1970–71 Birmingham City F.C. season
1970–71 season | ||
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Chairman | Clifford Coombs | |
Manager | Norwich City , 28 November 1970 | |
Average home league attendance | 24,164 | |
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Bristol Rovers
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Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Defender Roger Hynd played in 48 of the 50 first-team matches over the season, and Phil Summerill was leading goalscorer for the third consecutive season.
Football League Second Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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15 August 1970 | 4th | Queens Park Rangers |
H | W | 2–1 | Summerill, Vowden | 30,785 |
22 August 1970 | 1st | Carlisle United |
A | W | 3–0 | Vincent, R. Latchford 2 | 9,244 |
29 August 1970 | 1st | Luton Town |
H | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 30,141 |
1 September 1970 | 1st | Middlesbrough | H | L | 0–1 | 27,769 | |
5 September 1970 | 10th | Cardiff City |
A | L | 0–2 | 22,081 | |
12 September 1970 | 11th | Oxford United |
H | D | 1–1 | Francis | 22,346 |
19 September 1970 | 15th | Portsmouth | A | L | 0–1 | 18,037 | |
26 September 1970 | 16th | Charlton Athletic |
H | D | 1–1 | Summerill | 20,767 |
29 September 1970 | 17th | Bristol City |
A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 15,975 |
3 October 1970 | 15th | Hull City | A | W | 1–0 | R. Latchford | 17,882 |
10 October 1970 | 16th | Sheffield United | H | L | 0–1 | 22,350 | |
17 October 1970 | 19th | Queens Park Rangers |
A | L | 2–5 | R. Latchford 2 | 13,074 |
20 October 1970 | 19th | Leicester City |
H | D | 0–0 | 25,381 | |
24 October 1970 | 19th | Watford | A | L | 1–2 | Vowden | 14,707 |
31 October 1970 | 18th | Swindon Town |
H | W | 2–1 | Vincent, Robinson
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18,502 |
7 November 1970 | 19th | Sunderland | A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 15,994 |
14 November 1970 | 16th | Orient | H | W | 1–0 | Page | 14,137 |
21 November 1970 | 18th | Bolton Wanderers |
A | L | 0–3 | 7,141 | |
28 November 1970 | 18th | Norwich City |
H | D | 2–2 | Vincent, Summerill | 13,630 |
5 December 1970 | 18th | Millwall | A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 8,489 |
12 December 1970 | 16th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | W | 1–0 | R. Latchford | 14,239 |
19 December 1970 | 15th | Carlisle United |
H | W | 1–0 | Francis | 15,670 |
26 December 1970 | 15th | Blackburn Rovers |
A | D | 2–2 | Bowker, Francis | 8,787 |
9 January 1970 | 14th | Bristol City |
H | W | 2–0 | Taylor, R. Latchford | 15,292 |
16 January 1971 | 14th | Leicester City |
A | W | 4–1 | R. Latchford 2, Bowker, Summerill | 25,657 |
30 January 1971 | 14th | Norwich City |
A | D | 2–2 | Summerill 2 | 11,964 |
6 February 1970 | 12th | Millwall | H | W | 3–1 | Page, Summerill pen, Francis | 21,893 |
13 February 1971 | 11th | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | D | 3–3 | Francis 2, R. Latchford | 13,138 |
20 February 1971 | 10th | Bolton Wanderers |
H | W | 4–0 | Francis 4 | 25,600 |
27 February 1971 | 9th | Swindon Town |
A | W | 2–1 | Francis 2 | 19,860 |
6 March 1971 | 8th | Watford | H | W | 2–0 | Summerill, Francis | 27,605 |
13 March 1971 | 8th | Orient | A | W | 2–0 | Francis, Summerill | 11,167 |
20 March 1971 | 8th | Sunderland | H | W | 3–1 | Summerill 2 (1 pen), Page | 34,194 |
27 March 1971 | 8th | Cardiff City |
H | W | 2–0 | Francis, Summerill | 49,025 |
3 April 1971 | 9th | Luton Town |
A | L | 2–3 | R. Latchford, Summerill | 25,172 |
9 April 1971 | 9th | Oxford United |
A | L | 0–1 | 16,196 | |
10 April 1971 | 9th | Blackburn Rovers |
H | W | 1–0 | Campbell | 25,572 |
13 April 1971 | 9th | Hull City | H | D | 0–0 | 33,109 | |
17 April 1971 | 10th | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–3 | 29,364 | |
24 April 1971 | 9th | Portsmouth | H | D | 1–1 | R. Latchford | 19,440 |
27 April 1971 | 9th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 0–0 | 12,802 | |
1 May 1971 | 9th | Charlton Athletic |
A | D | 1–1 | R. Latchford | 10,723 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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7th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 1.40 | 48 |
8th | Millwall | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 42 | 1.41 | 47 |
9th | Birmingham City |
42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.21 | 46 |
10th | Norwich City |
42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 1.04 | 44 |
11th | Queens Park Rangers |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 1.09 | 43 |
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 | [1] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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Third round | 2 January 1971 | Huddersfield Town |
A | D | 1–1 | Summerill pen | 26,486 |
Third round replay | 5 January 1971 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | 26,558 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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First round | 18 August 1970 | Wrexham | H | D | 3–3 | Murray, Vowden, Vincent | 21,623 |
First round replay | 26 August 1970 | Wrexham | A | W | 3–2 | Vowden, Vincent, Hockey | 17,019 |
Second round | 9 September 1970 | Colchester United |
A | D | 1–1 | Summerill | 8,085 |
Second round replay | 15 September 1970 | Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Vowden, Summerill | 17,606 |
Third round | 4 October 1970 | Nottingham Forest |
H | W | 2–1 | Summerill 2 | 23,015 |
Fourth round | 26 October 1970 | Bristol Rovers |
A | L | 0–3 | 21,426 |
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Mike Kelly | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
GK | ENG | Dave Latchford | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
DF | WAL | Colin Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Mike Harrison
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | SCO | Roger Hynd | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Ray Martin
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36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Garry Pendrey | 24 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 (4) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Dave Robinson
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38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
DF | ENG | John Sleeuwenhoek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Bobby Thomson
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Malcolm Beard | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
MF | SCO | Alan Campbell | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
MF | WAL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | 8 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 (1) | 1 | |
MF | WAL | Malcolm Page | 27 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (1) | 3 |
MF | ENG | George Smith
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Gordon Taylor | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
FW | ENG | Keith Bowker | 8 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (3) | 2 |
FW | ENG | Mick Darrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Trevor Francis | 21 (1) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (1) | 15 |
FW | ENG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | |
FW | SCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Bob Latchford | 35 (1) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 (1) | 13 |
FW | ENG | Phil Summerill | 38 (1) | 16 | 1 (1) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 44 (2) | 21 |
FW | ENG | 16 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 (1) | 5 | |
FW | ENG | 16 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 (1) | 6 |
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 1970–1971: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 376–77.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1970–1971: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2012.