1932–33 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley F.C.
1932–33 season
ChairmanEdward Tate
ManagerTom Bromilow (from October 1932)
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupQuarter final
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Jones (16)
All: Tommy Jones & Cecil Smith (16)
Highest home attendance48,717 vs Manchester City (4 March 1933)
Lowest home attendance4,845 vs Nottingham Forest (31 January 1933)
Average home league attendance12,637[1]

The 1932–33 season was Burnley's 45th season of league football.

Transfers

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Football League Second Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Port Vale 42 14 10 18 66 79 0.835 38
18 Lincoln City 42 12 13 17 72 87 0.828 37
19 Burnley 42 11 14 17 67 79 0.848 36
20 West Ham United 42 13 9 20 75 93 0.806 35
21 Chesterfield (R) 42 12 10 20 61 84 0.726 34 Relegation to the Third Division North
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Match results

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Key
  • In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • pen. = Penalty kick
  • o.g. = Own goal
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
27 August 1932 Chesterfield (H) 1–1 Forrest 8,935
30 August 1932 Preston North End (A) 1–6 Crompton 12,732
3 September 1932 Bradford (A) 4–0 Harker, Kelly (2), Mee 11,020
5 September 1932 Preston North End (H) 4–0 C. Smith, Kelly (2), Mee 14,271
10 September 1932 Plymouth Argyle (H) 1–1 Fairhurst (pen.) 12,438
17 September 1932 Nottingham Forest (A) 1–1 Harker 9,736
24 September 1932 Charlton Athletic (H) 0–1 10,657
1 October 1932 Stoke City (A) 0–3 13,056
8 October 1932 Manchester United (H) 2–3 Prest, Forrest (pen.) 5,314
15 October 1932 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1–4 Prest 26,097
22 October 1932 Fulham (H) 3–3 Mee, Fairhurst, Jones 6,603
29 October 1932 West Ham United (A) 4–4 Jones (4) 12,009
5 November 1932 Lincoln City (H) 0–0 9,046
12 November 1932 Bradford City (A) 1–2 Bicknell (o.g.) 11,378
19 November 1932 Port Vale (H) 1–1 Edwards 7,940
26 November 1932 Millwall (A) 1–4 Edwards 10,865
3 December 1932 Southampton (H) 2–0 Jones, Edwards 7,139
10 December 1932 Notts County (A) 2–4 Crompton (2) 8,216
17 December 1932 Swansea Town (H) 1–2 Jones 6,637
24 December 1932 Bury (A) 3–5 Crompton, Reynolds, Jones 7,789
26 December 1932 Grimsby Town (A) 2–1 Harker, Reynolds 11,186
27 December 1932 Grimsby Town (H) 2–0 Harker (2) 13,602
31 December 1932 Chesterfield (A) 0–6 8,403
7 January 1933 Bradford (H) 2–0 C. Smith, Jones 7,460
21 January 1933 Plymouth Argyle (A) 0–4 11,529
31 January 1933 Nottingham Forest (H) 3–3 C. Smith, Crompton (2) 4,845
4 February 1933 Charlton Athletic (A) 2–2 Crompton, Richmond 7,777
11 February 1933 Stoke City (H) 1–2 C. Smith 12,228
22 February 1933 Manchester United (A) 1–2 C. Smith 18,533
8 March 1933 Fulham (A) 1–2 Jones 11,506
11 March 1933 West Ham United (H) 4–0 C. Smith (3), Hancock 10,771
18 March 1933 Lincoln City (A) 4–1 C. Smith, Mustard, Jones (2) 8,617
25 March 1933 Bradford City (H) 0–0 12,228
1 April 1933 Port Vale (A) 1–1 C. Smith 7,221
8 April 1933 Millwall (H) 3–0 C. Smith, Mustard, Jones 8,691
14 April 1933 Oldham Athletic (H) 1–1 Mustard (pen.) 13,787
15 April 1933 Southampton (A) 1–3 C. Smith 7,302
17 April 1933 Oldham Athletic (A) 2–2 Hancock, C. Smith 13,501
22 April 1933 Notts County (H) 2–1 Hancock, Reynolds 7,665
24 April 1933 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1–1 Jones 11,353
29 April 1933 Swansea Town (A) 0–2 3,843
6 May 1933 Bury (H) 1–0 Jones 5,697

FA Cup

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Match results

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Key
Results
Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
Third round 14 January 1933 Swindon Town (A) 2–1 Harker, C. Smith —
Fourth round 28 January 1933 Sheffield United (H) 3–1 Mee (2), C. Smith 25,380
Fifth round 18 February 1933 Chesterfield (H) 1–0 Hancock 31,699
Quarter final 4 March 1933 Manchester City (H) 0–1 48,717

Player details

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Player statistics

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Player Position Second Division FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
George Bellis HB 23 0 3 0 26 0
Ray Bennion HB 24 0 4 0 28 0
Stan Bowsher HB 5 0 1 0 6 0
James Brown HB 19 0 0 0 19 0
Herman Conway GK 23 0 2 0 25 0
Wilf Crompton OF 25 7 3 0 28 7
Reg Edwards CF 6 3 0 0 6 3
Dick Fairhurst HB 14 2 0 0 14 2
Alex Forrest HB 28 2 4 0 32 2
John Hall OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ted Hancock IF 15 3 2 1 17 4
Billy Harker IF 15 5 2 1 17 6
Charlie Hillam GK 19 0 2 0 21 0
Billy Jeavons OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Evan Jenkins OF 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tommy Jones IF 40 16 4 0 44 16
Jack Kelly CF 10 2 0 0 10 2
Tom Manns HB 10 0 0 0 10 0
Georgie Mee OF 18 3 3 2 21 5
Clifford Merrick HB 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Mustard OF 9 3 0 0 9 3
Tommy Prest IF 14 2 0 0 14 2
Wally Reynolds OF 19 3 1 0 20 3
Gilbert Richmond FB 24 1 4 0 28 1
Jack Schofield HB 2 0 0 0 2 0
Cecil Smith CF 27 14 4 2 31 16
Ernie Smith IF 19 0 0 0 19 0
George Waterfield FB 36 0 3 0 39 0
Tom Willighan FB 22 0 1 0 23 0
William Wood FB 2 0 0 0 2 0
William Wood OF 7 0 0 0 7 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 201

References

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  • Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
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