1911–12 Birmingham F.C. season
1911–12 season | |||
Chairman | Howard Cant | ||
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Manager | Bob McRoberts | ||
Ground | St Andrew's | ||
Football League Second Division | 12th | ||
FA Cup | First round (eliminated by Barnsley) | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Jack Hall (21) All: Jack Hall (21) | ||
Highest home attendance | 35,000 vs Burnley, 6 April 1912 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,000 vs Blackpool, 16 December 1911 | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,632 | ||
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The 1911–12 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 20th in the Football League and their 12th in the Second Division. They finished in 12th position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1911–12 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Barnsley after a replay. Off the field, Howard Cant succeeded Walter W. Hart as club chairman.
Thirty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Full-back Frank Womack was ever-present over the 40-match season. Jack Hall was leading scorer with 21 goals, all of which came in the league.
Football League Second Division
Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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2 September 1911 | 13th | Bradford Park Avenue | H | L | 2–3 | Kidd 2 (1 pen) | 20,000 |
9 September 1911 | 18th | Fulham | A | L | 1–3 | Hall | 12,000 |
11 September 1911 | 19th | Barnsley | H | L | 1–3 | Millington | 5,000 |
16 September 1911 | 19th | Derby County | H | L | 0–4 | 12,000 | |
23 September 1911 | 20th | Stockport County | A | L | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
30 September 1911 | 18th | Leeds City | H | W | 4–3 | Hall 4 | 10,000 |
7 October 1911 | 18th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
14 October 1911 | 18th | Leicester Fosse | H | W | 4–0 | Hall 2, Graham | 12,000 |
21 October 1911 | 18th | Gainsborough Trinity | A | D | 0–0 | 3,000 | |
28 October 1911 | 18th | Grimsby Town | H | D | 2–2 | Hall pen, Gildea | 15,000 |
4 November 1911 | 17th | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 1–0 | Graham | 14,000 |
11 November 1911 | 18th | Chelsea | H | L | 1–4 | Gibson | 20,000 |
18 November 1911 | 18th | Clapton Orient | A | L | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
25 November 1911 | 17th | Bristol City | H | D | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
2 December 1911 | 17th | Burnley | A | D | 1–1 | T. Jones | 14,000 |
9 December 1911 | 16th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 2–3 | Kidd, Millington | 3,500 |
16 December 1911 | 16th | Blackpool | H | W | 2–1 | Hall, Kidd | 4,000 |
23 December 1911 | 16th | Glossop | A | L | 0–2 | 2,000 | |
25 December 1911 | 17th | Hull City | A | L | 0–4 | 10,000 | |
26 December 1911 | 16th | Hull City | H | W | 5–1 | Kidd 2, Millington, Hall, Graham | 10,000 |
30 December 1911 | 17th | Bradford Park Avenue | A | L | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
6 January 1912 | 17th | Fulham | H | L | 1–3 | Tinkler | 7,000 |
27 January 1912 | 16th | Stockport County | H | W | 2–0 | Conlin, Robertson | 12,000 |
3 February 1912 | 16th | Gainsborough Trinity | H | D | 2–2 | W.H. Jones, Hall | 10,000 |
10 February 1912 | 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 3–1 | Hall 3 (1 pen) | 20,000 |
17 February 1912 | 17th | Leicester Fosse | A | D | 2–5 | Conlin, W.H. Jones pen | 10,000 |
21 February 1912 | 15th | Derby County | A | W | 1–0 | Gardner | 5,000 |
2 March 1912 | 18th | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
9 March 1912 | 16th | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 4–2 | W.H. Jones 2, Hastings, Hall | 12,000 |
16 March 1912 | 15th | Chelsea | A | W | 2–0 | Hall, Robertson | 30,000 |
23 March 1912 | 12th | Clapton Orient | H | W | 4–0 | Hall 3, W.H. Jones pen | 10,000 |
30 March 1912 | 13th | Bristol City | A | L | 1–2 | Hastings | 5,000 |
5 April 1912 | 14th | Leeds City | A | D | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
6 April 1912 | 12th | Burnley | H | W | 4–0 | Hall, Reed 2, Hastings | 35,000 |
8 April 1912 | 15th | Barnsley | A | L | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
13 April 1912 | 14th | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | Hall | 10,000 |
20 April 1912 | 15th | Blackpool | A | L | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
27 April 1912 | 12th | Glossop | H | W | 2–0 | Robertson 2 | 6,000 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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10th | Leicester City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 66 | 0.74 | 37 |
11th | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 45 | 0.98 | 35 |
12th | Birmingham | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 0.93 | 34 |
13th | Bristol City | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 0.68 | 34 |
14th | Blackpool | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 0.61 | 34 |
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
Main article: 1911–12 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 13 January 1912 | Barnsley | H | D | 0–0 | 19,500 | |
First round replay | 22 January 1912 | Barnsley | A | L | 0–3 | 11,900 |
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 |
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League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
Bailey, HoraceHorace Bailey | Goalkeeper | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Crossthwaite, BertBert Crossthwaite | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
George, BillyBilly George | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ball, WilliamWilliam Ball | Full back | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Daykin, ThomasThomas Daykin | Full back | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Green, ArthurArthur Green | Full back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Womack, FrankFrank Womack | Full back | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey | Half back | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner | Half back | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
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Half back | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
McClure, AlecAlec McClure | Half back | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson | Half back | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
Tinkler, AlfAlf Tinkler | Half back | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Wigmore, WalterWalter Wigmore | Half back | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bates, HarryHarry Bates | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Conlin, JamesJames Conlin | Forward | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
Gibson, RichardRichard Gibson | Forward | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Graham, HarryHarry Graham | Forward | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Greer, ThomasThomas Greer | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hall, JackJack Hall | Forward | 35 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 21 |
Hastie, IanIan Hastie | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hastings, BillBill Hastings | Forward | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
Jones, BillyBilly Jones | Forward | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
Jones, ThomasThomas Jones | Forward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Kidd, JackJack Kidd | Forward | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
McKay, JackJack McKay | Forward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Millington, CharlieCharlie Millington | Forward | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
Morris, DavidDavid Morris | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Reed, ArthurArthur Reed | Forward | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Webb, SidSid Webb | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 1911–1912: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 268–69. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
- Specific
- ↑ "Birmingham City 1911–1912: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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