1975–76 Birmingham City F.C. season

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 positions. 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.

Birmingham City F.C.
1975–76 season
ChairmanKeith Coombs
ManagerFreddie Goodwin until September 1975
Willie Bell thereafter
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division19th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Portsmouth)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague: Trevor Francis (17)
All: Trevor Francis (18)
Highest home attendance46,251 vs Aston Villa, 3 April 1976
Lowest home attendance18,238 vs Orient, League Cup 2nd round, 9 September 1975
Average home league attendance28,002

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
DateOpponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
16 August 1975 11thLeicester CityA D3–3Hatton, Kendall 2 (1 pen) 25,547
19 August 1975 14thManchester UnitedH L0–2 33,177
23 August 1975 19thEvertonH L0–1 26,814
26 August 1975 21stMiddlesbroughA L0–2 22,423
30 August 1975 21stIpswich TownA L2–4Hatton 2 22,659
6 September 1975 21stQueens Park RangersH D1–1Kendall 27,305
13 September 1975 21stWolverhampton WanderersA L0–2 25,142
20 September 1975 21stBurnleyH W4–0Campbell, Withe, Kendall, Francis 25,830
23 September 1975 17thNewcastle UnitedH W3–2Withe 2, Francis pen 31,166
27 September 1975 18thAston VillaA L1–2Francis 53,782
4 October 1975 17thSheffield UnitedH W2–0Hatton, Francis 26,121
11 October 1975 19thLiverpoolA L1–3Hatton 36,532
18 October 1975 19thLeeds UnitedH D2–2Francis, Gallagher 33,775
25 October 1975 19thNorwich CityA L0–1 19,605
1 November 1975 20thWest Ham UnitedH L1–5Francis 28,474
8 November 1975 21stManchester CityA L0–2 28,329
15 November 1975 21stArsenalH W3–1Francis pen, Withe, Hatton 21,652
22 November 1975 21stLeeds UnitedA L0–3 26,640
29 November 1975 21stCoventry CityA L2–3Burns, Kendall pen 21,800
6 December 1975 19thDerby CountyH W2–1Burns, Page 30,620
13 December 1975 21stEvertonA L2–5Kendall, Withe 20,188
20 December 1975 19thLeicester CityH W2–1Francis pen, Withe 21,890
26 December 1975 19thTottenham HotspurA W3–1Francis 2, Withe 21,651
27 December 1975 19thStoke CityH D1–1Hatton 37,166
10 January 1976 19thWolverhampton WanderersH L0–1 28,552
17 January 1976 19thQueens Park RangersA L1–2Francis 16,759
31 January 1976 20thManchester UnitedA L1–3Withe 50,274
7 February 1976 19thMiddlesbroughH W2–1Kendall, Hatton 18,599
14 February 1976 19thManchester CityH W2–1Gallagher, Kendall 22,445
21 February 1976 19thArsenalA L0–1 20,907
28 February 1976 19thNorwich CityH D1–1Francis pen 22,359
6 March 1976 19thWest Ham UnitedA W2–1Withe, Emmanuel 19,863
13 March 1976 19thLiverpoolH L0–1 31,797
20 March 1976 19thCoventry CityH D1–1Francis pen 22,956
27 March 1976 19thDerby CountyA L2–4Francis, Needham 28,161
3 April 1976 19thAston VillaH W3–2Hibbitt, Burns, Francis 46,251
7 April 1976 19thNewcastle UnitedA L0–4 18,900
10 April 1976 20thBurnleyA L0–1 13,679
13 April 1976 19thIpswich TownH W3–0Francis pen, Hibbitt, Burns 20,497
17 April 1976 19thTottenham HotspurH W3–1Gallagher, Francis, Burns 30,616
19 April 1976 19thStoke CityA L0–1 19,928
4 May 1976 19thSheffield UnitedA D1–1Hibbitt 30,782


League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
17th Arsenal4213101947530.8936
18th West Ham United4213101948710.6836
19th Birmingham City421372257750.7633
20th Wolverhampton Wanderers4210102251680.7530
21st Burnley429102343660.6528
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 [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 3 January 1976PortsmouthA D1–1Francis 19,414
Third round replay 6 January 1976PortsmouthH L0–1 26,106


League Cup
Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 9 September 1975OrientH W4–0Gallagher, Morton, Hatton, Want 18,238
Third round 7 October 1975Wolverhampton WanderersH L0–2 29,822


Centenary match
DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
25 November 1975CelticH W1–0Withe 14,670


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 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Dave Latchford 4002020440
GK ENG Steve Smith 20000020
DF ENG Steve Bryant 19 (1)0101021 (1)0
DF SCO Kenny Burns 3652020405
DF ENG Joe Gallagher 4132021454
DF SCO Roger Hynd 0 (1)000000 (1)0
DF ENG Ray Martin 2201020270
DF ENG Ian Osborne 1001000110
DF ENG Garry Pendrey 14 (3)01 (1)01 (1)016 (5)0
DF WAL John Roberts 5 (2)000005 (2)0
DF ENG Archie Styles 1600000160
DF ENG Tony Want 20 (1)0200 (1)120 (2)1
MF SCO Jimmy Calderwood 1530 (1)00015 (1)3
MF SCO Alan Campbell 911011112
MF WAL Gary Emmanuel 10 (1)1000010 (1)1
MF ENG Paul Hendrie 50000050
MF ENG Terry Hibbitt 2731020303
MF SCO Bobby Hope 30000030
MF ENG Howard Kendall 3681020398
MF ENG Roy Morton 00001111
MF WAL Malcolm Page 1912000211
MF ENG Gordon Taylor 7 (2)000007 (2)0
FW ENG Trevor Francis 351721203918
FW ENG Bob Hatton 33 (4)8202137 (4)9
FW ENG Andy Needham 2 (1)100002 (1)0
FW ENG Steve Phillips 40000040
FW ENG Peter Withe 3292020369

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 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
  1. Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p.44.
    "Mr William Collingwood". The Times. London. 4 July 1975. p. 16.
  2. "Birmingham City 1975–1976 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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