hulme spent his final two seasons at arsenal (1936–37 and 1937–38) as a bit-part player, making just ten appearances in one-and-a-half years. his final appearance came against liverpool on 18 december 1937. in all he scored 125 goals in 374 appearances for the gunners, making him the club's eighth-top scorer of all time. hulme left arsenal for huddersfield in january 1938, where he saw out the rest of his career, picking up an fa cup runners-up medal in the 1937–38 season before retiring from football at the end of that season. arsenal also won the old first division in 1937–38 but he only made seven league appearances all season.