1931–32 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1931–32 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager Leslie Knighton
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 9th
FA Cup Fourth round (eliminated by Grimsby Town)
Top goalscorer League: Joe Bradford (26)
All: Joe Bradford (28)
Highest home attendance 57,806 vs West Bromwich Albion, 26 December 1931
Lowest home attendance 5,829 vs Blackpool, 3 February 1933
Average home league attendance 19,627

The 1931–32 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 36th in the Football League and their 19th in the First Division. They finished in ninth position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1931–32 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Grimsby Town in the fourth.

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Lewis Stoker played in 41 of the 44 matches over the season, and, for the 11th successive year, Joe Bradford was leading scorer, with 28 goals, of which 26 came in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
29 August 1931 14thEvertonA L2–3Briggs, Curtis 39,146
2 September 1931 8thNewcastle UnitedH W4–1Briggs 2, Curtis, Bradford 12,313
5 September 1931 10thArsenalH D2–2Bradford 2 (1 pen) 26,810
12 September 1931 15thBlackpoolA D1–1Hicks 19,063
16 September 1931 9thSunderlandA W3–2Crosbie, Bradford, Briggs 20,376
19 September 1931 12thSheffield UnitedH L1–3Crosbie 22,729
23 September 1931 9thSunderlandH D0–0 9,761
26 September 1931 10thBlackburn RoversA W2–1Bradford, Jones og 11,004
3 October 1931 7thPortsmouthH W2–1Bradford 2 20,743
10 October 1931 9thDerby CountyA L1–2Morrall 12,126
17 October 1931 7thGrimsby TownH W2–1Gregg, Bradford 16,313
24 October 1931 10thMiddlesbroughA L0–2 9,226
31 October 1931 11thBolton WanderersH D2–2Bradford 2 16,163
7 November 1931 13thSheffield WednesdayA L1–5Bradford 12,438
14 November 1931 11thLeicester CityH W2–0Grosvenor, Bradford 14,225
21 November 1931 13thAston VillaA L2–3Smith 2 44,948
28 November 1931 10thHuddersfield TownH W5–0Smith 2, Curtis, Briggs, Bradford 18,059
5 December 1931 11thLiverpoolA L3–4Briggs, Grosvenor, Smith 19,847
12 December 1931 10thWest Ham UnitedH W4–1Bradford 2, Curtis 2 19,725
19 December 1931 10thChelseaA L1–2Bradford 17,551
25 December 1931 10thWest Bromwich AlbionA W1–0Curtis 37,906
26 December 1931 9thWest Bromwich AlbionH W1–0Bradford 57,806
2 January 1932 9thEvertonH W4–0Haywood, Curtis, Bradford 26,256
16 January 1932 10thArsenalA L0–3 37,843
30 January 1932 10thSheffield UnitedA L0–1 22,459
3 February 1932 10thBlackpoolH W3–0Curtis, Grosvenor, Bradford 5,829
6 February 1932 9thBlackburn RoversH W2–1Bradford, Curtis 19,506
17 February 1932 9thPortsmouthA L1–2Haywood 7,994
20 February 1932 9thDerby CountyH D1–1Curtis 17,397
27 February 1932 9thGrimsby TownA D1–1Horsman 9,454
5 March 1932 8thMiddlesbroughH W3–0Curtis 2 (2 pens), Crosbie 18,694
12 March 1932 8thBolton WanderersA L1–5Keating 11,003
19 March 1932 11thSheffield WednesdayH L1–2Grosvenor 17,271
26 March 1932 11thLeicester CityA L1–3Smith 15,582
28 March 1932 12thManchester CityA L1–2Briggs 19,804
29 March 1932 12thManchester CityH L1–5Bradford 12,603
2 April 1932 12thAston VillaH D1–1Smith 35,671
9 April 1932 12thHuddersfield TownA D1–1Briggs 9,563
16 April 1932 10thLiverpoolH W3–1Bradford, Grosvenor 9,426
23 April 1932 10thWest Ham UnitedA W4–2Briggs, Curtis, Smith 10,983
30 April 1932 10thChelseaH W4–0Grosvenor, Smith, Briggs, Bradford 14,861
7 May 1932 9thNewcastle UnitedA W3–0Bradford, Smith 10,751

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
7th Sheffield United422061680751.0746
8th Portsmouth421971662621.0045
9th Birmingham421881678671.1644
10th Liverpool421961781930.8744
11th Newcastle United421861880870.9238
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: 1931–32 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
3rd 9 January 1932Bradford CityH W1–0Bradford 37,749
4th 23 January 1932Grimsby TownA L1–2Bradford 17,980

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Hibbs, HarryHarry Hibbs Goalkeeper36020380
Mittell, JackieJackie Mittell Goalkeeper400040
Tewkesbury, KenKen TewkesburyLeft club during playing season Goalkeeper200020
Barkas, NedNed Barkas Full back19010200
Booton, HaroldHarold Booton Full back15010160
Liddell, GeorgeGeorge Liddell Full back37020390
Randle, JackJack Randle Full back600060
Cringan, JimmyJimmy Cringan Half back30020320
Fillingham, TomTom Fillingham Half back17000170
Firth, JackJack Firth Half back900090
Leslie, AlecAlec Leslie Half back300030
Morrall, GeorgeGeorge Morrall Half back37120391
Stoker, LewisLewis Stoker Half back39020410
Wallington, SidSid Wallington Half back200020
Bradford, JoeJoe Bradford Forward3726223928
Briggs, GeorgeGeorge Briggs Forward3011203211
Calladine, CharlieCharlie Calladine Forward200020
Crosbie, JohnnyJohnny Crosbie Forward15300153
Curtis, ErnieErnie Curtis Forward3513203713
Gregg, BobBob Gregg Forward16100161
Grosvenor, TomTom Grosvenor Forward26620280
Haywood, GeorgeGeorge Haywood Forward730073
Hicks, GeorgeGeorge HicksLeft club during playing season Forward110011
Horsman, BillBill Horsman Forward11100111
Keating, RegReg Keating Forward510051
Smith, SamSam Smith Forward1510201710
Smithies, GeorgeGeorge Smithies Forward100010
Thorogood, JackJack Thorogood Forward500050

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1931–1932: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 11 May 2012.