The 1925–26 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 30th in the Football League and their 13th in the First Division. They finished in 14th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1925–26 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to South Shields in the fourth.
| 1925–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Howard Cant |
| Secretary-manager | Billy Beer |
| Ground | St Andrew's |
| Football League First Division | 14th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by South Shields) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Bradford (26) All: Joe Bradford (27) |
| Highest home attendance | 38,231 vs Aston Villa, 27 February 1926 |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,977 vs Notts County, 19 September 1925 |
| Average home league attendance | 19,075 |
Twenty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 43 of the 44 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones and forward Johnny Crosbie played one fewer, and half-back George Liddell and forward Wally Harris each appeared in 41. Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the fifth successive year, with 27 goals, of which 26 were scored in the league.
Football League First Division
edit| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1925 | 17th | Sunderland | A | L | 1–3 | Bradford | 27,215 |
| 31 August 1925 | 10th | Manchester City | H | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 17,560 |
| 5 September 1925 | 4th | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Islip, Bradford | 14,204 |
| 9 September 1925 | 7th | Everton | A | D | 2–2 | Harris, Islip | 15,811 |
| 12 September 1925 | 9th | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Bradford | 16,035 |
| 16 September 1925 | 12th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 1–3 | Scriven | 16,320 |
| 19 September 1925 | 15th | Notts County | H | L | 0–1 | 3,977 | |
| 21 September 1925 | 10th | Everton | H | W | 3–1 | Bradford 2, Briggs | 8,940 |
| 26 September 1925 | 8th | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 3–2 | Islip 2, Briggs | 26,484 |
| 3 October 1925 | 10th | Sheffield United | A | L | 1–4 | Bradford | 23,103 |
| 10 October 1925 | 10th | Cardiff City | H | W | 3–2 | Crosbie, Bradford, Briggs | 24,335 |
| 17 October 1925 | 10th | Aston Villa | A | D | 3–3 | Bradford 2, Spiers og | 52,254 |
| 24 October 1925 | 9th | Leicester City | H | D | 1–1 | Islip | 28,020 |
| 31 October 1925 | 6th | Newcastle United | A | W | 3–1 | Islip 2, Crosbie | 26,475 |
| 7 November 1925 | 8th | Bolton Wanderers | H | L | 0–1 | 22,134 | |
| 14 November 1925 | 13th | Manchester United | A | L | 1–3 | Crosbie | 23,559 |
| 21 November 1925 | 11th | Liverpool | H | W | 2–0 | Briggs, Crosbie | 17,046 |
| 5 December 1925 | 10th | Leeds United | H | W | 2–1 | Scriven, Crosbie | 13,435 |
| 7 December 1925 | 10th | Burnley | A | L | 1–3 | Briggs | 5,862 |
| 12 December 1925 | 11th | West Ham United | A | D | 2–2 | Cringan pen, Bradford | 12,766 |
| 19 December 1925 | 10th | Arsenal | H | W | 1–0 | Briggs | 26,843 |
| 25 December 1925 | 5th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 3–1 | Bradford 3 | 29,586 |
| 26 December 1925 | 9th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 1–2 | Bradford | 44,429 |
| 28 December 1925 | 10th | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 1–4 | Bradford | 16,565 |
| 1 January 1926 | 11th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 3–5 | Bradford 2, Harris | 22,240 |
| 2 January 1926 | 10th | Sunderland | H | W | 2–1 | Briggs, Russell | 22,433 |
| 16 January 1926 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | A | D | 4–4 | Bradford 3, Harris | 14,742 |
| 23 January 1926 | 12th | Bury | H | L | 2–3 | Briggs, Crosbie | 12,790 |
| 6 February 1926 | 14th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 1–5 | Harris | 23,212 |
| 13 February 1926 | 13th | Sheffield United | H | W | 2–0 | Linley, Briggs | 15,765 |
| 20 February 1926 | 14th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–2 | 18,862 | |
| 27 February 1926 | 13th | Aston Villa | H | W | 2–1 | Briggs 2 | 38,231 |
| 3 March 1926 | 13th | Notts County | A | L | 0–3 | 8,131 | |
| 6 March 1926 | 14th | Leicester City | A | L | 0–1 | 23,570 | |
| 13 March 1926 | 14th | Newcastle United | H | D | 1–1 | Crosbie | 24,333 |
| 2 April 1926 | 15th | Manchester City | A | W | 4–2 | Briggs, Linley, Crosbie | 49,950 |
| 3 April 1926 | 15th | Liverpool | A | D | 2–2 | Bradford 2 (1 pen) | 24,806 |
| 10 April 1926 | 18th | Burnley | H | L | 1–7 | Bradford | 16,616 |
| 17 April 1926 | 18th | Leeds United | A | D | 0–0 | 12,186 | |
| 19 April 1926 | 17th | Manchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Bradford, Jones | 8,948 |
| 24 April 1926 | 14th | West Ham United | H | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 12,571 |
| 1 May 1926 | 14th | Arsenal | A | L | 0–3 | 22,240 |
League table (part)
edit| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 91 | 80 | 1.14 | 41 |
| 13th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 78 | 1.01 | 40 |
| 14th | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 81 | 0.81 | 40 |
| 15th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.83 | 39 |
| 16th | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 76 | 0.80 | 39 |
| 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
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 9 January 1926 | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–0 | Russell, Briggs | 36,000 |
| Fourth round | 30 January 1926 | South Shields | A | L | 1–2 | Bradford pen | 17,000 |
Appearances and goals
edit- This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.
- For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).
| Name | Position | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harry Hibbs | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Eli Ashurst | Full back | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | Full back | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Frank Womack | Full back | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Percy Barton | Half back | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Harry Bruce | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cringan | Half back | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Dickie Dale | Half back | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Hunter | Half back | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Liddell | Half back | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Frank Bowden | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 32 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 27 |
| George Briggs | Forward | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 14 |
| Frederick Castle | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| Wally Harris | Forward | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Ernie Islip | Forward | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
| Ted Linley | Forward | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Jack Russell | Forward | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Aubrey Scriven | Forward | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1925–1926: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 292–93.
- Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1925–1926: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.