1936–37_Birmingham_F.C._season
1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season
Birmingham F.C. 1936–37 football season
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.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 1936–37 season | ||
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| Chairman | Howard Cant | |
| Manager | George Liddell | |
| Ground | St Andrew's | |
| Football League First Division | 11th | |
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Stoke City) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Seymour Morris (15) All: Seymour Morris (16) | |
| Highest home attendance | 39,940 vs Arsenal, 14 November 1936 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,892 vs 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.
More information Date, League position ...
| 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 |
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League table (part)
More information Pos, Club ...
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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| 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] | ||||||||
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Main article: 1936–37 FA Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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| Third round | 16 January 1937 | Stoke City | H | L | 1–4 | Morris | 31,480 |
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- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 |
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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
- "Birmingham City 1936–1937: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.