1926–27 Southampton F.C. season
Second Division | 13th | |
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FA Cup | Semi-finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Bill Rawlings (23) All: Bill Rawlings (28) | |
Highest home attendance | League: 19,120 v Notts County (27 December 1936) Overall: 21,408 v Newcastle United (19 February 1927) | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,368 v Chelsea (4 April 1927) | |
Average home league attendance | 9,728 | |
Biggest win | 6–2 v South Shields (12 February 1927) | |
Biggest defeat | 1–5 v Barnsley (7 May 1927) | |
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The 1926–27 season was the 32nd season of competitive football by
In the
Southampton used 22 different players during the 1926–27 season and had eleven different goalscorers. The club's top scorer was centre-forward
Background and transfers
Following the end of the
In addition to Dominy, eight more players left Southampton in the summer of 1926. Half-back
Players transferred in
Name | Nationality | Pos. | Club | Date | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Rowley | Ireland | FW | Swindon Town | May 1926 | Free[a] | [5] |
Sam Taylor | England | FW | Mansfield Town | June 1926 | £950 | [3] |
Alf Bishop | England | FW | St Albans City | August 1926 | Free | [6] |
Billy Murphy | England | FW | Manchester City | August 1926 | Unknown | [7] |
Players transferred out
Name | Nationality | Pos. | Club | Date | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Carr | Scotland | FW | Swansea Town | May 1926 | Unknown | [9] |
Arthur Dominy | England | FW | Everton | May 1926 | Free | [1] |
Les Bruton | England | FW | Peterborough & Fletton United | June 1926 | Unknown | [10] |
Len Hill | England | GK | Rochdale | June 1926 | Unknown | [11] |
Cliff Price | England | FW | Nottingham Forest | June 1926 | Unknown | [12] |
Alec Campbell
|
England | HB | Poole | July 1926 | Unknown | [8] |
Sammy Meston | England | FW | Gillingham | August 1926 | Unknown | [13] |
Players released
Name | Nationality | Pos. | Date | Subsequent club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernest Turner | Wales | FW | May 1926 | Luton Town | [14] |
Alf Bishop | England | FW | January 1927 | Wellington Town | [6] |
Players retired
Name | Nationality | Pos. | Date | Reason | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Yeomans | England | GK | May 1926 | Joined the Southampton police force | [15] |
Second Division
Southampton began their 1926–27 league campaign at Fratton Park against local rivals Portsmouth, who had finished two places above the Saints in the Second Division table the previous season.[16] The home side took the lead after 21 minutes through Willie Haines, who scored again in the second half after Sam Taylor had equalised with a goal on his debut before the break.[17] New signing Murdoch McKenzie also scored a debut goal late on to secure a 3–1 win for Pompey, sending them to the top of the league table.[18] Southampton's season picked up quickly after this opening loss, as they embarked on a short run of six games without a loss, including wins over mid-table sides Middlesbrough and Gateshead, and promotion hopefuls Chelsea,[19] the latter of which included Bill Rawlings scoring his first hat-trick since the penultimate game of the 1923–24 season.[20] After the first seven games of the season the club were eighth in the table, the highest position they had held in the division since finishing seventh in 1924–25.[21]
Two more losses followed at the hands of Port Vale and Hull City, before the Saints went on another unbeaten run of seven games starting with a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. During this period, the club beat recently relegated Manchester City 4–3 at Maine Road, as well as picking up home victories over mid-table Fulham 4–1 and promotion hopefuls Blackpool 5–3; in the latter two games, Rawlings scored his second and third hat-tricks of the campaign to bring his running total up to 15 goals.[19] The three goals scored against Blackpool on 20 November marked the last time Rawlings would score a hat-trick for the club.[20] By late November, the team had reached sixth place in the Second Division league table – the highest they had been since finishing fifth in 1923–24.[22] Two losses and a draw were followed by three more wins in December (one over Barnsley and two over Notts County, recently relegated from the First Division),[19] ensuring that the club remained in the top six moving into the new year.[23]
1927 started off extremely poorly for Southampton in the Second Division. Despite their ongoing success in the FA Cup, the club lost four league games in a row between 1 January and 5 February, failing to score a single goal in defeats against Reading (1–0), Portsmouth (2–0), Bradford City (2–0) and Preston North End (1–0).[19] Still occupying a place in the top ten of the league table, the Saints bounced back to beat South Shields 6–2 in their next fixture, with two goals each for Rawlings and Dick Rowley, and one each for Bill Henderson and Sam Taylor.[19] This was followed by two 1–0 wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Darlington, both of whom were struggling in the bottom six of the table.[24] After this, Southampton went on a run of eleven games without a win, including losses at the hands of clubs like Clapton Orient and Fulham who were fighting relegation.[19] Following one more win and a 5–1 defeat at Barnsley, Southampton finished the season in 13th place with 15 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses.[19]
