 Once again, this form could not be sustained, and only three further games were won before the new year.The slump continued into 1936 being partly relieved by a 7–2 victory over Nottingham Forest on 15 February.On 28 March Saints suffered their heaviest-ever league defeat, going down 8–0 away to Tottenham Hotspur and two days later had their lowest ever home attendance for a league match, when only 1,875 turned out on a Monday night to witness a 1–0 defeat against Port Vale.