1965–66 Birmingham City F.C. season explained

Club:Birmingham City F.C.
Season:1965–66

}The 1965–66 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 63rd in the Football League and their 25th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1964–65. Having persuaded former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Stan Cullis out of retirement as successor to Joe Mallett, who remained with the club as Cullis's assistant,[1] they finished in tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1965–66 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Leicester City in the fourth, and were beaten in their opening second-round match in the League Cup by Mansfield Town.

Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Forward Alec Jackson played in all but two of the team's 45 matches, and Geoff Vowden finished as leading scorer with 23 goals, of which 21 came in league competition.

This season saw the introduction of substitutes into the Football League. In the third game of the season, away to Preston North End on 26 August, Brian Sharples replaced the injured Ron Wylie to become Birmingham's first Football League substitute.[2]

Football League Second Division

See main article: 1965–66 Football League.

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
21 August 19657thCrystal PalaceHstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Thwaites 219,205
25 August 19656thMiddlesbroughHstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Beard16,772
28 August 19658thPreston North EndAstyle=background:#ffcD3–3Vowden, Beard 216,397
31 August 19658thMiddlesbroughAstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Vowden17,300
4 September 19659thCharlton AthleticHstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Beard, Jackson pen15,324
8 September 196510thLeyton OrientHstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Thomson, Vowden7,597
11 September 196513thPlymouth ArgyleAstyle=background:#fccL1–6Vowden10,777
13 September 196514thLeyton OrientAstyle=background:#fccL1–2Thomson7,114
18 September 196519thPortsmouthHstyle=background:#fccL1–3Beard11,790
25 September 196517thBolton WanderersAstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Thomson, Vowden12,117
9 October 196512thNorwich CityHstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Jackson11,626
16 October 196516thBuryAstyle=background:#fccL1–5Darrell8,184
23 October 196517thSouthamptonHstyle=background:#fccL0–111,693
30 October 196521stDerby CountyAstyle=background:#fccL3–5Bullock, Vincent, Page12,464
6 November 196517thCardiff CityHstyle=background:#cfcW4–2Bullock, Thomson, Lynn pen, Jackson10,744
13 November 196521stCarlisle UnitedAstyle=background:#fccL0–110,243
20 November 196521stCoventry CityHstyle=background:#fccL0–125,953
27 November 196521stBristol CityAstyle=background:#fccL0–213,727
4 December 196520thManchester CityHstyle=background:#cfcW3–1Jackson, Vowden, Thwaites10,445
11 December 196517thRotherham UnitedAstyle=background:#cfcW4–3Vowden 3, Jackson10,684
18 December 196515thBuryHstyle=background:#cfcW4–0Thomson, Thwaites 2, Fenton10,998
28 December 196514thHuddersfield TownHstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Vowden, Thwaites19,763
1 January 196613thNorwich CityAstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Vowden, Fenton15,297
8 January 196612thCarlisle UnitedHstyle=background:#cfcW2–1Vowden, Beard14,998
29 January 196613thCrystal PalaceAstyle=background:#fccL0–114,090
5 February 196612thPreston North EndHstyle=background:#ffcD1–1Jackson14,054
19 February 196614thCharlton AthleticAstyle=background:#fccL1–2Thwaites13,742
26 February 196611thPlymouth ArgyleHstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Thomson13,117
5 March 196610thSouthamptonAstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Thwaites18,295
12 March 196610thPortsmouthAstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Vowden12,367
15 March 196610thHuddersfield TownAstyle=background:#fccL0–219,156
19 March 196611thBolton WanderersHstyle=background:#fccL0–113,770
26 March 196611thIpswich TownAstyle=background:#cfcW1–0Beard9,351
2 April 19668thCardiff CityAstyle=background:#cfcW3–1Vowden, Carver og8,150
9 April 19668thDerby CountyHstyle=background:#ffcD5–5Vowden, Hockey, Beard 2 (1 pen), Saxton og13,078
11 April 196610thWolverhampton WanderersHstyle=background:#ffcD2–2Vincent, Vowden28,902
12 April 196610thWolverhampton WanderersAstyle=background:#fccL0–232,511
16 April 196610thCoventry CityAstyle=background:#fccL3–4Fenton, Vowden, Jackson27,111
22 April 196611thBristol CityHstyle=background:#fccL1–3Beard pen11,732
30 April 196615thManchester CityAstyle=background:#fccL1–3Vowden28,409
3 May 19669thIpswich TownHstyle=background:#cfcW4–1Fenton 2, Vowden, Jackson9,331
17 May 196610thRotherham UnitedHstyle=background:#cfcW3–0Barber, Vowden, Hockey11,469

League table (part)

Pos!scope="col"
ClubPldWDLFAGAPts
8thDerby County4216111571681.0443
9thBolton Wanderers421691762591.0541
10thBirmingham City421691770750.9341
11thCrystal Palace4214131547520.9041
12thPortsmouth421681874780.9540
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

FA Cup

See main article: 1965–66 FA Cup.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round22 January 1966Bristol CityHstyle=background:#cfcW3–2Vowden 2, Thomson24,340
Fourth round12 February 1966Leicester CityHstyle=background:#fccL1–2Thwaites46,680

League Cup

See main article: 1965–66 Football League Cup.

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; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward

Players' appearances and goals by competition
NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
GoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
GKJim Herriot3502000370
GKJohnny Schofield70001080
FBCammie Fraser33 (1)0201036 (1)0
FBColin Green1500010160
FBRay Martin3402010370
HBMalcolm Beard361020113911
HBWinston Foster3602000380
HB1500010160
HBStan Lynn51001061
HBMalcolm Page81000081
HBBrian Sharples3 (1)000003 (1)0
HBRon Wylie3802010410
FW IrelandEric Barber21000021
FWMickey Bullock42000042
FWMick Darrell61000061
FWRon Fenton15 (2)5001016 (2)5
FWTrevor Hockey24 (1)2200026 (1)2
FWAlec Jackson4082010438
FWBobby Thomson27 (1)6210029 (1)7
FWDenis Thwaites3082100329
FWJohnny Vincent1120010122
FWGeoff Vowden382122004023

See also

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony . The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000 . 147 . Britespot . Cradley Heath . 2000 . 978-0-9539288-0-4.
  2. Matthews (2010), p. 366.

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