1924β25 season | ||
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Chairman | Howard Cant | |
Secretary-manager | Billy Beer | |
Ground | St Andrew's | |
Football League First Division | 8th | |
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Liverpool) | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Joe Bradford,
Ernie Islip (11) All: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip, George Briggs (11) | |
Highest home attendance | 48,098 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1924 | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers, 1 November 1924 | |
Average home league attendance | 22,195 | |
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The 1924β25 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 29th in the Football League and their 12th in the First Division. They finished in 8th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1924β25 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third.
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 44 of the 45 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones appeared in 42. There were three joint leading scorers: George Briggs, Ernie Islip and, for the fourth successive year, Joe Bradford. Each scored eleven goals, of which Bradford's and Islip's all came in the league.
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 August 1924 | 11th | Everton | H | D | 2β2 | Linley, Crosbie | 35,000 |
3 September 1924 | 16th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | L | 0β2 | 18,000 | |
6 September 1924 | 18th | Sunderland | A | L | 0β4 | 25,000 | |
8 September 1924 | 17th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 1β0 | Haworth og | 12,000 |
13 September 1924 | 12th | Cardiff City | H | W | 2β1 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
15 September 1924 | 4th | Notts County | H | W | 1β0 | Bradford | 12,000 |
20 September 1924 | 11th | Preston North End | A | L | 0β1 | 20,000 | |
27 September 1924 | 10th | Burnley | H | W | 1β0 | Cringan | 20,000 |
4 October 1924 | 7th | Leeds United | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 24,000 |
11 October 1924 | 5th | Aston Villa | H | W | 1β0 | Islip | 48,098 |
18 October 1924 | 5th | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 1β1 | Islip | 35,617 |
25 October 1924 | 1st | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 1β0 | Bradford | 18,000 |
1 November 1924 | 3rd | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1β1 | Bradford | 10,000 |
8 November 1924 | 2nd | West Ham United | A | W | 1β0 | Bradford pen | 30,000 |
15 November 1924 | 2nd | Sheffield United | H | D | 1β1 | Crosbie | 27,000 |
22 November 1924 | 3rd | Newcastle United | A | L | 0β4 | 30,000 | |
29 November 1924 | 3rd | Liverpool | H | W | 5β2 | Bradford 3 (1 pen), Barton, Islip | 30,000 |
6 December 1924 | 1st | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1β1 | Bradford pen | 10,000 |
13 December 1924 | 5th | Bury | H | L | 0β1 | 20,000 | |
20 December 1924 | 5th | Manchester City | A | D | 2β2 | Bradford, Islip | 40,156 |
25 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | H | W | 2β1 | Crosbie, Islip | 36,000 |
26 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 40,000 |
27 December 1924 | 4th | Everton | A | L | 1β2 | Islip | 30,000 |
1 January 1925 | 5th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0β3 | 27,000 | |
3 January 1925 | 4th | Sunderland | H | W | 2β1 | Crosbie, Barton | 30,000 |
17 January 1925 | 6th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0β1 | 8,000 | |
24 January 1925 | 6th | Preston North End | H | W | 3β0 | Linley, Briggs 2 | 20,000 |
2 February 1925 | 6th | Burnley | A | L | 2β3 | Briggs, Devlin | 8,000 |
7 February 1925 | 6th | Leeds United | H | D | 0β0 | 25,000 | |
14 February 1925 | 8th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0β1 | 60,000 | |
28 February 1925 | 8th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0β1 | 12,000 | |
14 March 1925 | 9th | West Ham United | H | D | 1β1 | Crosbie | 20,000 |
16 March 1925 | 8th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 0β0 | 20,000 | |
21 March 1925 | 9th | Sheffield United | A | L | 3β4 | Islip, Briggs, Liddell | 18,000 |
28 March 1925 | 9th | Newcastle United | H | D | 1β1 | Cringan | 36,000 |
2 April 1925 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 1β7 | Islip | 3,000 |
4 April 1925 | 12th | Liverpool | A | D | 1β1 | Briggs | 18,000 |
10 April 1925 | 8th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | W | 1β0 | Crosbie | 30,411 |
11 April 1925 | 10th | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 1β1 | Briggs | 20,000 |
18 April 1925 | 9th | Bury | A | W | 4β1 | Briggs 2, Scriven, Crosbie | 12,000 |
25 April 1925 | 9th | Manchester City | H | W | 2β1 | Scriven, Crosbie | 15,000 |
2 May 1925 | 8th | Notts County | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 8,000 |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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6th | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 1.45 | 48 |
