1937–38 Southampton F.C. season

September 2022 Southampton F.C. 1937–38 Sloane Stanley Tom Parker The Dell Second Division 15th FA Cup Third round Harry Osman (22) Harry Osman (22) 25,561 v Aston Villa(4 September 1937) 7,870 v Bradford(2 February 1938) 16,592 4–0 v Fulham(18 April 1938) 0–5 v Chesterfield(6 September 1937)0–5 v Sheffield United(18 December 1937)0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur(23 April 1938) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _3_stripes_on_white_top FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1936–37 1938–39 The 1937–38 season was the 43rd season of competitive football by Southampton and the club's 16th in the Second Division of the Football League. Despite an appalling start which saw the side spend much of the first month of the campaign in the relegation zone, the Saints finished the season 15th in the league table – their highest position in four years. With manager Tom Parker entering his first full season as Southampton manager, the club made a large number of signings in the summer, including high-scoring winger Harry Osman and young inside-forward Ted Bates, who would go on to make over 200 appearances for the club and serve as manager for almost 20 years. Southampton finished the 1937–38 season with 15 wins, nine draws and 18 losses, six positions but just three points above the first relegation place. Southampton entered the 1937–38 FA Cup in the third round against fellow Second Division strugglers Nottingham Forest. Despite enjoying the majority of chances on goal and going into half-time on level terms, the Saints lost 1–3 to Forest, exiting the tournament at the same stage as in all but one of the previous ten seasons. In addition to the Second Division and the FA Cup, Southampton played three friendly games during the 1937–38 season. The first, against a side put together by the Army Football Association (FA) in February, ended in a 7–2 win with Gerry Kelly scoring four and Ray Parkin scoring three. The second friendly saw Southampton beating a team representing the North Dorset FA 8–0 in April. The final friendly in May was against the newly crowned First Division champions Arsenal, which they lost 1–2. The club used 29 different players during the 1937–38 season and had ten different goalscorers. Their top scorer was new outside-left Harry Osman, who scored 22 goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division. Fellow new arrival Ray Parkin scored eight league goals, while Arthur Holt was third on seven goals. 19 players were signed by the club during the campaign, with nine released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during 1937–38 was 16,592 – the highest of any season to date. The highest attendance was 25,561 against Aston Villa on 4 September 1937; the lowest was 7,870 against Bradford on 2 February 1938. Background and transfers Having taken over as Southampton manager just a few months before the end of the last campaign, Tom Parker made numerous signings in the summer before the start of the 1937–38 season. Many of the new players came from his previous club Norwich City, chief among whom was inside-forward Ted Bates, who joined on his 19th birthday.https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5623908.its-your-honour-ted/ It's Your Honour, Ted! Southern Daily Echo 30 December 2000 5 September 2022 Bates quickly established himself as a key player in the Saints side and would go on to make over 200 appearances for the club in a 16-year playing career, before holding numerous coaching roles and serving as manager for almost 20 years, taking them to the First Division for the first time in their history in 1966.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/ted-bates/ Ted Bates SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Other imports from Norwich in the summer were right-half Stan Cutting, who had to wait until 1939–40 to make his only few first-team appearances;https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/stan-cutting/ Stan Cutting SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Alf Day, who became first choice at right-half upon joining,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/alf-day/ Alf Day SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Jack Scott, who made just one appearance at centre-forward during his first year,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jack-scott/ Jack Scott SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 and full-back George Woodford, who made a handful of appearances on both the right and the left.