Aston Villa's 1936-37 season

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Season 54 | 1936-37

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The Story of 1936-37

29 August 1936, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field, Scorers: Frank Broome (brace).

Frank Broome scores a brace in Villa's first ever season in the second tier of English football as they open the campaign with a win.

2 September 1936, Villa 1-1 Forest, City Ground, Scorers: Frank Broome.

Frank Broome makes it three in two games at the start of the season but Villa are held by Forest.

5 September 1936, Villa 4-0 Southampton, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, Ronnie Dix, Gordon Hodgson, Frank Broome.

Frank Broome makes it four in three unbeaten games at the start of the season as Villa record their second win.

7 September 1936, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley.

Dai Astley scores for the second successive game but Villa are held by Forest again.

12 September 1936, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Turf Moor, Scorers: Gordon Hodgson, Frank Broome.

Frank Broome makes it five in as many games as Villa record their third win of the season and remain unbeaten in the second tier.

14 September 1936, Villa 5-1 Bradford, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, Ronnie Dix, Gordon Hodgson (hat-trick).

Gordon Hodgson hits a hat-trick as Villa extend their unbeaten run at the start of their first season in the second tier to six, winning four.

19 September 1936, Villa 0-3 Fulham, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy McMullan's Villa are beaten for the first time in the second tier as their six game unbeaten run ends.

26 September 1936, Villa 0-1 Doncaster, Belle Vue, Scorers: None.

Jimmy McMullan's Villa fail to score and are beaten for the second successive game following their six game unbeaten run at the start of their first season in the second tier.

3 October 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy McMullan's Villa fail to score for the third successive game as they are held at home in their first ever match with Coventry.

10 October 1936, Villa 2-2 Plymouth, Home Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, Frank Broome.

Villa score for the first time in four but are held for the second successive game despite Frank Broome's sixth goal of the season.

17 October 1936, Villa 3-3 BPA, Park Avenue, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Frank Broome, Own Goal.

Frank Broome scores his seventh of the season but Villa are held once again to leave them winless in five second tier games.

24 October 1936, Villa 4-2 Barnsley, Villa Park, Scorers: Dai Astley, Eric Houghton, Frank Broome (brace).

Frank Broome scores a brace to make it nine for the season as Villa win for the first time in six second tier games.

31 October 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane, Scorers: Eric Houghton.

Eric Houghton scores in what was to be Jimmy McMullan's final game in charge of Villa as they are defeated for the third time this season and have just one win in their last seven.

7 November 1936, Villa 1-1 Tottenham, Villa Park, Scorers: Matt Moralee.

Jimmy Hogan takes charge of Villa for the first time but they are held to a draw and now have just a single win in eight second tier games.

11 November 1936, Villa 2-2 Bradford, Valley Parade, Scorers: Ronnie Dix, Tom Griffiths.

Tom Griffiths scores his first goal for Villa as they draw for the second successive game under Jimmy Hogan and now have just one win in their last nine division two matches.

14 November 1936, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road, Scorers: Eric Houghton (brace), Gordon Hodgson.

Eric Houghton scores a brace for his fifth goal of the season as Villa win for the first time under Jimmy Hogan and only for the second time in ten division two games.

21 November 1936, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park, Scorers: Eric Houghton, Ronnie Dix.

Eric Houghton scores for the second successive game to make it six for the season but Villa are held for a third draw in four under Jimmy Hogan and now have just two wins in their last eleven second tier games.

28 November 1936, Villa 1-2 Bury, Gigg Lane, Scorers: Gordon Hodgson.

Gordon Hodgson scores for the second time in three games but Villa lose for the first time under Jimmy Hogan and now have just two wins in their last twelve division two games.

5 December 1936, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park, Scorers: Alex Massie.

Alex Massie scores his first of the season but Villa lose consecutive games under Jimmy Hogan and now have just two wins in thirteen second tier games.

19 December 1936, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park, Scorers: Ronnie Dix, Frank Broome, John Maund.

Frank Broome scores on his return to the side to make it ten for the season as he helps Villa to only a second win under Jimmy Hogan and their third in the last fourteen division two games.

25 December 1936, Villa 0-1 Chesterfield, Saltergate, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan leads Villa to a third defeat in four and they now have just three wins in their last fifteen second tier games.

26 December 1936, Villa 4-0 Swansea, Villa Park, Scorers: Jimmy Allen, Ronnie Dix (hat-trick).

Ronnie Dix hits a hat-trick to help Villa to their third win in nine under Jimmy Hogan and only their fourth in sixteen second tier games.

