First Division Table 1937/38

  P W D L F A GA Pts
CFirst Division Champions 1 Arsenal 42 21 10 11 77 44 1.75 52
  2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 1.47 51
  3 Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 1.46 49
  4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.27 46
  5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.11 46
  6 Brentford 42 18 9 15 69 59 1.17 45
  7 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 64 60 1.07 45
  8 Sunderland 42 14 16 12 55 57 0.94 44
  9 Leeds United 42 14 15 13 64 69 0.93 43
  10 Chelsea 42 14 13 15 65 65 1.00 41
  11 Liverpool 42 15 11 16 65 71 0.92 41
  12 Blackpool 42 16 8 18 61 66 0.92 40
  13 Derby County 42 15 10 17 66 87 0.76 40
  14 Everton 42 16 7 19 79 75 1.05 39
  15 Huddersfield Town 42 17 5 20 55 68 0.81 39
  16 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 54 75 0.72 39
  17 Stoke City 42 13 12 17 58 59 0.98 38
  18 BirminghamBirmingham City 42 10 18 14 58 62 0.94 38
  19 Portsmouth 42 13 12 17 62 68 0.91 38
  20 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 51 68 0.75 38
RRelegation Position 21 Manchester City 42 14 8 20 80 77 1.04 36
RRelegation Position 22 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 8 20 74 91 0.81 36

2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.

C = League Champions
R = Relegated

On 16 September 1937, the BBC broadcast its first ever live TV football match. The match was between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves at Highbury.