1932–33 Southampton F.C. season

April 2022 Southampton F.C. 1932–33 Sloane Stanley George Kay The Dell Second Division 12th FA Cup Third round Ted Drake (20) Ted Drake (20) 11,862 v Stoke City(12 November 1932) 2,949 v Bradford City(25 February 1933) 8,779 4–0 v Lincoln City(28 January 1933)6–2 v Notts County(14 April 1933) 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur(22 October 1932) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1931–32 1933–34 The 1932–33 season was the 38th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's 11th in the Second Division of the Football League. It was another disappointing campaign for the Saints, who finished mid-table and rarely competed for promotion to the First Division. After a slow start to the season, the club had established themselves in the top half of the table by October with a string of victories. By the end of the calendar year, Southampton had dropped as low as 14th in the Second Division table – the position in which they finished the previous season – after a period of poor form in December. Wins were hard to come by in the second half of the season, but a strong run of results in April meant that the side finished 12th with 18 wins, five draws and 19 losses, seven points above the first relegation place. In the 1932–33 FA Cup, Southampton were drawn away to fellow Second Division side Stoke City. The Potters, who were challenging for the league championship at the time (and eventually won it), edged the game 1–0 to send the Saints out of the third round of the tournament for the sixth consecutive season, marking their worst run to date. The club ended the season against local rivals Portsmouth in a single game for the Hampshire Benevolent Cup and Rowland Hospital Cup, which they lost 5–0 at Fratton Park. They also competed in the second annual Hampshire Combination Cup, losing 6–0 to Pompey in the semi-final. Southampton played another two friendly matches during the campaign, losing to Third Division South side Gillingham in February and beating a side representing the Tidworth Garrison in March. Southampton used 21 different players during the 1932–33 season and had twelve different goalscorers. Their top scorer was centre-forward Ted Drake, who scored 20 goals in the Second Division. Outside-left Johnny Arnold, top scorer in the previous season, scored eleven times, followed by inside-right Tom Brewis on ten goals. Eight players were signed by the club during the campaign, with 17 released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1932–33 season was 8,779, their lowest in the Football League to date. The highest attendance of the season was 11,862 against Stoke City on 12 November 1932. The lowest attendance was a record low 2,949 against Bradford City on 25 February 1933, the first home game after the controversial sale of Arnold and left-back Michael Keeping. Background and transfers Due to mounting financial problems, Southampton were forced to sell numerous players after the end of the 1931–32 season. Amongst those transferred were centre-forward Arthur Haddleton, outside-right Bert Jepson and inside-right Bill Fraser, all of whom joined Fulham, who had recently been promoted to the Second Division from the Third Division South.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 81Chalk Holley Bull 2013 103Chalk Holley Bull 2013 71 Half-back Arthur Wilson was sold to recently relegated West Ham United for £500,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 206 goalkeeper Willie White joined Third Division South side Aldershot,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 202 inside-left Peter Dougall was transferred to French side Sète,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 60 centre-half Johnny McIlwaine joined Welsh club Llanelli for a season,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 122–123 and inside-forward Henry O'Grady signed for Leeds United in the First Division.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 144 The club also sold reserve players Fred Allan and Chris Crossley,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 3Chalk Holley Bull 2013 49 while Frank Matson was forced to retire due to problems with his eyesight.