1937–38 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1937–38 season
ManagerJimmy Seed
StadiumThe Valley
First Division4th
FA CupFifth round

The 1937–38 season was the 19th season in the history of Charlton Athletic Football Club, an association football club based in Charlton, London, England. It was Charlton's second season in the First Division, the top tier of English football, following promotion from the Second Division in 1935–36, and a second-place finish in the 1936–37 season.

Competitions

First Division

Main article: 1937–38 Football League First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 11 11 72 49 1.469 51
3 Preston North End 42 16 17 9 64 44 1.455 49
4 Charlton Athletic 42 16 14 12 65 51 1.275 46
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 72 65 1.108 46
6 Brentford 42 18 9 15 69 59 1.169 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

First Division match details[1]
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
28 August 1937 Leeds United H D 1–1 Welsh 30,979
31 August 1937 Grimsby Town A D 1–1 Oakes John (pen) 13,347
4 September 1937 Liverpool A W 2–1 Welsh, Tadman 30,732
6 September 1937 Grimsby Town H D 0–0 16,471
11 September 1937 West Bromwich Albion H W 3–1 Welsh (2), Hobbis 25,570
13 September 1937 Preston North End A W 1–0 Hobbis 18,032
18 September 1937 Birmingham A D 1–1 Boulter 31,631
25 September 1937 Middlesbrough H W 1–0 Welsh 27,782
2 October 1937 Stoke City A L 0–2 33,007
9 October 1937 Portsmouth H W 5–1 Welsh (2), Tadman, Robinson, Hobbis 29,914
16 October 1937 Brentford A L 2–5 Tadman, Turner (pen) 34,861
23 October 1937 Bolton Wanderers H D 1–1 Tadman 24,000
30 October 1937 Huddersfield Town A D 1–1 Tadman 13,334
6 November 1937 Derby County H L 1–2 Welsh 27,369
13 November 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers A D 1–1 Hobbis 31,102
20 November 1937 Arsenal H L 0–3 55,078
27 November 1937 Sunderland A D 1–1 Tadman 24,870
4 December 1937 Everton H W 3–1 Welsh, Robinson, Owens 23,145
18 December 1937 Leicester City H W 2–0 Robinson, Boulter 17,533
25 December 1937 Chelsea A Abandoned[a] 1–1 Welsh 41,484
27 December 1937 Chelsea H W 3–1 Tadman, Robinson, Hobbis 51,125
1 January 1938 Leeds United A D 2–2 Owens, Boulter 26,433
15 January 1938 Liverpool H W 3–0 Robinson (2), Owens 19,088
26 January 1938 West Bromwich Albion A D 0–0 9,577
29 January 1938 Birmingham H W 2–0 Owens (2) 21,246
5 February 1938 Middlesbrough A L 1–3 Wilkinson 24,687
19 February 1938 Portsmouth A L 1–2 Hobbis 22,738
26 February 1938 Brentford H W 1–0 Barron 35,572
2 March 1938 Stoke City H W 3–0 Wilkinson, Brown, Barron 14,648
5 March 1938 Bolton Wanderers A L 0–1 23,051
12 March 1938 Huddersfield Town H W 4–0 Brown (2), Welsh, Boulter 26,938
19 March 1938 Derby County A L 2–3 Brown (2) 15,076
26 March 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 4–1 Wilkinson, Tadman, Boulter, Turner (pen) 38,357
2 April 1938 Arsenal A D 2–2 Tadman (2) 52,858
6 April 1938 Manchester City A L 3–5 Robinson, Tadman, Brown 18,622
9 April 1938 Sunderland H W 2–1 Wilkinson, Tadman 27,702
15 April 1938 Blackpool A L 0–1 29,961
16 April 1938 Everton A L 0–3 31,518
18 April 1938 Blackpool H W 4–1 Brown (3), Blott 25,602
23 April 1938 Manchester City H D 0–0 26,883
27 April 1938 Chelsea A D 1–1 Welsh 21,843
30 April 1938 Leicester City A L 0–1 12,916
7 May 1938 Preston North End H D 0–0 30,053

FA Cup

Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
FA Cup match details[1]
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 1938 Cardiff City H W 5–0 Owens (2), Robinson, Boulter (o.g.) 34,637
Fourth round 22 January 1938 Leeds United H W 2–1 Tadman (2) 50,516
Fifth round 12 February 1938 Aston Villa H D 1–1 Robinson 75,031
Fifth round replay 16 February 1938 Aston Villa A D 2–2 (a.e.t.) Brown (2) 61,530
Fifth round, second replay 21 February 1938 Aston Villa N L 1–4 Tadman 64,782

Notes

  1. ^ Match abandoned in the 61st minute.

References

  1. ^ a b Clayton, Paul (18 August 2001). The Essential History of Charlton Athletic. Headline. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-7553-1020-3.
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