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1937–38 Arsenal F.C. season

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

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]

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 August 1937 Everton A 4–1 53,856
1 September 1937 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 32,758
4 September 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 5–0 67,311
8 September 1937 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 28,405
11 September 1937 Leicester City A 1–1 39,106
15 September 1937 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 39,750
18 September 1937 Sunderland H 4–1 65,635
25 September 1937 Derby County A 0–2 33,101
2 October 1937 Manchester City H 2–1 68,353
9 October 1937 Chelsea A 2–2 75,952
16 October 1937 Portsmouth H 1–1 45,150
23 October 1937 Stoke City A 1–1 35,684
30 October 1937 Middlesbrough H 1–2 39,066
6 November 1937 Grimsby Town A 1–2 20,244
13 November 1937 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 40,324
20 November 1937 Charlton Athletic A 3–0 55,078
27 November 1937 Leeds United H 4–1 34,350
4 December 1937 Birmingham A 2–1 18,440
11 December 1937 Preston North End H 2–0 35,679
18 December 1937 Liverpool A 0–2 32,093
25 December 1937 Blackpool A 1–2 23,229
27 December 1937 Blackpool H 2–1 54,163
1 January 1938 Everton H 2–1 36,953
15 January 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 39,383
29 January 1938 Sunderland A 1–1 42,638
2 February 1938 Leicester City H 3–1 23,839
5 February 1938 Derby County H 3–0 47,263
16 February 1938 Manchester City A 2–1 34,299
19 February 1938 Chelsea H 2–0 49,573
26 February 1938 Portsmouth A 0–0 43,991
5 March 1938 Stoke City H 2–0 35,296
12 March 1938 Middlesbrough A 1–2 46,747
19 March 1938 Grimsby Town H 5–1 40,701
26 March 1938 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 45,944
2 April 1938 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 52,858
9 April 1938 Leeds United A 1–0 29,365
15 April 1938 Brentford H 0–2 51,299
16 April 1938 Birmingham H 0–0 35,161
18 April 1938 Brentford A 0–3 34,601
23 April 1938 Preston North End A 3–1 42,684
30 April 1938 Liverpool H 1–0 34,703
7 May 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 5–0 40,500

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Arsenal (C) 42 21 10 11 77 44 1.750 52
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
4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.275 46
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.108 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

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

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 3–1 64,016
R4 22 January 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 61,267
R5 12 February 1938 Preston North End H 0–1 72,121

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal OTD 1938: "We Won the League at Highbury"". 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1937-1938 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.