1910–11 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1910–11 season
Chairman Walter W. Hart
Manager Bob McRoberts
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 16th
FA Cup First round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer League: Jack Hall (13)
All: Jack Hall (14)
Highest home attendance 37,520 vs West Bromwich Albion, 27 December 1909
Lowest home attendance 2,000 vs Glossop, 3 December 1909
Average home league attendance 13,817
← 1909–10 1911–12 →

The 1910–11 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 19th in the Football League and their 11th in the Second Division. Having finished bottom of the league in 1909–10, they had to apply for re-election to the League for 1910–11. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,[1] who had finished the 1909–10 season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of that season, and was succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years. McRoberts was the club's first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties, and led the team to a 16th-place finish in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1910–11 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Oldham Athletic after a replay.

Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Half-back Thomas Daykin played in 37 matches over the 40-match season; only two other players reached 30 appearances. Jack Hall was leading scorer with 13 goals, of 14 which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
3 September 1910 19thFulhamA L0–3 25,000
10 September 1910 14thBradford Park AvenueH W1–0McKay 18,000
17 September 1910 14thBurnleyA D2–2Millington, Jones 10,000
24 September 1910 14thGainsborough TrinityH D1–1Jones 12,000
1 October 1910 14thLeeds CityA D1–1Bonthron pen 8,000
8 October 1910 17thStockport CountyH L1–3Jones 10,000
15 October 1910 18thDerby CountyA L0–1 10,000
22 October 1910 16thBarnsleyH W1–0Freeman 10,000
29 October 1910 18thLeicester FosseA L0–2 10,000
5 November 1910 18thWolverhampton WanderersH L1–3Foxall 20,000
12 November 1910 16thChelseaA D1–1Jones, Wigmore 25,000
19 November 1910 19thClapton OrientH L0–1 14,000
26 November 1910 19thBlackpoolA L1–3Kidd 4,000
3 December 1910 19thGlossopH L1–2Jones 2,000
10 December 1910 18thLincoln CityA W1–0Firth 6,000
17 December 1910 15thHuddersfield TownA W2–1Gallimore, Hall 5,000
24 December 1910 15thBolton WanderersA L1–5Hall 8,000
26 December 1910 17thHull CityA L1–4Hall 10,000
27 December 1910 16thWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1Hall 37,520
31 December 1910 15thFulhamH D1–1Hall 14,000
7 January 1911 16thBradford Park AvenueA D2–2Firth, Hall 10,000
21 January 1911 16thBurnleyH D1–1Jones 10,000
28 January 1911 16thGainsborough TrinityA L0–1 3,000
4 February 1911 16thLeeds CityH W2–1Foxall, Powell 15,000
13 February 1911 16thStockport CountyA L1–3Buckley 3,000
18 February 1911 16thDerby CountyH W2–0Jones, Foxall 15,000
25 February 1911 15thBarnsleyA W3–2Jones, Hall 2 2,500
4 March 1911 15thLeicester FosseH W1–0Buckley 10,000
11 March 1911 15thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–3Hall 5,000
18 March 1911 15thChelseaH W2–1Hall, Kidd 27,000
25 March 1911 16thClapton OrientA L1–2Hall 6,000
1 April 1911 16thBlackpoolH W2–0McKay, Hall 13,000
8 April 1911 16thGlossopA L1–2Jones 1,500
14 April 1911 15thHull CityH W1–0Hall 10,000
15 April 1911 15thLincoln CityH L0–1 10,000
17 April 1911 16thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 27,042
22 April 1911 16thHuddersfield TownA L1–7Jones 9,000
29 April 1911 16thBolton WanderersH W2–1Millington, Jones 15,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
14th Glossop381381748620.7734
15th Leicester Fosse381451952620.8433
16th Birmingham38872342660.7432
17th Stockport County38962347790.5930
18th Gainsborough Trinity389111837550.6729
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 [2]

FA Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 14 January 1911Oldham AthleticH D1–1Hall pen 28,827
First round replay 17 January 1911Oldham AthleticA L0–2 6,400

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Bailey, HoraceHorace Bailey Goalkeeper12000120
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington Goalkeeper19020210
Lindon, AlbertAlbert Lindon Goalkeeper700070
Bonthron, BobBob Bonthron Full back11110121
Henderson, CrosbyCrosby Henderson Full back600060
Wigmore, WalterWalter Wigmore Full back14110151
Womack, FrankFrank Womack Full back32020322
Buckley, FrankFrank Buckley Half back30200302
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey Half back12000120
Corbett, WalterWalter Corbett Half back11000110
Daykin, ThomasThomas Daykin Half back35020370
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner Half back18020180
Moles, JamesJames Moles Half back600060
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson Half back19020210
Abbott, WalterWalter Abbott Forward100010
Draper, HarryHarry Draper Forward300030
Firth, RobertRobert Firth Forward17210182
Foxall, FrankFrank Foxall Forward21310223
Freeman, WalterWalter Freeman Forward410041
Gallimore, GeorgeGeorge Gallimore Forward18100181
Greer, ThomasThomas Greer Forward100010
Hall, JackJack Hall Forward1913212114
Jones, ThomasThomas Jones Forward2811002811
Kidd, JackJack Kidd Forward26220282
Lowe, BernardBernard Lowe Forward200020
McKay, JackJack McKay Forward15220172
Millington, CharlieCharlie Millington Forward25210262
Powell, BertBert Powell Forward411051
Wilcox, JackJack Wilcox Forward200020
* Wilcox retired during the season because of injury.[3]

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Football League: Annual Meeting in London". The Manchester Guardian. 14 June 1910. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham City 1910–1911: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Matthews (1995), Complete Record. p. 134.
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