1936–37 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1936–37 season
Manager	Run by committee
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Dixie Dean (24); All: Dixie Dean (27)
Highest home attendance	59,440 (vs. Arsenal, 26 December 1936)
Lowest home attendance	11,105 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 17 April 1937)
Biggest win	7-0 (vs. Derby, 25 December 1936, First Division)
Biggest defeat	7–2 (at Wolves, 13 February 1937, First Division)
colours	colours
	← 1935–36 1937–38 →

During the 1936–37 English football season, Everton competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
15	Huddersfield Town	42	12	15	15	62	64	0.969	39
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	6	20	77	98	0.786	38
17	Everton	42	14	9	19	81	78	1.038	37
18	Liverpool	42	12	11	19	62	84	0.738	35
19	Leeds United	42	15	4	23	60	80	0.750	34

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

29 August 1936 1	Arsenal	3-2	Everton	London
	James 34' Hapgood 57' Bowden 80'		Dean 36' Stevenson 75'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 50,321 Referee: William Harper

2 September 1936 2	Everton	3-1	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Dean 29' Stevenson 42' Gillick 72'		Luke 37'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,586 Referee: J. Mellor

5 September 1936 3	Everton	3-0	Brentford	Liverpool
	Dean 19', 24' Gillick 38'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,524 Referee: G. Denton

10 September 1936 4	Sheffield Wednesday	6-4	Everton	Sheffield
	Dewar 6', 45', ??' Rimmer 21', ??' Luke 47'		Miller 19' Gillick 50', 52' Stevenson 85'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,444 Referee: J. Mellor

10 September 1936 5	Bolton Wanderers	1-2	Everton	Bolton
	Westwood 78'		Stevenson 14' Gillick 85'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18,029 Referee: H. Dedman

19 September 1936 6	Everton	2-0	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Stevenson 64' Dean 73'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 55,835 Referee: G. Gould

26 September 1936 7	Everton	2-1	Huddersfield Town	Liverpool
	Hurel 52' Dean 59'		Chester 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,581 Referee: W. Bristow

3 October 1936 8	Sunderland	3-1	Everton	Sunderland
	Gallacher 24' Carter 30' Gurney 48'		Stevenson 67'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 36,697 Referee: W. Jennings

10 October 1936 9	Everton	1-0	Wolves	Liverpool
	Dean 30'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,153 Referee: C. Fletcher

17 October 1936 10	Leeds United	3-0	Everton	Leeds
	Thomson 5' Stephenson 9' Hydes 51'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 16,861 Referee: B. Ames

17 October 1936 11	Everton	3-3	Birmingham City	Liverpool
	Gillick 22' Dean 65' Stevenson 67'		Brunskill 31' Harris 40' Morris 55'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,944 Referee: T. Thompson

17 October 1936 12	Middlesbrough	2-0	Everton	Middlesbrough
	Fenton 13' Birkett 77'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,569 Referee: H. Taylor

7 November 1936 13	Everton	4-2	West Brom	Liverpool
	Dean 11', 28', 65' Cunliffe 47'		Richardson 26' Wood 72'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,901 Referee: R. Mortimer

14 November 1936 14	Manchester City	4-1	Everton	Manchester
	Toseland 7' Rodger 43', 75' Brook 80' (pen.)		Stevenson 63'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,818 Referee: C. Argent

21 November 1936 15	Everton	4-0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Gillick 42' Stevenson 51' Coulter 54', 87'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,940 Referee: G. Gould

28 November 1936 16	Chelsea	4-0	Everton	London
	Weaver 15' George Mills 28', 46', 74'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,623 Referee: T. Smith

5 December 1936 17	Everton	1-1	Stoke City	Liverpool
	Dean 88' (pen.)		Robson 1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 19,012 Referee: H. Wright

5 December 1936 18	Charlton Athletic	2-0	Everton	London
	Hobbis 56' Boulter 87'			Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,991 Referee: G. Jones

19 December 1936 19	Everton	3-0	Grimsby Town	Liverpool
	Dean 43', 90' Gillick 59'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,616 Referee: R. Blake

25 December 1936 20	Everton	7-0	Derby County	Liverpool
	Cunliffe ??', ??', ??' Dean ??', ??' Stevenson ??', ??'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,349 Referee: E. Gamson

26 December 1936 21	Everton	1-1	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Gillick 31'		Kirchen 44'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 59,440 Referee: W. Harper

28 December 1936 22	Derby County	3-1	Everton	Derby
	Astley 1', 40', 62'		Dean 61' (pen.)	Stadium: The Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,608 Referee: E. Gamson

1 January 1937 23	Everton	2-2	Preston North End	Liverpool
	Leyfield 2' Gillick 88'		O'Donnell 41', 57'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,824 Referee: J. Rennie

2 January 1937 24	Brentford	2-2	Everton	London
	Hopkins 65' McKenzie 73' (pen.)		Coulter 32' Cunliffe 75'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 20,457 Referee: G. Denton

