# 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.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bolton Wanderers.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |