1936–37 FA Cup
Country | England | ||
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Champions | Sunderland | ||
Runners-up | Preston North End | ||
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The 1936–37 FA Cup was the 62nd season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sunderland won the competition for the first time, beating Preston North End 3–1 in the final at Wembley.
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.
Calendar
Round | Date |
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Extra Preliminary Round | Saturday 5 September 1936 |
Preliminary Round | Saturday 19 September 1936 |
First Round Qualifying | Saturday 3 October 1936 |
Second Round Qualifying | Saturday 17 October 1936 |
Third Round Qualifying | Saturday 31 October 1936 |
Fourth Round Qualifying | Saturday 14 November 1936 |
First Round Proper | Saturday 28 November 1936 |
Second Round Proper | Saturday 12 December 1936 |
Third Round Proper | Saturday 16 January 1937 |
Fourth Round Proper | Saturday 30 January 1937 |
Fifth Round Proper | Saturday 20 February 1937 |
Sixth Round Proper | Saturday 6 March 1937 |
Semi-Finals | Saturday 10 April 1937 |
Final | Saturday 1 May 1937 |
First round proper
At this stage 43 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 25 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Chester City, Port Vale and Luton Town were given a bye to the Third Round. To make the number of matches up, non-league Ilford and Corinthian were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 November 1936. Four were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Second Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 12 December 1936, with one match postponed until the 17th. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.
Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Chester City, Port Vale and Luton Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 January 1937. Four matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Fourth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1937. Four games were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Burnley | 4–1 | Bury | 30 January 1937 |
2 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Stoke City | 30 January 1937 |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Norwich City | 30 January 1937 |
Replay | Norwich City | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 February 1937 |
4 | Grimsby Town | 5–1 | Walsall | 30 January 1937 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Sheffield United | 30 January 1937 |
Replay | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 February 1937 |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Darlington | 30 January 1937 |
7 | Derby County | 3–0 | Brentford | 30 January 1937 |
8 | Luton Town | 2–2 | Sunderland | 30 January 1937 |
Replay | Sunderland | 3–1 | Luton Town | 3 February 1937 |
9 | Everton | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 January 1937 |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 January 1937 |
11 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | 30 January 1937 |
12 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Chester | 30 January 1937 |
13 | Millwall | 3–0 | Chelsea | 30 January 1937 |
14 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Leicester City | 30 January 1937 |
15 | Swansea Town | 0–0 | York City | 30 January 1937 |
Replay | York City | 1–3 | Swansea Town | 3 February 1937 |
16 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Manchester United | 30 January 1937 |
Fifth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1937. There were two replays, played in the next midweek fixture.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Burnley | 1–7 | Arsenal | 20 February 1937 |
2 | Preston North End | 5–3 | Exeter City | 20 February 1937 |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–5 | Manchester City | 20 February 1937 |
4 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 February 1937 |
Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–2 | Grimsby Town | 24 February 1937 |
5 | Sunderland | 3–0 | Swansea Town | 20 February 1937 |
6 | Everton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 February 1937 |
Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–3 | Everton | 22 February 1937 |
7 | Coventry City | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 February 1937 |
8 | Millwall | 2–1 | Derby County | 20 February 1937 |
Sixth Round Proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 March 1937. The Wolverhampton Wanderers–Sunderland match went to two replays before it was settled, in Sunderland's favour. This was the only second replay to take place in the FA Cup proper.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sunderland | 6 March 1937 |
Replay | Sunderland | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 March 1937 |
Replay | Sunderland | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 March 1937 |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Arsenal | 6 March 1937 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Preston North End | 6 March 1937 |
4 | Millwall | 2–0 | Manchester City | 6 March 1937 |
Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 10 April 1937. Sunderland and Preston North End won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley
Final
The 1937 FA Cup Final was contested by Sunderland and Preston North End at Wembley. Sunderland won 3–1, with goals by Bobby Gurney, Raich Carter and Eddie Burbanks. Frank O'Donnell's strike on 44 minutes had put Preston ahead.
Match details
Sunderland
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Preston North End
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See also
References
- General
- Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com
- 1936-37 FA Cup at rssf.com
- 1936-37 FA Cup at soccerbase.com
- Specific
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