1935–36 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1935–36 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager George Liddell
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 12th
FA Cup Third round (eliminated by Barnsley)
Top goalscorer League: Charlie Wilson Jones (19)
All: Charlie Wilson Jones (20)
Highest home attendance 60,250 vs Aston Villa, 23 November 1935
Lowest home attendance 9,089 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 22 April 1936
Average home league attendance 21,795

The 1935–36 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 40th in the Football League and their 23rd in the First Division. They finished in 12th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1935–36 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Barnsley in that round after a replay.

Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Forward Fred Harris was ever-present for the 44-match season, and Charlie Wilson Jones was leading scorer with 20 goals, of which 19 came in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
31 August 1935 15thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–3Harris 33,457
4 September 1935 18thLeeds UnitedA D0–0 13,271
7 September 1935 16thArsenalH D1–1Devine 42,804
11 September 1935 12thLeeds UnitedH W2–0Jones, White 14,298
14 September 1935 15thManchester CityA L1–3Guest 32,337
18 September 1935 16thWest Bromwich AlbionA D0–0 18,049
21 September 1935 17thStoke CityH L0–5 19,901
28 September 1935 15thBlackburn RoversA W2–1Jones, Harris 13,177
5 October 1935 11thChelseaH W2–1Harris, Craig og 22,625
12 October 1935 9thLiverpoolA W2–1Harris, Jones 28,994
19 October 1935 9thSheffield WednesdayA L1–3White 13,479
26 October 1935 9thPortsmouthH W4–0White, Harris 2, Jones 24,455
2 November 1935 10thPreston North EndA L1–3Harris 16,232
9 November 1935 8thBrentfordH W2–1Jones, Stoker 28,673
16 November 1935 7thDerby CountyA D2–2Jones 2, Guest 23,893
23 November 1935 7thAston VillaH D2–2Calladine, Harris 60,250
30 November 1935 10thBolton WanderersA L0–2 21,684
7 December 1935 8thHuddersfield TownH W4–1Jones 2, White, Guest 21,634
14 December 1935 5thMiddlesbroughA W2–0Jones 2 15,061
21 December 1935 5thEvertonH W4–2Jones og, Harris, White, Loughran 16,994
25 December 1935 6thGrimsby TownA L0–1 11,810
26 December 1935 7thGrimsby TownH D1–1Guest 28,978
28 December 1935 5thWolverhampton WanderersH D0–0 37,870
4 January 1936 6thArsenalA D1–1Jones 44,534
18 January 1936 8thManchester CityH L0–1 23,165
1 February 1936 5thBlackburn RoversH W4–2Guest, Harris 2, Jennings 23,684
6 February 1936 6thStoke CityA L1–3Jones 11,585
8 February 1936 6thChelseaA D0–0 30,268
15 February 1936 6thLiverpoolH W2–0Jones, Harris 21,807
29 February 1936 5thBrentfordA W1–0Harris 20,523
7 March 1936 6thBolton WanderersH D0–0 20,170
14 March 1936 5thPortsmouthA W3–0Harris, Morris 2 15,842
21 March 1936 5thDerby CountyH L2–3Jones, Barkas pen 25,509
28 March 1936 7thAston VillaA L1–2Fillingham 49,531
4 April 1936 8thPreston North EndH D0–0 15,811
10 April 1936 9thSunderlandA L1–2Harris 40,660
11 April 1936 10thHuddersfield TownA L0–1 9,753
13 April 1936 11thSunderlandH L2–7Loughran, Clarke 21,693
18 April 1936 10thMiddlesbroughH W1–0Harris 17,072
22 April 1936 9thSheffield WednesdayH W4–1Jones 3, Harris 9,089
25 April 1936 9thEvertonA L3–4Jones, Guest, Dearson 18,323
2 May 1936 12thWest Bromwich AlbionH L1–3Barkas pen 18,312

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
10th Portsmouth421781754670.8142
11th Leeds United4215111666641.0341
12th Birmingham4215111661630.9741
13th Bolton Wanderers4214131567760.8841
14th Middlesbrough4215101784701.2040
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: 1935–36 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 11 January 1936BarnsleyA D3–3White, Jones, Harris 29,330
Third round replay 15 January 1936BarnsleyH L0–2 34,000

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 Goalkeeper701080
Hibbs, HarryHarry Hibbs Goalkeeper35010360
Barkas, NedNed Barkas Full back32220342
Booton, HaroldHarold BootonLeft club during playing season Full back700070
Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes Full back401050
Steel, WillieWillie Steel Full back36010370
Trigg, CyrilCyril Trigg Full back400040
Calladine, CharlieCharlie CalladineLeft club during playing season Half back910091
Fillingham, TomTom Fillingham Half back24120261
Lea, IsaacIsaac Lea Half back100010
Loughran, JoeJoe Loughran Half back23220252
Morrall, GeorgeGeorge Morrall Half back17000170
Olney, JimJim Olney Half back100010
Stoker, LewisLewis Stoker Half back38120401
Sykes, JackJack Sykes Half back15000150
Clarke, AlbertAlbert Clarke Forward310031
Dearson, DonDon Dearson Forward610061
Devine, JoeJoe Devine Forward24110251
Grosvenor, TomTom GrosvenorLeft club during playing season Forward14010150
Guest, BillyBilly Guest Forward30520325
Harris, FredFred Harris Forward4217214418
Jennings, DennisDennis Jennings Forward18100191
Jones, Charlie WilsonCharlie Wilson Jones Forward3919214120
Morris, SeymourSeymour Morris Forward920092
Richardson, ErnieErnie Richardson Forward100010
Small, SamSam Small Forward100010
White, FrankFrank White Forward22521246

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1935–1936: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.