The 1922–23 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 27th in the Football League and their 10th in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, and set an unwanted record sequence of eight league defeats, since equalled but not beaten."Birmingham City: Records" . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012. They also competed in the 1922–23 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Huddersfield Town in that round.
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Full-back Jack Jones played in 41 matches over the 43-match season; goalkeeper Dan Tremelling and forward Joe Bradford appeared in one fewer. Bradford was leading scorer for the second year running, with 19 goals, of which 18 came in the league.
Off the field, the club made a £13,000 saving on wages and general expenses to end the season with a profit of £3,000. This was Frank Richards' last season as secretary-manager. He was succeeded by Billy Beer, who as a player made 250 appearances for the club in the 1900s.
Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance26 August 19229thChelseaAD1–1Bradford40,00028 August 192217thNewcastle UnitedHL0–235,0002 September 192222ndChelseaHL0–135,0006 September 192221stNewcastle UnitedAD0–035,0009 September 192215thManchester CityAW1–0Bradford25,00013 September 19228thStokeHW2–0Bradford 220,00016 September 192213thManchester CityHL0–130,00023 September 192219thBolton WanderersAL0–317,68030 September 192214thBolton WanderersHW2–0Bradford 225,0007 October 192213thBlackburn RoversAD1–1Bradford25,00014 October 192215thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Whitehouse30,00021 October 192217thMiddlesbroughAL1–2Whitehouse15,00028 October 192213thMiddlesbroughHW2–0Bradford, Foxall25,0004 November 192214thCardiff CityHD0–030,00011 November 192213thCardiff CityAD1–1 Watkins25,00018 November 19229thNottingham ForestHW2–0Bradford, Linley30,00025 November 19229thNottingham ForestAD1–1Bradford15,0002 December 19227thArsenalHW3–2Foxall, Linley29,7729 December 192210thArsenalAL0–130,00016 December 19229thEvertonHD1–1Foxall20,00023 December 192211thEvertonAL1–2Bradford20,00025 December 192211thHuddersfield TownHD0–020,00026 December 192212thHuddersfield TownAL0–420,00030 December 192214thSunderlandAL3–5Bradford, Whitehouse 212,0006 January 192316thSunderlandHL1–2Barratt30,00020 January 192318thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–232,18027 January 192319thWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–125,1233 February 192320thOldham AthleticAL0–29,00010 February 192321stOldham AthleticHL2–3Bradford 28,54217 February 192321stSheffield UnitedAL1–7Rawson12,0003 March 192321stPreston North EndAW3–2Rawson, Bradford, Crosbie12,00010 March 192319thPreston North EndHW1–0Rawson30,00012 March 192319thSheffield UnitedHW4–2Rawson 2, Daws, Bradford12,00017 March 192317thAston VillaHW1–0Rawson50,00024 March 192318thAston VillaAL0–340,00031 March 192319thLiverpoolHL0–135,0002 April 192319thStokeAD0–022,0007 April 192318thLiverpoolAD0–028,00014 April 192318thTottenham HotspurHW2–1Rawson, McClure25,00021 April 192320thTottenham HotspurAL0–216,35528 April 192319thBurnleyHW1–0Bradford19,4055 May 192317thBurnleyAW2–0Bradford, Rawson10,000
League table (part)
+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thBurnley421662058590.983816thPreston North End4213111860640.943717thBirmingham4213111841570.723718thMiddlesbrough4213101957630.913619thChelsea429181545530.8536Key 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 1922–1923: English Division One (old) Table" . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round13 January 1923Huddersfield TownAL1–2Joe Bradford27,300
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 Goalkeeper200020 Goalkeeper40010400 Full back16010160 Full back41010410 Full back27000270 Half back31010320 Half back22010230 Half back15100151 Half back100010 Half back19000190 Half back38110391 Half back200020 Forward18110191 Forward15000150 Forward3918114019 Forward700070 Forward32110331 Forward17300173 Forward900090 Forward200020 Forward26310273 Forward13800138 Forward500050 Forward100010 Forward810081 Forward16410174
See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). . Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). . Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1922–1923: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 18 May 2012. Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 286–87. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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