1987–88 Birmingham City F.C. season

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Birmingham City F.C.
1987–88 season
ChairmanKen Wheldon
Manager Garry Pendrey
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 19th
FA Cup Fifth round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
League Cup First round
(eliminated by Mansfield Town)
Full Members' Cup First round
(eliminated by Derby County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Whitton (14)
All: Steve Whitton (16)
Highest home attendance34,494 vs Nottingham Forest, FA Cup 5th round, 20 February 1988
Lowest home attendance5,878 vs Millwall, 9 February 1988
Average home league attendance8,576
  1986–87
1988–89  

The 1987–88 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 85th in the Football League and their 35th in the Second Division. They finished in 19th position in the division, expanded for this season to 23 teams as part of a restructuring process, and again avoided relegation only by two points. They entered the 1987–88 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in the fifth round to Nottingham Forest, and were beaten by Mansfield Town over two legs in the first round of the League Cup and by Derby County in the first round of the Full Members' Cup.

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Football League Second Division

The league programme did not end on the same day for all clubs. Although Birmingham were in 18th place after their last match, on 6 May, the last Second Division fixture was played the following day, when they were overtaken by Shrewsbury Town, so finished 19th. [1] [2]

DateLeague
position
OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
15 August 19871st Stoke City HW2–0 Rees 213,137
22 August 19871st Aston Villa AW2–0 Handysides, Rees30,870
29 August 19873rd AFC Bournemouth HD1–1 Kennedy 8,284
1 September 19875th Millwall AL1–3Rees6,758
5 September 198714th Crystal Palace HL0–67,011
12 September 198710th Swindon Town AW2–0Handysides, Whitton 9,128
15 September 19876th Blackburn Rovers HW1–0Whitton6,032
19 September 19875th Shrewsbury Town HD0–07,183
26 September 19878th Plymouth Argyle AD1–1 McElhinney og 8,912
30 September 19878th West Bromwich Albion AL1–2Kennedy15,399
3 October 19877th Huddersfield Town HW2–0Whitton 26,282
10 October 19878th Reading HD2–1Whitton, Kennedy6,147
17 October 19879th Bradford City AL0–412,256
20 October 19877th Sheffield United AW2–0 Withe 29,287
24 October 19879th Middlesbrough HD0–07,404
31 October 19876th Oldham Athletic AW2–1 Frain, Whitton pen 5,486
3 November 19876th Barnsley HW2–0Whitton 26,622
7 November 19877th Hull City AL0–27,901
14 November 19878th Leicester City HD2–2Whitton 28,666
21 November 198710th Manchester City AL0–322,690
28 November 19879th Ipswich Town HW1–0Frain6,718
5 December 198710th Leeds United AL1–4Kennedy15,987
12 December 198710th Aston Villa HL1–2Kennedy27,789
19 December 198712th Blackburn Rovers AL0–28,542
26 December 198715th Plymouth Argyle HL0–19,166
28 December 198714th Shrewsbury Town AD0–06,367
1 January 198814th AFC Bournemouth AL2–4 Dicks, Wigley 7,963
2 January 198815th Swindon Town HD1–1 Childs 7,829
16 January 198815th Stoke City AL1–3Kennedy10,076
6 February 198816th Crystal Palace AL0–38,809
9 February 198816th Millwall HW1–0Whitton5,878
27 February 198816th Huddersfield Town AD2–2Robinson, Whitton5,441
5 March 198817th Bradford City HD1–1Whitton8,101
8 March 198817th West Bromwich Albion HL0–112,331
12 March 198817th Reading AD1–1Handysides6,598
19 March 198817th Oldham Athletic HL1–3Wigley6,012
26 March 198817th Middlesbrough AD1–1 Atkins 15,465
2 April 198817th Hull City HD1–1 Williams 7,059
5 April 198818th Leicester City AL0–213,541
9 April 198817th Sheffield United HW1–0Kennedy7,046
23 April 198817th Barnsley AD2–2Whitton pen, Jeffels og 4,949
30 April 198817th Manchester City HL0–38,014
2 May 198818th Ipswich Town AL0–111,127
6 May 198818th Leeds United HD0–06,024

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part) [2]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
17th AFC Bournemouth 4413102156681249
18th Shrewsbury Town 4411161742541249
19th Birmingham City 4411151841662548
20th West Bromwich Albion 4412112150691947
21st Sheffield United 441372445742946

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
441115184166 −25487962024 −446122142 −21

Source: [3]

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
Third round9 January 1988 Gillingham AW3–0Greenall og, Williams, Handysides 9,267
Fourth round30 January 1988 Barnsley AW2–0 Rees, Wigley 13,219
Fifth round20 February 1988 Nottingham Forest HL0–134,494

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
First round 1st leg18 August 1987 Mansfield Town AD2–2Whitton, Handysides 4,425
First round 2nd leg25 August 1987Mansfield TownHL0–16,054

Full Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
First round25 November 1987 Derby County AL1–3 Whitton 8,277

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
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 Full Members' Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKFlag of England.svg ENG Roger Hansbury 220300000250
GKFlag of England.svg ENG Tony Godden 220002010250
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Kevin Ashley 0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Adrian Bird 6 (3)00010108 (3)0
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Julian Dicks 321302000371
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Vince Overson 370201000400
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Ray Ranson 380300010420
DFFlag of England.svg ENG Brian Roberts 261102000291
DFFlag of Scotland.svg SCO Tommy Williams 331312010392
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Ian Atkins 8100000081
MFFlag of Scotland.svg SCO Des Bremner 370202010420
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Gary Childs 23 (9)1300 (1)01027 (10)1
MFFlag of England.svg ENG John Frain 12 (2)210001013 (2)2
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Ian Handysides 28 (2)331210033 (2)5
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Kevin Langley 7000000070
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Ronnie Morris 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Paul Tait 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MFFlag of England.svg ENG John Trewick 25 (1)01 (1)0001028 (2)0
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Steve Wigley 432312010493
MFFlag of England.svg ENG Mark Yates 1 (2)00000001 (2)0
FWFlag of Scotland.svg SCO Andy Kennedy 15 (13)710201019 (13)7
FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg WAL Tony Rees 17 (6)421200 (1)021 (7)5
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Colin Robinson 3 (1)10000003 (1)1
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Guy Russell 6 (3)00000006 (3)0
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Neil Sproston 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Phil Starbuck 3000000030
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Steve Whitton 32 (1)1420211137 (1)16
FWFlag of England.svg ENG Peter Withe *8200000082

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