1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season explained

Club:Birmingham City F.C.
Season:1964–65
Manager:Joe Mallett
Chairman:Harry Morris, Jr
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:St Andrew's
League:Football League First Division
League Result:22nd (relegated)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
Cup2:Football League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
League Topscorer:Stan Lynn,
Season Topscorer:Stan Lynn,
Highest Attendance:33,833 vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2 January 1965
Lowest Attendance:8,877 vs Blackburn Rovers, 24 April 1965
Average Attendance:19,714
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Prevseason:1963–64
Nextseason:1965–66

The 1964–65 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 62nd in the Football League and their 38th in the First Division. Having replaced Gil Merrick as manager with coach Joe Mallett, newly arrived from Nottingham Forest,[1] they finished bottom of the 22-team division so were relegated to the Second Division for the 1965–66 season. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to West Ham United in the third round proper of the 1964–65 FA Cup and to Chelsea in the second round of the League Cup.

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half back Winston Foster played in all 44 first-team matches over the season, and Stan Lynn and Geoff Vowden finished as joint leading goalscorers with only 10 goals each, all scored in league competition. Eight of Lynn's ten goals were scored from the penalty spot.

Football League First Division

See main article: 1964–65 Football League.

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
22 August 196415thNottingham ForestAstyle=background:#fccL3–4Harley, Hellawell, Lynn pen26,264
26 August 196414thFulhamHstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Leek, Lynn pen20,719
29 August 196419thStoke CityHstyle=background:#fccL1–2Lynn pen20,667
2 September 196420thFulhamAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Beard13,100
5 September 196420thTottenham HotspurAstyle=background:#fccL1–4Thomson34,809
9 September 196420thWest Bromwich AlbionHstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Thomson26,568
12 September 196419thBurnleyHstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Thomson, Lynn pen16,890
16 September 196417thWest Bromwich AlbionAstyle=background:#cfcW2–0Auld, Williams og24,535
19 September 196417thSheffield UnitedAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Thomson16,390
26 September 196419thEvertonHstyle=background:#fccL3–5Leek, Hellawell, Hennessey21,240
30 September 196417thWolverhampton WanderersAstyle=background:#cfcW2–0Leek, Lynn21,435
10 October 196419thLiverpoolHstyle=background:#ffcD0–019,929
17 October 196417thSheffield WednesdayAstyle=background:#fccL2–5Auld, Hennessey15,345
24 October 196418thBlackpoolHstyle=background:#cfcW3–0Vowden, Leek, Lynn pen15,916
31 October 196419thBlackburn RoversAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Harley13,721
7 November 196419thArsenalHstyle=background:#fccL2–3Vowden, Leek20,602
14 November 196419thLeeds UnitedAstyle=background:#fccL1–4Thomson32,276
22 November 196419thChelseaHstyle=background:#fccL1–6Jackson19,803
28 November 196419thLeicester CityAstyle=background:#ffcD4–4Thomson 2 (1 pen), Vowden, Thwaites15,848
5 December 196419thSunderlandHstyle=background:#cfcW4–3Thomson, Sharples, Jackson, Thwaites13,564
12 December 196419thNottingham ForestHstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Thomson14,011
16 December 196419thManchester UnitedAstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Thwaites25,938
26 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedHstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Thwaites, Lynn23,324
28 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedAstyle=background:#fccL1–2Sharples23,855
2 January 196519thTottenham HotspurHstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Beard33,833
16 January 196519thBurnleyAstyle=background:#fccL0–29,971
23 January 196519thSheffield UnitedHstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Foster16,675
6 February 196519thEvertonAstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Fenton34,033
13 February 196519thAston VillaHstyle=background:#fccL0–132,491
24 February 196520thLiverpoolAstyle=background:#fccL3–4Vowden, Fenton, Thwaites39,253
27 February 196520thSheffield WednesdayHstyle=background:#ffcD0–012,138
6 March 196520thBlackpoolAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Vowden11,464
13 March 196520thWolverhampton WanderersHstyle=background:#fccL0–118,740
17 March 196520thStoke CityAstyle=background:#fccL1–2Vowden12,923
3 April 196521stChelseaAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Lynn pen28,975
6 April 196521stArsenalAstyle=background:#fccL0–316,048
10 April 196521stLeicester CityHstyle=background:#cfcW2–0Vowden, Jackson12,460
12 April 196521stAston VillaAstyle=background:#fccL0–336,871
17 April 196522ndSunderlandAstyle=background:#fccL1–2Lynn pen31,958
19 April 196522ndManchester UnitedHstyle=background:#fccL2–4Vowden, Thwaites28,914
24 April 196522ndBlackburn RoversHstyle=background:#ffcD5–5Vowden, Beard 3, Lynn pen8,877
26 April 196522ndLeeds UnitedHstyle=background:#ffcD3–3Vowden, Beard, Thwaites16,638

League table (part)

Pos!scope="col"
ClubPldWDLFAGAPts
18thLeicester City4211131869850.8139
19thSheffield United4212111950640.7845
20thFulham4211121960780.7734
21stWolverhampton Wanderers421342559890.6630
22ndBirmingham City428112364960.6727
KeyPos = 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
Source[2]

FA Cup

See main article: 1964–65 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup.

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

Players' appearances and goals by competition
NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
GoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
data-sort-value=1GK10000010
data-sort-value=1GK3601010380
data-sort-value=1GK50000050
data-sort-value=2FB2201000230
data-sort-value=2FB391010104110
data-sort-value=2FB2000010210
data-sort-value=3HB3961010416
data-sort-value=3HB4211010441
data-sort-value=3HB3821010402
data-sort-value=3HB80000080
data-sort-value=3HB40000040
data-sort-value=4FW1721010192
data-sort-value=4FW70000070
data-sort-value=4FW10000010
data-sort-value=4FW62000062
data-sort-value=4FW50000050
data-sort-value=4FW52000052
data-sort-value=4FW1620010172
data-sort-value=4FW3631110384
data-sort-value=4FW1450010155
data-sort-value=4FW1921000202
data-sort-value=4FW2590010269
data-sort-value=4FW2671100278
data-sort-value=4FW50000050
data-sort-value=4FW271010002810

See also

References

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Specific

Notes and References

  1. News: Sports news in brief: Association Football . The Guardian . 22 June 1964 . 10 . J. Mallett, Nottingham Forest's trainer-coach, has been appointed to a similar position at Birmingham City. He will be in charge of team affairs, including team selection..
    Matthews (1995), p. 62.
  2. Web site: Birmingham City 1964–1965: English Division One (old) Table . Statto Organisation . 3 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065649/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1964-1965/table . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .

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