1928–29 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1928–29 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 33rd in the Football League and their 16th in the First Division. They finished in 15th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1928–29 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Chelsea in the fourth. Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic manager Leslie Knighton succeeded Bill Harvey at the start of this season.

Birmingham F.C.
1928–29 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
ManagerLeslie Knighton
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division15th
FA CupFourth round (eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford (22)
All: Joe Bradford (24)
Highest home attendance36,261 vs Aston Villa, 27 October 1928
Lowest home attendance11,001 vs Arsenal, 13 March 1928
Average home league attendance20,646

Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Full-back Jack Randle played in 43 of the 44 matches over the season, and Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the eighth successive year, with 24 goals, or which 22 came in the league.

Off the field, the Yorkshire Post reported that the club declared a loss of nearly £7,300.[1]

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
25 August 1928 5thManchester CityH W4–1Bond, Bradford, Ellis, Briggs 26,911
27 August 1928 11thLeicester CityA L3–5Briggs, Crosbie, Ellis 22,589
1 September 1928 10thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 19,897
8 September 1928 15thEvertonH L1–3Briggs 36,069
10 September 1928 10thLeicester CityH W1–0Briggs 11,449
15 September 1928 12thArsenalA D0–0 30,118
22 September 1928 7thBlackburn RoversH W4–0Bradford 2, Briggs 2 23,047
29 September 1928 4thSunderlandA W4–3Bradford 3, Bond 26,986
6 October 1928 8thDerby CountyH L1–4Bond pen 27,029
13 October 1928 12thSheffield WednesdayA L0–3 21,677
20 October 1928 15thManchester UnitedA L0–1 17,552
27 October 1928 16thAston VillaH L2–4Cringan, Bradford 36,261
3 November 1928 14thLiverpoolA W2–1Curtis, Bradford 33,647
10 November 1928 15thWest Ham UnitedH D2–2Bradford, Hicks 17,323
17 November 1928 17thNewcastle UnitedA L0–1 29,566
24 November 1928 18thBurnleyH L3–6Briggs, Bradford, Hicks 13,071
1 December 1928 15thCardiff CityA W4–1Hicks 2, Firth, Crosbie 13,691
8 December 1928 15thSheffield UnitedH D2–2Bradford 2 17,760
22 December 1928 14thLeeds UnitedH W5–1Bradford 3, Liddell, Hicks 16,057
25 December 1928 15thBolton WanderersH L0–2 31,358
26 December 1928 18thBolton WanderersA L2–6Pike, Bradford 22,117
29 December 1928 15thManchester CityA W3–2Pike 2, Bradford 28,365
5 January 1929 17thHuddersfield TownH L1–2Barkas pen 20,042
19 January 1929 15thEvertonA W2–0Hicks 2 26,273
2 February 1929 18thBlackburn RoversA L1–4Ellis 13,387
9 February 1929 18thSunderlandH W1–0Pike 17,022
16 February 1929 17thDerby CountyA D2–2Bond, Mills 12,522
23 February 1929 15thSheffield WednesdayH W4–1Bond, Mills, Hicks, Bradford 28,599
2 March 1929 15thManchester UnitedH D1–1Hicks 16,738
9 March 1929 13thAston VillaA W2–1Mills, Crosbie 56,528
13 March 1929 11thArsenalH D1–1Hicks 11,001
16 March 1929 12thLiverpoolH D0–0 20,612
20 March 1929 12thBuryA L1–3Bradford 7,296
23 March 1929 12thWest Ham UnitedA L1–2Firth 15,257
29 March 1929 15thPortsmouthA L1–3Ellis 25,136
30 March 1929 15thNewcastle UnitedH D0–0 21,052
1 April 1929 13thPortsmouthH W1–0Bradford 16,266
6 April 1929 16thBurnleyA L0–4 13,730
13 April 1929 14thCardiff CityH D0–0 12,997
20 April 1929 17thSheffield UnitedA L2–3Hicks 2 14,382
27 April 1929 14thBuryH W3–2Crosbie, Bradford 2 12,905
4 May 1929 15thLeeds UnitedA W1–0Briggs 8,151

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
13th Leeds United421691771840.8441
14th Bolton Wanderers4214121673780.9140
15th Birmingham4215101768770.8840
16th Huddersfield Town4214111770611.1539
17th West Ham United421591886960.9039
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: 1928–29 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 12 January 1929Manchester CityH W3–1Briggs, Bradford 2 25,005
Fourth round 26 January 1929ChelseaA L0–1 56,953

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
Harry Hibbs Goalkeeper18020200
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper24000240
Ned Barkas Full back18120201
Joe Birch Full back100010
Jack Randle Full back41020430
Joe Smith Full back400040
Percy Barton Half back500050
Jack Coxford Half back700070
Jimmy Cringan Half back22120241
Dickie Dale Half back700070
Alec Leslie Half back38010390
George Liddell Half back40010410
George Morrall Half back19010200
Benny Bond Forward22510235
Joe Bradford Forward3222223424
George Briggs Forward35811369
Johnny Crosbie Forward38420404
Ernie Curtis Forward10100101
Billy Ellis Forward12400124
Jack Firth Forward12200122
George Hicks Forward3012203212
Bill Horsman Forward300030
Paddy Mills Forward11300113
Tot Pike Forward12420144
Harold Riley Forward100010

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 1928–1929: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 298–99.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. "Football". Yorkshire Post. 8 August 1930. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Birmingham City 1928–1929: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.