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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1940/41

Click on an opponent for full match details where available.

 

Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies scorer unknown.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 31 Aug Walsall H 3-1 Price 2, Heaselgrave - Vinall     2,966 N/K
 Sat 07 Sep Walsall A 2-0 Heaselgrave, Johnson     2,968 N/K
 Sat 14 Sep Northampton Town H 4-1 Richardson 2, Newsome 2 (1 pen) - *     2,607 N/K
 Sat 21 Sep Northampton Town A 1-1 Newsome (pen) - *     3,200 N/K
 Sat 28 Sep Birmingham H 1-2 Richardson - Dearson, Eastham     4,718 N/K
 Sat 05 Oct Birmingham A 3-1 Newsome, Clarke, Johnson - Jones     5,394 N/K
 Sat 12 Oct Stoke City H 0-1 *     4,091 N/K
 Sat 19 Oct Stoke City A 3-1 Richardson 2, Johnson - *     3,392 N/K
 Sat 26 Oct Notts County H 3-1 Richardson 2, Hodgetts - Edwards     2,496 N/K
 Sat 02 Nov Notts County (1) A 2-3 Sankey 2 (1 pen) - *     2,100 N/K
 Sat 09 Nov Coventry City H 1-4 Sankey (pen) - Lowrie, O'Brien, Ashall, Crawley        978 N/K
 Sat 23 Nov Mansfield Town H 4-2 Richardson 2, Heaselgrave, Sankey (pen) - *        831 N/K
 Sat 30 Nov Mansfield Town A 3-3 Richardson 2, Elliott - *     2,000 N/K
 Sat 07 Dec Nottingham Forest H 5-0 Richardson 3, Heaselgrave, Elliott     1,261 N/K
 Sat 14 Dec Leicester City A 3-4 Heaselgrave 2, Richardson - Dewis 2, Mullen, A Smith        939 N/K
 Sat 21 Dec Leicester City H 4-5 Richardson 3, Elliott - Mullen 3 (1 pen), Dewis 2        765 N/K
 Sat 28 Dec Nottingham Forest (1) A 5-3 Richardson 2, Elliott 2, Heaselgrave - Clarke 2, *     1,839 N/K
 Sat 15 Mar Stoke City H 2-2 Richardson, Sankey - *     2,086 N/K
 Sat 22 Mar Stoke City A 2-0 Elliott 2        794 N/K
 Sat 29 Mar Walsall H 4-1 H Jones 2, Elliott, Richardson - Wood     1,412 N/K
 Sat 05 Apr Walsall A 3-3 Wilkes 2, Heaselgrave - Hancocks 2, Vinall     1,850 N/K
 Sat 12 Apr Northampton Town A 1-3 Elliott - Dearson, Ware, Allsopp     2,141 N/K
 Sat 19 Apr Northampton Town H 3-2 Chapman, Sankey, Hunter (og) - *     1,463 N/K
 Sat 03 May Reading (3) A 3-6 Heaselgrave, Richardson, Wilkes - MacPhee 3, Edelston 2, Brooks     4,000 N/K
 Sat 17 May Cardiff City A 4-4 Elliott 2, Wilkes, C Evans - James 2, Parker     3,009 N/K
 Sat 31 May Walsall A 3-10 Johnson, Elliott, Sankey - Rowley 4, Hancocks 2, Beesley 2, Vinall,     1,512 N/K
  Starling
 
 1 - Designated an away game but played at The Hawthorns.
 2 - Designated an away game and originally due to be played at Grantham, but played at The Hawthorns.
 3 - Some reports credit W G Richardson with two goals and Heaselgrave none.
 

WARTIME LEAGUE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

     GATE

 Sat 15 Feb  Notts County A 1-1st leg 0-4 (1)  *       2,700
 Sat 22 Feb  Notts County H 1-2nd leg 5-0 (1)  Heaselgrave 2, Richardson 2, C Shaw (pen)       2,581
 Sat 01 Mar  Mansfield Town H 2-1st leg 2-3 (2)  Richardson 2 - *       2,132
 Sat 08 Mar  Mansfield Town A 2-2nd leg 2-6 (2)  Gripton 2 - Rickards 4, *       2,800
 
 1 - Two-legged tie, Albion won 5-4 on aggregate.
 2 - Two-legged tie, Mansfield Town won 9-4 on aggregate.
 

MIDLAND CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

      GATE

 Sat 11 Jan  Notts County H 1 8-1  Elliott 2, Heaselgrave 2, Richardson 2, Chapman, Johnson - *        1,403
 Sat 08 Feb  Walsall A 2 3-4  Johnson 2, Elliott - Hancocks, Vinall, Brown 2        3,135
 
 Match results were also included in the table for the Football League South.
 

BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT LEAGUE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS    GATE POS
 Mon 14 Apr Aston Villa H 4-3  H Jones 3, Chapman - Edwards, Broome, Haycock     4,549 N/K
 Sat 26 Apr Aston Villa H 1-6  Sankey - Davis 3, Goffin, Kerr, Martin     3,700 N/K
 
 Albion usually fielded their A team in the Birmingham & District League but for the two games above fielded their first XI.
 

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS      GATE
 Sat 05 Apr  RAF XI H 2-0  Dudley 2          513
 Sat 03 May  RAF XI H 4-1  Bell 2, Newsome, Clarke - *          601
 Sat 10 May  Hednesford Town A 1-5  Bell - *       1,201
 Sat 17 May  Revo Sports H 2-6  Clarke, Atkiss - *          253
 Sat 24 May  RAF XI (1) H 6-1  Richardson 6 - *          386
 
 Friendly in aid of the Mayor of West Bromwich's War Service Fund.
 



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