1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season

The 1905–06 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 14th in the Football League, their 6th in the First Division, and their first season under the Birmingham name, having previously played as Small Heath. They finished in seventh place in the 20-team league. They also took part in the 1905–06 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Newcastle United in the fourth round (quarter-final) after a replay.

Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Nat Robinson was ever-present over the 44-match season; among outfield players, forwards Benny Green (footballer) and Billy Jones missed two and three matches respectively. Billy Jones was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 22 came in the league.

The Coventry Road ground, by then surrounded by tightly-packed housing, had more than once proved too small to accommodate those wishing to attend. Against Aston Villa last season, "hundreds of people found the doors closed against them, and probably there were thousands who would not go to the ground in view of the inevitable crush",'Linesman' (27 February 1905). "Football Notes". Birmingham Daily Mail. p. 4. and attendance at the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Newcastle was restricted to 27,000 with "probably 60,000 people anxious to attend"."Cup Memories. When Small Heath Alliance Made History". Birmingham Mail. 27 February 1931. p. 13. The landlords had raised the rent, but refused either to sell the freehold or to allow further expansion to the ground, and the directors estimated that remaining at Coventry Road was losing the club as much as £2,000 a year in revenue.Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain (3rd ed.) London: CollinsWillow. p. 44. . Club director Harry Morris identified a site three-quarters of a mile (1 km) nearer the city centre, on the site of a disused brickworks in the Bordesley district, where a new ground could be built. The directors signed a 21-year lease and work began on what would become St Andrew's Ground.

Football League First Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance2 September 19059thPreston North EndHD1–1W.H. Jones25,0009 September 190510thNewcastle UnitedAD2–2Green, Wilcox28,00016 September 19057thAston VillaHW2–0W.H. Jones, Mounteney30,00023 September 19059thLiverpoolAL0–224,00030 September 19058thSheffield UnitedHW2–0Wilcox, Mounteney18,0007 October 19059thNotts CountyAD0–015,00014 October 19057thStokeHW2–0W.H. Jones 28,00021 October 19055thBolton WanderersAW1–0W.H. Jones20,00028 October 19054thWoolwich ArsenalHW2–1Beer, W.H. Jones15,0004 November 19055thBlackburn RoversAL1–5Cornan8,00011 November 19055thSunderlandHW3–0Anderson, W.H. Jones, Tickle15,00018 November 19054thWolverhampton WanderersAD0–05,00025 November 19053rdEvertonAW2–1W.H. Jones, Anderson10,0002 December 19052ndDerby CountyHW3–1Tickle, Mounteney, Wigmore18,0009 December 19054thSheffield WednesdayAL2–4Tickle, W.H. Jones8,00016 December 19053rdNottingham ForestHW5–0Wilcox 3, Harper, W.H. Jones12,00023 December 19054thManchester CityAL1–4Green15,00025 December 19055thMiddlesbroughAL0–118,00026 December 19054thMiddlesbroughHW7–0Green 5, W.H. Jones, Williamson og15,00028 December 19054thSheffield UnitedAL0–34,00030 December 19056thPreston North EndAL0–38,0001 January 19069thBuryAL0–112,0006 January 190611thNewcastle UnitedAL0–18,00020 January 19068thAston VillaAW3–1Mounteney, W.H. Jones, Dougherty40,00027 January 19067thLiverpoolHW1–0Mounteney20,00010 February 19065thNotts CountyHW4–2Mounteney, Green, W.H. Jones 28,00017 February 19064thStokeAD2–2W.H. Jones5,0003 March 19066thWoolwich ArsenalAL0–520,00017 March 19068thSunderlandAL1–3Anderson15,00024 March 190610thWolverhampton WanderersHD3–3Mounteney, W.H. Jones 25,00026 March 190611thBolton WanderersHL2–5Mounteney, Tickle10,0007 April 190611thDerby CountyAD0–04,0009 April 19068thEvertonHW1–0Mounteney10,00014 April 19067thSheffield WednesdayHW5–1Tickle 3, W.H. Jones 28,00016 April 190610thBuryHL0–38,00021 April 190610thNottingham ForestAL1–2W.H. Jones8,00023 April 19068thBlackburn RoversHW3–0Mounteney, Smith, Green10,00028 April 19067thManchester CityHW3–2Green, W.H. Jones, Edmondson og3,000

League table (part)

+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts5thManchester City381951473541.31436thBolton Wanderers381771481671.25417thBirmingham381771465591.10418thAston Villa381761572561.29409thBlackburn Rovers381681454521.0440Key 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 1905–1906: English Division One (old) Table" . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round13 January 1906Preston North EndHW1–0Beer10,000Second round3 February 1906StokeAW1–0W.H. Jones15,000Third round24 February 1906Tottenham HotspurAD1–1Harper28,000Third round replay28 February 1906Tottenham HotspurHW2–0a.e.tGreen, Mounteney34,000Fourth round10 March 1906Newcastle UnitedHD2–2Green, W.H. Jones27,000Fourth round replay14 March 1906Newcastle UnitedAL0–339,059

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 Goalkeeper38060440 Full back200020 Full back32060380 Full back19000190 Full back31060370 Half back26161322 Half back15150201 Half back31120331 Half back300030 Half back200020 Half back100010 Half back28160341 Forward23350283 Forward700070 Forward3610624212 Forward15161212 Forward400040 Forward3522624124 Forward2510513011 Forward310031 Forward500050 Forward20700207 Forward17510185

1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season

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