List of match results
28 August 1926 1 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Southampton | Portsmouth |
Haines 21', 64' McKenzie 75' |
Taylor 40' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 29,896 |
30 August 1926 2 | Southampton | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Southampton |
Henderson | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 10,000 |
4 September 1926 3 | Southampton | 0–0 | Bradford City | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 10,000 |
11 September 1926 4 | Chelsea | 2–3 | Southampton | London |
Rawlings | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,000 |
13 September 1926 5 | Southampton | 2–2 | Port Vale | Southampton |
Keeping Shelley |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 9,000 |
18 September 1926 6 | Southampton | 1–1 | Preston North End | Southampton |
Rawlings | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 9,000 |
25 September 1926 7 | South Shields | 1–2 | Southampton | South Shields |
Matthews Murphy |
Stadium: Horsley Hill Attendance: 4,000 |
27 September 1926 8 | Hanley | |||
Rawlings | Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,594 |
2 October 1926 9 | Southampton | 0–1 | Hull City | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 9,000 |
9 October 1926 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Southampton | Wolverhampton |
Henderson Taylor |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 11,705 |
16 October 1926 11 | Manchester City | 3–4 | Southampton | Manchester |
Rawlings Rowley Taylor |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,000 |
23 October 1926 12 | Southampton | 3–1 | Darlington | Southampton |
Rowley Rawlings Taylor |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 9,000 |
30 October 1926 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Southampton | Oldham |
Harkus | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 18,000 |
6 November 1926 14 | Southampton | 4–1 | Fulham | Southampton |
Rawlings Rowley |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 7,000 |
13 November 1926 15 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Southampton | Cleethorpes |
Rawlings | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8,000 |
20 November 1926 16 | Southampton | 5–3 | Blackpool | Southampton |
Rawlings Murphy |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 10,000 |
27 November 1926 17 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Southampton | Middlesbrough |
Rowley | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,000 |
4 December 1926 18 | Southampton | 1–1 | Swansea Town | Southampton |
Rawlings | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,759 |
11 December 1926 19 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
Murphy | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
18 December 1926 20 | Southampton | 3–1 | Barnsley | Southampton |
Henderson Rowley Own goal |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 6,000 |
25 December 1926 21 | Notts County | 0–1 | Southampton | Nottingham |
Rawlings | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,000 |
27 December 1926 22 | Southampton | 2–0 | Notts County | Southampton |
Shelley Rawlings |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,120 |
15 January 1927 24 | Southampton | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,058 |
22 January 1927 25 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Southampton | Bradford |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,000 |
5 February 1927 26 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Southampton | Preston |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,000 |
12 February 1927 27 | Southampton | 6–2 | South Shields | Southampton |
Rowley Rawlings Henderson Taylor |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,000 |
26 February 1927 28 | Southampton | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton |
Rowley | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 6,000 |
12 March 1927 29 | Darlington | 1–2 | Southampton | Darlington |
Rowley Taylor |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 9,000 |
14 March 1927 30 | Hull City | 0–0 | Southampton | Kingston upon Hull |
Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 6,000 |
19 March 1927 31 | Southampton | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 10,000 |
28 March 1927 32 | Fulham | 3–0 | Southampton | London |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 7,792 |
2 April 1927 33 | Southampton | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 6,000 |
4 April 1927 34 | Southampton | 1–1 | Chelsea | Southampton |
Rowley | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 5,368 |
9 April 1927 35 | Blackpool | 3–2 | Southampton | Blackpool |
Rowley Rawlings |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,000 |
15 April 1927 36 | Clapton Orient | 1–0 | Southampton | London |
Stadium: Clapton Stadium Attendance: 13,848 |
16 April 1927 37 | Southampton | 1–1 | Reading | Southampton |
Bullock | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,000 |
18 April 1927 38 | Southampton | 1–2 | Clapton Orient | Southampton |
Rowley | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,000 |
23 April 1927 39 | Swansea Town | 2–2 | Southampton | Swansea |
Henderson Taylor |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,000 |
25 April 1927 40 | Southampton | 1–1 | Manchester City | Southampton |
Rawlings | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,000 |
