1960–61 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1960–61 Gil Merrick Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 19th FA Cup Fifth round(eliminated by Leicester City) Football League Cup Third round(eliminated by Plymouth Argyle) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final Mike Hellawell, Jimmy Harris (10 goals) Jimmy Harris (17 goals) 41,656 vs Leicester City, FA Cup 5th round, 18 February 1961 15,015 vs Burnley, 27 April 1961 25,751 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _top_on_white 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 000099 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 58th in the Football League and their 34th in the First Division. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division for the second consecutive season. They entered the 1960–61 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Leicester City in the fifth round after a replay, and entered the inaugural season of the Football League Cup in the second round, losing to Plymouth Argyle in the third, again after a replay. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham beat Inter Milan both at home and away in the semi-final to reach their second consecutive final, but the competition schedule meant that the match itself was played in September and October 1962, well into the 1961–62 playing season.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196061det.html Fairs' Cup 1960–61 18 November 2010 Zea Antonio Haisma Marcel amp 2 October 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) Manager Gil Merrick, appointed to succeed Pat Beasley at the end of the 1959–60 season, brought in former Spanish international winger Emilio Aldecoa – the first Spaniard to play in the Football League – as coach.Matthews (2010), p. 356.http://www.thefa.com/England/news/2006/aldecoa Spanish Armada The Football Association 19 December 2006 25 April 2012 Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Full back Brian Farmer played in 54 of the 55 first-team matches over the season, and Jimmy Harris finished as leading goalscorer with 17 goals in all competitions; in the league, Harris and Mike Hellawell were joint top scorers, each with 10 goals. Football League First Division 1960–61 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance20 August 19608thBolton WanderersAD2–2Gordon, Hooper20,54324 August 19607thWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Rudd, Hooper32,10227 August 19609thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Hooper27,19731 August 19604thWest Bromwich AlbionHW3–1Gordon, Astall, Williams og37,8113 September 19608thFulhamAL1–2Rudd19,2926 September 196011thArsenalAL0–220,06510 September 196014thPreston North EndHL1–3Gordon24,43514 September 196010thArsenalHW2–0Stubbs 222,90517 September 196011thBurnleyAL1–2Cummings og20,74924 September 196010thNottingham ForestHW3–1Gordon, Singer, Astall26,6591 October 196011thManchester CityAL1–2Singer27,6658 October 196014thWest Ham UnitedAL3–4Rudd, Hellawell 215,95415 October 196011thChelseaHW1–0Hellawell23,33422 October 196013thAston VillaAL2–6Hellawell, Thomson og44,72229 October 196014thWolverhampton WanderersHL1–2Showell og32,2845 November 196015thBlackburn RoversAL0–213,46312 November 196014thManchester UnitedHW3–1Gordon, Taylor, Neal31,56419 November 196014thTottenham HotspurAL0–646,01026 November 196016thLeicester CityHL0–225,8283 December 196014thBlackpoolAW2–1Hellawell 211,72010 December 196017thEvertonHL2–4Neal, Stubbs27,71717 December 196017thBolton WanderersHD2–2Harris 219,05124 December 196018thNewcastle UnitedAD2–2Hellawell, Neal20,35426 December 196017thNewcastle UnitedHW2–1Bloomfield, Hellawell29,43731 December 196017thSheffield WednesdayAL0–222,99314 January 196114thFulhamHW1–0Singer23,26521 January 196113thPreston North EndAW3–2Bloomfield, Hellawell, Singer7,66711 February 196117thNottingham ForestAL0–123,54125 February 196114thWest Ham UnitedHW4–2Harris 2 (1 pen), Bloomfield, Neal16,8564 March 196117thChelseaAL2–3Gordon, Astall27,72711 March 196117thAston VillaHD1–1Singer41,65618 March 196118thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–5Singer23,83522 March 196114thManchester CityHW3–2Harris pen, Bloomfield 218,09225 March 196115thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Hellawell19,30131 