1937–38 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1937–38 season
ManagerWilf Wild
StadiumMaine Road
First Division21st (relegated)
FA CupSixth round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Doherty (23)
All: Peter Doherty (25)
Highest home attendance71,937 vs Bury
22 January 1938
Lowest home attendance16,396 vs Middlesbrough
9 March 1938

The 1937–38 season was Manchester City's 43rd season in existence and 31st season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FA Cup and FA Charity Shield.

First Division

Main article: 1937–38 Football League § First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 Birmingham 42 10 18 14 58 62 0.935 38
19 Portsmouth 42 13 12 17 62 68 0.912 38
20 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 51 68 0.750 38
21 Manchester City (R) 42 14 8 20 80 77 1.039 36 Relegation to the Second Division
22 West Bromwich Albion (R) 42 14 8 20 74 91 0.813 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 14 8 20 80 77 1.039 36 12 2 7 49 33 26 2 6 13 31 44 10

Source: [1]


Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
29 August 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 3 Herd 39,484
1 September 1937 Everton H Maine Road 2 - 0 Herd, Doherty 27,603
4 September 1937 Leicester City H Maine Road 3 – 0 Bray, Herd, Brook 40,000
8 September 1937 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 4 Brook 27,290
11 September 1937 Sunderland A Roker Park 1 - 3 Doherty 30,000
15 September 1937 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 3 – 2 Herd (2), Percival 19,968
18 September 1937 Derby County H Maine Road 6 – 1 Doherty (2), Brook (2), Clayton, Percival 32,991
25 September 1937 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 2 - 2 Doherty, Barr 20,000
2 October 1937 Arsenal A Highbury 1 – 2 Clayton 68,353
9 October 1937 Blackpool H Maine Road 2 – 1 Herd, Brook 38,846
16 October 1937 Stoke City H Maine Road 0 – 0 40,000
23 October 1937 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 4 18,442
30 October 1937 Birmingham City H Maine Road 2 – 0 Doherty (2) 20,000
3 November 1937 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 - 2 Doherty, Brook 32,000
13 November 1937 Liverpool H Maine Road 1 – 3 Toseland 25,000
20 November 1937 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 2 – 2 Herd, Brook 40,197
27 November 1937 Grimsby Town H Maine Road 3 – 1 Percival (2), Herd 27,526
18 December 1937 Leeds United A Elland Road 1 – 2 Doherty 22,144
25 December 1937 Brentford H Maine Road 0 – 2 35,000
27 December 1937 Brentford A Grimsby Town 1 – 2 Herd 40,000
1 January 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 4 Herd, Doherty 39,776
15 January 1938 Leicester City A Filbert Street 4 – 1 Doherty (3), Heale 16,000
29 January 1938 Derby County A Baseball Ground 7 – 1 Heale (3), Brook (2), Doherty, Toseland 13,625
2 February 1938 Sunderland H Maine Road 0 – 0 19,000
5 February 1938 Portsmouth H Maine Road 2 – 1 Rogers, Brook 30,000
16 February 1938 Arsenal H Maine Road 1 – 2 Heale 34,299
19 February 1938 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 - 2 Tilson 19,764
26 February 1938 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 2 – 3 Toseland, Doherty 30,000
9 March 1938 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 1 – 6 Milsom 16,396
12 March 1938 Birmingham City A St Andrews 2 – 2 Doherty, Brook 25,000
16 March 1938 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 1 Dunkley 10,792
19 March 1938 Preston North End H Maine Road 1 – 2 Doherty 45,000
26 March 1938 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 2 30,000
2 April 1938 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 0 Pritchard 31,033
6 April 1938 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 5 – 3 Milsom (3), Bray, Pritchard 18,000
9 April 1938 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 1 – 3 Doherty 11,413
15 April 1938 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 – 2 Milsom 53,328
16 April 1938 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 7 – 1 Brook (4), Herd (2), Doherty 16,700
18 April 1938 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 2 Brook 29,872
23 April 1938 Charlton Athletic A The Valley 0 – 0 31,000
30 April 1938 Leeds United H Maine Road 6 – 2 Doherty (3), Percival, Heale, Brook 26,732
7 May 1938 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 0 – 1 16,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup

Reports

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 January 1938 Third round Millwall A The Den 2 - 2 Herd (2) 38,110
12 January 1938 Third round replay Millwall H Maine Road 3 – 1 Herd, Heale, Brook 39,559
22 January 1938 Fourth round Bury H Maine Road 3 - 1 Toseland (2), Whitfield (og) 71,937
12 February 1938 Fifth round Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 3 - 1 Heale, Doherty, (og) 21,099
5 March 1938 Sixth round Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 – 3 Doherty, Allen (og) 75,540

Charity Shield

Main article: 1937 FA Charity Shield
Manchester City2–0Sunderland
Herd
Doherty
Attendance: 14,000
Manchester City
Sunderland
1 England Frank Swift
2 England Bill Dale
3 England Sam Barkas (c)
4 England Jack Percival
5 England Bobby Marshall
6 England Jackie Bray
7 England Ernie Toseland
8 Scotland Alec Herd
9 England Fred Tilson
10 Northern Ireland Peter Doherty
11 England Eric Brook
Manager: England Wilf Wild
1 England Johnny Mapson
2 England Jimmy Gorman
3 Scotland Alex Hall
4 Scotland Charlie Thomson
5 Scotland Bert Johnston
6 Scotland Alexander Hastings
7 England Johnny Spuhler
8 England Raich Carter (c)
9 England Bobby Gurney
10 Scotland Patrick Gallacher
11 England Fred Rowell
Manager: Scotland Johnny Cochrane

References

  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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