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First Team Results & Match Reports

Season 1937-38 Southern League

Final League Position 3rd

Date	Opponent	V	F-A	WDL	Competition	Att.	Scorers	Manager
19370828Sat 28/8	FOLKESTONE	H	2-1	W		9,943	Alsop, Astill	No manager
19370904Sat 4/9	Colchester United	A	3-3	D		11,000	Perrett, Williams, Alsop	No manager
19370911Sat 11/9	BARRY TOWN	H	4-1	W		7,558	Perrett, Alsop, Bruce, Astill	No manager
19370915Wed 15/9	Dartford	A	1-0	W		1,400	Edwards	No manager
19370918Sat 18/9	YEOVIL & PETTERS UNITED	H	3-2	W		9,941	Bruce³	No manager
19370922Wed 22/9	GUILDFORD CITY	H	1-2	L	Southern League Cup	3,163	Alsop	No manager
19370925Sat 25/9	CHELSEA RESERVES	H	1-3	L	Friendly	3,738	Unknown	No manager
19370929Wed 29/9	MARGATE	H	2-6	L	Friendly	3,347	Alsop, Little	No manager
19371002Sat 2/10	TORQUAY UNITED RESERVES	H	4-1	W		6,750	Alsop, Bruce, Edwards²	No manager
19371009Sat 9/10	CHARLTON ATHLETIC RESERVES	H	2-1	W	Friendly	6,152	Unknown²	No manager
19371016Sat 16/10	NEWPORT COUNTY RESERVES	H	8-2	W		7,866	Alsop³, Astill³, Mulraney, Little	No manager
19371023Sat 23/10	Barry Town	A	0-5	L		2,000		No manager
19371030Sat 30/10	SWINDON TOWN RESERVES	H	2-3	L		7,451	Mulraney, Little	No manager
19371103Wed 3/11	NORTHFLEET	H	2-5	L	Friendly		Unknown²	No manager
19371106Sat 6/11	TUNBRIDGE WELLS RANGERS	H	3-1	W		7,210	Little³	No manager
19371113Sat 13/11	Hoffman Athletic	A	3-0	W	FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round	3,400	Alsop, Mulraney²	Duncan
19371120Sat 20/11	NOTTINGHAM FOREST RESERVES	H	1-2	L	Friendly		Unknown	Duncan
19371127Sat 27/11	Yeovil & Petters United	A	1-2	L	FA Cup 1st Round	6,446	Astill	Duncan
19371204Sat 4/12	EXETER CITY RESERVES	H	5-0	W		6,734	Perrett, Astill², Edwards, Mulraney	Duncan
19371211Sat 11/12	Bath City	A	4-3	W		1,500	Astill, Edwards², Little	Duncan
19371218Sat 18/12	Swindon Town Reserves	A	2-2	D		3,392	McLuckie, Astill	Duncan
19371225Sat 25/12	Norwich City Reserves	A	2-3	L		7,100	Edwards, Astill	Duncan
19371227Mon 27/12	NORWICH CITY RESERVES	H	1-2	L		13,643	Alsop	Duncan
19371229Wed 29/12	ROERMOND	H	6-2	W	Friendly	2,500	Unknown⁶	Duncan
19380108Sat 8/1	CORINTHIANS	H	6-0	W	Friendly	6,332	Unknown⁶	Duncan
19380115Sat 15/1	Exeter City Reserves	A	2-1	W		1,500	McLuckie, Alsop	Duncan
19380122Sat 22/1	GUILDFORD CITY	H	3-0	W		9,100	Perrett, Alsop²	Duncan
19380129Sat 29/1	Folkestone	A	0-2	L		2,350		Duncan
19380205Sat 5/2	COLCHESTER UNITED	H	3-2	W		23,890	Perrett, Astill, Little	Duncan
19380212Sat 12/2	Bristol Rovers Reserves	A	2-2	D		1,570	Little, Astill	Duncan
19380219Sat 19/2	BATH CITY	H	2-0	W		8,140	Mulraney, Jones	Duncan
19380226Sat 26/2	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	A	0-0	D		2,560		Duncan
19380305Sat 5/3	HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN	H	2-1	W	Friendly	13,326	Little²	Duncan
19380312Sat 12/3	Yeovil & Petters United	A	1-1	D		3,656	Taylor	Duncan
19380319Sat 19/3	CHELTENHAM TOWN	H	3-1	W		8,540	Mulraney², Taylor	Duncan
19380326Sat 26/3	Guildford City	A	2-3	L		5,366	Perrett, Alsop	Duncan
19380330Wed 30/3	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	H	2-2	D	Friendly	12,609	Unknown²	Duncan
19380402Sat 2/4	Cheltenham Town	A	2-1	W		3,428	Alsop²	Duncan
19380409Sat 9/4	DARTFORD	H	5-1	W		7,043	Alsop², Mulraney, Little²	Duncan
19380415Fri 15/4	Plymouth Argyle Reserves	A	1-2	L		7,000	Mulraney	Duncan
19380418Mon 18/4	PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RESERVES	H	2-3	L		12,647	McLuckie, Jones	Duncan
19380420Wed 20/4	Aldershot Reserves	A	5-2	W		1,550	Britton^og, Perrett, Alsop², McLuckie	Duncan
19380423Sat 23/4	Newport County Reserves	A	1-2	L		1,250	Alsop	Duncan
19380425Mon 25/4	SUNDERLAND	H	0-3	L	Friendly	10,465		Duncan
19380427Wed 27/4	Torquay United Reserves	A	2-2	D		1,100	Jones, Taylor	Duncan
19380430Sat 30/4	ALDERSHOT RESERVES	H	7-0	W		5,327	Alsop⁴, Jones, Taylor²	Duncan
19380504Wed 4/5	BRISTOL ROVERS RESERVES	H	2-0	W		5,484	Alsop, Little	Duncan
19380507Sat 7/5	BRENTFORD	H	1-4	L	Friendly	9,523	Unknown	Duncan
19380509Mon 9/5	QUEENS PARK RANGERS	H	4-3	W	Ipswich Hospital Cup	9,399	Mulraney, Bruce, Jones, Alsop	Duncan

