1932–33 Burnley F.C. season

The 1932–33 season was Burnley's 45th season of league football.

Burnley F.C.

1932–33 season
Chairman	Edward Tate
Manager	Tom Bromilow (from October 1932)
Football League Second Division	19th
FA Cup	Quarter final
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Jones (16) All: Tommy Jones & Cecil Smith (16)
Highest home attendance	48,717 vs Manchester City (4 March 1933)
Lowest home attendance	4,845 vs Nottingham Forest (31 January 1933)
Average home league attendance	12,637
Home colours

Transfers

In
Player	From	Date
Wilf Crompton	Blackburn Rovers	May 1932
Charlie Hillam	Clitheroe	May 1932
Gilbert Richmond	Clitheroe	May 1932
Billy Jeavons	Chesterfield	June 1932
Wally Reynolds	Leeds United	June 1932
Cecil Smith	Stalybridge Celtic	June 1932
William Graham	Blyth Spartans	September 1932
Georgie Mee	Derby County	September 1932
Ray Bennion	Manchester United	November 1932
George Bellis	Wolverhampton Wanderers	December 1932
Ted Hancock	Liverpool	February 1933
Jack Mustard	Preston North End	March 1933
William Wood	Blackburn Rovers	March 1933

Out
Player	To	Date
Sam Jennings	Olympique de Marseille	May 1932
Bob Weaver	Luton Town	May 1932
Thomas Conway	Northampton Town	July 1932
George Sommerville	Bristol City	August 1932
Richard Twist	Preston North End	October 1932
Stan Bowsher	Rochdale	March 1933
Jack Kelly	Newcastle United	April 1933
Charlie Hillam	Manchester United	May 1933
Tom Manns	Manchester United	May 1933

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Port Vale	42	14	10	18	66	79	0.835	38
18	Lincoln City	42	12	13	17	72	87	0.828	37
19	Burnley	42	11	14	17	67	79	0.848	36
20	West Ham United	42	13	9	20	75	93	0.806	35
21	Chesterfield (R)	42	12	10	20	61	84	0.726	34	Relegation to the Third Division North

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Match results

Key

• In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• pen. = Penalty kick
• o.g. = Own goal

Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
27 August 1932	Chesterfield (H)	1–1	Forrest	8,935
30 August 1932	Preston North End (A)	1–6	Crompton	12,732
3 September 1932	Bradford (A)	4–0	Harker, Kelly (2), Mee	11,020
5 September 1932	Preston North End (H)	4–0	C. Smith, Kelly (2), Mee	14,271
10 September 1932	Plymouth Argyle (H)	1–1	Fairhurst (pen.)	12,438
17 September 1932	Nottingham Forest (A)	1–1	Harker	9,736
24 September 1932	Charlton Athletic (H)	0–1		10,657
1 October 1932	Stoke City (A)	0–3		13,056
8 October 1932	Manchester United (H)	2–3	Prest, Forrest (pen.)	5,314
15 October 1932	Tottenham Hotspur (A)	1–4	Prest	26,097
22 October 1932	Fulham (H)	3–3	Mee, Fairhurst, Jones	6,603
29 October 1932	West Ham United (A)	4–4	Jones (4)	12,009
5 November 1932	Lincoln City (H)	0–0		9,046
12 November 1932	Bradford City (A)	1–2	Bicknell (o.g.)	11,378
19 November 1932	Port Vale (H)	1–1	Edwards	7,940
26 November 1932	Millwall (A)	1–4	Edwards	10,865
3 December 1932	Southampton (H)	2–0	Jones, Edwards	7,139
10 December 1932	Notts County (A)	2–4	Crompton (2)	8,216
17 December 1932	Swansea Town (H)	1–2	Jones	6,637
24 December 1932	Bury (A)	3–5	Crompton, Reynolds, Jones	7,789
26 December 1932	Grimsby Town (A)	2–1	Harker, Reynolds	11,186
27 December 1932	Grimsby Town (H)	2–0	Harker (2)	13,602
31 December 1932	Chesterfield (A)	0–6		8,403
7 January 1933	Bradford (H)	2–0	C. Smith, Jones	7,460
21 January 1933	Plymouth Argyle (A)	0–4		11,529
31 January 1933	Nottingham Forest (H)	3–3	C. Smith, Crompton (2)	4,845
4 February 1933	Charlton Athletic (A)	2–2	Crompton, Richmond	7,777
11 February 1933	Stoke City (H)	1–2	C. Smith	12,228
22 February 1933	Manchester United (A)	1–2	C. Smith	18,533
8 March 1933	Fulham (A)	1–2	Jones	11,506
11 March 1933	West Ham United (H)	4–0	C. Smith (3), Hancock	10,771
18 March 1933	Lincoln City (A)	4–1	C. Smith, Mustard, Jones (2)	8,617
25 March 1933	Bradford City (H)	0–0		12,228
1 April 1933	Port Vale (A)	1–1	C. Smith	7,221
8 April 1933	Millwall (H)	3–0	C. Smith, Mustard, Jones	8,691
14 April 1933	Oldham Athletic (H)	1–1	Mustard (pen.)	13,787
15 April 1933	Southampton (A)	1–3	C. Smith	7,302
17 April 1933	Oldham Athletic (A)	2–2	Hancock, C. Smith	13,501
22 April 1933	Notts County (H)	2–1	Hancock, Reynolds	7,665
24 April 1933	Tottenham Hotspur (H)	1–1	Jones	11,353
29 April 1933	Swansea Town (A)	0–2		3,843
6 May 1933	Bury (H)	1–0	Jones	5,697

