Английская Википедия:1967–68 Birmingham City F.C. season
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season The 1967–68 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 65th in the Football League and their 27th in the Second Division. They finished in fourth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1967–68 FA Cup in the third round proper, and defeated Arsenal (in a replay) and then Chelsea in front of crowds in excess of 50,000 to reach the semi-final, in which they lost 2–0 to local rivals West Bromwich Albion. They entered at the second round of the League Cup and lost in the third to Chelsea.
Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forwards Barry Bridges and Fred Pickering played in all 50 first-team matches over the season; midfielder Malcolm Beard missed only one. Bridges finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 23 came in league competition.
Football League Second Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 August 1967 | 1st | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 4–0 | Vincent, Bridges 2, Hockey | 23,537 |
26 August 1967 | 5th | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 3–2 | Vincent, Vowden 2 | 14,228 |
29 August 1967 | 4th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 1–1 | Vincent | 25,814 |
2 September 1967 | 5th | Ipswich Town | H | D | 0–0 | 25,463 | |
4 September 1967 | 2nd | Hull City | H | W | 6–2 | Pickering, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Beard pen, Murray | 25,913 |
9 September 1967 | 5th | Carlisle United | A | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 11,200 |
16 September 1967 | 6th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Bridges | 28,972 |
23 September 1967 | 8th | Blackpool | A | L | 0–1 | 25,572 | |
26 September 1967 | 5th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 6–1 | Pickering 2, Vincent, Bridges 2, Vowden | 28,885 |
30 September 1967 | 8th | Millwall | A | L | 2–3 | Pickering, Vincent | 30,567 |
7 October 1967 | 7th | Aston Villa | A | W | 4–2 | Bridges 2, Beard pen, Vowden | 50,067 |
14 October 1967 | 6th | Portsmouth | H | D | 2–2 | Pickering, Vowden | 26,243 |
21 October 1967 | 7th | Norwich City | A | L | 2–4 | Vowden, Bridges | 16,490 |
28 October 1967 | 6th | Rotherham United | H | W | 4–1 | Bridges 3, Vowden | 21,478 |
4 November 1967 | 6th | Derby County | A | D | 2–2 | Vincent, Bridges | 25,484 |
11 November 1967 | 6th | Preston North End | H | W | 3–0 | Vincent 2, Bridges | 27,664 |
18 November 1967 | 5th | Cardiff City | A | W | 3–1 | Vincent, Bridges, Murray | 13,673 |
25 November 1967 | 4th | Crystal Palace | H | W | 1–0 | Vincent | 27,538 |
2 December 1967 | 5th | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 1–3 | Bridges | 13,855 |
9 December 1967 | 2nd | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2–0 | Pickering, Hazell og | 25,281 |
16 December 1967 | 4th | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Farrimond og | 10,468 |
23 December 1967 | 2nd | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 6–1 | Pickering 2, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Leggat | 26,163 |
26 December 1967 | 1st | Bristol City | H | W | 4–1 | Bridges, Vowden, Leggat, Briggs og | 40,429 |
30 December 1967 | 3rd | Bristol City | A | L | 1–3 | Vincent | 23,493 |
6 January 1967 | 4th | Ipswich Town | A | L | 1–2 | Vowden | 16,701 |
13 January 1968 | 4th | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–3 | Vowden | 21,686 |
20 January 1968 | 4th | Blackburn Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Pickering, Vowden | 17,934 |
3 February 1968 | 5th | Blackpool | H | L | 1–2 | Wylie | 29,646 |
10 February 1968 | 5th | Millwall | A | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 13,961 |
24 February 1968 | 5th | Aston Villa | H | W | 2–1 | Bridges | 45,283 |
2 March 1968 | 5th | Portsmouth | A | W | 2–1 | Pickering, Foster | 27,836 |
16 March 1968 | 5th | Norwich City | H | D | 0–0 | 28,951 | |
23 March 1968 | 5th | Rotherham United | A | D | 1–1 | Pickering | 16,025 |
2 April 1968 | 5th | Derby County | H | W | 3–1 | Vowden, Bridges, Richardson og | 29,327 |
6 April 1968 | 5th | Preston North End | A | D | 0–0 | 16,876 | |
13 April 1968 | 5th | Cardiff City | H | D | 0–0 | Summerill 2 | 29,044 |
15 April 1968 | 5th | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 2–1 | Pickering, Vowden | 13,886 |
16 April 1968 | 4th | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 2–2 | Page, Wylie | 29,359 |
20 April 1968 | 5th | Crystal Palace | A | D | 0–0 | 14,949 | |
4 May 1968 | 5th | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 0–2 | 25,985 | |
7 May 1968 | 4th | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 4–0 | Pickering, Bridges 2, Vincent | 19,916 |
11 May 1968 | 4th | Hull City | A | W | 1–0 | Wilson og | 10,346 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 36 | 1.86 | 58 |
3rd | Blackpool | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 43 | 1.65 | 58 |
4th | Birmingham City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 83 | 51 | 1.63 | 52 |
5th | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 1.24 | 49 |
6th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 1.11 | 46 |
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
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 27 January 1968 | Halifax Town | A | W | 4–2 | Pickering, Vowden, Bridges, Beard | 18,117 |
Fourth round | 17 February 1968 | Leyton Orient | H | W | 3–0 | Vowden 2, Bridges | 29,320 |
Fifth round | 9 March 1968 | Arsenal | A | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 45,515 |
Fifth round replay | 12 March 1968 | Arsenal | H | W | 2–1 | Bridges 2 | 51,586 |
Sixth round | 30 March 1968 | Chelsea | H | W | 1–0 | Pickering | 51,576 |
Semi-final | 27 April 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | Villa Park, Birmingham |
L | 0–2 | 60,831 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Second round | 13 September 1967 | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 2–0 | Vowden, Hockey | 10,038 |
Third round | 11 October 1967 | Derby County | H | L | 1–3 | Bridges | 24,827 |
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with name struck through and marked Шаблон:Dagger left the club during the playing season.
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | Шаблон:Flag | Jim Herriot | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
GK | Шаблон:Flag | Terry Twell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | Winston Foster | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | Colin Green | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | Ray Martin | 21 (5) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (6) | 0 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | Bert Murray | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | Brian Sharples | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | Шаблон:Flag | John Sleeuwenhoek | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
MF | Шаблон:Flag | Malcolm Beard | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
MF | Шаблон:Flag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Шаблон:Flag | Malcolm Page | 20 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 (1) | 1 |
MF | Шаблон:Flag | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | |
MF | Шаблон:Flag | Ron Wylie | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Barry Bridges | 42 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 28 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Mick Darrell | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Trevor Hockey | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Graham Leggat | 4 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 2 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Fred Pickering | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 15 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Phil Summerill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Denis Thwaites | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Johnny Vincent | 36 (1) | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 (1) | 14 |
FW | Шаблон:Flag | Geoff Vowden | 40 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 22 |
See also
References
General
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Source for match dates and results: Шаблон:Cite web
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 370–71.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific Шаблон:Reflist
Шаблон:Birmingham City F.C. Шаблон:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Шаблон:1967–68 in English football