1908–09 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1908–09 Alex Watson Secretary-manager Walter W. Hart Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 11th FA Cup First round (eliminated by Portsmouth) Billy Beer (8) Billy Beer, Frederick Chapple (8) 30,035 vs West Bromwich Albion, 28 December 1908 1,500 vs Chesterfield Town 17 April 1909 _collar Team 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000000 1907–08 1909–10 The 1908–09 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 17th in the Football League and their 9th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated at the end of the 1907–08 season. They began the season well, not dropping out of the top two until December, but gradually fell away until finishing in 11th position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1909–10 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Portsmouth. Alex Watson succeeded Alf Jones as secretary-manager at the start of the season. Jones began acting as unpaid secretary for Small Heath Alliance in 1885, the year the club turned professional, became their first paid secretary with responsibility for team matters in 1892, when the club first joined the Football League, and had held the post of secretary-manager ever since. Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Jack Dorrington played in 35 of the 39 matches over the season; full-back Billy Beer played one fewer. Beer and Frederick Chapple were joint leading scorers with 8 goals; all of Beer's goals were scored in the league. In September, a 19-year-old called Frank Womack made his Football League debut. He went on to play 515 times for Birmingham in senior competition, 491 in the league, but never scored a goal. In October, Walter Corbett, who had made his debut for the England senior team earlier in the year,"Player Info: Walter Samuel Corbett". englandstats.com. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 22 May 2012. was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain Olympic football team at the London Olympics.Cook, Theodore Andrea (ed.) (1909). "The Fourth Olympiad being the Official Report The Olympic Games of 1908" https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222443/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf 27 September 2007 . London: The British Olympic Association. p. 178. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Football League Second Division 1908–09 Football League Note that not all clubs finished their playing season on the same date. Birmingham were in 10th place in the division after their final game, on 24 April, but by the time the fixtures were all complete, on 30 April, they had been overtaken by Gainsborough Trinity and finished 11th."Birmingham City 1908–1909: English Division Two (old) Table 24.04.1909" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062952/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1908-1909/table/1909-04-24 4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012. DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance2 September 19081stBolton WanderersHW2–0Eyre 28,0005 September 19082ndGainsborough TrinityAW3–1Eyre 2, W.H. Jones5,0007 September 19081stBradford Park AvenueHW3–1Smith, Fairman, W.H. Jones10,00012 September 19081stGrimsby TownHW3–1Jones, Green pen, Smith15,00019 September 19081stFulhamAD1–1Green38,00026 September 19081stBurnleyHW2–0Fairman, W.H. Jones20,0006 October 19081stBradford Park AvenueAW2–1Beer, Baddeley og8,00010 October 19081stWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Smith20,00017 October 19081stOldham AthleticAL0–214,00024 October 19081stClapton OrientHW1–0Williams10,00031 October 19081stLeeds CityAL0–215,0007 November 19082ndBarnsleyHW2–1Green, W.H. Jones10,00014 November 19082ndTottenham HotspurAL0–420,00021 November 19082ndHull CityHL1–2Beer5,00028 November 19082ndDerby CountyAW2–1Moore, Mounteney10,0005 December 19083rdBlackpoolHD2–2Chapple, Smith7,00012 December 19085thChesterfield TownAL2–4Mounteney, Anderson5,00019 December 19086thGlossopHL1–2Smith5,00025 December 19084thStockport CountyHW4–2Chapple 410,00026 December 19085thWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1King38,04928 December 19085thWest Bromwich AlbionHD0–030,0351 January 19095thBolton WanderersAL1–2Beer23,0002 January 19095thGainsborough TrinityHD2–2King, Beer10,0009 January 19095thGrimsby TownAW3–0Williams, Chapple5,00023 January 19095thFulhamHL1–3Beer9,00030 January 19095thBurnleyAD1–1Beer7,00013 February 19096thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–210,00020 February 19095thOldham AthleticHW2–0Beer 212,00027 February 19096thClapton OrientAL2–3King, Bumphrey7,00013 March 19098thBarnsleyAL1–3King4,00020 March 19097thTottenham HotspurHD3–3King, Mounteney, Daykin8,00027 March 19097thHull CityAL1–4Bumphrey8,0003 April 19098thDerby CountyHD1–1King4,0009 April 19098thStockport CountyAL2–3Chapple, Lowe7,00010 April 190910thBlackpoolAL0–23,00012 April 19099thLeeds CityHW1–0Bumphrey3,00017 April 19098thChesterfield TownHW3–0Mounteney 31,50024 April 190910thGlossopAL1–2Mounteney500 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts9thGainsborough Trinity381581549700.703810thFulham3813111458481.213711thBirmingham381491558610.953712thLeeds City381471743530.813513thGrimsby Town381471741540.7635Key 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 = PointsSource"Birmingham City 1908–1909: English Division Two (old) Table" https://web.archive.org/web/20150922180318/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1908-1909/table 22 September 2015 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012. FA Cup 1908–09 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round16 January 1909PortsmouthHL2–5Chapple pen, King18,813 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 AppearancesGoals Arthur BoxGoalkeeper400040 Jack DorringtonGoalkeeper34010350 Walter CorbettFull back15010160 John Kearns footballer Full back27010280 Frank Stokes footballerFull back23000230 Frank WomackFull back14000140 Billy Beer footballerHalf back33810348 Thomas DaykinHalf back17110181 Bob FairmanHalf back19200192 Albert GardnerHalf back200020 Tom HandleyHalf back12000120 Walter WigmoreHalf back23010240 George Anderson footballer, born 1881Forward12110131 James BumphreyForward12300123 Frederick ChappleForward19711208 Edmund Eyre Forward15400154 Benny Green footballerForward18300183 Wilf HainesForward300030 Billy Jones footballer, born 1881Forward18510195 Charles Jones footballer born 1888Forward100010 Frederick KernsForward100010 Harry King footballerForward19611207 Bernard LoweForward11100111 George Moore footballerForward210021 Arthur MounteneyForward16700167 Billy Smith footballer, born 1882Forward17500175 George TraversForward100010 Jack WilcoxForward18010190 James Williams Welsh footballer Forward12300123 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). 978-1-85983-010-9. Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). 978-1-85983-853-2. Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1908–1909: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012. Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 262–63. Note that attendance figures are estimated. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham