1931–32 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1931–32 Leslie Knighton Howard Cant Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 9th FA Cup Fourth round (eliminated by Grimsby Town) Joe Bradford (26) Joe Bradford (28) 57,806 vs West Bromwich Albion, 26 December 1931 5,829 vs Blackpool, 3 February 1933 19,627 _whitecollarplain 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000000 1930–31 1932–33 The 1931–32 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 36th in the Football League and their 19th in the First Division. They finished in ninth position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1931–32 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Grimsby Town in the fourth. Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Lewis Stoker played in 41 of the 44 matches over the season, and, for the 11th successive year, Joe Bradford was leading scorer, with 28 goals, of which 26 came in the league. Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance29 August 193114thEvertonAL2–3Briggs, Curtis39,1462 September 19318thNewcastle UnitedHW4–1Briggs 2, Curtis, Bradford12,3135 September 193110thArsenalHD2–2Bradford 2 (1 pen)26,81012 September 193115thBlackpoolAD1–1Hicks19,06316 September 19319thSunderlandAW3–2Crosbie, Bradford, Briggs20,37619 September 193112thSheffield UnitedHL1–3Crosbie22,72923 September 19319thSunderlandHD0–09,76126 September 193110thBlackburn RoversAW2–1Bradford, Jones og11,0043 October 19317thPortsmouthHW2–1Bradford 220,74310 October 19319thDerby CountyAL1–2Morrall12,12617 October 19317thGrimsby TownHW2–1Gregg, Bradford16,31324 October 193110thMiddlesbroughAL0–29,22631 October 193111thBolton WanderersHD2–2Bradford 216,1637 November 193113thSheffield WednesdayAL1–5Bradford12,43814 November 193111thLeicester CityHW2–0Grosvenor, Bradford14,22521 November 193113thAston VillaAL2–3Smith 244,94828 November 193110thHuddersfield TownHW5–0Smith 2, Curtis, Briggs, Bradford18,0595 December 193111thLiverpoolAL3–4Briggs, Grosvenor, Smith19,84712 December 193110thWest Ham UnitedHW4–1Bradford 2, Curtis 219,72519 December 193110thChelseaAL1–2Bradford17,55125 December 193110thWest Bromwich AlbionAW1–0Curtis37,90626 December 19319thWest Bromwich AlbionHW1–0Bradford57,8062 January 19329thEvertonHW4–0Haywood, Curtis, Bradford26,25616 January 193210thArsenalAL0–337,84330 January 193210thSheffield UnitedAL0–122,4593 February 193210thBlackpoolHW3–0Curtis, Grosvenor, Bradford5,8296 February 19329thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Bradford, Curtis19,50617 February 19329thPortsmouthAL1–2Haywood7,99420 February 19329thDerby CountyHD1–1Curtis17,39727 February 19329thGrimsby TownAD1–1Horsman9,4545 March 19328thMiddlesbroughHW3–0Curtis 2 (2 pens), Crosbie18,69412 March 19328thBolton WanderersAL1–5Keating11,00319 March 193211thSheffield WednesdayHL1–2Grosvenor17,27126 March 193211thLeicester CityAL1–3Smith15,58228 March 193212thManchester CityAL1–2Briggs19,80429 March 193212thManchester CityHL1–5Bradford12,6032 April 193212thAston VillaHD1–1Smith35,6719 April 193212thHuddersfield TownAD1–1Briggs9,56316 April 193210thLiverpoolHW3–1Bradford, Grosvenor9,42623 April 193210thWest Ham UnitedAW4–2Briggs, Curtis, Smith10,98330 April 193210thChelseaHW4–0Grosvenor, Smith, Briggs, Bradford14,8617 May 19329thNewcastle UnitedAW3–0Bradford, Smith10,751 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts7thSheffield United422061680751.07468thPortsmouth421971662621.00459thBirmingham421881678671.164410thLiverpool421961781930.874411thNewcastle United421861880870.9238Key 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/1931-1932/table Birmingham City 1931–1932: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919225536/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1931-1932/table 19 September 2015 live dmy-all FA Cup 1931–32 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance3rd9 January 1932Bradford CityHW1–0Bradford37,7494th23 January 1932Grimsby TownAL1–2Bradford17,980 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 Harry Hibbs footballerGoalkeeper36020380 Jackie MittellGoalkeeper400040 Ken Tewkesbury Goalkeeper200020 Ned BarkasFull back19010200 Harold BootonFull back15010160 George Liddell footballerFull back37020390 Jack RandleFull back600060 Jimmy CringanHalf back30020320 Tom FillinghamHalf back17000170 Jack Firth footballerHalf back900090 Alec LeslieHalf back300030 George MorrallHalf back37120391 Lewis StokerHalf back39020410 Sid WallingtonHalf back200020 Joe BradfordForward3726223928 George Briggs footballerForward3011203211 Charlie CalladineForward200020 Johnny CrosbieForward15300153 Ernie CurtisForward3513203713 Bob Gregg footballer, born 1904Forward16100161 Tom GrosvenorForward26620280 George HaywoodForward730073 George Hicks footballer Forward110011 Bill Horsman footballerForward11100111 Reg KeatingForward510051 Sam Smith footballer, born 1909Forward1510201710 George SmithiesForward100010 Jack ThorogoodForward500050 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/1931-1932/results Birmingham City 1931–1932: Results Statto Organisation 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907204613/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1931-1932/results 7 September 2015 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 304–05. 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