No fewer than thirty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twenty different goalscorers.

In November 1913, Birmingham captain Womack was offered an inducement of £55 to fix the result of the match against Grimsby Town.

A similar offer was made to West Bromwich Albion captain Jesse Pennington in relation to their match against Everton.

Both men reported the matter to club officials and the police, an arrest was made, and the culprit, one Pascoe Bioletti, who was connected with a football betting service based in Switzerland,[1] was convicted and sentenced to five months' imprisonment in relation to Pennington.

After his release, the charge in relation to Womack was withdrawn, as "the Football Association did not want to be vindictive as Bioletti was 68 years old.