# 1922–23 Birmingham F.C. season

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 as of 2012 not beaten. 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

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 August 1922 | 9th | Chelsea | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 40,000 |
| 28 August 1922 | 17th | Newcastle United | H | L | 0–2 | | 35,000 |
| 2 September 1922 | 22nd | Chelsea | H | L | 0–1 | | 35,000 |
| 6 September 1922 | 21st | Newcastle United | A | D | 0–0 | | 35,000 |
| 9 September 1922 | 15th | Manchester City | A | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 25,000 |
| 13 September 1922 | 8th | Stoke | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford 2 | 20,000 |
| 16 September 1922 | 13th | Manchester City | H | L | 0–1 | | 30,000 |
| 23 September 1922 | 19th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–3 | | 17,680 |
| 30 September 1922 | 14th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford 2 | 25,000 |
| 7 October 1922 | 13th | Blackburn Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 25,000 |
| 14 October 1922 | 15th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Whitehouse | 30,000 |
| 21 October 1922 | 17th | Middlesbrough | A | L | 1–2 | Whitehouse | 15,000 |
| 28 October 1922 | 13th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford, Foxall | 25,000 |
| 4 November 1922 | 14th | Cardiff City | H | D | 0–0 | | 30,000 |
| 11 November 1922 | 13th | Cardiff City | A | D | 1–1 | Watkins | 25,000 |
| 18 November 1922 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–0 | Bradford, Linley | 30,000 |
| 25 November 1922 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Bradford | 15,000 |
| 2 December 1922 | 7th | Arsenal | H | W | 3–2 | Foxall, Linley | 29,772 |
| 9 December 1922 | 10th | Arsenal | A | L | 0–1 | | 30,000 |
| 16 December 1922 | 9th | Everton | H | D | 1–1 | Foxall | 20,000 |
| 23 December 1922 | 11th | Everton | A | L | 1–2 | Bradford | 20,000 |
| 25 December 1922 | 11th | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 20,000 |
| 26 December 1922 | 12th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–4 | | 20,000 |
| 30 December 1922 | 14th | Sunderland | A | L | 3–5 | Bradford, Whitehouse 2 | 12,000 |
| 6 January 1923 | 16th | Sunderland | H | L | 1–2 | Barratt | 30,000 |
| 20 January 1923 | 18th | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 0–2 | | 32,180 |
| 27 January 1923 | 19th | West Bromwich Albion | A | L | 0–1 | | 25,123 |
| 3 February 1923 | 20th | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 0–2 | | 9,000 |
| 10 February 1923 | 21st | Oldham Athletic | H | L | 2–3 | Bradford 2 | 8,542 |
| 17 February 1923 | 21st | Sheffield United | A | L | 1–7 | Rawson | 12,000 |
| 3 March 1923 | 21st | Preston North End | A | W | 3–2 | Rawson, Bradford, Crosbie | 12,000 |
| 10 March 1923 | 19th | Preston North End | H | W | 1–0 | Rawson | 30,000 |
| 12 March 1923 | 19th | Sheffield United | H | W | 4–2 | Rawson 2, Daws, Bradford | 12,000 |
| 17 March 1923 | 17th | Aston Villa | H | W | 1–0 | Rawson | 50,000 |
| 24 March 1923 | 18th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–3 | | 40,000 |
| 31 March 1923 | 19th | Liverpool | H | L | 0–1 | | 35,000 |
| 2 April 1923 | 19th | Stoke | A | D | 0–0 | | 22,000 |
| 7 April 1923 | 18th | Liverpool | A | D | 0–0 | | 28,000 |
| 14 April 1923 | 18th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–1 | Rawson, McClure | 25,000 |
| 21 April 1923 | 20th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–2 | | 16,355 |
| 28 April 1923 | 19th | Burnley | H | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 19,405 |
| 5 May 1923 | 17th | Burnley | A | W | 2–0 | Bradford, Rawson | 10,000 |

### League table (part)

Final First Division table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 15th | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 0.98 | 38 |
| 16th | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 0.94 | 37 |
| 17th | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 57 | 0.72 | 37 |
| 18th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 63 | 0.91 | 36 |
| 19th | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 0.85 | 36 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 13 January 1923 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Joe Bradford | 27,300 |

## Appearances and goals

    This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitive matches – the Football League and FA Cup – only.
    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 competition :
| Name | Position | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arthur Samson | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Tremelling | Goalkeeper | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Eli Ashurst | Full back | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | Full back | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Frank Womack | Full back | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Percy Barton | Half back | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dickie Dale | Half back | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jimmy Daws | Half back | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Bill Hunter | Half back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Liddell | Half back | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Alec McClure | Half back | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| George Waddell | Half back | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Barratt | Forward | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Charlie Bosbury | Forward | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 39 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 19 |
| Wally Clark | Forward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Crosbie | Forward | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Fred Foxall | Forward | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Bill Harvey | Forward | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Moses Lane | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Linley | Forward | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Albert Rawson | Forward | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Frank Sharp † | Forward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Watkins | Forward | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Jackie Whitehouse | Forward | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 |