1936–37 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1936–37 season
Manager	Jimmy McMullan
Stadium	Villa Park
Second Division	9th
FA Cup	Third round

The 1936–37 English football season was Aston Villa's 45th season in The Football League, Villa playing in the Football League Second Division.

Gordon Hodgson's play included a hat-trick in a 5–1 win against Bradford City at Villa Park on 14 September 1936.^[1] In total Hodgson scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for Villa, all of which were in the league.^[2] Gordon Hodgson's stay with Villa in the Second Division was a short one. He left for Leeds United for £1,500 on 2 March 1937,^[3] after scoring seven goals in 13 appearances for Villa in the Second Division.^[4] In total Hodgson scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for Villa, all of which were in the league.^[2]

There were debuts for Andy Kerr,^[5] George Hardy,^[6] Jackie Martin, Jim Robey,^[7] Matt Moralee, Freddie Haycock, Bob Iverson, Ronnie Starling, George Pritty ^[8] and Freddie Goss.^[9]

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Sheffield United	42	18	10	14	66	54	1.222	46
8	Coventry City	42	17	11	14	66	54	1.222	45
9	Aston Villa	42	16	12	14	82	70	1.171	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	88	66	1.333	43
11	Fulham	42	15	13	14	71	61	1.164	43

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes	Scorers
29 Aug 1936	Swansea Town	Vetch Field	2–0	—	Frank Broome 14', 48'
2 Sep 1936	Nottingham Forest	City Ground	1–1	—	Frank Broome 75'
5 Sep 1936	Southampton	Villa Park	4–0	—	Frank Broome 25', Dai Astley 50', Gordon Hodgson 52', Ronnie Dix 87'
7 Sep 1936	Nottingham Forest	Villa Park	1–1	—	Dai Astley 37'
12 Sep 1936	Burnley	Turf Moor	2–1	—	Frank Broome 27', Gordon Hodgson 42'
14 Sep 1936	Bradford City	Villa Park	5–1	—	Ronnie Dix 7', Gordon Hodgson 17', 36', 57', Dai Astley 59'
19 Sep 1936	Fulham	Villa Park	0–3	—	—
26 Sep 1936	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue	0–1	—	—
3 Oct 1936	Coventry City	Villa Park	0–0	—	—
10 Oct 1936	Plymouth Argyle	Home Park	2–2	—	Frank Broome 9', Dai Astley 49'
17 Oct 1936	Bradford Park Avenue	Park Avenue	3–3	—	Eric Houghton 40', Frank Broome 50', Own goal 70'
24 Oct 1936	Barnsley	Villa Park	4–2	—	Frank Broome 44', 66', Dai Astley 63', Eric Houghton 73'
31 Oct 1936	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	1–5	—	Eric Houghton (pen) 63'
7 Nov 1936	Tottenham Hotspur	Villa Park	1–1	—	Matt Moralee 46'
11 Nov 1936	Bradford City	Valley Parade	2–2	—	Tom Griffiths 75', Ronnie Dix 82'
14 Nov 1936	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	3–2	—	Eric Houghton 17', 47' (pen), Gordon Hodgson 81'
21 Nov 1936	Blackburn Rovers	Villa Park	2–2	—	Ronnie Dix 22', Eric Houghton 77'
28 Nov 1936	Bury	Gigg Lane	1–2	—	Gordon Hodgson 89'
5 Dec 1936	Leicester City	Villa Park	1–3	—	Alex Massie 51'
19 Dec 1936	Norwich City	Villa Park	3–0	—	Frank Broome 38', Ronnie Dix 45', John Maund 64'
25 Dec 1936	Chesterfield	Saltergate	0–1	—	—
26 Dec 1936	Swansea Town	Villa Park	4–0	—	Ronnie Dix 50', 52', 65', Jimmy Allen 56'
28 Dec 1936	Chesterfield	Villa Park	6–2	—	Frank Broome 1', 37', Ronnie Dix 61', 87', Jimmy Allen 73', Bob Iverson 83'
2 Jan 1937	Southampton	The Dell	2–2	—	Ronnie Dix 34', 50'
9 Jan 1937	Burnley	Villa Park	0–0	—	—
23 Jan 1937	Fulham	Craven Cottage	2–3	—	Freddie Haycock 48', Tommy Gardner 82'
30 Jan 1937	Doncaster Rovers	Villa Park	1–1	—	Charlie Phillips 68'
6 Feb 1937	Coventry City	Highfield Road	0–1	—	—
13 Feb 1937	Plymouth Argyle	Villa Park	5–4	—	Eric Houghton 33', 43', 87', Frank Broome 47', 70'
20 Feb 1937	Bradford Park Avenue	Villa Park	4–1	—	Eric Houghton 8', 84', Frank Broome 44', 79'
27 Feb 1937	Barnsley	Oakwell	4–0	—	Ronnie Starling 27', 85', Frank Broome 42', 57'
6 Mar 1937	Sheffield United	Villa Park	2–1	—	Frank Broome 8', 28'
13 Mar 1937	Tottenham Hotspur	White Hart Lane	2–2	—	Freddie Haycock 24', Ronnie Starling 70'
20 Mar 1937	Blackpool	Villa Park	4–0	—	Frank Broome 17', 34', 54', Freddie Haycock 51'
26 Mar 1937	Newcastle United	St James’ Park	2–0	—	Frank Broome 10'
27 Mar 1937	Blackburn Rovers	Ewood Park	4–3	—	Frank Broome 8', 15', 62', Eric Houghton 19'
30 Mar 1937	Newcastle United	Villa Park	0–2	—	—
3 Apr 1937	Bury	Villa Park	0–4	—	—
10 Apr 1937	Leicester City	Filbert Street	0–1	—	—
17 Apr 1937	West Ham United	Villa Park	0–2	—	—
24 Apr 1937	Norwich City	Carrow Road	1–5	—	Frank Broome 48'
26 Apr 1937	West Ham United	Upton Park	1–2	—	Ronnie Starling (pen) 63'

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ "Aston Villa v Bradford City, 14 September 1936 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 14 September 1936. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Aston Villa Player Database". Astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "Gordon Hodgson for Leeds United | Kjell Hanssen, football historian". Kjellhanssen.com. 2 March 1937. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "Aston Villa v Bradford City, 14 September 1936 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 14 September 1936. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/andy-kerr
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-hardy
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jim-robey
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-pritty
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[1] "Aston Villa v Bradford City, 14 September 1936 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 14 September 1936. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[Aston_Villa_profile-2] "Aston Villa Player Database". Astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[3] "Gordon Hodgson for Leeds United | Kjell Hanssen, football historian". Kjellhanssen.com. 2 March 1937. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[4] "Aston Villa v Bradford City, 14 September 1936 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 14 September 1936. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[5] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/andy-kerr

[6] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-hardy

[7] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jim-robey

[8] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-pritty

[9] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

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Aston Villa F.C. seasons
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1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
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2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
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Second Division

Matches

FA Cup

See also

References