1927–28 Birmingham F.C. season


The 1927–28 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 32nd in the Football League and their 15th in the First Division. They finished in 11th position in the 22-team division. They also competed in the 1927–28 FA Cup, entering at the third round proper and losing to Manchester United in the fifth. Bill Harvey stood down as manager at the end of the season.
Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Alec Leslie was ever-present over the 45-match season, and Joe Bradford was leading scorer for the seventh successive year, with 32 goals, of which 29 came in the league.
This season saw the last appearance by Frank Womack. He made his Birmingham debut in 1908, and went on to set club appearance records of 491 league games, a record which still stands, and 515 games in senior competition, since overtaken by Gil Merrick. He never scored a senior goal.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
27 August 192719thTottenham HotspurAL0–137,408
29 August 19279thHuddersfield TownHW3–1Bradford 2, Harris16,432
3 September 192711thManchester UnitedHD0–025,863
7 September 192715thSunderlandAL2–4Bond, Bradford23,007
10 September 192718thEvertonAL2–5Bradford, Briggs37,386
17 September 192721stCardiff CityHL1–3Bond23,723
24 September 192722ndBlackburn RoversAD4–4Bradford 415,331
1 October 192721stBolton WanderersHD1–1Harris15,998
8 October 192717thSheffield WednesdayAW3–2Briggs 2, Bradford19,974
15 October 192712thMiddlesbroughHW3–2Bradford, Bloxham, Briggs17,143
22 October 192714thBuryHD2–2Harris, Bradford11,925
29 October 192719thSheffield UnitedAL1–3Bond17,128
5 November 192717thAston VillaHD1–1Crosbie47,605
12 November 192718thBurnleyAL1–2Bradford14,648
19 November 192718thArsenalHD1–1Crosbie10,030
26 November 192718thPortsmouthAD2–2Crosbie 218,549
3 December 192719thLeicester CityHL0–224,272
10 December 192718thLiverpoolAW3–2Davies, Briggs 224,255
17 December 192719thWest Ham UnitedHL1–2Bradford18,206
24 December 192721stDerby CountyAL1–4Bradford8,535
26 December 192720thSunderlandHD1–1Davies20,120
31 December 192720thTottenham HotspurHW3–2Bradford 2, Briggs11,603
2 January 192820thNewcastle UnitedAD1–1Briggs34,434
7 January 192820thManchester UnitedAD1–1Briggs16,853
21 January 192820thEvertonHD2–2Ellis, Briggs33,675
4 February 192820thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Bradford 221,425
11 February 192820thBolton WanderersAL2–3Bradford, Crosbie11,747
22 February 192820thCardiff CityAL1–2Briggs10,758
25 February 192820thMiddlesbroughAD1–1Firth18,329
3 March 192818thBuryAW3–2Bradford 2, Briggs13,164
7 March 192817thSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Ellis12,076
10 March 192813thSheffield UnitedHW4–1Briggs 3, Bond22,860
17 March 192815thAston VillaAD1–1Bradford59,367
24 March 192811thBurnleyHW4–0Bradford 3, Crosbie23,689
31 March 192813thArsenalAD2–2Crosbie, Ellis13,990
7 April 192810thPortsmouthHW2–0Bond, Ellis32,996
9 April 192812thHuddersfield TownAL0–228,779
10 April 192813thNewcastle UnitedHL0–223,436
14 April 192817thLeicester CityAL0–317,558
21 April 192813thLiverpoolHW2–0Bradford 216,063
28 April 192814thWest Ham UnitedAD3–3Bradford 2, Briggs17,917
5 May 192811thDerby CountyHW2–1Curtis, Carr og16,430

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round14 January 1928Peterborough & Fletton UnitedHW4–3Davies, Bradford 338,128
Fourth round28 January 1928WrexhamAW3–1Randle pen, Davies 212,228
Fifth round18 February 1928Manchester UnitedAL0–152,568

Appearances and goals