1920–21 Birmingham F.C. season
| 1920–21 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Howard Cant | |
| Secretary-manager | Leicester City , 2 October 1920 | |
| Average home league attendance | 32,531 | |
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The
Luton Town
.
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forward
West Ham United; he went on to set goalscoring records for the club of 467 goals, 414 in the league, was their leading scorer for twelve consecutive seasons from 1922 to 1933, and scored seven times in twelve appearances for England
.
Off the field, the club bought the
freehold of the St Andrew's Ground in 1921 for around £7,000.[1]
Football League Second Division
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1920 | 18th | South Shields |
A | L | 0–3 | 20,000 | |
| 31 August 1920 | 11th | Hull City | H | W | 5–1 | Crosbie 2, Barton, Lane 2 | 25,000 |
| 4 September 1920 | 9th | South Shields |
H | D | 1–1 | Whitehouse | 35,000 |
| 6 September 1920 | 13th | Hull City | A | L | 0–1 | 13,000 | |
| 11 September 1920 | 18th | Cardiff City |
A | L | 1–2 | Crosbie | 30,000 |
| 18 September 1920 | 17th | Cardiff City |
H | D | 1–1 | Whitehouse | 45,000 |
| 25 September 1920 | 19th | Leicester City |
A | L | 0–3 | 17,000 | |
| 2 October 1920 | 17th | Leicester City |
H | W | 5–0 | Lane 3, Hampton 2
|
12,000 |
| 9 October 1920 | 18th | Blackpool | A | L | 0–3 | 10,000 | |
| 16 October 1920 | 17th | Blackpool | H | W | 3–0 | Whitehouse 2 (1 pen), Lane | 50,000 |
| 23 October 1920 | 15th | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | W | 4–1 | Whitehouse 2 | 25,000 |
| 30 October 1920 | 11th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | W | 4–0 | Crosbie, Whitehouse, Hampton, Lane | 30,000 |
| 6 November 1920 | 10th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | W | 3–0 | Burkinshaw, Crosbie, McClure | 20,000 |
| 13 November 1920 | 7th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | W | 4–1 | Hampton 2, Barton, Lane | 35,000 |
| 20 November 1920 | 4th | Stoke | A | W | 2–1 | Hampton 2 | 20,000 |
| 27 November 1920 | 5th | Stoke | H | W | 3–0 | Lane, Burkinshaw, Crosbie | 16,000 |
| 4 December 1920 | 5th | Coventry City |
H | W | 3–2 | Whitehouse 2, Lawrence og | 25,000 |
| 11 December 1920 | 3rd | Coventry City |
A | W | 4–0 | Burkinshaw, Lane, Hampton 2 | 22,000 |
| 18 December 1920 | 2nd | Leeds United |
H | W | 1–0 | McClure | 25,000 |
| 25 December 1920 | 3rd | West Ham United |
A | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 23,000 |
| 27 December 1920 | 3rd | West Ham United |
H | W | 2–1 | Hampton 2 | 60,017 |
| 1 January 1921 | 3rd | Leeds United |
A | L | 0–1 | 22,000 | |
| 15 January 1921 | 1st | Stockport County |
A | W | 3–0 | Crosbie, Lane, Whitehouse | 12,000 |
| 22 January 1921 | 1st | Stockport County |
H | W | 5–0 | Lane 2, Crosbie, Whitehouse, Linley | 35,000 |
| 5 February 1921 | 1st | Notts County |
H | W | 2–1 | Burkinshaw 2 | 40,000 |
| 12 February 1921 | 1st | Clapton Orient |
A | D | 1–1 | Burkinshaw | 18,000 |
| 16 February 1921 | 1st | Notts County |
A | D | 0–0 | 14,000 | |
| 19 February 1921 | 1st | Clapton Orient |
H | D | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
| 26 February 1921 | 1st | Bury | A | W | 1–0 | Hampton | 25,000 |
| 5 March 1921 | 1st | Bury | H | W | 4–0 | Crosbie 2, Linley, Barton | 40,000 |
| 12 March 1921 | 1st | Bristol City |
A | W | 1–0 | Lane | 22,000 |
| 19 March 1921 | 1st | Bristol City |
H | D | 0–0 | 30,000 | |
| 25 March 1921 | 1st | Fulham | A | L | 0–5 | 40,000 | |
| 26 March 1921 | 1st | Barnsley | H | L | 1–3 | Hampton | 40,000 |
| 29 March 1921 | 1st | Fulham | H | W | 1–0 | Booth | 30,000 |
| 2 April 1921 | 1st | Barnsley | A | D | 1–1 | Davies pen
|
19,000 |
| 9 April 1921 | 1st | Nottingham Forest |
H | W | 3–0 | Crosbie, Lane 2 | 30,000 |
| 16 April 1921 | 2nd | Nottingham Forest |
A | D | 1–1 | Crosbie | 14,000 |
| 23 April 1921 | 2nd | Rotherham County |
H | W | 3–2 | Crosbie 2, Davies | 35,127 |
| 30 April 1921 | 1st | Rotherham County |
A | D | 1–1 | Barton | 17,000 |
| 2 May 1921 | 1st | Port Vale |
H | W | 4–0 | Hampton, Davies 2 (1 pen), Barton | 25,000 |
| 7 May 1921 | 1st | Port Vale |
A | W | 2–0 | Hampton, Davies | 10,000 |
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Birmingham | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 38 | 2.08 | 58 |
| 2nd | Cardiff City |
42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 32 | 1.84 | 58 |
| 3rd | Bristol City |
42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 29 | 1.69 | 51 |
| 4th | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 1.29 | 50 |
| 5th | West Ham United |
42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 30 | 1.70 | 48 |
| 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
| ||||||||
| Source | [2] | ||||||||
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 8 January 1921 | Luton Town |
A | L | 1–2 | Barton | 12,700 |
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 | |||||
| Stan Hauser | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| William Ball | Full back |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Jack Jones
|
Full back |
37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
Tom White |
Full back |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Womack | Full back |
38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Percy Barton | Half back | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| Bobby Booth | Half back | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jimmy Daws | Half back | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Liddell | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec McClure | Half back | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Roulson | Half back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Laurie Burkinshaw | Forward | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 14 |
George Davies
|
Forward | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Jack Elkes | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Gibson | Forward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Harry Hampton
|
Forward | 29 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| Joe Lane | Forward | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 |
| Ted Linley | Forward | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Billy Morgan |
Forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jackie Whitehouse | Forward | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
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 1920–1921: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 282–83.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
Specific
- ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1920–1921: English Division Two (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.