Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2     1937-38 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1937-38
1 28/08/1937 Everton   A FL 3-1 4-1 3 53,856 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Kirchen E.Bowden Drake 3 Bastin 1 Milne     1   League FA Cup Friendlies League FA Cup LFACC Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 01/09/1937 Huddersfield Town   H FL 2-1 3-1 1 32,758 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Roberts Copping Hulme E.Bowden Drake 1 Bastin 1 Milne     2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 ARSENAL 42 21 10 11 77 44 52
3 04/09/1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 2-0 5-0 1 67,311 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Roberts Copping Hulme 1 E.Bowden Drake 2 Bastin 1p Milne     3 CS Bastin 38   15   3   2   -   -   321   147   40   25   -   -   4   2   29 +1 18   2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 51
4 08/09/1937 Huddersfield Town   A FL 1-0 1-2 2 28,405 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Hulme E.Bowden 1 Drake Bastin Milne     4 AG Biggs 2   -   -   -   0 +1 -   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2 +1 3   3 Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 49
5 11/09/1937 Leicester City   A FL 1-1 1-1 2 39,106 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Milne E.Bowden Drake 1 Bastin D.Compton     5 FP Boulton 15 (2) 18 * 2 (0) 2 * 1 (1) 0 * 36 (11) 38 * 6 (1) 7 * -   -   -   -   7 (3) 3 * 4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 46
6 15/09/1937 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 0-0 0-1 5 39,750 Boulton L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Milne E.Bowden Drake Bastin Biggs     6 ER Bowden 10   1   -   -   -   -   123   42   13   5   -   -   2   1   6   3   5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 46
7 18/09/1937 Sunderland   H FL 4-1 4-1 2 65,635 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Hulme 1 Bastin Drake 1 Davidson 1 Milne 1     7 GH Bremner 2   1   -   -   2   2   2   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   2   6 Brentford 42 18 9 15 69 59 45
8 25/09/1937 Derby County   A FL 0-0 0-2 7 33,101 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Hulme Bastin Drake Davidson Milne     8 EM Carr 11   7   -   -   2   -   11   7   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   7 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 64 60 45
9 02/10/1937 Manchester City   H FL 1-0 2-1 5 68,353 Wilson L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Kirchen 1 Bastin Hunt Davidson Milne 1     9 S Cartwright 6   2   -   -   1   -   13   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   3 +1 -   8 Sunderland 42 14 16 12 55 57 44
10 09/10/1937 Chelsea   A FL 0-0 2-2 6 75,952 Boulton L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Kirchen 2 E.Bowden Hunt Bastin Milne     10 E Collett 5   -   -   -   3 +1 -   5   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3 +1 -   9 Leeds United 42 14 15 13 64 69 43
11 16/10/1937 Portsmouth   H FL 0-1 1-1 6 45,150 Boulton L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Kirchen E.Bowden Hunt 1 Bastin Milne     11 DCS Compton 7   1   -   -   1   -   21   5   -   -   -   -   1   -   3   1   10 Chelsea 42 14 13 15 65 65 41
12 23/10/1937 Stoke City   A FL 1-0 1-1 6 35,684 Wilson L.Compton Hapgood © Bastin Roberts Collett Kirchen E.Bowden Hunt Davidson 1 Milne     12 LH Compton 9   1   -   -   3 +1 -   49   3   2   -   -   -   1   -   14 +1 -   11 Liverpool 42 15 11 16 65 71 41
13 30/10/1937 Middlesbrough   H FL 1-0 1-2 9 39,066 Wilson L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Roberts Copping Hulme Bastin E.Bowden Davidson Milne 1     13 W Copping 38   -   3   -   1   -   140   -   18   -   -   -   3   -   12   -   12 Blackpool 42 16 8 18 61 66 40
14 06/11/1937 Grimsby Town   A FL 0-2 1-2 11 20,244 Wilson L.Compton Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Milne Jones 1 Hunt Bastin D.Compton     14 WJ Crayston 31   4   3   -   2   -   134   13   15   1   -   -   2   -   13   1   13 Derby County 42 15 10 17 66 87 40