28 December 1936, Villa 6-2 Chesterfield, Villa Park, Scorers: Frank Broome (brace), Jimmy Allen, Bob Iverson, Ronnie Dix (brace).

Ronnie Dix scores for the sixth time in four as Villa win consecutive games for the first time under Jimmy Hogan.

2 January 1937, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell, Scorers: Ronnie Dix (brace).

Ronnie Dix scores for the eighth time in five as Villa extend their unbeaten run under Jimmy Hogan to three.

9 January 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park, Scorers: None.

Jimmy Hogan's Villa extend their unbeaten run to four but draw a blank and draw at Villa Park to leave them with five wins in their last nineteen second tier games.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division Two	9th	3rd Round	6-2 vs. Chesterfield (h), Division Two

Top Scorer		Most Appearances
29 \| Frank Broome		40 \| Tom Griffiths

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager		P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
7 Nov 1936	Ongoing	Jimmy Hogan		30	11	7	12	18	37%	40%	60%	20%	1.33
Ongoing	31 Oct 1936	Jimmy McMullan		13	5	5	3	10	38%	23%	77%	15%	1.54

Manager	Chairman		Club Secretary
Jimmy Hogan	Fred Normansell		Fred Archer
Jimmy McMullan	Fred Normansell		Fred Archer

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
1936-37	43	16	12	15	84	73	11	1.04	1.95	1.88	8	19%	37%	35%	28	65%	1.40

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
1936-37	9th	42	16	12	14	82	70	44	12	1.95	1.67	1.17	8	19%	38%	33%	67%	1.43

Sequences

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1936-37	4	4	8	6	6

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	24	8	10	89	57	32	56
2	Blackpool	42	24	7	11	88	53	35	55
3	Bury	42	22	8	12	74	55	19	52
4	Newcastle United	42	22	5	15	80	56	24	49
5	Plymouth Argyle	42	18	13	11	71	53	18	49
6	West Ham United	42	19	11	12	73	55	18	49
7	Sheffield United	42	18	10	14	66	54	12	46
8	Coventry City	42	17	11	14	66	54	12	45
9	Aston Villa	42	16	12	14	82	70	12	44
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	88	66	22	43
11	Fulham	42	15	13	14	71	61	10	43
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	10	16	70	62	8	42
13	Burnley	42	16	10	16	57	61	-4	42
14	Barnsley	42	16	9	17	50	64	-14	41
15	Chesterfield	42	16	8	18	84	89	-5	40
16	Swansea Town	42	15	7	20	50	65	-15	37
17	Norwich City	42	14	8	20	63	71	-8	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	12	10	20	68	90	-22	34
19	Southampton	42	11	12	19	53	77	-24	34
20	Bradford Park Avenue	42	12	9	21	52	88	-36	33
21	Bradford City	42	9	12	21	54	94	-40	30
22	Doncaster Rovers	42	7	10	25	30	84	-54	24

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division Two	29 Aug 1936	Swansea Town	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1801
Division Two	2 Sep 1936	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Aston Villa		D		1802
Division Two	5 Sep 1936	Aston Villa	4-0	Southampton	W			1803
Division Two	7 Sep 1936	Aston Villa	1-1	Nottingham Forest		D		1804
Division Two	12 Sep 1936	Burnley	1-2	Aston Villa	W			1805
Division Two	14 Sep 1936	Aston Villa	5-1	Bradford City	W			1806
Division Two	19 Sep 1936	Aston Villa	0-3	Fulham			L	1807
Division Two	26 Sep 1936	Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Aston Villa			L	1808
Division Two	3 Oct 1936	Aston Villa	0-0	Coventry City		D		1809
Division Two	10 Oct 1936	Plymouth Argyle	2-2	Aston Villa		D		1810
Division Two	17 Oct 1936	Bradford Park Avenue	3-3	Aston Villa		D		1811
Division Two	24 Oct 1936	Aston Villa	4-2	Barnsley	W			1812
Division Two	31 Oct 1936	Sheffield United	5-1	Aston Villa			L	1813
Division Two	7 Nov 1936	Aston Villa	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur		D		1814
Division Two	11 Nov 1936	Bradford City	2-2	Aston Villa		D		1815
Division Two	14 Nov 1936	Blackpool	2-3	Aston Villa	W			1816

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