1910–11 Birmingham F.C. season
1910–11 season | |||
Chairman | Walter W. Hart | ||
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Manager | Bob McRoberts | ||
Ground | St Andrew's | ||
Football League Second Division | 16th | ||
FA Cup | First round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic) | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Jack Hall (13) All: Jack Hall (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 37,520 vs West Bromwich Albion, 27 December 1909 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 vs Glossop, 3 December 1909 | ||
Average home league attendance | 13,817 | ||
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The 1910–11 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 19th in the Football League and their 11th in the Second Division. Having finished bottom of the league in 1909–10, they had to apply for re-election to the League for 1910–11. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,[1] who had finished the 1909–10 season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of that season, and was succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years. McRoberts was the club's first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties, and led the team to a 16th-place finish in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1910–11 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Oldham Athletic after a replay.
Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Half-back Thomas Daykin played in 37 matches over the 40-match season; only two other players reached 30 appearances. Jack Hall was leading scorer with 13 goals, of 14 which came in the league.
Football League Second Division
Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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3 September 1910 | 19th | Fulham | A | L | 0–3 | 25,000 | |
10 September 1910 | 14th | Bradford Park Avenue | H | W | 1–0 | McKay | 18,000 |
17 September 1910 | 14th | Burnley | A | D | 2–2 | Millington, Jones | 10,000 |
24 September 1910 | 14th | Gainsborough Trinity | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 12,000 |
1 October 1910 | 14th | Leeds City | A | D | 1–1 | Bonthron pen | 8,000 |
8 October 1910 | 17th | Stockport County | H | L | 1–3 | Jones | 10,000 |
15 October 1910 | 18th | Derby County | A | L | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
22 October 1910 | 16th | Barnsley | H | W | 1–0 | Freeman | 10,000 |
29 October 1910 | 18th | Leicester Fosse | A | L | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
5 November 1910 | 18th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | L | 1–3 | Foxall | 20,000 |
12 November 1910 | 16th | Chelsea | A | D | 1–1 | Jones, Wigmore | 25,000 |
19 November 1910 | 19th | Clapton Orient | H | L | 0–1 | 14,000 | |
26 November 1910 | 19th | Blackpool | A | L | 1–3 | Kidd | 4,000 |
3 December 1910 | 19th | Glossop | H | L | 1–2 | Jones | 2,000 |
10 December 1910 | 18th | Lincoln City | A | W | 1–0 | Firth | 6,000 |
17 December 1910 | 15th | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | Gallimore, Hall | 5,000 |
24 December 1910 | 15th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 1–5 | Hall | 8,000 |
26 December 1910 | 17th | Hull City | A | L | 1–4 | Hall | 10,000 |
27 December 1910 | 16th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Hall | 37,520 |
31 December 1910 | 15th | Fulham | H | D | 1–1 | Hall | 14,000 |
7 January 1911 | 16th | Bradford Park Avenue | A | D | 2–2 | Firth, Hall | 10,000 |
21 January 1911 | 16th | Burnley | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 10,000 |
28 January 1911 | 16th | Gainsborough Trinity | A | L | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
4 February 1911 | 16th | Leeds City | H | W | 2–1 | Foxall, Powell | 15,000 |
13 February 1911 | 16th | Stockport County | A | L | 1–3 | Buckley | 3,000 |
18 February 1911 | 16th | Derby County | H | W | 2–0 | Jones, Foxall | 15,000 |
25 February 1911 | 15th | Barnsley | A | W | 3–2 | Jones, Hall 2 | 2,500 |
4 March 1911 | 15th | Leicester Fosse | H | W | 1–0 | Buckley | 10,000 |
11 March 1911 | 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 1–3 | Hall | 5,000 |
18 March 1911 | 15th | Chelsea | H | W | 2–1 | Hall, Kidd | 27,000 |
25 March 1911 | 16th | Clapton Orient | A | L | 1–2 | Hall | 6,000 |
1 April 1911 | 16th | Blackpool | H | W | 2–0 | McKay, Hall | 13,000 |
8 April 1911 | 16th | Glossop | A | L | 1–2 | Jones | 1,500 |
14 April 1911 | 15th | Hull City | H | W | 1–0 | Hall | 10,000 |
15 April 1911 | 15th | Lincoln City | H | L | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
17 April 1911 | 16th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–1 | 27,042 | |
22 April 1911 | 16th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–7 | Jones | 9,000 |
29 April 1911 | 16th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2–1 | Millington, Jones | 15,000 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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14th | Glossop | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 62 | 0.77 | 34 |
15th | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 62 | 0.84 | 33 |
16th | Birmingham | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 66 | 0.74 | 32 |
17th | Stockport County | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 79 | 0.59 | 30 |
18th | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 0.67 | 29 |
Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points | ||||||||
Source | [2] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 14 January 1911 | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Hall pen | 28,827 |
First round replay | 17 January 1911 | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | 6,400 |
Appearances and goals
Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
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League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
Bailey, HoraceHorace Bailey | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington | Goalkeeper | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Lindon, AlbertAlbert Lindon | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Bonthron, BobBob Bonthron | Full back | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Henderson, CrosbyCrosby Henderson | Full back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Wigmore, WalterWalter Wigmore | Full back | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Womack, FrankFrank Womack | Full back | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Buckley, FrankFrank Buckley | Half back | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey | Half back | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Corbett, WalterWalter Corbett | Half back | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Daykin, ThomasThomas Daykin | Half back | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner | Half back | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Moles, JamesJames Moles | Half back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson | Half back | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Abbott, WalterWalter Abbott | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Draper, HarryHarry Draper | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Firth, RobertRobert Firth | Forward | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Foxall, FrankFrank Foxall | Forward | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
Freeman, WalterWalter Freeman | Forward | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Gallimore, GeorgeGeorge Gallimore | Forward | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Greer, ThomasThomas Greer | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hall, JackJack Hall | Forward | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 |
Jones, ThomasThomas Jones | Forward | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
Kidd, JackJack Kidd | Forward | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
Lowe, BernardBernard Lowe | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
McKay, JackJack McKay | Forward | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Millington, CharlieCharlie Millington | Forward | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
Powell, BertBert Powell | Forward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Wilcox, JackJack Wilcox | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- * Wilcox retired during the season because of injury.[3]
See also
References
- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1910–1911: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 266–67. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
- Specific
- ↑ "Football League: Annual Meeting in London". The Manchester Guardian. 14 June 1910. p. 6.
- ↑ "Birmingham City 1910–1911: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ↑ Matthews (1995), Complete Record. p. 134.