9 January 1937 25	Everton	3-2	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Stevenson 16' Dean 68', 81'		Taylor 57' Halford 89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,422 Referee: H. Dedman

9 January 1937 26	Liverpool	3-2	Everton	Liverpool
	Howe 8' Taylor 12' Balmer 59'		Stevenson 18', 79'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,055 Referee: G. Gould

3 February 1937 27	Huddersfield Town	0-3	Everton	Huddersfield
			Coulter 66' Cunliffe ??' Bell ??'	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,216 Referee: W. Bristow

6 February 1937 28	Everton	3-0	Sunderland	Liverpool
	Dean 16', 77' Coulter 21'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,147 Referee: W. Jennings

13 February 1937 29	Wolves	7-2	Everton	Wolverhampton
	Clayton 16', 18', 43', 73' Galley 39', 70' Ashall 53'		Cunliffe 19' Lawton 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,551 Referee: C. Fletcher

27 February 1937 30	Birmingham City	2-0	Everton	Birmingham
	Beattie 10' White 67'			Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 21,150 Referee: T. Thompson

27 February 1937 31	Everton	7-1	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Dean 15', 85' Lawton 30' Geldard 56' Stevenson 70', 88' Gillick 75'		Hodgson 86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,064 Referee: B. Ames

6 March 1937 32	Everton	2-3	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Stevenson 60' Geldard 65'		Fenton 34' Camsell 68', 77'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,719 Referee: H. Taylor

13 March 1937 33	West Brom	2-1	Everton	West Bromwich
	Shaw 20' (pen.) Richardson 26'		Gillick 15'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,284 Referee: R. Mortimer

20 March 1937 34	Everton	1-1	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Stevenson 60'		Percival 75'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,921 Referee: C. Argent

26 March 1937 35	Manchester United	2-1	Everton	Manchester
	Baird 30' Mutch 71'		Gillick 82'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 30,071 Referee: E. Smith

27 March 1937 36	Portsmouth	2-2	Everton	Portsmouth
	Anderson 20' Weddle 44'		Gillick 3' Geldard 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 24,411 Referee: G. Gould

29 March 1937 37	Everton	2-3	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Lawton 28' Stevenson 68'		Mutch 27' Bryant 49' (pen.) Ferrier 66'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,395 Referee: E. Smith

3 April 1937 38	Everton	0-0	Chelsea	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,648 Referee: T. Smith

10 April 1937 39	Stoke City	2-1	Everton	Stoke-on-Trent
	Mercer 65' (o.g.) Westland 71'		Cunliffe 19'	Stadium: The Victoria Ground Attendance: 17,749 Referee: L. Dale

14 April 1937 40	Preston North End	1-0	Everton	Preston
	O'Donnell 31'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,675 Referee: J. Rennie

17 April 1937 41	Everton	2-2	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
	Dean 29' (pen.) Cunliffe 55'		Tadman 40', 80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 11,105 Referee: G. Jones

24 April 1937 42	Grimsby Town	1-0	Everton	Cleethorpes
	Glover 20'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,773 Referee: W. Ross-Gower

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FA Cup

16 January 1937 3	Everton	5-0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
	Gillick 2', 46' Cunliffe 67'Stevenson 72', 78'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,468 Referee: E. Brown

30 January 1937 4	Everton	3-0	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Britton 37' (pen.) Dean 40' Coulter 69'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,807 Referee: G. Jones

20 February 1937 5	Everton	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Coulter 89'		McCormick 81'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 57,149 Referee: Dr. A. Barton

22 February 1937 5R	Tottenham Hotspur	4-3	Everton	London
	Morrison 27', 68', 90' Meek 87'		Lawton 2' Dean 20', 66'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,972 Referee: H. Mee

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Frank King
—	GK	ENG	Harry Morton
—	GK	ENG	Ted Sagar
—	DF	NIR	Billy Cook
—	DF	ENG	Charlie Gee
—	DF	ENG	George Jackson
—	DF	ENG	Jack Jones
—	DF	WAL	T.G. Jones
—	DF	ENG	Joe Mercer
—	DF	ENG	Tommy White
—	MF	ENG	Stan Bentham
—	MF	ENG	Cliff Britton
—	MF	ENG	Jackie Coulter


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Jock Thomson
—	MF	ENG	Gordon Watson
—	FW	ENG	Bunny Bell
—	FW	ENG	Jimmy Cunliffe
—	FW	ENG	Dixie Dean
—	FW	ENG	Albert Geldard
—	FW	SCO	Torry Gillick
—	FW	Jersey	Elie Hurel
—	FW	ENG	Tommy Lawton
—	FW	ENG	Charlie Leyfield
—	FW	SCO	Willie Miller
—	FW	IRL	Alex Stevenson

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References

[1] 1936-37 Football League Results

[2] 1936–37 FA Cup Everton results

[3] 1936–37 Summary: Squad, Appearances and Goals

[4] 1936–37 Everton season summary

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