Seasons · Division One · Season 18

1937/38

Finished 9th · Manager Billy Hampson

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The season · Record

Played: 44
Won: 15
Drawn: 15
Lost: 14
For: 68
Against: 72
Points: 43

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Brentford
Biggest defeat: 2–6; v Manchester City
Clean sheets: 10
Top scorer: Hodgson; 26 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 23,388

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1937/38
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	21	10	11	77	44	+33	52
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	11	11	72	49	+23	51
3	Preston North End	42	16	17	9	64	44	+20	49
4	Charlton Athletic	42	16	14	12	65	51	+14	46
5	Middlesbrough	42	19	8	15	72	65	+7	46
6	Brentford	42	18	9	15	69	59	+10	45
7	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	15	12	64	60	+4	45
8	Sunderland	42	14	16	12	55	57	-2	44
9	Leeds United	42	14	15	13	64	69	-5	43
10	Chelsea	42	14	13	15	65	65	0	41
11	Liverpool	42	15	11	16	65	71	-6	41
12	Blackpool	42	16	8	18	61	66	-5	40
13	Derby County	42	15	10	17	66	87	-21	40
14	Everton	42	16	7	19	79	75	+4	39
15	Huddersfield Town	42	17	5	20	55	68	-13	39
16	Leicester City	42	14	11	17	54	75	-21	39
17	Stoke	42	13	12	17	58	59	-1	38
18	Birmingham City	42	10	18	14	58	62	-4	38
19	Portsmouth	42	13	12	17	62	68	-6	38
20	Grimsby Town	42	13	12	17	51	68	-17	38
21	Manchester City	42	14	8	20	80	77	+3	36
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	8	20	74	91	-17	36

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1937/38
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
28 Aug	A	Charlton Athletic	1–1	30,979	Drew 1–1 v Charlton Athletic
1 Sep	H	Chelsea	2–0	18,858	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
4 Sep	H	Preston North End	0–0	22,513	Drew 0–0 v Preston North End
8 Sep	A	Chelsea	1–4	17,300	Lost 1–4 v Chelsea
11 Sep	A	Grimsby Town	1–1	9,328	Drew 1–1 v Grimsby Town
15 Sep	H	Portsmouth	3–1	12,579	Won 3–1 v Portsmouth
18 Sep	H	Huddersfield Town	2–1	33,200	Won 2–1 v Huddersfield Town
25 Sep	H	Liverpool	2–0	21,477	Won 2–0 v Liverpool
2 Oct	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	25,609	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Oct	H	Birmingham City	1–0	20,698	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
16 Oct	A	Everton	1–1	26,035	Drew 1–1 v Everton
23 Oct	H	Wolves	1–2	13,304	Lost 1–2 v Wolves
30 Oct	A	Leicester City	4–2	18,833	Won 4–2 v Leicester City
6 Nov	H	Blackpool	1–1	18,438	Drew 1–1 v Blackpool
13 Nov	A	Derby County	2–2	15,966	Drew 2–2 v Derby County
20 Nov	H	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	23,687	Drew 1–1 v Bolton Wanderers
27 Nov	A	Arsenal	1–4	34,350	Lost 1–4 v Arsenal
4 Dec	H	Sunderland	4–3	15,349	Won 4–3 v Sunderland
11 Dec	A	Brentford	1–1	18,184	Drew 1–1 v Brentford
18 Dec	H	Manchester City	2–1	22,144	Won 2–1 v Manchester City
25 Dec	H	Middlesbrough	5–3	37,020	Won 5–3 v Middlesbrough
27 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	0–2	34,640	Lost 0–2 v Middlesbrough
1 Jan	H	Charlton Athletic	2–2	26,433	Drew 2–2 v Charlton Athletic
15 Jan	A	Preston North End	1–3	14,032	Lost 1–3 v Preston North End
26 Jan	H	Grimsby Town	1–1	10,512	Drew 1–1 v Grimsby Town
29 Jan	A	Huddersfield Town	3–0	16,677	Won 3–0 v Huddersfield Town
5 Feb	A	Liverpool	1–1	34,468	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
12 Feb	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	21,819	Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
19 Feb	A	Birmingham City	2–3	20,403	Lost 2–3 v Birmingham City
26 Feb	H	Everton	4–4	23,497	Drew 4–4 v Everton
5 Mar	A	Wolves	1–1	38,849	Drew 1–1 v Wolves
12 Mar	H	Leicester City	0–2	19,839	Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
19 Mar	A	Blackpool	2–5	18,029	Lost 2–5 v Blackpool
26 Mar	H	Derby County	0–2	19,911	Lost 0–2 v Derby County
2 Apr	A	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	18,492	Drew 0–0 v Bolton Wanderers
9 Apr	H	Arsenal	0–1	29,365	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
16 Apr	A	Sunderland	0–0	21,450	Drew 0–0 v Sunderland
18 Apr	A	Stoke City	1–0	25,114	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
19 Apr	H	Stoke City	2–1	17,896	Won 2–1 v Stoke City
23 Apr	H	Brentford	4–0	17,840	Won 4–0 v Brentford
30 Apr	A	Manchester City	2–6	26,732	Lost 2–6 v Manchester City
7 May	A	Portsmouth	0–4	29,571	Lost 0–4 v Portsmouth

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1937/38
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Jan	H	Chester City	3–1	37,155	Won 3–1 v Chester City
22 Jan	A	Charlton Athletic	1–2	50,516	Lost 1–2 v Charlton Athletic