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
Main article: 1909–10 Football League
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
4 September 1909 12thOldham AthleticH D2–2Millington, Beer 20,000
11 September 1909 19thBarnsleyA L1–5Chapple 3,000
13 September 1909 16thGlossopH D2–2Lowe, Millington 3,000
18 September 1909 13thFulhamH D1–1Chapple 12,000
25 September 1909 18thBurnleyA L0–2 5,000
2 October 1909 17thLeeds CityH L1–2Freeman 14,000
9 October 1909 18thWolverhampton WanderersA L2–4Buckley, Chapple 10,000
16 October 1909 17thGainsborough TrinityH W5–0Millington 2, Needham 3 10,000
23 October 1909 14thGrimsby TownA W2–0Freeman, Wilcox 5,000
30 October 1909 15thManchester CityH D1–1Freeman 18,000
6 November 1909 17thLeicester FosseA L1–3Freeman 10,000
13 November 1909 15thLincoln CityH W1–0Needham 5,000
20 November 1909 16thClapton OrientA L0–3 9,000
27 November 1909 17thBlackpoolH L1–2Chapple 1,000
4 December 1909 17thHull CityA L0–7 6,000
11 December 1909 17thDerby CountyH L1–3Freeman 5,000
18 December 1909 17thStockport CountyA D1–1Lappin 4,000
25 December 1909 19thGlossopA L1–4Chapple 5,000
27 December 1909 19thWest Bromwich AlbionA L1–3Millington 12,104
28 December 1909 19thBradford Park AvenueH L0–1 15,000
1 January 1910 19thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 15,500
8 January 1910 19thOldham AthleticA D1–1Lappin 8,000
22 January 1910 19thBarnsleyH W2–1Freeman, Chapple 5,000
29 January 1910 19thFulhamA D0–0 10,000
12 February 1910 19thLeeds CityA L1–2Freeman 10,000
19 February 1910 19thWolverhampton WanderersH W1–0Freeman 2,000
26 February 1910 19thGainsborough TrinityA L0–1 3,000
28 February 1910 17thBurnleyH W2–1Chapple, Freeman 1,000
5 March 1910 17thGrimsby TownH L2–4Needham, Chapple 14,000
12 March 1910 19thManchester CityA L0–3 15,000
19 March 1910 17thLeicester FosseH W2–1Burton, Buckley 10,000
26 March 1910 18thLincoln CityA L2–3Burton, Millington 5,000
28 March 1910 19thBradford Park AvenueA L0–5 8,000
2 April 1910 19thClapton OrientH L1–2Burton 8,000
9 April 1910 19thBlackpoolA L0–2 3,000
16 April 1910 19thHull CityH L0–2 8,000
23 April 1910 20thDerby CountyA L1–3Millington 5,000
30 April 1910 20thStockport CountyH W3–0Freeman, Millington, Lowe 3,000

League table (part)
Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
16th Clapton Orient381262037600.6230
17th Leeds City381072146800.5727
18th Gainsborough Trinity381062233750.4426
19th Grimsby Town38962350770.6524
20th Birmingham38872342780.5423
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
Main article: 1909–10 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 15 January 1910Leicester FosseH L1–4Lappin 15,119

Appearances and goals
  • Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Arthur Box Goalkeeper24010250
Jack Dorrington Goalkeeper14000140
William Carrier Full back700070
Walter Corbett Full back900090
Josiah Preston Full back700070
Frank Stokes Full back20010210
Walter Wigmore Full back900090
Frank Womack Full back22010230
Billy Beer Half back610061
Frank Buckley Half back25210262
Thomas Daykin Half back23010240
Albert Gardner Half back34010350
William McCourty Half back100010
James Moles Half back27000270
Frederick Banks Forward100010
James Bumphrey Forward701070
John Burton Forward430043
Frederick Chapple Forward31810328
Robert Firth Forward801090
Walter Freeman Forward3310103410
Harry King Forward900090
Harry Lappin Forward11211123
Bernard Lowe Forward320032
Charlie Millington Forward36800368
Jack Needham Forward20500205
Jack Wilcox Forward27100281

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 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.
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