1975–76 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1975–76 Freddie Goodwin (until September 1975) Willie Bell Keith Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 19th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Portsmouth) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers) Trevor Francis (17) Trevor Francis (18) 46,251 vs Aston Villa, 3 April 1976 18,238 vs Orient, League Cup 2nd round, 9 September 1975 28,002 _whiteborder _birmingham7576h _whiteborder 0000ff ffffff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff 1974–75 1976–77 The 1975–76 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 73rd in the Football League and their 42nd in the First Division. They were in the bottom four from mid-October onwards, and eventually finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, one place above the relegation places. They entered the 1975–76 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Portsmouth in that round after a replay, and lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup. To celebrate the centenary of the club's foundation in 1875, they played a friendly match against Celtic, winning 1–0. Twenty-seven players made at least one first-team appearance, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Defender Joe Gallagher missed only one of the 46 competitive matches played over the season, and Trevor Francis was the club's leading scorer with 18 goals, all but one scored in the league. Keith Coombs took over the chairmanship following the death of his father Clifford.Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p.44.Mr William Collingwood The Times London 4 July 1975 16 Football League First Division DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance16 August 197511thLeicester CityAD3–3Hatton, Kendall 2 (1 pen)25,54719 August 197514thManchester UnitedH L0–233,17723 August 197519thEvertonHL0–126,81426 August 197521stMiddlesbroughAL0–222,42330 August 197521stIpswich TownAL2–4Hatton 222,6596 September 197521stQueens Park RangersHD1–1Kendall27,30513 September 197521stWolverhampton WanderersAL0–225,14220 September 197521stBurnleyHW4–0Campbell, Withe, Kendall, Francis25,83023 September 197517thNewcastle UnitedHW3–2Withe 2, Francis pen31,16627 September 197518thAston VillaAL1–2Francis53,7824 October 197517thSheffield UnitedHW2–0Hatton, Francis26,12111 October 197519thLiverpoolAL1–3Hatton36,53218 October 197519thLeeds UnitedHD2–2Francis, Gallagher33,77525 October 197519thNorwich CityAL0–119,6051 November 197520thWest Ham UnitedHL1–5Francis28,4748 November 197521stManchester CityAL0–228,32915 November 197521stArsenalHW3–1Francis pen, Withe, Hatton21,65222 November 197521stLeeds UnitedAL0–326,64029 November 197521stCoventry CityAL2–3Burns, Kendall pen21,8006 December 197519thDerby CountyHW2–1Burns, Page30,62013 December 197521stEvertonAL2–5Kendall, Withe20,18820 December 197519thLeicester CityHW2–1Francis pen, Withe21,89026 December 197519thTottenham HotspurAW3–1Francis 2, Withe21,65127 December 197519thStoke CityHD1–1Hatton37,16610 January 197619thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–128,55217 January 197619thQueens Park RangersAL1–2Francis16,75931 January 197620thManchester UnitedAL1–3Withe50,2747 February 197619thMiddlesbroughHW2–1Kendall, Hatton18,59914 February 197619thManchester CityHW2–1Gallagher, Kendall22,44521 February 197619thArsenalAL0–120,90728 February 197619thNorwich CityHD1–1Francis pen22,3596 March 197619thWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Withe, Emmanuel19,86313 March 197619thLiverpoolHL0–131,79720 March 197619thCoventry CityHD1–1Francis pen22,95627 March 197619thDerby CountyAL2–4Francis, Needham28,1613 April 197619thAston VillaHW3–2Hibbitt, Burns, Francis46,2517 April 197619thNewcastle UnitedAL0–418,90010 April 197620thBurnleyAL0–113,67913 April 197619thIpswich TownHW3–0Francis pen, Hibbitt, Burns20,49717 April 197619thTottenham HotspurHW3–1Gallagher, Francis, Burns30,61619 April 197619thStoke CityAL0–119,9284 May 197619thSheffield UnitedAD1–1Hibbitt30,782 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1975-1976/table Birmingham City 1975–1976 : English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 18 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062453/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1975-1976/table 4 March 2016 PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts17thArsenal4213101947530.893618thWest Ham United4213101948710.683619thBirmingham City421372257750.763320thWolverhampton Wanderers4210102251680.753021stBurnley429102343660.6528KeyPos = 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 1975–76 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round3 January 1976PortsmouthAD1–1Francis19,414Third round replay6 January 1976PortsmouthHL0–126,106 League Cup 1975–76 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round9 September 1975OrientHW4–0Gallagher, Morton, Hatton, Want18,238Third round7 October 1975Wolverhampton WanderersHL0–229,822 Centenary match DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance25 November 1975CelticHW1–0Withe14,670 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players marked left the club during the playing season. 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 Dave Latchford4002020440GKENG Steve Smith20000020DFENG Steve Bryant19 (1)0101021 (1)0DFSCO Kenny Burns3652020405DFENG Joe Gallagher4132021454DFSCO Roger Hynd 0 (1)000000 (1)0DFENG Ray Martin2201020270DFENG Ian Osborne1001000110DFENG Garry Pendrey14 (3)01 (1)01 (1)016 (5)0DFWAL John Roberts5 (2)000005 (2)0DFENG Archie Styles1600000160DFENG Tony Want20 (1)0200 (1)120 (2)1MFSCO Jimmy Calderwood1530 (1)00015 (1)3MFSCO Alan Campbell 911011112MFWAL Gary Emmanuel10 (1)1000010 (1)1MFENG Paul Hendrie 50000050MFENG Terry Hibbitt2731020303MFSCO Bobby Hope 30000030MFENG Howard Kendall3681020398MFENG Roy Morton00001111MFWAL Malcolm Page1912000211MFENG Gordon Taylor 7 (2)000007 (2)0FWENG Trevor Francis351721203918FWENG Bob Hatton33 (4)8202137 (4)9FWENG Andy Needham2 (1)100002 (1)0FWENG Steve Phillips 40000040FWENG Peter Withe3292020369 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/1975-1976/results Birmingham City 1975–1976 : Results Statto Organisation 28 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063311/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1975-1976/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 386–87. Source for centenary match details: Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 243. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City