1957–58 Birmingham City F.C. season
Appearance
1957–58 season | ||
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Chairman | Harry Morris Jr | |
Manager | Sheffield Wednesday , 12 March 1958 | |
Average home league attendance | 29,553 | |
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The
aggregate score with Barcelona
.
In February 1958,
Arthur Turner, but chairman Harry Morris announced to the press that he was to be appointed joint manager. Turner, who found about this arrangement not from the club but from the press, threatened to resign. He was persuaded to stay "for the time being", but finally left early in the 1958–59 season.[1]
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally or internationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Half back
Peter Murphy
finished as leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions, of which 20 were scored in the league.
Football League First Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 August 1957 | 6th | Aston Villa |
H | W | 3–1 | Murphy
|
50,780 |
28 August 1957 | 5th | Nottingham Forest |
A | D | 1–1 | Brown | 29,705 |
31 August 1957 | 11th | Chelsea | A | L | 1–5 | Brown | 43,806 |
4 September 1957 | 15th | Nottingham Forest |
H | L | 0–2 | 26,852 | |
7 September 1957 | 18th | Newcastle United |
H | L | 1–4 | Hellawell | 29,784 |
11 September 1957 | 19th | Tottenham Hotspur |
H | D | 0–0 | 26,485 | |
14 September 1957 | 21st | Burnley | A | L | 1–3 | Neal
|
20,522 |
18 September 1957 | 22nd | Tottenham Hotspur |
A | L | 1–7 | Brown | 35,292 |
21 September 1957 | 20th | Preston North End |
H | W | 3–1 | Neale, Murphy, Govan pen | 24,894 |
28 September 1957 | 21st | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | L | 3–5 | Orritt 2, Murphy | 20,129 |
1 October 1957 | 21st | West Bromwich Albion |
A | D | 0–0 | 39,738 | |
5 October 1957 | 15th | Manchester City | H | W | 4–0 | Murphy 3, Brown | 28,059 |
12 October 1957 | 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | L | 1–5 | Astall | 43,005 |
19 October 1957 | 15th | Arsenal | A | W | 3–1 | Orritt, Neal 2 | 39,031 |
26 October 1957 | 14th | Bolton Wanderers |
H | W | 5–1 | Brown 2, Orritt, Murphy, Watts | 26,225 |
2 November 1957 | 15th | Luton Town |
A | L | 0–3 | 17,316 | |
9 November 1957 | 16th | Sunderland | H | L | 2–3 | Murphy, Govan | 25,315 |
16 November 1957 | 15th | Everton | A | W | 2–0 | Murphy 2 | 34,875 |
23 November 1957 | 15th | Blackpool | H | D | 0–0 | 32,178 | |
30 November 1957 | 15th | Leeds United |
A | D | 1–1 | Orritt | 21,358 |
7 December 1957 | 15th | Manchester United |
H | D | 3–3 | Kinsey, Murphy, Astall | 35,191 |
14 December 1957 | 15th | Leicester City |
A | D | 2–2 | Kinsey, Astall | 28,680 |
21 December 1957 | 15th | Aston Villa |
A | W | 2–0 | Brown, Kinsey | 41,118 |
26 December 1957 | 15th | West Bromwich Albion |
H | L | 3–5 | Brown, Hooper pen , Neal
|
48,396 |
28 December 1957 | 15th | Chelsea | H | D | 3–3 | Brown, Murphy 2 | 37,436 |
11 January 1958 | 15th | Newcastle United |
A | W | 2–1 | Brown, Kinsey | 34,825 |
18 January 1958 | 15th | Burnley | H | L | 2–3 | Murphy, Hooper | 22,281 |
1 February 1958 | 15th | Preston North End |
A | L | 0–8 | 21,511 | |
22 February 1958 | 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | L | 1–5 | Murphy | 36,941 |
1 March 1958 | 15th | Arsenal | H | W | 4–1 | Brown 2, Murphy, Hooper | 26,834 |
5 March 1958 | 15th | Manchester City | A | D | 1–1 | Murphy | 30,655 |
8 March 1958 | 16th | Bolton Wanderers |
A | L | 0–1 | 18,309 | |
12 March 1958 | 15th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | W | 1–0 | Orritt | 15,937 |
15 March 1958 | 15th | Luton Town |
H | D | 1–1 | Orritt | 25,225 |
22 March 1958 | 15th | Blackpool | A | L | 2–4 | Astall, Hooper pen | 11,549 |
29 March 1958 | 15th | Everton | H | W | 2–1 | Hooper 2 | 21,628 |
4 April 1958 | 15th | Portsmouth | A | L | 2–3 | Murphy, Hooper | 33,075 |
5 April 1958 | 14th | Sunderland | A | W | 6–1 | Murphy, Astall, Brown, Hooper, Orritt 2 | 34,194 |
7 April 1958 | 12th | Portsmouth | H | W | 4–1 | Brown, Orritt, Murphy, Hooper | 23,380 |
12 April 1958 | 13th | Leeds United |
H | D | 1–1 | Orritt | 23,112 |
19 April 1958 | 12th | Manchester United |
A | W | 2–0 | Hooper, Green | 39,215 |
26 April 1958 | 13th | Leicester City |
H | L | 0–1 | 27,607 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11th | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 82 | 79 | 1.05 | 42 |
12th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | 0.86 | 39 |
13th | Birmingham City |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | 0.85 | 39 |
14th | Aston Villa |
42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.85 | 39 |
15th | Bolton Wanderers |
42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 87 | 0.75 | 38 |
Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average ; Pts = Points
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Source | [2] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 8 January 1958 | York City |
