1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1985–86 Ron Saunders (until 16 January 1986) Keith Leonard (caretaker) John Bond (from 23 January) Keith Coombs (until December 1985) Ken Wheldon Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 21st (relegated) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Altrincham) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Southampton) Andy Kennedy (7) Andy Kennedy (9) 24,971 vs Aston Villa, 7 September 1985 3,686 vs Bristol Rovers, League Cup 2nd round, 7 October 1985 10,899 _whiteborder _red_halfshoulders _whiteborder _redwhitetrim _whitetop 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ff0000 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 83rd in the Football League and their 50th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1984–85. They finished in 21st position in the 22-team division, so were relegated back to the Second Division after only one season. They entered the 1985–86 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round, at home to non-league club Altrincham, a result that precipitated the resignation of Ron Saunders as manager.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F90AA27431FE749&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Bitter end for Saunders as he resigns from embattled Birmingham Stuart Jones The Times 17 January 1986 3 February 2012 They were eliminated from the League Cup by Southampton in a third-round replay. John Bond succeeded Saunders as manager. The top scorer was Andy Kennedy with just nine goals, of which seven were scored in league competition. With the team already in the relegation positions, chairman Keith Coombs resigned in December 1985, selling his 70% shareholding to the former chairman of Walsall F.C., Ken Wheldon, who took over as chairman. The club's serious financial situation, not helped by low attendances, led to the departure of several senior administrative staff.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F90A8531267E085&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Eire move for Clough The Times 17 December 1985 3 February 2012Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44. Football League First Division 1985–86 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance17 August 19855thWest Ham UnitedHW1–0Hopkins11,16420 August 198511thWatfordAL0–314,27824 August 198517thChelseaAL0–216,53426 August 19859thOxford UnitedHW3–1Kennedy, Briggs og, Hopkins10,56831 August 198512thEvertonAL1–4Kennedy28,0663 September 198510thManchester CityHW1–0Geddis11,7067 September 198511thAston VillaHD0–024,97114 September 198510thIpswich TownAW1–0Geddis11,61621 September 19858thLeicester CityHW2–1Geddis 29,83428 September 198510thQueens Park RangersAL1–3Armstrong10,9115 October 198512thSheffield WednesdayHL0–211,70819 October 198514thWest Bromwich AlbionAL1–2Kennedy14,57626 October 198515thCoventry CityHL0–19,2672 November 198517thLuton TownAL0–28,5509 November 198517thNewcastle UnitedHL0–18,16216 November 198517thSouthamptonAL0–113,16723 November 198520thLiverpoolHL0–215,06230 November 198520thArsenalAD0–016,6737 December 198520thWatfordHL1–2Wright pen7,04314 December 198520thWest Ham UnitedAL0–217,48121 December 198520thChelseaHL1–2Platnauer10,59426 December 198521stNottingham ForestHL0–110,37828 December 198521stManchester CityAD1–1Geddis24,0551 January 198621stManchester UnitedAL0–143,09511 January 198621stIpswich TownHL0–16,85618 January 198621stEvertonHL0–210,5021 February 198621stOxford UnitedAW1–0Clarke9,0868 February 198621stWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–111,51416 February 198621stCoventry CityAD4–4Kennedy 2, Whitton, Kuhl14,2711 March 198621stQueens Park RangersHW2–0Clarke pen, Hopkins7,0938 March 198621stSheffield WednesdayAL1–5Geddis17,49112 March 198621stLeicester CityAL2–4Clarke, Kennedy8,45815 March 198621stTottenham HotspurHL1–2Kennedy9,39422 March 198621stAston VillaAW3–0Clarke 2, Whitton26,29429 March 198621stManchester UnitedHD1–1Handysides22,55131 March 198621stNottingham ForestAL0–313,1346 April 198621stLuton TownHL0–28,83612 April 198621stNewcastle UnitedAL1–4Hopkins19,98116 April 198621stTottenham HotspurAL0–29,35919 April 198621stSouthamptonHL0–25,83326 April 198621stLiverpoolAL0–542,0213 May 198621stArsenalHL0–16,234 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1985-1986/table English Division One (old) 1985–1986 : Table Statto Organisation 3 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120205022608/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one-old/1985-1986/table 5 February 2012Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points18thOxford United421012206280−184219thLeicester City421012205476−224220thIpswich Town42118233255−234121stBirmingham City4285293073−432922ndWest Bromwich Albion42412263589−5424 Results summary 5 2 14 13 25 3 3 15 17 48 https://www.11v11.com/teams/birmingham-city/tab/leagueTables/1986/ Birmingham City league performance history 11v11 AFS Enterprises 30 May 2024 Select content required via dropdown menus. May 2024 FA Cup 1985–86 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round14 January 1986AltrinchamHL1–2Hopkins6,636 League Cup 1985–86 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st leg24 September 1985Bristol RoversAW3–2Wright 2 (2 pens), Geddis4,332Second round 2nd leg8 October 1985Bristol RoversHW2–1Kennedy, Tanner og3,686Third round29 October 1985SouthamptonHD1–1Kennedy4,832Third round replay6 November 1985SouthamptonAL0–39,085 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. 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 AppearancesGoalsGKENGDavid Seaman4201040470DFENGKen Armstrong2211030261DFENGJulian Dicks18 (5)0101 (1)020 (6)0DFENGBilly Garton *50000050DFNIRJim Hagan310103 (1)035 (1)0DFENGMark Jones1900030220DFENGRay Ranson3701030410DFENGBrian Roberts31 (2)0104036 (2)0DFENGMark Smalley *70000070DFENGBilly Wright2910 (1)03 (1)232 (2)3MFSCODes Bremner3201030360MFIRL Gerry Daly 20000020MFENGJohn Frain1 (2)000001 (2)0MFENGIan Handysides61000061MFENGRobert Hopkins3841140435MFENG Lee Jenkins 10000010MFENGMartin Kuhl33 (4)1103037 (4)1MFENGNick Platnauer12 (5)1103016 (5)1MFENGBilly Ronson *20000020MFENGStuart Storer20000020FWENGWayne Clarke2850000285FWENGDavid Geddis25 (1)6003028 (1)6FWSCOAndy Kennedy27 (5)7104232 (5)9FWWALTony Rees4 (4)000004 (4)0FWENGGuy Russell0 (1)000000 (1)0FWENGSteve Whitton82000082 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Sources 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 For match dates, league positions and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1985-1986/results Birmingham City 1985–1986: Results Statto Organisation 11 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110809043340/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1985-1986/results 9 August 2011 For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 406–07. 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