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/george-woodford/ George Woodford SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Other signings in the summer included centre-half David Affleck, who joined from Clapton Orient for the biggest fee paid by the club since Johnny McIlwaine's £2,650 signing in 1930;https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/david-affleck/ David Affleck SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot centre-forward Billy Dunn, who was brought in from Brentford for £750 and scored a handful of goals in the first half of the season,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/willie-dunn/ Willie Dunn SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 goalkeeper Sam Warhurst, who joined from Bradford City and took over as first choice in his position;https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/sam-warhurst/ Sam Warhurst SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 right winger Billy Bevis, who switched from local rivals Portsmouth, and had been first seen by Parker during a trial at Norwich;https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bill-bevis/ Bill Bevis SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 centre-forward Benny Gaughran, who was transferred for free from Scottish side Celtic;https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bennie-gaughran/ Bennie Gaughran SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 and left winger Harry Osman, who joined free from Plymouth Argyle and scored 22 goals in his debut season.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/harry-osman/ Harry Osman SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 The club also signed two players on amateur terms – centre-half Norman Chalk from Woolston Wednesday and inside-forward Phil Griggs from Spring Albion – neither of whom were able to break into the first team and failed to make an appearance during their first season at the club.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/norman-chalk/ Norman Chalk SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/phil-griggs/ Phil Griggs SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 With so many new players joining the squad in the summer, inevitably several players also left the club. Forward Dick Neal, who had played consistently for the Saints since he joined halfway through the 1931–32 season and made 186 appearances, left in May to join Bristol City in the Third Division South.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/dick-neal/ Dick Neal SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Also departing in May was Welsh half-back Billy Moore, who had made just one appearance in his single season with the Saints, and left to join First Division title challengers Wolverhampton Wanderers (although his stay was cut short due to injury).https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bill-moore/ Bill Moore SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 In June, Southampton lost two players: 1936–37 top scorer Jimmy Dunne, who returned to Ireland to serve as a player-coach at Shamrock Rovers,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jimmy-dunne/ Jimmy Dunne SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 and fellow forward Fred Tully, who had played over 100 times for the Saints since 1933 before moving down to Clapton Orient in the Third Division South.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/fred-tully/ Fred Tully SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Winger Laurie Fishlock, who had spent the whole of 1936–37 with the England cricket team, was sent out on trial to Fulham during the summer; he would later move to Gillingham in January 1938.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/laurie-fishlock/ Laurie Fishlock SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Southampton's transfer activity continued throughout the 1937–38 season. In September 1937, Parker paid recently-promoted Blackpool £2,200 for Frank Hill, who quickly took over as the side's first choice left-half.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/frank-hill/ Frank Hill SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Inside-forward Ray Parkin also moved from the First Division, signing from Middlesbrough for a fee of £1,500.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/ray-parkin/ Ray Parkin SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Also joining in September were Gerry Kelly from Port Vale, who played at centre-forward and outside-right,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/gerry-kelly/ Gerry Kelly SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 South African forward Jimmy Woolf, who made just one appearance at inside-right,https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jimmy-woolf/ Jimmy Woolf SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 and amateur right-back Fred Williams, who made his professional debut the next season.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/fred-williams/ Fred Williams SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 The final signing of the season was half-back George Smith, who signed on amateur terms.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/george-smith/ George Smith SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Before the end of 1937, Southampton accepted a £1,000 offer for Benny Gaughran – who had joined in the summer – from top-flight side Sunderland, as well as selling Ted Withers to Bristol Rovers in the division below.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/peter-withers/ Peter Withers SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 In January 1938, Billy Kingdon joined Yeovil & Petters United as player-manager.