1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season
1985–86 season | ||
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Chairman | Keith Coombs (until December 1985) Ken Wheldon thereafter | |
Manager | Bristol Rovers , League Cup 2nd round, 7 October 1985 | |
Average home league attendance | 10,899 | |
| ||
The
non-league club Altrincham, a result that prompted the resignation of Ron Saunders as manager.[1] They were eliminated from the League Cup by Southampton in a third-round replay. John Bond
succeeded Saunders as manager.
The top scorer was
Andy Kennedy
with just nine goals, of which seven were scored in league competition.
With the team already in the relegation positions, chairman Keith Coombs resigned in December 1985, selling his 70% shareholding to the former chairman of Walsall F.C., Ken Wheldon, who took over as chairman. The club's serious financial situation, not helped by low attendances, led to the departure of several senior administrative staff.[2][3]
Football League First Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 August 1985 | 5th | West Ham United |
H | W | 1–0 | Hopkins | 11,164 |
20 August 1985 | 11th | Watford | A | L | 0–3 | 14,278 | |
24 August 1985 | 17th | Chelsea | A | L | 0–2 | 16,534 | |
26 August 1985 | 9th | Oxford United |
H | W | 3–1 | Kennedy, Briggs og , Hopkins
|
10,568 |
31 August 1985 | 12th | Everton | A | L | 1–4 | Kennedy | 28,066 |
3 September 1985 | 10th | Manchester City | H | W | 1–0 | Geddis | 11,706 |
7 September 1985 | 11th | Aston Villa |
H | D | 0–0 | 24,971 | |
14 September 1985 | 10th | Ipswich Town |
A | W | 1–0 | Geddis | 11,616 |
21 September 1985 | 8th | Leicester City |
H | W | 2–1 | Geddis 2 | 9,834 |
28 September 1985 | 10th | Queens Park Rangers |
A | L | 1–3 | Armstrong
|
10,911 |
5 October 1985 | 12th | Sheffield Wednesday |
H | L | 0–2 | 11,708 | |
19 October 1985 | 14th | West Bromwich Albion |
A | L | 1–2 | Kennedy | 14,576 |
26 October 1985 | 15th | Coventry City |
H | L | 0–1 | 9,267 | |
2 November 1985 | 17th | Luton Town |
A | L | 0–2 | 8,550 | |
9 November 1985 | 17th | Newcastle United |
H | L | 0–1 | 8,162 | |
16 November 1985 | 17th | Southampton | A | L | 0–1 | 13,167 | |
23 November 1985 | 20th | Liverpool | H | L | 0–2 | 15,062 | |
30 November 1985 | 20th | Arsenal | A | D | 0–0 | 16,673 | |
7 December 1985 | 20th | Watford | H | L | 1–2 | Wright pen
|
7,043 |
14 December 1985 | 20th | West Ham United |
A | L | 0–2 | 17,481 | |
21 December 1985 | 20th | Chelsea | H | L | 1–2 | Platnauer | 10,594 |
26 December 1985 | 21st | Nottingham Forest |
H | L | 0–1 | 10,378 | |
28 December 1985 | 21st | Manchester City | A | D | 1–1 | Geddis | 24,055 |
1 January 1986 | 21st | Manchester United |
A | L | 0–1 | 43,095 | |
11 January 1986 | 21st | Ipswich Town |
H | L | 0–1 | 6,856 | |
18 January 1986 | 21st | Everton | H | L | 0–2 | 10,502 | |
1 February 1986 | 21st | Oxford United |
A | W | 1–0 | Clarke | 9,086 |
8 February 1986 | 21st | West Bromwich Albion |
H | L | 0–1 | 11,514 | |
16 February 1986 | 21st | Coventry City |
A | D | 4–4 | Kennedy 2, Whitton, Kuhl | 14,271 |
1 March 1986 | 21st | Queens Park Rangers |
H | W | 2–0 | Clarke pen, Hopkins | 7,093 |
8 March 1986 | 21st | Sheffield Wednesday |
A | L | 1–5 | Geddis | 17,491 |
12 March 1986 | 21st | Leicester City |
A | L | 2–4 | Clarke, Kennedy | 8,458 |
15 March 1986 | 21st | Tottenham Hotspur |
H | L | 1–2 | Kennedy | 9,394 |
22 March 1986 | 21st | Aston Villa |
A | W | 3–0 | Clarke 2, Whitton | 26,294 |
29 March 1986 | 21st | Manchester United |
H | D | 1–1 | Handysides | 22,551 |
31 March 1986 | 21st | Nottingham Forest |
A | L | 0–3 | 13,134 | |
6 April 1986 | 21st | Luton Town |
H | L | 0–2 | 8,836 | |
12 April 1986 | 21st | Newcastle United |
A | L | 1–4 | Hopkins | 19,981 |
16 April 1986 | 21st | Tottenham Hotspur |
A | L | 0–2 | 9,359 | |
19 April 1986 | 21st | Southampton | H | L | 0–2 | 5,833 | |
26 April 1986 | 21st | Liverpool | A | L | 0–5 | 42,021 | |
3 May 1986 | 21st | Arsenal | H | L | 0–1 | 6,234 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18th | Oxford United |
42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 42 |
19th | Leicester City |
42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 42 |
20th | Ipswich Town |
42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | −9 | 41 |
21st | Birmingham City |
42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 29 |
22nd | West Bromwich Albion |
42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 24 |
Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | ||||||||
Source | [4] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 14 January 1986 | Altrincham | H | L | 1–2 | Hopkins | 6,636 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Second round 1st leg | 24 September 1985 | Bristol Rovers |
A | W | 3–2 | 4,332 | |
Second round 2nd leg | 8 October 1985 | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 2–1 | Kennedy, Tanner og
|
3,686 |
Third round | 29 October 1985 | Southampton | H | D | 1–1 | Kennedy | 4,832 |
Third round replay | 6 November 1985 | Southampton | A | L | 0–3 | 9,085 |
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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | David Seaman | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Ken Armstrong
|
22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
DF | ENG | Julian Dicks | 18 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 20 (6) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Billy Garton* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
DF | NIR | Jim Hagan | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Mark Jones | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Ray Ranson | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Brian Roberts | 31 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 (2) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Mark Smalley* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Billy Wright
|
29 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 32 (2) | 3 |
MF | SCO | Des Bremner | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
MF | IRL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | John Frain | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
MF | ENG | Ian Handysides | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
MF | ENG | Robert Hopkins | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
MF | ENG | Lee Jenkins |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Martin Kuhl | 33 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 (4) | 1 |
MF | ENG | Nick Platnauer | 12 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 (5) | 1 |
MF | ENG | Billy Ronson* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Stuart Storer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Wayne Clarke | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
FW | ENG | David Geddis | 25 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 (1) | 6 |
FW | SCO | Andy Kennedy
|
27 (5) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 (5) | 9 |
FW | WAL | Tony Rees | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 |
FW | ENG | Guy Russell | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
FW | ENG | Steve Whitton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
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, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1985–1986: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 406–07.
Specific
- ^ Jones, Stuart (17 January 1986). "Bitter end for Saunders as he resigns from embattled Birmingham". The Times. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Eire move for Clough". The Times. 17 December 1985. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44.
- ^ "English Division One (old) 1985–1986 : Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.