1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1936–37 George Liddell Howard Cant Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 11th FA Cup Third round (eliminated by Stoke City) Seymour Morris (15) Seymour Morris (16) 39,940 vs Arsenal, 14 November 1936 8,892 vs Derby County, 12 December 1936 22,991 _whitecollarplain _2_white_stripes 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000099 1935–36 1937–38 The 1936–37 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 41st in the Football League and their 24th in the First Division. They finished in 11th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1936–37 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Stoke City in that round. Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Harry Hibbs played in 40 of the 43 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Cyril Trigg played in one fewer. Seymour Morris was leading scorer with 16 goals, of which 15 came in the league. Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance29 August 19365thPortsmouthHW2–1Dearson, Morris24,9142 September 193611thWest Bromwich AlbionAL2–3Morris, Jones26,3785 September 19368thChelseaAW3–1Morris, Harris, Dearson32,8039 September 19366thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Harris23,81312 September 193610thStoke CityHL2–4Jennings, Harris14,31416 September 193610thManchester CityAD1–1Morris20,28019 September 19369thCharlton AthleticAD2–2Jones, Morris35,42126 September 193614thGrimsby TownHL2–3Jones, Harris21,9853 October 193617thLiverpoolAL0–223,89210 October 193615thLeeds UnitedHW2–1Jones, Harris23,83317 October 193610thHuddersfield TownHW4–2Fillingham, Jones, White 2 (1 pen)25,05524 October 193610thEvertonAD3–3Brunskill, Harris, Morris26,94431 October 19369thBolton WanderersHD1–1Morris23,2887 November 193614thBrentfordAL1–2Dearson22,90514 November 193616thArsenalHL1–3Devine39,94021 November 193616thPreston North EndAD2–2White 2 (1 pen)16,89228 November 193616thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Millership og17,9935 December 193615thManchester UnitedAW2–1White, Jones16,54412 December 193616thDerby CountyHL0–18,89219 December 193619thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Clarke19,24925 December 193614thSunderlandHW2–0Harris, Jones37,19126 December 193616thPortsmouthAL1–2Jones32,02028 December 193617thSunderlandAL0–417,3062 January 193716thChelseaHD0–017,6739 January 193716thStoke CityAL0–215,31123 January 193720thCharlton AthleticHL1–2White16,9762 February 193718thGrimsby TownAD1–1Harris6,7736 February 193716thLiverpoolHW5–0Morris, Beattie, Jennings, Harris, White21,73513 February 193716thLeeds UnitedAW2–0Beattie, Morris13,67420 February 193716thHuddersfield TownAD1–1Beattie10,33427 February 193714thEvertonHW2–0Beattie, White21,1506 March 193715thBolton WanderersAD0–021,57213 March 193713thBrentfordHW4–0Morris 2, White, Harris30,51020 March 193713thArsenalAD1–1Beattie46,08626 March 193714thMiddlesbroughAL1–3Clarke24,95827 March 193713thPreston North EndHW1–0Harris26,35029 March 193712thMiddlesbroughHD0–028,6243 April 193711thSheffield WednesdayAW3–0Morris 2, Richards20,80410 April 193710thManchester UnitedHD2–2Clarke, Beattie19,13017 April 193713thDerby CountyAL1–3Morris10,80224 April 193713thWolverhampton WanderersHW1–0Jennings pen22,1101 May 193711thManchester CityHD2–2Morris, Clarke17,325 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts9thPortsmouth4217101562660.944410thStoke City4215121572571.264211thBirmingham4213151464601.074112thGrimsby Town421771886811.064113thChelsea4214131552550.9441Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1936-1937/table Birmingham City 1936–1937: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 8 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062517/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1936-1937/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1936–37 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round16 January 1937Stoke CityHL1–4Morris31,480 Appearances and goals This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matchesthe Football League and FA Cuponly. For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid). Players marked left the club during the playing season. + Players' appearances and goals by competitionNamePositionLeagueFA CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsFrank ClackGoalkeeper300030Harry Hibbs footballerGoalkeeper39010400Ned BarkasFull back22010230Billy Hughes footballer born 1918Full back600060Willie SteelFull back17000170Ernie SykesFull back100010Cyril TriggFull back38010390Norman BrunskillHalf back21110221Dick Butler footballerHalf back300030Joe DevineHalf back17100171Tom FillinghamHalf back32100321Isaac Lea footballerHalf back601070Joe LoughranHalf back801090Jim OlneyHalf back200020Dai RichardsHalf back810081Lewis StokerHalf back19000190Jack SykesHalf back17010180John Beattie footballerForward17600176Albert ClarkeForward11400114Don DearsonForward22300223 Billy Guest Forward300030Fred Harris footballer, born 1912Forward3511103611Dennis Jennings footballerForward25310263Charlie Wilson JonesForward22800228Kenny KendrickForward100010Seymour MorrisForward3515113616Ernie Richardson footballerForward200020 Sam Small Forward300030Frank White footballerForward27910289 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 Source for match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1936-1937/results Birmingham City 1936–1937: Results Statto Organisation 8 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003636/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1936-1937/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 314–15. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham