1936–37 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1936–37 season was Arsenal's 18th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Arsenal

1936–37 season
Chairman	Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
Manager	George Allison
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Sixth Round
Home colours Away colours

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1936–37 Football League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 August 1936	Everton	H	3–2	50,321	Bowden,Hapgood,James
3 September 1936	Brentford	A	0–2	31,056
5 September 1936	Huddersfield Town	A	0–0	32,013
9 September 1936	Brentford	H	1–1	44,010	Drake
12 September 1936	Sunderland	H	4–1	56,820	Crayston,Beasley,Roberts,Bastin
19 September 1936	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	53,097
26 September 1936	Derby County	H	2–2	61,390	Compton,Drake
3 October 1936	Manchester United	A	0–2	55,884
10 October 1936	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	46,421	Drake
17 October 1936	Charlton Athletic	A	2–0	68,160	Davidson,Compton
24 October 1936	Grimsby Town	H	0–0	51,202
31 October 1936	Liverpool	A	1–2	39,251	Kirchen
7 November 1936	Leeds United	H	3–1	32,535	Drake,Kirchen,Milne,Davidson
14 November 1936	Birmingham	A	3–1	39,940	Drake (2),Kirchen
21 November 1936	Middlesbrough	H	5–3	44,829	Bowden,Bastin,Milne (2),Drake
28 November 1936	West Bromwich Albion	A	4–2	35,409	Drake (2),Milne (2)
5 December 1936	Manchester City	H	1–3	41,783	Drake
12 December 1936	Portsmouth	A	5–1	32,184	Davidson (4),Drake
19 December 1936	Chelsea	H	4–1	49,917	Kirchen (2),Drake,Davidson
25 December 1936	Preston North End	H	4–1	42,781	Drake (2),Milne,Kirchen
26 December 1936	Everton	A	1–1	59,440	Kirchen
28 December 1936	Preston North End	A	3–1	25,787	Nelson,Milne,Kirchen
1 January 1937	Bolton Wanderers	A	5–0	42,171	Drake (4),Milne
2 January 1937	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	44,224	Kirchen
9 January 1937	Sunderland	A	1–1	54,694	Milne
23 January 1937	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–0	33,896	Bowden,Bastin,Drake
3 February 1937	Derby County	A	4–5	22,064	Bastin,own goal,Drake,Kirchen
6 February 1937	Manchester United	H	1–1	37,236	Davidson
13 February 1937	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0	35,813
24 February 1937	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	60,568	Kirchen
27 February 1937	Grimsby Town	A	3–1	18,216	Kirchen (3)
10 March 1937	Liverpool	H	1–0	16,145	Kirchen
13 March 1937	Leeds United	A	4–3	25,148	Kirchen (2),Bowden,Bastin
20 March 1937	Birmingham City	H	1–1	46,086	Bowden
26 March 1937	Stoke City	H	0–0	59,495
27 March 1937	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	44,523	Bowden
29 March 1937	Stoke City	A	0–0	51,480
3 April 1937	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	38,773	Nelson,Davidson
10 April 1937	Manchester City	A	0–2	74,918
17 April 1937	Portsmouth	H	4–0	29,098	Compton,Nelson,Kirchen
24 April 1937	Chelsea	A	0–2	53,325
1 May 1937	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	22,875

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Manchester City (C)	42	22	13	7	107	61	1.754	57
2	Charlton Athletic	42	21	12	9	58	49	1.184	54
3	Arsenal	42	18	16	8	80	49	1.633	52
4	Derby County	42	21	7	14	96	90	1.067	49
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	21	5	16	84	67	1.254	47

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

Main article: 1936–37 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Chesterfield.

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	16 January 1937	Chesterfield	A	5–1	21,786
R4	30 January 1937	Manchester United	H	5–0	45,697
R5	20 February 1937	Burnley	A	7–1	54,445
R6	6 March 1937	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	64,815

See also

• 1936–37 in English football
• List of Arsenal F.C. seasons