1935–36 Football League
Season | 1935–36 |
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Champions | Sunderland |
← 1934–35 1936–37 → |
The 1935–36 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.
First Division
Season | 1935–36 |
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Champions | Sunderland 6th English title |
Relegated | Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,556 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | W. G. Richardson (39 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Blackburn Rovers (30 November 1935) West Bromwich Albion 8–1 Blackburn Rovers (18 January 1936) Manchester City 7–0 Bolton Wanderers (31 March 1936) |
Biggest away win | Aston Villa 0–7 West Bromwich Albion (19 October 1935) |
Highest scoring | Aston Villa 2–7 Middlesbrough (9 September 1935) Liverpool 7–2 Grimsby Town (14 September 1935) Sunderland 7–2 Blackburn Rovers (21 September 1935) Leeds United 7–2 Sheffield Wednesday (9 November 1935) Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Blackburn Rovers (30 November 1935) Sunderland 7–2 Bolton Wanderers (7 December 1935) West Bromwich Albion 8–1 Blackburn Rovers (18 January 1936) Birmingham 2–7 Sunderland (13 April 1936) |
← 1934–35 1936–37 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sunderland (C) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 74 | 1.473 | 56 | |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 48 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 48 | |
4 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 47 | |
5 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 46 | |
6 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 45 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | |
8 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 43 | |
9 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | |
10 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 42 | |
11 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 41 | |
12 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 41 | |
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 41 | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 40 | |
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 40 | |
16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 1.000 | 39 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 39 | |
18 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 38 | |
19 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 38 | |
21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 0.736 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 33 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
Season | 1935–36 |
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Champions | Manchester United |
Promoted | Manchester United Charlton Athletic |
Relegated | Port Vale Hull City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,533 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Finan Jock Dodds (34 goals each)[1] |
Biggest home win | Tottenham Hotspur 8–0 Southampton (28 March 1936) |
Biggest away win | Bury 2–6 Nottingham Forest (28 December 1935) Port Vale 0–4 Barnsley (28 Dec 1935) Port Vale 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur (1 February 1936) Bury 0–4 Burnley (18 April 1936) |
Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 9–2 Port Vale (23 November 1935) |
← 1934–35 1936–37 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 43 | 1.977 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Charlton Athletic (P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 58 | 1.466 | 55 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 52 | |
4 | West Ham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 90 | 68 | 1.324 | 52 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 49 | |
6 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 48 | |
7 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 48 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 46 | |
9 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 44 | |
10 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 72 | 1.292 | 43 | |
11 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 43 | |
12 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 43 | |
13 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 39 | |
14 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 38 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 37 | |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 37 | |
17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 37 | |
18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 37 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 35 | |
20 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 33 | |
21 | Port Vale (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 106 | 0.528 | 32 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
22 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 111 | 0.423 | 20 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Season | 1935–1936 |
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Champions | Chesterfield (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,533 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 33 [1] |
← 1934–35 1936–37 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 2.359 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Chester | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 2.222 | 55 | |
3 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 1.603 | 55 | |
4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 1.784 | 53 | |
5 | Stockport County | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 1.327 | 48 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 1.053 | 47 | Welsh Cup winners |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 1.178 | 45 | |
8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 0.934 | 42 | |
9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.875 | 42 | |
10 | Walsall | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 1.339 | 41 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 1.045 | 41 | |
12 | Darlington | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 0.937 | 40 | |
13 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 0.903 | 40 | |
14 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 0.737 | 40 | |
15 | Barrow | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 49 | 0.892 | 38 | |
16 | York City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 67 | 0.653 | 38 | |
17 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 0.934 | 37 | |
18 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 57 | 0.880 | 37 | |
19 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 0.879 | 37 | |
20 | Rochdale | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 62 | 0.659 | 33 | |
21 | Southport | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 64 | 0.533 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | New Brighton | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 69 | 0.422 | 24 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
Maps
Third Division South
Season | 1935–1936 |
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Champions | Coventry City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,497 (3.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Albert Dawes (Crystal Palace), 38 [1] |
← 1934–35 1936–37 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 2.267 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1.800 | 56 | |
3 | Reading | 42 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 1.403 | 54 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 1.585 | 53 | |
5 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 1.481 | 49 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 54 | 1.297 | 49 | |
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 1.111 | 44 | |
8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 1.071 | 43 | |
9 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 1.053 | 42 | |
10 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 1.000 | 41 | |
11 | Aldershot | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 0.869 | 40 | |
12 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 0.817 | 40 | |
13 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 0.814 | 40 | |
14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 0.902 | 38 | |
15 | Northampton Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 66 | 0.689 | 38 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 0.857 | 37 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 64 | 0.726 | 37 | |
18 | Southend United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 0.984 | 36 | |
19 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 0.877 | 36 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 0.822 | 36 | |
21 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 67 | 0.541 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Exeter City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 0.634 | 27 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Maps
See also
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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