1961–62 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1961–62 Gil Merrick Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 17th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) Football League Cup First round(eliminated by Swindon Town) 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final(eliminated by AS Roma) 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round(eliminated by Espanyol) Ken Leek (18) Jimmy Harris, Ken Leek (20) 46,096 vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup 3rd round, 6 January 1962 11,596 vs Swindon Town, League Cup 1st round, 13 September 1961 25,751 _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _top_on_white 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 000099 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 59th in the Football League and their 35th in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1961–62 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round to Tottenham Hotspur after a replay, and entered the League Cup at the first round, again losing their opening match after a replay, this time against Swindon Town. Birmingham lost in the final of the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in October 1961, and only a few weeks later, were eliminated from the 1961–62 competition in the second round by Espanyol.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196061det.html Fairs' Cup 1960–61 17 April 2012 Zea Antonio Haisma Marcel amp 2 October 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196162det.html Fairs' Cup 1961–62 17 April 2012 Zea Antonio Haisma Marcel amp 2 October 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) This was Birmingham's last appearance in major European competition for nearly 50 years. Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forward Mike Hellawell played in all 50 first-team matches over the season (half back Malcolm Beard missed only one), and Ken Leek and Jimmy Harris finished as joint leading goalscorers with 20 goals in all competitions; Leek was top scorer in league competition with 18 goals. Football League First Division 1961–62 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance19 August 19614thFulhamHW2–1Harris, Bloomfield25,38722 August 19618thNottingham ForestAL1–2Harris19,48626 August 196117thSheffield WednesdayAL1–5Bloomfield29,93130 August 196119thNottingham ForestHD1–1Harris21,0952 September 196121stLeicester CityHL1–5Bloomfield21,9776 September 196120thWest Bromwich AlbionAD0–020,5419 September 196121stIpswich TownAL1–4Singer20,01716 September 196122ndBurnleyHL2–6Bloomfield, Hellawell18,76420 September 196122ndWest Bromwich AlbionHL1–2Hellawell23,93123 September 196122ndArsenalAD1–1Harris pen31,74930 September 196122ndBolton WanderersHW2–1Bloomfield, Auld17,2147 October 196122ndWolverhampton WanderersHL3–6Harris 2 (1 pen), Bloomfield29,15914 October 196121stManchester UnitedAW2–0Orritt, Hellawell30,67421 October 196121stChelseaHW3–2Harris, Bloomfield 220,09528 October 196119thAston VillaAW3–1Harris 2, Orritt49,5324 November 196117thBlackpoolHD1–1Orritt21,45011 November 196121stBlackburn RoversAL0–212,08318 November 196119thWest Ham UnitedHW4–0Harris pen, Bloomfield, Orritt, Auld20,68225 November 196120thSheffield UnitedAL1–3Harris16,8382 December 196115thCardiff CityHW3–0Leek 2, Hellawell20,9599 December 196119thTottenham HotspurAL1–3Leek32,50916 December 196116thFulhamAW1–0Leek12,73023 December 196112thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Leek19,10926 December 196113thManchester CityHD1–1Leek21,92613 January 196211thLeicester CityAW2–1Harris, Auld22,69120 January 196210thIpswich TownHW3–1Leek 2, Baker og26,9683 February 196211thBurnleyAL1–7Auld24,04710 February 196210thArsenalHW1–0Harris27,79717 February 196211thBolton WanderersAL2–3Leek, Auld13,30824 February 196214thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Leek29,6653 March 196213thManchester UnitedHD1–1Leek25,8179 March 196213thChelseaAD1–1Leek23,95917 March 196216thAston VillaHL0–243,48924 March 196218thBlackpoolAL0–111,85430 March 196216thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Leek, Hellawell17,4316 April 196214thWest Ham UnitedAD2–2Bloomfield, Leek22,66811 April 196214thManchester CityAW4–1Harris, Bloomfield, Leek, Hellawell21,94114 April 196214thSheffield UnitedHW3–0Harris 2 (1 pen), Hellawell19,51420 April 196214thEvertonAL1–4Leek47,50621 April 196217thCardiff CityAL2–3Leek 28,60824 April 196217thEvertonHD0–021,91028 April 196217thTottenham HotspurHL2–3Leek, Beard29,614 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thManchester United421591872750.963916thBlackburn Rovers4214111750580.863917thBirmingham City4214101865810.803818thWolverhampton Wanderers4213101973860.853619thNottingham Forest4213101963790.8036Key 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 = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1961-1962/table Birmingham City 1961–1962: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 11 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151025210144/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1961-1962/table 25 October 2015 live dmy-all FA Cup 1961–62 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round6 January 1962Tottenham HotspurHD3–3Harris 2, Leek46,096Third round replay10 January 1962Tottenham HotspurAL2–4Harris, Leek62,917 League Cup 1961–62 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round13 September 1961Swindon TownHD1–1Neal11,596First round replay25 September 1961Swindon TownAL0–213,063 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final The final of the 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place in late September and mid-October 1961, when the first round of the 1961–62 competition was already under way. In the semi-final, Birmingham had beaten Inter Milan home and away; no other English club beat them in a competitive match in the San Siro until Arsenal did so in the Champions League more than 40 years later.https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/sports/soccer/arsenal-routs-inter-milan.html Arsenal routs Inter Milan New York Times Reuters 25 November 2003 16 December 2019 Birmingham played in the final for the second consecutive season, having lost to Barcelona in 1960. In the first leg, missed chances and poor defending allowed Roma to take a two-goal lead at St Andrew's, but second-half goals from Mike Hellawell and Bryan Orritt, whose late equaliser came after Jimmy Harris's shot rebounded from the crossbar, took Birmingham into the second leg on level terms. In front of a large crowd in the Stadio Olimpico, Roma won 2–0 to take the trophy 4–2 on aggregate.Matthews (2010), p. 98. RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFinal 1st leg27 September 1961AS RomaHD2–2Hellawell, Orritt21,005Final 2nd leg11 October 1961AS RomaAL0–250,000 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup As finalists in the previous season's competition, Birmingham were awarded a bye to the second round, in which they were drawn against Espanyol. They lost heavily in the first leg, in Barcelona, where Antonio Camps scored a hat-trick.Matthews (2010), p. 46. They won the ill-tempered return leg 1–0 with a goal from Bertie Auld, but four players, including Birmingham's Jimmy Harris and Auld himself, were sent off.Four Players Sent Off The Times London 5 8 December 1961 RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st leg15 November 1961EspanyolAL2–5Bloomfield, Harris pen60,000Second round 2nd leg7 December 1961EspanyolHW1–0Auld16,874 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 competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague Cup1960–61 Fairs Cup1961–62 Fairs CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGJohnny Schofield35020202020430GKENGColin Withers700000000070FBENG George Allen footballer, born 1932 500010000060FBENG Brian Farmer 7Farmer General source mistakenly attributes Foster's appearance against Everton in April 1962 to Farmer, who had left the club three months earlier.http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php Player search: Farmer, FBW (Brian) English National Football Archive 18 March 2020 subscription 2 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210102130637/http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php dead https://bluecorrespondent.co.uk/1961-62/april1962.html West kept busy in Everton goal Leslie Edwards Liverpool Echo 24 April 1962 BlueCorrespondent.co.uk000202000110FBENGWinston Foster16000001000170FBENGStan Lynn21120000020251FBENGGraham Sissons33020102020400FBENGPat Wright footballer200000000020HBENGMalcolm Beard42120202020501HBWALTerry Hennessey34020102020410HBENG Dick Neal Dick Neal Jr. 600011000071HBENGTrevor Smith footballer, born 193639020201020460HBENGJohnny Watts English footballer500000000050FWSCOBertie Auld38520001021436FWENGJimmy Bloomfield3511002020114012FWENGPeter Bullock footballer100000000010FWENGJimmy Harris footballer, born 19333916231020214620FWENGMike Hellawell42720202120508FWWALKen Leek2418220000102720FWWALBryan Orritt17420102120245FWENG Billy Rudd 200000000020FWENGJimmy Singer210010100041FWENGRobin Stubbs700010000080FWENG Brian Taylor footballer, born 1937 300010000040FWENGDenis Thwaites000010000010 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Notes 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/1961-1962/results Birmingham City 1961–1962: Results Statto Organisation 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611044722/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1961-1962/results 11 June 2015 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 358–59, 474–75. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City