1922–23 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1922–23 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 27th in the Football League and their 10th in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, and set an unwanted record sequence of eight league defeats, since equalled but as of 2012 not beaten.[1] They also competed in the 1922–23 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Huddersfield Town in that round.

Birmingham F.C.
1922–23 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
Secretary-managerFrank Richards
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division17th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford (18)
All: Joe Bradford (19)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs Aston Villa, 17 March 1923
Lowest home attendance8,542 vs Oldham Athletic, 10 February 1923
Average home league attendance27,233

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Full-back Jack Jones played in 41 matches over the 43-match season; goalkeeper Dan Tremelling and forward Joe Bradford appeared in one fewer. Bradford was leading scorer for the second year running, with 19 goals, of which 18 came in the league.

Off the field, the club made a £13,000 saving on wages and general expenses to end the season with a profit of £3,000.[2] This was Frank Richards' last season as secretary-manager. He was succeeded by Billy Beer, who as a player made 250 appearances for the club in the 1900s.

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
26 August 1922 9thChelseaA D1–1Bradford 40,000
28 August 1922 17thNewcastle UnitedH L0–2 35,000
2 September 1922 22ndChelseaH L0–1 35,000
6 September 1922 21stNewcastle UnitedA D0–0 35,000
9 September 1922 15thManchester CityA W1–0Bradford 25,000
13 September 1922 8thStokeH W2–0Bradford 2 20,000
16 September 1922 13thManchester CityH L0–1 30,000
23 September 1922 19thBolton WanderersA L0–3 17,680
30 September 1922 14thBolton WanderersH W2–0Bradford 2 25,000
7 October 1922 13thBlackburn RoversA D1–1Bradford 25,000
14 October 1922 15thBlackburn RoversH D1–1Whitehouse 30,000
21 October 1922 17thMiddlesbroughA L1–2Whitehouse 15,000
28 October 1922 13thMiddlesbroughH W2–0Bradford, Foxall 25,000
4 November 1922 14thCardiff CityH D0–0 30,000
11 November 1922 13thCardiff CityA D1–1Watkins 25,000
18 November 1922 9thNottingham ForestH W2–0Bradford, Linley 30,000
25 November 1922 9thNottingham ForestA D1–1Bradford 15,000
2 December 1922 7thArsenalH W3–2Foxall, Linley 29,772
9 December 1922 10thArsenalA L0–1 30,000
16 December 1922 9thEvertonH D1–1Foxall 20,000
23 December 1922 11thEvertonA L1–2Bradford 20,000
25 December 1922 11thHuddersfield TownH D0–0 20,000
26 December 1922 12thHuddersfield TownA L0–4 20,000
30 December 1922 14thSunderlandA L3–5Bradford, Whitehouse 2 12,000
6 January 1923 16thSunderlandH L1–2Barratt 30,000
20 January 1923 18thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–2 32,180
27 January 1923 19thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 25,123
3 February 1923 20thOldham AthleticA L0–2 9,000
10 February 1923 21stOldham AthleticH L2–3Bradford 2 8,542
17 February 1923 21stSheffield UnitedA L1–7Rawson 12,000
3 March 1923 21stPreston North EndA W3–2Rawson, Bradford, Crosbie 12,000
10 March 1923 19thPreston North EndH W1–0Rawson 30,000
12 March 1923 19thSheffield UnitedH W4–2Rawson 2, Daws, Bradford 12,000
17 March 1923 17thAston VillaH W1–0Rawson 50,000
24 March 1923 18thAston VillaA L0–3 40,000
31 March 1923 19thLiverpoolH L0–1 35,000
2 April 1923 19thStokeA D0–0 22,000
7 April 1923 18thLiverpoolA D0–0 28,000
14 April 1923 18thTottenham HotspurH W2–1Rawson, McClure 25,000
21 April 1923 20thTottenham HotspurA L0–2 16,355
28 April 1923 19thBurnleyH W1–0Bradford 19,405
5 May 1923 17thBurnleyA W2–0Bradford, Rawson 10,000

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
15th Burnley421662058590.9838
16th Preston North End4213111860640.9437
17th Birmingham4213111841570.7237
18th Middlesbrough4213101957630.9136
19th Chelsea429181545530.8536
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 [3]

FA Cup
Main article: 1922–23 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 13 January 1923Huddersfield TownA L1–2Joe Bradford 27,300

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 Samson Goalkeeper200020
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper40010400
Eli Ashurst Full back16010160
Jack Jones Full back41010410
Frank Womack Full back27000270
Percy Barton Half back31010320
Dickie Dale Half back22010230
Jimmy Daws Half back15100151
Bill Hunter Half back100010
George Liddell Half back19000190
Alec McClure Half back38110391
George Waddell Half back200020
Joe Barratt Forward18110191
Charlie Bosbury Forward15000150
Joe Bradford Forward3918114019
Wally Clark Forward700070
Johnny Crosbie Forward32110331
Fred Foxall Forward17300173
Bill Harvey Forward900090
Moses Lane Forward200020
Ted Linley Forward26310273
Albert Rawson Forward13800138
Frank Sharp Forward500050
Leonard Thompson Forward100010
Ernie Watkins Forward810081
Jackie Whitehouse Forward16410174

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 1922–1923: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 286–87.
Specific
  1. "Birmingham City: Records" Archived 9 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Other sport in brief". Daily Mirror. London. 5 September 1923. p. 14. Birmingham F.C. made a profit of £3,000 on last season's working. There was a saving in wages and general expenses of £13,000 to procure this result.
  3. "Birmingham City 1922–1923: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 24 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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