1909–10 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1909–10 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 18th in the Football League and their 10th in the Second Division. They finished bottom of the 20-team division, three points adrift of safety, so had to apply for re-election to the league for the 1910–11 season. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,[1] who had finished the season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of the season, to be succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years, and who became their first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties. They also took part in the 1909–10 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Leicester Fosse.

Birmingham F.C.
1909–10 season
ChairmanWalter W. Hart
Secretary-managerAlex Watson
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division20th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Leicester Fosse)
Top goalscorerLeague: Walter Freeman (10)
All: Walter Freeman (10)
Highest home attendance18,000 vs Oldham Athletic, 30 October 1909
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Blackpool, 27 November 1909
Average home league attendance8,921
Team colours

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Forward Charlie Millington played in 36 of the 39 matches over the season, and half-back Albert Gardner appeared in one fewer. Walter Freeman was leading scorer with 10 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

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Date League
position
Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
4 September 1909 12th Oldham Athletic H D 2–2 Millington, Beer 20,000
11 September 1909 19th Barnsley A L 1–5 Chapple 3,000
13 September 1909 16th Glossop H D 2–2 Lowe, Millington 3,000
18 September 1909 13th Fulham H D 1–1 Chapple 12,000
25 September 1909 18th Burnley A L 0–2 5,000
2 October 1909 17th Leeds City H L 1–2 Freeman 14,000
9 October 1909 18th Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 2–4 Buckley, Chapple 10,000
16 October 1909 17th Gainsborough Trinity H W 5–0 Millington 2, Needham 3 10,000
23 October 1909 14th Grimsby Town A W 2–0 Freeman, Wilcox 5,000
30 October 1909 15th Manchester City H D 1–1 Freeman 18,000
6 November 1909 17th Leicester Fosse A L 1–3 Freeman 10,000
13 November 1909 15th Lincoln City H W 1–0 Needham 5,000
20 November 1909 16th Clapton Orient A L 0–3 9,000
27 November 1909 17th Blackpool H L 1–2 Chapple 1,000
4 December 1909 17th Hull City A L 0–7 6,000
11 December 1909 17th Derby County H L 1–3 Freeman 5,000
18 December 1909 17th Stockport County A D 1–1 Lappin 4,000
25 December 1909 19th Glossop A L 1–4 Chapple 5,000
27 December 1909 19th West Bromwich Albion A L 1–3 Millington 12,104
28 December 1909 19th Bradford Park Avenue H L 0–1 15,000
1 January 1910 19th West Bromwich Albion H L 0–1 15,500
8 January 1910 19th Oldham Athletic A D 1–1 Lappin 8,000
22 January 1910 19th Barnsley H W 2–1 Freeman, Chapple 5,000
29 January 1910 19th Fulham A D 0–0 10,000
12 February 1910 19th Leeds City A L 1–2 Freeman 10,000
19 February 1910 19th Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 1–0 Freeman 2,000
26 February 1910 19th Gainsborough Trinity A L 0–1 3,000
28 February 1910 17th Burnley H W 2–1 Chapple, Freeman 1,000
5 March 1910 17th Grimsby Town H L 2–4 Needham, Chapple 14,000
12 March 1910 19th Manchester City A L 0–3 15,000
19 March 1910 17th Leicester Fosse H W 2–1 Burton, Buckley 10,000
26 March 1910 18th Lincoln City A L 2–3 Burton, Millington 5,000
28 March 1910 19th Bradford Park Avenue A L 0–5 8,000
2 April 1910 19th Clapton Orient H L 1–2 Burton 8,000
9 April 1910 19th Blackpool A L 0–2 3,000
16 April 1910 19th Hull City H L 0–2 8,000
23 April 1910 20th Derby County A L 1–3 Millington 5,000
30 April 1910 20th Stockport County H W 3–0 Freeman, Millington, Lowe 3,000

League table (part)

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Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
16th Clapton Orient 38 12 6 20 37 60 0.62 30
17th Leeds City 38 10 7 21 46 80 0.57 27
18th Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 6 22 33 75 0.44 26
19th Grimsby Town 38 9 6 23 50 77 0.65 24
20th Birmingham 38 8 7 23 42 78 0.54 23
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

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round 15 January 1910 Leicester Fosse H L 1–4 Lappin 15,119

Appearances and goals

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This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.
For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Name Position League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arthur Box Goalkeeper 24 0 1 0 25 0
Jack Dorrington Goalkeeper 14 0 0 0 14 0
William Carrier Full back 7 0 0 0 7 0
Walter Corbett Full back 9 0 0 0 9 0
Josiah Preston Full back 7 0 0 0 7 0
Frank Stokes Full back 20 0 1 0 21 0
Walter Wigmore Full back 9 0 0 0 9 0
Frank Womack Full back 22 0 1 0 23 0
Billy Beer Half back 6 1 0 0 6 1
Frank Buckley Half back 25 2 1 0 26 2
Thomas Daykin Half back 23 0 1 0 24 0
Albert Gardner Half back 34 0 1 0 35 0
William McCourty Half back 1 0 0 0 1 0
James Moles Half back 27 0 0 0 27 0
Frederick Banks Forward 1 0 0 0 1 0
James Bumphrey Forward 7 0 1 0 7 0
John Burton Forward 4 3 0 0 4 3
Frederick Chapple Forward 31 8 1 0 32 8
Robert Firth Forward 8 0 1 0 9 0
Walter Freeman Forward 33 10 1 0 34 10
Harry King Forward 9 0 0 0 9 0
Harry Lappin Forward 11 2 1 1 12 3
Bernard Lowe Forward 3 2 0 0 3 2
Charlie Millington Forward 36 8 0 0 36 8
Jack Needham Forward 20 5 0 0 20 5
Jack Wilcox Forward 27 1 0 0 28 1

See also

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References

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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 1909–1910: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 264–65. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. ^ "Football League: Annual Meeting in London". The Manchester Guardian. 14 June 1910. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Birmingham City 1909–1910: English Division Two (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.