7th | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 1.25 | 48 |
8th | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 0.93 | 46 |
9th | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 1.35 | 45 |
10th | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.12 | 43 |
Key | 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 = Points | ||||||||
Source | [1] |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 10 January 1925 | Chelsea | H | W | 2β0 | Briggs 2 | 32,000 |
Second round | 31 January 1925 | Stockport County | H | W | 1β0 | Harris | 36,000 |
Third round | 21 February 1925 | Liverpool | A | L | 1β2 | Briggs | 44,004 |
Name | Position | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Eli Ashurst | Full back | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
David Dixon | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Jones | Full back | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Frank Womack | Full back | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Percy Barton | Half back | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Harry Bruce | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jimmy Cringan | Half back | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
Dickie Dale | Half back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Bill Hunter | Half back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
George Liddell | Half back | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
Jock Morgan | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Albert Sykes | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Bradford | Forward | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
George Briggs | Forward | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
Tom Devlin β | Forward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Wally Harris | Forward | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
Bill Harvey | Forward | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Edmund Harvey | Forward | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Ernie Islip | Forward | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
Ted Linley | Forward | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Jack Russell | Forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Aubrey Scriven | Forward | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
General
Specific
1924β25 season | ||
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Chairman | Howard Cant | |
Secretary-manager | Billy Beer | |
Ground | St Andrew's | |
Football League First Division | 8th | |
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Liverpool) | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Joe Bradford,
Ernie Islip (11) All: Joe Bradford, Ernie Islip, George Briggs (11) | |
Highest home attendance | 48,098 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1924 | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs Blackburn Rovers, 1 November 1924 | |
Average home league attendance | 22,195 | |
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The 1924β25 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 29th in the Football League and their 12th in the First Division. They finished in 8th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1924β25 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Liverpool in the third.
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dan Tremelling played in 44 of the 45 matches over the season; among outfield players, full-back Jack Jones appeared in 42. There were three joint leading scorers: George Briggs, Ernie Islip and, for the fourth successive year, Joe Bradford. Each scored eleven goals, of which Bradford's and Islip's all came in the league.
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
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30 August 1924 | 11th | Everton | H | D | 2β2 | Linley, Crosbie | 35,000 |
3 September 1924 | 16th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | L | 0β2 | 18,000 | |
6 September 1924 | 18th | Sunderland | A | L | 0β4 | 25,000 | |
8 September 1924 | 17th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 1β0 | Haworth og | 12,000 |
13 September 1924 | 12th | Cardiff City | H | W | 2β1 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
15 September 1924 | 4th | Notts County | H | W | 1β0 | Bradford | 12,000 |
20 September 1924 | 11th | Preston North End | A | L | 0β1 | 20,000 | |
27 September 1924 | 10th | Burnley | H | W | 1β0 | Cringan | 20,000 |
4 October 1924 | 7th | Leeds United | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 24,000 |
11 October 1924 | 5th | Aston Villa | H | W | 1β0 | Islip | 48,098 |
18 October 1924 | 5th | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 1β1 | Islip | 35,617 |
25 October 1924 | 1st | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 1β0 | Bradford | 18,000 |
1 November 1924 | 3rd | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1β1 | Bradford | 10,000 |
