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1965–66 Birmingham City F.C. season

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Birmingham City F.C. 1965–66 football season
Birmingham City F.C.
1965–66 season
ChairmanClifford Coombs
Manager
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division10th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated byLeicester City)
Football League CupSecond round
(eliminated byMansfield Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:Geoff Vowden (21)
All:Geoff Vowden (23)
Highest home attendance46,680 vsLeicester City, FA Cup 4th round 12 February 1966
Lowest home attendance7,597 vsLeyton Orient, 8 September 1965
Average home league attendance14,398

The1965–66 Football League season wasBirmingham City Football Club's 63rd in theFootball League and their 25th in theSecond Division, to which they wererelegated in 1964–65. Having persuaded formerWolverhampton Wanderers managerStan Cullis out of retirement as successor toJoe Mallett, who remained with the club as Cullis's assistant,[1] they finished in tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the1965–66 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost toLeicester City in the fourth, and were beaten in their opening second-round match in theLeague Cup byMansfield Town.

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

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

Football League Second Division

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Main article:1965–66 Football League
DateLeague
position
OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
21 August 19657thCrystal PalaceHW2–1Thwaites 219,205
25 August 19656thMiddlesbroughHD2–2Beard16,772
28 August 19658thPreston North EndAD3–3Vowden, Beard 216,397
31 August 19658thMiddlesbroughAD1–1Vowden17,300
4 September 19659thCharlton AthleticHD2–2Beard,Jacksonpen15,324
8 September 196510thLeyton OrientHD2–2Thomson, Vowden7,597
11 September 196513thPlymouth ArgyleAL1–6Vowden10,777
13 September 196514thLeyton OrientAL1–2Thomson7,114
18 September 196519thPortsmouthHL1–3Beard11,790
25 September 196517thBolton WanderersAW2–1Thomson, Vowden12,117
9 October 196512thNorwich CityHW1–0Jackson11,626
16 October 196516thBuryAL1–5Darrell8,184
23 October 196517thSouthamptonHL0–111,693
30 October 196521stDerby CountyAL3–5Bullock,Vincent,Page12,464
6 November 196517thCardiff CityHW4–2Bullock, Thomson,Lynnpen, Jackson10,744
13 November 196521stCarlisle UnitedAL0–110,243
20 November 196521stCoventry CityHL0–125,953
27 November 196521stBristol CityAL0–213,727
4 December 196520thManchester CityHW3–1Jackson, Vowden, Thwaites10,445
11 December 196517thRotherham UnitedAW4–3Vowden 3, Jackson10,684
18 December 196515thBuryHW4–0Thomson, Thwaites 2,Fenton10,998
28 December 196514thHuddersfield TownHW2–1Vowden, Thwaites19,763
1 January 196613thNorwich CityAD2–2Vowden, Fenton15,297
8 January 196612thCarlisle UnitedHW2–1Vowden, Beard14,998
29 January 196613thCrystal PalaceAL0–114,090
5 February 196612thPreston North EndHD1–1Jackson14,054
19 February 196614thCharlton AthleticAL1–2Thwaites13,742
26 February 196611thPlymouth ArgyleHW1–0Thomson13,117
5 March 196610thSouthamptonAW1–0Thwaites18,295
12 March 196610thPortsmouthAW1–0Vowden12,367
15 March 196610thHuddersfield TownAL0–219,156
19 March 196611thBolton WanderersHL0–113,770
26 March 196611thIpswich TownAW1–0Beard9,351
2 April 19668thCardiff CityAW3–1Vowden,Carverog8,150
9 April 19668thDerby CountyHD5–5Vowden,Hockey, Beard 2 (1pen),Saxtonog13,078
11 April 196610thWolverhampton WanderersHD2–2Vincent, Vowden28,902
12 April 196610thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–232,511
16 April 196610thCoventry CityAL3–4Fenton, Vowden, Jackson27,111
22 April 196611thBristol CityHL1–3Beardpen11,732
30 April 196615thManchester CityAL1–3Vowden28,409
3 May 19669thIpswich TownHW4–1Fenton 2, Vowden, Jackson9,331
17 May 196610thRotherham UnitedHW3–0Barber, Vowden, Hockey11,469

League table (part)

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Final Second Division table (part)[3]
PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts
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

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Main article:1965–66 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
Third round22 January 1966Bristol CityHW3–2Vowden 2,Thomson24,340
Fourth round12 February 1966Leicester CityHL1–2Thwaites46,680

League Cup

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Main article:1965–66 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
Second round22 September 1965Mansfield TownAL1–2Beard9,344

Appearances and goals

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as asubstitute.
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
Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKSCOJim Herriot3502000370
GKENGJohnny Schofield70001080
FBSCOCammie Fraser33 (1)0201036 (1)0
FBWALColin Green1500010160
FBENGRay Martin3402010370
HBENGMalcolm Beard361020113911
HBENGWinston Foster3602000380
HBWALTerry Hennessey1500010160
HBENGStan Lynn51001061
HBWALMalcolm Page81000081
HBENGBrian Sharples3 (1)000003 (1)0
HBSCORon Wylie3802010410
FWIRLEric Barber21000021
FWENGMickey Bullock42000042
FWENGMick Darrell61000061
FWENGRon Fenton15 (2)5001016 (2)5
FWWALTrevor Hockey24 (1)2200026 (1)2
FWENGAlec Jackson4082010438
FWSCOBobby Thomson27 (1)6210029 (1)7
FWENGDenis Thwaites3082100329
FWENGJohnny Vincent1120010122
FWENGGeoff Vowden382122004023

See also

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References

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General'

Specific

  1. ^Matthews, Tony (2000).The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot. p. 147.ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
  2. ^Matthews (2010), p. 366.
  3. ^"Birmingham City 1965–1966: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation.Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved2 April 2012.
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