Season 1937-1938

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 28 AUG Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L0 - 3 - 17,313
2 01 SEP Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W4 - 0 B. Lucas, A. Fowler, J. Cookson 2 8,776
3 04 SEP Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W3 - 2 J. Cookson, E. Jones, B. Lucas 10,958
4 08 SEP Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) W1 - 0 A. Fowler 8,879
5 11 SEP Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D1 - 1 A. Hetherington 15,969
6 15 SEP Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W2 - 0 A. Fowler, A. Hetherington 7,686
7 18 SEP Watford (Home) Watford (H) L0 - 2 - 12,169
8 25 SEP Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - 5,792
9 02 OCT Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W3 - 0 A. Fowler 2, B. Lucas 9,987
10 09 OCT Clapton Orient (Away) Clapton Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 8,848
11 16 OCT Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W1 - 0 J. Musgrave 9,219
12 23 OCT Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) L0 - 2 - 5,264
13 30 OCT Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) W2 - 1 A. Fowler 2 11,421
14 06 NOV Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 1 - 7,806
15 13 NOV Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) D1 - 1 G. Morrall 9,710
16 20 NOV Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D2 - 2 J. Bradley 2 15,404
17 04 DEC Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L1 - 3 J. Bradley 6,824
18 18 DEC Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) D0 - 0 - 6,785
19 25 DEC Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 2 A. Fowler 10,992
20 27 DEC Reading (Home) Reading (H) D0 - 0 - 18,760
21 28 DEC Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) L1 - 3 A. Fowler 7,255
22 01 JAN Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W1 - 0 J. Bradley pen. 9,897
23 15 JAN Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 2 - 4,340
24 26 JAN Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W1 - 0 E. Jones pen. 2,332
25 29 JAN Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 4 - 11,343
26 05 FEB Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 0 J. Cookson, B. Armstrong (o.g.), A. Fowler 8,543
27 12 FEB Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) D0 - 0 - 5,397
28 19 FEB Clapton Orient (Home) Clapton Orient (H) W1 - 0 A. Fowler 6,603
29 26 FEB Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 1 - 2,102
30 05 MAR Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) D3 - 3 K. Wise, A. Fowler, E. Jones pen. 7,728
31 12 MAR Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W2 - 1 B. Morton, E. Jones pen. 7,019
32 19 MAR Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W1 - 0 B. Lucas 7,678
33 26 MAR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W3 - 2 B. Lucas 2, B. Morton 3,261
34 02 APR Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W2 - 0 B. Morton, B. Lucas 8,797
35 09 APR Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) W2 - 1 A. Fowler 2 5,843
36 15 APR Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) W2 - 0 T. Chiverton (o.g.), A. Fowler 38,501
37 16 APR Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L0 - 1 - 13,954
38 18 APR Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L1 - 2 B. Morton 15,399
39 23 APR Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 3 - 15,482
40 30 APR Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D1 - 1 J. Bradley 5,028
41 04 MAY Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L2 - 3 J. Cookson, B. Morton 10,532
42 07 MAY Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D1 - 1 J. Cookson 3,598

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 27 NOV Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) W4 - 3 J. Bradley 3 (2 pens), E. Jones 6,391
SECOND ROUND
2 11 DEC Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W2 - 1 E. Jones 2 17,536
THIRD ROUND
3 08 JAN Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) D1 - 1 E. Jones 14,000
3R 12 JAN Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W2 - 1  (AET) B. Morton, A. Fowler 23,101
FOURTH ROUND
4 22 JAN Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L1 - 2 B. Morton 25,746

Football League Third Division South Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
SECOND ROUND
2 17 NOV Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W2 - 0 B. Lucas, D. Emery pen. 1,000
THIRD ROUND
3 16 FEB Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L1 - 2 G. Moreland 922