1968–69 Birmingham City F.C. season

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Birmingham City F.C.
1968–69 season
ChairmanClifford Coombs
Manager Stan Cullis
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 7th
FA Cup Fifth round
(eliminated by Manchester United)
Football League Cup Second round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil Summerill  (16)
All: Fred Pickering,
Phil Summerill (17)
Highest home attendance51,685 vs Manchester United, FA Cup 5th round, 11 February 1969
Lowest home attendance18,958 vs Bristol City, 14 December 1968
Average home league attendance26,008
←  1967–68
1969–70  →

The 1969–70 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 66th in the Football League and their 28th in the Second Division. They made a poor start, suffering seven defeats in the first nine matches, but an improved second half of the season led to a seventh-place finish in the 22-team division. They entered the 1969–70 FA Cup in the third round proper, reaching the fifth round in which they lost to Manchester United after a replay, and were beaten by Chelsea in their opening second-round match in the League Cup.

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Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Midfielder Johnny Vincent played in 46 of the 48 first-team matches over the season. Fred Pickering and Phil Summerill finished as joint leading goalscorers with 17 goals in all competitions; the best goal return in League competition was Summerill's 16.

Football League Second Division

On 7 September 1968, the home match against Huddersfield Town saw Geoff Vowden become the first substitute to score a hat-trick in a Football League match. [1]

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
10 August 196817th Norwich City HL1–2 Pickering 27,715
27 August 196820th Crystal Palace AL2–3 Vowden, Vincent 17,679
20 August 196822nd Charlton Athletic AL1–3Vincent14,220
24 August 196817th Portsmouth HW5–2Pickering 2, Vowden, Summerill, Tindall og 23,915
28 August 196821st Cardiff City AL0–414,967
31 August 196822nd Preston North End AL1–4 Greenhoff 13,112
7 September 196819th Huddersfield Town HW5–1Greenhoff, Pickering, Vowden 325,001
14 September 196821st Middlesbrough AL1–3Vincent17,398
17 September 196821st Bury HL1–3Greenhoff24,178
21 September 196820th Aston Villa HW4–0Vowden, Greenhoff, Vincent, Summerill40,527
28 September 196818th Carlisle United AW3–2Greenhoff, Summerill, Green 7,623
5 October 196817th Fulham HW5–4Greenhoff 4, Vincent28,448
8 October 196815th Cardiff City HW2–0Greenhoff, Vincent28,238
12 October 196815th Bristol City AD0–019,578
19 October 196815th Millwall HL1–2Greenhoff pen 29,770
26 October 196817th Derby County AL0–134,218
2 November 196818th Oxford United HL0–123,466
9 November 196819th Blackburn Rovers AL2–3Pickering 211,721
16 November 196817th Blackpool HW1–0Summerill22,206
23 November 196817th Bolton Wanderers AD0–07,175
30 November 196816th Hull City HW5–2Pickering, Greenhoff, Summerill 321,352
7 December 196817th Sheffield United AL0–214,339
14 December 196817th Bristol City HW2–0Pickering 218,958
21 December 196816th Millwall AW3–1Pickering, Vincent, Darrell 12,652
26 December 196817th Fulham AL0–213,192
11 January 196815th Oxford United AW2–1Pickering, Summerill11,587
14 January 196914th Derby County HD1–1Pickering39,977
18 January 196912th Blackburn Rovers HW3–1Pickering, Robinson pen, Coddington og 27,161
1 February 196914th Blackpool AL1–2 James og 11,294
1 March 196917th Norwich City AD1–1Vowden15,894
4 March 196916th Sheffield United HD2–2Pickering, Beard 25,123
8 March 196916th Crystal Palace HL0–125,298
15 March 196915th Portsmouth AD0–015,556
22 March 196913th Preston North End HW3–1 R. Latchford 2, Summerill22,020
25 March 196911th Bolton Wanderers HW5–0Vincent, Summerill 3, Beard20,454
29 March 196911th Huddersfield Town AD0–08,105
5 April 196911th Carlisle United HW3–0Greenhoff 2, Hockey 22,397
7 April 196911th Charlton Athletic HD0–025,884
8 April 19699th Bury AW2–1Summerill 25,819
12 April 196910th Aston Villa AL0–153,647
15 April 19698th Hull City AW2–1Vincent, Hockey8,702
19 April 19696th Middlesbrough HW3–1Summerill 2, G. Smith og 25,899

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part) [3]
PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts
5th Cardiff City 422071567541.2447
6th Huddersfield Town 4217121353461.1546
7th Birmingham City 421881673591.2444
8th Blackpool 4214151351411.2443
9th Sheffield United 4216111561501.2243
KeyPos = 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

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round4 January 1969 Lincoln City HW2–1 Pickering, Robinson 31,429
Fourth round25 January 1969 Sheffield Wednesday AD2–2Pickering, Thwaites 52,062
Fourth round replay28 January 1969Sheffield WednesdayHW2–1Pickering, Beard 51,463
Fifth round11 February 1969 Manchester United HD2–2Beard, Robinson51,685
Fifth round replay24 February 1969Manchester UnitedAL2–6 Greenhoff, Summerill 61,934

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round3 September 1968 Chelsea HL0–131,530

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Pos.Nat.Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim Herriot 3805010440
GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Dave Latchford 40000040
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Winston Foster 50001060
DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Colin Green 2815010341
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ray Martin 31 (1)0500 (1)036 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Bert Murray 8 (2)000109 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Garry Pendrey 1000000100
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Dave Robinson 2915200343
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Brian Sharples 10000010
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG John Sleeuwenhoek 7 (1)00 (1)0008 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Bobby Thomson 1000000100
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Malcolm Beard 3223 (1)21036 (1)4
MFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Malcolm Page 33 (1)0501039 (1)0
MFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ron Wylie 2603010300
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Barry Bridges †20000020
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Mick Darrell 4 (1)110005 (1)1
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Jimmy Greenhoff 311451003615
FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Trevor Hockey 3725000422
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Bob Latchford 42000042
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Fred Pickering 321453204017
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Phil Summerill 28 (2)161 (1)11030 (3)17
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Denis Thwaites 20310051
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Vincent 40 (1)9401045 (1)9
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Geoff Vowden 22 (4)7001023 (4)7

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References

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Specific

  1. ↑ Thomson, Doug (2 September 2006). "Caught in time 1968" (reprint hosted at The Free Library (Farlex)). Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham City 1968–1969: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Birmingham City 1968–1969: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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