1934–35 in English football
60th season of competitive football in England
Season | 1934–35 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | Arsenal | |||
Football League Second Division | Brentford | |||
FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | |||
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The 1934–35 season was the 60th season of competitive football in England. Arsenal became only the second team to win the League three consecutive times after Huddersfield Town who were the first to achieve this in the 1920s under the same manager Herbert Chapman.
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
First Division | Arsenal (4) | Sunderland |
Second Division | Brentford | Bolton Wanderers |
Third Division North | Doncaster Rovers | Halifax Town |
Third Division South | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | West Bromwich Albion |
Charity Shield | Arsenal | Manchester City |
Home Championship | Shared by ![]() ![]() |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 115 | 46 | 2.500 | 58 | League Champions |
2 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 54 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 49 | FA Cup Winners |
4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 48 | |
5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 78 | 60 | 1.300 | 45 | |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 1.227 | 45 | |
7 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 88 | 0.966 | 45 | |
8 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 88 | 1.011 | 44 | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 83 | 83 | 1.000 | 44 | |
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 | |
11 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 42 | |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 41 | |
13 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 41 | |
14 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 40 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 39 | |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 76 | 71 | 1.070 | 38 | |
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 0.936 | 38 | |
18 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 38 | |
19 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | 0.778 | 36 | |
20 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 0.778 | 34 | |
21 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 86 | 0.709 | 33 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 93 | 0.581 | 30 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brentford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 48 | 1.938 | 61 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 96 | 48 | 2.000 | 56 | |
3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 63 | 1.270 | 56 | |
4 | Blackpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 53 | |
5 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 55 | 1.382 | 50 | |
6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 68 | 1.309 | 48 | |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 56 | 1.357 | 46 | |
8 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 64 | 1.172 | 46 | |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 70 | 1.086 | 42 | |
10 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 73 | 0.849 | 42 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 41 | |
12 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 41 | |
13 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 40 | |
14 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 1.164 | 39 | |
15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 38 | |
16 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 83 | 0.723 | 38 | |
17 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 36 | |
18 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 34 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 75 | 0.613 | 34 | |
20 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 68 | 0.735 | 32 | |
21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 95 | 0.589 | 26 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 97 | 0.474 | 25 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Halifax Town | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | 55 | |
3 | Chester | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 91 | 58 | 1.569 | 54 | |
4 | Lincoln City | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 51 | |
5 | Darlington | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 51 | |
6 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 51 | |
7 | Stockport County | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 90 | 72 | 1.250 | 47 | |
8 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 62 | 1.210 | 47 | |
9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 45 | |
10 | Chesterfield | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 44 | |
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 43 | |
12 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 41 | |
13 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 86 | 0.767 | 39 | |
14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 72 | 1.125 | 36 | |
15 | York City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 36 | |
16 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 36 | |
17 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 87 | 0.667 | 35 | |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 0.708 | 34 | |
19 | Gateshead | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 96 | 0.604 | 34 | |
20 | Rochdale | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 71 | 0.746 | 33 | |
21 | Southport | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 32 | Re-elected |
22 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 102 | 0.500 | 23 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 103 | 52 | 1.981 | 61 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Reading | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 53 | |
3 | Coventry City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 51 | |
4 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 60 | 1.533 | 50 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 86 | 64 | 1.344 | 48 | |
6 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 47 | |
7 | Northampton Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 67 | 0.970 | 46 | |
8 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 77 | 0.948 | 44 | |
9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 | 43 | |
10 | Torquay United | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 42 | |
11 | Exeter City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
12 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 41 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 41 | |
14 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 40 | |
15 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | 39 | |
16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 38 | |
17 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 37 | |
18 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | 36 | |
19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 0.756 | 35 | |
20 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
21 | Southend United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 112 | 0.482 | 25 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
Second Division
- Jack Milsom (Bolton Wanderers) – 31 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Gilbert Alsop (Walsall) – 39 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Ralph Allen (Charlton Athletic) – 32 goals[2]
References
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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.