Burnley F.C. 1932–33 football season

Burnley F.C.1932–33 season

Chairman| Edward Tate
Manager| Tom Bromilow (from October 1932)
Football League Second Division| 19th
FA Cup| Quarter final
Top goalscorer| League: Tommy Jones (16)
All: Tommy Jones & Cecil Smith (16)
Highest home attendance| 48,717 vs Manchester City (4 March 1933)
Lowest home attendance| 4,845 vs Nottingham Forest (31 January 1933)
Average home league attendance| 12,637[1]

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The 1932–33 season was Burnley's 45th season of league football.

## Contents

* 1 Transfers
* 2 Football League Second Division
* 2.1 Match results
* 3 FA Cup
* 3.1 Match results
* 4 Player details
* 4.1 Player statistics
* 5 Notes
* 6 References

## Transfers[edit]

| In

Player  | From  | Date
Wilf Crompton | Blackburn Rovers | May 1932
Charlie Hillam | Clitheroe | May 1932
Gilbert Richmond | Clitheroe | May 1932
Billy Jeavons | Chesterfield | June 1932
Wally Reynolds | Leeds United | June 1932
Cecil Smith | Stalybridge Celtic | June 1932
William Graham | Blyth Spartans | September 1932
Georgie Mee | Derby County | September 1932
Ray Bennion | Manchester United | November 1932
George Bellis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | December 1932
Ted Hancock | Liverpool | February 1933
Jack Mustard | Preston North End | March 1933
William Wood | Blackburn Rovers | March 1933
| Out

Player  | To  | Date
Sam Jennings | Olympique de Marseille | May 1932
Bob Weaver | Luton Town | May 1932
Thomas Conway | Northampton Town | July 1932
George Sommerville | Bristol City | August 1932
Richard Twist | Preston North End | October 1932
Stan Bowsher | Rochdale | March 1933
Jack Kelly | Newcastle United | April 1933
Charlie Hillam | Manchester United | May 1933
Tom Manns | Manchester United | May 1933

## Football League Second Division[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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17  | Port Vale | 42  | 14  | 10  | 18  | 66  | 79  | 0.835  | 38  |
18  | Lincoln City | 42  | 12  | 13  | 17  | 72  | 87  | 0.828  | 37
19  | Burnley | 42  | 11  | 14  | 17  | 67  | 79  | 0.848  | 36
20  | West Ham United | 42  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 75  | 93  | 0.806  | 35
21  | Chesterfield | 42  | 12  | 10  | 20  | 61  | 84  | 0.726  | 34  | Relegated

Source:[citation needed]

### Match results[edit]

Key

* In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* pen. = Penalty kick
* o.g. = Own goal

