southampton used 22 different players during the 1933–34 season and had thirteen different goalscorers. their top scorer was centre-forward ted drake, who scored 22 goals in the second division and one in the fa cup before he left the club to join arsenal in march. inside-forward arthur holt scored six times in the league, followed by norman cole – who took drake's place in the regular lineup after his transfer – on five league goals in just ten appearances. ten players were signed by the club during the campaign, with seven released and sold to other clubs. the average attendance at the dell during the 1933–34 season was 10,008. the highest attendance of the season was 24,797 against fulham on 26 december 1933. the lowest attendance was 3,396 against swansea town on 5 february 1934.