1966–67 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1966–67 season
Chairman Clifford Coombs
Manager Stan Cullis
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 10th
FA Cup Sixth round
(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
Football League Cup Semi-final
(eliminated by Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorer League: Geoff Vowden (16)
All: Geoff Vowden (21)
Highest home attendance 51,467 vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup 6th round 8 April 1967
Lowest home attendance 14,023 vs Charlton Athletic, 12 November 1966
Average home league attendance 19,798

The 1966–67 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 64th in the Football League and their 26th in the Second Division. They finished in tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1966–67 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the sixth round after a replay. They entered at the second round of the League Cup and reached the semi-final, in which they lost heavily to Queens Park Rangers over two legs.

Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Jim Herriot played in all 55 first-team matches over the season; among outfield players, half-back Malcolm Beard and forward Geoff Vowden missed only one. Vowden finished as leading goalscorer with 21 goals, of which 16 came in league competition.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
20 August 1966 7thWolverhampton WanderersA W2–1Murray 2 26,800
24 August 1966 4thPortsmouthA W5–4Bridges, Vowden 2, Murray, Beard 16,934
27 August 1966 3rdNorwich CityH W2–1Vowden, Murray 25,516
30 August 1966 1stPortsmouthH W3–0Thomson, Vowden, Pack og 23,493
3 September 1966 1stCoventry CityA D1–1Vowden 36,400
7 September 1966 2ndPlymouth ArgyleA D1–1Murray 19,008
10 September 1966 5thBuryH L1–3Thomson 22,445
17 September 1966 6thPreston North EndA L0–3 13,577
24 September 1966 9thRotherham UnitedH L2–3Bridges, Thomson 19,515
27 September 1966 8thPlymouth ArgyleH D0–0 18,313
1 October 1966 12thMillwallA L1–3Vowden 15,776
8 October 1966 13thIpswich TownA L2–3Thomson, Vowden 15,122
15 October 1966 12thBristol CityH W4–0Vowden, Murray, Thwaites, Ford og 15,358
22 October 1966 13thCarlisle UnitedA L0–2 10,900
29 October 1966 13thBlackburn RoversH D1–1Beard 17,626
5 November 1966 16thBolton WanderersA L1–3Hockey 10,030
12 November 1966 14thCharlton AthleticH W4–0Bullock, Vincent, Vowden 2 14,023
19 November 1966 13thDerby CountyA W2–1Beard, Thomson 17,382
26 November 1966 11thCrystal PalaceH W3–1Bullock, Vincent, Vowden 16,820
3 December 1966 13thHuddersfield TownA L1–3Bullock 14,930
10 December 1966 13thCardiff CityH L1–2Bullock 17,046
17 December 1966 13thWolverhampton WanderersH W3–2Bullock, Vowden, Bridges 27,542
26 December 1966 13thNorthampton TownH W3–0Vincent 2, Vowden 24,302
27 December 1966 13thNorthampton TownA L1–2Bridges 15,433
31 December 1966 13thNorwich CityA D3–3Bullock, Vowden, Bridges 15,260
7 January 1967 12thCoventry CityH D1–1Curtis og 36,316
14 January 1967 11thBuryA W2–0Bridges 2 6,956
21 January 1967 9thPreston North EndH W3–1Vowden, Bridges 2 18,486
4 February 1967 11thRotherham UnitedA L2–3Leggat, Hockey 10,934
11 February 1967 9thMillwallH W2–0Bullock, Bridges 18,008
25 February 1967 9thIpswich TownH D2–2Vincent, Thomson 18,491
4 March 1967 10thBlackburn RoversA L0–1 14,908
18 March 1967 12thCarlisle UnitedH L1–2Vincent 17,613
25 March 1967 12thBristol CityA L1–3Vincent 20,594
27 March 1967 11thHull CityH W2–1Beard, Isherwood 17,066
28 March 1967 9thHull CityA W2–0Murray 2 23,122
1 April 1967 9thBolton WanderersH D2–2Vowden, Murray 18,187
15 April 1967 9thDerby CountyH W2–0Bridges 2 15,200
22 April 1967 9thCrystal PalaceA L1–2Bridges 13,064
28 April 1967 10thHuddersfield TownH L0–1 14,385
6 May 1967 10thCardiff CityA L0–3 12,678
12 May 1967 10thCharlton AthleticA L0–1 10,147

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
8th Millwall421891549580.8445
9th Bolton Wanderers4214141464581.1042
10th Birmingham City421681870661.0640
11th Norwich City4213141549550.8940
12th Hull City421671977721.0739
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: 1966–67 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 28 January 1967BlackpoolH W2–1Vowden, Thomson 27,603
Fourth round 18 February 1967Rotherham UnitedA D0–0 15,723
Fourth round replay 21 February 1967Rotherham UnitedH W2–1Hockey, Bridges 35,482
Fifth round 11 March 1967ArsenalH W1–0Vowden 40,665
Sixth round 8 April 1967Tottenham HotspurH D0–0 51,467
Sixth round replay 12 April 1967Tottenham HotspurA L0–6 52,304

League Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 13 September 1966Nottingham ForestA D1–1Vowden 19,271
Second round replay 20 September 1966Nottingham ForestH W2–1Bridges, Vowden 21,510
Third round 4 October 1966Ipswich TownH W2–1Beard pen, Hockey 15,116
Fourth round 26 October 1966Grimsby TownA W4–2Bridges 2, Fenton, Vowden 11,298
Fifth round 7 December 1966Sheffield UnitedA W3–2Vincent, Bullock, Hockey 15,023
Semi-final 1st leg 17 January 1967Queens Park RangersH L1–4Bridges 34,295
Semi-final 2nd leg 7 February 1967Queens Park RangersA L1–3Barber 24,604

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK SCO Jim Herriot 4206070550
FB WAL Colin Green 4005070520
FB ENG Dennis Isherwood 51000051
FB ENG Ray Martin 1903050270
FB ENG Bert Murray 37 (3)9606049 (3)9
HB ENG Malcolm Beard 4146071545
HB ENG Winston Foster 16 (1)0103020 (1)0
HB WAL Malcolm Page 0 (1)000000 (1)0
HB ENG Brian Sharples 2705040360
HB SCO Bobby Thomson 35 (1)6616047 (1)7
HB SCO Ron Wylie 2102040270
FW IRL Eric Barber 11201142
FW ENG Barry Bridges 391361744218
FW ENG Mickey Bullock 14710311810
FW ENG Mick Darrell 0 (1)000000 (1)0
FW ENG Ron Fenton 631 (1)00 (1)17 (2)4
FW WAL Trevor Hockey 3926172525
FW ENG Alec JacksonLeft club during playing season 200 (1)0103 (1)0
FW SCO Graham Leggat 913000121
FW ENG Phil Summerill 30000030
FW ENG Dennis Thwaites 3 (2)100104 (2)1
FW ENG Johnny Vincent 2773011318
FW ENG Geoff Vowden 411662735421

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1966–1967: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 2 April 2012.