# 1937–38 Everton F.C. season

During the 1937–38 English football season, Everton competed in the Football League First Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 12 | Blackpool | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 40 |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 87 | 0.759 | 40 |
| 14 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 79 | 75 | 1.053 | 39 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 55 | 68 | 0.809 | 39 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 75 | 0.720 | 39 |

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 28 August 1937 | Arsenal | H | 1–4 | 53,856 | Dean |
| 1 September 1937 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 27,603 | |
| 4 September 1937 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 27,423 | |
| 8 September 1937 | Manchester City | H | 4–1 | 27,290 | Dougall, Lawton, Stevenson (2) |
| 11 September 1937 | Brentford | H | 3–0 | 36,038 | Cunliffe, Dougall, Stevenson |
| 15 September 1937 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 14,263 | Lawton |
| 18 September 1937 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 35,691 | Lawton, Stevenson |
| 25 September 1937 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–2 | 35,272 | Trentham |
| 2 October 1937 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | 43,904 | Lawton (pen), Trentham |
| 9 October 1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 30,863 | |
| 16 October 1937 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 26,035 | Lawton (pen) |
| 23 October 1937 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | 10,308 | Gillick |
| 30 October 1937 | Preston North End | H | 3–5 | 26,250 | Bell, Lawton (2) |
| 6 November 1937 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–1 | 25,083 | Lawton (2) |
| 13 November 1937 | Chelsea | H | 4–1 | 29,930 | Cunliffe, Lawton (2), Trentham |
| 20 November 1937 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | 20,920 | Lawton (pen) |
| 27 November 1937 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 27,661 | Lawton (2), Stevenson |
| 4 December 1937 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 | 23,145 | Cunliffe |
| 11 December 1937 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 17,018 | Geldard |
| 18 December 1937 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | 19,103 | Trentham |
| 25 December 1937 | Leicester City | A | 1–3 | 17,268 | Trentham |
| 27 December 1937 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 38,693 | Lawton (2), Trentham |
| 1 January 1938 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 36,953 | Cunliffe |
| 15 January 1938 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | 22,219 | Cunliffe, Lawton, Watson |
| 26 January 1938 | Brentford | A | 0–3 | 16,917 | |
| 29 January 1938 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | 25,848 | Geldard, Gillick, Lawton, Stevenson |
| 5 February 1938 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–1 | 15,394 | Cunliffe, Gillick, Stevenson |
| 16 February 1938 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 33,465 | Lawton |
| 19 February 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 39,863 | |
| 26 February 1938 | Leeds United | A | 4–4 | 23,497 | Cunliffe (2), Lawton (2) |
| 5 March 1938 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | 22,219 | Lawton (2), Stevenson |
| 12 March 1938 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 23,618 | Cunliffe |
| 19 March 1938 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 28,808 | Bell, Boyes |
| 26 March 1938 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | 27,043 | |
| 2 April 1938 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 5–3 | 24,395 | Cunliffe, Geldard, Lawton (2, 1 pen), Stevenson |
| 9 April 1938 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 16,187 | Lawton |
| 15 April 1938 | Sunderland | H | 3–3 | 40,010 | Cunliffe (2), Thomson |
| 16 April 1938 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–0 | 31,518 | Geldard (2), Lawton (pen) |
| 18 April 1938 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 22,332 | |
| 23 April 1938 | Birmingham City | A | 3–0 | 22,224 | Boyes, Cunliffe, Stevenson |
| 30 April 1938 | Portsmouth | H | 5–2 | 18,716 | Boyes, Lawton, Stevenson (3) |
| 7 May 1938 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 18,291 | Geldard |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 8 January 1938 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | Stevenson |
| 4 | 22 January 1938 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Harry Morton |
| — | GK | ENG | Ted Sagar |
| — | DF | NIR | Billy Cook |
| — | DF | ENG | Charlie Gee |
| — | DF | ENG | Norman Greenhalgh |
| — | DF | ENG | George Jackson |
| — | DF | ENG | Jack Jones |
| — | DF | WAL | T.G. Jones |
| — | DF | ENG | Joe Mercer |
| — | MF | ENG | Cliff Britton |
| — | MF | ENG | Jackie Coulter |
| — | MF | SCO | Jock Thomson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Gordon Watson |
| — | FW | ENG | Wally Boyes |
| — | FW | ENG | Bunny Bell |
| — | FW | ENG | Jimmy Cunliffe |
| — | FW | ENG | Dixie Dean |
| — | FW | SCO | Peter Dougall |
| — | FW | ENG | Albert Geldard |
| — | FW | SCO | Torry Gillick |
| — | FW | ENG | Tommy Lawton |
| — | FW | IRL | Alex Stevenson |
| — | FW | ENG | Douglas Trentham |