The 1936–37 season was Manchester City Football Club's forty-sixth season of league football, with the club winning its first-ever league title and scoring a record 107 goals.
Match results Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division
GameDateOpponentsVenueResultScore–GoalscorersAttendance129 AugustMiddlesbroughAL0–223,00022 SeptemberLeeds UnitedHW4–0 Herd, Brook, Tilson, Doherty25,00035 SeptemberWest Bromwich AlbionHW6–2 Herd 2, Brook, Heale, Doherty 225,00049 SeptemberLeeds UnitedAD1–1 Heale14,000512 SeptemberManchester UnitedAL2–3 Herd, Bray69,000616 SeptemberBirminghamHD1–1 Doherty20,000719 SeptemberPortsmouthAL1–2 McLeod25,000826 SeptemberChelseaHD0–030,00093 OctoberStoke CityAD2–2 Heale, Doherty36,0001010 OctoberCharlton AthleticHD1–1 Heale28,0001117 OctoberDerby CountyHW3–2 Toseland, Heale, Doherty21,0001224 OctoberWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2 Doherty21,0001331 OctoberSunderlandHL2–4 McLeod, Doherty39,444147 NovemberHuddersfield TownAD1–1 Brook18,0001514 NovemberEvertonHW4–1 Rodger 2, Brook, Toseland28,0001621 NovemberBolton WanderersAW2–0 Herd, Brook32,00028 NovemberBrentfordH0a020,000175 DecemberArsenalAW3–1 Rodger 2, Doherty42,0001812 DecemberPreston North EndHW4–1 Brook, Toseland 2, Doherty15,0001919 DecemberSheffield WednesdayAL1–5 Doherty30,0002025 DecemberGrimsby TownAL3–5 Rodger, Brook, Doherty18,0002126 DecemberMiddlesbroughHW2–1 Rodger, Brook56,0002228 DecemberGrimsby TownHD1–1 Tilson16,000232 JanuaryWest Bromwich AlbionAD2–2 Herd, Tilson18,000249 JanuaryManchester UnitedHW1–0 Herd65,0002523 JanuaryPortsmouthHW3–1 Herd, Brook, Toseland 25,000263 FebruaryChelseaAD4–4 Tilson, Bray, Doherty 212,000276 FebruaryStoke CityHW2–1 Tilson, Doherty30,0002813 FebruaryCharlton AthleticAD1–1 Herd45,0002924 FebruaryDerby CountyAW5–0 Rodger, Brook, Tilson 313,0003027 FebruaryWolverhampton WanderersHW4–1 Herd, Tilson 340,0003113 MarchHuddersfield TownHW3–0 Brook, Doherty 228,0003220 MarchEvertonAD1–1 Percival32,0003326 MarchLiverpoolAW5–0 Herd, Brook 3, Doherty32,0003427 MarchBolton WanderersHD2–2 Herd, Doherty52,0003529 MarchLiverpoolHW5–1 Herd 2, Brook, Tilson, Neilson25,000363 AprilBrentfordAW6–2 Herd, Brook, Toseland, Tilson, Doherty 237,000377 AprilBrentfordHW2–1 Brook, Doherty25,0003810 AprilArsenalHW2–0 Toseland, Doherty75,0003914 AprilSunderlandAW3–1 Brook, Doherty 215,0004017 AprilPreston North EndAW5–2 Herd, Donnelly, Doherty 316,0004124 AprilSheffield WednesdayHW4–1 Brook 2, Tilson, Doherty55,000421 MayBirminghamAD2–2 Tilson, Doherty25,000
Source:Note: game vs Brentford on 28 November abandoned after 40 minutes.
League table
Results summary
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore–GoalscorersAttendance316 JanuaryWrexhamAW3–1Herd, Tilson, Brook21,000430 JanuaryAccrington StanleyHW2–0Tilson, Doherty39,000520 FebruaryBolton WanderersAW5–0Herd 2, Doherty, Brook, Tilson61,00066 MarchMillwallAL0–242,000
Source:
Player details LeagueFA CupTotalNameGoalsGoalsGoalsGK Frank Swift42446DF Billy Dale36339DF Gordon Clark13114DF Sam Barkas 30434DF Bobby Marshall40444DF Bob Donnelly5151DF Dick Neilson2121MF Jack Percival4213451MF Jackie Bray4024442MFJoe Rogers213MF Keiller McCullough22FW Ernie Toseland4274467FW Alec Herd3215433618FW Jimmy Heale106106FW Colin Rodger 9797FW Fred Tilson2315432718FW Peter Doherty4130424532FW Eric Brook4220424622FWBobby Regan44FWJohn McLeod3232FWJim Cassidy11FWRaymond Freeman11
See also List of Manchester City F.C. seasons
References