1967–68 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1967–68 season
Chairman Clifford Coombs
Manager Stan Cullis
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 4th
FA Cup Semi-final
(eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
Football League Cup Third round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorer League: Barry Bridges (23)
All: Barry Bridges (28)
Highest home attendance 51,586 vs Arsenal, FA Cup 5th round replay, 12 March 1968
Lowest home attendance 19,916 vs Charlton Athletic, 7 May 1968
Average home league attendance 28,083

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

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
19 August 1967 1stBolton WanderersH W4–0Vincent, Bridges 2, Hockey 23,537
26 August 1967 5thHuddersfield TownA W3–2Vincent, Vowden 2 14,228
29 August 1967 4thMiddlesbroughA D1–1Vincent 25,814
2 September 1967 5thIpswich TownH D0–0 25,463
4 September 1967 2ndHull CityH W6–2Pickering, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Beard pen, Murray 25,913
9 September 1967 5thCarlisle UnitedA D1–1Vowden 11,200
16 September 1967 6thBlackburn RoversH D1–1Bridges 28,972
23 September 1967 8thBlackpoolA L0–1 25,572
26 September 1967 5thMiddlesbroughH W6–1Pickering 2, Vincent, Bridges 2, Vowden 28,885
30 September 1967 8thCarlisle UnitedA L2–3Pickering, Vincent 30,567
7 October 1967 7thAston VillaA W4–2Bridges 2, Beard pen, Vowden 50,067
14 October 1967 6thPortsmouthH D2–2Pickering, Vowden 26,243
21 October 1967 7thNorwich CityA L2–4Vowden, Bridges 16,490
28 October 1967 6thRotherham UnitedH W4–1Bridges 3, Vowden 21,478
4 November 1967 6thDerby CountyA D2–2Vincent, Bridges 25,484
11 November 1967 6thPreston North EndH W3–0Vincent 2, Bridges 27,664
18 November 1967 5thCardiff CityA W3–1Vincent, Bridges, Murray 13,673
25 November 1967 4thCrystal PalaceH W1–0Vincent 27,538
2 December 1967 5thCharlton AthleticA L1–3Bridges 13,855
9 December 1967 2ndQueens Park RangersH W2–0Pickering, Hazell og 25,281
16 December 1967 4thBolton WanderersA D1–1Farrimond og 10,468
23 December 1967 2ndHuddersfield TownH W6–1Pickering 2, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Leggat 26,163
26 December 1967 1stBristol CityH W4–1Bridges, Vowden, Leggat, Briggs og 40,429
30 December 1967 3rdBristol CityA L1–3Vincent 23,493
6 January 1967 4thIpswich TownA L1–2Vowden 16,701
13 January 1968 4thCarlisle UnitedH L1–3Vowden 21,686
20 January 1968 4thBlackburn RoversA W2–1Pickering, Vowden 17,934
3 February 1968 5thBlackpoolH L1–2Wylie 29,646
10 February 1968 5thMillwallA D1–1Vowden 13,961
24 February 1968 5thAston VillaH W2–1Bridges 45,283
2 March 1968 5thPortsmouthA W2–1Pickering, Foster 27,836
16 March 1968 5thNorwich CityH D0–0 28,951
23 March 1968 5thRotherham UnitedA D1–1Pickering 16,025
2 April 1968 5thDerby CountyH W3–1Vowden, Bridges, Richardson og 29,327
6 April 1968 5thPreston North EndA D0–0 16,876
13 April 1968 5thCardiff CityH D0–0Summerill 2 29,044
15 April 1968 5thPlymouth ArgyleA W2–1Pickering, Vowden 13,886
16 April 1968 4thPlymouth ArgyleH D2–2Page, Wylie 29,359
20 April 1968 5thCrystal PalaceA D0–0 14,949
4 May 1968 5thQueens Park RangersA L0–2 25,985
7 May 1968 4thCharlton AthleticH W4–0Pickering, Bridges 2, Vincent 19,916
11 May 1968 4thHull CityA W1–0Wilson og 10,346

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
2nd Queens Park Rangers42258967361.8658
3rd Blackpool422410871431.6558
4th Birmingham City421914983511.6352
5th Portsmouth4218131168551.2449
6th Middlesbrough4217121360541.1146
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: 1967–68 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 27 January 1968Halifax TownA W4–2Pickering, Vowden, Bridges, Beard 18,117
Fourth round 17 February 1968Leyton OrientH W3–0Vowden 2, Bridges 29,320
Fifth round 9 March 1968ArsenalA D1–1Vowden 45,515
Fifth round replay 12 March 1968ArsenalH W2–1Bridges 2 51,586
Sixth round 30 March 1968ChelseaH W1–0Pickering 51,576
Semi-final 27 April 1968West Bromwich AlbionVilla Park,
Birmingham		 L0–2 60,831

League Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 13 September 1967Plymouth ArgyleA W2–0Vowden, Hockey 10,038
Third round 11 October 1967ChelseaH L1–3Bridges 24,827

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 4006020480
GK ENG Terry Twell 20000020
DF ENG Winston Foster 1616000221
DF WAL Colin Green 2605010320
DF ENG Ray Martin 21 (5)04 (1)01026 (6)0
DF ENG Bert Murray 4025020472
DF ENG Brian Sharples 70000070
DF ENG John Sleeuwenhoek 1200000120
MF ENG Malcolm Beard 4126120493
MF ENG Ron FentonLeft club during playing season 10000010
MF WAL Malcolm Page 20 (1)1402026 (1)1
MF SCO Bobby ThomsonLeft club during playing season 1 (1)000001 (1)0
MF SCO Ron Wylie 3926020472
FW ENG Barry Bridges 422364215028
FW ENG Mick Darrell 0 (1)000000 (1)0
FW WAL Trevor Hockey 3013021352
FW SCO Graham Leggat 4 (3)200004 (3)2
FW ENG Fred Pickering 421362205015
FW ENG Phil Summerill 10000010
FW ENG Dennis Thwaites 10000010
FW ENG Johnny Vincent 36 (1)14302041 (1)14
FW ENG Geoff Vowden 401764214822

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1967–1968: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 30 March 2012.