1935–36 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Arsenal's 17th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They won the FA Cup for the second time in their history, after failing to retain the league for the third time running after finishing 6th, eleven points off champions Sunderland. The Gunners faced Sheffield United in the final at Wembley, and narrowly won 1-0 thanks to a Ted Drake goal. They had beaten Bristol Rovers, Liverpool, Newcastle (after a replay), Barnsley and Grimsby Town en route to Wembley. Early in the season, Arsenal had lost the Charity Shield 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday, but two months later claimed their biggest win of the season, 7–1 at Aston Villa, with Ted Drake setting the all-time record for the most goals in one English top division match, after scoring all seven goals. He would finish as the club's top scorer that season with 24 league goals and 3 in the FA Cup.[1]

Arsenal
1935–36 season
ChairmanSamuel Hill-Wood
ManagerGeorge Allison
StadiumHighbury
First Division6th
FA CupWinners

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
31 August 1935 Sunderland H 3–1 66,428 Drake 2,Bastin
3 September 1935 Grimsby Town A 0–1 25,978
7 September 1935 Birmingham A 1–1 42,804 Drake
11 September 1935 Grimsby Town H 6–0 33,633 Milne 3,Drake,Bowden,Beasley
14 September 1935 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 59,462 Drake,Milne
18 September 1935 Leeds United A 1–1 24,283 Drake
21 September 1935 Manchester City H 2–3 61,290 Bastin,James
28 September 1935 Stoke City A 3–0 45,570 Crayston, Bastin 2
5 October 1935 Blackburn Rovers H 5–1 45,981 Bowden 3,Milne, Bastin
12 October 1935 Chelsea A 1–1 82,905 Crayston
19 October 1935 Portsmouth A 1–2 34,165 Milne
26 October 1935 Preston North End H 2–1 42,126 Drake, Bastin
2 November 1935 Brentford A 1–2 26,330 Parkin
9 November 1935 Derby County H 1–1 54,027 Drake
16 November 1935 Everton A 2–0 46,990 Drake, Bastin
23 November 1935 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–0 39,860 Hulme, Drake 2,Rogers
30 November 1935 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 35,816
9 December 1935 Middlesbrough H 2–0 23,365 Rogers 2
14 December 1935 Aston Villa A 7–1 58,469 Drake 7
25 December 1935 Liverpool A 1–0 45,899 Hulme
26 December 1935 Liverpool H 1–2 57,035 Hulme
28 December 1935 Sunderland A 4–5 58,773 own goal, Bastin, Drake, Bowden
4 January 1936 Birmingham H 1–1 44,534 Drake
18 January 1936 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 35,576 Roberts, Drake
1 February 1936 Stoke City H 1–0 49,347 Drake
8 February 1936 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 24,998 Crayston
22 February 1936 Portsmouth H 2–3 21,728 Compton, Dougall
4 March 1936 Derby County A 4–0 17,390 Cox, Dougall, Kirchen, Crayston
7 March 1936 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 43,930 Bastin
11 March 1936 Manchester City A 0–1 32,750
14 March 1936 Preston North End A 0–1 30,039
25 March 1936 Everton H 1–1 18,693 Hulme
28 March 1936 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 32,330 Kirchen, Beasley
1 April 1936 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 10,485 Westcott
4 April 1936 Brentford H 1–1 28,303 Dougall
10 April 1936 West Bromwich Albion H 4–0 61,545 Crayston, Hulme, Dunne, James
11 April 1936 Middlesbrough A 2–2 31,006 Bowden, Bastin
13 April 1936 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 52,586
18 April 1936 Aston Villa H 1–0 55,431 Drake
27 April 1936 Chelsea H 1–1 40,432 Drake
29 April 1936 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 29,479 Hulme
2 May 1936 Leeds United H 2–2 25,920 Bastin, Kirchen

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Stoke City 42 20 7 15 57 57 1.000 47
5 Brentford 42 17 12 13 81 60 1.350 46
6 Arsenal 42 15 15 12 78 48 1.625 45
7 Preston North End 42 18 8 16 67 64 1.047 44
8 Chelsea 42 15 13 14 65 72 0.903 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

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Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bristol Rovers.

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 January 1936 Bristol Rovers A 5–1 24,234
R4 25 January 1936 Liverpool A 2–0 53,720
R5 15 February 1936 Newcastle United A 3–3 65,484
R5 R 19 February 1936 Newcastle United H 3–0 62,391
R6 29 February 1936 Barnsley H 4–1 60,420
SF 21 March 1936 Grimsby Town N 1–0 63,210
F 25 April 1936 Sheffield United N 1–0 93,384

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal match record: 1936".
  2. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1935-1936 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.