# 1937–38 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1937–38 season was Manchester City's 43rd season in existence and 31st season in the top division of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FA Cup and FA Charity Shield.

## First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 18 | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 38 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 38 | |
| 21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 91 | 0.813 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 10 |
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### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 August 1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux Stadium | 1 – 3 | Herd | 39,484 |
| 1 September 1937 | Everton | H | Maine Road | 2 - 0 | Herd, Doherty | 27,603 |
| 4 September 1937 | Leicester City | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Bray, Herd, Brook | 40,000 |
| 8 September 1937 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 4 | Brook | 27,290 |
| 11 September 1937 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 1 - 3 | Doherty | 30,000 |
| 15 September 1937 | Huddersfield Town | H | Maine Road | 3 – 2 | Herd (2), Percival | 19,968 |
| 18 September 1937 | Derby County | H | Maine Road | 6 – 1 | Doherty (2), Brook (2), Clayton, Percival | 32,991 |
| 25 September 1937 | Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park | 2 - 2 | Doherty, Barr | 20,000 |
| 2 October 1937 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 2 | Clayton | 68,353 |
| 9 October 1937 | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Herd, Brook | 38,846 |
| 16 October 1937 | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | | 40,000 |
| 23 October 1937 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 4 | | 18,442 |
| 30 October 1937 | Birmingham City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 0 | Doherty (2) | 20,000 |
| 3 November 1937 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 - 2 | Doherty, Brook | 32,000 |
| 13 November 1937 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 1 – 3 | Toseland | 25,000 |
| 20 November 1937 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 2 – 2 | Herd, Brook | 40,197 |
| 27 November 1937 | Grimsby Town | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Percival (2), Herd | 27,526 |
| 18 December 1937 | Leeds United | A | Elland Road | 1 – 2 | Doherty | 22,144 |
| 25 December 1937 | Brentford | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | | 35,000 |
| 27 December 1937 | Brentford | A | Grimsby Town | 1 – 2 | Herd | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 2 – 4 | Herd, Doherty | 39,776 |
| 15 January 1938 | Leicester City | A | Filbert Street | 4 – 1 | Doherty (3), Heale | 16,000 |
| 29 January 1938 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 7 – 1 | Heale (3), Brook (2), Doherty, Toseland | 13,625 |
| 2 February 1938 | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | | 19,000 |
| 5 February 1938 | Portsmouth | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Rogers, Brook | 30,000 |
| 16 February 1938 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Heale | 34,299 |
| 19 February 1938 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 1 - 2 | Tilson | 19,764 |
| 26 February 1938 | Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground | 2 – 3 | Toseland, Doherty | 30,000 |
| 9 March 1938 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 1 – 6 | Milsom | 16,396 |
| 12 March 1938 | Birmingham City | A | St Andrews | 2 – 2 | Doherty, Brook | 25,000 |
| 16 March 1938 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 1 – 1 | Dunkley | 10,792 |
| 19 March 1938 | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Doherty | 45,000 |
| 26 March 1938 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 2 | | 30,000 |
| 2 April 1938 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Pritchard | 31,033 |
| 6 April 1938 | Charlton Athletic | H | Maine Road | 5 – 3 | Milsom (3), Bray, Pritchard | 18,000 |
| 9 April 1938 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 1 – 3 | Doherty | 11,413 |
| 15 April 1938 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Milsom | 53,328 |
| 16 April 1938 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 7 – 1 | Brook (4), Herd (2), Doherty | 16,700 |
| 18 April 1938 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 2 | Brook | 29,872 |
| 23 April 1938 | Charlton Athletic | A | The Valley | 0 – 0 | | 31,000 |
| 30 April 1938 | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 6 – 2 | Doherty (3), Percival, Heale, Brook | 26,732 |
| 7 May 1938 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 0 – 1 | | 16,000 |

## FA Cup
### Reports

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 1938 | Third round | Millwall | A | The Den | 2 - 2 | Herd (2) | 38,110 |
| 12 January 1938 | Third round replay | Millwall | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Herd, Heale, Brook | 39,559 |
| 22 January 1938 | Fourth round | Bury | H | Maine Road | 3 - 1 | Toseland (2), Whitfield (og) | 71,937 |
| 12 February 1938 | Fifth round | Luton Town | A | Kenilworth Road | 3 - 1 | Heale, Doherty, (og) | 21,099 |
| 5 March 1938 | Sixth round | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 3 | Doherty, Allen (og) | 75,540 |

## Charity Shield

| Manchester City | Sunderland |
Frank Swift :
| | 2 | Bill Dale |
| | 3 | Sam Barkas (c) |
| | 4 | Jack Percival |
| | 5 | Bobby Marshall |
| | 6 | Jackie Bray |
| | 7 | Ernie Toseland |
| | 8 | Alec Herd |
| | 9 | Fred Tilson |
| | 10 | Peter Doherty |
| | 11 | Eric Brook |
| Manager: Wilf Wild ||||
Johnny Mapson :
| | 2 | Jimmy Gorman |
| | 3 | Alex Hall |
| | 4 | Charlie Thomson |
| | 5 | Bert Johnston |
| | 6 | Alexander Hastings |
| | 7 | Johnny Spuhler |
| | 8 | Raich Carter (c) |
| | 9 | Bobby Gurney |
| | 10 | Patrick Gallacher |
| | 11 | Fred Rowell |
| Manager: Johnny Cochrane ||||