1948–49 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1948–49 Harry Storer until November 1948Walter Taylor caretaker managerBob Brocklebank from January 1949 Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 17th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Leicester City) Jackie Stewart (11) Jackie Stewart (11) 52,129 vs Derby County, 30 October 1948 20,730 vs Bolton Wanderers, 5 March 1949 38,453 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _hoops_white 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000099 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 46th in the Football League and their 27th in the First Division, having been promoted as Second Division champions in 1947–48. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, having both scored fewer and conceded fewer goals than any other team in the division. They entered the 1948–49 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Leicester City in that round after two replays. In November 1948, Harry Storer resigned as team manager. The club's chief scout, Walter Taylor, was appointed as assistant team manager shortly afterwards and acted as caretaker manager until Bob Brocklebank's appointment in January 1949.Managership of B'ham City Birmingham Mail 4 1 December 1948 Thirty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Full-back Ken Green missed only one game of the 45-game season, and Jackie Stewart was leading goalscorer with eleven goals, all scored in the league. Football League First Division 1948–49 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance22 August 19487thWolverhampton WanderersAD2–2Bodle, Trigg54,36125 August 194810thMiddlesbroughHD0–037,86428 August 19485thChelseaHW1–0Stewart48,2641 September 19486thMiddlesbroughAD1–1Garrett 34,0164 September 19484thEvertonAW5–0Trigg 2, Stewart 2, Garrett49,1998 September 19486thManchester CityAL0–129,95611 September 19483rdPreston North EndHW1–0Garrett43,49915 September 19483rdManchester CityHW4–1Stewart 435,59318 September 19483rdBurnleyAD2–2Trigg, Bodle34,08125 September 19483rdStoke CityHW2–1Harris, Dougall48,8962 October 19483rdCharlton AthleticAD1–1Garrett56,2949 October 19483rdBolton WanderersAD0–045,49416 October 19484thLiverpoolHL0–142,33123 October 19487thBlackpoolAL0–125,12630 October 19489thDerby CountyHL0–152,1296 November 194812thArsenalAL0–261,57113 November 19489thHuddersfield TownHW1–0Hepplewhite og35,20720 November 194812thManchester UnitedAL0–348,32527 November 194814thSheffield UnitedHL1–2Hall32,8574 December 194814thAston VillaAW3–0Stewart 2, Bodle62,42411 December 194812thSunderlandHD0–028,24918 December 194812thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–139,65725 December 19482ndNewcastle UnitedHW2–0Trigg, Roberts42,11127 December 194812thNewcastle UnitedAL0–149,4571 January 194914thChelseaAL0–228,85022 January 194915thPreston North EndAD0–031,8945 February 194914thBurnleyHD0–034,00312 February 194914thEvertonHD0–035,09819 February 194915thStoke CityAL1–2Harris25,97526 February 194913thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Stewart35,5025 March 194911thBolton WanderersHD0–020,73012 March 194913thLiverpoolAL0–143,75319 March 194912thManchester UnitedHW1–0Boyd46,81926 March 194914thSheffield UnitedAL0–425,7612 April 194913thArsenalHD1–1Jordan38,8689 April 194914thHuddersfield TownAD0–018,85615 April 194914thPortsmouthAL1–3Dorman38,45616 April 194915thBlackpoolHD1–1Jordan34,72618 April 194911thPortsmouthHW3–0Badham, Stewart, Hindmarsh og29,98323 April 194916thDerby CountyAL0–125,54830 April 194916thAston VillaHL0–145,1207 May 194917thSunderlandAD1–1Roberts28,007 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thBurnley4212141643500.863816thBlackpool4211161554670.813817thBirmingham City4211151636380.953718thEverton4213111841630.653719thMiddlesbrough4211121946570.8134Key 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 = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1948-1949/table Birmingham City 1948–1949: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926143910/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1948-1949/table 26 September 2015 live dmy-all FA Cup 1948–49 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1949Leicester CityHD1–1Roberts41,292Third round replay15 January 1949Leicester CityAD1–1aetBodle35,367Third round 2nd replay17 January 1949Leicester CityHL1–2Dorman31,609 Appearances and goals Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGGil Merrick41020430GKENGBill Robertson English footballer101020FBENGKen Green footballer, born 192441030440FBENGDennis Jennings footballer30000300FBENG Wally Quinton 001010FBENGJack Southam002020HBENGJack Badham18110191HBENGLen Boyd910091HBENGTed Duckhouse39030420HBNIRRay Ferris11000110HBENGFred Harris footballer, born 191236230392HBENGMartin McDonnell900090HBSCOFrank McKee11020130HBENG Frank Mitchell sportsman, born 1922 11000110FWENGJohnny Berry16030190FWENG Harold Bodle 18321204FWSCOJimmy Dailey700070FWENGDon Dorman10121122FWSCO Neil Dougall 24110255FWWAL George Edwards Welsh footballer 800080FWWALHugh Evans footballer202040FWSCO Archie Garrett 11400114FWENG Jackie Goodwin 100010FWENGFred Hall footballer, born 1924210021FWENGJohn Hughes footballer, born 1921300030FWENGJohnny Jordan920092FWSCOBobby Laing14000140FWENGHarold Roberts footballer17231203FWENGFred Slater300030FWSCOJackie Stewart footballer, born 19213711003711FWENGCyril Trigg23520255 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 Source for match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1948-1949/results Birmingham City 1948–1949: Results Statto Organisation 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518123046/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1948-1949/results 18 May 2015 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 332–33. 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