1914–15 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1914–15 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager Bob McRoberts
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 6th
FA Cup Third round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer League: Andy Smith (21)
All: Andy Smith (24)
Highest home attendance 39,024 vs Oldham Athletic, FA Cup 3rd round, 20 February 1915
Lowest home attendance 5,000 (four matches)
Average home league attendance 11,526

The 1914–15 Football League season, the last to be played before the league was abandoned because of the First World War, was Birmingham Football Club's 23rd in the Football League and their 15th in the Second Division. They finished in sixth position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1914–15 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Oldham Athletic in the third round (last 16).

Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Willie Robb and forward Richard Gibson were ever-present over the 43-match season; full-back Frank Womack and half-back Percy Barton each missed only one game. Andy Smith was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 21 came in the league.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
2 September 1914 5thNottingham ForestA D1–1W. Smith 5,000
5 September 1914 17thLeicester FosseA L0–1 4,000
12 September 1914 11thBarnsleyH W2–0Eyre, A. Smith 10,000
19 September 1914 10thGlossopA D3–3Tinkler, A. Smith pen, Gibson 500
26 September 1914 12thWolverhampton WanderersH L1–2Gibson 20,000
3 October 1914 11thFulhamA W3–2Windridge, A. Smith 2 12,000
10 October 1914 14thStockport CountyH L0–1 12,000
17 October 1914 14thHull CityA D0–0 7,000
24 October 1914 11thLeeds CityH W6–3A. Smith 3, Barton, Windridge, Gibson 8,000
31 October 1914 12thClapton OrientA D1–1Gibson 8,000
7 November 1914 8thWoolwich ArsenalH W3–0A. Smith 2, Gibson 15,000
14 November 1914 12thDerby CountyA L0–1 7,000
21 November 1914 9thLincoln CityH W2–0Gibson, A. Smith pen 5,000
28 November 1914 7thBlackpoolH W3–0Gibson, W. Smith, A. Smith pen 5,000
5 December 1914 9thGrimsby TownA L0–1 4,000
12 December 1914 5thHuddersfield TownH W1–0Duncan 12,000
19 December 1914 4thBristol CityA W3–2Barton, A. Smith, Gibson 4,000
25 December 1914 3rdBuryH W1–0Gibson 20,000
26 December 1914 4thBuryA W3–1Roulson 2, Windridge 5,000
28 December 1914 3rdNottingham ForestH W3–0A. Smith 2 (1 pen), Hodges 25,000
2 January 1915 2ndLeicester FosseH W2–0Gibson, Windridge 16,000
6 January 1915 2ndGlossopH W11–1A. Smith 4, Windridge 5 (1 pen), Eyre, Hodges 8,000
13 February 1915 3rdStockport CountyA L1–3A. Smith 4,000
27 February 1915 5thLeeds CityA L0–2 7,000
1 March 1915 4thFulhamH W1–0Barton 5,000
6 March 1915 3rdClapton OrientH W1–0A. Smith 15,000
8 March 1915 4thBarnsleyA L1–2Roulson 3,000
13 March 1915 5thWoolwich ArsenalA L0–1 19,067
20 March 1915 5thDerby CountyH L0–2 18,000
24 March 1915 5thHull CityH D2–2Reed, A. Smith 5,000
27 March 1915 4thLincoln CityA W1–0Morgan 3,000
2 April 1915 4thPreston North EndA L0–2 10,000
5 April 1915 5thPreston North EndH D1–1Hodges 10,000
10 April 1915 6thGrimsby TownH W3–0Windridge, Barton, Roulson pen 10,000
14 April 1915 6thBlackpoolA L1–3W. Smith 5,000
17 April 1915 5thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 4,000
19 April 1915 5thWolverhampton WanderersA D0–0 8,000
24 April 1915 6thBristol CityH D1–1Windridge 10,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
4th Wolverhampton Wanderers381971277521.4845
5th Woolwich Arsenal381951469421.6843
6th Birmingham381791262391.5943
7th Hull City381951465541.2043
8th Huddersfield Town381781361421.4542
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

Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 9 January 1915Crystal PalaceH D2–2A. Smith pen, Eyre 18,000
First round replay January 1915Crystal PalaceH * W3–0
a.e.t.		Gibson, Tinkler, A. Smith 17,000
Second round 30 January 1915Brighton & Hove AlbionA D0–0
a.e.t.		 9,000
Second round replay 6 February 1915Brighton & Hove AlbionH W3–0Gibson, Morgan, A. Smith 28,000
Third round 20 February 1915Oldham AthleticH L2–3Gibson, Hodges 39,024
* Crystal Palace forfeited home advantage for the replay.

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Robb, WilliamWilliam Robb Goalkeeper38050430
Ball, WilliamWilliam Ball Full back36040400
Stanton, ArthurArthur Stanton Full back220040
Womack, FrankFrank Womack Full back37050420
Barton, PercyPercy Barton Half back37450424
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey Half back18000180
Edwards, ErnieErnie Edwards Half back200020
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner Half back601070
McClure, AlecAlec McClure Half back400040
Roulson, JoeJoe Roulson Half back21450264
Tinkler, AlfAlf Tinkler Half back29151302
Duncan, CharlieCharlie Duncan Forward410041
Eyre, EdmundEdmund Eyre Forward23231263
Gibson, RichardRichard Gibson Forward3810534313
Hall, JackJack Hall Forward400040
Hodges, FrankFrank Hodges Forward17351224
Morgan, BillyBilly Morgan Forward8121102
Reed, ArthurArthur Reed Forward310031
Smith, AndyAndy Smith Forward3021533524
Smith, WallyWally Smith Forward21300213
Sprigg, CharlesCharles Sprigg Forward920092
Walker, BillyBilly Walker Forward500050
Windridge, JimmyJimmy Windridge Forward2611302911

See also

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1914–1915: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.