1910–11 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1910–11 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 19th in the Football League and their 11th in the Second Division. Having finished bottom of the league in 1909–10, they had to apply for re-election to the League for 1910–11. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,[1] who had finished the 1909–10 season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of that season, and was succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years. McRoberts was the club's first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties, and led the team to a 16th-place finish in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1910–11 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Oldham Athletic after a replay.

Birmingham F.C.
1910–11 season
ChairmanWalter W. Hart
ManagerBob McRoberts
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division16th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Hall (13)
All: Jack Hall (14)
Highest home attendance37,520 vs West Bromwich Albion, 27 December 1909
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs Glossop, 3 December 1909
Average home league attendance13,817
Team colours

Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Half-back Thomas Daykin played in 37 matches over the 40-match season; only two other players reached 30 appearances. Jack Hall was leading scorer with 13 goals, of 14 which came in the league.

Football League Second Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
3 September 1910 19thFulhamA L0–3 25,000
10 September 1910 14thBradford Park AvenueH W1–0McKay 18,000
17 September 1910 14thBurnleyA D2–2Millington, Jones 10,000
24 September 1910 14thGainsborough TrinityH D1–1Jones 12,000
1 October 1910 14thLeeds CityA D1–1Bonthron pen 8,000
8 October 1910 17thStockport CountyH L1–3Jones 10,000
15 October 1910 18thDerby CountyA L0–1 10,000
22 October 1910 16thBarnsleyH W1–0Freeman 10,000
29 October 1910 18thLeicester FosseA L0–2 10,000
5 November 1910 18thWolverhampton WanderersH L1–3Foxall 20,000
12 November 1910 16thChelseaA D1–1Jones, Wigmore 25,000
19 November 1910 19thClapton OrientH L0–1 14,000
26 November 1910 19thBlackpoolA L1–3Kidd 4,000
3 December 1910 19thGlossopH L1–2Jones 2,000
10 December 1910 18thLincoln CityA W1–0Firth 6,000
17 December 1910 15thHuddersfield TownA W2–1Gallimore, Hall 5,000
24 December 1910 15thBolton WanderersA L1–5Hall 8,000
26 December 1910 17thHull CityA L1–4Hall 10,000
27 December 1910 16thWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1Hall 37,520
31 December 1910 15thFulhamH D1–1Hall 14,000
7 January 1911 16thBradford Park AvenueA D2–2Firth, Hall 10,000
21 January 1911 16thBurnleyH D1–1Jones 10,000
28 January 1911 16thGainsborough TrinityA L0–1 3,000
4 February 1911 16thLeeds CityH W2–1Foxall, Powell 15,000
13 February 1911 16thStockport CountyA L1–3Buckley 3,000
18 February 1911 16thDerby CountyH W2–0Jones, Foxall 15,000
25 February 1911 15thBarnsleyA W3–2Jones, Hall 2 2,500
4 March 1911 15thLeicester FosseH W1–0Buckley 10,000
11 March 1911 15thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–3Hall 5,000
18 March 1911 15thChelseaH W2–1Hall, Kidd 27,000
25 March 1911 16thClapton OrientA L1–2Hall 6,000
1 April 1911 16thBlackpoolH W2–0McKay, Hall 13,000
8 April 1911 16thGlossopA L1–2Jones 1,500
14 April 1911 15thHull CityH W1–0Hall 10,000
15 April 1911 15thLincoln CityH L0–1 10,000
17 April 1911 16thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 27,042
22 April 1911 16thHuddersfield TownA L1–7Jones 9,000
29 April 1911 16thBolton WanderersH W2–1Millington, Jones 15,000

League table (part)
Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
14th Glossop381381748620.7734
15th Leicester Fosse381451952620.8433
16th Birmingham38872342660.7432
17th Stockport County38962347790.5930
18th Gainsborough Trinity389111837550.6729
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: 1910–11 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 14 January 1911Oldham AthleticH D1–1Hall pen 28,827
First round replay 17 January 1911Oldham AthleticA L0–2 6,400

Appearances and goals
Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Horace Bailey Goalkeeper12000120
Jack Dorrington Goalkeeper19020210
Albert Lindon Goalkeeper700070
Bob Bonthron Full back11110121
Crosby Henderson Full back600060
Walter Wigmore Full back14110151
Frank Womack Full back32020322
Frank Buckley Half back30200302
James Bumphrey Half back12000120
Walter Corbett Half back11000110
Thomas Daykin Half back35020370
Albert Gardner Half back18020180
James Moles Half back600060
George Robertson Half back19020210
Walter Abbott Forward100010
Harry Draper Forward300030
Robert Firth Forward17210182
Frank Foxall Forward21310223
Walter Freeman Forward410041
George Gallimore Forward18100181
Thomas Greer Forward100010
Jack Hall Forward1913212114
Thomas Jones Forward2811002811
Jack Kidd Forward26220282
Bernard Lowe Forward200020
Jack McKay Forward15220172
Charlie Millington Forward25210262
Bert Powell Forward411051
Jack Wilcox Forward200020
* Wilcox retired during the season because of injury.[3]

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 1910–1911: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 266–67. 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 1910–1911: English Division Two (old) Table" Archived 1 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. Matthews (1995), Complete Record. p. 134.
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