The 1975–76 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 73rd in the Football League and their 42nd in the First Division. They were in the bottom four from mid-October onwards, and eventually finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, one place above the relegation places. They entered the 1975–76 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Portsmouth in that round after a replay, and lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup. To celebrate the centenary of the club's foundation in 1875, they played a friendly match against Celtic, winning 1–0.
1975–76 season | ||
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Chairman | Keith Coombs | |
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Ground | St Andrew's | |
Football League First Division | 19th | |
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Portsmouth) | |
League Cup | Third round (eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Trevor Francis (17) All: Trevor Francis (18) | |
Highest home attendance | 46,251 vs Aston Villa, 3 April 1976 | |
Lowest home attendance | 18,238 vs Orient, League Cup 2nd round, 9 September 1975 | |
Average home league attendance | 28,002 | |
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Twenty-seven players made at least one first-team appearance, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Defender Joe Gallagher missed only one of the 46 competitive matches played over the season, and Trevor Francis was the club's leading scorer with 18 goals, all but one scored in the league.
Keith Coombs took over the chairmanship following the death of his father Clifford.[1]
Football League First Division
editDate | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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16 August 1975 | 11th | Leicester City | A | D | 3–3 | Hatton, Kendall 2 (1 pen) | 25,547 |
19 August 1975 | 14th | Manchester United | H | L | 0–2 | 33,177 | |
23 August 1975 | 19th | Everton | H | L | 0–1 | 26,814 | |
26 August 1975 | 21st | Middlesbrough | A | L | 0–2 | 22,423 | |
30 August 1975 | 21st | Ipswich Town | A | L | 2–4 | Hatton 2 | 22,659 |
6 September 1975 | 21st | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 1–1 | Kendall | 27,305 |
13 September 1975 | 21st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–2 | 25,142 | |
20 September 1975 | 21st | Burnley | H | W | 4–0 | Campbell, Withe, Kendall, Francis | 25,830 |
23 September 1975 | 17th | Newcastle United | H | W | 3–2 | Withe 2, Francis pen | 31,166 |
27 September 1975 | 18th | Aston Villa | A | L | 1–2 | Francis | 53,782 |
4 October 1975 | 17th | Sheffield United | H | W | 2–0 | Hatton, Francis | 26,121 |
11 October 1975 | 19th | Liverpool | A | L | 1–3 | Hatton | 36,532 |
18 October 1975 | 19th | Leeds United | H | D | 2–2 | Francis, Gallagher | 33,775 |
25 October 1975 | 19th | Norwich City | A | L | 0–1 | 19,605 | |
1 November 1975 | 20th | West Ham United | H | L | 1–5 | Francis | 28,474 |
8 November 1975 | 21st | Manchester City | A | L | 0–2 | 28,329 | |
15 November 1975 | 21st | Arsenal | H | W | 3–1 | Francis pen, Withe, Hatton | 21,652 |
22 November 1975 | 21st | Leeds United | A | L | 0–3 | 26,640 | |
29 November 1975 | 21st | Coventry City | A | L | 2–3 | Burns, Kendall pen | 21,800 |
6 December 1975 | 19th | Derby County | H | W | 2–1 | Burns, Page | 30,620 |
13 December 1975 | 21st | Everton | A | L | 2–5 | Kendall, Withe | 20,188 |
20 December 1975 | 19th | Leicester City | H | W | 2–1 | Francis pen, Withe | 21,890 |
26 December 1975 | 19th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | W | 3–1 | Francis 2, Withe | 21,651 |
27 December 1975 | 19th | Stoke City | H | D | 1–1 | Hatton | 37,166 |
10 January 1976 | 19th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | L | 0–1 | 28,552 | |
17 January 1976 | 19th | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 1–2 | Francis | 16,759 |
31 January 1976 | 20th | Manchester United | A | L | 1–3 | Withe | 50,274 |
7 February 1976 | 19th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–1 | Kendall, Hatton | 18,599 |
14 February 1976 | 19th | Manchester City | H | W | 2–1 | Gallagher, Kendall | 22,445 |
21 February 1976 | 19th | Arsenal | A | L | 0–1 | 20,907 | |
28 February 1976 | 19th | Norwich City | H | D | 1–1 | Francis pen | 22,359 |
6 March 1976 | 19th | West Ham United | A | W | 2–1 | Withe, Emmanuel | 19,863 |
13 March 1976 | 19th | Liverpool | H | L | 0–1 | 31,797 | |
20 March 1976 | 19th | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Francis pen | 22,956 |
27 March 1976 | 19th | Derby County | A | L | 2–4 | Francis, Needham | 28,161 |
3 April 1976 | 19th | Aston Villa | H | W | 3–2 | Hibbitt, Burns, Francis | 46,251 |
7 April 1976 | 19th | Newcastle United | A | L | 0–4 | 18,900 | |
10 April 1976 | 20th | Burnley | A | L | 0–1 | 13,679 | |
13 April 1976 | 19th | Ipswich Town | H | W | 3–0 | Francis pen, Hibbitt, Burns | 20,497 |
17 April 1976 | 19th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 3–1 | Gallagher, Francis, Burns | 30,616 |
19 April 1976 | 19th | Stoke City | A | L | 0–1 | 19,928 | |
4 May 1976 | 19th | Sheffield United | A | D | 1–1 | Hibbitt | 30,782 |
League table (part)
editPos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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17th | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 0.89 | 36 |
18th | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 0.68 | 36 |
19th | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 57 | 75 | 0.76 | 33 |
20th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 0.75 | 30 |
21st | Burnley | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 0.65 | 28 |
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 |
FA Cup
editRound | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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Third round | 3 January 1976 | Portsmouth | A | D | 1–1 | Francis | 19,414 |
Third round replay | 6 January 1976 | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–1 | 26,106 |
League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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Second round | 9 September 1975 | Orient | H | W | 4–0 | Gallagher, Morton, Hatton, Want | 18,238 |
Third round | 7 October 1975 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | 29,822 |
Centenary match
editDate | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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25 November 1975 | Celtic | H | W | 1–0 | Withe | 14,670 |
Appearances and goals
edit- 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
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Dave Latchford | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
GK | ENG | Steve Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Steve Bryant | 19 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 0 |
DF | SCO | Kenny Burns | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
DF | ENG | Joe Gallagher | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 |
DF | SCO | Roger Hynd † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Ray Martin | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Ian Osborne | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Garry Pendrey | 14 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 16 (5) | 0 |
DF | WAL | John Roberts | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 |
DF | ENG | Archie Styles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
DF | ENG | Tony Want | 20 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 20 (2) | 1 |
MF | SCO | Jimmy Calderwood | 15 | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (1) | 3 |
MF | SCO | Alan Campbell † | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
MF | WAL | Gary Emmanuel | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 |
MF | ENG | Paul Hendrie † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Terry Hibbitt | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
MF | SCO | Bobby Hope † | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Howard Kendall | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
MF | ENG | Roy Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MF | WAL | Malcolm Page | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
MF | ENG | Gordon Taylor † | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 |
FW | ENG | Trevor Francis | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 18 |
FW | ENG | Bob Hatton | 33 (4) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 (4) | 9 |
FW | ENG | Andy Needham | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
FW | ENG | Steve Phillips † | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Peter Withe | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
See also
editReferences
edit- 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 1975–1976 : Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 386–87.
- Source for centenary match details: Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 243.
- Specific
- ^ Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p.44.
"Mr William Collingwood". The Times. London. 4 July 1975. p. 16. - ^ "Birmingham City 1975–1976 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.