1934–35 Birmingham F.C. season
# 1934–35 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1934–35 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 39th in the Football League and their 22nd in the First Division. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, three points clear of the relegation places. They also competed in the 1934–35 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Burnley in the sixth (quarter-final).

Thirty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Half-backs Charlie Calladine and Lewis Stoker made 42 and 41 appearances respectively over the 46-match season, and Charlie Wilson Jones was leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 16 came in the league; Frank White scored one fewer.

Joe Bradford made his 445th and last competitive appearance for Birmingham on 7 May 1935, the final game of this season, at home to Everton. He spent 15 years with the club, was their top scorer for 12 consecutive seasons, and holds (as of 2012) club records for League goals scored (249), goals scored in all competitions (267), and goals scored in a top-flight season (29). While a Birmingham player, Bradford won 12 caps for England, scoring 7 goals.

## Football League First Division

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 August 1934 | 6th | Aston Villa | H | W | 2–1 | Harris, Guest | 53,930 |
| 29 August 1934 | 3rd | West Bromwich Albion | A | W | 2–1 | Sandford og, Bradford | 22,052 |
| 1 September 1934 | 8th | Stoke City | A | L | 0–2 | | 29,649 |
| 3 September 1934 | 9th | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 1–2 | White | 22,074 |
| 8 September 1934 | 15th | Manchester City | H | L | 1–3 | Mangnall | 24,895 |
| 15 September 1934 | 12th | Middlesbrough | A | W | 1–0 | Bradford | 15,477 |
| 22 September 1934 | 9th | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | White | 11,802 |
| 29 September 1934 | 13th | Arsenal | A | L | 1–5 | White | 47,868 |
| 6 October 1934 | 10th | Portsmouth | H | W | 2–1 | Mangnall 2 | 20,916 |
| 13 October 1934 | 10th | Liverpool | A | L | 4–5 | Booton pen, Mangnall 3 | 21,491 |
| 20 October 1934 | 13th | Chelsea | H | L | 0–1 | | 22,572 |
| 27 October 1934 | 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 1–3 | Mangnall | 22,406 |
| 3 November 1934 | 19th | Leicester City | H | L | 2–3 | C.W. Jones 2 | 16,799 |
| 10 November 1934 | 17th | Derby County | A | D | 1–1 | Guest | 20,077 |
| 17 November 1934 | 17th | Grimsby Town | H | W | 3–2 | C.W. Jones 2, Guest | 18,604 |
| 24 November 1934 | 15th | Preston North End | A | W | 1–0 | Roberts | 17,655 |
| 1 December 1934 | 11th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–1 | C.W. Jones, Guest | 20,546 |
| 8 December 1934 | 15th | Sunderland | A | L | 1–5 | Barkas pen | 22,002 |
| 15 December 1934 | 16th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–4 | | 16,569 |
| 22 December 1934 | 17th | Everton | A | L | 0–2 | | 20,148 |
| 25 December 1934 | 20th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L | 1–2 | Mangnall | 23,496 |
| 26 December 1934 | 20th | Sheffield Wednesday | H | L | 0–4 | | 24,499 |
| 29 December 1934 | 18th | Aston Villa | A | D | 2–2 | Mangnall 2 | 40,785 |
| 5 January 1935 | 20th | Stoke City | H | D | 0–0 | | 22,614 |
| 19 January 1935 | 20th | Manchester City | A | D | 0–0 | | 31,644 |
| 2 February 1935 | 20th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 1–3 | Harris | 12,297 |
| 6 February 1935 | 19th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 4–2 | C.W. Jones 2, White 2 | 5,729 |
| 9 February 1935 | 17th | Arsenal | H | W | 3–0 | C.W. Jones, Bradford, Harris | 50,188 |
| 23 February 1935 | 20th | Liverpool | H | L | 1–3 | Harris | 22,035 |
| 6 March 1935 | 20th | Chelsea | A | D | 2–2 | Guest, Harris | 13,016 |
| 9 March 1935 | 20th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | C.W. Jones | 19,928 |
| 16 March 1935 | 20th | Leicester City | A | L | 1–2 | Stoker | 18,540 |
| 23 March 1935 | 20th | Derby County | H | W | 3–2 | C.W. Jones 3 | 11,627 |
| 30 March 1935 | 20th | Grimsby Town | A | L | 3–4 | White 2 (1 pen), Bradford | 9,837 |
| 6 April 1935 | 20th | Preston North End | H | W | 3–0 | White 3 (1 pen) | 15,773 |
| 10 April 1935 | 20th | Portsmouth | A | L | 1–2 | White | 8,621 |
| 13 April 1935 | 20th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D | 1–1 | C.W. Jones | 27,190 |
| 19 April 1935 | 19th | Leeds United | A | D | 1–1 | C.W. Jones | 14,786 |
| 20 April 1935 | 19th | Sunderland | H | D | 2–2 | White, C.W. Jones | 21,841 |
| 22 April 1935 | 18th | Leeds United | H | W | 3–1 | Calladine, Harris 2 | 18,008 |
| 27 April 1935 | 19th | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 2–2 | Harris 2 | 9,119 |
| 7 May 1935 | 19th | Everton | H | L | 2–3 | White, C.W. Jones | 16,634 |

### League table (part)

Final First Division table (part) :

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 0.94 | 38 |
| 18th | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 0.81 | 38 |
| 19th | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | 0.78 | 36 |
| 20th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 0.78 | 34 |
| 21st | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 86 | 0.71 | 33 |
| 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 |
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## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd | 12 January 1935 | Coventry City | H | W | 5–1 | Harris 3, Mangnall, Guest | 40,349 |
| 4th | 23 January 1935 | Southampton | A | W | 3–0 | White, Fillingham, Guest | 28,291 |
| 5th | 21 February 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Whiteside og, White | 35,000 |
| 6th | 6 March 1935 | Burnley | A | L | 2–3 | C.W. Jones, White | 47,670 |

## Appearances and goals

* Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players having played at least one first-team match :

| Name | Position | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Position | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Frank Clack | Goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Hibbs | Goalkeeper | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ned Barkas | Full back | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Harold Booton | Full back | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Arthur Hubbard | Full back | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bernard Smith | Full back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Steel | Full back | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Calladine | Half back | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Ray Crawshaw | Half back | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Fillingham | Half back | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Isaac Lea | Half back | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Morrall | Half back | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lewis Stoker | Half back | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Joe Bradford | Forward | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Don Dearson | Forward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Devine | Forward | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Grosvenor | Forward | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Guest | Forward | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7 |
| Fred Harris | Forward | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 |
| Harry Holmes | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Horsman | Forward | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Wilson Jones | Forward | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| Dave Mangnall† | Forward | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 |
| Francis McGurk | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sid Moffat | Forward | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Seymour Morris | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Roberts† | Forward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Small | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank White | Forward | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 |
