The 1936–37 season was the 62nd season of competitive
football
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in
England
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.
Overview
Sunderland were the First Division defending champions. Charlton Athletic and Manchester United were promoted to the First Division the previous season.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South
Top goalscorers
First Division
*
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912 – August 22, 1984) was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as the National Boxing Association (NBA) Middleweight Champion of the World between 1936 ...
(
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
) – 33 goals
Second Division
*
Jack Bowers
John William Anslow Bowers (22 February 1908 – 4 July 1970) was an English footballer, who was twice the top scorer in the Football League and made three appearances for England.
Playing career
Early days
Bowers was born in Low Santon, nea ...
(
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
) – 33 goals
Third Division North
*
Ted Harston (
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...
) – 55 goals
Third Division South
*
Joe Payne (
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
) – 55 goals
National team
The
England national football team
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suffered a poor season in which they came third in the
1936-37 British Home Championship after only managing to defeat
Ireland
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in between losses to
Scotland
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and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
.
References
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