1924–25 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1924–25 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 29th in the Football League and their 12th in the First Division. They finished in 8th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1924–25 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third.

Birmingham F.C.
1924–25 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
Secretary-managerBilly Beer
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division8th
FA CupThird round (eliminated by Liverpool)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip (11)
All: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip, George Briggs (11)
Highest home attendance48,098 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1924
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers, 1 November 1924
Average home league attendance22,195

Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 44 of the 45 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones appeared in 42. There were three joint leading scorers: George Briggs, Ernie Islip and, for the fourth successive year, Joe Bradford. Each scored eleven goals, of which Bradford's and Islip's all came in the league.

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
30 August 1924 11thEvertonH D2–2Linley, Crosbie 35,000
3 September 1924 16thTottenham HotspurH L0–2 18,000
6 September 1924 18thSunderlandA L0–4 25,000
8 September 1924 17thBolton WanderersH W1–0Haworth og 12,000
13 September 1924 12thCardiff CityH W2–1Bradford 2 20,000
15 September 1924 4thNotts CountyH W1–0Bradford 12,000
20 September 1924 11thPreston North EndA L0–1 20,000
27 September 1924 10thBurnleyH W1–0Cringan 20,000
4 October 1924 7thLeeds UnitedA W1–0Islip 24,000
11 October 1924 5thAston VillaH W1–0Islip 48,098
18 October 1924 5thWest Bromwich AlbionA D1–1Islip 35,617
25 October 1924 1stHuddersfield TownA W1–0Bradford 18,000
1 November 1924 3rdBlackburn RoversH D1–1Bradford 10,000
8 November 1924 2ndWest Ham UnitedA W1–0Bradford pen 30,000
15 November 1924 2ndSheffield UnitedH D1–1Crosbie 27,000
22 November 1924 3rdNewcastle UnitedA L0–4 30,000
29 November 1924 3rdLiverpoolH W5–2Bradford 3 (1 pen), Barton, Islip 30,000
6 December 1924 1stNottingham ForestA D1–1Bradford pen 10,000
13 December 1924 5thBuryH L0–1 20,000
20 December 1924 5thManchester CityA D2–2Bradford, Islip 40,156
25 December 1924 3rdArsenalH W2–1Crosbie, Islip 36,000
26 December 1924 3rdArsenalA W1–0Islip 40,000
27 December 1924 4thEvertonA L1–2Islip 30,000
1 January 1925 5thBolton WanderersA L0–3 27,000
3 January 1925 4thSunderlandH W2–1Crosbie, Barton 30,000
17 January 1925 6thCardiff CityA L0–1 8,000
24 January 1925 6thPreston North EndH W3–0Linley, Briggs 2 20,000
2 February 1925 6thBurnleyA L2–3Briggs, Devlin 8,000
7 February 1925 6thLeeds UnitedH D0–0 25,000
14 February 1925 8thAston VillaA L0–1 60,000
28 February 1925 8thHuddersfield TownH L0–1 12,000
14 March 1925 9thWest Ham UnitedH D1–1Crosbie 20,000
16 March 1925 8thWest Bromwich AlbionH D0–0 20,000
21 March 1925 9thSheffield UnitedA L3–4Islip, Briggs, Liddell 18,000
28 March 1925 9thNewcastle UnitedH D1–1Cringan 36,000
2 April 1925 10thBlackburn RoversA L1–7Islip 3,000
4 April 1925 12thLiverpoolA D1–1Briggs 18,000
10 April 1925 8thTottenham HotspurA W1–0Crosbie 30,411
11 April 1925 10thNottingham ForestH D1–1Briggs 20,000
18 April 1925 9thBuryA W4–1Briggs 2, Scriven, Crosbie 12,000
25 April 1925 9thManchester CityH W2–1Scriven, Crosbie 15,000
2 May 1925 8thNotts CountyA W1–0Islip 8,000

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
6th Newcastle United4216161061421.4548
7th Sunderland4219101364511.2548
8th Birmingham4217121349530.9346
9th Notts County4216131342311.3545
10th Manchester City421791676681.1243
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: 1924–25 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 10 January 1925ChelseaH W2–0Briggs 2 32,000
Second round 31 January 1925Stockport CountyH W1–0Harris 36,000
Third round 21 February 1925LiverpoolA L1–2Briggs 44,004

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 Goalkeeper42030450
Eli Ashurst Full back700070
David Dixon Full back100010
Jack Jones Full back41030440
Frank Womack Full back37030400
Percy Barton Half back25220272
Harry Bruce Half back100010
Jimmy Cringan Half back33230362
Dickie Dale Half back22010230
Bill Hunter Half back600060
George Liddell Half back37130401
Jock Morgan Half back100010
Albert Sykes Half back100010
Joe Bradford Forward2411102511
George Briggs Forward198332211
Johnny Crosbie Forward40820428
Tom Devlin† Forward210021
Wally Harris Forward16031191
Bill Harvey Forward13000130
Edmund Harvey Forward12000120
Ernie Islip Forward3411203611
Ted Linley Forward24230272
Jack Russell Forward500050
Aubrey Scriven Forward19210202

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 1924–1925: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 290–91.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

Specific

  1. "Birmingham City 1924–1925: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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