# 1935–36 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Arsenal's 17th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They won the FA Cup for the second time in their history, after failing to retain the league for the third time running after finishing 6th, eleven points off champions Sunderland. The Gunners faced Sheffield United in the final at Wembley, and narrowly won 1-0 thanks to a Ted Drake goal. They had beaten Bristol Rovers, Liverpool, Newcastle (after a replay), Barnsley and Grimsby Town en route to Wembley. Early in the season, Arsenal had lost the Charity Shield 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday, but two months later claimed their biggest win of the season, 7–1 at Aston Villa, with Ted Drake setting the all-time record for the most goals in one English top division match, after scoring all seven goals. He would finish as the club's top scorer that season with 24 league goals and 3 in the FA Cup.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 31 August 1935 | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | 66,428 | Drake 2, Bastin |
| 3 September 1935 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 25,978 | |
| 7 September 1935 | Birmingham | A | 1–1 | 42,804 | Drake |
| 11 September 1935 | Grimsby Town | H | 6–0 | 33,633 | Milne 3, Drake, Bowden, Beasley |
| 14 September 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | 59,462 | Drake, Milne |
| 18 September 1935 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 24,283 | Drake |
| 21 September 1935 | Manchester City | H | 2–3 | 61,290 | Bastin, James |
| 28 September 1935 | Stoke City | A | 3–0 | 45,570 | Crayston, Bastin 2 |
| 5 October 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–1 | 45,981 | Bowden 3, Milne, Bastin |
| 12 October 1935 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 82,905 | Crayston |
| 19 October 1935 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 34,165 | Milne |
| 26 October 1935 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | 42,126 | Drake, Bastin |
| 2 November 1935 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | 26,330 | Parkin |
| 9 November 1935 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 54,027 | Drake |
| 16 November 1935 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 46,990 | Drake, Bastin |
| 23 November 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | 39,860 | Hulme, Drake 2, Rogers |
| 30 November 1935 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–0 | 35,816 | |
| 9 December 1935 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 23,365 | Rogers 2 |
| 14 December 1935 | Aston Villa | A | 7–1 | 58,469 | Drake 7 |
| 25 December 1935 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | 45,899 | Hulme |
| 26 December 1935 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 57,035 | Hulme |
| 28 December 1935 | Sunderland | A | 4–5 | 58,773 | own goal, Bastin, Drake, Bowden |
| 4 January 1936 | Birmingham | H | 1–1 | 44,534 | Drake |
| 18 January 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | 35,576 | Roberts, Drake |
| 1 February 1936 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 49,347 | Drake |
| 8 February 1936 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 24,998 | Crayston |
| 22 February 1936 | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 21,728 | Compton, Dougall |
| 4 March 1936 | Derby County | A | 4–0 | 17,390 | Cox, Dougall, Kirchen, Crayston |
| 7 March 1936 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 43,930 | Bastin |
| 11 March 1936 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 32,750 | |
| 14 March 1936 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 30,039 | |
| 25 March 1936 | Everton | H | 1–1 | 18,693 | Hulme |
| 28 March 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 32,330 | Kirchen, Beasley |
| 1 April 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 10,485 | Westcott |
| 4 April 1936 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | 28,303 | Dougall |
| 10 April 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 4–0 | 61,545 | Crayston, Hulme, Dunne, James |
| 11 April 1936 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 31,006 | Bowden, Bastin |
| 13 April 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 52,586 | |
| 18 April 1936 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 55,431 | Drake |
| 27 April 1936 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 40,432 | Drake |
| 29 April 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 29,479 | Hulme |
| 2 May 1936 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | 25,920 | Bastin, Kirchen |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 47 |
| 5 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 1.350 | 46 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 45 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 43 |

### FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bristol Rovers.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R3 | 11 January 1936 | Bristol Rovers | A | 5–1 | 24,234 |
| R4 | 25 January 1936 | Liverpool | A | 2–0 | 53,720 |
| R5 | 15 February 1936 | Newcastle United | A | 3–3 | 65,484 |
| R5 R | 19 February 1936 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | 62,391 |
| R6 | 29 February 1936 | Barnsley | H | 4–1 | 60,420 |
| SF | 21 March 1936 | Grimsby Town | N | 1–0 | 63,210 |
| F | 25 April 1936 | Sheffield United | N | 1–0 | 93,384 |