1933–34 Football League

The Football League
Season 1933–34
Champions Arsenal

The 19331934 season was the 42nd season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

From the 1922–23 season on, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1933–34
Champions Arsenal (3rd English title)
Relegated Newcastle United
Sheffield United
FA Cup winners Manchester City (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1524 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Bowers (Derby County), 34 (top scorer for the 2nd year running) [3]
Biggest home win Leeds UnitedLeicester City 8–0 (7 Apr 1934)
WolverhamptonManchester City 8–0 (23 Dec 1933)
Biggest away win Manchester CityWest Brom 2–7 (1 Jan 1934)
WolverhamptonSunderland 1–6 (9 Sept 1933)
Highest scoring MiddlesbroughSheffield United 10–3 (18 Nov 1933)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Arsenal42154245191056302875471.596+2859
2Huddersfield Town4216325319777374290611.475+2956
3Tottenham Hotspur42143451247410283279561.411+2349
4Derby County42118245226312233268541.259+1445
5Manchester City42144350293711154365720.903–745
6Sunderland42146157172613243981561.446+2544
7West Bromwich Albion42124549285610294278701.114+844
8Blackburn Rovers42165057212217176074810.914–743
9Leeds United42135352214314234575661.136+942
10Portsmouth42115531214710213452550.945–342
11Sheffield Wednesday 4295733247410294362670.925–541
12Stoke City42115533194611255258710.817–1341
13Aston Villa42105645344710334178751.040+340
14Everton429753827399243662630.984–140
15Wolverhampton Wanderers42134450281812245874860.860–1240
16Middlesbrough42133551273414175368800.850–1239
17Leicester City42106536264512234859740.797–1539
18Liverpool42106552374413275079870.908–838
19Chelsea42123644242514234567690.971–236
20Birmingham4286729204611253654560.964–236
21Newcastle United42611442294314264868770.883–934
22Sheffield United421155402512181876581010.574–4331
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBCHEDEREVEHUDLEELEILIVMCIMIDNEWPORSHUSHWSTKSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 32 11 21 21 10 12 31 20 20 21 11 60 30 11 20 11 30 21 13 31 32
Aston Villa 23 11 11 20 02 21 43 30 23 42 00 30 23 11 30 10 12 21 15 44 62
Birmingham City 00 00 20 03 21 22 13 40 30 12 01 00 12 31 42 30 01 11 20 01 00
Blackburn Rovers 22 21 31 42 21 11 22 42 30 31 30 00 32 32 31 31 41 00 10 40 71
Chelsea 22 10 11 30 02 20 23 11 20 20 12 23 21 40 50 01 20 40 04 32 52
Derby County 24 11 40 11 10 11 11 31 21 31 41 20 11 01 51 11 51 00 43 11 31
Everton 31 22 20 71 21 03 01 20 11 00 20 11 37 11 40 23 22 10 11 10 12
Huddersfield Town 01 21 00 53 61 20 10 00 51 02 10 21 41 40 61 32 22 21 20 31 31
Leeds United 01 24 10 40 31 02 22 11 80 51 31 52 30 10 11 21 20 31 00 30 33
Leicester City 41 11 37 12 11 20 31 10 22 10 00 12 32 21 40 20 31 00 13 01 11
Liverpool 23 23 41 40 30 42 32 22 43 13 32 62 12 22 32 13 11 11 31 11 11
Manchester City 21 10 10 31 42 20 22 22 01 11 21 52 11 21 41 23 42 41 20 27 40
Middlesbrough 02 12 03 31 22 31 20 30 21 41 41 21 10 20 103 23 61 04 11 30 00
Newcastle United 01 11 00 31 22 11 12 33 20 11 92 22 11 22 31 00 22 21 13 12 51
Portsmouth 10 32 02 20 02 10 00 30 21 35 10 20 41 20 11 02 31 00 01 22 11
Sheffield United 13 33 21 10 41 20 11 14 21 21 22 11 31 40 01 51 12 20 00 01 31
Sheffield Wednesday 12 12 21 40 21 11 00 12 02 11 12 11 30 31 12 01 22 20 21 31 21
Stoke City 11 11 11 20 10 04 12 30 12 21 11 01 20 21 21 30 01 30 20 41 11
Sunderland 30 51 41 30 00 00 32 11 42 21 41 00 20 20 02 50 40 41 60 22 33
Tottenham Hotspur 11 32 32 41 21 12 30 13 51 01 03 51 20 40 00 41 43 00 31 21 40
West Bromwich Albion 10 21 12 01 31 51 33 23 03 20 22 40 30 11 21 30 11 51 65 12 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 43 20 53 11 30 20 52 20 11 32 80 01 21 11 32 62 02 16 10 00

