The 1935–36 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 40th season overall in the Football League and their 23rd consecutive season in the First Division. They finished in 12th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1935–36 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Barnsley in that round after a replay.

Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Forward Fred Harris was ever-present for the 44-match season, and Charlie Wilson Jones was leading scorer with 20 goals, of which 19 came in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance31 August 193515thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–3Harris33,4574 September 193518thLeeds UnitedAD0–013,2717 September 193516thArsenalHD1–1Devine42,80411 September 193512thLeeds UnitedHW2–0Jones, White14,29814 September 193515thManchester CityAL1–3Guest32,33718 September 193516thWest Bromwich AlbionAD0–018,04921 September 193517thStoke CityHL0–519,90128 September 193515thBlackburn RoversAW2–1Jones, Harris13,1775 October 193511thChelseaHW2–1Harris, Craig og22,62512 October 19359thLiverpoolAW2–1Harris, Jones28,99419 October 19359thSheffield WednesdayAL1–3White13,47926 October 19359thPortsmouthHW4–0White, Harris 2, Jones24,4552 November 193510thPreston North EndAL1–3Harris16,2329 November 19358thBrentfordHW2–1Jones, Stoker28,67316 November 19357thDerby CountyAD2–2Jones 2, Guest23,89323 November 19357thAston VillaHD2–2Calladine, Harris60,25030 November 193510thBolton WanderersAL0–221,6847 December 19358thHuddersfield TownHW4–1Jones 2, White, Guest21,63414 December 19355thMiddlesbroughAW2–0Jones 215,06121 December 19355thEvertonHW4–2Jones og, Harris, White, Loughran16,99425 December 19356thGrimsby TownAL0–111,81026 December 19357thGrimsby TownHD1–1Guest28,97828 December 19355thWolverhampton WanderersHD0–037,8704 January 19366thArsenalAD1–1Jones44,53418 January 19368thManchester CityHL0–123,1651 February 19365thBlackburn RoversHW4–2Guest, Harris 2, Jennings23,6846 February 19366thStoke CityAL1–3Jones11,5858 February 19366thChelseaAD0–030,26815 February 19366thLiverpoolHW2–0Jones, Harris21,80729 February 19365thBrentfordAW1–0Harris20,5237 March 19366thBolton WanderersHD0–020,17014 March 19365thPortsmouthAW3–0Harris, Morris 215,84221 March 19365thDerby CountyHL2–3Jones, Barkas pen25,50928 March 19367thAston VillaAL1–2Fillingham49,5314 April 19368thPreston North EndHD0–015,81110 April 19369thSunderlandAL1–2Harris40,66011 April 193610thHuddersfield TownAL0–19,75313 April 193611thSunderlandHL2–7Loughran, Clarke21,69318 April 193610thMiddlesbroughHW1–0Harris17,07222 April 19369thSheffield WednesdayHW4–1Jones 3, Harris9,08925 April 19369thEvertonAL3–4Jones, Guest, Dearson18,3232 May 193612thWest Bromwich AlbionHL1–3Barkas pen18,312

League table (part)

+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts10thPortsmouth421781754670.814211thLeeds United4215111666641.034112thBirmingham4215111661630.974113thBolton Wanderers4214131567760.884114thMiddlesbrough4215101784701.2040Key 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

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round11 January 1936BarnsleyAD3–3White, Jones, Harris29,330Third round replay15 January 1936BarnsleyHL0–234,000

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 CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalkeeper701080Goalkeeper35010360Full back32220342 Full back700070Full back401050Full back36010370Full back400040 Half back910091Half back24120261Half back100010Half back23220252Half back17000170Half back100010Half back38120401Half back15000150Forward310031Forward610061Forward24110251 Forward14010150Forward30520325Forward4217214418Forward18100191Forward3919214120Forward920092Forward100010Forward100010Forward22521246

See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons

References General

Source for match dates and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 312–13. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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