General notes

The following public trial match was played at Portman Road (See RESERVES matches):

Sat 21-08-1937 First Team 6 Eastern Counties League XI 3

Season Summary

Comp	P	W	D	L	F	A
Southern League	34	19	6	9	89	54
Southern League Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2
Friendly	11	4	1	6	25	29
FA Cup	2	1	0	1	4	2
Ipswich Hospital Cup	1	1	0	0	4	3
TOTALS	49	25	7	17	123	90

Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.

Attendance Summary

	Home Average	Home Total	Away Average	Away Total
League	9,251	157,267	3,395	57,722
Cup/Play-offs	3,163	3,163	4,923	9,846

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Alsop, Gilbert	10/9/1908	Forward	29	28
Astill, Len	30/12/1916	Left Wing	32	13
Bruce, Bobby	20/1/1906	Inside Forward	22	6
Burns, Harry		Centre Half	1
Carter, Jock	11/11/1910	Centre Forward	2
Cowie, Charlie	23/4/1907	Centre Half	10
Edwards, Jack	1/1/1913	Forward	11	7
Own Goal				1
Houldsworth, Fred	29/5/1911	Goalkeeper	32
Jones, Fred	26/8/1909	Centre Forward	14	5
Little, Jackie	17/5/1912	Forward	33	14
McLuckie, Jimmy	2/4/1908	Wing Half	36	4
Mulraney, Ambrose	18/5/1916	Forward	26	11
Parry, Ossie	16/8/1908	Full Back	40
Perrett, George	2/5/1915	Half Back	37	7
Rodger, Bob	19/11/1916	Centre Half	39
Shufflebottom, Frank	9/10/1917	Full Back	37
Sowerbutts, Harry	17/2/1910	Goalkeeper	8
Taylor, Eden	1916	Inside Forward	14	5
Thomson, Bob	24/10/1905	Full Back	1
Unknown			9	21
Williams, Jackie	20/3/1911	Winger	16	1

