# 1935–36 in English football

The 1935–36 season was the 61st season of competitive football in England. Sunderland won the league, and in doing so they remain the last team to win the English League while wearing striped jerseys. They also equalled the record of six titles won by Aston Villa. It remains the most recent season that Sunderland would win the title.
Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers were relegated from the First Division and therefore became the last two founder members of the Football League to lose top flight status for the first time.

## Diary of the season

* 16 November 1935: Table-toppers Sunderland beat Brentford 5–1, while George Camsell is among the goalscorers for Middlesbrough as they thrash Blackburn Rovers 6–1.
* 27 February 1936: The weekend fixture list is not announced until Thursday evening (for games involving teams a long distance apart) and Friday evening for all others in an attempt to thwart the football pools companies' ability to print their coupons as part of the Pools War.
* 9 March 1936: The Pools War ends and the League starts publishing the fixtures earlier in advance again.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| First Division | Sunderland (6*) | Derby County |
| Second Division | Manchester United | Charlton Athletic |
| Third Division North | Chesterfield | Chester City |
| Third Division South | Coventry City | Luton Town |
| FA Cup | Arsenal (2) | Sheffield United |
| Charity Shield | Sunderland | Arsenal |
| Home Championship | Scotland | England |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sunderland (C) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 74 | 1.473 | 56 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 48 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 48 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 46 | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 45 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | |
| 8 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 43 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 42 | |
| 11 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 41 | |
| 12 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 41 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 41 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 40 | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 40 | |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 89 | 89 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 39 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 38 | |
| 19 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 38 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 38 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 81 | 110 | 0.736 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 43 | 1.977 | 56 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 58 | 1.466 | 55 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 52 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 90 | 68 | 1.324 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 49 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 48 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 48 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 46 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 44 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 72 | 1.292 | 43 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 43 | |
| 12 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 43 | |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 38 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 37 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 37 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 37 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 35 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 33 | |
| 21 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 106 | 0.528 | 32 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Hull City | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 111 | 0.423 | 20 | Relegated to the Third Division North |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 39 | 2.359 | 60 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Chester | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 45 | 2.222 | 55 | |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 93 | 58 | 1.603 | 55 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 91 | 51 | 1.784 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 49 | 1.327 | 48 | |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 80 | 76 | 1.053 | 47 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 45 | |
| 8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 42 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 42 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 41 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 41 | |
| 12 | Darlington | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 40 | |
| 14 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 76 | 0.737 | 40 | |
| 15 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 38 | |
| 16 | York City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 95 | 0.653 | 38 | |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 37 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 37 | |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 91 | 0.879 | 37 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 88 | 0.659 | 33 | |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 90 | 0.533 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | New Brighton | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 102 | 0.422 | 24 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Coventry City | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 45 | 2.267 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 1.800 | 56 | |
| 3 | Reading | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 54 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 53 | 1.585 | 53 | |
| 5 | Watford | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 1.481 | 49 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 96 | 74 | 1.297 | 49 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 43 | |
| 9 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | |
| 10 | Torquay United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 11 | Aldershot | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 40 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 40 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40 | |
| 14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 38 | |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 38 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 95 | 0.726 | 37 | |
| 18 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 36 | |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 36 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 36 | |
| 21 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 111 | 0.541 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Exeter City | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 93 | 0.634 | 27 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division
* W. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion) – 39 goals
Second Division
* Bobby Finan (Blackpool) – 34 goals
Third Division North
* Robert Bell (Tranmere Rovers) – 33 goals
Third Division South
* Albert Dawes (Crystal Palace) – 38 goals