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1974–75 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1974–75
managerFreddie Goodwin
chairmanClifford Coombs
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result17th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultSemi-final
(eliminated by Fulham)
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
(eliminated by Crewe Alexandra)
cup3Texaco Cup
cup3 resultSemi-final
(eliminated by Newcastle United)
league topscorerBob Hatton (14)
season topscorerBob Hatton (18)
highest attendance47,260 vs Middlesbrough, FA Cup 6th round, 8 March 1975
lowest attendance12,327 vs Ayr United, Texaco Cup 2nd round, 17 September 1974
average attendance30,854
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prevseason1973–74
nextseason1975–76

(eliminated by Fulham) (eliminated by Crewe Alexandra) (eliminated by Newcastle United) The 1974–75 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 72nd in the Football League and their 41st in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, four points above the relegation positions. They entered the 1974–75 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Fulham in the last minute of the semi-final replay, lost to Crewe Alexandra in their opening match of the League Cup in the second round, and reached the semi-final of the Texaco Cup.

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dave Latchford and forward Bob Hatton played in 53 of the 56 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Hatton with 18 goals, of which 14 came in league competition.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1974–75 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance17 August 197420 August 197424 August 197428 August 197431 August 19747 September 197414 September 197421 September 197425 September 197428 September 19745 October 197412 October 197415 October 197419 October 197426 October 19742 November 19749 November 197416 November 197423 November 197430 November 19747 December 197414 December 197421 December 197426 December 197428 December 197411 January 197518 January 19751 February 19758 February 197518 February 197522 February 19751 March 197515 March 197518 March 197522 March 197525 March 197529 March 19751 April 197512 April 197519 April 197526 April 197529 April 1975
17thMiddlesbroughHL0–332,105
18thLeicester CityHL3–4Burns, Francis 2 (1 pen)27,663
21stLeeds UnitedAL0–130,820
21stLeicester CityAD1–1Francis24,018
21stWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Burns33,785
17thQueens Park RangersAW1–0Gallagher16,058
15thDerby CountyHW3–2Hatton, Francis 2 (2 pens)27,345
18thCarlisle UnitedAL0–112,691
21stWest Ham UnitedAL0–325,495
14thArsenalHW3–1Burns, Hatton 225,584
19thCoventry CityHL1–2Francis pen30,282
14thLuton TownAW3–1Francis 315,097
13thLeeds UnitedHW1–0Francis36,513
11thNewcastle UnitedHW3–0Burns, Styles, Hatton33,339
12thSheffield UnitedAL2–3Hatton, Styles21,639
11thChelseaHW2–0Hatton, Kendall30,764
11thBurnleyAD2–2Rodaway og, Taylor16,075
11thManchester CityHW4–0Kendall, Hatton 2, Burns35,143
9thTottenham HotspurAD0–027,761
11thEvertonAL1–4Calderwood38,369
13thStoke CityHL0–333,999
14thMiddlesbroughAL0–323,737
14thLiverpoolHW3–1Taylor, Kendall pen, Hatton26,608
15thDerby CountyAL1–2Hatton26,121
16thIpswich TownHL0–130,266
17thStoke CityAD0–026,157
18thEvertonHL0–332,284
17thBurnleyHD1–1Emmanuel24,990
18thChelseaAL1–2Hatton18,144
16thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Hatton24,240
17thManchester CityAL1–3Taylor33,240
16thWolverhampton WanderersAW1–0Hendrie28,256
16thArsenalAD1–1Burns17,845
16thWest Ham UnitedHD1–1Bryant34,000
16thQueens Park RangersHW4–1Francis, Campbell, Hatton, Calderwood32,832
13thCarlisle UnitedHW2–0Francis, Burns33,761
15thLiverpoolAL0–149,454
15thIpswich TownAL2–3Burns, Hatton27,417
18thCoventry CityAL0–124,163
18thLuton TownHL1–4Francis28,755
17thNewcastle UnitedAW2–1Kendall, Pendrey24,787
17thSheffield UnitedHD0–033,677

