1957–58 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1957–58 Arthur Turner until February 1958Turner and Pat Beasley (joint appointment) thereafter Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 13th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by York City) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-final(eliminated by Barcelona) Peter Murphy (20) Peter Murphy (23) 50,780 vs Aston Villa, 24 August 1957 15,937 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 12 March 1958 29,553 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _sides_on_white _hoops_white 000099 000099 000099 000099 000099 1956–57 1958–59 The 1957–58 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 55th in the Football League and their 31st in the First Division. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1957–58 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to York City. In the inaugural edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham lost in the semi-final in a play-off, having drawn on aggregate score with Barcelona. In February 1958, Pat Beasley joined the club. Beasley had believed he was coming as assistant to manager Arthur Turner, but chairman Harry Morris announced to the press that he was to be appointed joint manager. Turner, who found about this arrangement not from the club but from the press, threatened to resign. He was persuaded to stay "for the time being", but finally left early in the 1958–59 season.Matthews, Complete Record, p. 62. Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally or internationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Half back Dick Neal played in 44 of the 46 first-team matches over the season, and Peter Murphy finished as leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions, of which 20 were scored in the league. Football League First Division 1957–58 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance24 August 19576thAston VillaHW3–1Brown, Kinsey, Murphy50,78028 August 19575thNottingham ForestAD1–1Brown29,70531 August 195711thChelseaAL1–5Brown43,8064 September 195715thNottingham ForestHL0–226,8527 September 195718thNewcastle UnitedHL1–4Hellawell29,78411 September 195719thTottenham HotspurHD0–026,48514 September 195721stBurnleyAL1–3Neal20,52218 September 195722ndTottenham HotspurAL1–7Brown35,29221 September 195720thPreston North EndHW3–1Neale, Murphy, Govan pen24,89428 September 195721stSheffield WednesdayAL3–5Orritt 2, Murphy20,1291 October 195721stWest Bromwich AlbionAD0–039,7385 October 195715thManchester CityHW4–0Murphy 3, Brown28,05912 October 195717thWolverhampton WanderersHL1–5Astall43,00519 October 195715thArsenalAW3–1Orritt, Neal 239,03126 October 195714thBolton WanderersHW5–1Brown 2, Orritt, Murphy, Watts26,2252 November 195715thLuton TownAL0–317,3169 November 195716thSunderlandHL2–3Murphy, Govan25,31516 November 195715thEvertonAW2–0Murphy 234,87523 November 195715thBlackpoolHD0–032,17830 November 195715thLeeds UnitedAD1–1Orritt21,3587 December 195715thManchester UnitedHD3–3Kinsey, Murphy, Astall35,19114 December 195715thLeicester CityAD2–2Kinsey, Astall28,68021 December 195715thAston VillaAW2–0Brown, Kinsey41,11826 December 195715thWest Bromwich AlbionHL3–5Brown, Hooper pen, Neal48,39628 December 195715thChelseaHD3–3Brown, Murphy 237,43611 January 195815thNewcastle UnitedAW2–1Brown, Kinsey34,82518 January 195815thBurnleyHL2–3Murphy, Hooper22,2811 February 195815thPreston North EndAL0–821,51122 February 195817thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–5Murphy36,9411 March 195815thArsenalHW4–1Brown 2, Murphy, Hooper26,8345 March 195815thManchester CityAD1–1Murphy30,6558 March 195816thBolton WanderersAL0–118,30912 March 195815thSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Orritt15,93715 March 195815thLuton TownHD1–1Orritt25,22522 March 195815thBlackpoolAL2–4Astall, Hooper pen11,54929 March 195815thEvertonHW2–1Hooper 221,6284 April 195815thPortsmouthAL2–3Murphy, Hooper33,0755 April 195814thSunderlandAW6–1Murphy, Astall, Brown, Hooper, Orritt 234,1947 April 195812thPortsmouthHW4–1Brown, Orritt, Murphy, Hooper23,38012 April 195813thLeeds UnitedHD1–1Orritt23,11219 April 195812thManchester UnitedAW2–0Hooper, Green39,21526 April 195813thLeicester CityHL0–127,607 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts11thChelsea4215121582791.054212thArsenal421671973850.863913thBirmingham City4214111776890.853914thAston Villa421671973860.853915thBolton Wanderers4214101865870.7538Key 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/1957-1958/table Birmingham City 1957–1958: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 1 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023122945/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1957-1958/table 23 October 2015 live dmy-all FA Cup 1957–58 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1958York CityAL0–319,750 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The group stage of the inaugural edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was completed during the 1956–57 playing season. The score at half time in the first leg of the semi-final, at St Andrew's, was 3–3, and Peter Murphy scored the winner after an hour. In the away leg, in the recently opened Camp Nou, El Mundo Deportivo expected a comfortable victory for the hosts,http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/10/24/pagina-3/634979/pdf.html Anoche en Birmingham Last night in Birmingham es El Mundo Deportivo Barcelona 24 October 1957 2 May 2012 el resultado último de la semifinal ... que verá – o mucho nos equivocamos – un triunfo claro del equipo azulgrana. but the result was rather less clear-cut. The only goal of the game was scored after 82 minutes by Kubala, who saw Gil Merrick off his line and neatly lobbed him.