30 April 1927 41 | Southampton | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
Rowley | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 7,000 |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 1.011 | 43 |
12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 0.944 | 43 |
13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 42 |
14 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 0.889 | 40 |
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 0.973 | 35 |
Results by matchday
FA Cup
Southampton entered the
In the quarter-finals, Southampton travelled to The Den to face Third Division South club Millwall on 5 March. The game ended in a goalless draw, forcing a replay at The Dell four days later which the Saints won, thanks to Rawlings' second brace in the competition.[26] Wilf Phillips missed a penalty during the game for the hosts.[26] In their second FA Cup semi-final in three years, the club faced First Division side Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea. The Gunners took the lead following an own goal by Saints right-back Ted Hough, and doubled their lead later through Charlie Buchan. Rawlings pulled one back for the Second Division side late on, before the game was shrouded in controversy.[26] According to Southampton director A. A. Wood, the team were denied three penalties in the final minutes of the game. In the words of one London-based newspaper, there was at least one "palpable" penalty ignored by the referee which "robbed" Southampton of their first place in an FA Cup final in 25 years.[28]
8 January 1927 Round 3 | Southampton | 3–0 | Norwich City | Southampton |
Rowley Keeping (pen.) |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,587 |
29 January 1927 Round 4 | Southampton | 4–1 | Birmingham | Southampton |
Rowley Rawlings Harkus |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,804 |
19 February 1927 Round 5 | Southampton | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
Rowley | McDonald (pen.) | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,408 |
9 March 1927 Round 6 Replay | Southampton | 2–0 | Millwall | Southampton |
Rawlings | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,315 |
26 March 1927 Semi-Final | Arsenal | 2–1 | Southampton | London |
Hough (o.g.) Buchan |
Rawlings | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 52,133 |
Other matches
Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played six additional first-team matches during the 1926–27 season. The first was a
Five days after the Exeter City draw, Southampton hosted local rivals Portsmouth in the annual Hampshire Benevolent Cup. Despite having secured promotion to the First Division two days earlier, Pompey were outclassed in a 4–1 win for the Saints.[30] Rowley opened the scoring after 13 minutes and scored a second 20 minutes later, before Rawlings made it three before the half-time break. In the second half, Willie Haines scored a penalty before Rawlings responded with his second and Southampton's fourth.[30] In the Rowland Hospital Cup two days later, Pompey picked up a similarly dominant win when they beat the Saints 5–1 at Fratton Park. Goals for the home side came from Haines (two), Frederick Cook, Jerry Mackie and Goodwin, while recent signing Fred Lohse scored the consolation for the visitors.[31]
22 September 1926 Friendly | Guildford United | 3–2 | Southampton | Guildford |
Murphy Rawlings |
Stadium: Joseph's Road |
4 November 1926 Friendly | Aldershot Command | 0–4 | Southampton | Aldershot |
Rowley Rawlings |
25 April 1927 Friendly | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–1 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
Rawlings | Stadium: Dean Court |
4 May 1927 Friendly | Exeter City | 1–1 | Southampton | Exeter |
Rawlings | Stadium: St James Park |
9 May 1927 Hampshire BC | Southampton | 4–1 | Portsmouth | Southampton |
Rowley 13', 33' Rawlings |
Haines (pen.) | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W. J. Parker |
11 May 1927 Rowland Hospital Cup | Portsmouth | 5–1 | Southampton | Portsmouth |
Haines Cook Mackie Goodwin |
Lohse | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: R. J. Welch |
Player details
Southampton used 22 different players during the 1926–27 season, eleven of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout the campaign, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward.[19] Michael Keeping, first choice at left-back since the departure of Fred Titmuss at the end of the previous campaign, played in every league and FA Cup game of the season, missing only the Hampshire Benevolent Cup. Similarly, right-back Ted Hough (first choice following the sale of Tom Parker) appeared in all but one league match during the campaign. Goalkeeper Tommy Allen also featured in all league and FA Cup matches, missing only the two season-end fixtures against Portsmouth.[19] Centre-forward Bill Rawlings finished as the season's top scorer with 23 goals in the league, five in the FA Cup and two in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup. New signing Dick Rowley scored 13 times in the league, five times in the FA Cup and twice in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup. George Harkus and Keeping were the club's highest-scoring half-back and full-back, respectively, each with a goal each in the Second Division and the FA Cup.[19]
Squad statistics
Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Other[b] | Total | ||||
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Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | |||
