Birmingham City FC - F. A. Cup Finalists 1930/31.

Birmingham City FC - F. A. Cup Finalists 1930-31. Top row: Mr A Leslie Knighton (Manager), H. Hibbs, W. N. Blyth, C. Tewkesbury, G. R. Morrall, D. R. Tremelling, T. Fillingham, J. Bradford, A. Taylor (Trainer). Middle row: J. A. Cringan, G. Haywood, G. R. Briggs, E Barkas (Captain), G. W. Hicks, E. R. Curtis, A. J. Leslie. Bottom row: T. E. Robinson, W. Horsman, J. Randle, J. Crosbie, J. Firth, H. Booton. A picture from Birmingham Mail reader Martyn Wentworth.

Birmingham City footballers Johnny Crosbie and Joe Bradford

 in training, alongside former team-mate Stan Davies

 England FA Challenge Cup 1930-1931

        1st Round
Nov 29 -Accrington Stanley          3 *Lancaster Town              1
Nov 29 *Aldershot                   4 *Peterborough United         1
Nov 29 ^Bristol Rovers              4 *Merthyr Town                1
Nov 29 -Carlisle United             3 -New Brighton                1
Nov 29 -Chesterfield                1 ^Notts County                2
Nov 29 -Crewe Alexandra             1 *Jarrow                      0
Nov 29 ^Crystal Palace              6 *Taunton                     0
Nov 29 *Dulwich Hamlet              2 ^Newport County              2
Nov 29 *Folkestone                  5 *Sittingbourne               3
Nov 29 ^Fulham                      1 *Wimbledon                   1
Nov 29 *Gainsborough Trinity        1 *Scunthorpe & Lindsey Utd    0
Nov 29 ^Gillingham                  7 *Guildford                   2
Nov 29 -Halifax Town                2 *Mansfield Town              2
Nov 29 -Hartlepools United          2 -Stockport County            3
Nov 29 *Ilford                      1 ^Brentford                   6
Nov 29 -Lincoln City                8 -Barrow                      3
Nov 29 ^Luton Town                  2 ^Clapton Orient              2
Nov 29 -Nelson                      4 *Workington                  0
Nov 29 *Newark                      2 -Rotherham United            1
Nov 29 ^Northampton Town            1 ^Coventry City               2
Nov 29  Northfleet                  0 ^Exeter City                 3
Nov 29 ^Norwich City                2 ^Swindon Town                0
Nov 29 ^Queen's Park Rangers        5 ^Thames                      0
Nov 29 -Rochdale                    1 -Doncaster Rovers            2
Nov 29 *Scarborough                 6 *Rhyl                        0
Nov 29 ^Southend United             0 ^Torquay United              1
Nov 29 -Southport                   4 -Darlington                  2
Nov 29 -Tranmere Rovers             4 -Gateshead                   4
Nov 29 *Tunbridge Wells             3 *Kingstonians                0
Nov 29 ^Walsall                     1 ^Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath  0
Nov 29 *Walthamstow                 1 ^Watford                     5
Nov 29 *Wellington                  0 *Wombwell                    0
Nov 29 -Wrexham                     2 -Wigan Borough               0
Nov 29 -York City                   3 *Gresley                     1

        Replays
Dec 03 -Gateshead                   3 -Tranmere Rovers             2
Dec 03 *Mansfield Town              1 -Halifax Town                2
Dec 03 *Wimbledon                   0 ^Fulham                      6
Dec 04 ^Clapton Orient              2 ^Luton Town                  4
Dec 04 ^Newport County              4 *Dulwich Hamlet              1
Dec 04 *Wombwell                    0 *Wellington                  3

Byes to the 3rd Round:
All 1st Division Clubs (22):  Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool,
  Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Derby County, Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United,
  Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle
  United, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland & West Ham United
All 2nd Division Clubs (22):  Barnsley, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue, Bristol City,
  Burnley, Bury, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Everton, Millwall, Nottingham Forest,
  Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle, Reading, Southampton,
  Stoke City, Swansea Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion & Wolverhampton Wanderers
3rd Division Clubs (2):  Brighton & Hove Albion & Hull City
Non-League Club (1):  Corinthians

        2nd Round
Dec 13 -Accrington Stanley          0 ^Torquay United              1
Dec 13 ^Brentford                   1 ^Norwich City                0
Dec 13 ^Bristol Rovers              4 -Stockport County            2
Dec 13 -Carlisle United             4 *Tunbridge Wells             2
Dec 13 ^Crystal Palace              6 *Newark                      0
Dec 13 -Doncaster Rovers            0 ^Notts County                1
Dec 13 ^Exeter City                 1 ^Coventry City               1
Dec 13 ^Fulham                      4 -Halifax Town                0
Dec 13 *Gainsborough Trinity        0 -Southport                   4
Dec 13 -Gateshead                   3 *Folkestone                  2
Dec 13 ^Gillingham                  1 *Aldershot                   3
Dec 13 -Nelson                      1 -York City                   1
Dec 13 -Crewe Alexandra             2 ^Queen's Park Rangers        4
Dec 13 *Scarborough                 6 -Lincoln City                4
Dec 13 ^Walsall                     4 ^Newport County              0
Dec 13 ^Watford                     3 ^Luton Town                  1
Dec 13  Wellington                  2 -Wrexham                     4

        Replays
Dec 18 ^Coventry City               1 ^Exeter City                 2
Dec 18 -York City                   3 -Nelson                      2

