1935–36 Gauliga

It was Nürnberg's sixth national championship, the club's only one during the Gauliga era of German football from 1933 to 1945.

[1] Three clubs remained unbeaten during the league season: Hindenburg Allenstein, FC Schalke 04 and 1.

FC Schalke 04 scored the most goals of any Gauliga club with 94 while SC Dresdenia Dresden conceded the most with 72.

[4][2][5] FC Schalke 04 and Eimsbütteler TV both won their third consecutive Gauliga titles while Hertha BSC, FC Hanau 93, SV Jena, PSV Chemnitz and Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz all won their second consecutive one.

FC Nürnberg, SV Werder Bremen and Viktoria Stolp repeated their 1933–34 Gauliga titles with the remaining five winning their first.