1911–12 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1911–12 season
Chairman Howard Cant
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

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

DateLeague
position
Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
2 September 1911 13thBradford Park AvenueH L2–3Kidd 2 (1 pen) 20,000
9 September 1911 18thFulhamA L1–3Hall 12,000
11 September 1911 19thBarnsleyH L1–3Millington 5,000
16 September 1911 19thDerby CountyH L0–4 12,000
23 September 1911 20thStockport CountyA L0–2 7,000
30 September 1911 18thLeeds CityH W4–3Hall 4 10,000
7 October 1911 18thWolverhampton WanderersA L0–1 12,000
14 October 1911 18thLeicester FosseH W4–0Hall 2, Graham 12,000
21 October 1911 18thGainsborough TrinityA D0–0 3,000
28 October 1911 18thGrimsby TownH D2–2Hall pen, Gildea 15,000
4 November 1911 17thNottingham ForestA W1–0Graham 14,000
11 November 1911 18thChelseaH L1–4Gibson 20,000
18 November 1911 18thClapton OrientA L0–2 4,000
25 November 1911 17thBristol CityH D0–0 10,000
2 December 1911 17thBurnleyA D1–1T. Jones 14,000
9 December 1911 16thHuddersfield TownA L2–3Kidd, Millington 3,500
16 December 1911 16thBlackpoolH W2–1Hall, Kidd 4,000
23 December 1911 16thGlossopA L0–2 2,000
25 December 1911 17thHull CityA L0–4 10,000
26 December 1911 16thHull CityH W5–1Kidd 2, Millington, Hall, Graham 10,000
30 December 1911 17thBradford Park AvenueA L0–3 15,000
6 January 1912 17thFulhamH L1–3Tinkler 7,000
27 January 1912 16thStockport CountyH W2–0Conlin, Robertson 12,000
3 February 1912 16thGainsborough TrinityH D2–2W.H. Jones, Hall 10,000
10 February 1912 15thWolverhampton WanderersH W3–1Hall 3 (1 pen) 20,000
17 February 1912 17thLeicester FosseA D2–5Conlin, W.H. Jones pen 10,000
21 February 1912 15thDerby CountyA W1–0Gardner 5,000
2 March 1912 18thGrimsby TownA L0–1 5,000
9 March 1912 16thNottingham ForestH W4–2W.H. Jones 2, Hastings, Hall 12,000
16 March 1912 15thChelseaA W2–0Hall, Robertson 30,000
23 March 1912 12thClapton OrientH W4–0Hall 3, W.H. Jones pen 10,000
30 March 1912 13thBristol CityA L1–2Hastings 5,000
5 April 1912 14thLeeds CityA D0–0 5,000
6 April 1912 12thBurnleyH W4–0Hall, Reed 2, Hastings 35,000
8 April 1912 15thBarnsleyA L0–1 5,000
13 April 1912 14thHuddersfield TownH W1–0Hall 10,000
20 April 1912 15thBlackpoolA L0–1 3,000
27 April 1912 12thGlossopH W2–0Robertson 2 6,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
10th Leicester City381571649660.7437
11th Bradford Park Avenue381391644450.9835
12th Birmingham381461855590.9334
13th Bristol City381461841600.6834
14th Blackpool381381732520.6134
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 DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round 13 January 1912BarnsleyH D0–0 19,500
First round replay 22 January 1912BarnsleyA L0–3 11,900

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Bailey, HoraceHorace Bailey Goalkeeper2900020
Crossthwaite, BertBert Crossthwaite Goalkeeper400040
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington Goalkeeper400040
George, BillyBilly George Goalkeeper100010
Ball, WilliamWilliam Ball Full back26020280
Daykin, ThomasThomas Daykin Full back13020150
Green, ArthurArthur Green Full back600060
Womack, FrankFrank Womack Full back38020402
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey Half back31000310
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner Half back22120241
Gildea, WillieWillie GildeaLeft club during playing season Half back18120201
McClure, AlecAlec McClure Half back700070
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson Half back30400304
Tinkler, AlfAlf Tinkler Half back19100191
Wigmore, WalterWalter Wigmore Half back300030
Bates, HarryHarry Bates Forward200020
Conlin, JamesJames Conlin Forward21220232
Gibson, RichardRichard Gibson Forward22110231
Graham, HarryHarry Graham Forward12400124
Greer, ThomasThomas Greer Forward100010
Hall, JackJack Hall Forward3521203721
Hastie, IanIan Hastie Forward100010
Hastings, BillBill Hastings Forward14300143
Jones, BillyBilly Jones Forward11510125
Jones, ThomasThomas Jones Forward310031
Kidd, JackJack Kidd Forward14620166
McKay, JackJack McKay Forward400040
Millington, CharlieCharlie Millington Forward22320243
Morris, DavidDavid Morris Forward300030
Reed, ArthurArthur Reed Forward420042
Webb, SidSid Webb Forward300030

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. "Birmingham City 1911–1912: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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