1974–75 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1974–75 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 72nd in the Football League and their 41st in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, four points above the relegation positions. They entered the 1974–75 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Fulham in the last minute of the semi-final replay, lost to Crewe Alexandra in their opening match of the League Cup in the second round, and reached the semi-final of the Texaco Cup.

Birmingham City F.C.
1974–75 season
ChairmanClifford Coombs
ManagerFreddie Goodwin
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division17th
FA CupSemi-final
(eliminated by Fulham)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Crewe Alexandra)
Texaco CupSemi-final
(eliminated by Newcastle United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Hatton (14)
All: Bob Hatton (18)
Highest home attendance47,260 vs Middlesbrough, FA Cup 6th round, 8 March 1975
Lowest home attendance12,327 vs Ayr United, Texaco Cup 2nd round, 17 September 1974
Average home league attendance30,854

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dave Latchford and forward Bob Hatton played in 53 of the 56 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Hatton with 18 goals, of which 14 came in league competition.

Football League First Division
Main article: 1974–75 Football League
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
17 August 1974 17thMiddlesbroughH L0–3 32,105
20 August 1974 18thLeicester CityH L3–4Burns, Francis 2 (1 pen) 27,663
24 August 1974 21stLeeds UnitedA L0–1 30,820
28 August 1974 21stLeicester CityA D1–1Francis 24,018
31 August 1974 21stWolverhampton WanderersH D1–1Burns 33,785
7 September 1974 17thQueens Park RangersA W1–0Gallagher 16,058
14 September 1974 15thDerby CountyH W3–2Hatton, Francis 2 (2 pens) 27,345
21 September 1974 18thCarlisle UnitedA L0–1 12,691
25 September 1974 21stWest Ham UnitedA L0–3 25,495
28 September 1974 14thArsenalH W3–1Burns, Hatton 3 25,584
5 October 1974 19thCoventry CityH L1–2Francis pen 30,282
12 October 1974 14thLuton TownA W3–1Francis 3 15,097
15 October 1974 13thLeeds UnitedH W1–0Francis 36,513
19 October 1974 11thNewcastle UnitedH W3–0Burns, Styles, Hatton 33,339
26 October 1974 12thSheffield UnitedA L2–3Hatton, Styles 21,639
2 November 1974 11thChelseaH W2–0Hatton, Kendall 30,764
9 November 1974 11thBurnleyA D2–2Rodaway og, Taylor 16,075
16 November 1974 11thManchester CityH W4–0Kendall, Hatton 2, Burns 35,143
23 November 1974 9thTottenham HotspurA D0–0 27,761
30 November 1974 11thEvertonA L1–4Calderwood 38,369
7 December 1974 13thStoke CityH L0–3 33,999
14 December 1974 14thMiddlesbroughA L0–3 23,737
21 December 1974 14thLiverpoolH W3–1Taylor, Kendall pen, Hatton 26,608
26 December 1974 15thDerby CountyA L1–2Hatton 26,121
28 December 1974 16thIpswich TownH L0–1 30,266
11 January 1975 17thStoke CityA D0–0 26,157
18 January 1975 18thEvertonH L0–3 32,284
1 February 1975 17thBurnleyH D1–1Emmanuel 24,990
8 February 1975 18thChelseaA L1–2Hatton 18,144
18 February 1975 16thTottenham HotspurH W1–0Hatton 24,240
22 February 1975 17thManchester CityA L1–3Taylor 33,240
1 March 1975 16thWolverhampton WanderersA W1–0Hendrie 28,256
15 March 1975 16thArsenalA D1–1Burns 17,845
18 March 1975 16thWest Ham UnitedH D1–1Bryant 34,000
22 March 1975 16thQueens Park RangersH W4–1Francis, Campbell, Hatton, Calderwood 32,832
25 March 1975 13thCarlisle UnitedH W2–0Francis, Burns 33,761
29 March 1975 15thLiverpoolA L0–1 49,454
1 April 1975 15thIpswich TownA L2–3Burns, Hatton 27,417
12 April 1975 18thCoventry CityA L0–1 24,163
19 April 1975 18thLuton TownH L1–4Francis 28,755
26 April 1975 17thNewcastle UnitedA W2–1Kendall, Pendrey 24,787
29 April 1975 17thSheffield UnitedH D0–0 33,677

