1937–38 in English football

The 1937-38 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Events

Honours

=Third Division North=

=Third Division South=

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

National team

The England national football team suffered a poor season in which they came third in the 1938 British Home Championship after only managing to defeat Ireland in between losses to Scotland and Wales. A tour to central Europe was more successful as the England squad comprehensively beat Germany in front of Adolf Hitler and Josef Goebbels in Berlin as well as defeating France in Paris. However, between these successes was another defeat; to Switzerland. The tour was considered very controversial as the players were instructed to give the German leaders the Nazi salute during the anthems before the kick-off of the match in Berlin.

European tour

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date = May 14, 1938
team1 = fb-rt|GER|Nazi
score = 3–6
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Rudi Gellesch, Jupp Gauchel, Hans Pesser
goals2 = Jackie Robinson 2, Cliff Bastin, Frank Broome, Stanley Matthews, Len Goulden
stadium = Olympiastadion, Berlin----footballbox
date = May 21, 1938
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = André Abegglen, Georges Aeby
goals2 = Cliff Bastin (P)
stadium = Hardturm, Zurich----footballbox
date = May 26, 1938
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2–4
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Auguste Jordan, Jean Nicolas
goals2 = Ted Drake 2, Frank Broome, Cliff Bastin (P)
stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris