1934–35 in English football

60th season of competitive football in England

Football in EnglandSeason| 1934–35

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Men's football
Football League| Arsenal
Football League Second Division| Brentford
FA Cup| Sheffield Wednesday
| ← 1933–34 |  | 1935–36 →

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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

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Competition | Winner | Runner-up

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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  England and  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League

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Main article: 1934–35 Football League

### First Division

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1  | Arsenal (C) | 42  | 23  | 12  | 7  | 115  | 46  | 2.500  | 58  |
2  | Sunderland | 42  | 19  | 16  | 7  | 90  | 51  | 1.765  | 54  |
3  | Sheffield Wednesday | 42  | 18  | 13  | 11  | 70  | 64  | 1.094  | 49
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 (R) | 42  | 12  | 9  | 21  | 61  | 86  | 0.709  | 33  | Relegation to the Second Division
22  | Tottenham Hotspur (R) | 42  | 10  | 10  | 22  | 54  | 93  | 0.581  | 30

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### Second Division

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1  | Brentford (C, P) | 42  | 26  | 9  | 7  | 93  | 48  | 1.938  | 61  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 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 (R) | 42  | 10  | 6  | 26  | 56  | 95  | 0.589  | 26  | Relegation to the Third Division North
22  | Notts County (R) | 42  | 9  | 7  | 26  | 46  | 97  | 0.474  | 25  | Relegation to the Third Division South

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Third Division North

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1  | Doncaster Rovers (C, P) | 42  | 26  | 5  | 11  | 87  | 44  | 1.977  | 57  | Promotion 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

### Third Division South

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1  | Charlton Athletic (C, P) | 42  | 27  | 7  | 8  | 103  | 52  | 1.981  | 61  | Promotion 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: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

### Top goalscorers

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First Division

* Ted Drake (Arsenal) – 42 goals[1]

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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1. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
2. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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1934–35 in English football

« 1933–34

1935–36 »

FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* FA Charity Shield

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackburn Rovers
* Chelsea
* Derby County
* Everton
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brentford
* Burnley
* Bury
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Swansea Town
* West Ham United

Third Division|

| North|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barrow
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gateshead
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* New Brighton
* Rochdale
* Rotherham County
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham
* York City

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South|

* Aldershot
* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Clapton Orient
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Watford

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points