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Southampton F.C.
1936–37 season
ChairmanSloane Stanley
ManagerGeorge Goss
(until March 1937)
Tom Parker
(from March 1937)
StadiumThe Dell
Second Division19th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Dunne (14)
All: Jimmy Dunne (14)
Highest home attendanceLeague:
20,853 v Aston Villa
(2 January 1937)
Overall:
30,380 v Sunderland
(16 January 1937)
Lowest home attendance4,529 v Nottingham Forest
(1 May 1937)
Average home league attendance12,984
Biggest win4–0 v Sheffield United
(26 September 1936)
Biggest defeat0–4 and 1–5 (multiple)

The 1936–37 season was the 42nd season of competitive football by Southampton and the club's 15th in the Second Division of the Football League. Another disappointing campaign marred by financial problems and personnel changes saw the Saints finishing 19th in the Second Division league table, equalling their worst performance in the flight set just two seasons previously in 1934–35. After picking up a few early wins and starting off around mid-table, the club's form worsened and they remained in the bottom half of the standings from late-November until the end of the season. Southampton finished the campaign with 11 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses in the league, which was exactly the same tally as 1934–35, but even closer to the relegation zone with just four points more than Bradford City in 21st place – the first demotion spot.

As in all but one of the preceding nine seasons, Southampton entered and exited the 1936–37 FA Cup in the third round. The Saints faced particularly tough competition as they were drawn against Sunderland, who were the reigning champions of the First Division, in a home tie which attracted a new record attendance of 30,380. Sunderland went 2–0 up in the first half, and despite Southampton responding in the second with two goals of their own, were able to clinch a winner late on. The Black Cats went on to win the cup. As the Hampshire Combination Cup and Rowland Hospital Cup did not take place in 1936–37, Southampton played only two extra matches outside the league and FA Cup during the season, both friendlies against Third Division South clubs – losing 0–2 to Gillingham in February and drawing 1–1 with Brighton & Hove Albion in April.

Southampton used 28 different players during the 1935–36 season and had eight different goalscorers. Their top scorer was new centre-forward Jimmy Dunne, who scored 14 goals in the Second Division. Arthur Holt scored 11 goals in the league and one in the FA Cup, followed by Fred Smallwood on ten league goals. 11 players were signed by the club during the season, with six released and sold to other clubs, one brought in on loan, and one more retired. The average attendance at The Dell during 1935–36 was 12,984. The highest attendance was 30,380 against Sunderland in the FA Cup; the highest league attendance was 20,853 against Aston Villa on 2 January 1937 – almost 10,000 people lower than the FA Cup record. The lowest attendance of the season was 4,529 against Nottingham Forest on the last day of the season, 1 May 1937.

1936–37 was the only season to feature George Goss as Southampton's secretary-manager, following the departure of George Kay at the end of the previous season. Goss left in February 1937 and was replaced by Tom Parker, a former Saints player in the 1920s, who would manage the club until 1943 when he resigned.

Background and transfers

Southampton underwent a long list of changes in personnel at the end of the 1935–36 season owing to the club's "worsening financial situation", as nine members of the board left (two later returned) and manager George Kay left to take over at First Division side Liverpool, taking assistant Bert Shelley with him – he was replaced by George Goss as secretary manager, while Johnny McIlwaine stepped in as assistant manager.[1] The new management were quick to bring in new players to bolster the squad – early summer signings included amateur goalkeeper Len Stansbridge, who would become an important player for the Saints after the Second World War;[2] Scottish inside forward Billy Boyd from Luton Town, who quickly became an important source of goals for the club;[3] Aston Villa left-half Billy Kingdon, who appeared in all but one games in his first season at The Dell;[4] Welsh half-back Billy Moore from Cardiff City, who made just one appearance;[5] and Welsh winger Fred Smallwood from Macclesfield Town, another key attacker for the season.[6]

