1912–13 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham
1912–13 season
Chairman Howard Cant
Manager Bob McRoberts
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 3rd
FA Cup First round (eliminated by Manchester City)
Top goalscorer League: Billy Jones (16)
All: Billy Jones (16)
Highest home attendance 35,000 (three matches)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 September 1912
Average home league attendance 15,737
← 1911–12 1913–14 →

The 1912–13 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 21st in the Football League and their 13th in the Second Division. They finished in third place in the 20-team division, four points behind the promotion positions. They also took part in the 1912–13 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Manchester City.

Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forward Arthur Smith played in 38 of the 39 matches over the season, and full-back Billy Ball appeared in one fewer. Billy Jones was leading scorer with 16 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
7 September 1912 13thBradford Park AvenueA D0–0 14,000
9 September 1912 4thFulhamH W2–1Robertson, Hall 12,000
14 September 1912 7thWolverhampton WanderersH D0–0 3,000
21 September 1912 5thLeicester FosseA W2–1Jones, Robertson 12,000
28 September 1912 4thStockport CountyH D1–1Hall 20,000
5 October 1912 8thPreston North EndA L0–1 8,000
12 October 1912 4thBurnleyH W3–0Jones, Hastings, Hall 15,000
19 October 1912 4thHull CityA W2–1Jones, Robertson 10,000
26 October 1912 2ndGlossopH D0–0 5,000
2 November 1912 2ndClapton OrientA W2–0Bumphrey, Jones 10,000
9 November 1912 1stLincoln CityH W4–1Hall 2, Jones, Bumphrey 35,000
16 November 1912 3rdNottingham ForestA L1–3Jones 16,000
23 November 1912 1stBristol CityH W3–0Hastings, Robertson, Arthur Smith 20,000
30 November 1912 1stBlackpoolH W3–2Hall, Gardner, Robertson 10,000
7 December 1912 1stHuddersfield TownA D0–0 7,500
14 December 1912 2ndLeeds CityH D2–2Andy Smith, Tinkler 20,000
21 December 1912 2ndGrimsby TownA D2–2Robertson, Jones 5,000
25 December 1912 2ndBarnsleyH W3–1Gardner, Robertson 2 35,000
26 December 1912 3rdBuryH L1–2Andy Smith 10,000
28 December 1912 3rdBradford Park AvenueH D1–1Jones 20,000
1 January 1913 3rdBuryA L0–3 6,227
4 January 1913 3rdWolverhampton WanderersA D2–2Jones 2 7,000
18 January 1913 3rdLeicester FosseH W5–1Arthur Smith, Hall 2, Jones, King og 15,000
25 January 1913 3rdStockport CountyA W1–0Jones 4,000
8 February 1913 3rdPreston North EndH L0–1 35,000
15 February 1913 3rdBurnleyA L0–3 8,000
22 February 1913 3rdHull CityH W3–1Duncan, Robertson, Jones 10,000
1 March 1913 3rdGlossopA W2–0Jones, Robertson 3,000
8 March 1913 3rdClapton OrientH D1–1Duncan 14,000
15 March 1913 3rdLincoln CityA W1–0Duncan 8,000
22 March 1913 3rdNottingham ForestH W2–0Reed 2 4,000
24 March 1913 3rdFulhamA L2–3Robertson, Duncan 8,000
25 March 1913 3rdBarnsleyA L0–1 10,000
29 March 1913 2ndBristol CityA W3–0Reed 2, Robertson 5,000
5 April 1913 3rdBlackpoolA L0–2 3,000
12 April 1913 3rdHuddersfield TownH W3–2Jones 2, Robertson 10,000
19 April 1913 3rdLeeds CityA L0–4 8,000
26 April 1913 3rdGrimsby TownH W2–1Reed 2 6,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1st Preston North End381915456331.7053
2nd Burnley38218988531.6650
3rd Birmingham3818101059441.3446
4th Barnsley381971241601.2145
5th Huddersfield Town381791266401.6543
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: 1912–13 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 11 January 1913Manchester CityA L0–4 17,442

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Bailey, HoraceHorace Bailey Goalkeeper9010100
Crossthwaite, BertBert Crossthwaite Goalkeeper28000280
Dorrington, JackJack Dorrington Goalkeeper100010
Ball, WilliamWilliam Ball Full back36010370
Fairman, BobBob Fairman Full back10010110
Womack, FrankFrank Womack Full back30000300
Bumphrey, JamesJames Bumphrey Half back34210352
Gardner, AlbertAlbert Gardner Half back23210242
McClure, AlecAlec McClure Half back19000190
Roulson, JoeJoe Roulson Half back800080
Smith, JosephJoseph Smith Half back400040
Tinkler, AlfAlf Tinkler Half back27110281
Ballantyne, JohnJohn Ballantyne Forward100010
Bates, HarryHarry Bates Forward100010
Duncan, CharlieCharlie Duncan Forward640064
Gibson, RichardRichard Gibson Forward15000150
Hall, JackJack Hall Forward22810238
Hastings, BillBill Hastings Forward15210162
Jones, BillyBilly Jones Forward3316103416
Morgan, BillyBilly Morgan Forward500050
Reed, ArthurArthur Reed Forward13600136
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson Forward3013103113
Smith, AndyAndy Smith Forward620062
Smith, ArthurArthur Smith Forward37210382
Sprigg, CharlesCharles Sprigg Forward500050

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1912–1913: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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