1921–22 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1921–22 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 26th in the Football League and their 9th in the First Division, having been promoted as Second Division champions in 1920–21. They retained their First Division status, finishing in 18th position in the 22-team division.

Birmingham F.C.
1921–22 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
Secretary-managerFrank Richards
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division18th
FA CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerJohnny Crosbie, Joe Bradford (10)
Highest home attendance44,505 vs West Bromwich Albion, 27 December 1921
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs Liverpool, 4 February 1922
Average home league attendance27,526

They did not take part in the 1921–22 FA Cup. Secretary-manager Frank Richards failed to submit their entry form in time to be granted exemption from qualifying, and the Football Association refused to bend the rules in their favour. Although that decision did not preclude their entering the competition in the qualifying rounds, the directors chose not to do so.[1]

Thirty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 39 matches over the 42-match season; among outfield players, half-back Alec McClure appeared in 35. Joe Bradford and Johnny Crosbie were joint leading scorers with 10 goals.

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
27 August 1921 16thBurnleyH L2–3Elkes 2 40,000
29 August 1921 10thChelseaA W2–1Elkes, Hampton 25,000
3 September 1921 16thBurnleyA L1–3Elkes 35,000
5 September 1921 10thChelseaH W5–1Whitehouse 2, Elkes 2, Crosbie 30,000
10 September 1921 15thEvertonA L1–2Crosbie 30,000
17 September 1921 15thEvertonH D1–1Whitehouse 30,000
24 September 1921 17thSunderlandA L1–2Whitehouse 30,000
1 October 1921 14thSunderlandH W1–0Whitehouse 30,000
8 October 1921 16thHuddersfield TownH L0–2 40,113
15 October 1921 19thHuddersfield TownA L0–1 15,000
22 October 1921 19thBolton WanderersH D1–1Crosbie 20,000
29 October 1921 16thBolton WanderersA W2–1Bradford 2 21,567
5 November 1921 18thArsenalH L0–1 30,000
12 November 1921 19thArsenalA L2–5Whitehouse, Bradford 30,000
19 November 1921 18thBlackburn RoversA D1–1Bradford 25,000
26 November 1921 17thBlackburn RoversH W1–0Burkinshaw 20,000
3 December 1921 14thOldham AthleticA W1–0Cameron 14,000
10 December 1921 12thOldham AthleticH W3–0Whitehouse, Liddell, Crosbie 30,000
17 December 1921 11thSheffield UnitedH W2–1Elkes, Whitehouse 30,000
24 December 1921 10thSheffield UnitedA W2–1Whitehouse, Lane 25,000
26 December 1921 11thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 49,488
27 December 1921 11thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–2 44,505
31 December 1921 14thCardiff CityH L0–1 30,000
14 January 1922 17thCardiff CityA L1–3Crosbie 35,000
21 January 1922 19thNewcastle UnitedH L0–4 15,000
4 February 1922 20thLiverpoolH L0–2 10,000
8 February 1922 18thNewcastle UnitedA W1–0Harvey 22,000
11 February 1922 19thLiverpoolA L0–1 30,000
18 February 1922 19thManchester UnitedH L0–1 20,000
25 February 1922 17thManchester UnitedA D1–1Bradford 40,000
11 March 1922 19thAston VillaA D1–1Liddell 52,345
15 March 1922 18thAston VillaH W1–0Crosbie 34,190
18 March 1922 18thMiddlesbroughA D1–1Crosbie 20,000
25 March 1922 16thMiddlesbroughH W4–3Bradford 2, Crosbie, Hampton 15,000
1 April 1922 17thTottenham HotspurH L0–3 34,230
8 April 1922 17thTottenham HotspurA L1–2Hampton 19,638
14 April 1922 19thManchester CityA L0–1 35,000
15 April 1922 17thBradford CityA W2–1Bradford 2 25,000
18 April 1922 16thManchester CityH W3–1McClure, Bradford, Hampton 30,000
22 April 1922 15thBradford CityH W1–0Foxall 25,000
1 May 1922 16thPreston North EndA D2–2Crosbie 2 10,000
6 May 1922 18thPreston North EndH L0–2 20,000

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
16th Preston North End4213121742650.6538
17th Arsenal421572047560.8437
18th Birmingham421572048600.8037
19th Oldham Athletic4213111838500.7637
20th Everton4212121857551.0436
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]

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
League
Stan Hauser Goalkeeper30
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper390
Eli Ashurst Full back90
David Dixon Full back20
Bill Hunter Full back90
Jack Jones Full back330
Frank Womack Full back300
Percy Barton Half back290
Bobby Booth Half back20
Jimmy Daws Half back120
George Getgood† Half back100
George Liddell Half back202
Alec McClure Half back351
Joe Roulson† Half back150
Vincent White Half back20
Joe Barratt Forward120
Joe Bradford Forward1710
Laurie Burkinshaw Forward41
Eddie Cameron Forward61
Johnny Crosbie Forward3410
George Davies Forward30
Harry Deacon Forward20
Jack Elkes† Forward167
Fred Foxall Forward111
Harry Hampton Forward184
Bill Harvey Forward211
Joe Lane Forward191
Ted Linley Forward170
Peter Neil Forward50
Leonard Thompson Forward20
Jackie Whitehouse Forward259

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 1921–1922: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 284–85.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

Specific

  1. Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 164.
    • "Association Football: The qualifying rounds of the Cup competition". Manchester Guardian. 23 April 1921. p. 11.
    • "Birmingham not to play for English Cup next year". Evening Telegraph (Dundee). 27 April 1921. p. 7.  – via British Newspaper Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Birmingham City 1921–1922: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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