1934–35 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1934–35 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager George Liddell
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 19th
FA Cup Sixth round (eliminated by Burnley)
Top goalscorer League: Charlie Wilson Jones (16)
All: Charlie Wilson Jones (17)
Highest home attendance 53,930 vs Aston Villa, 25 August 1934
Lowest home attendance 5,729 vs Middlesbrough, 6 February 1935
Average home league attendance 21,790

The 1934–35 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 39th in the Football League and their 22nd in the First Division. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, three points clear of the relegation places. They also competed in the 1934–35 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Burnley in the sixth (quarter-final).

Thirty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Half-backs Charlie Calladine and Lewis Stoker made 42 and 41 appearances respectively over the 46-match season, and Charlie Wilson Jones was leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 16 came in the league; Frank White scored one fewer.

Joe Bradford made his 445th and last competitive appearance for Birmingham on 7 May 1935, the final game of this season, at home to Everton. He spent 15 years with the club, was their top scorer for 12 consecutive seasons,[1] and holds (as of 2012) club records for League goals scored (249), goals scored in all competitions (267),[2] and goals scored in a top-flight season (29).[3] While a Birmingham player, Bradford won 12 caps for England, scoring 7 goals.[4]

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
25 August 1934 6thAston VillaH W2–1Harris, Guest 53,930
29 August 1934 3rdWest Bromwich AlbionA W2–1Sandford og, Bradford 22,052
1 September 1934 8thStoke CityA L0–2 29,649
3 September 1934 9thWest Bromwich AlbionH L1–2White 22,074
8 September 1934 15thManchester CityH L1–3Mangnall 24,895
15 September 1934 12thMiddlesbroughA W1–0Bradford 15,477
22 September 1934 9thBlackburn RoversH W1–0White 11,802
29 September 1934 13thArsenalA L1–5White 47,868
6 October 1934 10thPortsmouthH W2–1Mangnall 2 20,916
13 October 1934 10thLiverpoolA L4–5Booton pen, Mangnall 3 21,491
20 October 1934 13thPortsmouthH L0–1 22,572
27 October 1934 17thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–3Mangnall 22,406
3 November 1934 19thLeicester CityH L2–3C.W. Jones 2 16,799
10 November 1934 17thDerby CountyA D1–1Guest 20,077
17 November 1934 17thGrimsby TownH W3–2C.W. Jones 2, Guest 18,604
24 November 1934 15thPreston North EndA W1–0Roberts 17,655
1 December 1934 11thTottenham HotspurH W2–1C.W. Jones, Guest 20,546
8 December 1934 15thSunderlandA L1–5Barkas pen 22,002
15 December 1934 16thHuddersfield TownH L0–4 16,569
22 December 1934 17thEvertonA L0–2 20,148
25 December 1934 20thSheffield WednesdayA L1–2Mangnall 23,496
26 December 1934 20thSheffield WednesdayH L0–4 24,499
29 December 1934 18thAston VillaA D2–2Mangnall 2 40,785
5 January 1935 20thStoke CityH D0–0 22,614
19 January 1935 20thManchester CityA D0–0 31,644
2 February 1935 20thBlackburn RoversA L1–3Harris 12,297
6 February 1935 19thMiddlesbroughH W4–2C.W. Jones 2, White 2 5,729
9 February 1935 17thArsenalH W3–0C.W. Jones, Bradford, Harris 50,188
23 February 1935 20thLiverpoolH L1–3Harris 22,035
6 March 1935 20thChelseaA D2–2Guest, Harris 13,016
9 March 1935 20thWolverhampton WanderersH D1–1C.W. Jones 19,928
16 March 1935 20thLeicester CityA L1–2Stoker 18,540
23 March 1935 20thDerby CountyH W3–2C.W. Jones 3 11,627
30 March 1935 20thGrimsby TownA L3–4White 2 (1 pen), Bradford 9,837
6 April 1935 20thPreston North EndH W3–0White 3 (1 pen) 15,773
10 April 1935 20thPortsmouthA L1–2White 8,621
13 April 1935 20thTottenham HotspurA D1–1C.W. Jones 27,190
19 April 1935 19thLeeds UnitedA D1–1C.W. Jones 14,786
20 April 1935 19thSunderlandH D2–2White, C.W. Jones 21,841
22 April 1935 18thLeeds UnitedH W3–1Calladine, Harris 2 18,008
27 April 1935 19thHuddersfield TownA D2–2Harris 2 9,119
7 May 1935 19thEvertonH L2–3White, C.W. Jones 16,634

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
17th Wolverhampton Wanderers421581988940.9438
18th Leeds United4213121775920.8138
19th Birmingham4213101963810.7836
20th Middlesbrough4210141870900.7834
21st Leicester City421292161860.7133
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 [5]

FA Cup

Main article: 1934–35 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
3rd 12 January 1935Coventry CityH W5–1Harris 3, Mangnall, Guest 40,349
4th 23 January 1935SouthamptonA W3–0White, Fillingham, Guest 28,291
5th 21 February 1935Blackburn RoversA W2–1Whiteside og, White 35,000
6th 6 March 1935BurnleyA L2–3C.W. Jones, White 47,670

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 Goalkeeper900090
Hibbs, HarryHarry Hibbs Goalkeeper33040370
Barkas, NedNed Barkas Full back30140341
Booton, HaroldHarold Booton Full back33140371
Hubbard, ArthurArthur Hubbard Full back500050
Smith, BernardBernard Smith Full back100010
Steel, WillieWillie Steel Full back11000110
Calladine, CharlieCharlie Calladine Half back38140421
Crawshaw, RayRay Crawshaw Half back400040
Fillingham, TomTom Fillingham Half back17041211
Lea, IsaacIsaac Lea Half back900090
Morrall, GeorgeGeorge Morrall Half back26000260
Stoker, LewisLewis Stoker Half back37140411
Bradford, JoeJoe Bradford Forward15440194
Dearson, DonDon Dearson Forward400040
Devine, JoeJoe Devine Forward14000140
Grosvenor, TomTom Grosvenor Forward800080
Guest, BillyBilly Guest Forward27542317
Harris, FredFred Harris Forward309433412
Holmes, HarryHarry Holmes Forward100010
Horsman, BillBill Horsman Forward10000100
Jones, FredFred Jones Forward100010
Jones, Charlie WilsonCharlie Wilson Jones Forward2516212717
Mangnall, DaveDave MangnallLeft club during playing season Forward2510212711
McGurk, FrancisFrancis McGurk Forward100010
Moffat, SidSid Moffat Forward10000100
Morris, SeymourSeymour Morris Forward300030
Roberts, FredFred RobertsLeft club during playing season Forward110011
Small, SamSam Small Forward200020
White, FrankFrank White Forward3213433616

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Top Goalscorers. The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 10 April 2003.
  2. ↑ Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 471, 476.
  3. ↑ Matthews (2010), Complete Record, p. 126.
  4. ↑ Player Info: Joseph Bradford. England Stats. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Birmingham City 1934–1935: English Division One (old) Table. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 11 May 2012.