1933–34 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1933–34 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager George Liddell
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 20th
FA Cup Fifth round (eliminated by Leicester City)
Top goalscorer League: Fred Roberts (8)
All: Fred Roberts (8)
Highest home attendance 48,561 vs Leicester City, 17 February 1934
Lowest home attendance 7,846 vs Leicester City, 28 March 1934
Average home league attendance 22,197

The 1933–34 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 38th in the Football League and their 21st in the First Division. They finished in 20th position in the 22-team division, two points above the relegation places. They also competed in the 1933–34 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Leicester City in the fifth.

Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were nineteen different goalscorers. Half-backs Charlie Calladine was ever-present over the 45-match season, and Fred Roberts was leading scorer with just 8 goals, all of which came in the league.

At the end of the 1932–33 season, Leslie Knighton left the club to become manager of Chelsea, who had made him an offer that Birmingham were unable to match. Former Birmingham defender George Liddell, a schoolteacher by profession, was appointed to succeed him.[1] Liddell kept up his Saturday evening radio broadcast, This Week's Sport in the Midlands, but only on days when Birmingham were not playing away from home.[2]

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
26 August 1933 11thArsenalA D1–1Bradford 44,662
30 August 1933 17thManchester CityH L0–1 20,084
2 September 1933 16thEvertonH D2–2Haywood, Grosvenor 25,250
6 September 1933 20thManchester CityA L0–1 19,388
9 September 1933 13thMiddlesbroughA W3–0Horsman, Bradford 2 11,501
16 September 1933 9thBlackburn RoversH W2–0Smith, Curtis pen 20,779
23 September 1933 8thNewcastle UnitedA D0–0 21,667
30 September 1933 4thLeeds UnitedH W4–0Bradford, Grosvenor, Smith, Curtis 21,566
7 October 1933 12thDerby CountyA L0–4 17,400
14 October 1933 17thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 29,961
21 October 1933 15thWolverhampton WanderersH D0–0 31,980
28 October 1933 15thStoke CityA D1–1Roberts 17,668
4 November 1933 17thLiverpoolH L1–2Roberts 17,998
11 November 1933 12thPortsmouthA W2–0White, Fillingham 16,962
15 November 1933 13thSunderlandH D1–1Lea 15,277
25 November 1933 13thChelseaA D1–1White 17,843
2 December 1933 12thAston VillaH D0–0 34,718
9 December 1933 14thTottenham HotspurA L2–3Roberts, White 26,142
23 December 1933 17thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 9,777
25 December 1933 18thSheffield UnitedA L1–2Roberts 25,637
26 December 1933 16thSheffield UnitedH W4–2White, Robertson, Roberts, Bradford 28,904
30 December 1933 16thArsenalH D0–0 34,771
2 January 1934 17thSheffield WednesdayA L1–2McGurk 12,754
6 January 1934 17thEvertonA L0–2 20,582
20 January 1934 17thMiddlesbroughH D0–0 20,310
29 January 1934 18thBlackburn RoversA L1–3McGurk 5,949
3 February 1934 19thNewcastle UnitedH L1–2McGurk 16,366
10 February 1934 20thLeeds UnitedA L0–1 14,753
21 February 1934 18thDerby CountyH W2–1Smith, Mangnall 12,396
24 February 1934 19thWest Bromwich AlbionA W2–1Roberts, White 24,525
3 March 1934 20thWolverhampton WanderersA L0–2 27,350
10 March 1934 20thStoke CityH L0–1 21,968
17 March 1934 21stLiverpoolA L1–4Moffat 30,536
24 March 1934 20thPortsmouthH W3–1Barkas pen, Guest, Mangnall 13,479
28 March 1934 19thLeicester CityH W3–0Sharman og, Moffat, Mangnall 7,846
31 March 1934 20thSunderlandA L1–4Booton pen 14,158
3 April 1934 19thSheffield WednesdayH W3–0Catlin og, Roberts, Guest 24,021
7 April 1934 21stChelseaH L0–3 29,104
14 April 1934 20thAston VillaA D1–1Calladine 34,196
21 April 1934 19thTottenham HotspurH W2–0Whatley og, Calladine 24,576
28 April 1934 18thLeicester CityA W7–3Moffat, Guest 3, Mangnall, Roberts, Jones og 16,981
5 May 1934 20thHuddersfield TownH L1–3Barkas pen 14,785

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
18th Liverpool4214101879870.9138
19th Chelsea421482067690.9736
20th Birmingham4212121854560.9636
21st Newcastle United4210141868770.8834
22nd Sheffield United4212723581010.5731
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: 1933–34 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 13 January 1934Sheffield UnitedH W2–1Robertson, Haywood 33,177
Fourth round 27 January 1934Charlton AthleticH W1–0Morrall 30,203
Fifth round 17 February 1934Leicester CityH L1–2Haywood 48,561

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Clack, FrankFrank Clack Goalkeeper9010100
Evans, LenLen Evans Goalkeeper200020
Hibbs, HarryHarry Hibbs Goalkeeper31020330
Barkas, NedNed Barkas Full back36230392
Booton, HaroldHarold Booton Full back39130421
Cringan, JimmyJimmy Cringan Full back300030
Smith, BernardBernard Smith Full back200020
Calladine, CharlieCharlie Calladine Half back42230452
Fillingham, TomTom Fillingham Half back22100231
Lea, IsaacIsaac Lea Half back610061
Morrall, GeorgeGeorge Morrall Half back28031311
Stoker, LewisLewis Stoker Half back39030420
Sykes, JackJack Sykes Half back100010
Bradford, JoeJoe Bradford Forward31520335
Curtis, ErnieErnie CurtisLeft club during playing season Forward820082
Gregg, BobBob GreggLeft club during playing season Forward100010
Grosvenor, TomTom Grosvenor Forward18200182
Guest, BillyBilly Guest Forward16520185
Haywood, GeorgeGeorge Haywood Forward412263
Horsman, BillBill Horsman Forward17130201
McGurk, FrancisFrancis McGurk Forward18300183
Mangnall, DaveDave Mangnall Forward12400124
Moffat, SidSid Moffat Forward830083
Roberts, FredFred Roberts Forward28820302
Robertson, JimmyJimmy Robertson Forward612182
Shaw, FredFred Shaw Forward600060
Smith, SamSam Smith Forward10300103
Thorogood, JackJack Thorogood Forward201030
White, FrankFrank White Forward17510175

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Matthews (2000), Complete Record, "Knighton, Albert Leslie", p. 130.
  2. ↑ "Broadcasting. Home Stations. Midland Regional". The Times (London). 2 December 1933. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham City 1933–1934: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 11 May 2012.