1936–37 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

September 2025 Charlton Athletic 1936–37 Jimmy Seed The Valley First Division 2nd FA Cup Third round 1935–36 1937–38 The 1936–37 season was the 18th season in the history of Charlton Athletic Football Club, an association football club based in Charlton, London, England. Following a second-place finish in the 1935–36 Second Division, Charlton were promoted to play in the First Division, the top tier of English football, for the first time in the club's history. Charlton finished second in the First Division, three points behind title winners Manchester City. This second-place finish remains Charlton's best ever season in the top tier of English football. Season summary Charlton secured consecutive promotions to reach the First Division for the first time in the club's history, winning the Third Division South in 1934–35 and finishing as runners-up in the Second Division in 1935–36, and were the first side to achieve successive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division in Football League history.Redden Richard http://archive.org/details/storyofcharltona0000redd The story of Charlton Athletic 1905–1990 1990 Breedon 978-0-907969-67-9 Derby 42 Ahead of the season, the club signed forward George Tadman from Gillingham for a fee of £1,000, and also signed Leonard Williams and Ronnie Green for smaller fees, whilst forward Ralph Allen was sold to Reading for £828.Redden Richard http://archive.org/details/storyofcharltona0000redd The story of Charlton Athletic 1905–1990 1990 Breedon 978-0-907969-67-9 Derby 44 Charlton had success adopting a defensive style of play and were top of the league at the start of March, having picked up numerous 1–0 wins.Murray Scott https://books.google.com/books?id=9M8vDgAAQBAJ&dq=charlton+1936-37+george+tadman&pg=PT114 The Title: The Story of the First Division 7 September 2017 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-4729-3662-2 en However, following a 5–0 defeat to Derby County on 20 March and a 3–0 defeat to Chelsea on 26 March, Charlton lost top spot to Manchester City, and would not regain it despite only losing once in their final seven matches.Clayton Paul http://archive.org/details/isbn_9780755310203 The Essential History of Charlton Athletic 18 August 2001 Headline 978-0-7553-1020-3 59 Charlton finished 2nd on 54 points, and George Tadman finished the season as their top scorer with 11 goals. The attendance recorded for the club's home league match against Arsenal on 17 October was 68,160, the highest attendance ever recorded at The Valley. It has been suggested that the actual attendance for this match was closer to 80,000. On 11 April 1937, Charlton played a friendly match against the French national team at the Parc des Princes; after France's match against Italy was cancelled at 48 hours notice, they arranged a match against Charlton in its place. Charlton won 5–2.Burnton Simon 12 April 2020 The forgotten story of ... when Charlton played France and won 5–2 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/12/the-forgotten-story-of-when-charlton-played-france-and-won-5-2 23 September 2025 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Competitions First Division 1936–37 Football League First Division League table First Division CHA Matches +First Division match detailsClayton Paul http://archive.org/details/isbn_9780755310203 The Essential History of Charlton Athletic 18 August 2001 Headline 978-0-7553-1020-3 230DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance1936 8 29 dmyGrimsby TownAW1–0Prior12,6961936 8 31 dmyStoke CityAD1–1Prior23,6421936 9 5 dmyLiverpoolHD1–1Boulter31,3011936 9 7 dmyStoke CityHW2–0Prior, Boulter20,5401936 9 12 dmyLeeds UnitedAL0–213,7891936 9 17 dmyBrentfordAL2–4Prior, Boulter21,3731936 9 19 dmyBirminghamHD2–2Jobling, Prior35,4211936 9 26 dmyMiddlesbroughAD1–1Prior22,7951936 10 3 dmyWest Bromwich AlbionHW4–2Hobbis (2), Tadman, Boulter37,4351936 10 10 dmyManchester CityAD1–1Tadman33,6641936 10 17 dmyArsenalHL0–268,1601936 10 24 dmyPreston North EndAD0–022,7301936 10 31 dmySheffield WednesdayHW1–0Tadman12,9301936 11 7 dmyManchester UnitedAD0–026,0841936 11 14 dmyDerby CountyHW2–0Tadman, Robinson34,3001936 11 21 dmyWolverhampton WanderersAL1–6Hobbis16,0311936 11 28 dmySunderlandHW3–1Hobbis (2), Stephenson38,5191936 12 5 dmyHuddersfield TownAW2–1Wilkinson (2)11,6091936 12 12 dmyEvertonHW2–0Boulter, Hobbis25,9911936 12 19 dmyBolton WanderersAL1–2Tadman25,2021936 12 25 dmyPortsmouthHD0–031,2041936 12 26 dmyGrimsby TownHW1–0Pearce30,7331936 12 28 dmyPortsmouthAW1–0Pearce16,9981937 1 2 dmyLiverpoolAW2–1Wilkinson, Pearce29,8501937 1 9 dmyLeeds UnitedHW1–0Boulter26,7601937 1 23 dmyBirminghamAW2–1Wilkinson, John Oakes (pen)16,9761937 1 30 dmyMiddlesbroughHD2–2Tadman, Hobbis16,5591937 2 6 dmyWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Welsh, Tadman26,4591937 2 13 dmyManchester CityHD1–1Tadman35,5091937 2 24 dmyArsenalAD1–1Robinson60,5681937 2 27 dmyPreston North EndHW3–1Tadman, Hobbis, Jobling (pen)25,7021937 3 6 dmySheffield WednesdayAL1–3R. Green15,9661937 3 13 dmyManchester UnitedHW3–0Wilkinson (2), R. Green25,9431937 3 20 dmyDerby CountyAL0–521,1101937 3 26 dmyChelseaAL0–363,4631937 3 27 dmyWolverhampton WanderersHW4–0Welsh 2, Stephenson, Hobbis35,0551937 3 29 dmyChelseaHW1–0Wilkinson45,8601937 4 3 dmySunderlandAL0–126,2031937 4 10 dmyHuddersfield TownHW1–0Welsh24,9951937 4 17 dmyEvertonAD2–2Tadman (2)11,1051937 4 24 dmyBolton WanderersHW1–0Welsh23,6841937 5 1 dmyBrentfordHW2–1Robinson (2)26,195 FA Cup 1936–37 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1937 1 16Coventry CityAL0–229,072 References Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. seasons Charlton