SEASON: 1937-38
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harold Wightman
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Middlesbrough (H) 1-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Boy Martin (15 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1937-38
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 | Aston Villa | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 2.08571 | 57 | Promoted as Champions | 0-2 | 2-1 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 1.64000 | 53 | Promoted | 2-3 | 3-4 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 1.30357 | 53 | 2-1 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Coventry City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 1.46667 | 52 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 1.40741 | 44 | 3-1 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 1.00000 | 44 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 1.23214 | 43 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
8 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 1.07018 | 43 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
9 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 1.01923 | 42 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
10 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 1.05000 | 41 | 1-0 | 0-2 | ||
11 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 1.00000 | 41 | 4-2 | 0-1 | ||
12 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 89 | 86 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 50 | 1.03488 | 40 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | .87692 | 40 | 1-0 | 0-1 | ||
14 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 47 | .74667 | 39 | 1-2 | 0-2 | ||
15 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 51 | .71429 | 39 | 2-1 | 0-2 | ||
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 80 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 50 | .88750 | 38 | 3-1 | 1-5 | ||
17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | .87500 | 38 | 0-1 | 2-0 | ||
18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 73 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 52 | .61644 | 38 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||
19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 40 | .87931 | 36 | 0-0 | 1-3 | ||
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 39 | .78333 | 36 | ||||
21 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 44 | .78125 | 36 | Relegated | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
22 | Stockport County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 46 | .61429 | 31 | Relegated | 1-2 | 0-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 51
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 36 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 42.9%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 13 times | 11 times | 4 times | 1 time | Conceded | 17 times | 13 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time | Won By | 10 times | 5 times | Lost By | 12 times | 7 times | 1 time | 1 time |
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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:
- 24,254 (Aston Villa)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 5,409 (Blackburn Rovers)
- Average League Attendance:
- 14,829
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 39,055 (Middlesbrough)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 24,096 (Southampton)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- 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 08, 1938 | Southampton | 3 | H | 3-1 | 24,096 | McNaughton (?), Martin (?, ?) | |
Sat Jan 22, 1938 | Middlesbrough | 4 | H | 1-3 | 39,055 | Martin (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Oct 13, 1937 | Notts County | H | 1-0 | 1,500 | Gardiner (?) | |
Wed Nov 03, 1937 | Mansfield Town | A | 1-2 | 3,304 | Martin (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £3,000 | Out (6) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Fred Stanley (1938-43)) | Bought | Danny Edgar | Retired | Reg Trim | Bought | Meynell Burgin | Sold | William Baxter | Bought | Walter Alsford | Retired | 1937 | Eric Oakton | Bought | £3,000 | 1938 | Charlie Gardiner | Sold | 1937 | Harry Cothliffe | Bought | 1938 | Eric Oakton | Sold | 1937 | Jimmy Dyson | Bought | 1938 | Harry Cothliffe | Sold | Mar 01, 1937 | Grenville Roberts | Bought | Aug 01, 1937 | Alan Todd | Bought | Free |
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 | Alan Todd | Scotland | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | Percy Ashton | England | 28 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Fred Stanley (1938-43)) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
D | John Munro | Scotland | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||
D | Reg Trim | England | 23 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
D | Tommy Graham | England | 32 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
M | Danny Edgar | England | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Grenville Roberts | England | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Harry Cothliffe | England | 21 | |||||||||||||
M | Jimmy Dyson | England | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
M | John Getty | Scotland | 19 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Robert Davies | Wales | 23 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
M | Walter Alsford | England | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
M | William Baxter | England | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||
F | Arthur Betts | England | 20 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Boy Martin | N. Ireland | 23 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||
F | Charlie Gardiner | Scotland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Eric Oakton | England | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Gibson McNaughton | Scotland | 26 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Jack Surtees | England | 26 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Meynell Burgin | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||
F | Robert Pugh | Wales | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Roy Brown | England | 19 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Tom Peacock | England | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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15 | Boy Martin | 39 |
8 | Gibson McNaughton | 29 |
7 | Jack Surtees | 36 |
5 | Meynell Burgin | 15 |
3 | Charlie Gardiner | 13 |
3 | Robert Pugh | 28 |
3 | Roy Brown | 27 |
3 | Tom Peacock | 9 |
1 | Arthur Betts | 33 |
1 | Danny Edgar | 25 |
1 | Eric Oakton | 7 |
1 | Tommy Graham | 36 |
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 |
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 | |
Fulham | Sat Nov 20, 1937 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Apr 02, 1938 | Away | 0-2 | |
Manchester United | Mon Dec 27, 1937 | Away | 3-4 | Tue Dec 28, 1937 | Home | 2-3 | |
Norwich City | Sat Oct 16, 1937 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Feb 26, 1938 | Home | 1-2 | |
Stockport County | Wed Sep 01, 1937 | Home | 1-2 | Mon Sep 06, 1937 | Away | 0-1 |