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 128 The end of the season also marked the end of the playing career of right-half Bert Shelley, who had made a then-club record 465 appearances in all competitions since he joined in 1919 (the record remained until 1964, when it was surpassed by left-back Tommy Traynor).Chalk Holley Bull 2013 169 Shelley remained at Southampton as a trainer for the youth team. Alongside the host of departures, Southampton made a number of low-key signings in the summer of 1932. The first arrival was goalkeeper Billy Light, who joined from Harland and Wolff on amateur terms and did not turn professional until more than a year later.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 115 Outside-right Fred Dunmore was signed for the reserve team from Derby County in June,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 62 when Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Bob Foster was also signed.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 70 Winger Jimmy Harris joined from West Ham United in July,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 86 followed by centre-forward Norman Cole from Newport (Isle of Wight) in August.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 46 After the season had started, inside-left Tom Ruddy was signed from Chesterfield.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 164 Also in September, Willie Haines was sold to Weymouth,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 82 George Harkus joined Southport as reserve player-coach,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 84–85 and Sid Grover signed for Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 79 Half-back Cyril King signed from Plymouth United on amateur terms in November.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 111 In February, with the club still suffering financial problems, Fulham bought outside-left Johnny Arnold and left-back Michael Keeping for a combined fee of £5,100.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 4–5Chalk Holley Bull 2013 108 After the arrival of Keeping, Fulham sent regular left-back Arthur Tilford in return to Southampton on a temporary basis.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 186–187 Players transferred in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Billy LightEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Harland and WolffMay 1932FreeBilly Light initially joined on amateur terms in May 1932, before turning professional in September 1933.Fred DunmoreEnglandFW ForwardENG Derby CountyJune 1932UnknownBob FosterEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Accrington StanleyJune 1932UnknownJimmy HarrisEnglandFW ForwardENG West Ham UnitedJuly 1932UnknownNorman ColeEnglandFW ForwardENG Newport (Isle of Wight)August 1932FreeNorman Cole initially joined on amateur terms in August 1932, before turning professional that October.Tom RuddyEnglandFW ForwardENG ChesterfieldSeptember 1932UnknownCyril KingEnglandHB Half-backENG Plymouth UnitedNovember 1932FreeCyril King initially joined on amateur terms in November 1932, before turning professional in April 1933.Arthur TilfordEnglandFB Full-backENG FulhamFebruary 1933FreeArthur Tilford joined on a temporary basis from February until May 1933 as an offer of "compassionate leave". Players transferred out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Fred AllanEnglandFW ForwardUnknownMay 1932UnknownChris CrossleyEnglandFW ForwardENG TottonMay 1932UnknownArthur HaddletonEnglandFW ForwardENG FulhamJune 1932UnknownBert JepsonEnglandFW ForwardENG FulhamJune 1932FreeArthur WilsonEnglandHB Half-backENG West Ham UnitedJune 1932£500Bill FraserEnglandFW ForwardENG FulhamJuly 1932£500Willie WhiteScotlandGK GoalkeeperENG AldershotJuly 1932UnknownPeter DougallScotlandFW ForwardFRA SèteAugust 1932£500Johnny McIlwaineScotlandHB Half-backWAL LlanelliAugust 1932FreeJohnny McIlwaine was temporarily transferred out to Llanelli, before returning to Southampton in August 1933.Henry O'GradyEnglandFW ForwardENG Leeds UnitedAugust 1932UnknownSid GroverEnglandFW ForwardENG Bournemouth Gasworks AthleticSeptember 1932UnknownWillie HainesEnglandFW ForwardENG WeymouthSeptember 1932UnknownGeorge HarkusEnglandHB Half-backENG SouthportSeptember 1932UnknownJohnny ArnoldEnglandFW ForwardENG FulhamFebruary 1933£5,100Michael KeepingEnglandFB Full-back Players retired NameNationalityPos. Playing