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1957–58 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1957–58
managerArthur Turner until February 1958
Turner and Pat Beasley (joint appointment) thereafter
chairmanHarry Morris Jr
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result13th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
(eliminated by York City)
cup2Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
cup2 resultSemi-final
(eliminated by Barcelona)
league topscorerPeter Murphy (20)
season topscorerPeter Murphy (23)
highest attendance50,780 vs Aston Villa, 24 August 1957
lowest attendance15,937 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 12 March 1958
average attendance29,553
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prevseason1956–57
nextseason1958–59

Turner and Pat Beasley (joint appointment) thereafter (eliminated by York City) (eliminated by Barcelona) The 1957–58 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 55th in the Football League and their 31st in the First Division. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1957–58 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to York City. In the inaugural edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham lost in the semi-final in a play-off, having drawn on aggregate score with Barcelona.

In February 1958, Pat Beasley joined the club. Beasley had believed he was coming as assistant to manager Arthur Turner, but chairman Harry Morris announced to the press that he was to be appointed joint manager. Turner, who found about this arrangement not from the club but from the press, threatened to resign. He was persuaded to stay "for the time being", but finally left early in the 1958–59 season.

Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally or internationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Half back Dick Neal played in 44 of the 46 first-team matches over the season, and Peter Murphy finished as leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions, of which 20 were scored in the league.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1957–58 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance24 August 195728 August 195731 August 19574 September 19577 September 195711 September 195714 September 195718 September 195721 September 195728 September 19571 October 19575 October 195712 October 195719 October 195726 October 19572 November 19579 November 195716 November 195723 November 195730 November 19577 December 195714 December 195721 December 195726 December 195728 December 195711 January 195818 January 19581 February 195822 February 19581 March 19585 March 19588 March 195812 March 195815 March 195822 March 195829 March 19584 April 19585 April 19587 April 195812 April 195819 April 195826 April 1958
6thAston VillaHW3–1Brown, Kinsey, Murphy50,780
5thNottingham ForestAD1–1Brown29,705
11thChelseaAL1–5Brown43,806
15thNottingham ForestHL0–226,852
18thNewcastle UnitedHL1–4Hellawell29,784
19thTottenham HotspurHD0–026,485
21stBurnleyAL1–3Neal20,522
22ndTottenham HotspurAL1–7Brown35,292
20thPreston North EndHW3–1Neale, Murphy, Govan pen24,894
21stSheffield WednesdayAL3–5Orritt 2, Murphy20,129
21stWest Bromwich AlbionAD0–039,738
15thManchester CityHW4–0Murphy 3, Brown28,059
17thWolverhampton WanderersHL1–5Astall43,005
15thArsenalAW3–1Orritt, Neal 239,031
14thBolton WanderersHW5–1Brown 2, Orritt, Murphy, Watts26,225
15thLuton TownAL0–317,316
16thSunderlandHL2–3Murphy, Govan25,315
15thEvertonAW2–0Murphy 234,875
15thBlackpoolHD0–032,178
15thLeeds UnitedAD1–1Orritt21,358
15thManchester UnitedHD3–3Kinsey, Murphy, Astall35,191
15thLeicester CityAD2–2Kinsey, Astall28,680
15thAston VillaAW2–0Brown, Kinsey41,118
15thWest Bromwich AlbionHL3–5Brown, Hooper pen, Neal48,396
15thChelseaHD3–3Brown, Murphy 237,436
15thNewcastle UnitedAW2–1Brown, Kinsey34,825
15thBurnleyHL2–3Murphy, Hooper22,281
15thPreston North EndAL0–821,511
17thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–5Murphy36,941
15thArsenalHW4–1Brown 2, Murphy, Hooper26,834
15thManchester CityAD1–1Murphy30,655
16thBolton WanderersAL0–118,309
15thSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Orritt15,937
15thLuton TownHD1–1Orritt25,225
15thBlackpoolAL2–4Astall, Hooper pen11,549
15thEvertonHW2–1Hooper 221,628
15thPortsmouthAL2–3Murphy, Hooper33,075
14thSunderlandAW6–1Murphy, Astall, Brown, Hooper, Orritt 234,194
12thPortsmouthHW4–1Brown, Orritt, Murphy, Hooper23,380
13thLeeds UnitedHD1–1Orritt23,112
12thManchester UnitedAW2–0Hooper, Green39,215
13thLeicester CityHL0–127,607

