1938–39 Birmingham F.C. season

March 2020 March 2020 Birmingham F.C. 1938–39 George Liddell Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 21st (relegated) FA Cup Fifth round (eliminated by Everton) Fred Harris (14) Fred Harris (17) 67,341recordcrowd vs Everton, FA Cup 5th round, 11 February 1939 8,970 vs Huddersfield Town, 29 March 1939 25,228 _whitecollarplain _whitestripe 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000099 1937–38 1939–40 The 1938–39 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 43rd in the Football League and their 26th in the First Division. They were in the relegation positions after the second game of the season, rarely rose above them, and finished in 21st place in the 22-team division, one point from safety, so dropped to the Second Division for the 1939–40 season. They entered the 1938–39 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Everton in the fifth round after a replay. The club's record attendance was set in the FA Cup-tie at home to Everton, variously recorded as 67,341 or 66,844.recordcrowd The records page of Birmingham City F.C.'s websitehttp://www.bcfc.com/page/Records/0,,10412,00.html Birmingham City Records Birmingham City F.C. 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722090845/http://www.bcfc.com/page/Records/0%2C%2C10412%2C00.html 22 July 2012 and the 2010 Sky Sports Football YearbookRollin Glenda Rollin Jack Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011 Headline 2010 70 978-0-7553-6107-6 list the attendance at 66,844. Others, including the history page of Birmingham City F.C.'s website,http://www.bcfc.com/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10412,00.html Club History Birmingham City F.C 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428195132/http://www.bcfc.com/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10412,00.html 28 April 2012 Matthews' EncyclopediaMatthews Tony The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000 Attendances Britespot Cradley Heath 2000 20–21 978-0-9539288-0-4 and Complete Record,Matthews (2010), Complete Record, p. 318. and The Times newspaper from the Monday following the match,Fifth round official figures The Times London 13 February 1939 5 say 67,341. Thirty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half-back Don Dearson played in 42 of the 46 matches over the season, and Fred Harris was the leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 14 were scored in the league. Harry Morris, son of the Harry Morris who played for the club in the 1880s and was a member of the board of directors for nearly 30 years, took over as chairman from Howard Cant. When the Second World War began, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after three Second Division matches had been played.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1939-40.html Season 1939–40 (Abandoned) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Paul Felton 13 May 2012 The first post-war Football League season was in 1946–47, though the FA Cup resumed a season earlier. Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance27 August 193814thSunderlandHL1–2Jennings pen32,11731 August 193820thLeeds UnitedAL0–213,5783 September 193822ndManchester UnitedAL1–4Harris22,2287 September 193820thLeicester CityHW2–1Kelly, Jones14,09210 September 193821stStoke CityHL1–2Harris26,51912 September 193821stLeicester CityAL1–2Farrage10,77817 September 193821stChelseaAD2–2Brown pen, Jones39,50524 September 193822ndPreston North EndHL1–3Farrage26,2211 October 193822ndCharlton AthleticAD4–4Harris 2, Duckhouse, White20,0398 October 193822ndBolton WanderersHL0–221,85515 October 193820thDerby CountyHW3–0White 2, Brown27,85822 October 193822ndGrimsby TownAL0–111,02229 October 193821stAston VillaHW3–0Harris 2, Brown55,3015 November 193822ndWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Phillips30,71312 November 193821stEvertonHW1–0Phillips27,54819 November 193821stHuddersfield TownAL1–3Morris14,63726 November 193820thPortsmouthHW2–0Jennings pen, Dearson20,3173 December 193821stArsenalAL1–3Jennings pen33,71010 December 193819thBrentfordHW5–1White 4, Phillips23,33317 December 193821stBlackpoolAL1–2White11,85524 December 193822ndSunderlandAL0–114,55526 December 193821stMiddlesbroughHW2–1Morris, Trigg17,95327 December 193821stMiddlesbroughAD2–2Harris, Phillips33,53431 December 193822ndManchester UnitedHD3–3Jennings, Phillips, Dearson20,78714 January 193922ndStoke CityAL3–6Jennings pen, Harris, Duckhouse14,41728 January 193922ndPreston North EndAL0–518,4774 February 193922ndCharlton AthleticHL3–4Harris 329,72718 February 193922ndDerby CountyAW1–0Brown15,41122 February 193922ndBolton WanderersAL0–311,69625 February 193922ndGrimsby TownHD1–1Craven23,2314 March 193922ndAston VillaAL1–5Dearson40,87411 March 193922ndWolverhampton WanderersHW3–2Harris, Morris, Jones48,97018 March 193922ndEvertonAL2–4Harris, Jones29,86729 March 193922ndHuddersfield TownHD1–1Jones8,9701 April 193922ndPortsmouthAL0–221,9187 April 193922ndLiverpoolAL0–431,7418 April 193922ndArsenalHL1–2Kendrick33,25010 April 193922ndLiverpoolHD0–015,06715 April 193922ndBrentfordAW1–0Jones15,29822 April 193921stBlackpoolHW2–1Craven, Harris21,81226 April 193921stChelseaHD1–1Brown28,63729 April 193921stLeeds UnitedHW4–0Brown, Scaife og, Morris 212,522 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts18thBrentford421482053740.723619thHuddersfield Town4212111958640.913520thChelsea421292164800.803321stBirmingham421282262840.743222ndLeicester City429112248820.5829Key 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/1938-1939/table Birmingham City 1938–1939: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 8 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064830/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1938-1939/table 4 March 2016 FA Cup 1938–39 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round7 January 1939Halifax TownHW2–0Jennings, Phillips23,522Fourth round21 January 1939Chelmsford CityHW6–0Harris, Brown, Jennings, Madden 244,494Fifth round11 February 1939EvertonHD2–2Madden 267,341Fifth round replay15 February 1939EvertonAL1–2Harris64,796 Appearances and goals This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matchesthe Football League and FA Cuponly. 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 competitionNamePositionLeagueFA CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsFrank ClackGoalkeeper24040280Harry Hibbs footballerGoalkeeper13000130Jack Wheeler association footballGoalkeeper500050Billy Hughes footballer born 1918Full back35040390 Willie Steel Full back11000110Ernie SykesFull back702090Cyril TriggFull back30120321 Norman Brunskill Half back700070 Dick Butler footballer Half back200020James Bye footballerHalf back101020Don DearsonHalf back39330423Wally HalsallHalf back21020230Bob MeacockHalf back13020150Dai RichardsHalf back19030220Jack Shaw footballer, born 1916Half back11000110Ray Shaw association footballerHalf back501060Arthur Turner footballer born 1909Half back12000120Harold BodleForward100010Jackie Brown footballerForward34641387Charlie CravenForward17240212Ted DuckhouseForward420042Tom Farrage footballerForward720072Fred Harris footballer, born 1912Forward3714434117Dennis Jennings Dennis Jennings (footballer)Forward29542337Wilson Jones Charlie Wilson Jones footballerForward21600216Jack Kelly English footballerForward410041Kenny KendrickForward210021Owen Madden footballerForward503484 Geoffrey Moreland Forward400040Seymour MorrisForward14500145Charlie Phillips footballerForward15511166 Frank White footballer Forward13800138 Abandoned 1939–40 Football League season 1939–40 Birmingham F.C. season Birmingham began the 1939–40 Football League season in the Second Division, but the onset of the Second World War caused the League to be abandoned after three Second Division matches had been played. They fielded the same eleven for all three matches: Harry Hibbs, Cyril Trigg, Billy Hughes, James Bye, Arthur Turner, Ray Shaw, Jackie Brown, Don Dearson, Ted Duckhouse, Fred Harris and Tom Farrage. Farrage was killed in action in September 1944, serving as a private in the 10th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment during Operation Market Garden.http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2659005 Casualty details Commonwealth War Graves Commission 13 May 2012 + Match resultsDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance26 August 1939Tottenham HotspurAD1–1Brown28,36630 August 1939Leicester CityHW2–0Farrage, Sharman og13,8482 September 1939BurnleyHW2–0Dearson, Duckhouse15,900 Notes 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/1938-1939/results Birmingham City 1938–1939: Results Statto Organisation 8 May 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063027/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1938-1939/results 4 March 2016 Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 318–19. Source for 1939–40 season: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 320–21. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific External links Video of Birmingham players in training in 1939 Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham