1923–24 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1923–24 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 28th in the Football League and their 11th in the First Division. They finished in 14th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1923–24 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Huddersfield Town.

Birmingham F.C.
1923–24 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
Secretary-managerBilly Beer
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division14th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford (24)
All: Joe Bradford (24)
Highest home attendance41,306 vs Aston Villa, 25 August 1923
Lowest home attendance14,000 vs West Bromwich Albion, 22 December 1923,
Burnley, 27 February 1924
Average home league attendance23,164

Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling was ever-present over the 43-match season; among outfield players, half-back Percy Barton appeared in 40 matches. Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the third successive year, with 24 goals, all of which came in the league.

Billy Beer, who as a player made 250 appearances for the club in the 1900s, succeeded Frank Richards as secretary-manager before the start of this season.

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
25 August 1923 1stAston VillaH W3–0Bradford 2, Lane 41,306
29 August 1923 11thLiverpoolA L2–6Bradford 2 15,000
1 September 1923 13thAston VillaA D0–0 59,157
5 September 1923 7thLiverpoolH W2–1Bradford, Lane 30,000
8 September 1923 13thSunderlandH L0–2 40,000
10 September 1923 14thBolton WanderersH L0–3 15,000
15 September 1923 15thSunderlandA D1–1Rawson 28,000
22 September 1923 19thArsenalH L0–2 20,000
29 September 1923 18thArsenalA D0–0 35,000
6 October 1923 17thBlackburn RoversH D1–1Bradford 24,000
13 October 1923 18thBlackburn RoversA L1–4Bradford 20,000
20 October 1923 19thHuddersfield TownH L0–1 20,000
27 October 1923 20thHuddersfield TownA L0–1 10,000
3 November 1923 20thWest Ham UnitedA L1–4Bradford 20,000
10 November 1923 19thWest Ham UnitedH W2–0Bradford, Islip 30,000
17 November 1923 19thNotts CountyH D0–0 15,000
24 November 1923 19thNotts CountyA D1–1Bradford 14,000
1 December 1923 20thEvertonA L0–2 18,000
8 December 1923 20thEvertonH L0–1 15,000
15 December 1923 19thWest Bromwich AlbionA D0–0 24,785
22 December 1923 20thWest Bromwich AlbionH D0–0 14,000
26 December 1923 19thManchester CityH W3–0Lane, Bradford, Harvey 35,000
29 December 1923 19thTottenham HotspurA D1–1Bradford pen 25,000
1 January 1924 19thBolton WanderersA D1–1Cringan 35,000
5 January 1924 18thTottenham HotspurH W3–2Bradford, Cringan, Lane 25,000
19 January 1924 19thNottingham ForestH L0–2 15,000
26 January 1924 18thNottingham ForestA D1–1Islip 12,000
9 February 1924 17thBurnleyA W2–1Cringan, Bradford 10,000
16 February 1924 16thMiddlesbroughH W2–1Bradford 2 20,000
23 February 1924 14thMiddlesbroughA W1–0Islip 15,000
27 February 1924 13thBurnleyH W2–1Bradford 2 14,000
1 March 1924 11thPreston North EndH W2–0Bradford 2 20,000
8 March 1924 13thPreston North EndA L0–1 17,000
15 March 1924 13thChelseaA D1–1Ashurst 30,000
22 March 1924 11thChelseaH W1–0Briggs 25,000
5 April 1924 12thNewcastle UnitedH W4–1Linley, Bradford 2, Crosbie 20,000
9 April 1924 12thNewcastle UnitedA L1–2Bradford 8,000
12 April 1924 11thSheffield UnitedA W2–0Bradford, Linley 8,000
18 April 1924 12thManchester CityA L0–1 30,000
19 April 1924 12thSheffield UnitedH L0–1 15,000
26 April 1924 14thCardiff CityA L0–2 15,000
3 May 1924 14thCardiff CityH D0–0 33,146

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
12th Liverpool4215111649481.0241
13th West Ham United4213151440430.9341
14th Birmingham4213131641490.8439
15th Tottenham Hotspur4212141650560.8938
16th West Bromwich Albion4212141651620.8238
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: 1923–24 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 12 January 1924Huddersfield TownA L0–1 30,924

Appearances and goals
  • Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper42010430
Eli Ashurst Full back31110321
David Dixon Full back100010
Jack Jones Full back22000220
Frank Womack Full back31010320
Percy Barton Half back39010401
Jimmy Cringan Half back31310323
Dickie Dale Half back34010350
Jimmy Daws Half back800080
Bill Hunter Half back100010
George Liddell Half back600060
Alec McClure Half back900090
Joe Bradford Forward3724103824
George Briggs Forward310031
Wally Clark Forward25000250
Johnny Crosbie Forward31100311
Wally Harris Forward100010
Bill Harvey Forward35110361
Fred Hoyland Forward600060
Ernie Islip Forward27310283
Moses Lane Forward13410144
Ted Linley Forward18210192
Arthur Phoenix Forward300030
Albert Rawson Forward610061
Jack Russell Forward200020

See also

References
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 1923–1924: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 288–89. Note that many attendance figures are estimated.
Specific
  1. "Birmingham City 1923–1924: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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