15 13/11/1937 West Bromwich Albion   H FL 0-1 1-1 10 34,324 Wilson L.Compton 1 Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Milne Biggs Kirchen Jones D.Compton     15 GF Curtis -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   14 Everton 42 16 7 19 79 75 39
16 20/11/1937 Charlton Athletic OG A FL 2-0 3-0 9 55,078 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt Drake 1 Jones Bastin 1     16 RT Davidson 5   2   -   -   -   -   57   13   4   2   -   -   2   -   10   4   15 Huddersfield Town 42 17 5 20 55 68 39
17 27/11/1937 Leeds United   H FL 2-1 4-1 6 34,350 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen 1 Hunt Drake 2 Jones Bastin 1p     17 EJ Drake 27   17   3   1   -   -   130   110   13   12   -   -   1   1   5   5   16 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 54 75 39
1 28/11/1937 Racing Club de Paris (France)   A Fr 2-0 2-0 - 20,000 Boulton Male Hapgood © Collett Joy Cartwright Kirchen Hunt 1 Lewis 1 L.Jones Milne Biggs L.Compton 1 GB Drury 11   -   -   -   3   1   11   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3   1   17 Stoke City 42 13 12 17 58 59 38
18 04/12/1937 Birmingham   A FL 2-0 2-1 4 18,440 Boulton Male Hapgood © Cartwright 1 Joy Collett Kirchen 1 Hunt Drake Jones Bastin     18 AG Fields -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   18 Birmingham 42 10 18 14 58 62 38
19 11/12/1937 Preston North End   H FL 0-0 2-0 2 35,679 Boulton Male Hapgood © Cartwright Joy Copping Milne 1 Hunt Drake Jones Bastin 1     19 WM Griffiths 9   5   -   -   1   -   9   5   -   -   -   -   -   -   3   -   19 Portsmouth 42 13 12 17 62 68 38
20 18/12/1937 Liverpool   A FL 0-2 0-2 4 32,093 Boulton Male Hapgood © Cartwright Joy Copping Hulme Hunt Drake Jones Bastin     20 EA Hapgood 41   -   3   -   2   -   355   2   40   -   1   -   6   -   43   -   20 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 51 68 38
21 25/12/1937 Blackpool   A FL 1-0 1-2 4 23,229 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt Drake Jones Bastin 1p     21 JHA Hulme 7   2   -   -   -   -   333   107   39   17   3   -   2   1   23   10   21 Manchester City 42 14 8 20 80 77 36
22 27/12/1937 Blackpool   H FL 1-0 2-1 3 54,163 Boulton Male Hapgood © Cartwright 1 Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt Drake Jones Bastin 1     22 GS Hunt 18   3   3   -   1   1   18   3   3   -   -   -   -   -   1   1   22 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 8 20 74 91 36
23 01/01/1938 Everton   H FL 2-0 2-1 2 36,953 Boulton Male Hapgood © Cartwright Sidey Copping Kirchen Hunt 1 Lewis 1 Jones Bastin     23 LJ Jones 28   3   3   -   4   -   28   3   3   -   -   -   -   -   4   -  
3 08/01/1938 Bolton Wanderers   H FAC 3-1 3-1 - 64,016 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen 1 Hunt Drake Jones Bastin 2     3 B Joy 26   -   3   -   2   -   34   -   3   -   -   -   2   -   4   -  
24 15/01/1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 0-1 1-3 3 39,383 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt Drake 1 Jones D.Compton     24 AJ Kirchen 19   6   3   2   1   -   65   29   7   6   -   -   1   1   5   1  
4 22/01/1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FAC 1-1 2-1 - 61,267 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen 1 Hunt Drake 1 Jones Bastin     4 R Lewis 4   2   -   -   1   1   4   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   4   5  
25 29/01/1938 Sunderland   A FL 0-1 1-1 6 42,638 Boulton Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt 1 Lewis Jones Bastin     25 CG Male 34   -   3   -   2   -   234   -   24   -   -   -   3   -   20   1  
26 02/02/1938 Leicester City   H FL 1-0 3-1 3 23,839 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Griffiths Hunt Drake 1 Jones 1 Bastin 1     26 JV Milne 16   4   -   -   1   -   49   19   3   -   -   -   2   -   8   5  