The highlight of the summer signings, however, came in July when Irish centre-forward Jimmy Dunne moved to Southampton from top-flight side Arsenal, who had paid a near-record £8,000 for the high-scoring attacker a few seasons previously.[7] Dunne was brought in as a replacement for the previous season's top scorer Vic Watson, who retired that summer and became a coach at Cambridge Town.[8] He made 37 appearances in his only season with the Saints, finishing as the club's top scorer with 14 goals, all in the league.[7] Also leaving that summer were Jack Gurry to Chester City, who had joined alongside Watson the previous year, but not secured a place in the first team;[9] inside-forward Walter Pollard, who transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion but made no appearances and soon retired from the professional game;[10] captain Bill Adams to West Ham United, wrapping up a ten-year stint at the club;[11] and half-back Arthur Bradford, who had spent his entire professional playing career with the South Coast club, earning him two official testimonial matches.[12]

Signings continued just before the start of the league campaign – in August, the club brought in two new Scottish players, Bill Kennedy and Bobby Whitelaw, from Crewe Alexandra and Albion Rovers, respectively.[13][14] Kennedy quickly established himself as the Saints' new first-choice centre-half,[13] while Whitelaw made a string of appearance in the first half of the season at right-half.[14] In September, Stan Woodhouse wrapped up his 12-year Saints career when he joined Basingstoke Town for a final year as a player, before moving into coaching (which later brought him back to Southampton).[15] The next month, the club completed its primary frontline with the signing of John Summers from Derby County, who took over from Dick Neal on the right wing for much of the rest of the season.[16] Halfway through the season, the club signed Alf Charles as its first-ever black player – he made one appearance, playing at inside-left just a few days after his January arrival.[17] Also in January, Boyd was released after sending himself a fake telegram to obtain leave from training.[3]

In March 1937, Goss resigned as Southampton secretary-manager (McIlwaine had already stepped back from his assistant-manager role) and the club brought in former player Tom Parker as his replacement, having reportedly chosen him from 120 applicants.[1] Parker had started his managerial career with Norwich City after retiring from playing in 1933, immediately helping them gain promotion to the Second Division as Third Division South champions.[1] Shortly after arriving back in Hampshire, he signed inside-forward Wilf Mayer from First Division club Stoke City, who appeared in the rest of the season's fixtures.[18] He also brought in another inside-forward, Sid Gueran, on a 15-month loan from Margate, although he only appeared in the final game of the season taking over from Mayer at inside-right (who moved to outside-right).[19]

Players transferred in

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Len Stansbridge  England GK England Bitterne Boys May 1936 Free[a] [2]
Billy Boyd  Scotland FW England Luton Town June 1936 £350[b] [3]
Billy Kingdon  England HB England Aston Villa June 1936 Unknown [4]
Billy Moore  Wales HB Wales Cardiff City June 1936 Unknown [5]
Fred Smallwood  Wales FW England Macclesfield Town June 1936 Unknown [6]
Jimmy Dunne  Ireland FW England Arsenal July 1936 £1,000 [7]
Bill Kennedy  Scotland HB England Crewe Alexandra August 1936 Unknown [13]
Bobby Whitelaw  Scotland HB Scotland Albion Rovers August 1936 Unknown [14]
John Summers  England FW England Derby County October 1936 Unknown [16]
Alf Charles  Trinidad and Tobago FW England Stalybridge Celtic January 1937 Unknown [17]
Wilf Mayer  England FW England Stoke City March 1937 Unknown [18]

Players transferred out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Jack Gurry  England HB England Chester City June 1936 Free [9]
Walter Pollard  England FW England Brighton & Hove Albion June 1936 Unknown [10]
Bill Adams  England HB England West Ham United August 1936 Unknown [11]
Arthur Bradford  England HB England Cowes August 1936 Unknown [12]
Stan Woodhouse  England HB England Basingstoke Town September 1936 Unknown [15]

Players loaned in

Name Nationality Pos. Club From To Ref.
Sid Gueran  England FW England Margate March 1937 June 1938 [19]

Players released

Name Nationality Pos. Date Subsequent club Ref.
Billy Boyd  Scotland FW January 1937 England Weymouth [3]

Players retired

Name Nationality Pos. Date Reason Ref.
Vic Watson  England FW August 1936 Retired from playing; became a coach at Cambridge Town [8]

Second Division

See also: 1936–37 Football League

Despite the high number of personnel changes in the summer, Southampton started the 1936–37 season relatively strongly, winning three of their first five fixtures and entering the top five of the Second Division table.[20] New signings Jimmy Dunne and Fred Smallwood both scored on their debut, the opening game of the season, in which the Saints beat recently-promoted Chesterfield 3–2 at home.[21] Two away losses at Doncaster Rovers and Aston Villa were then followed by two more home wins, 1–0 in the return game against Doncaster and 2–0 hosting Bradford City.[21] This positive start was short-lived, however, as they won just four more games throughout the rest of 1936, including picking up their biggest win of the season when they beat Sheffield United 4–0 later in September, thanks to doubles from Dunne and Billy Boyd.[21] Four goals was also the margin of their heaviest defeats of the season, however, which they suffered in the first half of the season at the hands of Aston Villa (0–4) and Swansea Town (1–5) in September, and Tottenham Hotspur (0–4) in October.[21] By Boxing Day 1936, following a run of six defeats from seven games, the Saints had dropped to 20th place in the division, just one point shy of Bradford City in the first relegation spot.[22]

The new year saw Southampton's fortunes turn around somewhat – between 28 December and 24 February, the club went unbeaten for eight games, although only three of these were wins: 2–1 at home to Swansea, 3–1 away to Burnley (their only win on the road the whole season), and 1–0 at home to Tottenham.[21] After the arrival of new manager Tom Parker in early March, however, the team's form suffered again and they picked up only one more victory the entire season, beating fellow strugglers Norwich City 3–1 at The Dell on 3 April.[21] The final few months of the campaign saw the Saints struggling against numerous sides occupying the higher spots in the division, as they suffered defeats against every side that finished the season in second to sixth positions – Blackpool, Bury, Plymouth Argyle and West Ham United, respectively.[21] The club finished the league campaign in 19th place with 11 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses – the same tally as their equal-worst performance in the Second Division, which occurred in the 1934–35 season.[21][23]

List of match results

29 August 1936 1 Southampton 3–2 Chesterfield Southampton
Holt
Dunne
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,938
31 August 1936 2 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Southampton Doncaster
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 12,258
5 September 1936 3 Aston Villa 4–0 Southampton Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 45,000
7 September 1936 4 Southampton 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Southampton
Holt Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,306
12 September 1936 5 Southampton 2–0 Bradford City Southampton
Holt
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,652
16 September 1936 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Southampton Nottingham
Smallwood Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,300
19 September 1936 7 Swansea Town 5–1 Southampton Swansea
Smallwood Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10,000
26 September 1936 8 Southampton 4–0 Sheffield United Southampton
Dunne
Boyd 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,104
3 October 1936 9 Southampton 1–1 Burnley Southampton
Boyd Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,066
10 October 1936 10 Fulham 2–0 Southampton London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,000
17 October 1936 11 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Southampton London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 25,000
24 October 1936 12 Southampton 5–2 Blackpool Southampton
Summers
Dunne
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,779
31 October 1936 13 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Southampton Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,000
7 November 1936 14 Southampton 4–1 Bury Southampton
Boyd
Summers
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,471
14 November 1936 15 Leicester City 2–2 Southampton Leicester
Dunne Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,000
21 November 1936 16 Southampton 0–2 West Ham United Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,587
28 November 1936 17 Norwich City 4–2 Southampton Norwich
Dunne
Holt 		Stadium: The Nest
Attendance: 11,250
5 December 1936 18 Southampton 2–0 Newcastle United Southampton
Whitelaw
Boyd 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,038
12 December 1936 19 Bradford 3–1 Southampton Bradford
Boyd Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 8,000
19 December 1936 20 Southampton 1–3 Barnsley Southampton
Holt Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,674
25 December 1936 21 Coventry City 2–0 Southampton Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 32,042
26 December 1936 22 Chesterfield 3–0 Southampton Chesterfield
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 12,000
28 December 1936 23 Southampton 1–1 Coventry City Southampton
Summers Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,016
2 January 1937 24 Southampton 2–2 Aston Villa Southampton
Smallwood Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,853
9 January 1937 25 Bradford City 2–2 Southampton Bradford
Summers
Dunne 		Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 7,000
23 January 1937 26 Southampton 2–1 Swansea Town Southampton
Holt
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 7,123
6 February 1937 27 Burnley 1–3 Southampton Burnley
Dunne
Holt
o.g.'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,000
11 February 1937 28 Sheffield United 0–0 Southampton Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 10,327
13 February 1937 29 Southampton 3–3 Fulham Southampton
Dunne
Summers 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,317
24 February 1937 30 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Summers Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 5,226
27 February 1937 31 Blackpool 2–0 Southampton Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,000
6 March 1937 32 Southampton 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
Kingdon
Holt 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,402
13 March 1937 33 Bury 2–1 Southampton Bury
Dunne Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,000
20 March 1937 34 Southampton 1–1 Leicester City Southampton
Dunne Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,601
26 March 1937 35 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Southampton Plymouth
Holt Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 24,000
27 March 1937 36 West Ham United 4–0 Southampton London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,000
29 March 1937 37 Southampton 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,007
3 April 1937 38 Southampton 3–1 Norwich City Southampton
King
Holt
Smallwood 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,597
10 April 1937 39 Newcastle United 3–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 20,000
17 April 1937 40 Southampton 0–0 Bradford Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,384
24 April 1937 41 Barnsley 2–1 Southampton Barnsley
Holt Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,000
1 May 1937 42 Southampton 0–3 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 4,529

