1923–24 Birmingham F.C. season
| 1923–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Howard Cant |
| Secretary-manager | Billy Beer |
| Ground | St Andrew's |
| Football League First Division | 14th |
| FA Cup | First round (eliminated by Huddersfield Town) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Bradford (24) All: Joe Bradford (24) |
| Highest home attendance | 41,306 vs Aston Villa, 25 August 1923 |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,000 vs West Bromwich Albion, 22 December 1923, Burnley, 27 February 1924 |
| Average home league attendance | 23,164 |
The 1923–24 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 28th in the Football League and their 11th in the First Division. They finished in 14th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1923–24 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Huddersfield Town.
Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling was ever-present over the 43-match season; among outfield players, half-back Percy Barton appeared in 40 matches. Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the third successive year, with 24 goals, all of which came in the league.
Billy Beer, who as a player made 250 appearances for the club in the 1900s, succeeded Frank Richards as secretary-manager before the start of this season.
Football League First Division
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1923 | 1st | Aston Villa | H | W | 3–0 | Bradford 2, Lane | 41,306 |
| 29 August 1923 | 11th | Liverpool | A | L | 2–6 | Bradford 2 | 15,000 |
| 1 September 1923 | 13th | Aston Villa | A | D | 0–0 | 59,157 | |
| 5 September 1923 | 7th | Liverpool | H | W | 2–1 | Bradford, Lane | 30,000 |
| 8 September 1923 | 13th | Sunderland | H | L | 0–2 | 40,000 | |
| 10 September 1923 | 14th | Bolton Wanderers | H | L | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 15 September 1923 | 15th | Sunderland | A | D | 1–1 | Rawson | 28,000 |
| 22 September 1923 | 19th | Arsenal | H | L | 0–2 | 20,000 | |
| 29 September 1923 | 18th | Arsenal | A | D | 0–0 | 35,000 | |
| 6 October 1923 | 17th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 24,000 |
| 13 October 1923 | 18th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 1–4 | Bradford | 20,000 |
| 20 October 1923 | 19th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
| 27 October 1923 | 20th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 3 November 1923 | 20th | West Ham United | A | L | 1–4 | Bradford | 20,000 |
| 10 November 1923 | 19th | West Ham United | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford, Islip | 30,000 |
| 17 November 1923 | 19th | Notts County | H | D | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
| 24 November 1923 | 19th | Notts County | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 14,000 |
| 1 December 1923 | 20th | Everton | A | L | 0–2 | 18,000 | |
| 8 December 1923 | 20th | Everton | H | L | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 15 December 1923 | 19th | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 0–0 | 24,785 | |
| 22 December 1923 | 20th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 14,000 | |
| 26 December 1923 | 19th | Manchester City | H | W | 3–0 | Lane, Bradford, Harvey | 35,000 |
| 29 December 1923 | 19th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford pen | 25,000 |
| 1 January 1924 | 19th | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Cringan | 35,000 |
| 5 January 1924 | 18th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 3–2 | Bradford, Cringan, Lane | 25,000 |
| 19 January 1924 | 19th | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 26 January 1924 | 18th | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Islip | 12,000 |
| 9 February 1924 | 17th | Burnley | A | W | 2–1 | Cringan, Bradford | 10,000 |
| 16 February 1924 | 16th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–1 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
| 23 February 1924 | 14th | Middlesbrough | A | W | 1–0 | Islip | 15,000 |
| 27 February 1924 | 13th | Burnley | H | W | 2–1 | Bradford 2 | 14,000 |
| 1 March 1924 | 11th | Preston North End | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
| 8 March 1924 | 13th | Preston North End | A | L | 0–1 | 17,000 | |
| 15 March 1924 | 13th | Chelsea | A | D | 1–1 | Ashurst | 30,000 |
| 22 March 1924 | 11th | Chelsea | H | W | 1–0 | Briggs | 25,000 |
| 5 April 1924 | 12th | Newcastle United | H | W | 4–1 | Linley, Bradford 2, Crosbie | 20,000 |
| 9 April 1924 | 12th | Newcastle United | A | L | 1–2 | Bradford | 8,000 |
| 12 April 1924 | 11th | Sheffield United | A | W | 2–0 | Bradford, Linley | 8,000 |
| 18 April 1924 | 12th | Manchester City | A | L | 0–1 | 30,000 | |
| 19 April 1924 | 12th | Sheffield United | H | L | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 26 April 1924 | 14th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 3 May 1924 | 14th | Cardiff City | H | D | 0–0 | 33,146 |
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 48 | 1.02 | 41 |
| 13th | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.93 | 41 |
| 14th | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 0.84 | 39 |
| 15th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 0.89 | 38 |
| 16th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 0.82 | 38 |
| 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 | [1] | ||||||||
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 12 January 1924 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | 30,924 |
Appearances and goals
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Eli Ashurst | Full back | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| David Dixon | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | Full back | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Womack | Full back | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Percy Barton | Half back | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cringan | Half back | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Dickie Dale | Half back | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Half back | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bill Hunter | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Liddell | Half back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Half back | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 37 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 24 |
| George Briggs | Forward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wally Clark | Forward | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Wally Harris | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Harvey | Forward | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Fred Hoyland | Forward | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ernie Islip | Forward | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Moses Lane | Forward | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Ted Linley | Forward | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Arthur Phoenix | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Albert Rawson | Forward | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jack Russell | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 1923–1924: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 288–89. Note that many attendance figures are estimated.
- Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1923–1924: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.