1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season
| 1901–02 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Walter W. Hart | |
| Secretary-manager | Aston Villa) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bob McRoberts (19) All: Bob McRoberts (24) | |
| Highest home attendance | 23,000 vs Aston Villa, 12 October 1901 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vs Stoke, 17 February 1902 | |
| Average home league attendance | 15,412 | |
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Aston Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1]
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Nat Robinson was ever-present over the 35-match season; full-back Archie Goldie and half-back Alex Leake each missed only one match. Bob McRoberts was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 19 came in the league.
Football League First Division
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1901 | 5th | Liverpool | H | D | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 7 September 1901 | 3rd | Bolton Wanderers |
H | W | 2–0 | Aston, McRoberts | 15,000 |
| 14 September 1901 | 1st | Manchester City | A | W | 4–1 | Aston 2, McRoberts, McMillan
|
23,000 |
| 21 September 1901 | 3rd | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | L | 1–2 | Aston | 16,000 |
| 28 September 1901 | 6th | Liverpool | A | L | 1–3 | McMillan | 20,000 |
| 5 October 1901 | 5th | Newcastle United |
H | W | 3–1 | Aston, McMillan, McRoberts | 12,000 |
| 12 October 1901 | 7th | Aston Villa |
H | L | 0–2 | 23,000 | |
| 19 October 1901 | 5th | Sheffield United | H | W | 5–1 | McMillan 2, Athersmith, Jones, McRoberts | 20,000 |
| 26 October 1901 | 5th | Nottingham Forest |
A | D | 1–1 | Jones | 10,000 |
| 2 November 1901 | 3rd | Bury | H | W | 1–0 | Wigmore | 15,000 |
| 9 November 1901 | 6th | Blackburn Rovers |
A | L | 1–3 | Archer pen | 6,000 |
| 23 November 1901 | 11th | Everton | A | L | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 30 November 1901 | 12th | Sunderland | H | L | 2–3 | McMillan, Murray
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18,000 |
| 7 December 1901 | 14th | Grimsby Town |
A | L | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 21 December 1901 | 14th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | D | 1–1 | Leonard | 12,000 |
| 26 December 1901 | 14th | Aston Villa |
A | L | 0–1 | 40,000 | |
| 28 December 1901 | 15th | Notts County |
A | L | 1–6 | Leonard | 8,000 |
| 4 January 1902 | 16th | Bolton Wanderers |
A | L | 0–4 | 6,583 | |
| 11 January 1902 | 16th | Manchester City | H | W | 1–0 | McRoberts pen | 20,000 |
| 18 January 1902 | 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | L | 1–2 | McRoberts | 5,000 |
| 1 February 1902 | 17th | Newcastle United |
A | L | 0–2 | 13,000 | |
| 15 February 1902 | 17th | Sheffield United | A | W | 4–1 | McRoberts, Field, Leonard, Wharton | 9,000 |
| 17 February 1902 | 16th | Stoke | H | D | 1–1 | Athersmith | 8,000 |
| 22 February 1902 | 15th | Grimsby Town |
H | W | 6–0 | Field 2, Leonard, McRoberts, Wigmore, McConnell og | 16,000 |
| 1 March 1902 | 16th | Bury | A | L | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
| 8 March 1902 | 15th | Blackburn Rovers |
H | W | 2–0 | Wharton 2 | 15,000 |
| 15 March 1902 | 16th | Stoke | A | L | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
| 22 March 1902 | 16th | Everton | H | L | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 29 March 1902 | 17th | Sunderland | A | D | 1–1 | Athersmith | 8,000 |
| 31 March 1902 | 17th | Derby County |
A | D | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 5 April 1902 | 17th | Nottingham Forest |
H | D | 1–1 | Athersmith | 15,000 |
| 12 April 1902 | 17th | Derby County |
H | W | 5–1 | Leonard 2, McMillan, McRoberts, Wharton | 10,000 |
| 19 April 1902 | 17th | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | W | 2–1 | McRoberts, Wharton | 10,000 |
| 26 April 1902 | 17th | Notts County |
H | D | 0–0 | 20,000 |
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 0.81 | 32 |
| 15th | Grimsby Town |
34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 0.73 | 32 |
| 16th | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0.82 | 31 |
| 17th | Small Heath | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 1.04 | 30 |
| 18th | Manchester City | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 0.72 | 28 |
| 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
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| Source | [2] | ||||||||
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate round | 7 February 1902 | Portsmouth | A | L | 1–2 | McRoberts | 15,000 |
Appearances and goals
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| Nat Robinson | Goalkeeper | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Full back |
24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Walter Bunch | Full back |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Archie Goldie | Full back |
33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Billy Pratt
|
Full back |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Wassell | Full back |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| George Adey | Half back | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Beer | Half back | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Dougherty | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ambrose Hartwell | Half back | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Leake | Half back | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Billy Walton | Half back | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walter Wigmore | Half back | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Jack Aston | Forward | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Charlie Athersmith | Forward | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
Billy Bennett |
Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oakey Field | Forward | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Jack Higginson | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Jones | Forward | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Arthur Leonard | Forward | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
John McMillan
|
Forward | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Bob McRoberts | Forward | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 |
Jimmy Murray
|
Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Pentland | Forward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Tebbs | Forward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sid Wharton | Forward | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
See also
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1901–1902: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 248–49. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham Senior Cup". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1901–1902: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.