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/11/14/pagina-3/635096/pdf.html Barcelona 1, – Birmingham 0 es Carlos Pardo El Mundo Deportivo Barcelona 14 November 1957 3 2 May 2012 With no away goals rule, the game went into 30 minutes of extra time, which remained goalless, so a replay was to be played on a neutral ground. Controversy arose when Birmingham were prevented from substituting the injured Bunny Larkin, contrary to what they believed had been agreed before the match; Barcelona manager Domènec Balmanya claimed the agreement allowed for two substitutes, but outfield players could only be replaced in the first half.https://web.archive.org/web/20110407101729/http://www.bcfc.com/page/BluesInEurope/0%2C%2C10412~2069326%2C00.html Blues in Europe – Part One 1956–1958 Birmingham City F.C 7 April 2011 http://www.bcfc.com/page/BluesInEurope/0,,10412~2069326,00.html dead dmy http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/11/14/pagina-3/635096/pdf.html Hablan los entrenadores What the coaches say es El Mundo Deportivo Barcelona 14 November 1957 3 2 May 2012 Buena, aunque creo que jugaron mejor en Birmingham; allí se dedicaron más a jugar... aquí protestaron demasiado. ... Lo mismo que opiné después del partido jugado en Inglaterra, que se trata de un conjunto durísimo, de técnica un tanto rudimentaria, que se preocupan demasiado del contrario, olvidándose con frecuencia del balón. Asked what he thought of Barcelona, Birmingham trainer Dave Fairhurst said he thought they played better in the first leg, where they concentrated on playing; here, they spent too much time complaining. Balmanya's opinion of Birmingham had not changed since the first leg: he saw them as a physical team with crude technique, too concerned with the opponent to think much about the ball. El Mundo Deportivo was more complimentary about Birmingham's style of play in the replay. While they had come to Barcelona to avoid losing, and nearly succeeded, they went to St. Jakob-Park, in Basel, Switzerland, to win, and to be worthy of the victory. It also suggested that the playing surface – rough, and covered with long wet grass – was better suited to an open, long-ball game than to precise passing and close marking.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/11/27/pagina-3/1362026/pdf.html Barcelona 2, – Birmingham 1 es El Mundo Deportivo Barcelona 27 November 1957 3 2 May 2012 Vino al estadio barcelonista, no a ganar un partido. Vino a no perderlo. Y a punto de ello estuvo. Hoy en cambio, venía a hacerse merecedor del triunfo y, además, alcanzarlo. ... El terreno, accidentado, de hierba larga, tierra húmeda y muy resbaladiza, se prestaba muchísimo más al juego abierto y de largos desplazamientos del balón y de aperturas fáciles, que no al estilo de juego de pase concreto, tiro colocado y marcaje próximo. Barcelona scored first through Evaristo, Murphy equalised early in the second half, then with seven minutes left, Suárez picked up the ball in midfield and passed to Kubala who drew Merrick out of his goal and gave him no chance with his shot. RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSemi-final 1st leg23 October 1957BarcelonaHW4–3Murphy 2, Brown, Orritt30,791Semi-final 2nd leg13 November 1957BarcelonaAL0–1aet60,000Semi-final playoff26 November 1957BarcelonaSt. Jakob-Park, BaselL1–2Murphy20,000 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 CupFairs CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGGil Merrick2801030320GKENGJohnny Schofield1400000140FBENGGeorge Allen footballer, born 193240002060FBENGBrian Farmer1301020160FBENGKen Green footballer, born 19243110000311FBENGJeff Hall footballer3701020400HBENGBunny Larkin2200020240HBENGJoe Mullett30000030HBENGDick Neal Dick Neal Jr.4041030444HBENG Johnny Newman footballer 60000060HBENGGraham Sissons20000020HBENGTrevor Smith footballer, born 19363701030410HBENGJohnny Watts English footballer2211020251FWENGGordon Astall3751030415FWENGEddy Brown371510314116FWSCO Alex Govan 2020020222FWENGMike Hellawell11000011FWENGHarry Hooper footballer, born 1933221010002310FWENGDavid Jones footballer, born 194050000050FWENGBud Houghton20000020FWWAL Noel Kinsey 1551010175FWENGPeter Murphy footballer, born 1922362010334023FWENG Keith Neale 31000031FWWALBryan Orritt251100212712 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/1957-1958/results Birmingham City 1957–1958: Results Statto Organisation 1 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042417/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1957-1958/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 350–51, 473. 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