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". 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.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
28 August 19263rdBlackburn RoversHW3–1Briggs, Bradford 224,091
30 August 192611thLeicester CityAL2–5Bradford, Harris23,883
4 September 19266thHuddersfield TownAW2–0Bradford 219,893
11 September 19264thSunderlandHW2–0Briggs 228,035
13 September 19264thSheffield WednesdayHD0–013,676
18 September 19262ndWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Briggs 226,697
20 September 19261stEvertonHW1–0Briggs11,411
25 September 19262ndBuryHD2–2Briggs 224,006
2 October 19262ndBolton WanderersAL0–120,006
9 October 192610thTottenham HotspurAL1–6Bradford29,392
16 October 19267thDerby CountyHW1–0Harris23,145
23 October 19264thManchester UnitedAW1–0Harris32,010
30 October 19267thAston VillaHL1–2Crosbie48,104
6 November 19268thCardiff CityAL0–110,598
13 November 19266thBurnleyHW1–0Bradford11,208
20 November 19268thNewcastle UnitedAL1–5Briggs30,056
27 November 19267thLeeds UnitedHW2–0Harris, Bradford19,707
4 December 19269thLiverpoolAL1–2Briggs27,884
11 December 19269thArsenalHD0–022,982
18 December 19269thSheffield UnitedAL3–4Briggs, Harris, Bradford19,093
25 December 192610thWest Ham UnitedAL0–127,984
27 December 192612thWest Ham UnitedHL0–239,204
1 January 192712thLeicester CityHW2–1Bradford 231,275
15 January 192715thBlackburn RoversAL2–3Islip, Scriven10,176
22 January 192715thHuddersfield TownHL1–3Thirlaway16,779
5 February 192715thWest Bromwich AlbionHW1–0Bradford29,681
12 February 192716thBuryAL1–3Islip11,958
16 February 192716thSunderlandAL1–4Briggs10,525
26 February 192716thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Cringan21,145
5 March 192717thDerby CountyAL1–4Crosbie15,154
12 March 192716thManchester UnitedHW4–0Bradford 2, Crosbie, Scriven14,392
19 March 192718thAston VillaAL2–4Bond, Scriven49,334
2 April 192718thBurnleyAW2–0Bradford, Crosbie12,679
4 April 192713thBolton WanderersHW6–1Crosbie 2, Bradford, Briggs, Scriven, Cringan6,321
9 April 192712thNewcastle UnitedHW2–0Bradford, Bond27,918
16 April 192713thLeeds UnitedAL1–2Bradford18,703
18 April 192716thEvertonAL1–3Taylor og32,880
19 April 192715thSheffield WednesdayAD4–4Scriven, Bradford, Liddell, Briggs17,720
23 April 192712thLiverpoolHW3–0Briggs, Bradford, Bond14,918
27 April 192713thCardiff CityHL1–2Bradford23,681
30 April 192716thArsenalAL0–322,619
7 May 192717thSheffield UnitedHL2–3Bradford, Briggs10,951

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round8 January 1927Manchester CityHW4–1Bradford, Islip, Crosbie, Briggs39,503
Fourth round29 January 1927SouthamptonAL1–4Briggs15,804

Appearances and goals