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/billy-kingdon/ Billy Kingdon SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Goalkeeper Bert Scriven retired in April.https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bert-scriven/ Bert Scriven SaintsPlayers.co.uk 5 September 2022 Players transferred in thumb|right|Ray Parkin was one of Southampton's big signings in the summer of 1937, joining from Middlesbrough for £1,500. NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.David AffleckScotlandHB Half-backENG Clapton OrientMay 1937UnknownTed BatesEnglandFW ForwardENG Norwich CityMay 1937FreeNorman ChalkEnglandHB Half-backENG Woolston WednesdayMay 1937FreeNorman Chalk initially joined on amateur terms in May 1937, before turning professional that September.Stan CuttingEnglandHB Half-backENG Norwich CityMay 1937FreeAlf DayWalesHB Half-backENG Norwich CityMay 1937FreeBilly DunnScotlandFW ForwardENG BrentfordMay 1937£750Jack ScottEnglandFW ForwardENG Norwich CityMay 1937UnknownSam WarhurstEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Bradford CityMay 1937UnknownBilly BevisEnglandFW ForwardENG PortsmouthJune 1937UnknownBenny GaughranIrelandFW ForwardSCO CelticJune 1937FreePhil GriggsEnglandFW ForwardENG Spring AlbionJune 1937FreePhil Griggs initially joined on amateur terms in June 1937, before turning professional in April 1939.Harry OsmanEnglandFW ForwardENG Plymouth ArgyleJune 1937FreeGeorge WoodfordEnglandFB Full-backENG Norwich CityJune 1937UnknownFrank HillScotlandHB Half-backENG BlackpoolSeptember 1937£2,200Gerry KellyEnglandFW ForwardENG Port ValeSeptember 1937UnknownRay ParkinEnglandFW ForwardENG MiddlesbroughSeptember 1937£1,500Fred WilliamsEnglandFB Full-backENG Hucknall ColtsSeptember 1937FreeFred Williams initially joined on amateur terms in September 1937, before turning professional in May 1938.Jimmy WoolfSouth Africa 1928FW ForwardRSA 1928 J.R.A.S. JohannesburgSeptember 1937UnknownGeorge SmithEnglandFW ForwardENG Huddersfield TownOctober 1937FreeGeorge Smith initially joined on amateur terms in October 1937, before turning professional in July 1938. Players transferred out thumb|right|Jimmy Dunne, the Saints' top scorer in 1936–37, left the club to return to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers. NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Billy MooreWalesHB Half-backENG Wolverhampton WanderersMay 1937UnknownDick NealEnglandFW ForwardENG Bristol CityMay 1937UnknownJimmy DunneIrelandFW ForwardIRL Shamrock RoversJune 1937UnknownFred TullyEnglandFW ForwardENG Clapton OrientJune 1937UnknownBenny GaughranIrelandFW ForwardENG SunderlandNovember 1937£1,000Ted WithersEnglandFW ForwardENG Bristol RoversDecember 1937UnknownLaurie FishlockEnglandFW ForwardENG GillinghamJanuary 1938UnknownBilly KingdonEnglandFW ForwardENG Yeovil & Petters UnitedJanuary 1938Unknown Players sent out on trial NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateRef.Laurie FishlockEnglandFW ForwardENG FulhamSeptember 1937 Players retired NameNationalityPos. Playing positionDateReasonRef.Bert ScrivenEnglandGK GoalkeeperApril 1938Unknown; later temporarily played for Salisbury City Second Division 1937–38 Football League Southampton had an awful start to the 1937–38 league campaign, picking up just three points from draws in their first seven fixtures. The side lost 3–4 to Norwich City on the opening day of the season and did not score again in their next five games: 0–1 and 0–5 against Chesterfield, 0–0 against Aston Villa, 0–2 against Bradford, and 0–0 against Plymouth Argyle.Chalk Holley 1987 99 After a 3–3 draw against West Ham United on 18 September which included the side's first goal in 524 minutes of play,Chalk Holley 1987 98 the Saints found themselves in the relegation zone just one point above bottom-placed Fulham.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/18-september-1937/ League Division Two table after close of play on 18 September 1937 11v11.com 9 September 2022 A surprise 2–1 away win over recently-relegated Manchester United started off a drastic improvement in form, during which time they also picked up three consecutive victories over fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday (5–2), Stockport County (4–1) and Barnsley (2–0). This run saw the Saints move up as high as 15th in the Second Division league table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/23-october-1937/ League Division Two table after close of play on 23 October 1937 11v11.com 9 September 2022 The club's form levelled out in the run-up to Christmas, as they picked up key wins over lower-ranked sides and continued to lose against those challenging for higher positions in the table; by the end of 1937, they sat 18th in the league with seven wins, five draws, and nine defeats.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/27-december-1937/ League Division Two table after close of play on 27 December 1937 11v11.com 9 September 2022 January started with a 3–1 home win over Norwich City, followed by three straight defeats away to Aston Villa, Coventry City and West Ham United. Immediately after this, however, the team went on an unbeaten run of eight games, which included five victories (over Bradford, Blackburn Rovers, Barnsley, Luton Town and Newcastle United). The unexpected string of results saw the team move up from 18th all the way to 8th in the league table – the highest position they would reach all season.