| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
1851 |
Londen m | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 2. Morphy vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 18 |
1858 |
London | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 3. Morphy vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 46 |
1859 |
London | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 4. J Wisker vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 48 |
1868 |
BCA-02.Challenge Cup | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 5. G MacDonnell vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1870 |
Great | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 6. G MacDonnell vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1872 |
London m/1 | C37 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 7. G MacDonnell vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1872 |
London | C37 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 8. G MacDonnell vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 17 |
1872 |
London | C37 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 9. S Rosenthal vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 20 |
1873 |
Vienna | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 10. Gossip vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 30 |
1873 |
London | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 11. K Pitschel vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1873 |
Vienna | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 12. J Wisker vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 58 |
1873 |
London | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 13. J Wisker vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1873 |
London | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 14. Gossip vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 47 |
1873 |
London | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 15. Steinitz vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
1873 |
Vienna | C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham |
| 16. G MacDonnell vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1874 |
London LB | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 17. J Mason vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 38 |
1876 |
Philadelphia USA | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 18. W Ballard vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 24 |
1879 |
London | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 19. C F Schmid vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
1880 |
Wiesbaden | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 20. J Mortimer vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 21 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 21. J Mortimer vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 22. Gunsberg vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1889 |
London m | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
| 23. Janowski vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 24 |
1899 |
London m/1 | C33 King's Gambit Accepted |