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1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1959–60
managerPat Beasley until May 1960
Gil Merrick thereafter
chairmanHarry Morris Jr
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result19th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
(eliminated by Watford)
cup2Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
cup2 resultRunners-up
(eliminated by Barcelona)
league topscorerJohnny Gordon (16)
season topscorerJohnny Gordon (19)
highest attendance41,260 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 August 1959
lowest attendance14,152 vs Union Saint-Gilloise, Fairs Cup semi-final, 11 November 1959
average attendance26,880
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prevseason1958–59
nextseason1960–61

Gil Merrick thereafter (eliminated by Watford) (eliminated by Barcelona) The 1959–60 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 57th in the Football League and their 33rd in the First Division. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division. They lost their opening third-round 1959–60 FA Cup-tie to Watford. In the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham reached the final, in which they lost 4–1 on aggregate to Barcelona.

Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in senior first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half backs Trevor Smith and Johnny Watts played in 46 of the 47 first-team matches over the season, and Johnny Gordon finished as leading goalscorer with 19 goals in all competitions, of which 16 were scored in the league.

Pat Beasley resigned as manager at the end of May 1960, to be replaced by club appearance record-holder Gil Merrick following his retirement as a player.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1959–60 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance22 August 195926 August 195929 August 19592 September 19595 September 19599 September 195912 September 195916 September 195919 September 195926 September 19593 October 195910 October 195917 October 195924 October 195931 October 19597 November 195914 November 195921 November 195928 November 19595 December 195912 December 195919 December 195926 December 195928 December 19592 January 196016 January 196023 January 19606 February 196027 February 19605 March 19609 March 196012 March 196019 March 196026 March 19602 April 19609 April 196016 April 196018 April 196019 April 196023 April 196027 April 196030 April 1960
19thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–141,248
10thNewcastle UnitedHW4–3Stubbs, Gordon, Orritt, Hooper pen26,986
12thTottenham HotspurAD0–045,243
16thNewcastle UnitedAL0–135,395
16thManchester UnitedHD1–1Watts38,242
16thChelseaHD1–1Larkin28,132
19thPreston North EndAL2–3Stubbs, Neal18,934
21stChelseaAL2–4Hooper pen, Scott og31,651
22ndLeicester CityHL3–4Hooper 2 (1 pen), Smith24,950
22ndBurnleyAL1–3Orritt23,848
21stLeeds UnitedHW2–0Barrett, Taylor25,301
21stSheffield WednesdayHD0–021,769
18thNottingham ForestAW2–0Stubbs, Gordon24,904
19thFulhamHL2–4Gordon 226,691
21stArsenalAL0–334,430
21stLuton TownHD1–1Barrett19,007
21stEvertonAL0–419,172
19thBlackpoolHW2–1Larkin, Hooper24,783
19thBlackburn RoversAL1–2Barrett20,549
19thManchester CityHW4–2Gordon 2, Barrett, Hooper18,661
20thBolton WanderersAL1–4Hooper16,074
21stWolverhampton WanderersAL0–222,363
20thWest Ham UnitedHW2–0Astall, Hooper29,745
21stWest Ham UnitedAL1–3Astall26,154
21stTottenham HotspurHL0–127,558
21stManchester UnitedAL1–2Larkin47,606
21stPreston North EndHW2–1Larkin, Neal24,160
21stLeicester CityAW3–1Weston, Hume, Hooper25,896
21stManchester CityAL0–323,479
20thNottingham ForestHW4–1Gordon 2, Neal, Hooper24,821
20thLeeds UnitedAD3–3Neal, Hooper, McConnell og8,557
20thFulhamAD2–2Gordon, Hooper25,208
21stBolton WanderersHL2–5Weston, Gordon24,183
21stLuton TownAD1–1Weston13,620
20thEvertonHD2–2Gordon, Astall24,872
20thBlackpoolAW1–0Gordon13,595
20thArsenalHW3–0Murphy 2, Gordon27,201
20thWest Bromwich AlbionHL1–7Gordon28,685
20thWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Gordon37,894
20thSheffield WednesdayAW4–2Murphy 2, Astall, Hooper25,310
20thBurnleyHL0–137,032
19thBlackburn RoversHW1–0Gordon24,476

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts17th18th19th20th21stKeySource
Blackburn Rovers421652160700.8637
Chelsea421491976910.8337
Birmingham City4213101963800.7936
Nottingham Forest421392050740.6835
Leeds United4212102063800.7134
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: 1959–60 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird round
9 January 1960WatfordAL1–2Hooper31,548

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

The early rounds of the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup were completed during Birmingham's 1958–59 season, leaving the semi-finals and final to be played this season. In the semi-final, Birmingham beat Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise 4–2 in each leg to reach the final, in which they played Barcelona, who had eliminated them at the semi-final stage in the previous edition of the competition.

The first leg of the final was played in "bitter, slanting rain" on a St Andrew's pitch that "almost from one goal to the other down the centre, was a series of little lakes". Birmingham played a "fast, open game" more suited to the conditions, while Barcelona's technical superiority was blunted both by the mud and by the "hard-tackling, grafting, bustling Birmingham defence, in which Smith and Neal in particular stood out like rocks long before the end". The home side had three good chances: Ramallets dived at Hooper's feet, Weston ran the ball out of play when under no pressure, and a "sliding tackle from nowhere by Gensana turned away what looked like a certain goal", again for Weston.

The ''Times''' correspondent's fears that Birmingham had missed their opportunity – "here was a setting that favoured Birmingham's particular style, and they did not win"

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSemi-final 1st legSemi-final 2nd legFinal 1st legFinal 2nd leg
7 October 1959Union Saint-GilloiseAW4–2Hooper, Gordon, Barrett, Orritt20,000
11 November 1959Union Saint-GilloiseHW4–2Gordon 2, Larkin, Hooper14,152
29 March 1960BarcelonaHD0–040,524
4 May 1960BarcelonaAL1–4Hooper75,000

Appearances and goals

--:Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward

Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupFairs CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKENG20001030
GKENG4001030440
FBENG3601030400
FBENG4001040450
FBENG80001090
FBENG10000010
HBENG3931030433
HBENG4111040461
HBENG4111040461
FWENG1941020224
FWENG1041021135
FWENG391600434319
FWENG1100010120
FWENG391311434417
FWSCO82000082
FWENG1941011215
FWENG74001084
FWWAL1620021183
FWENG40000040
FWENG1831000193
FWENG810020101
FWENG1630020183

References

General

  • Source for match dates and results:
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 354–55, 474.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

References

  1. (27 June 2007). "Fairs' Cup 1959–60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  2. (24 May 1960). "Sports news in brief". The Guardian.
  3. Matthews (1995), p. 62.
  4. "Birmingham City 1959–1960: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  5. (30 March 1960). "Birmingham And Mud Check Barcelona". The Times.
  6. Pardo, Carlos. (30 March 1960). "Tras el empate de Birmingham el Barcelona tiene buéna opción a renovar su título". El Mundo Deportivo.
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