FA Cup

Match results

Key

• In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
• H = Home match
• A = Away match

• pen. = Penalty kick
• o.g. = Own goal
• — = Attendance not known

Results

Round	Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
Third round	14 January 1933	Swindon Town (A)	2–1	Harker, C. Smith	—
Fourth round	28 January 1933	Sheffield United (H)	3–1	Mee (2), C. Smith	25,380
Fifth round	18 February 1933	Chesterfield (H)	1–0	Hancock	31,699
Quarter final	4 March 1933	Manchester City (H)	0–1		48,717

Player details

Player statistics

Player	Position	Second Division		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
George Bellis	HB	23	0	3	0	26	0
Ray Bennion	HB	24	0	4	0	28	0
Stan Bowsher	HB	5	0	1	0	6	0
James Brown	HB	19	0	0	0	19	0
Herman Conway	GK	23	0	2	0	25	0
Wilf Crompton	OF	25	7	3	0	28	7
Reg Edwards	CF	6	3	0	0	6	3
Dick Fairhurst	HB	14	2	0	0	14	2
Alex Forrest	HB	28	2	4	0	32	2
John Hall	OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Hancock	IF	15	3	2	1	17	4
Billy Harker	IF	15	5	2	1	17	6
Charlie Hillam	GK	19	0	2	0	21	0
Billy Jeavons	OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Evan Jenkins	OF	0	0	1	0	1	0
Tommy Jones	IF	40	16	4	0	44	16
Jack Kelly	CF	10	2	0	0	10	2
Tom Manns	HB	10	0	0	0	10	0
Georgie Mee	OF	18	3	3	2	21	5
Clifford Merrick	HB	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Mustard	OF	9	3	0	0	9	3
Tommy Prest	IF	14	2	0	0	14	2
Wally Reynolds	OF	19	3	1	0	20	3
Gilbert Richmond	FB	24	1	4	0	28	1
Jack Schofield	HB	2	0	0	0	2	0
Cecil Smith	CF	27	14	4	2	31	16
Ernie Smith	IF	19	0	0	0	19	0
George Waterfield	FB	36	0	3	0	39	0
Tom Willighan	FB	22	0	1	0	23	0
William Wood	FB	2	0	0	0	2	0
William Wood	OF	7	0	0	0	7	0

References

• Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.