1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season
| 1936–37 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Howard Cant | |
| Manager | Derby County , 12 December 1936 | |
| Average home league attendance | 22,991 | |
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Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Harry Hibbs played in 40 of the 43 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Cyril Trigg played in one fewer. Seymour Morris was leading scorer with 16 goals, of which 15 came in the league.
Football League First Division
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1936 | 5th | Portsmouth | H | W | 2–1 | Dearson, Morris | 24,914 |
| 2 September 1936 | 11th | West Bromwich Albion |
A | L | 2–3 | Morris, Jones | 26,378 |
| 5 September 1936 | 8th | Chelsea | A | W | 3–1 | Morris, Harris, Dearson | 32,803 |
| 9 September 1936 | 6th | West Bromwich Albion |
H | D | 1–1 | Harris | 23,813 |
| 12 September 1936 | 10th | Stoke City |
H | L | 2–4 | Jennings, Harris | 14,314 |
| 16 September 1936 | 10th | Manchester City | A | D | 1–1 | Morris | 20,280 |
| 19 September 1936 | 9th | Charlton Athletic |
A | D | 2–2 | Jones, Morris | 35,421 |
| 26 September 1936 | 14th | Grimsby Town |
H | L | 2–3 | Jones, Harris | 21,985 |
| 3 October 1936 | 17th | Liverpool | A | L | 0–2 | 23,892 | |
| 10 October 1936 | 15th | Leeds United |
H | W | 2–1 | Jones, Harris | 23,833 |
| 17 October 1936 | 10th | Huddersfield Town |
H | W | 4–2 | Fillingham, Jones, White 2 (1 pen) | 25,055 |
| 24 October 1936 | 10th | Everton | A | D | 3–3 | Brunskill, Harris, Morris | 26,944 |
| 31 October 1936 | 9th | Bolton Wanderers |
H | D | 1–1 | Morris | 23,288 |
| 7 November 1936 | 14th | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Dearson | 22,905 |
| 14 November 1936 | 16th | Arsenal | H | L | 1–3 | Devine | 39,940 |
| 21 November 1936 | 16th | Preston North End |
A | D | 2–2 | White 2 (1 pen) | 16,892 |
| 28 November 1936 | 16th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | D | 1–1 | Millership og | 17,993 |
| 5 December 1936 | 15th | Manchester United |
A | W | 2–1 | White, Jones | 16,544 |
| 12 December 1936 | 16th | Derby County |
H | L | 0–1 | 8,892 | |
| 19 December 1936 | 19th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | L | 1–2 | Clarke | 19,249 |
| 25 December 1936 | 14th | Sunderland | H | W | 2–0 | Harris, Jones | 37,191 |
| 26 December 1936 | 16th | Portsmouth | A | L | 1–2 | Jones | 32,020 |
| 28 December 1936 | 17th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–4 | 17,306 | |
| 2 January 1937 | 16th | Chelsea | H | D | 0–0 | 17,673 | |
| 9 January 1937 | 16th | Stoke City |
A | L | 0–2 | 15,311 | |
| 23 January 1937 | 20th | Charlton Athletic |
H | L | 1–2 | White | 16,976 |
| 2 February 1937 | 18th | Grimsby Town |
A | D | 1–1 | Harris | 6,773 |
| 6 February 1937 | 16th | Liverpool | H | W | 5–0 | Morris, Beattie, Jennings, Harris, White | 21,735 |
| 13 February 1937 | 16th | Leeds United |
A | W | 2–0 | Beattie, Morris | 13,674 |
| 20 February 1937 | 16th | Huddersfield Town |
A | D | 1–1 | Beattie | 10,334 |
| 27 February 1937 | 14th | Everton | H | W | 2–0 | Beattie, White | 21,150 |
| 6 March 1937 | 15th | Bolton Wanderers |
A | D | 0–0 | 21,572 | |
| 13 March 1937 | 13th | Brentford | H | W | 4–0 | Morris 2, White, Harris | 30,510 |
| 20 March 1937 | 13th | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Beattie | 46,086 |
| 26 March 1937 | 14th | Middlesbrough | A | L | 1–3 | Clarke | 24,958 |
| 27 March 1937 | 13th | Preston North End |
H | W | 1–0 | Harris | 26,350 |
| 29 March 1937 | 12th | Middlesbrough | H | D | 0–0 | 28,624 | |
| 3 April 1937 | 11th | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | W | 3–0 | Morris 2, Richards | 20,804 |
| 10 April 1937 | 10th | Manchester United |
H | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Beattie | 19,130 |
| 17 April 1937 | 13th | Derby County |
A | L | 1–3 | Morris | 10,802 |
| 24 April 1937 | 13th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | W | 1–0 | Jennings pen | 22,110 |
| 1 May 1937 | 11th | Manchester City | H | D | 2–2 | Morris, Clarke | 17,325 |
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 0.94 | 44 |
| 10th | Stoke City |
42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 1.26 | 42 |
| 11th | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 1.07 | 41 |
| 12th | Grimsby Town |
42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 81 | 1.06 | 41 |
| 13th | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.94 | 41 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average ; Pts = Points
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FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 16 January 1937 | Stoke City |
H | L | 1–4 | Morris | 31,480 |
Appearances and goals
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| Frank Clack | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Hibbs | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ned Barkas | Full back |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Billy Hughes
|
Full back |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Steel | Full back |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ernie Sykes | Full back |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyril Trigg | Full back |
38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Norman Brunskill | Half back | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Dick Butler | Half back | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Devine | Half back | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Tom Fillingham | Half back | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Isaac Lea | Half back | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Loughran | Half back | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Olney | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dai Richards | Half back | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Lewis Stoker | Half back | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Sykes | Half back | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Beattie | Forward | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Albert Clarke | Forward | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Don Dearson | Forward | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fred Harris | Forward | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| Dennis Jennings | Forward | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Charlie Wilson Jones
|
Forward | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Kenny Kendrick | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seymour Morris | Forward | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| Ernie Richardson | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Frank White | Forward | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
See also
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1936–1937: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 314–15.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1936–1937: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.