positionDateReasonRef.Frank MatsonWalesFW ForwardMay 1932Retired due to eyesight problemsBert ShelleyEnglandHB Half-backMay 1932Retired due to age; joined coaching staff Second Division 1932–33 Football League Southampton began the 1932–33 season at the bottom of the Second Division table following a 3–0 opening day loss against promotion hopefuls Millwall.Chalk Holley 1987 89https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/27-august-1932/ League Division Two table after close of play on 27 August 1932 11v11.com 30 April 2018 A 2–2 home draw with Port Vale was followed by high-profile wins over Manchester United and Bury (as well as a return win over Port Vale), which helped the side move up to seventh in the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/10-september-1932/ League Division Two table after close of play on 10 September 1932 11v11.com 30 April 2018 During the opening few months of the campaign, three different players scored their first hat-tricks for the club – Tom Brewis in the 4–2 win against Manchester United, Johnny Arnold in a 4–3 victory over West Ham United and Ted Drake in a 3–0 defeat of Grimsby Town.Chalk Holley 1987 306 By the end of the calendar year, the club had dropped to the middle of the table after three straight defeats in December against Burnley, Nottingham Forest and Charlton Athletic.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/31-december-1932/ League Division Two table after close of play on 31 December 1932 11v11.com 30 April 2018 Strong home form – including a club record 15 out of 21 home wins – helped the club secure their Second Division safety relatively comfortably, and they finished in 12th place on 18 wins, five draws and 19 losses. With the club's financial difficulties continuing to pose problems for the directors, Southampton were forced to sell Johnny Arnold and left-back Michael Keeping in February, both of whom had played in all but two games in the league campaign to date. They joined recently departed players Arthur Haddleton, Bert Jepson, Bill Fraser and former Saints boss Jimmy McIntyre at Fulham, who later described the purchase as "the best deal he had ever made".Chalk Holley 1987 88 The sale proved unpopular with fans, who responded with a club record low Football League attendance of 2,949 in the next home match against Bradford City, after the directors had warned that an average crowd of 14,000 was required for the rest of the season in order to break even. In an attempt to increase crowd sizes at The Dell, the Southampton Supporters Club offered to pay admission for unemployed supporters; however, with the exception of the following week's fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, attendance exceeded 8,000 just once more during the season. List of match results 1 27 August 1932 Millwall 3–0 Southampton The Den London 20,000 L 2 29 August 1932 Southampton 2–2 Port Vale Drake The Dell Southampton 8,151 D 3 3 September 1932 Southampton 4–2 Manchester United Brewis Arnold The Dell Southampton 7,997 W 4 5 September 1932 Port Vale 0–2 Southampton Drake Coates Old Recreation Ground Hanley 8,843 W 5 10 September 1932 Southampton 1–0 Bury Arnold The Dell Southampton 11,769 W 6 17 September 1932 Lincoln City 1–0 Southampton Sincil Bank Lincoln 12,000 L 7 24 September 1932 Southampton 4–3 West Ham United Arnold Drake The Dell Southampton 11,668 W 8 1 October 1932 Fulham 4–2 Southampton Brewis Coates Craven Cottage London 15,000 L 9 8 October 1932 Southampton 2–1 Chesterfield Drake The Dell Southampton 9,447 W 10 15 October 1932 Bradford City 1–0 Southampton Valley Parade Bradford 17,133 L 11 22 October 1932 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Southampton White Hart Lane London 25,704 L 12 29 October 1932 Southampton 3–0 Grimsby Town Drake The Dell Southampton 10,081 W 13 5 November 1932 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Southampton Boundary Park Oldham 8,000 L 14 12 November 1932 Southampton 1–0 Stoke City Campbell The Dell Southampton 11,862 W 15 19 November 1932 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southampton Arnold Home Park Plymouth 20,000 D 16 26 November 1932 Southampton 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue Arnold The Dell Southampton 11,693 W 17 3 December 1932 Burnley 2–0 Southampton Turf Moor Burnley 7,000 