8 November 1924 | 2nd | West Ham United | A | W | 1β0 | Bradford pen | 30,000 |
15 November 1924 | 2nd | Sheffield United | H | D | 1β1 | Crosbie | 27,000 |
22 November 1924 | 3rd | Newcastle United | A | L | 0β4 | 30,000 | |
29 November 1924 | 3rd | Liverpool | H | W | 5β2 | Bradford 3 (1 pen), Barton, Islip | 30,000 |
6 December 1924 | 1st | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1β1 | Bradford pen | 10,000 |
13 December 1924 | 5th | Bury | H | L | 0β1 | 20,000 | |
20 December 1924 | 5th | Manchester City | A | D | 2β2 | Bradford, Islip | 40,156 |
25 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | H | W | 2β1 | Crosbie, Islip | 36,000 |
26 December 1924 | 3rd | Arsenal | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 40,000 |
27 December 1924 | 4th | Everton | A | L | 1β2 | Islip | 30,000 |
1 January 1925 | 5th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0β3 | 27,000 | |
3 January 1925 | 4th | Sunderland | H | W | 2β1 | Crosbie, Barton | 30,000 |
17 January 1925 | 6th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0β1 | 8,000 | |
24 January 1925 | 6th | Preston North End | H | W | 3β0 | Linley, Briggs 2 | 20,000 |
2 February 1925 | 6th | Burnley | A | L | 2β3 | Briggs, Devlin | 8,000 |
7 February 1925 | 6th | Leeds United | H | D | 0β0 | 25,000 | |
14 February 1925 | 8th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0β1 | 60,000 | |
28 February 1925 | 8th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0β1 | 12,000 | |
14 March 1925 | 9th | West Ham United | H | D | 1β1 | Crosbie | 20,000 |
16 March 1925 | 8th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 0β0 | 20,000 | |
21 March 1925 | 9th | Sheffield United | A | L | 3β4 | Islip, Briggs, Liddell | 18,000 |
28 March 1925 | 9th | Newcastle United | H | D | 1β1 | Cringan | 36,000 |
2 April 1925 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 1β7 | Islip | 3,000 |
4 April 1925 | 12th | Liverpool | A | D | 1β1 | Briggs | 18,000 |
10 April 1925 | 8th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | W | 1β0 | Crosbie | 30,411 |
11 April 1925 | 10th | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 1β1 | Briggs | 20,000 |
18 April 1925 | 9th | Bury | A | W | 4β1 | Briggs 2, Scriven, Crosbie | 12,000 |
25 April 1925 | 9th | Manchester City | H | W | 2β1 | Scriven, Crosbie | 15,000 |
2 May 1925 | 8th | Notts County | A | W | 1β0 | Islip | 8,000 |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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6th | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 1.45 | 48 |
7th | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 1.25 | 48 |
8th | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 0.93 | 46 |
9th | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 1.35 | 45 |
10th | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.12 | 43 |
Key | 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 = Points | ||||||||
Source | [1] |
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 10 January 1925 | Chelsea | H | W | 2β0 | Briggs 2 | 32,000 |
Second round | 31 January 1925 | Stockport County | H | W | 1β0 | Harris | 36,000 |
Third round | 21 February 1925 | Liverpool | A | L | 1β2 | Briggs | 44,004 |
Name | Position | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Eli Ashurst | Full back | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
David Dixon | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Jones | Full back | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Frank Womack | Full back | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Percy Barton | Half back | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Harry Bruce | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jimmy Cringan | Half back | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
Dickie Dale | Half back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Bill Hunter | Half back | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
George Liddell | Half back | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
Jock Morgan | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Albert Sykes | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Bradford | Forward | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
George Briggs | Forward | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
Tom Devlin β | Forward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Wally Harris | Forward | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
Bill Harvey | Forward | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Edmund Harvey | Forward | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Ernie Islip | Forward | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
Ted Linley | Forward | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Jack Russell | Forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Aubrey Scriven | Forward | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
General
Specific