The
1934–35 Football League
The 1934– 35 season was the 43rd season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found aThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundationwebsite and in ''Rothmans ...
season was
Birmingham Football Club
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
'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
The 1934–35 FA Cup was the 60th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Sheffield Wednesday won the competition for the third time, beating West Bromwich Albio ...
, 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
Lewis Stoker (31 March 1910 – 26 May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking right half. Born in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, he spent most of his professional career at Birmingham, for whom he played 246 games ...
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
Joseph Bradford (22 January 1901 – 6 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all com ...
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 () 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.
Player Info: Joseph Bradford
''England Stats''. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
Football League First Division
League table (part)
FA Cup
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.
See also
*Birmingham City F.C. seasons
Birmingham City Football Club, an association football club based in Birmingham, England, was founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance. For the first thirteen years of their existence, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on a ...
References
General
* Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. .
* Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. .
* Source for match dates and results
Birmingham City 1934–1935: Results
Statto Organisation. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
* Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), ''Complete Record'', pp. 310–11.
* Source for kit
''Historical Football Kits''. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
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