L 18 10 December 1932 Southampton 0–2 Nottingham Forest The Dell Southampton 7,753 L 19 17 December 1932 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Southampton The Valley London 12,000 L 20 24 December 1932 Southampton 1–0 Preston North End Drake The Dell Southampton 9,569 W 21 26 December 1932 Swansea Town 2–1 Southampton Drake Vetch Field Swansea 17,791 L 22 27 December 1932 Southampton 2–0 Swansea Town Neal Brewis The Dell Southampton 11,862 W 23 31 December 1932 Southampton 2–3 Millwall Keeping Drake The Dell Southampton 9,071 L 24 7 January 1933 Manchester United 1–2 Southampton Brewis Arnold Old Trafford Manchester 22,000 W 25 21 January 1933 Bury 1–0 Southampton Gigg Lane Bury 9,000 L 26 28 January 1933 Southampton 4–0 Lincoln City Arnold Holt Coates The Dell Southampton 7,225 W 27 4 February 1933 West Ham United 3–1 Southampton Holt Boleyn Ground London 20,000 L 28 11 February 1933 Southampton 2–2 Fulham Keeping Brewis The Dell Southampton 8,586 D 29 22 February 1933 Chesterfield 1–0 Southampton Saltergate Chesterfield 5,134 L 30 25 February 1933 Southampton 3–1 Bradford City Drake Luckett The Dell Southampton 2,949 W 31 4 March 1933 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Adams The Dell Southampton 11,806 D 32 11 March 1933 Grimsby Town 2–2 Southampton Drake Luckett Blundell Park Cleethorpes 5,000 D 33 18 March 1933 Southampton 0–2 Oldham Athletic The Dell Southampton 6,815 L 34 25 March 1933 Stoke City 3–1 Southampton Drake Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 18,900 L 35 1 April 1933 Southampton 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Neal Coates The Dell Southampton 6,649 W 36 8 April 1933 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Southampton Own goal Park Avenue Bradford 8,000 L 37 14 April 1933 Southampton 6–2 Notts County Brewis Neal Ruddy Bradford Luckett The Dell Southampton 8,108 W 38 15 April 1933 Southampton 3–1 Burnley Luckett Drake The Dell Southampton 7,302 W 39 17 April 1933 Notts County 1–2 Southampton Drake Meadow Lane Nottingham 8,000 W 40 22 April 1933 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Southampton Brewis Holt City Ground West Bridgford 7,000 L 41 29 April 1933 Southampton 3–0 Charlton Athletic Neal Drake Bradford The Dell Southampton 4,000 W 42 6 May 1933 Preston North End 3–1 Southampton Ruddy Deepdale Preston 5,199 L Final league table Second Division y SOU Results by matchday table b Round Ground A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A Result L /D /W /W /W /L /W /L /W /L /L /W /L /W /D /W /L /L /L /W /L /W /L /W /L /W /L /D /L /W /D /D /L /L /W /L /W /W /W /L /W /L Position 22/17/10 /6 /7 /7 /5 /7 /6 /8/13/10/13 /9 /9 /9 /9/10/12/11/14/11/12/11/12/11/13/13/13/12/12/12/13/14/13/14/13/11/10/11 /9/12 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 30 April 2018 FA Cup 1932–33 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1932–33 FA Cup in the third round against Stoke City, who at the time were third in the Second Division league table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/13-january-1933/ League Division Two table after close of play on 13 January 1933 11v11.com 30 April 2018 The visiting Saints put up a "spirited performance" against the soon-to-be league champions at the Victoria Ground, and saw a header from Ted Drake cleared off the goal line in the first half, but were defeated by a single goal three minutes into the second half. Southampton were unable to find an equaliser, and as a result were eliminated in the third round of the tournament for the fifth consecutive season – their worst run in the competition to date.https://www.fchd.info/SOUTHAMP.HTM Southampton Football Club History Database 30 April 2018 Round 3 14 January 1933 Stoke City 1–0 Southampton Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 18,526 L Other matches Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played four additional first-team matches during the 1932–33 season. The first was the semi-final of the second annual Hampshire Combination Cup against local rivals Portsmouth on 5 October, which the First Division side won 6–0 at Fratton Park.