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1958–59 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1958–59
manager
mgrtitleManager
chairmanHarry Morris Jr
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result9th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFifth round (eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
cup2Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
cup2 resultSemi-final
league topscorerBunny Larkin (18)
season topscorerBunny Larkin (23)
highest attendance55,300 vs Nottingham Forest, FA Cup 5th round, 14 February 1959
lowest attendance17,241 vs Blackpool, 13 December 1958
average attendance26,893
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prevseason1957–58
nextseason1959–60

The 1958–59 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 56th in the Football League and their 32nd in the First Division. After spending the first half of the season towards the bottom of the division, they finished in 9th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1958–59 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Nottingham Forest in the fifth round after two replays. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham progressed through two rounds to reach the semi-final, which was not played until the 1959–60 season.

Towards the end of the season, Birmingham and England full-back Jeff Hall contracted polio and died, only 14 days after the last match in which he played. The death of a young, fit, international footballer helped to kick-start widespread public acceptance in Britain of the need for vaccination. Though the disease was generally feared and the Salk vaccine was available, takeup had been slow. In the weeks following Hall's death, and after his widow spoke on television about her loss, demand for immunisation rocketed. Emergency vaccination clinics had to be set up and supplies of vaccine flown in from the United States to cope with the demand.

In January 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 in September 1958, and Beasley took over as manager. Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Half backs Dick Neal and Johnny Watts played in 49 and 48 of the 52 first-team matches over the season, and Bunny Larkin finished as leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions, of which 18 were scored in the league.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1958–59 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance23 August 195827 August 195830 August 19583 September 19586 September 195810 September 195813 September 195817 September 195820 September 195827 September 19584 October 195811 October 195818 October 195825 October 19581 November 19588 November 195815 November 195822 November 195829 November 19586 December 195813 December 195820 December 195826 December 195827 December 19583 January 195931 January 19597 February 195921 February 195928 February 19597 March 195914 March 195918 March 195921 March 19598 April 195911 April 195914 April 195918 April 195920 April 195922 April 195925 April 195929 April 19594 May 1959
10thAston VillaAD1–1Murphy55,198
11thWest Bromwich AlbionAD2–2Brown, Houghton46,468
14thLuton TownHL0–131,943
21stWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–635,983
21stBolton WanderersAL0–224,707
21stLeeds UnitedHD0–025,228
19thBurnleyHW2–1Brown, Murphy23,926
16thLeeds UnitedAW4–1Brown 424,068
18thPreston North EndAL0–324,257
14thLeicester CityHW4–2Gordon, Murphy, Hooper, Astall33,323
18thEvertonAL1–3Murphy39,408
17thWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Hooper, Neal29,139
17thNottingham ForestHL0–331,610
19thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–3Astall36,156
20thPortsmouthHW2–2Brown, Taylor23,723
19thBlackburn RoversAL2–3Brown, Larkin28,806
19thNewcastle UnitedHW1–0Larkin28,752
17thTottenham HotspurAW4–0Larkin 2, Hooper, Taylor28,708
19thManchester UnitedHL0–428,658
20thChelseaAL0–127,773
18thBlackpoolHW4–2Jackson, Gordon, Larkin, Astall17,241
15thAston VillaHW4–1Jackson 2, Astall, Neal31,857
15thManchester CityHW6–1Jackson 2, Gordon, Larkin, Taylor34,290
16thManchester CityAL1–4Jackson29,276
13thLuton TownAW1–0Neal15,538
12thBurnleyAW1–0Gordon22,101
11thPreston North EndHW5–1Orritt, Gordon, Larkin, Taylor21,233
10thEvertonHW2–1Larkin, Hooper22,660
8thWest Ham UnitedHW3–0Larkin, Neal19,910
8thNottingham ForestAW7–1Stubbs 2, Gordon, Astall 2, Hooper, Watts18,977
8thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–337,725
6thLeicester CityAW4–2Stubbs 3, Gordon15,413
6thPortsmouthAD1–1Larkin18,170
10thBolton WanderersHL1–3Stubbs24,608
10thTottenham HotspurHW5–1Stubbs, Gordon, Larkin, Hooper pen, Baker og20,557
9thArsenalHW4–1Stubbs, Larkin 2, Astall25,792
10thManchester UnitedAL0–143,006
10thBlackpoolAL0–212,260
10thBlackburn RoversHW3–0Larkin 2, Taylor22,958
9thChelseaHW4–1Gordon 2, Hooper, Taylor19,580
9thNewcastle UnitedAD1–1Hooper19,776
9thArsenalAL1–2Stubbs25,953

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts7th8th9th10th11thKeySource
Burnley4219101381701.1648
Blackpool4218111366491.3547
Birmingham City422061684681.2446
Blackburn Rovers4217101576701.0944
Newcastle United421771880801.0041
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: 1958–59 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth roundFourth round replayFifth roundFifth round replayFifth round 2nd replay
25 January 1959MiddlesbroughAW1–0Harris og36,587
28 January 1959FulhamHD1–1Jackson42,677
4 February 1959FulhamAW3–2Hooper 2, Larkin27,521
14 February 1959Nottingham ForestHD1–1Astall55,300
18 February 1959Nottingham ForestAD1–1Gordon39,431
23 February 1959Nottingham ForestFilbert Street, LeicesterL0–534,458

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st legFirst round 2nd legSecond round 1st legSecond round 2nd leg
14 October 1958Cologne XIAD2–2Neal, Hooper12,000
11 November 1958CologneHW2–0Larkin, Taylor20,266
6 May 1959Zagreb XIHW1–0Larkin21,411
24 May 1959Zagreb XIAD3–3Larkin 2, Hooper50,000

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
GKENG3406020420
GKENG800020100
FBENG2706030360
FBENG1300020150
FBENG1500010160
FBENG2906020370
HBSCO20000020
HBENG3946041495
HBENG1600020180
HBENG2706020350
HBENG3816040481
FWENG2685110329
FWENG1780020198
FWENG331061404311
FWENG10000010
FWENG34842424212
FWENG21000021
FWSCO664100107
FWENG40000040
FWENG311861344023
FWENG1040010114
FWWAL1213010161
FWENG1290020149
FWENG2652021306

References

General

  • Source for match dates and results:
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 352–53, 473–74.
  • Source for kit:

Specific

References

  1. Gould, Tony. (30 April 1995). "'I thought my polio was over, but not any longer'". The Independent.
  2. "Dr Salk promotes polio vaccine in UK". BBC.
  3. Varma, Anuji. (14 June 2009). ["The Blues ace whose death moved a nation to beat polio"](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/tragic-birmingham-city-star-jeff-240917). Sunday Mercury.
  4. Matthews, ''Complete Record'', p. 62.
  5. "Birmingham City 1958–1959: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
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