i eth ▁season ▁since ▁the ▁club ' s ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ) ▁with ▁four ▁wins ▁and ▁two ▁draw s ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁six ▁matches , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁sust ain ▁this ▁form ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁they ▁won ▁only ▁three ▁more ▁matches . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁" g old en ▁j ub ile e " ▁match ▁against ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁was ▁captain ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁after ▁another ▁poor ▁season , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁finished ▁in ▁sevent e enth ▁place , ▁nine ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁res igned ▁and ▁manager ▁George ▁Kay ▁left ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁at ▁Liverpool , ▁taking ▁tra iner ▁Bert ▁Sh elle y ▁with ▁him . ▁Kay ' s ▁position ▁as ▁manager ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁George ▁G oss , ▁the ▁company ▁secretary , ▁who ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁team , ▁with ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁assistant ▁manager . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁assistant ▁manager , ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁continued ▁as ▁team ▁captain ▁and ▁became ▁first - team ▁coach . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁South am pton ▁Football ▁E cho ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 3 7 ▁season , ▁the ▁sports ▁editor ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁Mc Il w