1925–26 Birmingham F.C. season

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.

Birmingham F.C.
1925–26 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
Secretary-managerBilly Beer
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division14th
FA CupFourth round (eliminated by South Shields)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford (26)
All: Joe Bradford (27)
Highest home attendance38,231 vs Aston Villa, 27 February 1926
Lowest home attendance3,977 vs Notts County, 19 September 1925
Average home league attendance19,075

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
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
29 August 1925 17thSunderlandA L1–3Bradford 27,215
31 August 1925 10thManchester CityH W1–0Bradford 17,560
5 September 1925 4thBlackburn RoversH W2–0Islip, Bradford 14,204
9 September 1925 7thEvertonA D2–2Harris, Islip 15,811
12 September 1925 9thBuryA L1–2Bradford 16,035
16 September 1925 12thHuddersfield TownH L1–3Scriven 16,320
19 September 1925 15thNotts CountyH L0–1 3,977
21 September 1925 10thEvertonH W3–1Bradford 2, Briggs 8,940
26 September 1925 8thWest Bromwich AlbionH W3–2Islip 2, Briggs 26,484
3 October 1925 10thSheffield UnitedA L1–4Bradford 23,103
10 October 1925 10thCardiff CityH W3–2Crosbie, Bradford, Briggs 24,335
17 October 1925 10thAston VillaA D3–3Bradford 2, Spiers og 52,254
24 October 1925 9thLeicester CityH D1–1Islip 28,020
31 October 1925 6thNewcastle UnitedA W3–1Islip 2, Crosbie 26,475
7 November 1925 8thBolton WanderersH L0–1 22,134
14 November 1925 13thManchester UnitedA L1–3Crosbie 23,559
21 November 1925 11thLiverpoolH W2–0Briggs, Crosbie 17,046
5 December 1925 10thLeeds UnitedH W2–1Scriven, Crosbie 13,435
7 December 1925 10thBurnleyA L1–3Briggs 5,862
12 December 1925 11thWest Ham UnitedA D2–2Cringan pen, Bradford 12,766
19 December 1925 10thArsenalH W1–0Briggs 26,843
25 December 1925 5thTottenham HotspurH W3–1Bradford 3 29,586
26 December 1925 9thTottenham HotspurA L1–2Bradford 44,429
28 December 1925 10thHuddersfield TownA D1–4Bradford 16,565
1 January 1926 11thBolton WanderersA L3–5Bradford 2, Harris 22,240
2 January 1926 10thSunderlandH W2–1Briggs, Russell 22,433
16 January 1926 10thBlackburn RoversA D4–4Bradford 3, Harris 14,742
23 January 1926 12thBuryH L2–3Briggs, Crosbie 12,790
6 February 1926 14thWest Bromwich AlbionA L1–5Harris 23,212
13 February 1926 13thSheffield UnitedH W2–0Linley, Briggs 15,765
20 February 1926 14thCardiff CityA L0–2 18,862
27 February 1926 13thAston VillaH W2–1Briggs 2 38,231
3 March 1926 13thNotts CountyA L0–3 8,131
6 March 1926 14thLeicester CityA L0–1 23,570
13 March 1926 14thNewcastle UnitedH D1–1Crosbie 24,333
2 April 1926 15thManchester CityA W4–2Briggs, Linley, Crosbie 49,950
3 April 1926 15thLiverpoolA D2–2Bradford 2 (1 pen) 24,806
10 April 1926 18thBurnleyH L1–7Bradford 16,616
17 April 1926 18thLeeds UnitedA D0–0 12,186
19 April 1926 17thManchester UnitedH W2–1Bradford, Jones 8,948
24 April 1926 14thWest Ham UnitedH W1–0Bradford 12,571
1 May 1926 14thArsenalA L0–3 22,240

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
12th Blackburn Rovers4215111691801.1441
13th West Bromwich Albion421681879781.0140
14th Birmingham421681866810.8140
15th Tottenham Hotspur421591866790.8339
16th Cardiff City421671961760.8039
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: 1925–26 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 9 January 1926Grimsby TownH W2–0Russell, Briggs 36,000
Fourth round 21 February 1926South ShieldsA L1–2Bradford pen 17,000

Appearances and goals
Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Harry Hibbs Goalkeeper100010
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper41020430
Eli Ashurst Full back302050
Jack Jones Full back40120421
Frank Womack Full back39000390
Percy Barton Half back21010220
Harry Bruce Half back100010
Jimmy Cringan Half back27110281
Dickie Dale Half back24010250
Bill Hunter Half back18010190
George Liddell Half back39020410
Frank Bowden Forward100010
Joe Bradford Forward3226213427
George Briggs Forward3413213614
Frederick Castle Forward200020
Johnny Crosbie Forward40820428
Wally Harris Forward39420414
Ernie Islip Forward15710167
Ted Linley Forward16200162
Jack Russell Forward14111152
Aubrey Scriven Forward15200152

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 1925–1926: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 292–93.
Specific
  1. "Birmingham City 1925–1926: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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