Results
Date  | Opponents  | Result  | Goalscorers  | Attendance

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27 August 1932  | Chesterfield (H)  | 1–1  | Forrest | 8,935
30 August 1932  | Preston North End (A)  | 1–6  | Crompton | 12,732
3 September 1932  | Bradford (A)  | 4–0  | Harker, Kelly (2), Mee | 11,020
5 September 1932  | Preston North End (H)  | 4–0  | C. Smith, Kelly (2), Mee | 14,271
10 September 1932  | Plymouth Argyle (H)  | 1–1  | Fairhurst (pen.)  | 12,438
17 September 1932  | Nottingham Forest (A)  | 1–1  | Harker | 9,736
24 September 1932  | Charlton Athletic (H)  | 0–1  |  | 10,657
1 October 1932  | Stoke City (A)  | 0–3  |  | 13,056
8 October 1932  | Manchester United (H)  | 2–3  | Prest, Forrest (pen.)  | 5,314
15 October 1932  | Tottenham Hotspur (A)  | 1–4  | Prest | 26,097
22 October 1932  | Fulham (H)  | 3–3  | Mee, Fairhurst, Jones | 6,603
29 October 1932  | West Ham United (A)  | 4–4  | Jones (4)  | 12,009
5 November 1932  | Lincoln City (H)  | 0–0  |  | 9,046
12 November 1932  | Bradford City (A)  | 1–2  | Bicknell (o.g.)  | 11,378
19 November 1932  | Port Vale (H)  | 1–1  | Edwards | 7,940
26 November 1932  | Millwall (A)  | 1–4  | Edwards | 10,865
3 December 1932  | Southampton (H)  | 2–0  | Jones, Edwards | 7,139
10 December 1932  | Notts County (A)  | 2–4  | Crompton (2)  | 8,216
17 December 1932  | Swansea Town (H)  | 1–2  | Jones | 6,637
24 December 1932  | Bury (A)  | 3–5  | Crompton, Reynolds, Jones | 7,789
26 December 1932  | Grimsby Town (A)  | 2–1  | Harker, Reynolds | 11,186
27 December 1932  | Grimsby Town (H)  | 2–0  | Harker (2)  | 13,602
31 December 1932  | Chesterfield (A)  | 0–6  |  | 8,403
7 January 1933  | Bradford (H)  | 2–0  | C. Smith, Jones | 7,460
21 January 1933  | Plymouth Argyle (A)  | 0–4  |  | 11,529
31 January 1933  | Nottingham Forest (H)  | 3–3  | C. Smith, Crompton (2)  | 4,845
4 February 1933  | Charlton Athletic (A)  | 2–2  | Crompton, Richmond | 7,777
11 February 1933  | Stoke City (H)  | 1–2  | C. Smith | 12,228
22 February 1933  | Manchester United (A)  | 1–2  | C. Smith | 18,533
8 March 1933  | Fulham (A)  | 1–2  | Jones | 11,506
11 March 1933  | West Ham United (H)  | 4–0  | C. Smith (3), Hancock | 10,771
18 March 1933  | Lincoln City (A)  | 4–1  | C. Smith, Mustard, Jones (2)  | 8,617
25 March 1933  | Bradford City (H)  | 0–0  |  | 12,228
1 April 1933  | Port Vale (A)  | 1–1  | C. Smith | 7,221
8 April 1933  | Millwall (H)  | 3–0  | C. Smith, Mustard, Jones | 8,691
14 April 1933  | Oldham Athletic (H)  | 1–1  | Mustard (pen.)  | 13,787
15 April 1933  | Southampton (A)  | 1–3  | C. Smith | 7,302
17 April 1933  | Oldham Athletic (A)  | 2–2  | Hancock, C. Smith | 13,501
22 April 1933  | Notts County (H)  | 2–1  | Hancock, Reynolds | 7,665
24 April 1933  | Tottenham Hotspur (H)  | 1–1  | Jones | 11,353
29 April 1933  | Swansea Town (A)  | 0–2  |  | 3,843
6 May 1933  | Bury (H)  | 1–0  | Jones | 5,697

## FA Cup[edit]

### Match results[edit]

Key

* In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
* H = Home match
* A = Away match

* pen. = Penalty kick
* o.g. = Own goal
* — = Attendance not known

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Results
Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Result  | Goalscorers  | Attendance

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Third round  | 14 January 1933  | Swindon Town (A)  | 2–1  | Harker, C. Smith | —
Fourth round  | 28 January 1933  | Sheffield United (H)  | 3–1  | Mee (2), C. Smith | 25,380
Fifth round  | 18 February 1933  | Chesterfield (H)  | 1–0  | Hancock | 31,699
Quarter final  | 4 March 1933  | Manchester City (H)  | 0–1  |  | 48,717

## Player details[edit]

### Player statistics[edit]

Player  | Position  | Second Division | FA Cup | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
George Bellis | HB  | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0
Ray Bennion | HB  | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0
Stan Bowsher | HB  | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
James Brown | HB  | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
Herman Conway | GK  | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0
Wilf Crompton | OF  | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7
Reg Edwards | CF  | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3
Dick Fairhurst | HB  | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2
Alex Forrest | HB  | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2
John Hall | OF  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Ted Hancock | IF  | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4
Billy Harker | IF  | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6
Charlie Hillam | GK  | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0
Billy Jeavons | OF  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Evan Jenkins | OF  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Tommy Jones | IF  | 40 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 16
Jack Kelly | CF  | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2
Tom Manns | HB  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
Georgie Mee | OF  | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5
Clifford Merrick | HB  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Jack Mustard | OF  | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3
Tommy Prest | IF  | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2
Wally Reynolds | OF  | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3
Gilbert Richmond | FB  | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1
Jack Schofield | HB  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Cecil Smith | CF  | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16
Ernie Smith | IF  | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
George Waterfield | FB  | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0
Tom Willighan | FB  | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0
William Wood | FB  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
William Wood | OF  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 201

## References[edit]

* Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* FA Charity Shield

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackpool
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Derby County
* Everton
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
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* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

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* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Burnley
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Chesterfield
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Manchester United
* Millwall
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Swansea Town
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United

Third Division|

| North|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barnsley
* Barrow
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gateshead
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* New Brighton
* Rochdale
* Rotherham County
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham
* York City

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* Aldershot
* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Cardiff City
* Clapton Orient
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Watford

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Total won
*[D]: Total drawn
*[L]: Total lost
*[GF]: Total Goals for
*[GA]: Total Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points