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1933–34
Champions Grimsby Town (2nd title)
Relegated Lincoln City
Millwall
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1441 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer Pat Glover (Grimsby Town), 42 [3]
Biggest home win Grimsby TownBlackpool 7–0 (28 Apr 1934)
OldhamHull 7–0 (28 Apr 1934)
Biggest away win Manchester UnitedBolton 1–5 (9 Sept 1933)
OldhamGrimsby Town 1–5 (2 Sept 1933)
BoltonGrimsby Town 0–4 (4 Sept 1933)
Manchester UnitedBradford Park Avenue 0–4 (24 Feb 1934)
Highest scoring Grimsby TownManchester United 7–3 (26 Oct 1933)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Grimsby Town421533622812274131103591.746+4459
2Preston North End42153347208310243271521.365+1952
3Bolton Wanderers4214254522777343379551.436+2451
4Brentford4215245224759333685601.417+2551
5Bradford Park Avenue42162363277113234086671.284+1949
6Bradford City42144346256213274273671.090+646
7West Ham United4213355128489274278701.114+845
8Port Vale42144339145313214160551.091+545
9Oldham Athletic42125448285511243272601.200+1244
10Plymouth Argyle42127243203612265069700.986–143
11Blackpool42108339275511233762640.969–243
12Bury42124543315511274270730.959–343
13Burnley42142540294413204360720.833–1242
14Southampton42152440210615143754580.931–438
15Hull City42114633202811194852680.765–1638
16Fulham42133529172415195048670.716–1937
17Nottingham Forest42114650272514234773740.986–135
18Notts County4297532223414214053620.855–935
19Swansea Town42109236190615154151600.850–935
20Manchester United4293929335313305259850.694–2634
21Millwall4288521173315185139680.574–2933
22Lincoln City4277731232118135244750.587–3126

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BLP BOL BRABPABREBURBRYFULGRIHULLINMUNMILNOTNTCOLDPLYPTVPNESOUSWAWHU
Blackpool 11 32 11 31 11 20 43 34 00 20 31 22 23 21 00 11 10 12 42 21 11
Bolton Wanderers 12 30 01 32 41 20 31 04 33 12 31 50 11 10 10 20 30 02 20 21 51
Bradford City 10 51 30 21 21 22 10 21 12 30 11 10 32 31 52 34 12 10 22 21 22
Bradford Park Avenue 12 14 21 52 50 01 31 21 31 21 61 40 62 32 42 41 22 21 31 51 00
Brentford 10 31 21 20 52 23 12 12 22 50 34 30 21 22 21 30 20 32 20 20 41
Burnley 32 13 42 10 31 12 21 20 31 31 14 21 10 10 01 22 00 14 21 31 42
Bury 25 11 10 21 12 11 33 13 31 02 21 51 42 31 11 40 03 21 10 41 21
Fulham 10 02 01 02 11 11 21 10 11 10 02 20 31 30 12 32 30 10 10 10 31
Grimsby Town 70 23 14 32 22 10 20 31 41 30 73 52 21 22 21 51 12 30 31 31 11
Hull City 30 10 22 12 01 01 31 00 01 20 41 32 22 01 20 54 21 01 10 00 20
Lincoln City 22 22 01 21 02 40 12 50 33 21 51 01 00 01 11 11 10 01 11 10 02
Manchester United 20 15 21 04 13 52 21 10 13 41 11 11 01 12 23 03 20 10 10 11 01
Millwall 00 21 11 01 20 00 00 01 01 20 41 02 00 32 10 00 03 11 10 21 22
Nottingham Forest 00 22 12 30 11 02 72 20 42 01 62 11 20 20 13 21 61 23 41 42 01
Notts County 11 12 30 10 12 31 21 41 12 00 20 00 01 10 11 21 32 22 22 11 12
Oldham Athletic 20 13 43 13 14 10 22 22 15 70 30 20 10 41 20 11 51 31 11 00 41
Plymouth Argyle 03 30 30 41 11 10 33 40 02 11 30 40 10 43 10 10 30 00 00 22 44
Port Vale 10 00 31 31 10 02 41 22 01 30 10 23 51 31 00 20 40 20 21 10 00
Preston North End 30 11 01 31 32 32 03 20 12 50 21 32 42 40 20 10 11 00 31 30 31
Southampton 32 10 41 50 00 21 10 20 42 11 31 10 23 20 32 10 01 14 01 10 32
Swansea Town 22 00 21 51 23 30 11 10 11 11 10 21 20 11 11 22 21 40 12 10 11
West Ham United 12 42 12 01 32 12 31 51 31 21 41 21 11 21 53 14 51 10 60 00 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season 1933–34
Champions Barnsley (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1800 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Alf Lythgoe (Stockport), 46 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Barnsley42183064189575443118611.934+5762
2Chesterfield4218125617966302686432.000+4361
3Stockport County42183084236873129115522.212+6359
4Walsall42182166185511314297601.617+3753
5Doncaster Rovers4217135824588253783611.361+2253
6Wrexham42141668359483438102731.397+2951
7Tranmere Rovers 42162357214512274284631.333+2147
8Barrow421254784574103849116941.234+2247
9Halifax Town42152457305214236180910.879–1144
10Chester42116459266015306089861.035+340
11Hartlepools United42143454242415356989930.957–439
12York City42115544284314274671740.959–338
13Carlisle United42116443234215235866810.815–1538
14Crewe Alexandra42123654383315275981970.835–1636
15New Brighton42133541251515216262870.713–2536
16Darlington421146473525142366701010.693–3135
17Mansfield Town4297549292514325981880.920–734
18Southport42611435292613286163900.700–2733
19Gateshead421038464026133070761100.691–3433
20Accrington Stanley421065443831172163651010.644–3633
21Rotherham United4257931355115225653910.582–3828
22Rochdale42759343021181973531030.515–5024