March 196113thCardiff CityAW2–0Harris pen, Orritt16,3391 April 196116thEvertonAL0–131,8723 April 196113thCardiff CityHW2–1Harris, Orritt20,0658 April 196114thTottenham HotspurHL2–3Harris 2 (1 pen)40,96115 April 196116thManchester UnitedAL1–4Foulkes og28,37622 April 196118thBlackpoolHL0–217,83427 April 196118thBurnleyHL0–115,01529 April 196119thLeicester CityAL2–3Harris, Singer19,920 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts17thFulham421482072950.763618thBolton Wanderers4212111958730.803519thBirmingham City421462262840.743420thBlackpool421292168730.933321stNewcastle United42111021861090.7932Key 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/1960-1961/table Birmingham City 1960–1961: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063815/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1960-1961/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1960–61 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round7 January 1961Nottingham ForestAW2–0Singer 12', 84'19,919Fourth round28 January 1961Rotherham UnitedHW4–0Singer 2, Neal, Harris31,931Fifth round18 February 1961Leicester CityHD1–1Harris pen53,589Fifth round replay22 February 1961Leicester CityAL1–2Harris41,916 League Cup 1960–61 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round31 October 1960Bradford Park AvenueAW1–0Hellawell4,736Third round14 November 1960Plymouth ArgyleHD0–015,313Third round replay16 November 1960Plymouth ArgyleAL1–3Wyatt og14,132 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup In the semi-final, Birmingham beat Inter Milan both at home and away; no other English club was to 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 reached the final for the second consecutive season, having lost to Barcelona in 1960. The 1961 final was scheduled for late September and mid-October 1961, well into the 1961–62 playing season, by which time the first round of the 1961–62 competition would already be under way. RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st leg19 October 1960Újpesti DózsaHW3–2Gordon 2, Astall23,381First round 2nd leg26 October 1960Újpesti DózsaAW2–1Rudd, Singer25,000Second round 1st leg23 November 1960KB CopenhagenAD4–4Gordon 2, Singer 22,500Second round 2nd leg7 December 1960KB CopenhagenHW5–0Stubbs 2, Harris, Bloomfield, Hellawell22,486Semi-final 1st leg19 April 1961Inter MilanAW2–1Harris, Balleri og20,000Semi-final 2nd leg3 May 1961Inter MilanHW2–1Harris 229,530 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 CupFairs CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGJohnny Schofield180001030220GKENGColin Withers240402030330FBENGGeorge Allen footballer, born 193238Sissons0303060510FBENGBrian Farmer410403060540HBENGMalcolm Beard3000100040HBENGWinston Foster2000000020HBWALTerry Hennessey100000020120HBENGDick Neal Dick Neal Jr.394413060525HBENGGraham Sissons14Sissons General source mistakenly includes Allen rather than Sissons in the team for the match against Blackburn in March.http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php Player search: Sissons, JG (Graham) English National Football Archive 18 March 2020 subscription 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143836/http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php dead Birmingham are in confident mood Sports Argus Birmingham 25 March 1961 80101010160HBENGTrevor Smith footballer, born 1936310402050420HBENGJohnny Watts English footballer290403040400FWENGGordon Astall173201011214FWSCOBertie Auld0000001010FWENGRay Barlow5000101070FWENGJimmy Bloomfield255401041346FWENG Johnny Gordon 2460020342910FWENGJimmy Harris footballer, born 193320104300342717FWENGMike Hellawell28103031614012FWENG Harry Hooper footballer, born 1933 103000000103FWWALBryan Orritt122002020162FWENGBilly Rudd183000021204FWENGJimmy Singer1874410332614FWENGRobin Stubbs123001022155FWENGBrian Taylor footballer, born 1937171302020241FWENG Don Weston 7000000070 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/1960-1961/results Birmingham City 1960–1961: Results Statto Organisation 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064011/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1960-1961/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 356–57, 474. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City