1937–38 Manchester City F.C. season
1937–38 season | |
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Manager | Wilf Wild |
Stadium | Maine Road |
First Division | 21st (relegated) |
FA Cup | Sixth round |
FA Charity Shield | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Doherty (23) All: Peter Doherty (25) |
Highest home attendance | 71,937 vs Bury 22 January 1938 |
Lowest home attendance | 16,396 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
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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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
[edit]Reports
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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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
[edit]Manchester City | 2–0 | Sunderland |
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Herd Doherty |
Attendance: 14,000
Manchester City | Sunderland |
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