Aston Villa
1936–37 season
ManagerJimmy McMullan
StadiumVilla Park
Second Division9th
FA CupThird round

Aston Villa played the 1936–37 English football season 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, George Hardy, Jackie Martin, Jim Robey, Matt Moralee, Freddie Haycock, Bob Iverson, Ronnie Starling, George Pritty and Freddie Goss.[5]

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City 42 24 8 10 89 57 1.561 56 Promoted to the First Division
2 Blackpool 42 24 7 11 88 53 1.660 55
3 Bury 42 22 8 12 74 55 1.345 52
4 Newcastle United 42 22 5 15 80 56 1.429 49
5 Plymouth Argyle 42 18 13 11 71 53 1.340 49
6 West Ham United 42 19 11 12 73 55 1.327 49
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
12 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 10 16 70 62 1.129 42
13 Burnley 42 16 10 16 57 61 0.934 42
14 Barnsley 42 16 9 17 50 64 0.781 41
15 Chesterfield 42 16 8 18 84 89 0.944 40
16 Swansea Town 42 15 7 20 50 65 0.769 37
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 42 9 12 21 54 94 0.574 30 Relegated to the Third Division North
22 Doncaster Rovers 42 7 10 25 30 84 0.357 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aston Villa v Bradford City, 14 September 1936 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 14 September 1936. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
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