1989–90 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1989–90 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 87th in the Football League and the first in their history in which they played in the third tier of the English football league system. After a sound start to the season, with six wins from the first ten games, their results worsened, and they eventually finished in seventh position in the 24-team Third Division, three points outside the playoff places. They entered the 1989–90 FA Cup in the first round proper and lost in the third, eliminated by Oldham Athletic after a replay, and entered the League Cup at the first round and lost in the second, beaten 3-2 by West Ham United over two legs. They lost in the preliminary round of the Associate Members' Cup, a competition open to teams in the third and fourth tiers of the League.

Birmingham City F.C.
1989–90 season
ChairmanSamesh Kumar
ManagerDave Mackay
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Third Division7th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Associate Members' CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dennis Bailey (18)
All: Dennis Bailey (20)
Highest home attendance14,278 vs Reading, 5 May 1990
Lowest home attendance3,168 vs Hereford United, Associate Members' Cup prelim round, 12 December 1989
Average home league attendance8,588

Dennis Bailey was the club's top scorer for the season, with 20 goals in all competitions, of which 18 came in the league.

In April 1989, the club was sold to the Kumar brothers, owners of a Manchester-based fashion and leisurewear company. Dave Mackay was brought in as general manager, previous manager Garry Pendrey refused to stay on as part of Mackay's staff, and Samesh Kumar became chairman.[1]

Football League Third Division
Main article: 1989–90 Football League
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
19 August 1989 1stCrewe AlexandraH W3–0Yates, Sturridge, Bailey 10,447
26 August 1989 10thBristol CityA L0–1 8,938
2 September 1989 5thSwansea CityH W2–0Bailey, Hopkins 8,071
9 September 1989 10thShrewsbury TownA L0–2 4,714
16 September 1989 9thTranmere RoversH W2–1Gordon, Bailey 8,604
23 September 1989 4thBrentfordA W1–0Sturridge 5,386
26 September 1989 3rdWalsallH W2–0Bailey pen., Tait 10,834
30 September 1989 3rdBlackpoolA L2–3Sturridge, Gleghorn 5,681
7 October 1989 8thRotherham UnitedA L1–5Sturridge 4,676
14 October 1989 5thNorthampton TownH W4–0Gleghorn 2, Bailey 2 (1 pen.) 8,731
17 October 1989 9thChester CityA L0–4 1,890
21 October 1989 10thHuddersfield TownH L0–1 7,951
28 October 1989 11thBuryA D0–0 3,383
31 October 1989 10thCardiff CityH D1–1Sturridge 7,468
4 November 1989 10thReadingA W2–0Sturridge, Hicks og 3,527
11 November 1989 10thLeyton OrientH D0–0 7,491
25 November 1989 8thBolton WanderersH W1–0Bailey pen. 8,081
1 December 1989 8thWigan AthleticA L0–1 2,506
16 December 1989 7thPreston North EndH W3–1Yates, Bailey, Frain 6,391
26 December 1989 9thBristol RoversA D0–0 6,573
30 December 1989 9thNotts CountyA L2–3Atkins pen., Bailey 7,786
1 January 1989 9thFulhamH D1–1Gleghorn 8,932
13 January 1990 9thBristol CityH L0–4 11,277
20 January 1990 9thCrewe AlexandraA W2–0Bailey, Sturridge 4,681
27 January 1990 9thShrewsbury TownH L0–1 7,461
9 February 1990 10thTranmere RoversA L1–5Bailey pen. 6,033
13 February 1990 11thSwansea CityA D1–1Madden 3,603
17 February 1990 10thWigan AthleticH D0–0 5,473
24 February 1990 12thBolton WanderersA L1–3Gordon 7,618
3 March 1990 11thMansfield TownH W4–1Sturridge, Bailey 2, Ashley 5,746
6 March 1990 9thBlackpoolH W3–1Peer, Sturridge, Bailey pen. 7,085
10 March 1990 9thWalsallA W1–0Gleghorn 6,036
13 March 1990 10thBrentfordH L0–1 8,169
17 March 1990 9thRotherham UnitedH W4–1Tait, Atkins, Gordon, Sturridge 6,985
20 March 1990 9thNorthampton TownA D2–2Peer, Gleghorn 4,345
24 March 1990 10thChester CityH D0–0 7,584
31 March 1990 10thHuddersfield TownA W2–1Bailey, Gleghorn 5,837
3 April 1990 10thMansfield TownA L2–5Bailey, Gleghorn 4,164
7 April 1990 10thBuryH D0–0 6,808
10 April 1990 8thCardiff CityA W1–0Hopkins 3,322
14 April 1990 7thFulhamA W2–1Hopkins, Gleghorn 4,568
16 April 1990 7thBristol RoversH D2–2Matthewson, Hopkins 12,438
21 April 1990 7thPreston North EndA D2–2Bailey 2 7,680
24 April 1990 7thNotts CountyH L1–2Hopkins 10,533
28 April 1990 7thLeyton OrientA W2–1Peer, Hopkins 5,691
5 May 1990 7thReadingH L0–1 14,278

