1906–07 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1906–07 Alf Jones Secretary-manager Walter W. Hart Ground Coventry Road until 22 December 1906St Andrew's Ground from 26 December 1906 Football League First Division 9th FA Cup First round (eliminated by Liverpool) Billy Jones (15) Billy Jones (15) 60,000 vs Aston Villa, 19 January 1907 6,000 vs Bury, 22 December 1906 16,684 _collar_buttons_2 Team 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000000 1905–06 1907–08 The 1906–07 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 15th in the Football League and their 7th in the First Division. They finished in ninth place in the 20-team league. They also took part in the 1906–07 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Liverpool. Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forwards Benny Green and Billy Jones were ever-present over the 39-match season; full-back Frank Stokes and half-backs Billy Beer and Walter Wigmore missed only one, and three other players exceeded 30 appearances. Billy Jones was leading scorer with 15 goals, all of which came in the league. The last league match at the Coventry Road ground, which no longer met the club's needs, was played on 22 December 1906. Birmingham beat Bury 3–1. The last goal was scored by Arthur Mounteney, and the Birmingham Daily Post described how At the conclusion of the match the band played "Auld Lang Syne", and the crowd silently left the ground which has been the home of the club for so many years and the scene of many brilliant victories and many heartbreaking defeats, and of an uphill struggle from which the club, thanks to the courage of the directors, has at length emerged triumphant."Birmingham Again Victorious". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 December 1905. Within months the ground had been demolished and the land cleared for housing.Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain (3rd ed.) London: CollinsWillow. p. 44. 0-00-218426-5. Construction of the St Andrew's Ground, in the Bordesley district some three-quarters of a mile (1 km) closer to the city centre, had taken less than a year from leasing the land to official opening on Boxing Day 1906. Heavy overnight snowfall put the ceremony, and the scheduled match against Middlesbrough, at risk. Dozens of volunteers, including members of the club's board, worked all morning to clear the pitch. The game finally kicked off an hour late, finishing goalless in front of 32,000 spectators.Inglis, p. 45."News Summary". Birmingham Daily Post. p. 4. 27 December 1906. The Birmingham Daily Post editorial next day suggested that "the fact that so many spectators attended under such adverse conditions augurs well for the step that the directors have taken", and that the directors were "to be congratulated in having provided their supporters with a ground second to none in the country". The Football Association chose the ground to host the FA Cup semi-final in March 1907 between Sheffield Wednesday and Woolwich Arsenal. Football League First Division 1906–07 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance1 September 190618thPreston North EndAL0–212,0003 September 190615thBristol CityHD2–2Green, Mounteney12,0008 September 190617thNewcastle UnitedHL2–4W.H. Jones, Beer20,00015 September 190617thAston VillaAL1–4Mounteney45,00022 September 190614thLiverpoolHW2–1W.H. Jones, Mounteney10,00029 September 190616thBristol CityAD0–015,0006 October 190614thNotts CountyHW2–0Stokes, Kearns10,00013 October 190615thSheffield UnitedAL0–210,00020 October 190612thBolton WanderersHW4–2W.H. Jones, Beer pen, Anderson15,00027 October 190615thManchester UnitedAL1–2W.H. Jones12,0003 November 190614thStokeHW2–1W.H. Jones 28,00010 November 190614thBlackburn RoversAL0–112,00017 November 190612thSunderlandHW2–0W.H. Jones, Tickle10,00024 November 190610thDerby CountyHW2–1Anderson, Wigmore10,0001 December 190613thEvertonAL0–314,0008 December 190611thWoolwich ArsenalHW5–1Green 2, W.H. Jones 2, Beer19,00015 December 190610thSheffield WednesdayAW1–0Beer10,00022 December 19069thBuryHW3–1Mounteney 2, Wigmore6,00025 December 19068thManchester CityAL0–114,00026 December 19069thMiddlesbroughHD0–032,00029 December 19067thPreston North EndHW3–0Green 2, W.H. Jones25,0001 January 19078thMiddlesbroughAL0–120,0005 January 190710thNewcastle UnitedAL0–228,00019 January 19079thAston VillaHW3–2Glover, Mounteney, Green60,00026 January 190710thLiverpoolAL0–214,0009 February 19079thNotts CountyAD2–2W.H. Jones 210,00016 February 19079thSheffield UnitedHD0–012,0002 March 19079thManchester UnitedHD1–1Morris20,0009 March 190710thStokeAL0–33,00011 March 19079thBolton WanderersAW3–2Tickle, Green, Anderson5,00016 March 19078thBlackburn RoversHW2–0W.H. Jones, Tickle10,00023 March 19078thSunderlandAL1–4Anderson15,00029 March 19078thManchester CityHW4–0Green, Gooch, Anderson, W.H. Jones16,00030 March 19078thDerby CountyAD1–1Wigmore5,0006 April 19079thEvertonHW1–0Green12,00013 April 19079thWoolwich ArsenalAL1–2Glover15,00025 April 19079thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Morris10,00027 April 19079thBuryAL0–15,000 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts7thWoolwich Arsenal382041466591.12448thManchester United381781353560.95429thBirmingham381581552521.003810thSunderland381491565660.983711thMiddlesbrough381561756630.8936Key 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 1906–1907: English Division One (old) Table" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060917/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1906-1907/table 4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 22 May 2012. FA Cup 1906–07 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round12 January 1907LiverpoolAL1–2Green pen20,000 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 Jack DorringtonGoalkeeper200020 Nat RobinsonGoalkeeper36010370 John Glover footballerFull back33210342 John Kearns footballerFull back9100101 Frank Stokes footballerFull back37110381 Billy Beer footballerHalf back38410384 Frank CornanHalf back13000130 Jim Dougherty footballerHalf back26010270 Arthur HallworthHalf back100010 Ambrose HartwellHalf back100010 Charles Harvey footballerHalf back100010 Walter WigmoreHalf back37310383 George Anderson footballer, born 1881Forward31510325 Edmund EyreForward200020 Percy GoochForward310031 Benny Green footballerForward389113910 Roly Harper Forward701080 Aaron Jones footballer, born 1881Forward100010 Billy Jones footballer, born 1881Forward3815103915 Conyers KirbyForward100010 Bill McCaffertyForward400040 Arthur Morris footballerForward320032 Arthur MounteneyForward25610266 Jack Smith footballer born 1882 Forward300030 George Southall footballerForward900090 Charlie TickleForward19300193 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 1906–1907: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 22 May 2012. Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 258–59. 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