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1972–73 Birmingham City F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Birmingham City F.C.
season	1972–73
manager	Freddie Goodwin
chairman	Clifford Coombs
stdtitle	Ground
stadium	St Andrew's
league	Football League First Division
league result	10th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
(eliminated by Swindon Town)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Fourth round
(eliminated by Blackpool)
league topscorer	Bob Latchford (19)
season topscorer	Bob Latchford (20)
highest attendance	51,278 vs Manchester United, 10 March 1973
lowest attendance	20,962 vs Luton Town, League Cup 2nd round, 5 September 1972
average attendance	36,663
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prevseason	1971–72
nextseason	1973–74

(eliminated by Swindon Town) (eliminated by Blackpool) The 1972–73 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 70th season in the Football League and their 39th season in the First Division, to which they were promoted as Second Division runner-up in 1971–72. After spending much of the season in the lower reaches of the table, eight wins and a draw from the last ten matches brought them up to tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1972–73 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round to Swindon Town, and entered the League Cup in the second round, eliminated in the fourth by Blackpool.

Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competitions, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Centre-forward Bob Latchford played in all but one of the 48 first-team matches over the season, and finished as the leading goalscorer with 20 goals, of which 19 came in league competition. The home attendance in First Division matches never fell below 30,000.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1972–73 Football League

Date	League
position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	12 August 1972	15 August 1972	19 August 1972	23 August 1972	26 August 1972	30 August 1972	2 September 1972	9 September 1972	16 September 1972	23 September 1972	26 September 1972	30 September 1972	7 October 1972	14 October 1972	21 October 1972	28 October 1972	4 November 1972	11 November 1972	18 November 1972	25 November 1972	2 December 1972	9 December 1972	16 December 1972	23 December 1972	26 December 1972	30 December 1972	27 January 1973	10 February 1973	17 February 1973	27 February 1973	3 March 1973	6 March 1973	10 March 1973	17 March 1973	24 March 1973	31 March 1973	7 April 1973	14 April 1973	21 April 1973	23 April 1973	28 April 1973	30 April 1973
15th	Sheffield United	H	L	1–2	R. Latchford	37,390
9th	Newcastle United	H	W	3–2	McFaul og, Hope, R. Latchford	35,831
13th	Ipswich Town	A	L	0–2		17,775
19th	Tottenham Hotspur	A	L	0–2		30,798
18th	Crystal Palace	H	D	1–1	Francis	31,066
16th	West Bromwich Albion	A	D	2–2	Hatton, R. Latchford	37,108
19th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	L	2–3	Hope, Burns	32,539
15th	Manchester City	H	W	4–1	R. Latchford 3, Campbell	32,983
18th	Derby County	A	L	0–1		33,753
15th	Everton	H	W	2–1	R. Latchford, Francis	37,133
15th	Arsenal	A	L	0–2		30,003
16th	West Ham United	A	L	0–2		26,482
17th	Chelsea	H	D	2–2	Hope, R. Latchford	38,756
19th	Manchester United	A	L	0–1		52,104
18th	Southampton	H	D	1–1	Roberts	30,757
19th	Coventry City	A	D	0–0		35,304
19th	Tottenham Hotspur	H	D	0–0		38,504
21st	Newcastle United	A	L	0–3		26,042
17th	Stoke City	A	W	2–1	R. Latchford 2	23,040
16th	Norwich City	H	W	4–1	Pendrey, Hope, Want, Hatton	32,890
16th	Liverpool	A	L	3–4	Taylor, Hope, R. Latchford	45,407
16th	Leicester City	H	D	1–1	Calderwood	32,481
17th	Leeds United	A	L	0–4		25,275
19th	Arsenal	H	D	1–1	Bowker	32,721
18th	Everton	A	D	1–1	R. Latchford	39,363
19th	Ipswich Town	H	L	1–2	Hatton	32,705
21st	Manchester City	A	L	0–1		31,877
20th	Derby County	H	W	2–0	R. Latchford, Francis	38,096
18th	Sheffield United	A	W	1–0	Francis	22,220
19th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	L	0–1		43,759
18th	Chelsea	A	D	0–0		26,259
16th	Crystal Palace	A	D	0–0		26,014
15th	Manchester United	H	W	3–1	R. Latchford, Hatton, Campbell pen	51,278
17th	Southampton	A	L	0–2		14,612
17th	Coventry City	H	W	3–0	Hatton, R. Latchford, Taylor	34,775
15th	Norwich City	A	W	2–1	R. Latchford 2	23,899
16th	Liverpool	H	W	2–1	R. Latchford, Hatton	48,114
12th	Leicester City	A	W	1–0	Campbell	27,652
11th	Stoke City	H	W	3–1	Page, Francis, Hatton	32,513
11th	West Ham United	H	D	0–0		36,942
11th	West Bromwich Albion	H	W	3–2	R. Latchford, Hynd, Burns	36,784
10th	Leeds United	H	W	2–1	Francis, Burns	34,449

League table (part)

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA
Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	13	13	58	48	1.21	45
Newcastle United	42	16	13	13	60	51	1.18	45
Birmingham City	42	15	12	15	53	54	0.98	42
Manchester City	42	15	11	16	57	60	0.95	41
Chelsea	42	13	14	15	49	51	0.96	40
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: 1972–73 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Third round
13 January 1973	Swindon Town	A	L	0–2		17,373

League Cup

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score
F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Second round	Second round replay	Second round 2nd replay	Third round	Fourth round
5 September 1972	Luton Town	H	D	1–1	R. Latchford	20,962
13 September 1972	Luton Town	A	D	1–1	Campbell	13,806
19 September 1972	Luton Town	County Ground,
Northampton	W	1–0	Francis	11,451
3 October 1972	Coventry City	H	W	2–1	Francis, Barry og	27,803
31 October 1972	Blackpool	A	L	0–2		13,332

Appearances and goals

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. --:Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League	FA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	ENG	3	0	0	1	0	4	0
GK	ENG	7	0	0	0	0	7	0
GK	ENG	32	0	1	4	0	37	0
DF	ENG	5	1	0	0	0	5	1
DF	IRL	11	0	0	3	0	14	0
DF	ENG	18	1	1	3	0	22	0
DF	ENG	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
DF	SCO	40	1	1	4	0	45	1
DF	ENG	23	0	0	1	0	24	0
DF	ENG	39 (1)	1	1	5	0	45 (1)	1
DF	WAL	21	1	0	0	0	21	1
DF	ENG	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	ENG	20	1	1	2	0	23	1
DF	ENG	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	SCO	9 (5)	3	0	3 (2)	0	12 (7)	3
MF	SCO	5	1	0	0	0	5	1
MF	SCO	29 (3)	3	0	4	1	33 (3)	4
MF	SCO	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
MF	SCO	24 (1)	5	1	4	0	29 (1)	5
MF	WAL	26 (1)	1	1	3	0	30 (1)	1
MF	ENG	5	0	0	1	0	6	0
MF	ENG	34 (2)	2	1	2 (1)	0	37 (3)	2
FW	ENG	31	6	1	5	2	37	8
FW	ENG	31 (1)	7	0 (1)	3	0	34 (2)	7
FW	ENG	42	19	1	5	1	47	20
FW	ENG	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
FW	ENG	1 (1)	0	0	1	0	2 (1)	0

References

General

Source for match dates and results:
Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 380–381. Specific

References

"Birmingham City 1972–1973: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.

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