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1907–08 Birmingham F.C. season

FieldValue
clubBirmingham F.C.
season1907–08
managerAlf Jones
mgrtitleSecretary-manager
chairmanWalter W. Hart
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result20th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFirst round (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
league topscorerBenny Green, Edmund Eyre (8)
season topscorerEdmund Eyre (9)
highest attendance45,000 vs Aston Villa, 21 September 1907
lowest attendance2,000 vs Nottingham Forest, 30 March 1908
average attendance15,105
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prevseason1906–07
nextseason1908–09

The 1907–08 English football season was Birmingham Football Club's 16th in the Football League and their 8th in the First Division. They were in the relegation positions by mid-October, and only once, briefly, rose above them, finishing bottom of the 20-team league, four points adrift of safety, and were relegated to the Second Division for 1908–09. They also took part in the 1907–08 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to West Bromwich Albion after a replay.

Alf Jones stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of the season. Jones began acting as unpaid secretary for Small Heath Alliance in 1885, the year the club turned professional, became their first paid secretary with responsibility for team matters in 1892, when the club first joined the Football League, and had held the post of secretary-manager ever since. He was succeeded by Alex Watson.

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Forward Benny Green played in 38 of the 40 matches over the season. Edmund Eyre was leading scorer with nine goals; in the league, Eyre and Green each scored eight.

Shortly before the match against Nottingham Forest in February was due to start, a severe gale blew sections of the corrugated-iron roof off the grandstand. Although the match went ahead, it was abandoned after 35 minutes because of the wind.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1907–08 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance4 September 19077 September 190714 September 190716 September 190721 September 190728 September 19075 October 190712 October 190719 October 190726 October 19072 November 19079 November 190716 November 190723 November 19077 December 190714 December 190721 December 190725 December 190726 December 190727 December 190728 December 19074 January 190818 January 190825 January 19088 February 190815 February 190829 February 19087 March 190814 March 190818 March 190821 March 190828 March 190830 March 19084 April 190811 April 190817 April 190818 April 190825 April 1908
16thMiddlesbroughAL0–116,000
7thPreston North EndHW2–0Mounteney10,000
15thBuryAL0–114,000
16thBuryHL0–112,000
17thAston VillaHL2–3Eyre, Tickle45,000
16thLiverpoolAW4–3Green, Mounteney 2, Eyre20,000
16thMiddlesbroughHL1–4Green16,000
19thSheffield UnitedAL0–113,000
19thChelseaHD1–1Green20,000
19thNottingham ForestAD1–1Green12,000
19thManchester UnitedHL3–4Jones, Eyre 220,000
20thBlackburn RoversAL0–16,000
19thBolton WanderersHW2–1Green, Eyre15,000
20thNewcastle UnitedAL0–820,000
20thSunderlandHL0–210,000
20thWoolwich ArsenalAD1–1Green3,000
20thSheffield WednesdayHW2–1Drake, Jones12,000
20thManchester CityHW2–1Eyre, Bluff12,000
20thNotts CountyHD0–020,000
20thNotts CountyAD0–012,000
19thBristol CityAD0–010,000
20thPreston North EndAD1–1Jones8,000
19thAston VillaAW3–2Eyre, Green, Drake39,500
19thLiverpoolHD1–1Mounteney18,000
20thSheffield UnitedHD0–016,000
19thChelseaAD2–2Jones, Eyre17,000
20thManchester UnitedAL0–110,000
20thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Mounteney5,000
20thBolton WanderersAL0–113,047
20thEvertonAL1–4Tickle10,000
20thNewcastle UnitedHD1–1Tickle20,000
19thEvertonHW2–1Jones, Beer15,000
20thNottingham ForestHW1–0Jones2,000
20thSunderlandAL0–116,000
20thWoolwich ArsenalHL1–2Beer15,000
20thManchester CityAL1–2Mounteney25,000
20thSheffield WednesdayAW4–1Jones, Beer, Anderson, Green8,000
18thBristol CityHL0–44,000

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts16th17th18th19th20thKeySource
Sunderland381631978751.0435
Sheffield United3812111552580.9035
Notts County381381739510.7734
Bolton Wanderers381451952580.9033
Birmingham389121940600.6730
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

FA Cup

Main article: 1907–08 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundFirst round replay
11 January 1907West Bromwich AlbionAL1–1Jones36,727
15 January 1907West Bromwich AlbionHL1–2Eyre24,895

Appearances and goals

: This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matchesthe Football League and FA Cuponly. : For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid). : Players marked left the club during the playing season.

NamePositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeeper24020240
Goalkeeper14000140
Full back11010120
Full back300030
Full back13000130
Full back23020250
Full back28010290
Half back34320363
Half back26020280
Half back600060
Half back100010
Half back100010
Half back35120371
Forward810081
Forward910091
Forward11220132
Forward31821339
Forward100010
Forward36820388
Forward100010
Forward200020
Forward23721258
Forward100010
Forward100010
Forward100010
Forward25600256
Forward17000170
Forward31320333
Forward100010

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). .
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). .
  • Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1907–1908: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 260–61. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

References

  1. Severe Gale. ''The Times'' (London). p. 10. 24 February 1908.
    Great Storm. Football Stand Dangers. ''The Manchester Guardian''. p. 7. 24 February 1908. "At Birmingham, as people were assembling for the match between Birmingham and Notts Forest, the wind carried off a large portion of the iron roofing sheets of the grand stand. About 20 feet of sheet-iron was lifted into the air, twisted round and round like so much paper, and finally deposited on a piece of waste ground about fifty yards away. There were not more than a thousand spectators present at the time, and a number of these immediately left the ground. The grand stand was cleared, as portions of the woodwork showed signs of giving way. An attempt was made to play the match, but before half-time the game was stopped."
  2. [http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1907-1908/table "Birmingham City 1907–1908: English Division One (old) Table"] {{Webarchive. link. (4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.)
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