League table (part)
Final Third Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
5th Bury462111147049+2174
6th Bolton Wanderers461815135948+1169
7th Birmingham City461812166059+166
8th Huddersfield Town461714156162−165
9th Rotherham United461713167162+964
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 17 November 1989Leyton OrientA W1–0Sturridge 4,063
Second round 9 December 1989Colchester UnitedA W2–0Gleghorn 2 3,858
Third round 7 January 1990Oldham AthleticH D1–1Gleghorn 13,131
Third round replay 10 January 1990Oldham AthleticA L0–1 9,982

League Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 1st leg 22 August 1989ChesterfieldH W2–1Atkins, Bailey 6,722
First round 2nd leg 28 August 1989ChesterfieldA W1–0Bailey 3,313
Second round 1st leg 19 September 1989West Ham UnitedH L1–2Sproson 10,987
Second round 2nd leg 4 October 1989West Ham UnitedA D1-1Atkins 12,187

Associate Members' Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Preliminary round 28 November 1989AldershotA L0–3 1,148
Preliminary round 12 December 1989Hereford UnitedH W1–0Atkins 3,168

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 Associate Members' Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Roger Hansbury 1000000010
GK WAL Martin Thomas 420404020520
GK ENG Dean Williams 3000000030
DF ENG Kevin Ashley 311203010371
DF ENG Ian Atkins 452404221555
DF ENG Ian Clarkson 15 (5)030102021 (5)0
DF ENG John Frain 36 (2)140202044 (2)1
DF ENG Trevor Matthewson 461404020561
DF ENG Vince Overson 27 (3)0303 (1)01034 (4)0
DF ENG Brian Roberts 9 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)09 (3)0
DF ENG Phil Sproson 120004100161
MF SCO Dougie Bell 14 (1)040002020 (1)0
MF ENG John Deakin 3 (4)000000 (1)03 (5)0
MF ENG Andy Harris 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MF ENG Robert Hopkins 16 (2)60 (2)02 (1)00018 (5)6
MF ENG Kevin Langley 330401020400
MF ENG David Madden* 5100000051
MF ENG Dean Peer 22 (5)3003 (1)00025 (6)3
MF ENG Mark Rutherford 0 (2)00000000 (2)0
MF ENG Paul Tait 7 (7)20 (1)01 (1)00 (1)08 (10)2
FW ENG Dennis Bailey 40 (3)1840422050 (3)20
FW ENG Nigel Gleghorn 4394320205112
FW ENG Colin Gordon 14 (7)3002 (1)00016 (8)3
FW ENG Simon Sturridge 30 (1)10412 (1)01037 (2)11
FW ENG Mark Yates 12 (8)20 (1)0201015 (9)2

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, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1989–1990: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 414–15, 480.

Specific

  1. Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44–46.
  2. "English Division Three (old) 1989–1990 : Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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