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC BAR BRWCRLCHRCHFCREDARDONGATHALHARMANNWBROCROTSOUSTPTRAWALWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 09 04 21 41 10 02 20 41 52 11 22 11 80 13 22 32 03 22 10 11 41
Barnsley 60 31 10 20 32 52 40 22 00 10 54 61 20 41 51 32 20 51 11 30 10
Barrow 26 34 20 90 20 03 52 21 121 52 22 63 33 53 41 33 20 13 55 31 22
Carlisle United 30 14 00 10 11 61 33 01 60 10 41 32 12 30 01 00 22 21 32 00 32
Chester 70 42 13 33 32 10 80 31 40 12 33 11 00 71 51 10 11 42 01 12 11
Chesterfield 10 30 21 40 61 32 01 11 62 42 31 32 40 30 21 21 10 10 12 40 20
Crewe Alexandra 42 42 13 40 35 12 23 40 32 11 10 21 62 41 02 22 22 31 14 10 53
Darlington 31 04 41 12 04 11 11 40 33 42 53 14 10 11 41 40 12 13 21 21 40
Doncaster Rovers 51 44 32 21 31 13 40 32 52 30 30 10 10 50 21 30 02 20 40 14 31
Gateshead 20 14 00 23 13 21 21 22 24 40 63 53 60 21 41 22 04 12 21 03 02
Halifax Town 21 11 41 32 10 50 32 20 01 24 62 42 11 42 32 62 42 02 20 13 30
Hartlepool United 30 02 70 32 10 03 21 62 22 33 50 31 21 21 40 12 31 11 01 41 20
Mansfield Town 50 15 05 60 21 03 41 40 11 11 61 11 52 50 30 22 11 00 12 11 02
New Brighton 03 01 22 21 02 00 21 32 22 31 30 41 51 02 31 52 21 10 20 01 21
Rochdale 01 31 12 01 60 01 20 10 02 20 12 30 22 11 02 33 11 10 33 12 36
Rotherham United 31 02 11 01 03 13 34 00 00 32 12 42 12 22 40 01 11 22 11 13 32
Southport 11 22 13 11 31 00 11 32 00 11 14 02 33 40 30 40 14 22 31 11 00
Stockport County 30 11 41 40 42 00 11 60 43 10 130 52 31 51 41 31 92 21 32 73 21
Tranmere 20 52 41 31 61 01 51 22 20 21 32 32 32 10 40 12 50 11 10 12 30
Walsall 50 51 24 32 50 22 51 30 20 51 20 50 00 21 20 31 41 20 53 31 10
Wrexham 32 42 32 81 03 23 51 61 11 23 02 31 50 54 41 40 21 01 51 42 23
York City 32 11 61 41 32 12 41 11 12 11 10 13 10 21 61 01 10 22 10 22 24

