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1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season

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Birmingham F.C.
1936–37 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
ManagerGeorge Liddell
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division11th
FA CupThird round (eliminated by Stoke City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Seymour Morris (15)
All: Seymour Morris (16)
Highest home attendance39,940 vs Arsenal, 14 November 1936
Lowest home attendance8,892 vs Derby County, 12 December 1936
Average home league attendance22,991

The 1936–37 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 41st in the Football League and their 24th in the First Division. They finished in 11th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1936–37 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Stoke City in that round.

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

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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)

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Final First Division 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
Source [1]

FA Cup

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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

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This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.
For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Name Position League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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
Billy Guest 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
Sam Small Forward 3 0 0 0 3 0
Frank White Forward 27 9 1 0 28 9

See also

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References

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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

  1. ^ "Birmingham City 1936–1937: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.