1937–38 Serie B
{{Short description|11th season of second-tier football league in Italy}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie B
| season = 1937–38
| winners = Novara
2nd title
| prevseason = 1936–37
| nextseason = 1938–39
}}
{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=325|caption=Serie B 1937-38 team distribution|places=
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.916667|long=8.616667|label=Alessandria|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.616944|long=13.516667|label=Anconitana}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.533333|long=10.233333|label=Brescia}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.133333|long=10.033333|label=Cremonese|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.183333|long=15.55|label=Messina|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.65|long=10.933333|label=Modena}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.45|long=8.616667|label=Novara}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.416667|long=11.866667|label=Padova}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.716667|long=10.4|label=Pisa}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=38.116667|long=13.366667|label=Palermo|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.316667|long=8.416667|label=P. Vercelli|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.816667|long=7.783333|label=Sanremese}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.1|long=9.816667|label=Spezia}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.466667|long=17.233333|label=Taranto|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=12.316667|label=Venezia|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=10.983333|label=Verona|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.316667|long=8.866667|label=Vigevano}}
}}
The Serie B 1937–38 was the ninth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Sanremese, Vigevano, Padova, Anconitana and Taranto had been promoted from Serie C, while Novara and Alessandria had been relegated from Serie A.
Events
The league was expanded to seventeen clubs to allow a wider representation of Southern Italy.
Final classification
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|use_goal_ratio=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=NOV|name_NOV=Novara
|team3=ALE|name_ALE=Alessandria
|team2=MOD|pos_MOD=1|name_MOD=Modena
|team4=PAD|name_PAD=Padova
|team5=ANC|name_ANC=Anconitana
|team6=PIS|name_PIS=Pisa
|team7=PAL|name_PAL=Palermo
|team8=VEN|pos_VEN=7|name_VEN=Venezia
|team9=SNR|name_SNR=Sanremese
|team10=HEL|name_HEL=Verona
|team11=PVE|name_PVE=Pro Vercelli
|team12=VIG|name_VIG=Vigevano
|team13=SPE|name_SPE=Spezia
|team14=BRE|name_BRE=Brescia
|team15=CRE|pos_CRE=14|name_CRE=Cremonese
|team16=TAR|name_TAR=Taranto
|team17=MES|name_MES=Messina
|win_NOV=16|draw_NOV=11|loss_NOV=5|gf_NOV=57|ga_NOV=23|status_NOV=PC
|win_ALE=18|draw_ALE=7|loss_ALE=7|gf_ALE=62|ga_ALE=34
|win_MOD=18|draw_MOD=7|loss_MOD=7|gf_MOD=54|ga_MOD=32|status_MOD=P
|win_PAD=18|draw_PAD=4|loss_PAD=10|gf_PAD=49|ga_PAD=33
|win_ANC=15|draw_ANC=8|loss_ANC=9|gf_ANC=44|ga_ANC=31
|win_PIS=15|draw_PIS=7|loss_PIS=10|gf_PIS=54|ga_PIS=51
|win_PAL=15|draw_PAL=5|loss_PAL=12|gf_PAL=46|ga_PAL=43
|win_VEN=13|draw_VEN=9|loss_VEN=10|gf_VEN=49|ga_VEN=47
|win_SNR=13|draw_SNR=8|loss_SNR=11|gf_SNR=42|ga_SNR=37
|win_HEL=12|draw_HEL=9|loss_HEL=11|gf_HEL=37|ga_HEL=31
|win_PVE=13|draw_PVE=6|loss_PVE=13|gf_PVE=54|ga_PVE=40
|win_VIG=9|draw_VIG=12|loss_VIG=11|gf_VIG=33|ga_VIG=39
|win_SPE=9|draw_SPE=8|loss_SPE=15|gf_SPE=34|ga_SPE=47
|win_BRE=7|draw_BRE=7|loss_BRE=18|gf_BRE=30|ga_BRE=47|status_BRE=R
|win_CRE=6|draw_CRE=9|loss_CRE=17|gf_CRE=28|ga_CRE=50|status_CRE=R
|win_TAR=6|draw_TAR=6|loss_TAR=20|gf_TAR=24|ga_TAR=64|status_TAR=R
|win_MES=4|draw_MES=7|loss_MES=21|gf_MES=27|ga_MES=75|status_MES=R|adjust_points_MES=-1
|note_MES=1 point deducted.
