1972–73 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1972–73 Freddie Goodwin Clifford Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 10th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Swindon Town) League Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Blackpool) Bob Latchford (19) Bob Latchford (20) 51,278 vs Manchester United, 10 March 1973 20,962 vs Luton Town, League Cup 2nd round, 5 September 1972 36,663 _bluesides 0000ff ffffff 0000ff ffffff 0000ff 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 70th season in the Football League and their 39th season in the First Division, to which they were promoted as Second Division runners-up in 1971–72. After spending much of the season in the lower reaches of the table, eight wins and a draw from the last ten matches brought them up to tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1972–73 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round to Swindon Town, and entered the League Cup in the second round, eliminated in the fourth by Blackpool. Twenty-seven players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competitions, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Centre-forward Bob Latchford played in all but one of the 48 first-team matches over the season, and finished as the leading goalscorer with 20 goals, of which 19 came in league competition. The home attendance in First Division matches never fell below 30,000. Football League First Division 1972–73 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance12 August 197215thSheffield UnitedHL1–2R. Latchford37,39015 August 19729thNewcastle UnitedHW3–2McFaul og, Hope, R. Latchford35,83119 August 197213thIpswich TownAL0–217,77523 August 197219thTottenham HotspurAL0–230,79826 August 197218thCrystal PalaceHD1–1Francis31,06630 August 197216thWest Bromwich AlbionAD2–2Hatton, R. Latchford37,1082 September 197219thWolverhampton WanderersAL2–3Hope, Burns32,5399 September 197215thManchester CityHW4–1R. Latchford 3, Campbell32,98316 September 197218thDerby CountyAL0–133,75323 September 197215thEvertonHW2–1R. Latchford, Francis37,13326 September 197215thArsenalAL0–230,00330 September 197216thWest Ham UnitedAL0–226,4827 October 197217thChelseaHD2–2Hope, R. Latchford38,75614 October 197219thManchester UnitedAL0–152,10421 October 197218thSouthamptonHD1–1Roberts30,75728 October 197219thCoventry CityAD0–035,3044 November 197219thTottenham HotspurHD0–038,50411 November 197221stNewcastle UnitedAL0–326,04218 November 197217thStoke CityAW2–1R. Latchford 223,04025 November 197216thNorwich CityHW4–1Pendrey, Hope, Want, Hatton32,8902 December 197216thLiverpoolAL3–4Taylor, Hope, R. Latchford45,4079 December 197216thLeicester CityHD1–1Calderwood32,48116 December 197217thLeeds UnitedAL0–425,27523 December 197219thArsenalHD1–1Bowker32,72126 December 197218thEvertonAD1–1R. Latchford39,36330 December 197219thIpswich TownHL1–2Hatton32,70527 January 197321stManchester CityAL0–131,87710 February 197320thDerby CountyHW2–0R. Latchford, Francis38,09617 February 197318thSheffield UnitedAW1–0Francis22,22027 February 197319thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–143,7593 March 197318thChelseaAD0–026,2596 March 197316thCrystal PalaceAD0–026,01410 March 197315thManchester UnitedHW3–1R. Latchford, Hatton, Campbell pen51,27817 March 197317thSouthamptonAL0–214,61224 March 197317thCoventry CityHW3–0Hatton, R. Latchford, Taylor34,77531 March 197315thNorwich CityAW2–1R. Latchford 223,8997 April 197316thLiverpoolHW2–1R. Latchford, Hatton48,11414 April 197312thLeicester CityAW1–0Campbell27,65221 April 197311thStoke CityHW3–1Page, Francis, Hatton32,51323 April 197311thWest Ham UnitedHD0–036,94228 April 197311thWest Bromwich AlbionHW3–2R. Latchford, Hynd, Burns36,78430 April 197310thLeeds UnitedHW2–1Francis, Burns34,449 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1972-1973/table Birmingham City 1972–1973: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 28 March 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063245/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1972-1973/table 4 March 2016PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts8thTottenham Hotspur4216131358481.21459thNewcastle United4216131360511.184510thBirmingham City4215121553540.984211thManchester City4215111657600.954112thChelsea4213141549510.9640Key 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 1972–73 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round13 January 1973Swindon TownAL0–217,373 League Cup 1972–73 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round5 September 1972Luton TownHD1–1R. Latchford20,962Second round replay13 September 1972Luton TownAD1–1Campbell13,806Second round 2nd replay19 September 1972Luton TownCounty Ground,NorthamptonW1–0Francis11,451Third round3 October 1972Coventry CityHW2–1Francis, Barry og27,803Fourth round31 October 1972BlackpoolAL0–213,332 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENG Paul Cooper30001040GKENG Mike Kelly70000070GKENG Dave Latchford3201040370DFENG Keith Bowker51000051DFIRL Tommy Carroll1100030140DFENG Stan Harland1811030220DFENG Dave Howitt20001030DFSCO Roger Hynd4011040451DFENG Ray Martin2300010240DFENG Garry Pendrey39 (1)1105045 (1)1DFWAL John Roberts2110000211DFENG Dave Robinson00001010DFENG Tony Want2011020231DFENG Alan Whitehead10000010MFSCO Kenny Burns9 (5)3003 (2)012 (7)3MFSCO Jimmy Calderwood51000051MFSCO Alan Campbell29 (3)3004133 (3)4MFSCO Paul Hendrie0 (1)000000 (1)0MFSCO Bobby Hope24 (1)5104029 (1)5MFWAL Malcolm Page26 (1)1103030 (1)1MFENG George Smith50001060MFENG Gordon Taylor34 (2)2102 (1)037 (3)2FWENG Trevor Francis3161052378FWENG Bob Hatton31 (1)70 (1)03034 (2)7FWENG Bob Latchford421910514720FWENG Steve Phillips30000030FWENG Phil Summerill1 (1)000102 (1)0 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General 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 Source for match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1972-1973/results Birmingham City 1972–1973 : Results Statto Organisation 27 March 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064738/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1972-1973/results 4 March 2016 Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 380–381. 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