1979–80 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1979–80 Jim Smith Keith Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 3rd (promoted) FA Cup Fifth round(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Exeter City) Anglo-Scottish Cup Group stage Keith Bertschin (12) Keith Bertschin (18) 33,863 vs Notts County, 3 May 1980 7,631 vs Bristol City, Anglo-Scottish Cup, 4 August 1979 20,427 _whitelines _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitelines _blue_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 77th in the Football League and their 32nd in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1978–79. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, level on points with Chelsea but with a better goal difference, so were promoted to the First Division for 1980–81. They entered the 1979–80 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth, and were eliminated from the third round of the League Cup by Exeter City. They also entered the Anglo-Scottish Cup, but failed to progress past the group stage. Twenty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Midfielder Alan Curbishley appeared in all 51 first-team games of the season – defender Joe Gallagher missed only one – and Keith Bertschin was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 12 were scored in the league. Football League Second Division 1979–80 Football League The league programme did not end on the same day for all clubs. Although Birmingham were in second place after their last match, on 3 May, the last Second Division fixture was played nine days later, they were overtaken by Sunderland, and finished third.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/results Birmingham City 1979–1980 : Results Statto Organisation 14 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064600/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/results 4 March 2016 DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance18 August 197915thFulhamHL3–4Evans, Dillon, Bertschin19,33022 August 197922ndSunderlandAL0–225,87725 August 197916thCardiff CityAW2–1Evans 211,4651 September 197916thBristol RoversHD1–1Dillon15,3208 September 197913thChelseaAW2–1Lynex, Curbishley17,71115 September 19797thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Lynex16,15522 September 19799thOrientAD2–2Lynex, Curbishley5,55029 September 19799thNewcastle UnitedHD0–019,9676 October 197911thPreston North EndAD0–010,7729 October 19796thSunderlandHW1–0Lynex18,96013 October 197911thWrexhamAL0–113,69320 October 19797thSwansea CityHW2–0Lynex, Gemmill18,62427 October 19795thShrewsbury TownHW1–0Ainscow17,8693 November 19795thFulhamAW4–2Gemmill pen, Givens 2, Lock og8,33810 November 19793rdCambridge UnitedHW1–0Lynex17,12017 November 19796thWatfordAL0–114,37824 November 19796thLuton TownAW3–2Bertschin 313,7201 December 19796thLeicester CityHL1–2Gallagher25,7488 December 19796thNotts CountyAD1–1Lynex11,38315 December 19795thBurnleyHW2–0Worthington 213,99721 December 19796thOldham AthleticAL0–16,72829 December 19796thCardiff CityHW2–1Worthington, Bertschin16,6821 January 19805thQueens Park RangersHW2–1Ainscow, Gemmill25,96312 January 19806thBristol RoversAL0–19,3512 February 19805thCharlton AthleticAW1–0Gemmill6,8219 February 19805thOrientHW3–1Bertschin 317,47420 February 19805thNewcastle UnitedAD0–027,06923 February 19804thWrexhamHW2–0Dillon, Evans19,30229 February 19801stSwansea CityAW1–0Lynex16,3638 March 19804thShrewsbury TownAL0–114,80111 March 19801stChelseaHW5–1Broadhurst, Borota og, Dillon, Ainscow 227,29715 March 19802ndPreston North EndHD2–2Gemmill pen, Worthington19,54822 March 19803rdCambridge UnitedAL1–2Smith og6,80529 March 19802ndWatfordHW2–0Bertschin, Gemmill pen16,5821 April 19802ndOldham AthleticHW2–0Gemmill, Ainscow17,1185 April 19801stQueens Park RangersAD1–1Dillon16,6097 April 19801stWest Ham UnitedHD0–028,37712 April 19804thLeicester CityAL1–2Gemmill pen26,07519 April 19804thLuton TownHW1–0Bertschin23,66222 April 19801stWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Ainscow, Bertschin36,16726 April 19802ndBurnleyAD0–010,3883 May 19803rdNotts CountyHD3–3Bertschin, Curbishley, Dillon33,863 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/table Birmingham City 1979–1980 : English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 13 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055652/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/table 4 March 2016Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1stLeicester City42211385838+20552ndSunderland42211296942+27543rdBirmingham City422111105838+20534thChelsea42237126652+14535thQueens Park Rangers421813117553+2249 FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round5 January 1980SouthamptonHW2–1Bertschin, Gallagher24,548Fourth round26 January 1980MiddlesbroughHW2–1Gemmill pen, Bertschin29,152Fifth round16 February 1980Tottenham HotspurAL1–3Bertschin49,936 League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st leg28 August 1979Preston North EndHW2–1Ainscow, Dillon13,660Second round 2nd leg4 September 1979Preston North EndAW1–0Lynex11,043Third round26 September 1979Exeter CityHL1–2Ainscow13,669 Anglo-Scottish Cup 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceGroup stage4 August 1979Bristol CityHL0–47,631Group stage6 August 1979Plymouth ArgyleAD1–1Bertschin3,137Group stage8 August 1979FulhamAW5–0Bertschin 2, Evans, Ainscow, Dillon2,899 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAnglo-Scottish CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENG Neil Freeman2010002050GKENG Jeff Wealands40020301 (1)046 (1)0DFENG Kevan Broadhurst231300000261DFSCO Jimmy Calderwood1000003040DFENG Mark Dennis400203000450DFENG Joe Gallagher411313030502DFENG Terry Lees9 (1)010102013 (1)0DFWAL Malcolm Page3000103070DFENG Colin Todd33 (1)030100037 (1)0DFENG Tony Towers220003010260DFWAL Pat Van Den Hauwe1000002 (1)03 (1)0MFENG Alan Ainscow376303221457MFENG Alan Curbishley40 (2)330303049 (2)3MFENG Kevin Dillon30 (1)300312 (1)135 (2)5MFSCO Archie Gemmill378313010449MFSCO Willie Johnston *150300000180MFENG Steve Lynex20 (10)80 (3)0212024 (13)9FWENG Keith Bertschin34 (3)12331 (1)03341 (4)18FWENG Tony Evans10 (3)400203115 (3)5FWIRL Don Givens7 (3)20010008 (3)2FWENG Frank Worthington17 (2)430000020 (2)4 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Sources Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 For match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/results Birmingham City 1979–1980 : Results Statto Organisation 14 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064600/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1979-1980/results 4 March 2016 For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 394–95. For Anglo-Scottish Cup attendances: Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 243. References Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City