SEASON: 1936-37
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harold Wightman
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Sheffield United (H) 2-4)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Boy Martin (31 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1936-37
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Leicester City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 1.56140 | 56 | Promoted as Champions | 0-3 | 1-2 | |
2 | Blackpool | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 1.66038 | 55 | Promoted | 1-1 | 1-7 | |
3 | Bury | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 1.34545 | 52 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 1.42857 | 49 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 1.33962 | 49 | 2-3 | 1-4 | ||
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.32727 | 49 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 1.22222 | 46 | 1-1 | 1-4 | ||
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 1.22222 | 45 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 82 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 1.17143 | 44 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 1.33333 | 43 | 3-0 | 1-2 | ||
11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 1.16393 | 43 | 5-3 | 2-5 | ||
12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 1.12903 | 42 | 2-0 | 1-9 | ||
13 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 41 | .93443 | 42 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
14 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | .78125 | 41 | 4-1 | 0-1 | ||
15 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 84 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 55 | .94382 | 40 | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||
16 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 49 | .76923 | 37 | 6-1 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 42 | .88732 | 36 | 3-4 | 0-4 | ||
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 90 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 60 | .75556 | 34 | ||||
19 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 52 | .68831 | 34 | 1-1 | 3-0 | ||
20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 88 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 55 | .59091 | 33 | 3-2 | 2-3 | ||
21 | Bradford City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 94 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 63 | .57447 | 30 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-2 | |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 55 | .35714 | 24 | Relegated | 2-1 | 2-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 70
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 34 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 40.5%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 13 times | 4 times | 1 time | 2 times | Conceded | 13 times | 9 times | 6 times | 6 times | 3 times | Won By | 5 times | 3 times | 3 times | 1 time | Lost By | 10 times | 3 times | 5 times | 1 time | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 35,122 (Aston Villa)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,000 (Plymouth Argyle)
- Average League Attendance:
- 16,171
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 21,682 (Sheffield United)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 21,682 (Sheffield United)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 2
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harold Wightman
League
FA Cup
County Cup
Manager for all games: Harold Wightman
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 16, 1937 | Sheffield United | 3 | H | 2-4 | 21,682 | Martin (?, ?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu Oct 08, 1936 | Newark | Semi | H | 3-1 | 300 | Gardiner (?), Simpson (?), Dent (?) |
Wed Oct 28, 1936 | Notts County | Final | A | 0-1 | 3,501 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (10) - £0 | Out (14) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | June 1936 | Boy Martin | Bought | Arthur Dexter | Retired | Jack Surtees | Bought | June 1937 | Arthur Masters | Sold | Robert Davies | Bought | Billy McKinlay | Sold | William Hardy | Bought | Harry Smith | Sold | May 20, 1936 | Richard 'Dick' Brown | Bought | Henry Race | Sold | May 28, 1936 | John Munro | Bought | Horace Smith | Sold | Jul 03, 1936 | Horace Smith | Bought | Jimmy Barrington | Sold | Jul 03, 1936 | Meynell Burgin | Bought | Johnny Dent | Retired | Aug 01, 1936 | Alex Wood | Bought | Ossie Bowden | Sold | Jan 09, 1937 | Walter Alsford | Bought | Richard 'Dick' Brown | Sold | William Hardy | Sold | Nov 01, 1936 | Eric Stubbs | Sold | May 30, 1937 | Alex Wood | Sold | Jun 1937 | William Simpson | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Arthur Dexter | England | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
GK | Percy Ashton | England | 27 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Billy McKinlay | Scotland | 31 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||
D | Jimmy Barrington | England | 34 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | John Munro | Scotland | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
D | Tommy Graham | England | 31 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Alex Wood | USA | 29 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
M | Arthur Masters | England | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Danny Edgar | England | 26 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||
M | Harry Smith | England | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
M | Horace Smith | England | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | John Getty | Scotland | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
M | Robert Davies | Wales | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
M | Walter Alsford | England | 24 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
M | William Hardy | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||||||
F | Arthur Betts | England | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Boy Martin | N. Ireland | 22 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 31 | ||||||||
F | Charlie Gardiner | Scotland | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Eric Stubbs | England | 23 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | Gibson McNaughton | Scotland | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Henry Race | England | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Jack Surtees | England | 25 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Johnny Dent | England | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Meynell Burgin | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
F | Ossie Bowden | England | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Richard 'Dick' Brown | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Robert Pugh | Wales | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||
F | Roy Brown | England | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Tom Peacock | England | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
F | William Simpson | England | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
31 | Boy Martin | 38 |
7 | Jack Surtees | 31 |
6 | Meynell Burgin | 7 |
4 | Arthur Betts | 13 |
4 (1) | Robert Pugh | 36 |
3 | Gibson McNaughton | 23 |
3 | Johnny Dent | 5 |
3 | Tom Peacock | 7 |
2 | Charlie Gardiner | 17 |
2 | Richard 'Dick' Brown | 20 |
1 | Arthur Masters | 5 |
1 | Ossie Bowden | 5 |
1 | Own Goals | 43 |
1 | Roy Brown | 7 |
1 | William Simpson | 25 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Doncaster Rovers | Sat Sep 12, 1936 | Away | 2-0 | Sat Jan 09, 1937 | Home | 2-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Burnley | Sat Aug 29, 1936 | Away | 0-3 | Sat Dec 26, 1936 | Home | 1-2 | |
Leicester City | Sat Dec 19, 1936 | Home | 0-3 | Sat Apr 24, 1937 | Away | 1-2 | |
Newcastle United | Sat Oct 24, 1936 | Home | 0-2 | Wed Mar 17, 1937 | Away | 2-3 | |
Norwich City | Sat Oct 17, 1936 | Away | 0-4 | Sat Feb 20, 1937 | Home | 3-4 | |
Plymouth Argyle | Sat Sep 26, 1936 | Away | 1-4 | Wed Feb 03, 1937 | Home | 2-3 |