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Norwich City 42 14 8 20 63 71 0.887 36
18 Nottingham Forest 42 12 10 20 68 90 0.756 34
19 Southampton 42 11 12 19 53 77 0.688 34
20 Bradford Park Avenue 42 12 9 21 52 88 0.591 33
21 Bradford City (R) 42 9 12 21 54 94 0.574 30 Relegation to the Third Division North
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWLLWWDLWDLLWLWDLLWLLLLDDDWWDDWLDLDLLDWLDLL
Position5121995711911131511141010131512141618201819191815161515151515161618181718171819
Source: 11v11.com[24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 1936–37 FA Cup

Southampton entered the 1936–37 FA Cup in the third round against reigning First Division champions Sunderland, hosting the top-flight side in front of a new club record attendance of 30,380.[1] As expected, the Black Cats dominated much of the game and went 2–0 up at half-time, adding another goal just after the break.[1] Despite this, the Saints responded with two goals of their own through Arthur Holt and John Summers, which set up what club historians described as "a nail-biting finalé" in which the home side looked for an equaliser.[1] Sunderland were able to hold onto their lead, however, and saw off their Second Division opponents to advance to the fourth round.[1] Sunderland would ultimately win the 1936–37 FA Cup, beating Third Division South side Luton Town, Swansea Town of the Second Division, fellow First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall of the Third Division South on the way to the final, in which they overcame fellow top-flight side Preston North End 3–1.[25]

16 January 1937 Round 3 Southampton 2–3 Sunderland Southampton
Holt
Summers 79'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 30,380

Other matches

Aside from the league and the FA Cup, Southampton only played two additional first-team matches in the 1936–37 season. Both were friendly matches against Third Division South clubs – the Saints lost 0–2 to Gillingham in February, followed by a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in April (Arthur Holt scoring the goal for the travelling Saints).[26]

20 February 1937 Friendly Gillingham 2–0 Southampton Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
28 April 1937 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Southampton Hove
Holt Stadium: Goldstone Ground

Player details

Jimmy Dunne was Southampton's top scorer in 1936–37, with 14 goals in 36 league appearances.

