1936–37 Football League
The Football League First Division 1936/37, was the 45th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. Manchester City won by three points on the riser Charlton Athletic for the first time in their history the English Championship. The second climber Manchester United had to play next to Sheffield Wednesday the transition to the Second Division. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two newly promoted second division Leicester City and FC Blackpool.
A total of 548 players were used, with Grimsby Town 20 with the least and Manchester United with 31 mustered the most players in league games. 134 newcomers were offset by 145 footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1936/37.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Manchester City
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Manchester City in a league game for use during the 1936/37 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific arrangements prior to the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Sam Barkas (30/ 0 ) | Jackie Bray (40/ 2) | Eric Brook (42/ 20) | Jim Cassidy * (1/0 ) | Gordon Clark (13/ 0 ) | Billy Dale (36/ 0 ) | Peter Doherty (41/ 30) | Robert Donnelly * (7/1 ) | Raymond Freeman * (1/0 ) | Jimmy Heale (10/ 6) | Alec Herd (32/ 15) | Bobby Marshall (38/ 0 ) | Keiller McCullough * ( 2/0 ) | John McLeod * (3/2 ) | Richard Neilson * (2/1 ) | Jack Percival (42/ 1) | Bobby Regan * ( 4/0 ) | Colin Rodger * ( 9/7 ) | Joe Rogers * ( 2/0 ) | Frank Swift (42/ 0 ) | Fred Tilson (23/ 15) | Ernie Toseland (42 /7).
- Coach: Wilf Wild
Special events
- Freddie Steele shot on February 4, 1937 Stoke City Vs West Bromwich Albion five goals.
- Pat Glover shot on 12 April 1937 Grimsby Town against AFC Sunderland five goals.