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season 1933–34
Champions Norwich City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1526 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Dawes (Northampton / Crystal Palace), 27 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Norwich City4216415519975333088491.796+3961
2Coventry City42163270225973032100541.852+4654
3Reading4217406013489223782501.640+3254
4Queens Park Rangers42172242127410283970511.373+1954
5Charlton Athletic42145253278310302983561.482+2752
6Luton Town4214345528777283383611.361+2252
7Bristol Rovers4214434921678282677471.638+3051
8Swindon Town42135342254611224364680.941–445
9Exeter City42125443194611253868571.193+1143
10Brighton & Hove Albion42127247183612214268601.133+843
11Clapton Orient42144360252613154475691.087+642
12Crystal Palace42116440255313314271671.060+441
13Northampton Town42106545324611264671780.910–740
14Aldershot4286728275610244452710.732–1938
15Watford42124543163315284771631.127+837
16Southend United4296632273414194751740.689–2334
17Gillingham4288549413315265575960.781–2133
18Newport County4269625232811244749700.700–2133
19Bristol City4278633223513256358850.682–2733
20Torquay United42104732283315216553930.570–4033
21Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42777413722171965601020.588–4227
22Cardiff City426411324332162562571050.543–4824

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Welsh Cup winners
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCARCHACLACOVCRYEXEGILLUTNPCNORNORQPRREASTDSWITORWAT
Aldershot 00 01 22 01 13 32 00 11 04 02 02 00 32 11 21 31 30 20 12 30 32
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 12 11 50 20 13 12 20 33 11 13 11 43 00 40 24 32 11 14 11 34 32
Brighton & Hove Albion 31 60 51 02 40 10 00 11 41 21 52 11 11 33 11 01 11 10 30 31 20
Bristol City 11 31 50 03 30 01 30 00 22 11 11 00 11 23 01 02 12 51 22 20 10
Bristol Rovers 41 30 11 51 31 25 22 41 01 11 42 01 20 11 30 41 10 31 30 21 10
Cardiff City 12 42 14 15 15 11 12 33 40 21 13 04 11 13 02 31 20 11 01 01 41
Charlton Athletic 10 43 43 21 21 20 11 20 42 41 22 20 61 11 33 12 00 13 10 60 43
Clapton Orient 92 41 21 40 00 42 13 00 20 40 21 11 30 51 32 22 23 52 10 41 23
Coventry City 51 41 20 90 53 41 32 31 51 13 71 22 52 31 00 01 00 20 51 31 20
Crystal Palace 41 41 21 01 12 32 10 32 21 00 32 22 11 12 01 41 00 11 00 41 43
Exeter City 00 40 30 20 00 40 20 03 10 12 20 42 11 02 34 11 41 20 22 40 31
Gillingham 12 51 30 21 32 62 11 11 37 05 11 11 10 51 12 14 51 00 33 33 33
Luton Town 11 20 12 30 22 31 21 20 01 21 32 42 11 31 23 42 31 31 23 102 21
Newport County 12 11 22 22 10 22 11 11 00 10 10 31 12 20 00 12 12 30 12 00 03
Northampton Town 00 41 11 23 12 20 12 30 22 42 53 10 23 53 22 21 24 20 22 11 10
Norwich City 22 61 43 72 00 20 30 30 31 20 11 41 40 21 20 10 32 00 32 02 31
Queens Park Rangers 24 10 20 10 10 40 21 20 01 21 20 50 21 21 21 52 00 40 10 20 00
Reading 32 40 20 11 22 31 10 40 10 00 31 20 41 40 22 10 50 50 20 52 61
Southend 10 12 00 30 22 11 10 21 21 04 31 12 01 35 20 00 02 22 41 31 11
Swindon Town 10 32 11 42 10 63 13 30 01 32 11 31 31 11 11 00 31 31 14 20 10
Torquay United 00 10 30 22 21 31 14 21 13 21 02 21 01 12 32 12 11 11 30 20 13
Watford 30 12 20 11 00 12 01 60 33 31 20 21 01 30 20 13 00 20 21 40 50

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams

See also

References

  1. "England 1933-34". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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