 00 00 20 22 30 22 23 41 60 33 41 40 13 41 21 52 62
Rochdale 22 11 00 11 11 21 11 50 20 01 00 31 10 26 11 21 11 00 64 21 23
Rotherham United 13 10 40 12 00 31 40 30 20 30 11 21 20 10 60 50 11 12 20 12 50
Southport 21 31 03 21 10 11 41 11 20 11 03 33 21 11 11 21 23 11 10 11 01
Stockport County 12 21 20 20 22 01 20 31 10 21 40 61 11 20 40 12 20 21 01 32 32
Tranmere 60 10 41 31 13 42 20 20 02 31 11 42 31 134 52 22 52 41 31 61 31
Walsall 20 51 30 10 11 41 41 20 21 60 41 70 12 12 10 01 31 01 00 50 60
Wrexham 30 20 11 10 01 01 31 24 13 10 11 51 30 01 01 20 42 40 40 11 10
York City 11 12 20 12 11 41 41 22 22 22 21 75 20 31 21 21 00 04 20 00 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1935–1936
Champions Coventry City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1497 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Dawes (Crystal Palace), 38 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Coventry City42191175125882733102452.267+5757
2Luton Town4213625620966252581451.800+3656
3Reading42180352208211354287621.403+2554
4Queens Park Rangers4214435519858293484531.585+3153
5Watford4212364729867332580541.481+2649
6Crystal Palace42154264207113325496741.297+2249
7Brighton & Hove Albion42134448255412223870631.111+744
8Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic429663626759243060561.071+443
9Notts County4210564025579203260571.053+342
10Torquay United42144341272514213562621.000±041
11Aldershot4296629215610244053610.869–840
12Millwall4298433215412255058710.817–1340
13Bristol City42115532214512163848590.814–1140
14Clapton Orient42132634153414214655610.902–638
15Northampton Town42125438243315246662900.689–2838
16Gillingham4295734255412325266770.857–1137
17Bristol Rovers42116448313315216469950.726–2637
18Southend United4287638215313234161620.984–136
19Swindon Town42105643334314214064730.877–936
20Cardiff City42115537232514235060730.822–1336
21Newport County42849364435132467601110.541–5131
22Exeter City4275938411614215259930.634–3427

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCARCLACOVCRYEXEGILLUTMILNPCNORNTCQPRREASTDSWITORWAT
Aldershot 20 10 00 61 11 10 12 13 30 02 01 11 11 20 31 13 10 11 13 10 11
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 00 12 30 21 44 20 11 25 11 12 21 12 20 40 01 01 41 21 10 11 22
Brighton & Hove Albion 21 01 30 41 10 13 21 21 31 11 11 00 71 51 51 11 42 13 02 32 21
Bristol City 10 10 03 02 02 20 00 20 21 21 12 41 12 32 11 00 11 21 50 20 22
Bristol Rovers 22 21 52 11 11 11 32 24 61 43 22 20 30 52 00 01 14 32 21 30 01
Cardiff City 01 11 10 10 00 41 10 11 52 40 23 31 20 00 32 32 23 11 21 12 02
Clapton Orient 01 11 31 20 20 21 01 10 12 31 30 10 40 40 02 10 10 30 12 11 02
Coventry City 02 20 50 31 31 51 20 81 30 40 00 50 71 40 51 61 31 30 31 21 20
Crystal Palace 21 20 40 61 53 32 22 31 22 11 51 50 60 61 00 02 20 30 51 10 12
Exeter City 51 13 33 01 31 20 23 13 10 25 12 43 33 31 00 00 45 10 03 11 13
Gillingham 42 12 12 21 12 30 30 11 02 22 01 13 30 23 00 22 20 21 31 10 00
Luton Town 22 00 21 10 120 22 53 11 60 31 12 00 70 33 10 20 21 12 21 10 21
Millwall 12 30 00 11 21 24 10 22 40 22 41 00 22 21 21 20 01 12 10 11 00
Newport County 11 00 02 20 10 00 23 21 25 21 42 02 41 51 12 34 15 31 22 16 05
Northampton Town 30 21 10 02 33 20 20 24 31 11 00 00 24 30 31 14 42 20 00 21 20
Notts County 12 13 11 11 60 20 20 21 31 31 33 03 00 62 30 30 13 12 00 10 02
Queens Park Rangers 50 20 32 41 40 51 40 00 30 31 52 00 23 11 01 22 01 21 51 21 31
Reading 31 02 30 52 32 41 41 21 01 20 10 21 31 21 52 31 12 21 20 20 30
Southend 22 33 00 01 11 31 21 00 71 40 42 01 60 12 01 00 01 12 10 21 11
Swindon Town 32 23 12 11 30 21 22 12 02 11 30 30 31 11 31 21 22 41 13 41 16
Torquay United 31 02 10 20 20 21 10 33 32 21 42 21 13 32 33 01 42 00 11 21 21
Watford 00 41 21 02 12 40 11 50 32 10 12 13 21 25 41 12 21 42 50 21 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1935–1936

See also

References

  1. "England 1935-36". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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