1937–38 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1937–38 season was Arsenal's 19th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They won the league for the fifth time in eight years, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers by a point with a 5-0 final day victory over Bolton Wanderers. The Gunners had staged a surprise comeback to win the league after being eleventh in November, and went out of the FA Cup at the fifth round stage in February. Ted Drake once again top-scored for the Gunners with eighteen goals in all competition, with 17 of them coming in the league, but an injury to Drake forced manager George Allison to improvise with Eddie Carr up front, but he came to the fore with five goals in the final three games, with Arsenal winning each one. [1]

Arsenal
1937–38 season
ChairmanBernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
ManagerGeorge Allison
StadiumHighbury
First Division1st
FA CupFifth Round

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
Main article: 1937–38 Football League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 August 1937EvertonA4–153,856
1 September 1937Huddersfield TownH3–132,758
4 September 1937Wolverhampton WanderersH5–067,311
8 September 1937Huddersfield TownA1–228,405
11 September 1937Leicester CityA1–139,106
15 September 1937Bolton WanderersA0–139,750
18 September 1937SunderlandH4–165,635
25 September 1937Derby CountyA0–233,101
2 October 1937Manchester CityH2–168,353
9 October 1937ChelseaA2–275,952
16 October 1937PortsmouthH1–145,150
23 October 1937Stoke CityA1–135,684
30 October 1937MiddlesbroughH1–239,066
6 November 1937Grimsby TownA1–220,244
13 November 1937West Bromwich AlbionH1–140,324
20 November 1937Charlton AthleticA3–055,078
27 November 1937Leeds UnitedH4–134,350
4 December 1937BirminghamA2–118,440
11 December 1937Preston North EndH2–035,679
18 December 1937LiverpoolA0–232,093
25 December 1937BlackpoolA1–223,229
27 December 1937BlackpoolH2–154,163
1 January 1938EvertonH2–136,953
15 January 1938Wolverhampton WanderersA1–339,383
29 January 1938SunderlandA1–142,638
2 February 1938Leicester CityH3–123,839
5 February 1938Derby CountyH3–047,263
16 February 1938Manchester CityA2–134,299
19 February 1938ChelseaH2–049,573
26 February 1938PortsmouthA0–043,991
5 March 1938Stoke CityH2–035,296
12 March 1938MiddlesbroughA1–246,747
19 March 1938Grimsby TownH5–140,701
26 March 1938West Bromwich AlbionA0–045,944
2 April 1938Charlton AthleticH2–252,858
9 April 1938Leeds UnitedA1–029,365
15 April 1938BrentfordH0–251,299
16 April 1938BirminghamH0–035,161
18 April 1938BrentfordA0–334,601
23 April 1938Preston North EndA3–142,684
30 April 1938LiverpoolH1–034,703
7 May 1938Bolton WanderersH5–040,500

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 42 21 10 11 77 44 1.750 52 League Champions
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 1.469 51
3 Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 1.455 49 FA Cup Winners
4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.275 46
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.108 46
Source:

FA Cup
Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bolton Wanderers.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1938Bolton WanderersH3–164,016
R422 January 1938Wolverhampton WanderersA2–161,267
R512 February 1938Preston North EndH0–172,121

See also

References
  1. http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=13162
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1937-1938/results

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