Final Second Division 1937/1938 league table
Season completed Saturday, 7th May 1938 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 57 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 53 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 53 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 52 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 54 | 44 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 1.07 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 89 | 86 | 40 | 1.03 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 65 | 40 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 75 | 39 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 39 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 80 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 73 | 38 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 36 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 70 | 31 | 0.61 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