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15th16th17th18th19thKey
Newcastle United421591859720.8739
Arsenal4213111847490.9637
Birmingham City421491953610.8737
Leicester City4212121846600.7736
Tottenham Hotspur421382152630.8234
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: 1974–75 FA Cup

For the third time in seven seasons, Birmingham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. This time, they drew with Fulham at Hillsborough so the tie went to a replay, played at Maine Road, Manchester. Goalless through normal time and all but a few seconds of extra timean announcement had already been made that the second replay would be at Highbury the following Mondaya long ball towards Birmingham's penalty area was struck by John Mitchell straight into goalkeeper Dave Latchford's face. The ball rebounded onto Mitchell's chest and back towards the goal to bobble over the line.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSemi-finalSemi-final replay
4 January 1975Luton TownAW1–0Kendall17,543
25 January 1975ChelseaAW1–0Burns36,650
15 February 1975WalsallHW2–1Hatton, Burns45,881
8 March 1975MiddlesbroughHW1–0Hatton47,260
5 April 1975FulhamHillsborough, SheffieldD1–1Gallagher54,166
9 April 1975FulhamMaine Road, ManchesterL0–1
aet35,205

League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSecond round
11 September 1974Crewe AlexandraAL1–2Gallagher7,194

Texaco Cup

Main article: Texaco Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceGroup 1Group 1Group 1Second round 1st legSecond round 2nd legSemi-final 1st legSemi-final 2nd leg
3 August 1974West Bromwich AlbionAD0–018,643
7 August 1974Peterborough UnitedAD1–1Taylor8,915
10 August 1974Norwich CityHW3–1Campbell, Francis, Hatton14,847
17 September 1974Ayr UnitedHW3–0Burns 2, Calderwood12,327
2 October 1974Ayr UnitedAD0–04,992
23 October 1974Newcastle UnitedAD1–1Hatton20,556
6 November 1974Newcastle UnitedHL1–4Burns17,754

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.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTexaco CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMike KellyDave LatchfordGary SprakeSteve BryantDennis ClarkeJoe GallagherRoger HyndRay MartinGarry PendreyJohn RobertsRicky SbragiaArchie StylesTony WantJimmy CalderwoodAlan CampbellGary EmmanuelPaul HendrieBobby HopeHoward KendallRoy MortonMalcolm PageGordon TaylorGary AllenKenny BurnsTrevor FrancisBob HattonSteve PhillipsIan Smith
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GKENG390601070530
GKWAL2000000 (2)02 (2)0
DFENG15 (1)130001019 (1)1
DFENG3010000040
DFENG381611150503
DFSCO6 (6)010102010 (6)0
DFENG21 (1)000104026 (1)0
DFENG27 (3)1500 (1)07039 (4)1
DFWAL7 (1)020003012 (1)0
DFSCO1000001 (1)02 (1)0
DFENG232201020282
DFENG0 (2)00000000 (2)0
MFSCO252100040302
MFSCO2811 (1)0105135 (1)2
MFWAL9140000 (1)013 (1)1
MFSCO9 (2)130103 (1)016 (3)1
MFSCO0000000 (2)00 (2)0
MFENG394611060505
MFENG3000002050
MFWAL280600030370
MFENG34 (1)360104 (1)145 (2)4
FWENG0000001010
FWSCO3986210635213
FWENG23132010212814
FWENG41145200725318
FWENG1 (1)00000203 (1)0
FWSCO0 (2)00000000 (2)0

Sources

  • For match dates and results:
  • For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 384–85, 479.

References

References

  1. "Birmingham City 1974–1975 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  2. Shaw, Phil. (11 November 1998). "Football: Hendrie senses new Cup glory with Tamworth". The Independent.
  3. German, Tom. (10 April 1975). "Fulham leave it extremely late". The Times.
  4. Clarke, Nigel. (10 April 1975). "Gor-blimey!". Daily Mirror.
  5. Tattum, Colin. (3 May 2008). "Latchford: It's time for some payback!". Birmingham Mail.
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