| Joe Birch | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Birch |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
| Position: | Full back |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Hednesford, England |
| Death Place: | Colchester, England |
| Years1: | 1920–1926 |
| Clubs1: | Cannock Town |
| Years2: | 1926–1928 |
| Clubs2: | Hednesford Town |
| Years3: | 1928–1929 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1929–1931 |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1931–1938 |
| Caps5: | 185 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1938–19?? |
| Clubs6: | Colchester United |
Joseph Birch (6 July 1904 – 4 December 1980) was an English professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Fulham.[2] He played as a full back.
Birch was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire. He played non-league football for Cannock Town and Hednesford Town before joining Birmingham in 1928.[3] Birch played his only game for Birmingham in the First Division on Boxing Day 1928 in a 6–2 defeat at Bolton Wanderers, just before the club paid £4,000 for the services of Huddersfield Town full back Ned Barkas.[4] He played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in the Third Division South before moving on to Fulham. In his first season Birch contributed to their winning the Third Division South title and consequent promotion,[3] and in seven seasons with the club he played 185 league games.[2] They awarded him a benefit match against fellow west London club Queens Park Rangers in 1937.[5] He finished off his career with Colchester United, with whom he won the championship of the Southern League in the 1938–39 season.[3]
Birch died in Colchester, Essex, in 1980 at the age of 76.[3]
Fulham
Colchester United