Football League First Division 1936/37
| Football League First Division 1936/37 | |
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| master | Manchester City |
| Cup winners | Sunderland AFC |
| Relegated | Manchester United , Sheffield Wednesday |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,555 (ø 3.37 per game) |
| Top scorer | Freddie Steele ( Stoke City ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1935/36 | |
The Football League First Division 1936/37 was the 45th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 29, 1936 and ended on May 1, 1937.
Manchester City won the English championship for the first time in the club's history by three points ahead of newly promoted Charlton Athletic . The second promoted Manchester United had to go to the second division alongside Sheffield Wednesday . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Leicester City and Blackpool FC .
A total of 548 players were used, with Grimsby Town with 20 the fewest and Manchester United with 31 the most players in league games. 134 newcomers faced 145 footballers who last came into play in the 1936/37 season. 13 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester City | 42 | 22nd | 13 | 7th | 107: 61 | 1.75 | 57:27 |
| 2. | Charlton Athletic (N) | 42 | 21st | 12 | 9 | 58:49 | 1.18 | 54:30 |
| 3. | Arsenal FC (P) | 42 | 18th | 16 | 8th | 80:49 | 1.63 | 52:32 |
| 4th | Derby County | 42 | 21st | 7th | 14th | 96:90 | 1.07 | 49:35 |
| 5. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21st | 5 | 16 | 84:67 | 1.25 | 47:37 |
| 6th | Brentford FC | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 82:78 | 1.05 | 46:38 |
| 7th | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 19th | 8th | 15th | 74:71 | 1.04 | 46:38 |
| 8th. | Sunderland AFC (M) | 42 | 19th | 6th | 17th | 89:87 | 1.02 | 44:40 |
| 9. | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 62:66 | 0.94 | 44:40 |
| 10. | Stoke City | 42 | 15th | 12 | 15th | 72:57 | 1.26 | 42:42 |
| 11. | Birmingham FC | 42 | 13 | 15th | 14th | 64:60 | 1.07 | 41:43 |
| 12. | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17th | 7th | 18th | 86:81 | 1.06 | 41:43 |
| 13. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 52:55 | 0.95 | 41:43 |
| 14th | Preston North End | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 56:67 | 0.84 | 41:43 |
| 15th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15th | 15th | 62:64 | 0.97 | 39:45 |
| 16. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 6th | 20th | 77:98 | 0.79 | 38:46 |
| 17th | Everton FC | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 81:78 | 1.04 | 37:47 |
| 18th | Liverpool FC | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 62:84 | 0.74 | 35:49 |
| 19th | Leeds United | 42 | 15th | 4th | 23 | 60:80 | 0.75 | 34:50 |
| 20th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 14th | 18th | 43:66 | 0.65 | 34:50 |
| 21st | Manchester United (N) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20th | 55:78 | 0.71 | 32:52 |
| 22nd | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21st | 53:69 | 0.77 | 30:54 |
| (M) | English champion 1935/36 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1935/36 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1935/36 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | BIR | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | OF THE | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | POR | PNE | SHW | STO | SUN | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 5: 3 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
| Birmingham FC | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0: 5 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Brentford FC | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 6: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 5: 2 | 2: 6 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | |
| Chelsea FC | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 4 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Derby County | 5: 4 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 5: 3 | 4: 1 | 0: 5 | 5: 4 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | |
| Everton FC | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 7: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 6: 2 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 4 | 5: 1 | 1: 3 | 6-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | |
| Leeds United | 3: 4 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| Liverpool FC | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 2 | 7: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 5 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
| Manchester City | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 6: 2 | 4: 1 | |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 5 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5: 5 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 1: 5 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 6: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | |
| Preston North End | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 5 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 6: 4 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 6: 2 | 2: 4 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 3 | 10: 3 | 2: 1 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 6: 2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 6: 4 | 2: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 6: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 7: 2 | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Freddie Steele
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Stoke City | 33 | 35 |
| 2 |
 Dave McCulloch
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Brentford FC | 31 | 41 |
| 3 |
Peter Doherty
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Manchester City | 30th | 41 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Pat Glover
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Grimsby Town | 29 | 40 |
| 5 |
Raich Carter
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Sunderland FC | 26th | 37 |
| 6th |
Dai Astley
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Derby County | 25th | 27 |
| 7th |
Gordon Clayton
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 31 |
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Dixie Dean
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Everton FC | 36 | ||
| 9 |
George Mills
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Chelsea FC | 22nd | 32 |
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Micky Fenton
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Middlesbrough FC | 35 |
The Manchester City championship team
The following table lists all players who played in a league game for Manchester City during the 1936/37 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of appearances and the goals scored are given in brackets, lastly the number of all first division games up to that point. The Manchester City players had played a total of 2594 top division games at the end of the season.
| 1. | Manchester City |
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Sam Barkas (30/0/112) | Jackie Bray (40/2/225) | Eric Brook (42/20/368) | Jim Cassidy * (1/0/3) | Gordon Clark (13/0/13) | Billy Dale (36/0/267) | Peter Doherty (41/30/50) | Robert Donnelly * (7/1/37) | Ray Freeman * (1/0/1) | Jimmy Heale (10/6/59) | Alec Herd (32/15/155) | Bobby Marshall (38/0/478) | Keiller McCullough * (2/0/14) | John McLeod * (3/2/12) | Richard Neilson * (2/1/6) | Jack Percival (42/1/79) | Bobby Regan * (4/0/4) | Colin Rodger * (9/7/13) | Joe Rogers * (2/0/4) | Frank Swift (42/0/148) | Fred Tilson (23/15/226) | Ernie Toseland (42/7/320).
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Special occurrences
- Freddie Steele scored five goals for Stoke City against West Bromwich Albion on February 4, 1937.
- Pat Glover scored five goals for Grimsby Town against Sunderland AFC on April 12, 1937.
literature
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
- Ray Goble: Manchester City. A Complete Record 1887-1987. Breedon, Derby 1987, ISBN 0-907969-24-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1936/1937 (Fussballdaten.de)