1935-36 season

1935-36 season
General information
Manager	George Patterson
Captain	Ernie Blenkinsop
Performance
Division 1	19th
FA Cup	4th round
Top scorers
League	Howe (17)
FA Cup	Wright (1)
Overall	Howe (17)
Attendances
Average	28,686
←1934-35	1936-37→

The 1935-36 season was Liverpool's 44th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Arthur Riley
• GK. Stanley Kane
• DF. Ernie Blenkinsop
• DF. Tom Bradshaw
• DF. John Browning
• DF. Matt Busby
• DF. Tom Cooper
• DF. Jim Harley
• DF. Fred Rogers
• DF. Jimmy McDougall
• DF. Benjamin Dabbs
• DF. Ted Savage
• DF. Norman Low
• DF. John G Shield
• DF. Bernard Ramsden
• MF. Berry Nieuwenhuys
• MF. Alf Hanson
• MF. Harold Taylor
• FW. Jack Balmer
• FW. Vic Wright
• FW. Phil Taylor
• FW. Fred Howe
• FW. Syd Roberts
• FW. James Collins
• FW. Rob Glassey
• FW. Lance Carr
• FW. Gordon Hodgson
• FW. Tosh Johnson
• FW. Billy Hartill

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 May 1936	Bristol Rovers	5-5	Roberts, Howe, Hanson, Taylor 2
13 May 1936	Prageu Select XI	4-2	Howe (8), Hanson (55), Taylor (75), Savage (?)
17 May 1936	Gradjanski	1-5	Nieuwenhuys
21 May 1936	Beogradski SK	2-0	Hanson (7), Roberts (11)
24 May 1936	Beogradski SK	2-3	Hanson (3), Nieuwenhuys (76)
1 June 1936	Venus Bucuresti	4-1	Hanson (20), Howe (46, 60), Bush (87)
2 June 1936	Ripensia Timisoara	2-1	Hanson (42), Roberts (87)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
31 August 1935	Chelsea	2-2	Nieuwenhuys (18, 20)
4 September 1935	Man City	0-2
7 September 1935	Everton	6-0	Howe (15, 42, 86, 89), Hodgson (28, 35)
11 September 1935	Man City	0-6
14 September 1935	Grimsby	7-2	Howe (3, 13, 54), Hodgson (4, 50), Carr (18), Johnson (74)
18 September 1935	Stoke	2-0	Hodgson (20, 85)
21 September 1935	Leeds	0-1
28 September 1935	West Brom	5-0	Nieuwenhuys (1), Carr (19, 42), Hodgson (60), Howe (90)
5 October 1935	Sunderland	0-2
12 October 1935	Birmingham	1-2	Nieuwenhuys (47)
19 October 1935	Bolton	0-0
26 October 1935	Huddersfield	3-0	Howe (18, 35), Nieuwenhuys (36)
2 November 1935	Middlesbrough	2-2	Carr (17), Hodgson
9 November 1935	Aston Villa	3-2	Hodgson (30), Carr (pen 40), McDougall (55)
16 November 1935	Wolves	1-3	Carr (75)
23 November 1935	Derby	0-0
30 November 1935	Portsmouth	1-2	Howe (33)
7 December 1935	Preston	2-1	Glassey (5), Balmer (81)
14 December 1935	Brentford	2-1	Glassey (1), Wright (62)
21 December 1935	Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Wright (13)
25 December 1935	Arsenal	0-1
26 December 1935	Arsenal	2-1	Howe (15, 80)
28 December 1935	Chelsea	2-3	Howe (34), Nieuwenhuys (65)
4 January 1936	Everton	0-0
18 January 1936	Grimsby	0-0
1 February 1936	West Brom	1-6	Balmer (11)
8 February 1936	Sunderland	0-3
15 February 1936	Birmingham	0-2
22 February 1936	Bolton	1-1	Balmer (8)
29 February 1936	Aston Villa	0-3
7 March 1936	Portsmouth	2-0	Wright (72), Nieuwenhuys (77)
14 March 1936	Huddersfield	0-1
18 March 1936	Leeds	2-1	Wright (14, 54)
21 March 1936	Wolves	0-2
28 March 1936	Derby	2-2	Howe (45), Taylor (89)
4 April 1936	Middlesbrough	2-2	Glassey (8, 64)
10 April 1936	Blackburn	2-2	Busby (47), Howe (75)
11 April 1936	Preston	1-3	Nieuwenhuys (72)
13 April 1936	Blackburn	4-1	Taylor (17), Nieuwenhuys 2, Wright
18 April 1936	Brentford	0-0
25 April 1936	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0
2 May 1936	Stoke	1-2	Howe (22)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	11 January 1936	Swansea	1-0	Wright (17)
4	25 January 1936	Arsenal	0-2

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
18	West Brom	42	16	6	20	89	88	1.01	38
19	Liverpool	42	13	12	17	60	64	0.94	38
20	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	12	17	63	77	0.82	38

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Jack Balmer	17	3	0	0	17	3
DF	Ernie Blenkinsop	37	0	0	0	37	0
DF	Tom Bradshaw	41	0	2	0	43	0
DF	John Browning	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Matt Busby	11	1	0	0	11	1
FW	Lance Carr	21	6	2	0	23	6
FW	James Collins	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Tom Cooper	26	0	2	0	28	0
DF	Benjamin Dabbs	13	0	2	0	15	0
FW	Rob Glassey	8	4	0	0	8	4
MF	Alf Hanson	5	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Jim Harley	8	0	0	0	8	0
FW	Billy Hartill	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Gordon Hodgson	17	9	0	0	17	9
FW	Fred Howe	34	17	2	0	36	17
FW	Tosh Johnson	6	1	2	0	8	1
GK	Stanley Kane	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Norman Low	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Jimmy McDougall	38	1	2	0	40	1
MF	Berry Nieuwenhuys	39	10	2	0	41	10
GK	Arthur Riley	39	0	2	0	41	0
FW	Syd Roberts	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Fred Rogers	2	0	0	0	2	0
DF	Ted Savage	27	0	2	0	29	0
DF	John G Shield	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Harold Taylor	14	0	0	0	14	0
FW	Phil Taylor	7	2	0	0	7	2
FW	Vic Wright	25	6	2	1	27	7

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
John G Shield	Bishop Auckland	Free	1935
Jack Balmer	Free Transfer	Free	15 May 1935
James Collins	Walsall	Unknown	January 1936
Billy Hartill	Everton	Unknown	9 January 1936
Harry Eastham	Blackpool	Free	3 February 1936
Phil Taylor	Bristol Rovers	Swap + £5,000	March 1936
Matt Busby	Man City	£8,000	12 March 1936
Alf Hobson	Shildon Colliery	Unknown	April 1936

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Robert Done	Reading	£150	17 May 1935
Sam English	Queen of the South	Unknown	30 July 1935
Tom Morrison	Sunderland	Unknown	November 1935
Jack Tennant	Bolton	£2,750	2 January 1936
Gordon Hodgson	Aston Villa	£3,000	8 January 1936
Billy Hartill	Bristol Rovers	Swap	March 1936