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts11th12th13th14th15thKeySource
Chelsea4215121582791.0542
Arsenal421671973850.8639
Birmingham City4214111776890.8539
Aston Villa421671973860.8539
Bolton Wanderers4214101865870.7538
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

FA Cup

Main article: 1957–58 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird round
8 January 1958York CityAL0–319,750

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The group stage of the inaugural edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was completed during the 1956–57 playing season. The score at half time in the first leg of the semi-final, at St Andrew's, was 3–3, and Peter Murphy scored the winner after an hour. In the away leg, in the recently opened Camp Nou, El Mundo Deportivo expected a comfortable victory for the hosts, but the result was rather less clear-cut. The only goal of the game was scored after 82 minutes by Kubala, who saw Gil Merrick off his line and neatly lobbed him. With no away goals rule, the game went into 30 minutes of extra time, which remained goalless, so a replay was to be played on a neutral ground. Controversy arose when Birmingham were prevented from substituting the injured Bunny Larkin, contrary to what they believed had been agreed before the match; Barcelona manager Domènec Balmanya claimed the agreement allowed for two substitutes, but outfield players could only be replaced in the first half. Asked what he thought of Barcelona, Birmingham trainer Dave Fairhurst said he thought they played better in the first leg, where they concentrated on playing; here, they spent too much time complaining. Balmanya's opinion of Birmingham had not changed since the first leg: he saw them as a physical team with crude technique, too concerned with the opponent to think much about the ball.

El Mundo Deportivo was more complimentary about Birmingham's style of play in the replay. While they had come to Barcelona to avoid losing, and nearly succeeded, they went to St. Jakob-Park, in Basel, Switzerland, to win, and to be worthy of the victory. It also suggested that the playing surface – rough, and covered with long wet grass – was better suited to an open, long-ball game than to precise passing and close marking. Barcelona scored first through Evaristo, Murphy equalised early in the second half, then with seven minutes left, Suárez picked up the ball in midfield and passed to Kubala who drew Merrick out of his goal and gave him no chance with his shot.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSemi-final 1st legSemi-final 2nd legSemi-final playoff
23 October 1957BarcelonaHW4–3Murphy 2, Brown, Orritt30,791
13 November 1957BarcelonaAL0–1
aet60,000
26 November 1957BarcelonaSt. Jakob-Park, BaselL1–2Murphy20,000

Appearances and goals

:Players marked left the club during the playing season. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward

Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupFairs CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKENG2801030320
GKENG1400000140
FBENG40002060
FBENG1301020160
FBENG3110000311
FBENG3701020400
HBENG2200020240
HBENG30000030
HBENG4041030444
HBENG60000060
HBENG20000020
HBENG3701030410
HBENG2211020251
FWENG3751030415
FWENG371510314116
FWSCO2020020222
FWENG11000011
FWENG221010002310
FWENG50000050
FWENG20000020
FWWAL1551010175
FWENG362010334023
FWENG31000031
FWWAL251100212712

References

General

  • Source for match dates and results:
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 350–51, 473.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

References

  1. Matthews, ''Complete Record'', p. 62.
  2. "Birmingham City 1957–1958: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  3. (24 October 1957). "Anoche en Birmingham". El Mundo Deportivo.
  4. Pardo, Carlos. (14 November 1957). "Barcelona 1, – Birmingham 0". El Mundo Deportivo.
  5. "Blues in Europe – Part One 1956–1958". Birmingham City F.C.
  6. (14 November 1957). "Hablan los entrenadores". El Mundo Deportivo.
  7. (27 November 1957). "Barcelona 2, – Birmingham 1". El Mundo Deportivo.
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