# 1936–37 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1936–37 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 41st in the Football League and their 24th in the First Division. They finished in 11th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1936–37 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Stoke City in that round.
Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Harry Hibbs played in 40 of the 43 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Cyril Trigg played in one fewer. Seymour Morris was leading scorer with 16 goals, of which 15 came in the league.

## Football League First Division

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 August 1936 | 5th | Portsmouth | H | W | 2–1 | Dearson, Morris | 24,914 |
| 2 September 1936 | 11th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 2–3 | Morris, Jones | 26,378 |
| 5 September 1936 | 8th | Chelsea | A | W | 3–1 | Morris, Harris, Dearson | 32,803 |
| 9 September 1936 | 6th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Harris | 23,813 |
| 12 September 1936 | 10th | Stoke City | H | L | 2–4 | Jennings, Harris | 14,314 |
| 16 September 1936 | 10th | Manchester City | A | D | 1–1 | Morris | 20,280 |
| 19 September 1936 | 9th | Charlton Athletic | A | D | 2–2 | Jones, Morris | 35,421 |
| 26 September 1936 | 14th | Grimsby Town | H | L | 2–3 | Jones, Harris | 21,985 |
| 3 October 1936 | 17th | Liverpool | A | L | 0–2 | | 23,892 |
| 10 October 1936 | 15th | Leeds United | H | W | 2–1 | Jones, Harris | 23,833 |
| 17 October 1936 | 10th | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 4–2 | Fillingham, Jones, White 2 (1 pen) | 25,055 |
| 24 October 1936 | 10th | Everton | A | D | 3–3 | Brunskill, Harris, Morris | 26,944 |
| 31 October 1936 | 9th | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Morris | 23,288 |
| 7 November 1936 | 14th | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Dearson | 22,905 |
| 14 November 1936 | 16th | Arsenal | H | L | 1–3 | Devine | 39,940 |
| 21 November 1936 | 16th | Preston North End | A | D | 2–2 | White 2 (1 pen) | 16,892 |
| 28 November 1936 | 16th | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D | 1–1 | Millership og | 17,993 |
| 5 December 1936 | 15th | Manchester United | A | W | 2–1 | White, Jones | 16,544 |
| 12 December 1936 | 16th | Derby County | H | L | 0–1 | | 8,892 |
| 19 December 1936 | 19th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 1–2 | Clarke | 19,249 |
| 25 December 1936 | 14th | Sunderland | H | W | 2–0 | Harris, Jones | 37,191 |
| 26 December 1936 | 16th | Portsmouth | A | L | 1–2 | Jones | 32,020 |
| 28 December 1936 | 17th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–4 | | 17,306 |
| 2 January 1937 | 16th | Chelsea | H | D | 0–0 | | 17,673 |
| 9 January 1937 | 16th | Stoke City | A | L | 0–2 | | 15,311 |
| 23 January 1937 | 20th | Charlton Athletic | H | L | 1–2 | White | 16,976 |
| 2 February 1937 | 18th | Grimsby Town | A | D | 1–1 | Harris | 6,773 |
| 6 February 1937 | 16th | Liverpool | H | W | 5–0 | Morris, Beattie, Jennings, Harris, White | 21,735 |
| 13 February 1937 | 16th | Leeds United | A | W | 2–0 | Beattie, Morris | 13,674 |
| 20 February 1937 | 16th | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Beattie | 10,334 |
| 27 February 1937 | 14th | Everton | H | W | 2–0 | Beattie, White | 21,150 |
| 6 March 1937 | 15th | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 0–0 | | 21,572 |
| 13 March 1937 | 13th | Brentford | H | W | 4–0 | Morris 2, White, Harris | 30,510 |
| 20 March 1937 | 13th | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Beattie | 46,086 |
| 26 March 1937 | 14th | Middlesbrough | A | L | 1–3 | Clarke | 24,958 |
| 27 March 1937 | 13th | Preston North End | H | W | 1–0 | Harris | 26,350 |
| 29 March 1937 | 12th | Middlesbrough | H | D | 0–0 | | 28,624 |
| 3 April 1937 | 11th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | W | 3–0 | Morris 2, Richards | 20,804 |
| 10 April 1937 | 10th | Manchester United | H | D | 2–2 | Clarke, Beattie | 19,130 |
| 17 April 1937 | 13th | Derby County | A | L | 1–3 | Morris | 10,802 |
| 24 April 1937 | 13th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 1–0 | Jennings pen | 22,110 |
| 1 May 1937 | 11th | Manchester City | H | D | 2–2 | Morris, Clarke | 17,325 |

### League table (part)

Final First Division table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 9th | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 0.94 | 44 |
| 10th | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 1.26 | 42 |
| 11th | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 1.07 | 41 |
| 12th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 81 | 1.06 | 41 |
| 13th | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.94 | 41 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points |
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## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 16 January 1937 | Stoke City | H | L | 1–4 | Morris | 31,480 |

## Appearances and goals

    This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.
    For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).
    Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players' appearances and goals by competition :
| Name | Position | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Frank Clack | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Hibbs | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ned Barkas | Full back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Hughes | Full back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Steel | Full back | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ernie Sykes | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyril Trigg | Full back | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Norman Brunskill | Half back | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Dick Butler | Half back | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Devine | Half back | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Tom Fillingham | Half back | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Isaac Lea | Half back | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Loughran | Half back | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Olney | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dai Richards | Half back | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Lewis Stoker | Half back | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Sykes | Half back | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Beattie | Forward | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Albert Clarke | Forward | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Don Dearson | Forward | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Billy Guest † | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Harris | Forward | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| Dennis Jennings | Forward | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Charlie Wilson Jones | Forward | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Kenny Kendrick | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seymour Morris | Forward | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| Ernie Richardson | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Small † | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank White | Forward | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 |