1937–38 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1937–38 season
ManagerRun by committee
GroundGoodison Park
First Division14th
FA Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Lawton (28)
All: Tommy Lawton (28)
Highest home attendance53,856 (vs. Arsenal, 28 August 1937)
Lowest home attendance17,018 (vs. Birmingham City, 11 December 1937)
Biggest win5–2 (vs. Portsmouth, 30 April 1938, First Division)
Biggest defeat4–1 (vs. Arsenal, 28 August 1937, First Division)
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During the 1937–38 English football season, Everton competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Blackpool 42 16 8 18 61 66 0.924 40
13 Derby County 42 15 10 17 66 87 0.759 40
14 Everton 42 16 7 19 79 75 1.053 39
15 Huddersfield Town 42 17 5 20 55 68 0.809 39
16 Leicester City 42 14 11 17 54 75 0.720 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Main article: 1937–38 Football League First Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
28 August 1937 Arsenal H 1–4 53,856 Dean
1 September 1937 Manchester City A 0–2 27,603
4 September 1937 Blackpool A 0–1 27,423
8 September 1937 Manchester City H 4–1 27,290 Dougall, Lawton, Stevenson (2)
11 September 1937 Brentford H 3–0 36,038 Cunliffe, Dougall, Stevenson
15 September 1937 Derby County A 1–2 14,263 Lawton
18 September 1937 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 35,691 Lawton, Stevenson
25 September 1937 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 35,272 Trentham
2 October 1937 Liverpool A 2–1 43,904 Lawton (pen), Trentham
9 October 1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 30,863
16 October 1937 Leeds United H 1–1 26,035 Lawton (pen)
23 October 1937 Grimsby Town A 1–2 10,308 Gillick
30 October 1937 Preston North End H 3–5 26,250 Bell, Lawton (2)
6 November 1937 Middlesbrough A 2–1 25,083 Lawton (2)
13 November 1937 Chelsea H 4–1 29,930 Cunliffe, Lawton (2), Trentham
20 November 1937 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 20,920 Lawton (pen)
27 November 1937 Stoke City H 3–0 27,661 Lawton (2), Stevenson
4 December 1937 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 23,145 Cunliffe
11 December 1937 Birmingham City H 1–1 17,018 Geldard
18 December 1937 Portsmouth A 1–3 19,103 Trentham
25 December 1937 Leicester City A 1–3 17,268 Trentham
27 December 1937 Leicester City H 3–0 38,693 Lawton (2), Trentham
1 January 1938 Arsenal A 1–2 36,953 Cunliffe
15 January 1938 Blackpool H 3–1 22,219 Cunliffe, Lawton, Watson
26 January 1938 Brentford A 0–3 16,917
29 January 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 4–1 25,848 Geldard, Gillick, Lawton, Stevenson
5 February 1938 Huddersfield Town A 3–1 15,394 Cunliffe, Gillick, Stevenson
16 February 1938 Liverpool H 1–3 33,465 Lawton
19 February 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 39,863
26 February 1938 Leeds United A 4–4 23,497 Cunliffe (2), Lawton (2)
5 March 1938 Grimsby Town H 3–2 22,219 Lawton (2), Stevenson
12 March 1938 Preston North End A 1–2 23,618 Cunliffe
19 March 1938 Middlesbrough A 2–2 28,808 Bell, Boyes
26 March 1938 Chelsea A 0–2 27,043
2 April 1938 West Bromwich Albion H 5–3 24,395 Cunliffe, Geldard, Lawton (2, 1 pen), Stevenson
9 April 1938 Stoke City A 1–1 16,187 Lawton
15 April 1938 Sunderland H 3–3 40,010 Cunliffe (2), Thomson
16 April 1938 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 31,518 Geldard (2), Lawton (pen)
18 April 1938 Sunderland A 0–2 22,332
23 April 1938 Birmingham City A 3–0 22,224 Boyes, Cunliffe, Stevenson
30 April 1938 Portsmouth H 5–2 18,716 Boyes, Lawton, Stevenson (3)
7 May 1938 Derby County H 1–1 18,291 Geldard

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FA Cup

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Main article: 1937–38 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers
3 8 January 1938 Chelsea A 1–0 Stevenson
4 22 January 1938 Sunderland H 0–1

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Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Harry Morton
— GK England ENG Ted Sagar
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy Cook
— DF England ENG Charlie Gee
— DF England ENG Norman Greenhalgh
— DF England ENG George Jackson
— DF England ENG Jack Jones
— DF Wales WAL T.G. Jones
— DF England ENG Joe Mercer
— MF England ENG Cliff Britton
— MF England ENG Jackie Coulter
— MF Scotland SCO Jock Thomson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Gordon Watson
— FW England ENG Wally Boyes
— FW England ENG Bunny Bell
— FW England ENG Jimmy Cunliffe
— FW England ENG Dixie Dean
— FW Scotland SCO Peter Dougall
— FW England ENG Albert Geldard
— FW Scotland SCO Torry Gillick
— FW England ENG Tommy Lawton
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Stevenson
— FW England ENG Douglas Trentham

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References

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  1. ^ 1937–38 Football League Results
  2. ^ 1937–38 FA Cup
  3. ^ 1937–38 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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