On this day in 1936, the Football League saw a new goals record as a total of 209 goals were scored on a single day of league football.
Some of the highest scoring games out of the 44 matches played included a 12-0 hammering of York City by Chester City and a thrilling 6-5 win by Chesterfield away at Crewe Alexandria. Coventry, Walsall, Watford, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United all scored six goals in their fixtures while a total of six clubs scored five a piece.
The highest margins of victory in the First Division included West Brom’s 6-1 win over Liverpool and Brentford’s 5-0 drubbing of Wolverhampton Wanderers.