|col_PP=green1|text_PP=Serie A after tie-breaker
|result1=PP|result2=PP
|text_PPL=Promotion tie-breaker
|result3=PPL
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie C
|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R|result17=R
|update=complete|source=Panini
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ALE|team2=ANC|team3=BRE|team4=CRE|team5=MES
|team6=MOD|team7=NOV|team8=PAD|team9=PAL|team10=PIS
|team11=PVE|team12=SNR|team13=SPE|team14=TAR|team15=VEN
|team16=HEL|team17=VIG
|name_ALE=Alessandria
|match_ALE_ANC=2–2
|match_ALE_BRE=4–1
|match_ALE_CRE=6–1
|match_ALE_MES=5–1
|match_ALE_MOD=1–1
|match_ALE_NOV=0–1
|match_ALE_PAD=1–0
|match_ALE_PAL=4–0
|match_ALE_PIS=2–1
|match_ALE_PVE=3–1
|match_ALE_SNR=4–1
|match_ALE_SPE=2–1
|match_ALE_TAR=1–0
|match_ALE_VEN=1–1
|match_ALE_HEL=2–0
|match_ALE_VIG=3–1
|name_ANC=Anconitana
|match_ANC_ALE=1–0
|match_ANC_BRE=2–1
|match_ANC_CRE=0–0
|match_ANC_MES=4–0
|match_ANC_MOD=1–3
|match_ANC_NOV=0–0
|match_ANC_PAD=2–0
|match_ANC_PAL=1–2
|match_ANC_PIS=1–0
|match_ANC_PVE=0–1
|match_ANC_SNR=1–1
|match_ANC_SPE=3–1
|match_ANC_TAR=7–0
|match_ANC_VEN=1–1
|match_ANC_HEL=0–0
|match_ANC_VIG=0–1
|name_BRE=Brescia
|match_BRE_ALE=1–2
|match_BRE_ANC=1–0
|match_BRE_CRE=1–1
|match_BRE_MES=4–0
|match_BRE_MOD=2–2
|match_BRE_NOV=0–2
|match_BRE_PAD=0–2
|match_BRE_PAL=1–1
|match_BRE_PIS=1–3
|match_BRE_PVE=1–0
|match_BRE_SNR=0–2
|match_BRE_SPE=2–1
|match_BRE_TAR=3–2
|match_BRE_VEN=2–4
|match_BRE_HEL=0–2
|match_BRE_VIG=3–1
|name_CRE=Cremonese
|match_CRE_ALE=1–4
|match_CRE_ANC=3–1
|match_CRE_BRE=0–0
|match_CRE_MES=5–0
|match_CRE_MOD=0–1
|match_CRE_NOV=0–0
|match_CRE_PAD=1–0
|match_CRE_PAL=1–2
|match_CRE_PIS=3–1
|match_CRE_PVE=2–2
|match_CRE_SNR=1–1
|match_CRE_SPE=1–2
|match_CRE_TAR=1–0
|match_CRE_VEN=0–2
|match_CRE_HEL=0–0
|match_CRE_VIG=0–2
|name_MES=Messina
|match_MES_ALE=1–2
|match_MES_ANC=0–2
|match_MES_BRE=0–0
|match_MES_CRE=3–2
|match_MES_MOD=0–1
|match_MES_NOV=1–3
|match_MES_PAD=0–1
|match_MES_PAL=1–2
|match_MES_PIS=3–1
|match_MES_PVE=2–1
|match_MES_SNR=1–1
|match_MES_SPE=1–1
|match_MES_TAR=5–3
|match_MES_VEN=2–4
|match_MES_HEL=1–1
|match_MES_VIG=0–0
|name_MOD=Modena
