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1973–74 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1973–74
managerFreddie Goodwin
chairmanClifford Coombs
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result19th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFourth round
(eliminated by Queens Park Rangers)
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFifth round
(eliminated by Plymouth Argyle)
cup3Texaco Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
(eliminated by Newcastle United)
league topscorerBob Hatton (14)
season topscorerBob Hatton (20)
highest attendance50,451 vs Leeds United, 29 December 1973
lowest attendance12,422 vs Newcastle United, Texaco Cup 2nd round, 22 October 1973
average attendance33,048
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(eliminated by Queens Park Rangers) (eliminated by Plymouth Argyle) (eliminated by Newcastle United) The 1973–74 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 71st in the Football League and their 40th in the First Division. After spending most of the season in the relegation positions, they finished in 19th place in the 22-team division, avoiding relegation by just one point. They entered the 1973–74 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Queens Park Rangers in the fourth, and were eliminated from the League Cup in the fifth round by Plymouth Argyle. They lost in the second round of the Texaco Cup on aggregate, after the first attempt to play the second leg of their match against Newcastle United had to be abandoned after 100 minutes when it became too dark to play.

Thirty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Bob Hatton played in 51 of the 54 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Hatton with 20 goals, of which 14 came in league competition.

In February 1974, by which time he had already scored 18 goals for Birmingham, centre-forward Bob Latchford signed for Everton in part-exchange for Howard Kendall, Archie Styles, and £80,000. The whole package was valued at a British record transfer fee of £350,000.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1973–74 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance25 August 197328 August 19731 September 19735 September 19738 September 197311 September 197315 September 197322 September 197329 September 19736 October 197313 October 197320 October 197327 October 19733 November 197310 November 197317 November 197324 November 19738 December 197315 December 197322 December 197326 December 197329 December 19731 January 197312 January 197419 January 19742 February 19746 February 197416 February 197423 February 19742 March 19749 March 197416 March 197420 March 197423 March 197430 March 19746 April 197412 April 197413 April 197416 April 197420 April 197423 April 197427 April 1974
15thManchester CityAL1–3Hatton35,881
17thTottenham HotspurHL1–2Hatton37,754
20thDerby CountyHD0–034,899
22ndChelseaAL1–3Page25,660
22ndLeeds UnitedAL0–339,746
22ndChelseaHL2–4Hatton, Taylor30,252
22ndLiverpoolHD1–1R. Latchford35,719
22ndQueens Park RangersAD2–2R. Latchford, Burns18,701
22ndIpswich TownHL0–326,919
22ndArsenalAL0–123,915
21stWolverhampton WanderersHW2–1Francis pen, Burns34,977
22ndManchester UnitedAL0–148,937
22ndEvertonHL0–231,181
22ndSheffield UnitedAD1–1Hynd19,339
22ndSouthamptonHD1–1Hatton25,297
22ndStoke CityAL2–5Hynd, R. Latchford19,179
22ndLeicester CityHW3–0R. Latchford 327,719
21stNewcastle UnitedHW1–0Burns25,428
20thWest Ham UnitedHW3–1Burns 2, Hatton23,767
20thIpswich TownAL0–315,457
19thCoventry CityHW1–0R. Latchford33,423
20thLeeds UnitedHD1–1R. Latchford50,451
19thDerby CountyAD1–1Hatton31,189
20thLiverpoolAL2–3R. Latchford39,094
20thManchester CityHD1–1R. Latchford31,401
20thWest Ham UnitedAD0–027,948
20thTottenham HotspurAL2–4England og, Phillips14,345
20thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–133,821
20thArsenalHW3–1Gallagher, Hatton, Francis29,828
20thCoventry CityAW1–0Hatton27,863
20thEvertonAL1–4Hatton33,944
20thManchester UnitedHW1–0Gallagher37,768
20thNorwich CityAL1–2Styles18,309
20thSouthamptonAW2–0Burns, Francis23,349
20thSheffield UnitedHW1–0Hatton27,877
20thLeicester CityAD3–3Burns 328,486
20thBurnleyAL1–2Campbell17,038
20thStoke CityHD0–029,467
20thBurnleyHD2–2Hatton 236,548
20thNewcastle UnitedAD1–1Francis34,066
19thQueens Park RangersHW4–0Taylor, Francis 2, Kendall39,160
19thNorwich CityHW2–1Hatton, Burns44,182

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts17th18th19th20th21stKey
Chelsea4212131756600.9337
West Ham United4211151655600.9237
Birmingham City4212131752640.8137
Southampton4211141747680.6936
Manchester United4210122038480.7932
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: 1973–74 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth round
5 January 1974Cardiff CityHW5–2Francis, R. Latchford 2, Hatton 222,435
26 January 1974Queens Park RangersAL0–223,367

League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSecond roundSecond round replayThird roundThird round replayFourth roundFifth round
9 October 1973BlackpoolAD1–1Burns7,943
16 October 1973BlackpoolHW4–2Burns, Hatton 316,880
30 October 1973Newcastle UnitedHD2–2R. Latchford 213,025
7 November 1973Newcastle UnitedAW1–0
aetFrancis pen19,276
21 November 1973Ipswich TownAW3–1R. Latchford 312,241
19 December 1973Plymouth ArgyleHL1–2Hatton15,273

Texaco Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Texaco Cup

The home leg of the quarter-final match against Newcastle United finished as a 1–1 draw. Despite the ban on use of floodlights because of the fuel crisis, the League refused to allow an earlier kickoff time for the away leg on 28 November 1973. The match was abandoned at 1–1 after 10 minutes of extra time in almost total darkness. Keith Bowker scored Birmingham's goal, in his only appearance of the season and last outing for the club; neither appearance nor goal count towards his statistics. When the match was replayed, Birmingham lost 3–1 after Newcastle's Jimmy Smith was sent off in the first two minutes for a tackle that broke both bones in Tony Want's lower leg.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st legFirst round 2nd legSecond round 1st legSecond round 2nd leg
19 September 1973Stoke CityAD0–09,530
2 October 1973Stoke CityHD0–0
aet
3–1 pens13,433
22 October 1973Newcastle UnitedHD1–1R. Latchford12,422
5 December 1973Newcastle UnitedAL1–3Francis9,762

Appearances and goals

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Players marked left the club during the playing season. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTexaco CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRitchie BlackmorePaul CooperMike KellyDave LatchfordGary SprakeDennis ClarkeJoe GallagherRoger HyndRay MartinIan OsborneGarry PendreyJohn RobertsArchie StylesTony WantAlan WhiteheadSteve BryantJimmy CalderwoodAlan CampbellGary EmmanuelPaul HendrieLindley JenkinsHoward KendallMalcolm PageGordon TaylorKenny BurnsTrevor FrancisBob HattonBobby HopeBob LatchfordSteve Phillips
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GKENG2000001030
GKENG1000101 (1)03 (1)0
GKENG250001020280
GKWAL140204000200
DFENG11010301 (1)016 (1)0
DFENG21 (5)220404031 (5)2
DFSCO34 (2)210502042 (2)2
DFENG290201000320
DFENG0000001010
DFENG38 (2)020602048 (2)0
DFWAL28 (2)010502036 (2)0
DFENG3 (2)10000003 (2)1
DFENG110005040200
DFENG0000001010
MFENG0000001010
MFSCO7 (2)00000108 (2)0
MFSCO32 (3)120302035 (3)1
MFWAL0000000 (2)00 (2)0
MFSCO5000301090
MFENG2000001030
MFENG151000000151
MFWAL7100000071
MFENG33 (2)2204 (1)01040 (3)2
FWSCO36 (1)1010623046 (1)12
FWENG376215131479
FWENG39142264405120
FWSCO6000001 (1)07 (1)0
FWENG25 (1)10224 (1)52133 (2)18
FWENG1 (3)1000 (2)0203 (5)1

References

;General

  • Source for match dates and results:
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 382–83, 478–89.

;Specific

References

  1. Corbett, James. (5 March 2006). "Bob Latchford". Observer Sport Monthly.
  2. "Birmingham City 1973–1974: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  3. "Season 1973/74". Toonarama.
  4. Matthews (1995), pp. 74, 209.
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