1937–38 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
1937–38 season
Manager Jim Knowles
Stadium Prenton Park
Third Division North 1st (Promoted)
FA Cup Third Round
Team colours

Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1937–38 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their 17th season of league football, and they finished first of 22, and were promoted. They reached the Third Round of the FA Cup.[1][2] This remains Tranmere's sole championship in the Football League.[3]

Football League

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAvg
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tranmere Rovers (C) 42 23 10 9 81 411.976 56 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Doncaster Rovers 42 21 12 9 74 491.510 54
3 Hull City 42 20 13 9 80 431.860 53
4 Oldham Athletic 42 19 13 10 67 461.457 51
5 Gateshead 42 20 11 11 84 591.424 51
6 Rotherham United 42 20 10 12 68 561.214 50
7 Lincoln City 42 19 8 15 66 501.320 46
8 Crewe Alexandra 42 18 9 15 71 531.340 45
9 Chester 42 16 12 14 77 721.069 44
10 Wrexham 42 16 11 15 58 630.921 43
11 York City 42 16 10 16 70 681.029 42
12 Carlisle United 42 15 9 18 57 670.851 39
13 New Brighton 42 15 8 19 60 610.984 38
14 Bradford City 42 14 10 18 66 690.957 38
15 Port Vale 42 12 14 16 65 730.890 38
16 Southport 42 12 14 16 53 820.646 38
17 Rochdale 42 13 11 18 67 780.859 37
18 Halifax Town 42 12 12 18 44 660.667 36
19 Darlington 42 11 10 21 54 790.684 32
20 Hartlepools United 42 10 12 20 53 800.663 32
21 Barrow 42 11 10 21 41 710.577 32 Re-elected
22 Accrington Stanley 42 11 7 24 45 750.600 29

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve; Bishop, Peter (24 July 2009). Tranmere Rovers: The Complete Record. Breedon. ISBN 978-1-85983-711-5.
  2. Tranmere Rovers at the Football Club History Database
  3. Bishop, Peter (19 August 2010). "History". The Cowsheds. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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