Division Three (South) Cup

1937-38

 

 

Winners: Reading

Runners-up: Bristol City

Winners from previous season: Millwall & Watford (trophy shared)

 

First round
29 September 1937Aldershot1-1Walsall1,500Recreation Ground, Aldershot
6 October 1937Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1-2Reading2,000Dean Court, Bournemouth
6 October 1937Bristol City3-0Torquay United1,337Ashton Gate, Bristol
27 September 1937Cardiff City1-0Northampton Town3,869Ninian Park, Cardiff
28 September 1937Gillingham3-1Brighton & Hove Albion2,000Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
27 September 1937Mansfield Town0-1Crystal Palace1,500Field Mill, Mansfield
21 October 1937Newport County2-2Watford1,000Somerton Park, Newport
22 September 1937Southend United1-2Exeter City2,580Southend Stadium, Southend
ByeBristol Rovers      
ByeClapton Orient      
ByeMillwall      
ByeNotts County      
ByeQueen's Park Rangers      
ByeSwindon Town      

Replays

18 October 1937Walsall2-1Aldershot200

Fellows Park, Walsall

27 October 1937Watford4-0Newport County261

Vicarage Road, Watford

Second round

10 November 1937Bristol City2-1Cardiff City2,130

Ashton Gate, Bristol

17 November 1937Bristol Rovers5-0Crystal Palace 

Eastville, Bristol

8 November 1937Millwall4-0Gillingham 2,000 

The Den, London 

10 November 1937Notts County0-2Watford1,000 

Meadow Lane, Nottingham 

11 November 1937Queen's Park Rangers2-0Clapton Orient  3,500

Loftus Road, London 

17 November 1937Swindon Town2-0Exeter City  900

County Ground, Swindon 

ByeReading     

 

ByeWalsall     

 

Quarter-finals

28 February 1938Queen's Park Rangers2-3Watford2,095

Loftus Road, London

2 February 1938Reading3-1Bristol Rovers1,392

Elm Park, Reading

16 February 1938Swindon Town1-2Millwall922

County Ground, Swindon

10 January 1938Walsall1-2Bristol City526 

Fellows Park, Walsall 

Semi-finals

30 March 1938Bristol City2-0Millwall1,513Ashton Gate, Bristol
16 March 1938Reading3-0Watford1,629

Elm Park, Reading

Final

1st leg

28 September 1938Reading6-1Bristol City1,097

Elm Park, Reading

2nd leg
12 October 1938Bristol City1-0Reading718

Ashton Gate, Bristol

 (Reading win 6-2 on aggregate)