1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1936–37 season
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
← 1935–36 1937–38 →

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

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
29 August 1936 5thPortsmouthH W2–1Dearson, Morris 24,914
2 September 1936 11thWest Bromwich AlbionA L2–3Morris, Jones 26,378
5 September 1936 8thChelseaA W3–1Morris, Harris, Dearson 32,803
9 September 1936 6thWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1Harris 23,813
12 September 1936 10thStoke CityH L2–4Jennings, Harris 14,314
16 September 1936 10thManchester CityA D1–1Morris 20,280
19 September 1936 9thCharlton AthleticA D2–2Jones, Morris 35,421
26 September 1936 14thGrimsby TownH L2–3Jones, Harris 21,985
3 October 1936 17thLiverpoolA L0–2 23,892
10 October 1936 15thLeeds UnitedH W2–1Jones, Harris 23,833
17 October 1936 10thHuddersfield TownH W4–2Fillingham, Jones, White 2 (1 pen) 25,055
24 October 1936 10thEvertonA D3–3Brunskill, Harris, Morris 26,944
31 October 1936 9thBolton WanderersH D1–1Morris 23,288
7 November 1936 14thBrentfordA L1–2Dearson 22,905
14 November 1936 16thArsenalH L1–3Devine 39,940
21 November 1936 16thPreston North EndA D2–2White 2 (1 pen) 16,892
28 November 1936 16thSheffield WednesdayH D1–1Millership og 17,993
5 December 1936 15thManchester UnitedA W2–1White, Jones 16,544
12 December 1936 16thDerby CountyH L0–1 8,892
19 December 1936 19thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–2Clarke 19,249
25 December 1936 14thSunderlandH W2–0Harris, Jones 37,191
26 December 1936 16thPortsmouthA L1–2Jones 32,020
28 December 1936 17thSunderlandA L0–4 17,306
2 January 1937 16thChelseaH D0–0 17,673
9 January 1937 16thStoke CityA L0–2 15,311
23 January 1937 20thCharlton AthleticH L1–2White 16,976
2 February 1937 18thGrimsby TownA D1–1Harris 6,773
6 February 1937 16thLiverpoolH W5–0Morris, Beattie, Jennings, Harris, White 21,735
13 February 1937 16thLeeds UnitedA W2–0Beattie, Morris 13,674
20 February 1937 16thHuddersfield TownA D1–1Beattie 10,334
27 February 1937 14thEvertonH W2–0Beattie, White 21,150
6 March 1937 15thBolton WanderersA D0–0 21,572
13 March 1937 13thBrentfordH W4–0Morris 2, White, Harris 30,510
20 March 1937 13thArsenalA D1–1Beattie 46,086
26 March 1937 14thMiddlesbroughA L1–3Clarke 24,958
27 March 1937 13thPreston North EndH W1–0Harris 26,350
29 March 1937 12thMiddlesbroughH D0–0 28,624
3 April 1937 11thSheffield WednesdayA W3–0Morris 2, Richards 20,804
10 April 1937 10thManchester UnitedH D2–2Clarke, Beattie 19,130
17 April 1937 13thDerby CountyA L1–3Morris 10,802
24 April 1937 13thWolverhampton WanderersH W1–0Jennings pen 22,110
1 May 1937 11thManchester CityH D2–2Morris, Clarke 17,325

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
9th Portsmouth4217101562660.9444
10th Stoke City4215121572571.2642
11th Birmingham4213151464601.0741
12th Grimsby Town421771886811.0641
13th Chelsea4214131552550.9441
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

Main article: 1936–37 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 16 January 1937Stoke CityH L1–4Morris 31,480

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Clack, FrankFrank Clack Goalkeeper300030
Hibbs, HarryHarry Hibbs Goalkeeper39010400
Barkas, NedNed Barkas Full back22010230
Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes Full back810081
Steel, WillieWillie Steel Full back17000170
Sykes, ErnieErnie Sykes Full back100010
Trigg, CyrilCyril Trigg Full back38010390
Brunskill, NormanNorman Brunskill Half back21110221
Butler, DickDick Butler Half back300030
Devine, JoeJoe Devine Half back17100171
Fillingham, TomTom Fillingham Half back32100321
Lea, IsaacIsaac Lea Half back600060
Loughran, JoeJoe Loughran Half back801090
Olney, JimJim Olney Half back200020
Richards, DaiDai Richards Half back810081
Stoker, LewisLewis Stoker Half back19000190
Sykes, JackJack Sykes Half back17010180
Beattie, JohnJohn Beattie Forward17800176
Clarke, AlbertAlbert Clarke Forward11400114
Dearson, DonDon Dearson Forward22300223
Guest, BillyBilly GuestLeft club during playing season Forward300030
Harris, FredFred Harris Forward3511103611
Jennings, DennisDennis Jennings Forward25310263
Jones, Charlie WilsonCharlie Wilson Jones Forward22800228
Kendrick, KennyKenny Kendrick Forward100010
Morris, SeymourSeymour Morris Forward3515113616
Richardson, ErnieErnie Richardson Forward200020
Small, SamSam SmallLeft club during playing season Forward300030
White, FrankFrank White Forward27910289

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1936–1937: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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