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1908–09 Birmingham F.C. season

FieldValue
clubBirmingham F.C.
season1908–09
managerAlex Watson
mgrtitleSecretary-manager
chairmanWalter W. Hart
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League Second Division
league result11th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFirst round (eliminated by Portsmouth)
league topscorerBilly Beer (8)
season topscorerBilly Beer, Frederick Chapple (8)
highest attendance30,035 vs West Bromwich Albion, 28 December 1908
lowest attendance1,500 vs Chesterfield Town 17 April 1909
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prevseason1907–08
nextseason1909–10

The 1908–09 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 17th in the Football League and their 9th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated at the end of the 1907–08 season. They began the season well, not dropping out of the top two until December, but gradually fell away until finishing in 11th position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1909–10 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Portsmouth.

Alex Watson succeeded Alf Jones as secretary-manager at the start 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.

Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Jack Dorrington played in 35 of the 39 matches over the season; full-back Billy Beer played one fewer. Beer and Frederick Chapple were joint leading scorers with 8 goals; all of Beer's goals were scored in the league. In September, a 19-year-old called Frank Womack made his Football League debut. He went on to play 515 times for Birmingham in senior competition, 491 in the league, but never scored a goal.

In October, Walter Corbett, who had made his debut for the England senior team earlier in the year, was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain Olympic football team at the London Olympics.

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1908–09 Football League

Note that not all clubs finished their playing season on the same date. Birmingham were in 10th place in the division after their final game, on 24 April, but by the time the fixtures were all complete, on 30 April, they had been overtaken by Gainsborough Trinity and finished 11th.

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance2 September 19085 September 19087 September 190812 September 190819 September 190826 September 19086 October 190810 October 190817 October 190824 October 190831 October 19087 November 190814 November 190821 November 190828 November 19085 December 190812 December 190819 December 190825 December 190826 December 190828 December 19081 January 19092 January 19099 January 190923 January 190930 January 190913 February 190920 February 190927 February 190913 March 190920 March 190927 March 19093 April 19099 April 190910 April 190912 April 190917 April 190924 April 1909
1stBolton WanderersHW2–0Eyre 28,000
2ndGainsborough TrinityAW3–1Eyre 2, W.H. Jones5,000
1stBradford Park AvenueHW3–1Smith, Fairman, W.H. Jones10,000
1stGrimsby TownHW3–1Jones, Green pen, Smith15,000
1stFulhamAD1–1Green38,000
1stBurnleyHW2–0Fairman, W.H. Jones20,000
1stBradford Park AvenueAW2–1Beer, Baddeley og8,000
1stWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Smith20,000
1stOldham AthleticAL0–214,000
1stClapton OrientHW1–0Williams10,000
1stLeeds CityAL0–215,000
2ndBarnsleyHW2–1Green, W.H. Jones10,000
2ndTottenham HotspurAL0–420,000
2ndHull CityHL1–2Beer5,000
2ndDerby CountyAW2–1Moore, Mounteney10,000
3rdBlackpoolHD2–2Chapple, Smith7,000
5thChesterfield TownAL2–4Mounteney, Anderson5,000
6thGlossopHL1–2Smith5,000
4thStockport CountyHW4–2Chapple 410,000
5thWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1King38,049
5thWest Bromwich AlbionHD0–030,035
5thBolton WanderersAL1–2Beer23,000
5thGainsborough TrinityHD2–2King, Beer10,000
5thGrimsby TownAW3–0Williams, Chapple5,000
5thFulhamHL1–3Beer9,000
5thBurnleyAD1–1Beer7,000
6thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–210,000
5thOldham AthleticHW2–0Beer 212,000
6thClapton OrientAL2–3King, Bumphrey7,000
8thBarnsleyAL1–3King4,000
7thTottenham HotspurHD3–3King, Mounteney, Daykin8,000
7thHull CityAL1–4Bumphrey8,000
8thDerby CountyHD1–1King4,000
8thStockport CountyAL2–3Chapple, Lowe7,000
10thBlackpoolAL0–23,000
9thLeeds CityHW1–0Bumphrey3,000
8thChesterfield TownHW3–0Mounteney 31,500
10thGlossopAL1–2Mounteney500

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts9th10th11th12th13thKeySource
Gainsborough Trinity381581549700.7038
Fulham3813111458481.2137
Birmingham381491558610.9537
Leeds City381471743530.8135
Grimsby Town381471741540.7635
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: 1908–09 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceFirst round
16 January 1909PortsmouthHL2–5Chapple pen, King18,813

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
Goalkeeper400040
Goalkeeper34010350
Full back15010160
Full back27010280
Full back23000230
Full back14000140
Half back33810348
Half back17110181
Half back19200192
Half back200020
Half back12000120
Half back23010240
Forward12110131
Forward12300123
Forward19711208
Forward15400154
Forward18300183
Forward300030
Forward18510195
Forward100010
Forward100010
Forward19611207
Forward11100111
Forward210021
Forward16700167
Forward17500175
Forward100010
Forward18010190
Forward12300123

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 1908–1909: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 262–63. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

References

  1. [http://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=261 "Player Info: Walter Samuel Corbett"]. ''englandstats.com''. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. Cook, Theodore Andrea (ed.) (1909). [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf "The Fourth Olympiad being the Official Report The Olympic Games of 1908"] {{webarchive. link. (27 September 2007 . London: The British Olympic Association. p. 178. Retrieved 22 May 2012.)
  3. [http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1908-1909/table/1909-04-24 "Birmingham City 1908–1909: English Division Two (old) Table 24.04.1909"] {{Webarchive. link. (4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.)
  4. [http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1908-1909/table "Birmingham City 1908–1909: English Division Two (old) Table"] {{Webarchive. link. (22 September 2015 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.)
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