Bill Adams | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Allen | GK | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
Arthur Bradford | HB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Jimmy Bullock | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Cuthbert Coundon | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Stan Cribb | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
George Harkus | HB | 40 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
Bill Henderson | FW | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | |
Ted Hough | FB | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
Michael Keeping | FB | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
Ernie King | HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Fred Lohse | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Frank Matthews | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Billy Murphy | FW | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
Bill Rawlings | FW | 38 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 30 | |
Dick Rowley | FW | 35 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 20 | |
Bert Shelley | HB | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
Jim Swinden | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Sam Taylor | FW | 39 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
George Thompson | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Stan Woodhouse | HB | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
Players with appearances who left before the end of the season | ||||||||||
Alf Bishop | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Most appearances
Rank | Name | Pos. | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps. | % | Apps. | % | Apps. | % | Apps. | % | |||
1 | Michael Keeping | FB | 42 | 100.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 49 | 98.00 |
Ted Hough | FB | 41 | 97.62 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 49 | 98.00 | |
3 | Tommy Allen | GK | 42 | 100.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | 96.00 |
George Harkus | HB | 40 | 95.24 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 48 | 96.00 | |
Stan Woodhouse | HB | 40 | 95.24 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 48 | 96.00 | |
6 | Billy Murphy | FW | 39 | 92.86 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 47 | 94.00 |
Bert Shelley | HB | 39 | 92.86 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 47 | 94.00 | |
8 | Bill Rawlings | FW | 38 | 90.48 | 6 | 100.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 46 | 92.00 |
9 | Sam Taylor | FW | 39 | 92.86 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 45 | 90.00 |
Bill Henderson | FW | 38 | 90.48 | 5 | 83.33 | 2 | 100.00 | 45 | 90.00 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Pos. | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Gls. | GPG | Gls. | GPG | Gls. | GPG | Gls. | GPG | |||
1 | Bill Rawlings | FW | 23 | 0.60 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 | 1.00 | 30 | 0.65 |
2 | Dick Rowley | FW | 13 | 0.37 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 | 1.00 | 20 | 0.46 |
3 | Sam Taylor | FW | 7 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.15 |
4 | Bill Henderson | FW | 6 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.13 |
5 | Billy Murphy | FW | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.08 |
6 | George Harkus | HB | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.04 |
Michael Keeping | FB | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.04 | |
8 | Fred Lohse | FW | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
Frank Matthews | FW | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | |
Jimmy Bullock | FW | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.25 | |
Bert Shelley | HB | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 |
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 58
- ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 312
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 184
- ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 304
- ^ a b c Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, pp. 163–164
- ^ a b c d Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 16
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 140
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, pp. 34–35
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 36
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 30
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 93
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 153
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 132
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 191
- ^ a b Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 211
- ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 75
- ^ Juson et al. 2004, pp. 118–119
- ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 28 August 1926". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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- ^ a b Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 306
- ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 25 September 1926". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 20 November 1926". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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- ^ Juson et al. 2004, p. 121
Bibliography
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (10 August 1987), A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987, Derby, England: Breedon Books, ISBN 978-0907969228
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