The 1924–25 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 29th in the Football League and their 12th in the First Division. They finished in 8th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1924–25 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third.
| 1924–25 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Howard Cant | |
| Secretary-manager | Billy Beer | |
| Ground | St Andrew's | |
| Football League First Division | 8th | |
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Liverpool) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip (11) All: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip, George Briggs (11) | |
| Highest home attendance | 48,098 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1924 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers, 1 November 1924 | |
| Average home league attendance | 22,195 | |
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Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 44 of the 45 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones appeared in 42. There were three joint leading scorers: George Briggs, Ernie Islip and, for the fourth successive year, Joe Bradford. Each scored eleven goals, of which Bradford's and Islip's all came in the league.
Football League First Division
edit| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1924 | 11th | Everton | H | D | 2–2 | Linley, Crosbie | 35,000 |
| 3 September 1924 | 16th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | L | 0–2 | 18,000 | |
| 6 September 1924 | 18th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–4 | 25,000 | |
| 8 September 1924 | 17th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 1–0 | Haworth og | 12,000 |
| 13 September 1924 | 12th | Cardiff City | H | W | 2–1 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
| 15 September 1924 | 4th | Notts County | H | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 12,000 |
| 20 September 1924 | 11th | Preston North End | A | L | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
| 27 September 1924 | 10th | Burnley | H | W | 1–0 | Cringan | 20,000 |
| 4 October 1924 | 7th | Leeds United | A | W | 1–0 | Islip | 24,000 |
| 11 October 1924 | 5th | Aston Villa | H | W | 1–0 | Islip | 48,098 |
| 18 October 1924 | 5th | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 1–1 | Islip | 35,617 |
| 25 October 1924 | 1st | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 18,000 |
| 1 November 1924 | 3rd | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 10,000 |
| 8 November 1924 | 2nd | West Ham United | A | W | 1–0 | Bradford pen | 30,000 |
| 15 November 1924 | 2nd | Sheffield United | H | D | 1–1 | Crosbie | 27,000 |
| 22 November 1924 | 3rd | Newcastle United | A | L | 0–4 | 30,000 | |
| 29 November 1924 | 3rd | Liverpool | H | W | 5–2 | Bradford 3 (1 pen), Barton, Islip | 30,000 |
| 6 December 1924 | 1st | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford pen | 10,000 |
| 13 December 1924 | 5th | Bury | H | L | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
| 20 December 1924 | 5th | Manchester City | A | D | 2–2 | Bradford, Islip | 40,156 |
| 25 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | H | W | 2–1 | Crosbie, Islip | 36,000 |
| 26 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | A | W | 1–0 | Islip | 40,000 |
| 27 December 1924 | 4th | Everton | A | L | 1–2 | Islip | 30,000 |
| 1 January 1925 | 5th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–3 | 27,000 | |
| 3 January 1925 | 4th | Sunderland | H | W | 2–1 | Crosbie, Barton | 30,000 |
| 17 January 1925 | 6th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 24 January 1925 | 6th | Preston North End | H | W | 3–0 | Linley, Briggs 2 | 20,000 |
| 2 February 1925 | 6th | Burnley | A | L | 2–3 | Briggs, Devlin | 8,000 |
| 7 February 1925 | 6th | Leeds United | H | D | 0–0 | 25,000 | |
| 14 February 1925 | 8th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–1 | 60,000 | |
| 28 February 1925 | 8th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
| 14 March 1925 | 9th | West Ham United | H | D | 1–1 | Crosbie | 20,000 |
| 16 March 1925 | 8th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| 21 March 1925 | 9th | Sheffield United | A | L | 3–4 | Islip, Briggs, Liddell | 18,000 |
| 28 March 1925 | 9th | Newcastle United | H | D | 1–1 | Cringan | 36,000 |
| 2 April 1925 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 1–7 | Islip | 3,000 |
| 4 April 1925 | 12th | Liverpool | A | D | 1–1 | Briggs | 18,000 |
| 10 April 1925 | 8th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | W | 1–0 | Crosbie | 30,411 |
| 11 April 1925 | 10th | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 1–1 | Briggs | 20,000 |
| 18 April 1925 | 9th | Bury | A | W | 4–1 | Briggs 2, Scriven, Crosbie | 12,000 |
| 25 April 1925 | 9th | Manchester City | H | W | 2–1 | Scriven, Crosbie | 15,000 |
| 2 May 1925 | 8th | Notts County | A | W | 1–0 | Islip | 8,000 |
League table (part)
edit| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 1.45 | 48 |
| 7th | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 1.25 | 48 |
| 8th | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 0.93 | 46 |
| 9th | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 1.35 | 45 |
| 10th | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.12 | 43 |
| 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
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 10 January 1925 | Chelsea | H | W | 2–0 | Briggs 2 | 32,000 |
| Second round | 31 January 1925 | Stockport County | H | W | 1–0 | Harris | 36,000 |
| Third round | 21 February 1925 | Liverpool | A | L | 1–2 | Briggs | 44,004 |
Appearances and goals
edit- 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.
| Name | Position | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Eli Ashurst | Full back | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Dixon | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | Full back | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Frank Womack | Full back | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Percy Barton | Half back | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Harry Bruce | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cringan | Half back | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Dickie Dale | Half back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Hunter | Half back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Liddell | Half back | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Jock Morgan | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Sykes | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| George Briggs | Forward | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
| Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| Tom Devlin † | Forward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wally Harris | Forward | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Bill Harvey | Forward | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Edmund Harvey | Forward | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ernie Islip | Forward | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| Ted Linley | Forward | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Jack Russell | Forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aubrey Scriven | Forward | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- 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 1924–1925: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 290–91.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1924–1925: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.