1919–20 Birmingham F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham F.C. 1919–20 Frank Richards Secretary-manager Howard Cant Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 3rd FA Cup Third round (eliminated by Liverpool) Bert Millard (14) Bert Millard (15) 47,000 vs Darlington, FA Cup 2nd round, 31 January 1920 15,000 vs South Shields, 10 September 1919 Nottingham Forest, 10 March 1920 24,333 _whiteborder _whiteVwide _whiteborder _2whitestripes 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 000000 1914–15 1920–21 The 1919–20 Football League season, the first to be played after the First World War, was Birmingham Football Club's 24th in the Football League and their 16th in the Second Division. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, eight points behind the promotion places. They also took part in the FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third (last 16). Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Forward Johnny Crosbie was ever-present over the 45-match season. Harry Hampton was leading scorer with 16 goals, all of which came in the league. Football League Second Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance30 August 19197thHull CityHW4–1Gibson, Walker, Godfrey, Whitehouse20,0001 September 19198thSouth ShieldsAL0–112,0006 September 191911thHull CityAD0–010,00010 September 19197thSouth ShieldsHW4–0Millard 2, Morgan 215,00013 September 19195thCoventry CityHW4–1Morgan, Whitehouse, Millard 220,00020 September 19193rdCoventry CityAW3–1Millard 2, Whitehouse16,00027 September 19192ndHuddersfield TownHW4–2Elkes 2, Whitehouse, Burkinshaw20,0004 October 19192ndHuddersfield TownAD0–06,00011 October 19193rdBlackpoolHW4–2Walker, Whitehouse, Jones og, Elkes16,00018 October 19193rdBlackpoolAL0–38,00025 October 19197thWest Ham UnitedHL0–130,0001 November 19196thWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Short, Millard20,0008 November 19193rdWolverhampton WanderersHW2–0Short 220,00015 November 19192ndWolverhampton WanderersAW2–0Millard, Short14,00022 November 19195thRotherham CountyHD2–2Morgan, Barton20,00029 November 19192ndRotherham CountyAW3–0Short, Millard 212,0006 December 19192ndStokeAW1–0Short15,00013 December 19192ndStokeHW2–1Short 230,00020 December 19192ndGrimsby TownAW3–0Millard 2, Morgan6,00025 December 19192ndLeicester CityAL0–120,00026 December 19193rdLeicester CityHL0–125,00027 December 19192ndGrimsby TownHW4–0Morgan, Elkes, Burkinshaw, Millard pen20,0003 January 19203rdBristol CityAD1–1Millard12,00017 January 19203rdBristol CityHW1–0Davies30,00024 January 19203rdStockport CountyHD1–1Elkes30,0004 February 19203rdBarnsleyHD0–030,00014 February 19202ndBarnsleyAW5–0Barton, Hampton 2, Gibson, Whitehouse12,00028 February 19202ndNottingham ForestAW2–1Hampton 29,0006 March 19202ndLincoln CityAD2–2Hampton, Lane pen9,00010 March 19202ndNottingham ForestHW8–0Hampton 4, Lane 2, Burkinshaw 215,00013 March 19202ndLincoln CityHW7–0Davies, Lane 3, Atkin og, Hampton, Whitehouse30,00015 March 19202ndStockport CountyAL1–2Robson og5,00020 March 19203rdBuryAL0–120,00027 March 19203rdBuryHL0–230,0003 April 19203rdPort ValeAW3–1Hampton, Lane, Elkes15,0005 April 19203rdFulhamAW2–1Russell og, Short18,0006 April 19203rdFulhamHW2–0Jones 220,00010 April 19203rdPort ValeHW3–0Lane, Elkes 230,00017 April 19203rdClapton OrientAL1–2Lane18,00024 April 19203rdClapton OrientHW2–1Short, Lane20,00026 April 19203rdTottenham HotspurAD0–035,0001 May 19203rdTottenham HotspurHL0–140,000 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts1stTottenham Hotspur423264102323.19702ndHuddersfield Town42288697382.55643rdBirmingham422481085342.50564thBlackpool4221101165471.38525thBury422081460441.3648Key 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 1919–1920: English Division Two (old) Table" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061836/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1919-1920/table 4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012. FA Cup 1919–20 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round10 January 1920Crystal PalaceHW2–0Burkinshaw, Whitehouse44,000Second round31 January 1920DarlingtonHW4–0Millard, Whitehouse 347,000Third round21 February 1920LiverpoolAL1–2Barton50,000 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 Dan TremellingGoalkeeper42030450 William Ball footballerFull back20030230 William Mumford footballerFull back300030 Jack Watson footballer, born 1892Full back200020 Tom White footballer born 1896Full back11000110 Alf Wilson Alf Wilson (English footballer)Full back200020 Frank WomackFull back39030420 Percy BartonHalf back41231443 Tom Evans footballer born 1896Half back600060 Albert GardnerHalf back100010 Fred HawleyHalf back300030 Alec McClureHalf back24020260 Joe RoulsonHalf back38030410 Laurie BurkinshawForward32431355 George Davies footballer born 1900Forward16200162 Jack ElkesForward16810178 Richard Gibson footballerForward10220122 Joby Godfrey Forward310031 Harry Hampton footballer born 1885Forward1011101111 Abe Jones Abe Jones Jr.Forward320032 Joe Lane footballerForward1410001410 Bert MillardForward2914213115 Billy Morgan footballer born 1891Forward28630316 Jack Peart Forward300030 Archie RoeForward300030 James Short footballerForward1610101710 Billy Walker Scottish footballerForward11200112 Jackie WhitehouseForward367343911 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 1919–1920: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 19 May 2012. Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 280–81. Note that attendance figures are estimated. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham