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1928–29 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1928–29 season
ChairmanHoward Cant
ManagerLeslie Knighton
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division15th
FA CupFourth round (eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Bradford (22)
All: Joe Bradford (24)
Highest home attendance36,261 vs Aston Villa, 27 October 1928
Lowest home attendance11,001 vs Arsenal, 13 March 1928
Average home league attendance20,646

The 1928–29 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 33rd in the Football League and their 16th in the First Division. They finished in 15th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1928–29 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Chelsea in the fourth. Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic manager Leslie Knighton succeeded Bill Harvey at the start of this season.

Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Full-back Jack Randle played in 43 of the 44 matches over the season, and Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the eighth successive year, with 24 goals, or which 22 came in the league.

Off the field, the Yorkshire Post reported that the club declared a loss of nearly £7,300.[1]

Football League First Division

Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 August 1928 5th Manchester City H W 4–1 Bond, Bradford, Ellis, Briggs 26,911
27 August 1928 11th Leicester City A L 3–5 Briggs, Crosbie, Ellis 22,589
1 September 1928 10th Huddersfield Town A D 0–0 19,897
8 September 1928 15th Everton H L 1–3 Briggs 36,069
10 September 1928 10th Leicester City H W 1–0 Briggs 11,449
15 September 1928 12th Arsenal A D 0–0 30,118
22 September 1928 7th Blackburn Rovers H W 4–0 Bradford 2, Briggs 2 23,047
29 September 1928 4th Sunderland A W 4–3 Bradford 3, Bond 26,986
6 October 1928 8th Derby County H L 1–4 Bond pen 27,029
13 October 1928 12th Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–3 21,677
20 October 1928 15th Manchester United A L 0–1 17,552
27 October 1928 16th Aston Villa H L 2–4 Cringan, Bradford 36,261
3 November 1928 14th Liverpool A W 2–1 Curtis, Bradford 33,647
10 November 1928 15th West Ham United H D 2–2 Bradford, Hicks 17,323
17 November 1928 17th Newcastle United A L 0–1 29,566
24 November 1928 18th Burnley H L 3–6 Briggs, Bradford, Hicks 13,071
1 December 1928 15th Cardiff City A W 4–1 Hicks 2, Firth, Crosbie 13,691
8 December 1928 15th Sheffield United H D 2–2 Bradford 2 17,760
22 December 1928 14th Leeds United H W 5–1 Bradford 3, Liddell, Hicks 16,057
25 December 1928 15th Bolton Wanderers H L 0–2 31,358
26 December 1928 18th Bolton Wanderers A L 2–6 Pike, Bradford 22,117
29 December 1928 15th Manchester City A W 3–2 Pike 2, Bradford 28,365
5 January 1929 17th Huddersfield Town H L 1–2 Barkas pen 20,042
19 January 1929 15th Everton A W 2–0 Hicks 2 26,273
2 February 1929 18th Blackburn Rovers A L 1–4 Ellis 13,387
9 February 1929 18th Sunderland H W 1–0 Pike 17,022
16 February 1929 17th Derby County A D 2–2 Bond, Mills 12,522
23 February 1929 15th Sheffield Wednesday H W 4–1 Bond, Mills, Hicks, Bradford 28,599
2 March 1929 15th Manchester United H D 1–1 Hicks 16,738
9 March 1929 13th Aston Villa A W 2–1 Mills, Crosbie 56,528
13 March 1929 11th Arsenal H D 1–1 Hicks 11,001
16 March 1929 12th Liverpool H D 0–0 20,612
20 March 1929 12th Bury A L 1–3 Bradford 7,296
23 March 1929 12th West Ham United A L 1–2 Firth 15,257
29 March 1929 15th Portsmouth A L 1–3 Ellis 25,136
30 March 1929 15th Newcastle United H D 0–0 21,052
1 April 1929 13th Portsmouth H W 1–0 Bradford 16,266
6 April 1929 16th Burnley A L 0–4 13,730
13 April 1929 14th Cardiff City H D 0–0 12,997
20 April 1929 17th Sheffield United A L 2–3 Hicks 2 14,382
27 April 1929 14th Bury H W 3–2 Crosbie, Bradford 2 12,905
4 May 1929 15th Leeds United A W 1–0 Briggs 8,151

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
13th Leeds United 42 16 9 17 71 84 0.84 41
14th Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 73 78 0.91 40
15th Birmingham 42 15 10 17 68 77 0.88 40
16th Huddersfield Town 42 14 11 17 70 61 1.15 39
17th West Ham United 42 15 9 18 86 96 0.90 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 [2]

FA Cup

Main article: 1928–29 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Third round 12 January 1929 Manchester City H W 3–1 Briggs, Bradford 2 25,005
Fourth round 26 January 1929 Chelsea A L 0–1 56,953

Appearances and goals

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).
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Name Position League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Harry Hibbs Goalkeeper 18 0 2 0 20 0
Dan Tremelling Goalkeeper 24 0 0 0 24 0
Ned Barkas Full back 18 1 2 0 20 1
Joe Birch Full back 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Randle Full back 41 0 2 0 43 0
Joe Smith Full back 4 0 0 0 4 0
Percy Barton Half back 5 0 0 0 5 0
Jack Coxford Half back 7 0 0 0 7 0
Jimmy Cringan Half back 22 1 2 0 24 1
Dickie Dale † Half back 7 0 0 0 7 0
Alec Leslie Half back 38 0 1 0 39 0
George Liddell Half back 40 0 1 0 41 0
George Morrall Half back 19 0 1 0 20 0
Benny Bond Forward 22 5 1 0 23 5
Joe Bradford Forward 32 22 2 2 34 24
George Briggs Forward 35 8 1 1 36 9
Johnny Crosbie Forward 38 4 2 0 40 4
Ernie Curtis Forward 10 1 0 0 10 1
Billy Ellis Forward 12 4 0 0 12 4
Jack Firth Forward 12 2 0 0 12 2
George Hicks Forward 30 12 2 0 32 12
Bill Horsman Forward 3 0 0 0 3 0
Paddy Mills Forward 11 3 0 0 11 3
Tot Pike Forward 12 4 2 0 14 4
Harold Riley Forward 1 0 0 0 1 0

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 1928–1929: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 298–99.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. ^ "Football". Yorkshire Post. 8 August 1930. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Birmingham City 1928–1929: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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