1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season

Small Heath F.C.
1901–02 season
ChairmanWalter W. Hart
Secretary-managerAlf Jones
GroundCoventry Road
Football League First Division17th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Portsmouth)
Birmingham Senior CupFirst round (eliminated by Aston Villa)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob McRoberts (19)
All: Bob McRoberts (24)
Highest home attendance23,000 vs Aston Villa, 12 October 1901
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Stoke, 17 February 1902
Average home league attendance15,412

The 1901–02 Football League season was Small Heath Football Club's tenth in the Football League and their third in the First Division, having been promoted as runners-up in the Second Division in 1900–01. They finished in 17th place in the 18-team league, one point away from safety, so were relegated back to the Second Division. They also took part in the 1901–02 FA Cup, entering at the intermediate round (between qualifying rounds and rounds proper) and losing in that round to Portsmouth. In locally organised competition, they lost to Aston Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1]

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Nat Robinson was ever-present over the 35-match season; full-back Archie Goldie and half-back Alex Leake each missed only one match. Bob McRoberts was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 19 came in the league.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1901–02 Football League
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
2 September 1901 5th Liverpool H D 0–0 12,000
7 September 1901 3rd Bolton Wanderers H W 2–0 Aston, McRoberts 15,000
14 September 1901 1st Manchester City A W 4–1 Aston 2, McRoberts, McMillan 23,000
21 September 1901 3rd Wolverhampton Wanderers H L 1–2 Aston 16,000
28 September 1901 6th Liverpool A L 1–3 McMillan 20,000
5 October 1901 5th Newcastle United H W 3–1 Aston, McMillan, McRoberts 12,000
12 October 1901 7th Aston Villa H L 0–2 23,000
19 October 1901 5th Sheffield United H W 5–1 McMillan 2, Athersmith, Jones, McRoberts 20,000
26 October 1901 5th Nottingham Forest A D 1–1 Jones 10,000
2 November 1901 3rd Bury H W 1–0 Wigmore 15,000
9 November 1901 6th Blackburn Rovers A L 1–3 Archer pen 6,000
23 November 1901 11th Everton A L 0–1 15,000
30 November 1901 12th Sunderland H L 2–3 McMillan, Murray 18,000
7 December 1901 14th Grimsby Town A L 0–1 8,000
21 December 1901 14th Sheffield Wednesday H D 1–1 Leonard 12,000
26 December 1901 14th Aston Villa A L 0–1 40,000
28 December 1901 15th Notts County A L 1–6 Leonard 8,000
4 January 1902 16th Bolton Wanderers A L 0–4 6,583
11 January 1902 16th Manchester City H W 1–0 McRoberts pen 20,000
18 January 1902 17th Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 1–2 McRoberts 5,000
1 February 1902 17th Newcastle United A L 0–2 13,000
15 February 1902 17th Sheffield United A W 4–1 McRoberts, Field, Leonard, Wharton 9,000
17 February 1902 16th Stoke H D 1–1 Athersmith 8,000
22 February 1902 15th Grimsby Town H W 6–0 Field 2, Leonard, McRoberts, Wigmore, McConnell og 16,000
1 March 1902 16th Bury A L 0–2 6,000
8 March 1902 15th Blackburn Rovers H W 2–0 Wharton 2 15,000
15 March 1902 16th Stoke A L 0–1 4,000
22 March 1902 16th Everton H L 0–1 15,000
29 March 1902 17th Sunderland A D 1–1 Athersmith 8,000
31 March 1902 17th Derby County A D 0–0 7,000
5 April 1902 17th Nottingham Forest H D 1–1 Athersmith 15,000
12 April 1902 17th Derby County H W 5–1 Leonard 2, McMillan, McRoberts, Wharton 10,000
19 April 1902 17th Sheffield Wednesday A W 2–1 McRoberts, Wharton 10,000
26 April 1902 17th Notts County H D 0–0 20,000

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
14th Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 6 15 46 57 0.81 32
15th Grimsby Town 34 13 6 15 44 60 0.73 32
16th Stoke 34 11 9 14 45 55 0.82 31
17th Small Heath 34 11 8 15 47 45 1.04 30
18th Manchester City 34 11 6 17 42 58 0.72 28
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
Source [2]

FA Cup

Main article: 1901–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Intermediate round 7 February 1902 Portsmouth A L 1–2 McRoberts 15,000

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 FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nat Robinson Goalkeeper 34 0 1 0 35 0
Arthur Archer † Full back 24 1 0 0 24 1
Walter Bunch Full back 2 0 1 0 3 0
Archie Goldie Full back 33 0 1 0 34 0
Billy Pratt Full back 1 0 0 0 1 0
Harold Wassell Full back 7 0 0 0 7 0
George Adey Half back 13 0 1 0 13 0
Billy Beer Half back 12 0 0 0 12 0
Jim Dougherty Half back 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ambrose Hartwell Half back 4 0 0 0 4 0
Alex Leake Half back 33 0 1 0 34 0
Billy Walton Half back 11 0 0 0 11 0
Walter Wigmore Half back 28 2 1 0 29 2
Jack Aston Forward 11 5 1 0 12 5
Charlie Athersmith Forward 32 4 1 0 33 4
Billy Bennett † Forward 3 0 0 0 3 0
Oakey Field Forward 10 3 0 0 10 3
Jack Higginson Forward 3 0 0 0 3 0
Billy Jones Forward 4 2 0 0 4 2
Arthur Leonard Forward 20 6 0 0 20 6
John McMillan Forward 24 7 0 0 24 7
Bob McRoberts Forward 32 10 1 1 33 11
Jimmy Murray Forward 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fred Pentland Forward 0 0 1 0 1 0
James Tebbs Forward 1 1 0 0 1 1
Sid Wharton Forward 29 5 1 0 30 5

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1901–1902: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 248–49. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. ^ "Birmingham Senior Cup". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005.
  2. ^ "Birmingham City 1901–1902: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.