▁ordered ▁the ▁continued ▁closure ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁likely ▁air - raid ▁targets ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B SA ▁m un itions ▁fact ories . ▁Con sequently , ▁B irmingham ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁play ▁all ▁their ▁away ▁fi xt ures ▁first , ▁and ▁when ▁this ▁became ▁impossible , ▁to ▁play ▁home ▁fi xt ures ▁on ▁a ▁neutral ▁ground the ▁Wind mill ▁Gr ound ▁at ▁Le am ington ▁hosted ▁two ▁" home " ▁matches . ▁The ▁matter ▁was ▁first ▁raised ▁in ▁Parliament ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁issue ▁outside ▁his ▁juris diction . ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁had ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁football ▁ground ▁in ▁England ▁still ▁closed , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁bow ed ▁to ▁public ▁pressure , ▁and ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 2 4 1 ▁witness ed ▁B irmingham ' s ▁first ▁home ▁game ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁months , ▁against ▁W als all ▁in ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Regional ▁League . ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁War ▁Cup ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁and ▁goals ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁playing ▁formation , ▁see ▁formation ▁( associ ation ▁football ) # 2 – 3 – 5 ▁( Py ram id ). ▁ ▁Play ers ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁a ster isk ▁* ▁were ▁guests , ▁not ▁registered ▁B irmingham ▁players .