27 05/02/1938 Derby County   H FL 3-0 3-0 3 47,263 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston 2 Joy Copping Griffiths Hunt Lewis 1 Jones Bastin     27 D Nelson -   -   -   -   3   -   8   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   8   2  
5 12/02/1938 Preston North End   H FAC 0-0 0-1 - 72,121 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Hunt Drake Jones Bastin     5 H Roberts 13   -   -   -   -   -   297   4   36   1   3   -   2   -   13 +1 -  
28 16/02/1938 Manchester City   A FL 1-0 2-1 2 34,299 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Jones Drake 1 Carr D.Compton 1     28 L Scott -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -  
29 19/02/1938 Chelsea   H FL 1-0 2-0 1 49,573 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Griffiths 1 Jones Drake 1 Carr Bastin     29 NW Sidey 3   -   -   -   -   -   40   -   3   -   -   -   2   -   15   1  
30 26/02/1938 Portsmouth   A FL 0-0 0-0 2 43,991 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Griffiths Jones Drake Hunt Bastin     30 GH Swindin 17 (9) 13 * 1 (0) 1 * 3 (0) 4 * 36 (12) 37 * 1 (0) 1 * -   -   1 (0) 2 * 5 (1) 5 *
31 05/03/1938 Stoke City   H FL 1-0 4-0 1 35,296 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Griffiths 2 Jones Drake 1 Carr 1 Bastin     31 AA Wilson 10 (1) 13 * -   -   -   -   63 (15) 73 * 6 (4) 4 * -   -   1 (0) 1 * 3 (1) 2 *
32 12/03/1938 Middlesbrough   A FL 0-2 1-2 1 46,747 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Sidey Copping Griffiths Jones Drake Drury Bastin 1     32 Own Goals -   1   -   -   -   -   -   30   -   8   -   -   -   -   -   22  
33 19/03/1938 Grimsby Town   H FL 1-0 5-1 1 40,701 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Sidey Copping Griffiths 2 Jones 1 Carr Drury Bastin 2(1p)     33
34 26/03/1938 West Bromwich Albion   A FL 0-0 0-0 1 33,954 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Griffiths Carr Drake Drury Bastin     34
35 02/04/1938 Charlton Athletic   H FL 0-1 2-2 1 52,858 Swindin Male Hapgood © Collett Joy Copping Drury Jones Drake 1 Carr 1 Bastin     35
36 09/04/1938 Leeds United   A FL 0-0 1-0 1 29,365 Swindin Male © L.Compton Crayston Joy Collett Bremner 1 Jones Carr Drury D.Compton     36
37 15/04/1938 Brentford   H FL 0-0 0-2 1 51,299 Swindin Male Hapgood © Cartwright Joy Copping Griffiths Jones Drake Drury Bastin     37
38 16/04/1938 Birmingham   H FL 0-0 0-0 1 35,161 Swindin Male Hapgood © Jones Joy Copping Kirchen Carr Lewis Drury Bastin     38
39 18/04/1938 Brentford   A FL 0-1 0-3 1 34,601 Swindin Male Hapgood © Jones Joy Copping Kirchen Drury Drake Bastin D.Compton     39
40 23/04/1938 Preston North End   A FL 1-0 3-1 1 42,684 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Kirchen Jones Carr 2 Drury Bastin 1     40
2 25/04/1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A Fr 0-1 0-1 - 17,584 Swindin Scott L.Compton Crayston Fields Collett Nelson L.Jones Carr Drury D.Compton     2
41 30/04/1938 Liverpool   H FL 1-0 1-0 1 34,703 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Copping Drake Jones Carr 1 Drury Bastin     41
3 02/05/1938 Southampton   A Fr 1-1 3-2 - 11,000 Swindin L.Compton Hapgood © L.Jones Fields Collett Griffiths Bremner 2 Drury 1 Curtis Nelson     3
42 07/05/1938 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 3-0 5-0 1 40,500 Swindin Male Hapgood © Jones Joy Copping Kirchen 1 Bremner Carr 2 Drury Bastin 2     42
4 08/05/1938 Feyenoord (Netherlands)   A Fr 0-1 0-1 - 50,000 Swindin Male © L.Compton L.Jones Joy Copping Crayston Bremner Carr Drury Nelson Collett   4
18/12/1937 - Hapgood replaced Boulton in goal with the score 0-2. 25/04/1938 - Mayor Of Colchester's Cup. 02/05/1938 - Charlie Sillett and Arthur Holt benefit match,
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - George Allison
Directors - Earl of Lonsdale (President), Earl of Granard (Chairman), John Edwards (Vice-chairman), Samuel Hill-Wood, Mathew Wilson, Earl of Westmorland, James McLachlan (until 7 November 1937), Frederick Wall, Harry Vanderpant, George Allison (Secretary),
John Peters (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Eddie Hapgood
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