1909–10 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1909–10 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 18th in the Football League and their 10th in the Second Division. They finished bottom of the 20-team division, three points adrift of safety, so had to apply for re-election to the league for the 1910–11 season. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,^[1] who had finished the season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of the season, to be succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years, and who became their first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties. They also took part in the 1909–10 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Leicester Fosse.

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Forward Charlie Millington played in 36 of the 39 matches over the season, and half-back Albert Gardner appeared in one fewer. Walter Freeman was leading scorer with 10 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1909–10 Football League

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
4 September 1909	12th	Oldham Athletic	H	D	2–2	Millington, Beer	20,000
11 September 1909	19th	Barnsley	A	L	1–5	Chapple	3,000
13 September 1909	16th	Glossop	H	D	2–2	Lowe, Millington	3,000
18 September 1909	13th	Fulham	H	D	1–1	Chapple	12,000
25 September 1909	18th	Burnley	A	L	0–2		5,000
2 October 1909	17th	Leeds City	H	L	1–2	Freeman	14,000
9 October 1909	18th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	L	2–4	Buckley, Chapple	10,000
16 October 1909	17th	Gainsborough Trinity	H	W	5–0	Millington 2, Needham 3	10,000
23 October 1909	14th	Grimsby Town	A	W	2–0	Freeman, Wilcox	5,000
30 October 1909	15th	Manchester City	H	D	1–1	Freeman	18,000
6 November 1909	17th	Leicester Fosse	A	L	1–3	Freeman	10,000
13 November 1909	15th	Lincoln City	H	W	1–0	Needham	5,000
20 November 1909	16th	Clapton Orient	A	L	0–3		9,000
27 November 1909	17th	Blackpool	H	L	1–2	Chapple	1,000
4 December 1909	17th	Hull City	A	L	0–7		6,000
11 December 1909	17th	Derby County	H	L	1–3	Freeman	5,000
18 December 1909	17th	Stockport County	A	D	1–1	Lappin	4,000
25 December 1909	19th	Glossop	A	L	1–4	Chapple	5,000
27 December 1909	19th	West Bromwich Albion	A	L	1–3	Millington	12,104
28 December 1909	19th	Bradford Park Avenue	H	L	0–1		15,000
1 January 1910	19th	West Bromwich Albion	H	L	0–1		15,500
8 January 1910	19th	Oldham Athletic	A	D	1–1	Lappin	8,000
22 January 1910	19th	Barnsley	H	W	2–1	Freeman, Chapple	5,000
29 January 1910	19th	Fulham	A	D	0–0		10,000
12 February 1910	19th	Leeds City	A	L	1–2	Freeman	10,000
19 February 1910	19th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	W	1–0	Freeman	2,000
26 February 1910	19th	Gainsborough Trinity	A	L	0–1		3,000
28 February 1910	17th	Burnley	H	W	2–1	Chapple, Freeman	1,000
5 March 1910	17th	Grimsby Town	H	L	2–4	Needham, Chapple	14,000
12 March 1910	19th	Manchester City	A	L	0–3		15,000
19 March 1910	17th	Leicester Fosse	H	W	2–1	Burton, Buckley	10,000
26 March 1910	18th	Lincoln City	A	L	2–3	Burton, Millington	5,000
28 March 1910	19th	Bradford Park Avenue	A	L	0–5		8,000
2 April 1910	19th	Clapton Orient	H	L	1–2	Burton	8,000
9 April 1910	19th	Blackpool	A	L	0–2		3,000
16 April 1910	19th	Hull City	H	L	0–2		8,000
23 April 1910	20th	Derby County	A	L	1–3	Millington	5,000
30 April 1910	20th	Stockport County	H	W	3–0	Freeman, Millington, Lowe	3,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
16th	Clapton Orient	38	12	6	20	37	60	0.62	30
17th	Leeds City	38	10	7	21	46	80	0.57	27
18th	Gainsborough Trinity	38	10	6	22	33	75	0.44	26
19th	Grimsby Town	38	9	6	23	50	77	0.65	24
20th	Birmingham	38	8	7	23	42	78	0.54	23
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: 1909–10 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round	15 January 1910	Leicester Fosse	H	L	1–4	Lappin	15,119

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
Name	Position	League		FA Cup		Total
Box, ArthurArthur Box	Goalkeeper	24	0	1	0	25	0
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington	Goalkeeper	14	0	0	0	14	0
Carrier, WilliamWilliam Carrier	Full back	7	0	0	0	7	0
Corbett, WalterWalter Corbett	Full back	9	0	0	0	9	0
Preston, JosiahJosiah Preston	Full back	7	0	0	0	7	0
Stokes, FrankFrank Stokes	Full back	20	0	1	0	21	0
Wigmore, WalterWalter Wigmore	Full back	9	0	0	0	9	0
Womack, FrankFrank Womack	Full back	22	0	1	0	23	0
Beer, BillyBilly Beer	Half back	6	1	0	0	6	1
Buckley, FrankFrank Buckley	Half back	25	2	1	0	26	2
Daykin, ThomasThomas Daykin	Half back	23	0	1	0	24	0
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner	Half back	34	0	1	0	35	0
McCourty, WilliamWilliam McCourty	Half back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Moles, JamesJames Moles	Half back	27	0	0	0	27	0
Banks, FrederickFrederick Banks	Forward	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey	Forward	7	0	1	0	7	0
Burton, JohnJohn Burton	Forward	4	3	0	0	4	3
Chapple, FrederickFrederick Chapple	Forward	31	8	1	0	32	8
Firth, RobertRobert Firth	Forward	8	0	1	0	9	0
Freeman, WalterWalter Freeman	Forward	33	10	1	0	34	10
King, HarryHarry King	Forward	9	0	0	0	9	0
Lappin, HarryHarry Lappin	Forward	11	2	1	1	12	3
Lowe, BernardBernard Lowe	Forward	3	2	0	0	3	2
Millington, CharlieCharlie Millington	Forward	36	8	0	0	36	8
~~Needham, JackJack Needham~~	Forward	20	5	0	0	20	5
Wilcox, JackJack Wilcox	Forward	27	1	0	0	28	1

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 1909–1910: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 264–65. Note that attendance figures are estimated.

Specific

↑ "Football League: Annual Meeting in London". The Manchester Guardian. 14 June 1910. p. 6.
↑ "Birmingham City 1909–1910: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.

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