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 131 Pompey were three up by half-time thanks to a brace for Fred Worrall and a goal by centre-forward McCarthy, before Jimmy Nichol scored twice and Worrall completed his hat-trick after the break. The performance of Septimus Rutherford was praised by reporters, who described him as "a very dangerous winger". The club's first non-competitive fixture of the season was a friendly match against Third Division South side Gillingham in February, which they lost 3–1 (Arthur Holt scored for the Saints).Chalk Holley 1987 213 A second friendly followed in March, against a team representing the Tidworth Garrison, which Southampton won 3–1. The club ended their season with another match against Portsmouth on 3 May, which served as a combined fixture for the Hampshire Benevolent Cup and Rowland Hospital Cup, with both charities sharing the proceeds from the game.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 132 The Saints were on the end of another thrashing at the hands of the top-flight hosts, who won 5–0 thanks to another hat-trick from Worrall, as well as a first-half goal from Jack Weddle and a second-half own-goal by right-half Charlie Sillett. Hampshire CC Semi-Final 5 October 1932 Portsmouth 6–0 Southampton Worrall McCarthy Nichol Fratton Park Portsmouth 3,997 L Friendly 18 February 1933 Gillingham 3–1 Southampton Holt Priestfield Stadium Gillingham L Friendly 15 March 1933 Tidworth Garrison 1–3 Southampton Hunt Clarke Tidworth Camp Tidworth W Hampshire BC/Rowland HC 3 May 1933 Portsmouth 5–0 Southampton Worrall Weddle Sillett o.g. Fratton Park Portsmouth 2,716 L Player details Southampton used 21 different players during the 1932–33 season, twelve 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. Left-half Bill Luckett played in all 45 of the club's games during the campaign. Outside-right Dick Neal and goalkeeper Bert Scriven each appeared in all but one of the season's league games and the match for the Hampshire Benevolent and Rowland Hospital Cups. Centre-forward Ted Drake finished as the season's top scorer with 20 goals in the Second Division, followed by outside-left Johnny Arnold on eleven goals and inside-forward Tom Brewis on ten. Luckett was the highest-scoring half-back of the season on five goals, and Michael Keeping was the highest-scoring full-back on two. Squad statistics NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupOther"Other" includes the Hampshire Combination Cup and Hampshire Benevolent/Rowland Hospital Cup matches.TotalApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsBill AdamsHB Half-backENG3511020381Arthur BradfordHB Half-backENG3821020412Tom BrewisFW ForwardENG311000203310Frank CampbellHB Half-backSCO3011010321Herbert CoatesFW ForwardENG3041000314Ted DrakeFW ForwardENG332010203620Fred DunmoreFW ForwardENG10000010Bob FosterGK GoalkeeperENG10001020Jimmy HarrisFW ForwardENG20000020Arthur HoltFW ForwardENG83001093Bill LuckettHB Half-backENG4251020455Dick NealFW ForwardENG4141010434Frank OsborneFW ForwardENG50100060Arthur RobertsFB Full-backENG40002060Tom RuddyFW ForwardENG1520020172Bert ScrivenGK GoalkeeperENG4101010430Charlie SillettFB Full-backENG60001070Arthur TilfordFB Full-backENG1000000100Stan WoodhouseHB Half-backENG3700010380Players with appearances who left before the end of the seasonJohnny ArnoldFW ForwardENG261110102811Michael KeepingFB Full-backENG2621000272 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of total1Bill LuckettHB Half-back42100.001100.002100.0045100.002Dick NealFW Forward4197.621100.00150.004395.56Bert ScrivenGK Goalkeeper4197.621100.00150.004395.564Arthur BradfordHB Half-back3890.481100.002100.004191.115Stan WoodhouseHB Half-back3788.1000.00150.003884.44Bill AdamsHB Half-back3583.331100.002100.003884.447Ted DrakeFW Forward3378.571100.002100.003680.008Tom BrewisFW Forward3173.8100.002100.003373.339Frank CampbellHB Half-back3071.43150.00150.003271.1110Herbert CoatesFW Forward3071.43150.0000.003168.89 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per game1Ted DrakeFW Forward200.6000.0000.00200.552Johnny ArnoldFW Forward110.4200.0000.00110.393Tom BrewisFW Forward100.3200.0000.00100.304Bill LuckettHB Half-back50.1100.0000.0050.115Herbert CoatesFW Forward43000.0000.0040.12Dick NealFW Forward40.0900.0000.0040.097Arthur HoltFW Forward30.3700.0000.0030.338Tom RuddyFW Forward20.1300.0000.0020.11Michael KeepingFB Full-back20.0700.0000.0020.07Arthur BradfordHB Half-back20.0500.0000.0020.04 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