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
15th Newcastle United421591859720.8739
16th Arsenal4213111847490.9637
17th Birmingham City421491953610.8737
18th Leicester City4212121846600.7736
19th Tottenham Hotspur421382152630.8234
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
Source [1]

FA Cup
Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup

For the third time in seven seasons, Birmingham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. This time, they drew with Fulham at Hillsborough so the tie went to a replay, played at Maine Road, Manchester. Goalless through normal time and all but a few seconds of extra time – an announcement had already been made that the second replay would be at Highbury the following Monday[2] – a long ball towards Birmingham's penalty area was struck by John Mitchell straight into goalkeeper Dave Latchford's face. The ball rebounded onto Mitchell's chest and back towards the goal to bobble over the line.[3]

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 4 January 1975Luton TownA W1–0Kendall 17,543
Fourth round 25 January 1975ChelseaA W1–0Burns 36,650
Fifth round 15 February 1975WalsallH W2–1Hatton, Burns 45,881
Sixth round 8 March 1975MiddlesbroughH W1–0Hatton 47,260
Semi-final 5 April 1975FulhamHillsborough, Sheffield D1–1Gallagher 54,166
Semi-final replay 9 April 1975FulhamMaine Road, Manchester L0–1
aet		 35,205

League Cup
Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 11 September 1974Crewe AlexandraA L1–2Gallagher 7,194

Texaco Cup
Main article: Texaco Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Group 1 3 August 1974West Bromwich AlbionA D0–0 18,643
Group 1 7 August 1974Peterborough UnitedA D1–1Taylor 8,915
Group 1 10 August 1974Norwich CityH W3–1Campbell, Francis, Hatton 14,847
Second round 1st leg 17 September 1974Ayr UnitedH W3–0Burns 2, Calderwood 12,327
Second round 2nd leg 2 October 1974Ayr UnitedA D0–0 4,992
Semi-final 1st leg 23 October 1974Newcastle UnitedA D1–1Hatton 20,556
Semi-final 2nd leg 6 November 1974Newcastle UnitedH L1–4Burns 17,754

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.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Texaco Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Mike Kelly 1000000010
GK ENG Dave Latchford 390601070530
GK WAL Gary Sprake 2000000 (2)02 (2)0
DF ENG Steve Bryant 15 (1)130001019 (1)1
DF ENG Dennis Clarke 3010000040
DF ENG Joe Gallagher 381611150503
DF SCO Roger Hynd 6 (6)010102010 (6)0
DF ENG Ray Martin 21 (1)000104026 (1)0
DF ENG Garry Pendrey 27 (3)1500 (1)07039 (4)1
DF WAL John Roberts 7 (1)020003012 (1)0
DF SCO Ricky Sbragia 1000001 (1)02 (1)0
DF ENG Archie Styles 232201020282
DF ENG Tony Want 0 (2)00000000 (2)0
MF SCO Jimmy Calderwood 252100040302
MF SCO Alan Campbell 2811 (1)0105135 (1)2
MF WAL Gary Emmanuel 9140000 (1)013 (1)1
MF SCO Paul Hendrie 9 (2)130103 (1)016 (3)1
MF SCO Bobby Hope 0000000 (2)00 (2)0
MF ENG Howard Kendall 394611060505
MF ENG Roy Morton 3000002050
MF WAL Malcolm Page 280600030370
MF ENG Gordon Taylor 34 (1)360104 (1)145 (2)4
FW ENG Gary Allen 0000001010
FW SCO Kenny Burns 3986210635213
FW ENG Trevor Francis 23132010212814
FW ENG Bob Hatton 41145200725318
FW ENG Steve Phillips 1 (1)00000203 (1)0
FW SCO Ian Smith 0 (2)00000000 (2)0

See also

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 1974–1975 : Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 384–85, 479.
Specific
  1. "Birmingham City 1974–1975 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. Shaw, Phil (11 November 1998). "Football: Hendrie senses new Cup glory with Tamworth". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. German, Tom (10 April 1975). "Fulham leave it extremely late" (reprint hosted at Fulham F.C. website). The Times. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
    Clarke, Nigel (10 April 1975). "Gor-blimey!" (PDF). Daily Mirror. p. 32. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
    Tattum, Colin (3 May 2008). "Latchford: It's time for some payback!" (reprint hosted at The Free Library (Farlex)). Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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