English First Division 1937/1938
Historical league standings at 5th March 1938
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 39 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 39 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Brentford | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 53 | 48 | 35 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 1.34 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 33 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 33 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Derby County | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 64 | 31 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 30 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 51 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Everton | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 27 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 27 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 30 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 27 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 26 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 21 | Liverpool | 30 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 25 | 0.76 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 24 | 0.71 |



