1909–10 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1909–10 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 18th in the Football League and their 10th in the Second Division. They finished bottom of the 20-team division, three points adrift of safety, so had to apply for re-election to the league for the 1910–11 season. They led the voting, ahead of Huddersfield Town who were elected to the league to replace Grimsby Town,"Football League: Annual Meeting in London". The Manchester Guardian. 14 June 1910. p. 6. who had finished the season in 19th place, above Birmingham. Alex Watson stepped down as secretary-manager at the end of the season, to be succeeded by Bob McRoberts, who had played as a forward for the club for seven years, and who became their first full-time manager, with no secretarial duties. They also took part in the 1909–10 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in that round to Leicester Fosse.

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were ten different goalscorers. Forward Charlie Millington played in 36 of the 39 matches over the season, and half-back Albert Gardner appeared in one fewer. Walter Freeman was leading scorer with 10 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance4 September 190912thOldham AthleticHD2–2Millington, Beer20,00011 September 190919thBarnsleyAL1–5Chapple3,00013 September 190916thGlossopHD2–2Lowe, Millington3,00018 September 190913thFulhamHD1–1Chapple12,00025 September 190918thBurnleyAL0–25,0002 October 190917thLeeds CityHL1–2Freeman14,0009 October 190918thWolverhampton WanderersAL2–4Buckley, Chapple10,00016 October 190917thGainsborough TrinityHW5–0Millington 2, Needham 310,00023 October 190914thGrimsby TownAW2–0Freeman, Wilcox5,00030 October 190915thManchester CityHD1–1Freeman18,0006 November 190917thLeicester FosseAL1–3Freeman10,00013 November 190915thLincoln CityHW1–0Needham5,00020 November 190916thClapton OrientAL0–39,00027 November 190917thBlackpoolHL1–2Chapple1,0004 December 190917thHull CityAL0–76,00011 December 190917thDerby CountyHL1–3Freeman5,00018 December 190917thStockport CountyAD1–1Lappin4,00025 December 190919thGlossopAL1–4Chapple5,00027 December 190919thWest Bromwich AlbionAL1–3Millington12,10428 December 190919thBradford Park AvenueHL0–115,0001 January 191019thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–115,5008 January 191019thOldham AthleticAD1–1Lappin8,00022 January 191019thBarnsleyHW2–1Freeman, Chapple5,00029 January 191019thFulhamAD0–010,00012 February 191019thLeeds CityAL1–2Freeman10,00019 February 191019thWolverhampton WanderersHW1–0Freeman2,00026 February 191019thGainsborough TrinityAL0–13,00028 February 191017thBurnleyHW2–1Chapple, Freeman1,0005 March 191017thGrimsby TownHL2–4Needham, Chapple14,00012 March 191019thManchester CityAL0–315,00019 March 191017thLeicester FosseHW2–1Burton, Buckley10,00026 March 191018thLincoln CityAL2–3Burton, Millington5,00028 March 191019thBradford Park AvenueAL0–58,0002 April 191019thClapton OrientHL1–2Burton8,0009 April 191019thBlackpoolAL0–23,00016 April 191019thHull CityHL0–28,00023 April 191020thDerby CountyAL1–3Millington5,00030 April 191020thStockport CountyHW3–0Freeman, Millington, Lowe3,000

League table (part)

+Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts16thClapton Orient381262037600.623017thLeeds City381072146800.572718thGainsborough Trinity381062233750.442619thGrimsby Town38962350770.652420thBirmingham38872342780.5423Key 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 1909–1910: English Division Two (old) Table" . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 21 May 2012.

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round15 January 1910Leicester FosseHL1–4Lappin15,119

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 Goalkeeper24010250 Goalkeeper14000140 Full back700070 Full back900090 Full back700070 Full back20010210 Full back900090 Full back22010230 Half back610061 Half back25210262 Half back23010240 Half back34010350 Half back100010 Half back27000270 Forward100010 Forward701070 Forward430043 Forward31810328 Forward801090 Forward3310103410 Forward900090 Forward11211123 Forward320032 Forward36800368 Forward20500205 Forward27100281

1909–10 Birmingham F.C. season

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