        3rd Round
Jan 10 *Aldershot                   0 +Bradford Park Avenue        1
Jan 10  Arsenal                     2  Aston Villa                 2
Jan 10 +Barnsley                    4 +Bristol City                1
Jan 10  Blackburn Rovers            1 ^Walsall                     1
Jan 10  Bolton Wanderers            1 -Carlisle United             0
Jan 10 ^Brentford                   2 +Cardiff City                2
Jan 10 ^Bristol Rovers              3 ^Queen's Park Rangers        1
Jan 10 +Burnley                     3  Manchester City             0
Jan 10 +Bury                        1 ^Torquay United              1
Jan 10 *Corinthians                 1 +Port Vale                   3
Jan 10 ^Crystal Palace              1 +Reading                     1
Jan 10 ^Exeter City                 3  Derby County                2
Jan 10 ^Fulham                      0  Portsmouth                  2
Jan 10 -Gateshead                   2  Sheffield Wednesday         6
Jan 10 -Hull City                   1  Blackpool                   2
Jan 10  Leeds United                2  Huddersfield Town           0
Jan 10  Leicester City              1 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      2
Jan 10  Liverpool                   0  Birmingham                  2
Jan 10  Newcastle United            4 +Nottingham Forest           0
Jan 10 ^Notts County                3 +Swansea Town                1
Jan 10 +Oldham Athletic             1 ^Watford                     3
Jan 10 +Plymouth Argyle             0 +Everton                     2
Jan 10  Scarborough                 1  Grimsby Town                2
Jan 10  Sheffield United            1 -York City                   1
Jan 10 -Southport                   3 +Millwall                    1
Jan 10 +Stoke City                  3  Manchester United           3
Jan 10  Sunderland                  2 +Southampton                 0
Jan 10 +Tottenham Hotspur           3 +Preston North End           1
Jan 10  West Ham United             1  Chelsea                     3
Jan 10 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     9 -Wrexham                     1
Jan 10 +West Bromwich Albion        2 +Charlton Athletic           2
Jan 14  Middlesbrough               1 +Bradford City               1

        Replays
Jan 14  Aston Villa                 1  Arsenal                     3
Jan 14 +Cardiff City                1 ^Brentford                   2
Jan 14 +Charlton Athletic           1 +West Bromwich Albion        1
Jan 14  Manchester United           0 +Stoke City                  0
Jan 14 +Reading                     1 ^Crystal Palace              1
Jan 14 ^Torquay United              1 +Bury                        2
Jan 14 -York City                   0  Sheffield United            2
Jan 15 ^Walsall                     0  Blackburn Rovers            3
Jan 19 +Bradford City               2  Middlesbrough               1
Jan 19 +West Bromwich Albion        3 +Charlton Athletic           1  played at Aston Villa
Jan 19 ^Crystal Palace              2 +Reading                     0  played at Chelsea
Jan 19  Manchester United           4 +Stoke City                  2  played at Liverpool

        4th Round
Jan 24 +Barnsley                    2  Sheffield Wednesday         1
Jan 24  Birmingham                  2 +Port Vale                   0
Jan 24  Blackburn Rovers            5 ^Bristol Rovers              1
Jan 24  Bolton Wanderers            1  Sunderland                  1
Jan 24 +Bradford City               0 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     0
Jan 24 +Bradford Park Avenue        2 +Burnley                     0
Jan 24 ^Brentford                   0  Portsmouth                  1
Jan 24 +Bury                        1 ^Exeter City                 2
Jan 24  Chelsea                     2  Arsenal                     1
Jan 24 ^Crystal Palace              0 +Everton                     6
Jan 24  Grimsby Town                1  Manchester United           0
Jan 24  Leeds United                4  Newcastle United            1
Jan 24  Sheffield United            4 ^Notts County                1
Jan 24 -Southport                   2  Blackpool                   1
Jan 24 ^Watford                     2 ^Brighton & Hove Albion      0
Jan 24 +West Bromwich Albion        1 +Tottenham Hotspur           0

        Replays
Jan 28  Sunderland                  3  Bolton Wanderers            1
Jan 28 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     4 +Bradford City               2

        5th Round
Feb 14 +Barnsley                    1 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     3
Feb 14  Birmingham                  3 ^Watford                     0
Feb 14  Chelsea                     3  Blackburn Rovers            0
Feb 14 +Everton                     5  Grimsby Town                3
Feb 14 ^Exeter City                 3  Leeds United                1
Feb 14  Portsmouth                  0 +West Bromwich Albion        1
Feb 14 -Southport                   1 +Bradford Park Avenue        0
Feb 14  Sunderland                  2  Sheffield United            1

        Quarter-finals
Feb 28  Birmingham                  2  Chelsea                     2
Feb 28 +Everton                     9 -Southport                   1
Feb 28  Sunderland                  1 ^Exeter City                 1
Feb 28 +West Bromwich Albion        1 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     1

        Replays
Mar 04  Chelsea                     0  Birmingham                  3
Mar 04 ^Exeter City                 2  Sunderland                  4
Mar 04 +Wolverhampton Wanderers     1 +West Bromwich Albion        2

        Semi-finals
Mar 14  Birmingham                  2  Sunderland                  0  played at Leeds United
Mar 14 +West Bromwich Albion        1 +Everton                     0  played at Manchester U

        Final
Apr 25 +West Bromwich Albion        2  Birmingham                  1  played at Wembley.

Bob Gregg's goal at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup

 final against West Brom is disallowed