1936–37 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United

1936–37 season
Chairman	James W. Gibson
Manager	Scott Duncan
First Division	21st (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Bamford (14) All: Tommy Bamford (15)
Highest home attendance	68,796 vs Manchester City (12 September 1936)
Lowest home attendance	13,225 vs Preston North End (3 February 1937)
Average home league attendance	32,529
Home colours Away colours
← 1935–36 1937–38 →

The 1936–37 season was Manchester United's 41st season in the Football League.^[1]

At the end of the season, United finished in the 21st place and were relegated back to the Second Division. There were some positive moments during the season, though, including an early season home win over neighbours Manchester City which watched by nearly 69,000 fans.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
29 August 1936	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1 – 1	Bamford	42,731
2 September 1936	Huddersfield Town	A	1 – 3	Manley	12,616
5 September 1936	Derby County	A	4 – 5	Bamford (3), Wassall	21,194
9 September 1936	Huddersfield Town	H	3 – 1	Bamford, Bryant, Mutch	26,839
12 September 1936	Manchester City	H	3 – 2	Bamford, Bryant, Manley	68,796
19 September 1936	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1 – 1	Bamford	40,933
26 September 1936	Preston North End	A	1 – 3	Bamford	24,149
3 October 1936	Arsenal	H	2 – 0	Bryant, Rowley	55,884
10 October 1936	Brentford	A	0 – 4		28,019
17 October 1936	Portsmouth	A	1 – 2	Manley	19,845
24 October 1936	Chelsea	H	0 – 0		29,859
31 October 1936	Stoke City	A	0 – 3		22,464
7 November 1936	Charlton Athletic	H	0 – 0		26,084
14 November 1936	Grimsby Town	A	2 – 6	Bryant, Mutch	9,844
21 November 1936	Liverpool	H	2 – 5	Manley, Thompson	26,419
28 November 1936	Leeds United	A	1 – 2	Bryant	17,610
5 December 1936	Birmingham	H	1 – 2	Mutch	16,544
12 December 1936	Middlesbrough	A	2 – 3	Halton, Manley	11,790
19 December 1936	West Bromwich Albion	H	2 – 2	McKay, Mutch	21,051
25 December 1936	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 0	Bamford	47,658
26 December 1936	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 – 3	McKay	41,525
28 December 1936	Bolton Wanderers	A	4 – 0	Bryant (2), McKay (2)	11,801
1 January 1937	Sunderland	H	2 – 1	Bryant, Mutch	46,257
2 January 1937	Derby County	H	2 – 2	Rowley (2)	31,883
9 January 1937	Manchester City	A	0 – 1		64,862
23 January 1937	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0 – 1		8,658
3 February 1937	Preston North End	H	1 – 1	Wrigglesworth	13,225
6 February 1937	Arsenal	A	1 – 1	Rowley	37,236
13 February 1937	Brentford	H	1 – 3	Baird	31,942
20 February 1937	Portsmouth	H	0 – 1		19,416
27 February 1937	Chelsea	A	2 – 4	Bamford, Gladwin	16,382
6 March 1937	Stoke City	H	2 – 1	Baird, McClelland	24,660
13 March 1937	Charlton Athletic	A	0 – 3		25,943
20 March 1937	Grimsby Town	H	1 – 1	Cape	26,636
26 March 1937	Everton	H	2 – 1	Baird, Mutch	30,071
27 March 1937	Liverpool	A	0 – 2		25,319
29 March 1937	Everton	A	3 – 2	Bryant, Ferrier, Mutch	28,395
3 April 1937	Leeds United	H	0 – 0		34,429
10 April 1937	Birmingham	A	2 – 2	Bamford (2)	19,130
17 April 1937	Middlesbrough	H	2 – 1	Bamford, Bryant	17,656
21 April 1937	Sunderland	A	1 – 1	Bamford	12,876
24 April 1937	West Bromwich Albion	A	0 – 1		16,234

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
20	Bolton Wanderers	42	10	14	18	43	66	–23	34
21	Manchester United	42	10	12	20	55	78	–23	32
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	9	12	21	53	69	–16	30

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
16 January 1937	Round 3	Reading	H	1 – 0	Bamford	36,668
30 January 1937	Round 4	Arsenal	A	0 – 5		45,637

References

1. "Manchester United Season 1936/37". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.