|match_MOD_ALE=1–0
|match_MOD_ANC=1–1
|match_MOD_BRE=2–0
|match_MOD_CRE=2–1
|match_MOD_MES=3–2
|match_MOD_NOV=3–0
|match_MOD_PAD=3–1
|match_MOD_PAL=4–0
|match_MOD_PIS=2–0
|match_MOD_PVE=2–0
|match_MOD_SNR=1–2
|match_MOD_SPE=3–2
|match_MOD_TAR=2–1
|match_MOD_VEN=0–0
|match_MOD_HEL=2–1
|match_MOD_VIG=3–0
|name_NOV=Novara
|match_NOV_ALE=1–1
|match_NOV_ANC=4–0
|match_NOV_BRE=2–0
|match_NOV_CRE=1–0
|match_NOV_MES=4–1
|match_NOV_MOD=4–1
|match_NOV_PAD=2–0
|match_NOV_PAL=3–2
|match_NOV_PIS=2–0
|match_NOV_PVE=0–1
|match_NOV_SNR=6–0
|match_NOV_SPE=2–0
|match_NOV_TAR=5–0
|match_NOV_VEN=1–1
|match_NOV_HEL=4–0
|match_NOV_VIG=1–1
|name_PAD=Padova
|match_PAD_ALE=2–0
|match_PAD_ANC=1–0
|match_PAD_BRE=1–0
|match_PAD_CRE=3–1
|match_PAD_MES=2–0
|match_PAD_MOD=3–2
|match_PAD_NOV=1–1
|match_PAD_PAL=5–1
|match_PAD_PIS=5–1
|match_PAD_PVE=0–2
|match_PAD_SNR=2–1
|match_PAD_SPE=2–1
|match_PAD_TAR=2–0
|match_PAD_VEN=1–0
|match_PAD_HEL=2–0
|match_PAD_VIG=7–2
|name_PAL=Palermo
|match_PAL_ALE=1–1
|match_PAL_ANC=0–2
|match_PAL_BRE=1–1
|match_PAL_CRE=2–0
|match_PAL_MES=2–0
|match_PAL_MOD=0–2
|match_PAL_NOV=1–1
|match_PAL_PAD=3–0
|match_PAL_PIS=7–3
|match_PAL_PVE=2–0
|match_PAL_SNR=3–0
|match_PAL_SPE=2–1
|match_PAL_TAR=4–2
|match_PAL_VEN=3–0
|match_PAL_HEL=1–0
|match_PAL_VIG=0–0
|name_PIS=Pisa
|match_PIS_ALE=2–0
|match_PIS_ANC=5–0
|match_PIS_BRE=1–0
|match_PIS_CRE=3–0
|match_PIS_MES=2–0
|match_PIS_MOD=2–2
|match_PIS_NOV=2–0
|match_PIS_PAD=0–0
|match_PIS_PAL=1–0
|match_PIS_PVE=4–2
|match_PIS_SNR=3–1
|match_PIS_SPE=3–1
|match_PIS_TAR=3–0
|match_PIS_VEN=3–1
|match_PIS_HEL=1–0
|match_PIS_VIG=2–2
|name_PVE=Pro Vercelli
|match_PVE_ALE=1–2
|match_PVE_ANC=0–2
|match_PVE_BRE=2–1
|match_PVE_CRE=0–0
|match_PVE_MES=3–0
|match_PVE_MOD=1–1
|match_PVE_NOV=1–3
|match_PVE_PAD=0–0
|match_PVE_PAL=0–1
|match_PVE_PIS=9–0
|match_PVE_SNR=1–0
|match_PVE_SPE=4–2
|match_PVE_TAR=7–0
|match_PVE_VEN=5–1
|match_PVE_HEL=2–1
|match_PVE_VIG=1–1
|name_SNR=Sanremese
|match_SNR_ALE=5–0
|match_SNR_ANC=0–1
|match_SNR_BRE=1–1
|match_SNR_CRE=4–0
|match_SNR_MES=4–0
|match_SNR_MOD=1–0
|match_SNR_NOV=0–0
|match_SNR_PAD=2–0
|match_SNR_PAL=3–1
|match_SNR_PIS=2–1