Southampton used 28 different players during the 1936–37 season, eight of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward.[21] Left-half Billy Kingdon and right-back Charlie Sillett featured in more games than any other Southampton player, appearing in all but one league game, plus the FA Cup fixture; Arthur Holt, Bert Scriven and Fred Smallwood each played in 40 league games and the FA Cup match.[21] Newly-signed centre-forward Jimmy Dunne finished as the season's top scorer with 14 goals in the Second Division, followed by Holt on 11 league goals and one FA Cup goal.[21]

Squad statistics

Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup Total
Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls.
Eugene Bernard GK England 2 0 0 0 2 0
Lionel Bowen FB England 2 0 0 0 2 0
Billy Boyd FW Scotland 19 7 0 0 19 7
Tom Brewis FW England 3 0 0 0 3 0
Donovan Browning FB England 12 0 0 0 12 0
Norman Catlin FW England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Alf Charles FW Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jimmy Dunne FW Republic of Ireland 36 14 1 0 37 14
Sid Gueran FW England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Doug Henderson FB England 1 0 1 0 2 0
Arthur Holt FW England 40 11 1 1 41 12
Bill Kennedy HB Scotland 33 0 0 0 33 0
Cyril King HB England 28 1 1 0 29 1
Billy Kingdon HB England 41 1 1 0 42 1
Henry Long HB England 2 0 0 0 2 0
Bill Luckett HB England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Wilf Mayer FW England 9 0 0 0 9 0
Johnny McIlwaine HB Scotland 3 0 0 0 3 0
Billy Moore HB Wales 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dick Neal FW England 20 0 1 0 21 0
Arthur Roberts FB England 29 0 1 0 30 0
Bert Scriven GK England 40 0 1 0 41 0
Charlie Sillett FB England 41 0 1 0 42 0
Fred Smallwood FW Wales 40 10 1 0 41 10
John Summers FW England 28 7 1 1 29 8
Fred Tully FW England 3 0 0 0 3 0
Bobby Whitelaw HB Scotland 19 1 0 0 19 1
Ted Withers FW England 6 0 0 0 6 0

Most appearances

Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup Total
Apps. % Apps. % Apps. %
1 Billy Kingdon HB 41 97.62 1 100.00 42 97.67
Charlie Sillett FB 41 97.62 1 100.00 42 97.67
3 Arthur Holt FW 40 95.24 1 100.00 41 95.35
Bert Scriven GK 40 95.24 1 100.00 41 95.35
Fred Smallwood FW 40 95.24 1 100.00 41 95.35
6 Jimmy Dunne FW 36 85.71 1 100.00 37 86.05
7 Bill Kennedy HB 33 78.57 0 0.00 33 76.74
8 Arthur Roberts FB 29 69.05 1 100.00 30 69.77
9 Cyril King HB 28 66.67 1 100.00 29 67.44
John Summers FW 28 66.67 1 100.00 29 67.44

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup Total
Gls. GPG Gls. GPG Gls. GPG
1 Jimmy Dunne FW 14 0.39 0 0.00 14 0.38
2 Arthur Holt FW 11 0.28 1 1.00 12 0.29
3 Fred Smallwood FW 10 0.25 0 0.00 10 0.24
4 John Summers FW 7 0.25 1 1.00 8 0.28
5 Billy Boyd FW 7 0.37 0 0.00 7 0.37
6 Bobby Whitelaw HB 1 0.05 0 0.00 1 0.05
Cyril King HB 1 0.04 0 0.00 1 0.03
Billy Kingdon HB 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 0.02

Footnotes

  1. ^ Len Stansbridge initially joined on amateur terms in May 1936, before turning professional that August.[2]
  2. ^ Billy Boyd's transfer fee was intended to be £500, provided he made 21 appearances – as he did not, only the initial payment of £350 was made.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 96
  2. ^ a b c "Len Stansbridge". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bill Boyd". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Billy Kingdon". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bill Moore". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Fred Smallwood". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Jimmy Dunne". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Vic Watson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "John Gurry". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Walter Pollard". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Bill Adams". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Arthur Bradford". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "Bill Kennedy". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Bobby Whitelaw". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Stan Woodhouse". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b "John Summers". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Alf Charles". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Wilf Mayer". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Sid Gueran". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  20. ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 12 September 1936". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 97
  22. ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 26 December 1936". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  23. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 93
  24. ^ "11v11 league table generator". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  25. ^ "England FA Challenge Cup 1936-1937". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  26. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 213

Bibliography

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  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (28 November 2013), All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0992686406
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