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Alsop, Gilbert	10/9/1908	Forward	2	1
Astill, Len	30/12/1916	Left Wing	2	1
Bruce, Bobby	20/1/1906	Inside Forward	2
Cowie, Charlie	23/4/1907	Centre Half	1
Houldsworth, Fred	29/5/1911	Goalkeeper	2
Little, Jackie	17/5/1912	Forward	2
McLuckie, Jimmy	2/4/1908	Wing Half	1
Mulraney, Ambrose	18/5/1916	Forward	2	2
Parry, Ossie	16/8/1908	Full Back	2
Perrett, George	2/5/1915	Half Back	2
Rodger, Bob	19/11/1916	Centre Half	2
Shufflebottom, Frank	9/10/1917	Full Back	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Alsop, Gilbert	10/9/1908	Forward	2	2
Astill, Len	30/12/1916	Left Wing	2
Bruce, Bobby	20/1/1906	Inside Forward	2	1
Cowie, Charlie	23/4/1907	Centre Half	1
Houldsworth, Fred	29/5/1911	Goalkeeper	2
Jones, Fred	26/8/1909	Centre Forward	2	1
Little, Jackie	17/5/1912	Forward	3	3
McLuckie, Jimmy	2/4/1908	Wing Half	2
Mulraney, Ambrose	18/5/1916	Forward	1	1
Parry, Ossie	16/8/1908	Full Back	3
Perrett, George	2/5/1915	Half Back	3
Rodger, Bob	19/11/1916	Centre Half	3
Shufflebottom, Frank	9/10/1917	Full Back	3
Sowerbutts, Harry	17/2/1910	Goalkeeper	1
Taylor, Eden	1916	Inside Forward	1
Unknown			9	21
Williams, Jackie	20/3/1911	Winger	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Alsop, Gilbert	10/9/1908	Forward	1	1
Astill, Len	30/12/1916	Left Wing	1
Bruce, Bobby	20/1/1906	Inside Forward	1
Cowie, Charlie	23/4/1907	Centre Half	1
Edwards, Jack	1/1/1913	Forward	1
Houldsworth, Fred	29/5/1911	Goalkeeper	1
McLuckie, Jimmy	2/4/1908	Wing Half	1
Mulraney, Ambrose	18/5/1916	Forward	1
Parry, Ossie	16/8/1908	Full Back	1
Rodger, Bob	19/11/1916	Centre Half	1
Williams, Jackie	20/3/1911	Winger	1

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Alsop, Gilbert	10/9/1908	Forward	24	24
Astill, Len	30/12/1916	Left Wing	27	12
Bruce, Bobby	20/1/1906	Inside Forward	17	5
Burns, Harry		Centre Half	1
Carter, Jock	11/11/1910	Centre Forward	2
Cowie, Charlie	23/4/1907	Centre Half	7
Edwards, Jack	1/1/1913	Forward	10	7
Own Goal				1
Houldsworth, Fred	29/5/1911	Goalkeeper	27
Jones, Fred	26/8/1909	Centre Forward	12	4
Little, Jackie	17/5/1912	Forward	28	11
McLuckie, Jimmy	2/4/1908	Wing Half	32	4
Mulraney, Ambrose	18/5/1916	Forward	22	8
Parry, Ossie	16/8/1908	Full Back	34
Perrett, George	2/5/1915	Half Back	32	7
Rodger, Bob	19/11/1916	Centre Half	33
Shufflebottom, Frank	9/10/1917	Full Back	32
Sowerbutts, Harry	17/2/1910	Goalkeeper	7
Taylor, Eden	1916	Inside Forward	13	5
Thomson, Bob	24/10/1905	Full Back	1
Williams, Jackie	20/3/1911	Winger	13	1

Final League Table

Southern League

                             P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
 1. Guildford City           34 22  5  7 94 60 49
 2. Plymouth Argyle Reserves 34 18  9  7 98 58 45
 3. IPSWICH TOWN             34 19  6  9 89 54 44
 4. Yeovil & Petters United  34 14 14  6 72 45 42
 5. Norwich City Reserves    34 15 11  8 77 55 41
 6. Colchester United        34 15  8 11 90 58 38
 7. Bristol Rovers Reserves  34 14  8 12 63 62 36
 8. Swindon Town Reserves    34 14  7 13 70 76 35
 9. Tunbridge Wells Rangers  34 14  6 14 68 74 34
10. Aldershot Reserves       34 10 12 12 42 55 32
11. Cheltenham Town          34 13  5 16 72 68 31
12. Exeter City Reserves     34 13  5 16 71 75 31
13. Dartford                 34  9 11 14 51 70 29
14. Bath City                34  9  9 16 45 65 27
15. Folkestone               34 10  6 18 58 82 26
16. Newport County Reserves  34 10  6 18 56 86 26
17. Barry Town               34  8  7 19 50 88 23
18. Torquay United Reserves  34  8  7 19 46 81 23