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/19-march-1938/ League Division Two table after close of play on 19 March 1938 11v11.com 9 September 2022 Following this, however, the Saints would pick up just two more wins and one draw from their last nine fixtures, which included a third 0–5 defeat of the campaign – this time against Tottenham Hotspur – as well as two 0–4 losses against Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle. The team scored just eight goals during this nine-game period. Southampton finished the season 15th in the Second Division league table with 15 wins, nine draws and 18 losses, three points above Barnsley in the first relegation spot. List of match results 1 28 August 1937 Norwich City 4–3 Southampton Dunn Holt Osman The Nest Norwich 23,172 L 2 1 September 1937 Southampton 0–1 Chesterfield The Dell Southampton 13,478 L 3 4 September 1937 Southampton 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1846 Aston Villa The Dell Southampton 25,561 D 4 6 September 1937 Chesterfield 5–0 Southampton Saltergate Chesterfield 14,489 L 5 11 September 1937 Bradford 2–0 Southampton Park Avenue Bradford 10,845 L 6 15 September 1937 Southampton 0–0 Plymouth Argyle The Dell Southampton 11,845 D 7 18 September 1937 Southampton 3–3 West Ham United Sillett Parkin Osman The Dell Southampton 19,478 D 8 25 September 1937 Manchester United 1–2 Southampton Bevis Holt Old Trafford Manchester 20,000 W 9 2 October 1937 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Southampton Ewood Park Blackburn 14,000 L 10 9 October 1937 Southampton 5–2 Sheffield Wednesday Holt Osman Gaughran The Dell Southampton 19,542 W 11 16 October 1937 Southampton 4–1 Stockport County Gaughran Parkin Osman The Dell Southampton 20,039 W 12 23 October 1937 Barnsley 0–2 Southampton Osman Oakwell Barnsley 10,000 W 13 30 October 1937 Southampton 3–6 Luton Town Osman The Dell Southampton 20,544 L 14 6 November 1937 Newcastle United 3–0 Southampton St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 30,000 L 15 13 November 1937 Southampton 2–0 Nottingham Forest Bevis The Dell Southampton 16,253 W 16 20 November 1937 Burnley 4–0 Southampton Turf Moor Burnley 10,000 L 17 27 November 1937 Southampton 4–1 Bury Parkin Gaughran Holt Osman The Dell Southampton 13,023 W 18 11 December 1937 Southampton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Parkin The Dell Southampton 17,718 W 19 18 December 1937 Sheffield United 5–0 Southampton Bramall Lane Sheffield 20,000 L 20 25 December 1937 Southampton 1–1 Swansea Town Osman The Dell Southampton 13,583 D 21 27 December 1937 Swansea Town 0–0 Southampton Vetch Field Swansea 20,685 D 22 1 January 1938 Southampton 3–1 Norwich City Osman Dunn The Dell Southampton 14,217 W 23 15 January 1938 Aston Villa 3–0 Southampton https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1868 Villa Park Birmingham 20,000 L 24 22 January 1938 Coventry City 2–0 Southampton Highfield Road Coventry 20,000 L 25 29 January 1938 West Ham United 3–1 Southampton Kelly Boleyn Ground London 21,200 L 26 2 February 1938 Southampton 2–1 Bradford Bevis Osman The Dell Southampton 7,870 W 27 5 February 1938 Southampton 3–3 Manchester United Osman Holt The Dell Southampton 20,654 D 28 12 February 1938 Southampton 1–0 Blackburn Rovers o.g. The Dell Southampton 16,293 W 29 19 February 1938 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Southampton Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 15,000 D 30 26 February 1938 Stockport County 0–0 Southampton Edgeley Park Stockport 12,000 D 31 5 March 1938 Southampton 2–0 Barnsley Kelly Osman The Dell Southampton 14,769 W 32 12 March 1938 Luton Town 1–3 Southampton Osman Parkin Kenilworth Road Luton 14,428 W 33 19 March 1938 Southampton 1–0 Newcastle United Parkin The Dell Southampton 20,204 W 34 26 March 1938 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Southampton Holt City Ground Nottingham 8,000 L 35 2 April 1938 Southampton 0–0 Burnley The Dell Southampton 15,113 D 36 9 April 1938 Bury 2–1 Southampton Bevis Gigg Lane Bury 8,000 L 37 15 April 1938 Fulham 1–0 Southampton Craven Cottage London 13,141 L 38 16 April 1938 Southampton 0–4 Coventry City The Dell Southampton 20,760 L 39 18 April 1938 Southampton 4–0 Fulham Osman Hill Dunn The Dell Southampton 14,884 W 40 23 April 1938 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Southampton White Hart Lane London 15,000 L 41 30 April 1938 Southampton 2–1 Sheffield United Bates Parkin The Dell Southampton 12,611 W 42 7 May 1938 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Southampton Home Park Plymouth 15,575 L Final league table Second Division y SOU RSSSF Results by matchday table b Round Ground A / H / H / A / A / H / H / A / A / H / H / A / H / A / H / A / H / H / A / H / A / H / A / A / A / H / H / H / A / A / H / A / H / A / H / A / A / H / H / A / H / A Result L / L / D / L / L / D / D / W / L / W / W / W / L / L / W / L / W / W / L / D / D / W / L / L / L / W / D / W / D / D / W / W / W / L / D / L / L / L / W / L / W / L Position 14 / 18 / 21 / 22 / 22 / 21 / 21 / 20 / 21 / 16 / 16 / 15 / 16 / 18 / 17 / 18 / 17 / 17 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 15 / 17 / 17 / 17 / 16 / 18 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 13 / 10 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 13 / 15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.comhttps://www.11v11.com/league-tables/ 11v11 league table generator 11v11.com 7 September 2022 FA Cup 1937–38 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1937–38 FA Cup in the third round, facing fellow Second Division club Nottingham Forest. Forest opened the scoring after 20 minutes, but the Saints "dominated much" of the game and equalised through Billy Dunn before half-time. The hosts went ahead almost immediately after the break, and despite Southampton almost equalising again, eventually scored a third goal just before full-time. Round 3 8 January 1938 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Southampton Dunn City Ground Nottingham 24,096 L Other matches Outside the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played three friendly games during the 1937–38 season. The first was against a team put together by the Army Football Association, which the Saints won 7–2 thanks to goals from Gerry Kelly (four) and Ray Parkin (three).Chalk Holley 1987 213 The second, against a North Dorset FA team, Southampton also won 8–0; Arthur Holt and Kelly scored one each, with five goals scored by an unknown player with the name "Lock" and one more scored by a player called "Wall". A final friendly saw Southampton hosting top-flight side Arsenal, who beat the hosts 2–1. Friendly 9 February 1938 Army FA 2–7 Southampton Kelly Parkin W Friendly 27 April 1938 North Dorset FA 0–8 Southampton Lock Holt Kelly Wall W Friendly 2 May 1938 Southampton 1–2 Arsenal Osman The Dell Southampton L Player details Southampton used 29 different players during the 1937–38 season, eight of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Goalkeeper Sam Warhurst featured in more games than any other Southampton player, appearing in all but the final league game of the season against Plymouth Argyle; new outside-left Harry Osman played in all but two league fixtures, missing the Argyle game as well as a fixture against Tottenham Hotspur two weeks prior. Osman also finished as the season's top goalscorer with 22 goals in the league; he was followed by fellow new signing Ray Parkin with eight league goals, followed by Arthur Holt on seven. Squad statistics NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupTotalApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsDavid AffleckHB Half-backSCO36010370Ted BatesFW ForwardENG15110161Billy BevisFW ForwardENG31510325Donovan BrowningFB Full-backENG14000140Norman ChalkHB Half-backENG100010Alf DayHB Half-backWAL22000220Billy DunnFW ForwardSCO14311154Sid GueranFW ForwardENG200020Doug HendersonFB Full-backENG900090Frank HillHB Half-backSCO32110331Arthur HoltFW ForwardENG33710347Gerry KellyFW ForwardENG14200142Bill KennedyHB Half-backSCO10000100Cyril KingHB Half-backENG24010250Henry LongHB Half-backENG300030Wilf MayerFW ForwardENG500050Harry OsmanFW ForwardENG4022104122Ray ParkinFW ForwardENG27800278Arthur RobertsFB Full-backENG27010280Jack ScottFW ForwardENG100010Charlie SillettFB Full-backENG28110291Fred SmallwoodFW ForwardWAL800080Len StansbridgeGK GoalkeeperENG100010John SummersFW ForwardENG300030Sam WarhurstGK GoalkeeperENG41010420George WoodfordFB Full-backENG600060Jimmy WoolfFW ForwardRSA100010Players with appearances who left before the end of the seasonBenny GaughranFW ForwardIRL740074Billy KingdonHB Half-backENG700070 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupTotalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of total1Sam WarhurstGK Goalkeeper4197.621100.004297.672Harry OsmanFW Forward4095.241100.004195.353David AffleckHB Half-back3685.711100.003786.054Arthur HoltFW Forward3378.571100.003479.075Frank HillHB Half-back3276.191100.003376.746Billy BevisFW Forward3173.811100.003274.427Charlie SillettFB Full-back2866.671100.002967.448Arthur RobertsFB Full-back2764.291100.002865.129Ray ParkinFW Forward2764.2900.002762.7910Cyril KingHB Half-back2457.141100.002558.14 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupTotalGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per game1Harry OsmanFW Forward220.5500.00220.542Ray ParkinFW Forward80.3000.0080.303Arthur HoltFW Forward70.2100.0070.214Billy BevisFW Forward50.1600.0050.165Benny GaughranFW Forward40.5700.0040.57Billy DunnFW Forward30.2111.0040.277Gerry KellyFW Forward20.1400.0020.148Ted BatesFW Forward10.0700.0010.06Charlie SillettFB Full-back10.0400.0010.03Frank HillHB Half-back10.0300.0010.03 Footnotes References Bibliography Chalk Gary Holley Duncan A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987 Derby, England Breedon Books 10 August 1987 978-0907969228 Chalk Gary Holley Duncan Bull David All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 28 November 2013 978-0992686406 Juson Dave Aldworth Clay Bendel Barry Bull David Chalk Gary Saints v Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 10 November 2004 978-0953447459 External links Southampton F.C. official website Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton