1936–37 FA Cup

August 2020 1936–37 FA Cup EnglandWales Sunderland (1st title) Preston North End 1935–36 1937–38 The 1936–37 FA Cup was the 62nd season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sunderland won the competition for the first time, beating Preston North End 3–1 in the final at Wembley. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Extra preliminary round Saturday 5 September 1936 Preliminary round Saturday 19 September 1936 First round qualifying Saturday 3 October 1936 Second round qualifying Saturday 17 October 1936 Third round qualifying Saturday 31 October 1936 Fourth round qualifyingSaturday 14 November 1936 First round proper Saturday 28 November 1936 Second round proper Saturday 12 December 1936 Third round proper Saturday 16 January 1937 Fourth round proper Saturday 30 January 1937 Fifth round proper Saturday 20 February 1937 Sixth round proper Saturday 6 March 1937 Semi-finals Saturday 10 April 1937 Final Saturday 1 May 1937 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 25 places available in the first round. The 25 winners from this season's fourth qualifying round were Spennymoor United, Blyth Spartans, Shildon, Morecambe, South Liverpool, Wigan Athletic, Stalybridge Celtic, Wellington Town, Frickley Colliery, Boston United, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United, Burton Town, Peterborough United, Ipswich Town, Southall, Harwich & Parkeston, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Dulwich Hamlet, Worthing, Folkestone, Dartford, Walthamstow Avenue, Ryde Sports, Bath City and Yeovil & Petter's United. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Morecambe, South Liverpool, Frickley Colliery, Ipswich Town and Worthing. Peterborough United were also featuring in the main draw for the first time in their own right, just five seasons after predecessor outfit Peterborough & Fletton United had last reached this stage. Two clubs progressed from the extra preliminary round to the first round proper. Frickley Colliery defeated Ryhill & Havercroft United, Yorkshire Amateur, Worksop Town, Norton Woodseats, Denaby United and Ripley Town before losing to Southport; while Harwich & Parkeston defeated Maldon & Heybridge, Crittall Athletic, Dagenham Town, Romford, Barking and Hayes before going out to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic at Dean Court. First round proper At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Chester, Port Vale and Luton Town were given byes to the third round. To make the number of matches up, non-league sides Ilford and Corinthian were given byes to this round. Ilford were the runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup, but the bye was passed to them as the winners, Casuals were no longer entering the FA Cup. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 November 1936. Four were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Dartford3–0Peterborough United28 November 19362Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic5–1Harwich & Parkeston28 November 19363Barrow0–4Mansfield Town28 November 19364Bath City1–2Tunbridge Wells Rangers28 November 19365Walsall3–0Scunthorpe & Lindsey United28 November 19366Crewe Alexandra5–1Rochdale28 November 19367Lincoln City1–1New Brighton28 November 1936ReplayNew Brighton2–3Lincoln City2 December 19368Swindon Town6–0Dulwich Hamlet28 November 19369Ipswich Town2–1Watford28 November 193610Ilford2–4Reading28 November 193611Queens Park Rangers5–1Brighton & Hove Albion28 November 193612Accrington Stanley3–1Wellington Town28 November 193613South Liverpool1–0Morecambe28 November 193614Shildon4–2Stalybridge Celtic28 November 193615Carlisle United2–1Stockport County28 November 193616Clapton Orient2–1Torquay United28 November 193617Oldham Athletic1–0Tranmere Rovers28 November 193618Crystal Palace1–1Southend United28 November 1936ReplaySouthend United2–0Crystal Palace2 December 193619Exeter City3–0Folkestone28 November 193620Blyth Spartans0–2Wrexham28 November 193621Cardiff City3–1Southall28 November 193622Frickley Colliery0–2Southport28 November 193623Burton Town5–1Wigan Athletic28 November 193624Halifax Town1–2Darlington28 November 193625Newport County3–0Bristol City28 November 193626Yeovil & Petter's United4–3Worthing28 November 193627Ryde Sports1–5Gillingham28 November 193628Walthamstow Avenue6–1Northampton Town28 November 193629Corinthian0–2Bristol Rovers28 November 193630York City5–2Hull City28 November 193631Rotherham United4–4Hartlepools United28 November 1936ReplayHartlepools United2–0Rotherham United2 December 193632Aldershot1–6Millwall28 November 193633Gateshead2–0Notts County28 November 193634Boston United1–1Spennymoor United28 November 1936ReplaySpennymoor United2–0Boston United2 December 1936 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 12 December 1936, with one match postponed until the 17th. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Reading7–2Newport County12 December 19362Walsall1–1Yeovil & Petter's United12 December 1936ReplayYeovil & Petter's United0–1Walsall16 December 19363Crewe Alexandra1–1Hartlepools United12 December 1936ReplayHartlepools United1–2Crewe Alexandra16 December 19364Lincoln City2–3Oldham Athletic12 December 19365Wrexham2–0Gillingham12 December 19366Ipswich Town1–2Spennymoor United12 December 19367Accrington Stanley1–0Tunbridge Wells Rangers12 December 19368Bristol Rovers2–1Southport12 December 19369South Liverpool0–1Queens Park Rangers12 December 193610Shildon0–3Dartford12 December 193611Millwall7–0Gateshead12 December 193612Carlisle United4–1Clapton Orient12 December 193613Southend United3–3York City12 December 1936ReplayYork City2–1Southend United16 December 193614Mansfield Town0–3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic12 December 193615Cardiff City2–1Swindon Town12 December 193616Burton Town1–2Darlington12 December 193617Walthamstow Avenue2–3Exeter City17 December 1936 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage along with Chester, Port Vale and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 January 1937. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek. Spennymoor United and Dartford were the last clubs from the qualifying rounds left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester4–0Doncaster Rovers16 January 19372Chesterfield1–5Arsenal16 January 19373Dartford0–1Darlington16 January 19374Bury1–0Queens Park Rangers16 January 19375Preston North End2–0Newcastle United16 January 19376Southampton2–3Sunderland16 January 19377Walsall3–1Barnsley16 January 19378Nottingham Forest2–4Sheffield United16 January 19379Blackburn Rovers2–2Accrington Stanley16 January 1937ReplayAccrington Stanley3–1Blackburn Rovers20 January 193710Aston Villa2–3Burnley16 January 193711Sheffield Wednesday2–0Port Vale16 January 193712Wolverhampton Wanderers6–1Middlesbrough16 January 193713Crewe Alexandra0–2Plymouth Argyle16 January 193714West Bromwich Albion7–1Spennymoor United16 January 193715Luton Town3–3Blackpool16 January 1937ReplayBlackpool1–2Luton Town20 January 193716Everton5–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic16 January 193717Wrexham1–3Manchester City16 January 193718Brentford5–0Huddersfield Town16 January 193719Bristol Rovers2–5Leicester City16 January 193720Coventry City2–0Charlton Athletic16 January 193721Portsmouth0–5Tottenham Hotspur16 January 193722West Ham United0–0Bolton Wanderers16 January 1937ReplayBolton Wanderers1–0West Ham United20 January 193723Manchester United1–0Reading16 January 193724Norwich City3–0Liverpool16 January 193725Bradford City2–2York City16 January 1937ReplayYork City1–0Bradford City20 January 193726Millwall2–0Fulham16 January 193727Chelsea4–0Leeds United16 January 193728Bradford Park Avenue0–4Derby County16 January 193729Exeter City3–0Oldham Athletic16 January 193730Cardiff City1–3Grimsby Town16 January 193731Swansea Town1–0Carlisle United16 January 193732Stoke City4–1Birmingham16 January 1937 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1937. Four games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley4–1Bury30 January 19372Preston North End5–1Stoke City30 January 19373Bolton Wanderers1–1Norwich City30 January 1937ReplayNorwich City1–2Bolton Wanderers4 February 19374Grimsby Town5–1Walsall30 January 19375Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Sheffield United30 January 1937ReplaySheffield United1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers4 February 19376West Bromwich Albion3–2Darlington30 January 19377Derby County3–0Brentford30 January 19378Luton Town2–2Sunderland30 January 1937ReplaySunderland3–1Luton Town3 February 19379Everton3–0Sheffield Wednesday30 January 193710Tottenham Hotspur1–0Plymouth Argyle30 January 193711Manchester City2–0Accrington Stanley30 January 193712Coventry City2–0Chester30 January 193713Millwall3–0Chelsea30 January 193714Exeter City3–1Leicester City30 January 193715Swansea Town0–0York City30 January 1937ReplayYork City1–3Swansea Town3 February 193716Arsenal5–0Manchester United30 January 1937 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1937. There were two replays, played in the next midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Burnley1–7Arsenal20 February 19372Preston North End5–3Exeter City20 February 19373Bolton Wanderers0–5Manchester City20 February 19374Grimsby Town1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20 February 1937ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers6–2Grimsby Town24 February 19375Sunderland3–0Swansea Town20 February 19376Everton1–1Tottenham Hotspur20 February 1937ReplayTottenham Hotspur4–3Everton22 February 19377Coventry City2–3West Bromwich Albion20 February 19378Millwall2–1Derby County20 February 1937 Sixth round proper The four quarter final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 March 1937. The Wolverhampton Wanderers–Sunderland match went to two replays before it was settled, in Sunderland's favour. This was the only second replay to take place in the FA Cup proper. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Sunderland6 March 1937ReplaySunderland2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers10 March 1937ReplaySunderland4–0Wolverhampton Wanderers15 March 19372West Bromwich Albion3–1Arsenal6 March 19373Tottenham Hotspur1–3Preston North End6 March 19374Millwall2–0Manchester City6 March 1937 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 10 April 1937. Sunderland and Preston North End won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley 10 April 1937 15:00 Preston North End 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Highbury, London 42,636 10 April 1937 15:00 Sunderland 2–1 Millwall Gurney 29 Gallacher 67 Mangnall 10 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 62,813 Final 1937 FA Cup Final The 1937 FA Cup Final - the first such final played in the month of May - was contested by Sunderland and Preston North End at Wembley. Sunderland won 3–1, with goals by Bobby Gurney, Raich Carter and Eddie Burbanks. Frank O'Donnell's strike on 38 minutes had put Preston ahead. Match details 1 May 1937 15:00 BST Sunderland 3–1 Preston North End Bobby Gurney 52Raich Carter 73Eddie Burbanks 78 Frank O'Donnell 38 Wembley, London 93,495 R. G. Rudd right _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _white_stripes _redtop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 Sunderland _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000077 004499 Preston North End See also FA Cup Final Results 1872- References General Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com 1936-37 FA Cup at rssf.com 1936-37 FA Cup at soccerbase.com Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup