1922–23 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1922–23 Frank Richards Secretary-manager Howard Cant Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 17th FA Cup First round (eliminated by Huddersfield Town) Joe Bradford (18) Joe Bradford (19) 50,000 vs Aston Villa, 17 March 1923 8,542 vs Oldham Athletic, 10 February 1923 27,233 _whiteborder _whiteVwide _whiteborder _2 white stripes 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 000000 1921–22 1923–24 The 1922–23 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 27th in the Football League and their 10th in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, and set an unwanted record sequence of eight league defeats, since equalled but 2012 y not beaten."Birmingham City: Records" https://web.archive.org/web/20161209023422/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/records 9 December 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012. They also competed in the 1922–23 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Huddersfield Town in that round. Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Full-back Jack Jones played in 41 matches over the 43-match season; goalkeeper Dan Tremelling and forward Joe Bradford appeared in one fewer. Bradford was leading scorer for the second year running, with 19 goals, of which 18 came in the league. Off the field, the club made a £13,000 saving on wages and general expenses to end the season with a profit of £3,000.Other sport in brief Daily Mirror London 5 September 1923 14 Birmingham F.C. made a profit of £3,000 on last season's working. There was a saving in wages and general expenses of £13,000 to procure this result. This was Frank Richards' last season as secretary-manager. He was succeeded by Billy Beer, who as a player made 250 appearances for the club in the 1900s. Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance26 August 19229thChelseaAD1–1Bradford40,00028 August 192217thNewcastle UnitedHL0–235,0002 September 192222ndChelseaHL0–135,0006 September 192221stNewcastle UnitedAD0–035,0009 September 192215thManchester CityAW1–0Bradford25,00013 September 19228thStokeHW2–0Bradford 220,00016 September 192213thManchester CityHL0–130,00023 September 192219thBolton WanderersAL0–317,68030 September 192214thBolton WanderersHW2–0Bradford 225,0007 October 192213thBlackburn RoversAD1–1Bradford25,00014 October 192215thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Whitehouse30,00021 October 192217thMiddlesbroughAL1–2Whitehouse15,00028 October 192213thMiddlesbroughHW2–0Bradford, Foxall25,0004 November 192214thCardiff CityHD0–030,00011 November 192213thCardiff CityAD1–1 Watkins25,00018 November 19229thNottingham ForestHW2–0Bradford, Linley30,00025 November 19229thNottingham ForestAD1–1Bradford15,0002 December 19227thArsenalHW3–2Foxall, Linley29,7729 December 192210thArsenalAL0–130,00016 December 19229thEvertonHD1–1Foxall20,00023 December 192211thEvertonAL1–2Bradford20,00025 December 192211thHuddersfield TownHD0–020,00026 December 192212thHuddersfield TownAL0–420,00030 December 192214thSunderlandAL3–5Bradford, Whitehouse 212,0006 January 192316thSunderlandHL1–2Barratt30,00020 January 192318thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–232,18027 January 192319thWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–125,1233 February 192320thOldham AthleticAL0–29,00010 February 192321stOldham AthleticHL2–3Bradford 28,54217 February 192321stSheffield UnitedAL1–7Rawson12,0003 March 192321stPreston North EndAW3–2Rawson, Bradford, Crosbie12,00010 March 192319thPreston North EndHW1–0Rawson30,00012 March 192319thSheffield UnitedHW4–2Rawson 2, Daws, Bradford12,00017 March 192317thAston VillaHW1–0Rawson50,00024 March 192318thAston VillaAL0–340,00031 March 192319thLiverpoolHL0–135,0002 April 192319thStokeAD0–022,0007 April 192318thLiverpoolAD0–028,00014 April 192318thTottenham HotspurHW2–1Rawson, McClure25,00021 April 192320thTottenham HotspurAL0–216,35528 April 192319thBurnleyHW1–0Bradford19,4055 May 192317thBurnleyAW2–0Bradford, Rawson10,000 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thBurnley421662058590.983816thPreston North End4213111860640.943717thBirmingham4213111841570.723718thMiddlesbrough4213101957630.913619thChelsea429181545530.8536Key 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 1922–1923: English Division One (old) Table" https://web.archive.org/web/20151024123709/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1922-1923/table 24 October 2015 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012. FA Cup 1922–23 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round13 January 1923Huddersfield TownAL1–2Joe Bradford27,300 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 SamsonGoalkeeper200020 Dan TremellingGoalkeeper40010400 Eli AshurstFull back16010160 Jack Jones association footballer born 1891Full back41010410 Frank WomackFull back27000270 Percy BartonHalf back31010320 Dickie Dale footballerHalf back22010230 Jimmy DawsHalf back15100151 Bill Hunter footballer, born 1900Half back100010 George Liddell footballerHalf back19000190 Alec McClureHalf back38110391 George Waddell footballerHalf back200020 Joe BarrattForward18110191 Charlie BosburyForward15000150 Joe BradfordForward3918114019 Wally Clark English footballerForward700070 Johnny CrosbieForward32110331 Fred FoxallForward17300173 Bill Harvey Bill Harvey (footballer, born 1896)Forward900090 Moses LaneForward200020 Ted Linley footballerForward26310273 Albert RawsonForward13800138 Frank Sharp English footballer Forward500050 Leonard Thompson footballerForward100010 Ernie Watkins Ernie Watkins (footballer, born 1898)Forward810081 Jackie WhitehouseForward16410174 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 1922–1923: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012. Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 286–87. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham