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1924–25 Birmingham F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Birmingham F.C.
season	1924–25
manager	Billy Beer
mgrtitle	Secretary-manager
chairman	Howard Cant
stdtitle	Ground
stadium	St Andrew's
league	Football League First Division
league result	8th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round (eliminated by Liverpool)
league topscorer	Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip (11)
season topscorer	Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip, George Briggs (11)
highest attendance	48,098 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1924
lowest attendance	10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers, 1 November 1924
average attendance	22,195
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prevseason	1923–24
nextseason	1925–26

The 1924–25 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 29th in the Football League and their 12th in the First Division. They finished in 8th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1924–25 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third.

Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 44 of the 45 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones appeared in 42. There were three joint leading scorers: George Briggs, Ernie Islip and, for the fourth successive year, Joe Bradford. Each scored eleven goals, of which Bradford's and Islip's all came in the league.

Football League First Division

Date	League
position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	30 August 1924	3 September 1924	6 September 1924	8 September 1924	13 September 1924	15 September 1924	20 September 1924	27 September 1924	4 October 1924	11 October 1924	18 October 1924	25 October 1924	1 November 1924	8 November 1924	15 November 1924	22 November 1924	29 November 1924	6 December 1924	13 December 1924	20 December 1924	25 December 1924	26 December 1924	27 December 1924	1 January 1925	3 January 1925	17 January 1925	24 January 1925	2 February 1925	7 February 1925	14 February 1925	28 February 1925	14 March 1925	16 March 1925	21 March 1925	28 March 1925	2 April 1925	4 April 1925	10 April 1925	11 April 1925	18 April 1925	25 April 1925	2 May 1925
11th	Everton	H	D	2–2	Linley, Crosbie	35,000
16th	Tottenham Hotspur	H	L	0–2		18,000
18th	Sunderland	A	L	0–4		25,000
17th	Bolton Wanderers	H	W	1–0	Haworth og	12,000
12th	Cardiff City	H	W	2–1	Bradford 2	20,000
4th	Notts County	H	W	1–0	Bradford	12,000
11th	Preston North End	A	L	0–1		20,000
10th	Burnley	H	W	1–0	Cringan	20,000
7th	Leeds United	A	W	1–0	Islip	24,000
5th	Aston Villa	H	W	1–0	Islip	48,098
5th	West Bromwich Albion	A	D	1–1	Islip	35,617
1st	Huddersfield Town	A	W	1–0	Bradford	18,000
3rd	Blackburn Rovers	H	D	1–1	Bradford	10,000
2nd	West Ham United	A	W	1–0	Bradford pen	30,000
2nd	Sheffield United	H	D	1–1	Crosbie	27,000
3rd	Newcastle United	A	L	0–4		30,000
3rd	Liverpool	H	W	5–2	Bradford 3 (1 pen), Barton, Islip	30,000
1st	Nottingham Forest	A	D	1–1	Bradford pen	10,000
5th	Bury	H	L	0–1		20,000
5th	Manchester City	A	D	2–2	Bradford, Islip	40,156
3rd	Arsenal	H	W	2–1	Crosbie, Islip	36,000
3rd	Arsenal	A	W	1–0	Islip	40,000
4th	Everton	A	L	1–2	Islip	30,000
5th	Bolton Wanderers	A	L	0–3		27,000
4th	Sunderland	H	W	2–1	Crosbie, Barton	30,000
6th	Cardiff City	A	L	0–1		8,000
6th	Preston North End	H	W	3–0	Linley, Briggs 2	20,000
6th	Burnley	A	L	2–3	Briggs, Devlin	8,000
6th	Leeds United	H	D	0–0		25,000
8th	Aston Villa	A	L	0–1		60,000
8th	Huddersfield Town	H	L	0–1		12,000
9th	West Ham United	H	D	1–1	Crosbie	20,000
8th	West Bromwich Albion	H	D	0–0		20,000
9th	Sheffield United		A	L	3–4	Islip, Briggs, Liddell	18,000
9th	Newcastle United	H	D	1–1	Cringan	36,000
10th	Blackburn Rovers	A	L	1–7	Islip	3,000
12th	Liverpool	A	D	1–1	Briggs	18,000
8th	Tottenham Hotspur	A	W	1–0	Crosbie	30,411
10th	Nottingham Forest	H	D	1–1	Briggs	20,000
9th	Bury	A	W	4–1	Briggs 2, Scriven, Crosbie	12,000
9th	Manchester City	H	W	2–1	Scriven, Crosbie	15,000
8th	Notts County	A	W	1–0	Islip	8,000

League table (part)

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA
Newcastle United	42	16	16	10	61	42	1.45	48
Sunderland	42	19	10	13	64	51	1.25	48
Birmingham	42	17	12	13	49	53	0.93	46
Notts County	42	16	13	13	42	31	1.35	45
Manchester City	42	17	9	16	76	68	1.12	43
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: 1924–25 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	First round	Second round	Third round
10 January 1925	Chelsea	H	W	2–0	Briggs 2	32,000
31 January 1925	Stockport County	H	W	1–0	Harris	36,000
21 February 1925	Liverpool	A	L	1–2	Briggs	44,004

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.

Name	Position	League	FA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals
Goalkeeper	42	0	3	0	45	0
Full back	7	0	0	0	7	0
Full back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Full back	41	0	3	0	44	0
Full back	37	0	3	0	40	0
Half back	25	2	2	0	27	2
Half back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Half back	33	2	3	0	36	2
Half back	22	0	1	0	23	0
Half back	6	0	0	0	6	0
Half back	37	1	3	0	40	1
Half back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Half back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Forward	24	11	1	0	25	11
Forward	19	8	3	3	22	11
Forward	40	8	2	0	42	8
Forward	2	1	0	0	2	1
Forward	16	0	3	1	19	1
Forward	13	0	0	0	13	0
Forward	12	0	0	0	12	0
Forward	34	11	2	0	36	11
Forward	24	2	3	0	27	2
Forward	5	0	0	0	5	0
Forward	19	2	1	0	20	2

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 1924–1925: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 290–91.
Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

Specific

References

[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1924-1925/table "Birmingham City 1924–1925: English Division One (old) Table"] {{Webarchive. link. (4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.)

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