1926–27 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1926–27 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 31st in the Football League and their 14th in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1926–27 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Southampton in the fourth.

Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Half-back George Liddell and forward George Briggs played in 43 of the 44 matches over the season, and Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the sixth successive year, with 23 goals, of which 22 came in the league.

Off the field, the club was in some turmoil regarding transfer policy. In early March 1927, three members of the board of directors resigned. The Sports Argus editorial suggested that one faction were "anxious to secure talent at almost any price" and the other "desirous with 'going slow' as its motto", and believed that "the former are now in the ascendancy and that they mean business".'Argus Junior' (5 March 1927). "Leaves of my Notebook". Sports Argus (Birmingham): p.1. A few days later, Billy Beer resigned as manager. The Argus was disappointed: It was reported later that Beer had found it impossible to work with some members of the board, so had tendered his resignation, if that was thought to be in the best interests of the club, and was less than happy with the treatment he had received.'Argus Junior' (2 April 1927). "The Sands of the Hour-Glass". Sports Argus (Birmingham): p.1.

Football League First Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance28 August 19263rdBlackburn RoversHW3–1Briggs, Bradford 224,09130 August 192611thLeicester CityAL2–5Bradford, Harris23,8834 September 19266thHuddersfield TownAW2–0Bradford 219,89311 September 19264thSunderlandHW2–0Briggs 228,03513 September 19264thSheffield WednesdayHD0–013,67618 September 19262ndWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Briggs 226,69720 September 19261stEvertonHW1–0Briggs11,41125 September 19262ndBuryHD2–2Briggs 224,0062 October 19262ndBolton WanderersAL0–120,0069 October 192610thTottenham HotspurAL1–6Bradford29,39216 October 19267thDerby CountyHW1–0Harris23,14523 October 19264thManchester UnitedAW1–0Harris32,01030 October 19267thAston VillaHL1–2Crosbie48,1046 November 19268thCardiff CityAL0–110,59813 November 19266thBurnleyHW1–0Bradford11,20820 November 19268thNewcastle UnitedAL1–5Briggs30,05627 November 19267thLeeds UnitedHW2–0Harris, Bradford19,7074 December 19269thLiverpoolAL1–2Briggs27,88411 December 19269thArsenalHD0–022,98218 December 19269thSheffield UnitedAL3–4Briggs, Harris, Bradford19,09325 December 192610thWest Ham UnitedAL0–127,98427 December 192612thWest Ham UnitedHL0–239,2041 January 192712thLeicester CityHW2–1Bradford 231,27515 January 192715thBlackburn RoversAL2–3Islip, Scriven10,17622 January 192715thHuddersfield TownHL1–3Thirlaway16,7795 February 192715thWest Bromwich AlbionHW1–0Bradford29,68112 February 192716thBuryAL1–3Islip11,95816 February 192716thSunderlandAL1–4Briggs10,52526 February 192716thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Cringan21,1455 March 192717thDerby CountyAL1–4Crosbie15,15412 March 192716thManchester UnitedHW4–0Bradford 2, Crosbie, Scriven14,39219 March 192718thAston VillaAL2–4Bond, Scriven49,3342 April 192718thBurnleyAW2–0Bradford, Crosbie12,6794 April 192713thBolton WanderersHW6–1Crosbie 2, Bradford, Briggs, Scriven, Cringan6,3219 April 192712thNewcastle UnitedHW2–0Bradford, Bond27,91816 April 192713thLeeds UnitedAL1–2Bradford18,70318 April 192716thEvertonAL1–3Taylor og32,88019 April 192715thSheffield WednesdayAD4–4Scriven, Bradford, Liddell, Briggs17,72023 April 192712thLiverpoolHW3–0Briggs, Bradford, Bond14,91827 April 192713thCardiff CityHL1–2Bradford23,68130 April 192716thArsenalAL0–322,6197 May 192717thSheffield UnitedHL2–3Bradford, Briggs10,951

League table (part)

+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thManchester United4213141552640.814016thSheffield Wednesday421591865920.813917thBirmingham421742164730.883818thBlackburn Rovers421581977960.803819thBlackburn Rovers4212121868770.8836Key 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 1926–1927: English Division One (old) Table" . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1927Manchester CityHW4–1Bradford, Islip, Crosbie, Briggs39,503Fourth round29 January 1927SouthamptonAL1–4Briggs15,804

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 CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoals Goalkeeper100010 Goalkeeper501060 Goalkeeper36010370 Full back30010310 Full back300030 Full back100010 Full back14020160 Full back17000170 Full back26020280 Half back35220372 Half back29010300 Half back600060 Half back700070 Half back41120431 Half back100010 Forward19310203 Forward3422213623 Forward4116224318 Forward100010 Forward39621417 Forward22500225 Forward100010 Forward722193 Forward100010 Forward600060 Forward17500175 Forward22110231

1926–27 Birmingham F.C. season

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