1937–38 Birmingham F.C. season
1937–38 season | ||
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Chairman | Howard Cant | |
Manager | Leicester City , 15 September 1937 | |
Average home league attendance | 24,555 | |
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The
the Football League and their 25th in the First Division. They finished in 18th position in the 22-team division, only two points clear of the relegation places. They entered the 1937–38 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Blackpool
in that round.
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Half-back
Harry Morris
.
Football League First Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 August 1937 | 11th | Stoke City |
A | D | 2–2 | Richards, Morris | 27,656 |
1 September 1937 | 6th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 3–1 | Beattie 3 | 19,297 |
4 September 1937 | 6th | Portsmouth | H | D | 2–2 | Morris, White | 28,462 |
8 September 1937 | 4th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 1–1 | Jones | 18,831 |
11 September 1937 | 7th | Chelsea | A | L | 0–2 | 34,072 | |
15 September 1937 | 7th | Leicester City |
H | W | 4–1 | Jones 3, White | 14,441 |
18 September 1937 | 9th | Charlton Athletic |
H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 31,631 |
25 September 1937 | 13th | Preston North End |
A | L | 1–2 | White | 25,066 |
2 October 1937 | 13th | Grimsby Town |
H | D | 2–2 | Jones, Morris | 25,644 |
9 October 1937 | 14th | Leeds United |
A | L | 0–1 | 20,698 | |
16 October 1937 | 16th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–1 | 24,615 | |
23 October 1937 | 14th | Derby County |
H | W | 1–0 | Brunskill | 23,992 |
30 October 1937 | 15th | Manchester City | A | L | 0–2 | 16,829 | |
6 November 1937 | 17th | Huddersfield Town |
H | D | 2–2 | Dearson 2 | 21,541 |
13 November 1937 | 14th | Blackpool | A | W | 3–0 | Clarke 2, Morris | 13,975 |
20 November 1937 | 13th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | W | 2–0 | Dearson, Kendrick | 35,272 |
27 November 1937 | 14th | Bolton Wanderers |
A | D | 1–1 | Clarke | 21,999 |
4 December 1937 | 15th | Arsenal | H | L | 1–2 | Morris | 18,440 |
11 December 1937 | 13th | Everton | A | D | 1–1 | Morris | 17,018 |
18 December 1937 | 13th | Brentford | H | D | 0–0 | 22,531 | |
27 December 1937 | 13th | Liverpool | H | D | 2–2 | Morris, Kendrick | 39,563 |
1 January 1938 | 15th | Stoke City |
H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 25,130 |
15 January 1938 | 12th | Portsmouth | A | D | 1–1 | Beattie | 19,482 |
22 January 1938 | 13th | Chelsea | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 18,480 |
29 January 1938 | 14th | Charlton Athletic |
A | L | 0–2 | 21,246 | |
5 February 1938 | 17th | Preston North End |
H | L | 0–2 | 24,908 | |
12 February 1938 | 19th | Grimsby Town |
A | L | 0–4 | 9,256 | |
19 February 1938 | 16th | Leeds United |
H | W | 3–2 | Dearson 2, White | 20,403 |
26 February 1938 | 16th | Sunderland | H | D | 2–2 | Madden, Harris | 25,960 |
5 March 1938 | 15th | Derby County |
A | D | 0–0 | 14,533 | |
12 March 1938 | 16th | Manchester City | H | D | 2–2 | Harris 2 | 23,078 |
19 March 1938 | 19th | Huddersfield Town |
A | L | 1–2 | Dearson | 15,365 |
26 March 1938 | 17th | Blackpool | H | D | 1–1 | Harris | 19,902 |
2 April 1938 | 19th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | L | 2–3 | Jones, Phillips | 27,420 |
6 April 1938 | 19th | Liverpool | A | L | 2–3 | Harris, Jennings | 14,656 |
9 April 1938 | 19th | Bolton Wanderers |
H | W | 2–0 | Harris, Phillips | 19,889 |
15 April 1938 | 15th | West Bromwich Albion |
H | W | 2–1 | Dearson 2 | 34,361 |
16 April 1938 | 16th | Arsenal | A | D | 0–0 | 35,161 | |
18 April 1938 | 17th | West Bromwich Albion |
A | L | 3–4 | Jennings, Phillips 2 | 34,406 |
23 April 1938 | 21st | Everton | H | L | 0–3 | 22,724 | |
30 April 1938 | 18th | Brentford | A | W | 2–1 | Harris, Jennings pen | 14,609 |
7 May 1938 | 18th | Leicester City |
A | W | 4–1 | Dearson, Clarke, White 2 | 13,265 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16th | Leicester City |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 75 | 0.72 | 39 |
17th | Stoke City |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 0.98 | 38 |
18th | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 0.94 | 38 |
19th | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 68 | 0.91 | 38 |
20th | Grimsby Town |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 0.75 | 38 |
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 | [1] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 8 January 1938 | Blackpool | H | L | 0–1 | 40,321 |
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 |
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League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
Harry Hibbs | Goalkeeper | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Frank Clack | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Samuel Bellamy | Full back |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Hughes
|
Full back |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Willie Steel | Full back |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Cyril Trigg | Full back |
35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
Norman Brunskill | Half back | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Dick Butler | Half back | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Tom Fillingham | Half back | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Harry Parr | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dai Richards | Half back | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Lewis Stoker | Half back | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Jack Beattie |
Forward | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
Albert Clarke | Forward | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
Don Dearson | Forward | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
Fred Harris | Forward | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
Dennis Jennings | Forward | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
Charlie Wilson Jones
|
Forward | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
Jack Kelly | Forward | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Kenny Kendrick | Forward | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Owen Madden | Forward | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Seymour Morris | Forward | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
Charlie Phillips | Forward | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Ray Shaw
|
Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Frank White | Forward | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
See also
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1937–1938: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 316–17.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1937–1938: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.