A | L | 0–3 | 19,750 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The group stage of the
Dave Fairhurst said he thought they played better in the first leg, where they concentrated on playing; here, they spent too much time complaining. Balmanya's opinion of Birmingham had not changed since the first leg: he saw them as a physical team with crude technique, too concerned with the opponent to think much about the ball.[6]
El Mundo Deportivo was more complimentary about Birmingham's style of play in the replay. While they had come to Barcelona to avoid losing, and nearly succeeded, they went to
Suárez picked up the ball in midfield and passed to Kubala who drew Merrick out of his goal and gave him no chance with his shot.[5][7]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-final 1st leg | 23 October 1957 | Barcelona | H | W | 4–3 | 30,791 | |
Semi-final 2nd leg | 13 November 1957 | Barcelona | A | L | 0–1 aet |
60,000 | |
Semi-final playoff | 26 November 1957 | Barcelona | St. Jakob-Park, Basel | L | 1–2 | Murphy | 20,000 |
Appearances and goals
- Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Key to positions: GK –
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League
|
FA Cup | Fairs Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Gil Merrick | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
GK | ENG | Johnny Schofield | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FB | ENG | George Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Brian Farmer | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Ken Green | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
FB | ENG | Jeff Hall | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Bunny Larkin | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Joe Mullett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Dick Neal | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
HB | ENG | Johnny Newman † | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Graham Sissons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Trevor Smith | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Johnny Watts | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FW | ENG | Gordon Astall | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
FW | ENG | Eddy Brown | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 |
FW | SCO | Alex Govan † | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
FW | ENG | Mike Hellawell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FW | ENG | Harry Hooper | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
FW | ENG | David Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Bud Houghton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | WAL | Noel Kinsey † | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
FW | ENG | Peter Murphy | 36 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 23 |
FW | ENG | Keith Neale † | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
FW | WAL | Bryan Orritt | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 |
See also
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1957–1958: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 350–51, 473.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ Matthews, Complete Record, p. 62.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1957–1958: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Anoche en Birmingham" [Last night in Birmingham]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona. 24 October 1957. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
el resultado último de la semifinal ... que verá – o mucho nos equivocamos – un triunfo claro del equipo azulgrana.
- ^ Pardo, Carlos (14 November 1957). "Barcelona 1, – Birmingham 0". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Blues in Europe – Part One 1956–1958". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Hablan los entrenadores" [What the coaches say]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona. 14 November 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
Buena, aunque creo que jugaron mejor en Birmingham; allí se dedicaron más a jugar... aquí protestaron demasiado. ... Lo mismo que opiné después del partido jugado en Inglaterra, que se trata de un conjunto durísimo, de técnica un tanto rudimentaria, que se preocupan demasiado del contrario, olvidándose con frecuencia del balón.
- ^ a b "Barcelona 2, – Birmingham 1". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona. 27 November 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
Vino al estadio barcelonista, no a ganar un partido. Vino a no perderlo. Y a punto de ello estuvo. Hoy en cambio, venía a hacerse merecedor del triunfo y, además, alcanzarlo. ... El terreno, accidentado, de hierba larga, tierra húmeda y muy resbaladiza, se prestaba muchísimo más al juego abierto y de largos desplazamientos del balón y de aperturas fáciles, que no al estilo de juego de pase concreto, tiro colocado y marcaje próximo.