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1938–39 Birmingham F.C. season

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clubBirmingham F.C.
season1938–39
managerGeorge Liddell
chairmanHarry Morris Jr
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result21st (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFifth round (eliminated by Everton)
league topscorerFred Harris (14)
season topscorerFred Harris (17)
highest attendance67,341 vs Everton, FA Cup 5th round, 11 February 1939
lowest attendance8,970 vs Huddersfield Town, 29 March 1939
average attendance25,228
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prevseason1937–38
nextseason1939–40

The 1938–39 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 43rd in the Football League and their 26th in the First Division. They were in the relegation positions after the second game of the season, rarely rose above them, and finished in 21st place in the 22-team division, one point from safety, so dropped to the Second Division for the 1939–40 season. They entered the 1938–39 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Everton in the fifth round after a replay. The club's record attendance was set in the FA Cup-tie at home to Everton, variously recorded as 67,341 or 66,844.

Thirty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half-back Don Dearson played in 42 of the 46 matches over the season, and Fred Harris was the leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 14 were scored in the league. Harry Morris, son of the Harry Morris who played for the club in the 1880s and was a member of the board of directors for nearly 30 years, took over as chairman from Howard Cant.

When the Second World War began, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after three Second Division matches had been played. The first post-war Football League season was in 1946–47, though the FA Cup resumed a season earlier.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance27 August 193831 August 19383 September 19387 September 193810 September 193812 September 193817 September 193824 September 19381 October 19388 October 193815 October 193822 October 193829 October 19385 November 193812 November 193819 November 193826 November 19383 December 193810 December 193817 December 193824 December 193826 December 193827 December 193831 December 193814 January 193928 January 19394 February 193918 February 193922 February 193925 February 19394 March 193911 March 193918 March 193929 March 19391 April 19397 April 19398 April 193910 April 193915 April 193922 April 193926 April 193929 April 1939
14thSunderlandHL1–2Jennings pen32,117
20thLeeds UnitedAL0–213,578
22ndManchester UnitedAL1–4Harris22,228
20thLeicester CityHW2–1Kelly, Jones14,092
21stStoke CityHL1–2Harris26,519
21stLeicester CityAL1–2Farrage10,778
21stChelseaAD2–2Brown pen, Jones39,505
22ndPreston North EndHL1–3Farrage26,221
22ndCharlton AthleticAD4–4Harris 2, Duckhouse, White20,039
22ndBolton WanderersHL0–221,855
20thDerby CountyHW3–0White 2, Brown27,858
22ndGrimsby TownAL0–111,022
21stAston VillaHW3–0Harris 2, Brown55,301
22ndWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Phillips30,713
21stEvertonHW1–0Phillips27,548
21stHuddersfield TownAL1–3Morris14,637
20thPortsmouthHW2–0Jennings pen, Dearson20,317
21stArsenalAL1–3Jennings pen33,710
19thBrentfordHW5–1White 4, Phillips23,333
21stBlackpoolAL1–2White11,855
22ndSunderlandAL0–114,555
21stMiddlesbroughHW2–1Morris, Trigg17,953
21stMiddlesbroughAD2–2Harris, Phillips33,534
22ndManchester UnitedHD3–3Jennings, Phillips, Dearson20,787
22ndStoke CityAL3–6Jennings pen, Harris, Duckhouse14,417
22ndPreston North EndAL0–518,477
22ndCharlton AthleticHL3–4Harris 329,727
22ndDerby CountyAW1–0Brown15,411
22ndBolton WanderersAL0–311,696
22ndGrimsby TownHD1–1Craven23,231
22ndAston VillaAL1–5Dearson40,874
22ndWolverhampton WanderersHW3–2Harris, Morris, Jones48,970
22ndEvertonAL2–4Harris, Jones29,867
22ndHuddersfield TownHD1–1Jones8,970
22ndPortsmouthAL0–221,918
22ndLiverpoolAL0–431,741
22ndArsenalHL1–2Kendrick33,250
22ndLiverpoolHD0–015,067
22ndBrentfordAW1–0Jones15,298
21stBlackpoolHW2–1Craven, Harris21,812
21stChelseaHD1–1Brown28,637
21stLeeds UnitedHW4–0Brown, Scaife og, Morris 212,522

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts18th19th20th21st22ndKeySource
Brentford421482053740.7236
Huddersfield Town4212111958640.9135
Chelsea421292164800.8033
Birmingham421282262840.7432
Leicester City429112248820.5829
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: 1938–39 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth roundFifth roundFifth round replay
7 January 1939Halifax TownHW2–0Jennings, Phillips23,522
21 January 1939Chelmsford CityHW6–0Harris, Brown, Jennings, Madden 244,494
11 February 1939EvertonHD2–2Madden 267,341
15 February 1939EvertonAL1–2Harris64,796

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
Goalkeeper24040280
Goalkeeper13000130
Goalkeeper500050
Full back35040390
Full back11000110
Full back702090
Full back30120321
Half back700070
Half back200020
Half back101020
Half back39330423
Half back21020230
Half back13020150
Half back19030220
Half back11000110
Half back501060
Half back12000120
Forward100010
Forward34641387
Forward17240212
Forward420042
Forward720072
Forward3714434117
Forward29542337
Forward21600216
Forward410041
Forward210021
Forward503484
Forward400040
Forward14500145
Forward15511166
Forward13800138

Abandoned 1939–40 Football League season

Main article: 1939–40 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham began the 1939–40 Football League season in the Second Division, but the onset of the Second World War caused the League to be abandoned after three Second Division matches had been played. They fielded the same eleven for all three matches: Harry Hibbs, Cyril Trigg, Billy Hughes, James Bye, Arthur Turner, Ray Shaw, Jackie Brown, Don Dearson, Ted Duckhouse, Fred Harris and Tom Farrage. Farrage was killed in action in September 1944, serving as a private in the 10th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment during Operation Market Garden.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance26 August 193930 August 19392 September 1939
Tottenham HotspurAD1–1Brown28,366
Leicester CityHW2–0Farrage, Sharman og13,848
BurnleyHW2–0Dearson, Duckhouse15,900

Notes

References

General

  • Source for match dates and results:
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 318–19.
  • Source for 1939–40 season: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 320–21.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

References

  1. "Birmingham City Records". Birmingham City F.C..
  2. (2010). "Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011". Headline.
  3. "Club History". Birmingham City F.C.
  4. Matthews, Tony. (2000). "The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000". Britespot.
  5. Matthews (2010), ''Complete Record'', p. 318.
  6. (13 February 1939). "Fifth round official figures". The Times.
  7. Felton, Paul. "Season 1939–40 (Abandoned)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  8. "Birmingham City 1938–1939: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  9. "Casualty details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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