1911–12 Birmingham F.C. season

Birmingham F.C.
1911–12 season
Chairman	Howard Cant
Manager	Bob McRoberts
Ground	St Andrew's
Football League Second Division	12th
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by Barnsley)
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Hall (21); All: Jack Hall (21)
Highest home attendance	35,000 vs Burnley, 6 April 1912
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Blackpool, 16 December 1911
Average home league attendance	12,632
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	← 1910–11 1912–13 →

The 1911–12 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 20th in the Football League and their 12th in the Second Division. They finished in 12th position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1911–12 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Barnsley after a replay. Off the field, Howard Cant succeeded Walter W. Hart as club chairman.

Thirty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Full-back Frank Womack was ever-present over the 40-match season. Jack Hall was leading scorer with 21 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
2 September 1911	13th	Bradford Park Avenue	H	L	2–3	Kidd 2 (1 pen)	20,000
9 September 1911	18th	Fulham	A	L	1–3	Hall	12,000
11 September 1911	19th	Barnsley	H	L	1–3	Millington	5,000
16 September 1911	19th	Derby County	H	L	0–4		12,000
23 September 1911	20th	Stockport County	A	L	0–2		7,000
30 September 1911	18th	Leeds City	H	W	4–3	Hall 4	10,000
7 October 1911	18th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	L	0–1		12,000
14 October 1911	18th	Leicester Fosse	H	W	4–0	Hall 2, Graham	12,000
21 October 1911	18th	Gainsborough Trinity	A	D	0–0		3,000
28 October 1911	18th	Grimsby Town	H	D	2–2	Hall pen, Gildea	15,000
4 November 1911	17th	Nottingham Forest	A	W	1–0	Graham	14,000
11 November 1911	18th	Chelsea	H	L	1–4	Gibson	20,000
18 November 1911	18th	Clapton Orient	A	L	0–2		4,000
25 November 1911	17th	Bristol City	H	D	0–0		10,000
2 December 1911	17th	Burnley	A	D	1–1	T. Jones	14,000
9 December 1911	16th	Huddersfield Town	A	L	2–3	Kidd, Millington	3,500
16 December 1911	16th	Blackpool	H	W	2–1	Hall, Kidd	4,000
23 December 1911	16th	Glossop	A	L	0–2		2,000
25 December 1911	17th	Hull City	A	L	0–4		10,000
26 December 1911	16th	Hull City	H	W	5–1	Kidd 2, Millington, Hall, Graham	10,000
30 December 1911	17th	Bradford Park Avenue	A	L	0–3		15,000
6 January 1912	17th	Fulham	H	L	1–3	Tinkler	7,000
27 January 1912	16th	Stockport County	H	W	2–0	Conlin, Robertson	12,000
3 February 1912	16th	Gainsborough Trinity	H	D	2–2	W.H. Jones, Hall	10,000
10 February 1912	15th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	W	3–1	Hall 3 (1 pen)	20,000
17 February 1912	17th	Leicester Fosse	A	D	2–5	Conlin, W.H. Jones pen	10,000
21 February 1912	15th	Derby County	A	W	1–0	Gardner	5,000
2 March 1912	18th	Grimsby Town	A	L	0–1		5,000
9 March 1912	16th	Nottingham Forest	H	W	4–2	W.H. Jones 2, Hastings, Hall	12,000
16 March 1912	15th	Chelsea	A	W	2–0	Hall, Robertson	30,000
23 March 1912	12th	Clapton Orient	H	W	4–0	Hall 3, W.H. Jones pen	10,000
30 March 1912	13th	Bristol City	A	L	1–2	Hastings	5,000
5 April 1912	14th	Leeds City	A	D	0–0		5,000
6 April 1912	12th	Burnley	H	W	4–0	Hall, Reed 2, Hastings	35,000
8 April 1912	15th	Barnsley	A	L	0–1		5,000
13 April 1912	14th	Huddersfield Town	H	W	1–0	Hall	10,000
20 April 1912	15th	Blackpool	A	L	0–1		3,000
27 April 1912	12th	Glossop	H	W	2–0	Robertson 2	6,000

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
10th	Leicester City	38	15	7	16	49	66	0.74	37
11th	Bradford Park Avenue	38	13	9	16	44	45	0.98	35
12th	Birmingham	38	14	6	18	55	59	0.93	34
13th	Bristol City	38	14	6	18	41	60	0.68	34
14th	Blackpool	38	13	8	17	32	52	0.61	34
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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FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round	13 January 1912	Barnsley	H	D	0–0		19,500
First round replay	22 January 1912	Barnsley	A	L	0–3		11,900

Appearances and goals

This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.

For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).

Players marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players' appearances and goals by competition
Name	Position	League		FA Cup		Total
Name	Position	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Horace Bailey	Goalkeeper	29	0	2	0	31	0
Bert Crossthwaite	Goalkeeper	4	0	0	0	4	0
Jack Dorrington	Goalkeeper	4	0	0	0	4	0
Billy George	Goalkeeper	1	0	0	0	1	0
William Ball	Full back	26	0	2	0	28	0
Thomas Daykin	Full back	13	0	2	0	15	0
Arthur Green	Full back	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Womack	Full back	38	0	2	0	40	2
James Bumphrey	Half back	31	0	0	0	31	0
Albert Gardner	Half back	22	1	2	0	24	1
Willie Gildea †	Half back	18	1	2	0	20	1
Alec McClure	Half back	7	0	0	0	7	0
George Robertson	Half back	30	4	0	0	30	4
Alf Tinkler	Half back	19	1	0	0	19	1
Walter Wigmore	Half back	3	0	0	0	3	0
Harry Bates	Forward	2	0	0	0	2	0
James Conlin	Forward	21	2	2	0	23	2
Richard Gibson	Forward	22	1	1	0	23	1
Harry Graham	Forward	12	4	0	0	12	4
Thomas Greer	Forward	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Hall	Forward	35	21	2	0	37	21
Ian Hastie	Forward	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Hastings	Forward	14	3	0	0	14	3
Billy Jones	Forward	11	5	1	0	12	5
Thomas Jones	Forward	3	1	0	0	3	1
Jack Kidd	Forward	14	6	2	0	16	6
Jack McKay	Forward	4	0	0	0	4	0
Charlie Millington	Forward	22	3	2	0	24	3
David Morris	Forward	3	0	0	0	3	0
Arthur Reed	Forward	4	2	0	0	4	2
Sid Webb	Forward	3	0	0	0	3	0

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 1911–1912: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 268–69. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

^ "Birmingham City 1911–1912: English Division Two (old) Table" Archived 30 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[LeagueTable-1] "Birmingham City 1911–1912: English Division Two (old) Table" Archived 30 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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