|match_SNR_PVE=1–1
|match_SNR_SPE=0–0
|match_SNR_TAR=2–0
|match_SNR_VEN=1–0
|match_SNR_HEL=1–3
|match_SNR_VIG=1–0
|name_SPE=Spezia
|match_SPE_ALE=1–1
|match_SPE_ANC=2–3
|match_SPE_BRE=0–1
|match_SPE_CRE=1–0
|match_SPE_MES=0–0
|match_SPE_MOD=2–0
|match_SPE_NOV=0–0
|match_SPE_PAD=2–0
|match_SPE_PAL=1–0
|match_SPE_PIS=0–0
|match_SPE_PVE=1–0
|match_SPE_SNR=2–1
|match_SPE_TAR=1–1
|match_SPE_VEN=1–1
|match_SPE_HEL=2–1
|match_SPE_VIG=0–2
|name_TAR=Taranto
|match_TAR_ALE=0–4
|match_TAR_ANC=0–2
|match_TAR_BRE=1–0
|match_TAR_CRE=1–0
|match_TAR_MES=2–0
|match_TAR_MOD=0–0
|match_TAR_NOV=2–2
|match_TAR_PAD=1–3
|match_TAR_PAL=1–0
|match_TAR_PIS=0–0
|match_TAR_PVE=1–2
|match_TAR_SNR=1–0
|match_TAR_SPE=1–2
|match_TAR_VEN=1–1
|match_TAR_HEL=0–1
|match_TAR_VIG=2–2
|name_VEN=Venezia
|match_VEN_ALE=1–3
|match_VEN_ANC=0–2
|match_VEN_BRE=1–0
|match_VEN_CRE=2–2
|match_VEN_MES=3–1
|match_VEN_MOD=1–3
|match_VEN_NOV=1–0
|match_VEN_PAD=3–1
|match_VEN_PAL=1–0
|match_VEN_PIS=3–3
|match_VEN_PVE=3–1
|match_VEN_SNR=1–3
|match_VEN_SPE=5–3
|match_VEN_TAR=1–0
|match_VEN_HEL=2–0
|match_VEN_VIG=3–0
|name_HEL=Hellas Verona
|match_HEL_ALE=1–0
|match_HEL_ANC=1–1
|match_HEL_BRE=2–1
|match_HEL_CRE=0–1
|match_HEL_MES=6–0
|match_HEL_MOD=2–1
|match_HEL_NOV=2–1
|match_HEL_PAD=1–1
|match_HEL_PAL=3–1
|match_HEL_PIS=1–1
|match_HEL_PVE=1–2
|match_HEL_SNR=2–0
|match_HEL_SPE=3–0
|match_HEL_TAR=1–0
|match_HEL_VEN=0–0
|match_HEL_VIG=1–1
|name_VIG=Vigevano
|match_VIG_ALE=1–1
|match_VIG_ANC=0–1
|match_VIG_BRE=2–1
|match_VIG_CRE=3–0
|match_VIG_MES=1–1
|match_VIG_MOD=1–0
|match_VIG_NOV=1–1
|match_VIG_PAD=0–1
|match_VIG_PAL=0–1
|match_VIG_PIS=1–2
|match_VIG_PVE=2–1
|match_VIG_SNR=0–0
|match_VIG_SPE=2–0
|match_VIG_TAR=0–1
|match_VIG_VEN=3–1
|match_VIG_HEL=0–0
|update=
|source=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{in lang|it}}
}}
Promotion tie-breaker
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Alessandria|| 0–3 |Modena||}}
{{OneLegResult|Alessandria|| 2–3 |Novara||}}
{{end}}
The match Modena-Novara was not played because it wouldn't have influenced the verdict. Modena and Novara were both awarded champions and promoted to Serie A.