1954–55 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1954–55 Bob Brocklebank until October 1954Arthur Turner thereafter Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 1st FA Cup Sixth round(eliminated by Manchester City) Peter Murphy (20) Peter Murphy (20) 57,960 vs Manchester City, FA Cup 6th round, 20 April 1955 6,441 vs Doncaster Rovers, 16 March 1955 20,973 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _whitetop 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 000099 1953–54 1955–56 The 1954–55 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 52nd in the Football League and their 24th in the Second Division. They finished top of the 22-team division on goal average, thus winning the Second Division title for the fourth time and gaining promotion to the First Division for 1955–56. They entered the 1954–55 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Manchester City in the sixth round (quarter-final). Bob Brocklebank and chief scout Walter Taylor laid the foundations for the club's successes of the 1950s, introducing future England internationals Trevor Smith and Jeff Hall to the side, and bringing in the likes of Peter Murphy, Eddy Brown, Roy Warhurst and Alex Govan.Matthews, Complete Record, p. 61. Arthur Turner took over from Brocklebank as manager in November 1954 with the club mid-table in the Second Division, having gained only one point away from home. By the end of the season they had scored 92 goals,Matthews (1995), pp. 25–27. inflicted Liverpool's record defeat, by nine goals to one,http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/records/matches LFC Records Liverpool F.C 10 October 2010 which was also Birmingham's widest margin of victory in a league match since the 19th century, and, needing five points from the last three games, all away from home, to be sure of promotion, confirmed themselves as champions with a 5–1 win in the last game of the season away at Doncaster Rovers. Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half-back Len Boyd played in 43 of the 46 first-team matches over the season, and Peter Murphy was leading goalscorer with 20 goals, all scored in league competition. All five first-choice forwards – Gordon Astall, Noel Kinsey, Brown, Murphy and Govan – reached double figures. Football League Second Division 1954–55 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance21 August 195417thStoke CityAL1–2Warhurst27,82025 August 19547thBristol RoversHW2–1Kinsey, Rowley25,89028 August 19543rdRotherham UnitedHW3–1Govan 2, Warhurst27,26030 August 19546thBristol RoversAD1–1Warhurst26,2184 September 195411thLuton TownAL0–116,3478 September 19548thIpswich TownHW4–0Kinsey, Warmington, Astall21,23811 September 19547thHull CityHD0–023,84615 September 19546thIpswich TownAW2–1Warmington, Murphy16,74618 September 19546thLincoln CityAD1–1Kinsey14,58125 September 195410thBuryHL1–3Lane21,2422 October 195411thLeeds UnitedAL0–121,2009 October 195412thFulhamAL1–2Astall30,29316 October 195412thSwansea TownHW2–0Murphy 219,99830 October 195414thDerby CountyHD1–1Brown20,5686 November 195413thWest Ham UnitedAD2–2Murphy 225,36613 November 195411thBlackburn RoversHW3–1Brown, Astall, Govan23,82920 November 195412thPlymouth ArgyleAL0–119,20427 November 195410thPort ValeHW7–2Brown, Murphy 3, Kinsey 2, Govan16,3524 December 195414thNotts CountyAL2–3Murphy, Govan13,47711 December 195413thLiverpoolHW9–1Brown 3, Lane, Murphy 2, Astall 2, Govan17,06718 December 195411thStoke CityHW2–0Brown, Govan22,42725 December 195412thNottingham ForestHL0–133,00727 December 195410thNottingham ForestAW2–0Murphy, Burkitt og25,8751 January 19558thRotherham UnitedAW2–0Kinsey, Govan17,1665 February 195510thLincoln CityHD3–3Murphy 2, Kinsey20,31312 February 19559thBuryAW1–0Brown12,5472 March 19557thLeeds UnitedHW2–0Lane, Govan10,7745 March 19556thSwansea TownAW3–0Lane, Kinsey, Boyd22,56516 March 19555thDoncaster RoversHW4–1Kinsey, Murphy, Astall, Warhurst6,44119 March 19557thDerby CountyAD0–019,48926 March 19557thWest Ham UnitedHL1–2Brown9,13230 March 19555thFulhamHW3–2Lane, Astall 29,6862 April 19556thBlackburn RoversAD3–3Lane, Murphy, Kinsey27,6738 April 19555thMiddlesbroughAW5–2Lane, Brown 2, Govan 232,5199 April 19554thPlymouth ArgyleHW3–1Kinsey, Lane, Govan25,07811 April 19554thMiddlesbroughHW3–0Kinsey, Murphy, Govan23,65716 April 19555thPort ValeAL0–224,03620 April 19553rdLuton TownHW2–1Murphy 234,61223 April 19555thNotts CountyHD1–1Brown28,01825 April 19553rdHull CityAW3–0Bradbury, Govan12,84830 April 19553rdLiverpoolAD2–2Brown, Astall38,0604 May 19551stDoncaster RoversAW5–1Brown, Murphy, Astall 2, Govan21,305 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts1stBirmingham City4222101092491.96542ndLuton Town422381188531.66543rdRotherham United422541394641.47544thLeeds United422371270571.32535thStoke City4221101169461.5052Key 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/1954-1955/table Birmingham City 1954–1955: English Division Two (old) Table Statto Organisation 3 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070528/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1954-1955/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1954–55 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1955Hull CityAW2–0Kinsey, Brown25,920Fourth round29 January 1955Bolton WanderersHW2–1Govan, Wheeler og56,852Fifth round19 February 1955Doncaster RoversHW2–1Brown 257,800Sixth round12 March 1955Manchester CityHL0–157,960 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 CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGGil Merrick27040310GKENGJohnny Schofield15000150FBENGGeorge Allen footballer, born 193213000130FBENGJack Badham11000110FBENGKen Green footballer, born 192429040330FBENGJeff Hall footballer32040360FBSCORoy Martin footballer100010HBENGLen Boyd39140431HBENGJohn James footballer, born 1934001010HBENGJohnny Newman footballer17000170HBENGTrevor Smith footballer, born 193624040280HBENGRoy Warhurst34430374HBENGJohnny Watts English footballer10000100FWENGGordon Astall3311403711FWENGBill Bradbury footballer220022FWENGEddy Brown2814433217FWENGGeoff Cox footballer400040FWSCOAlex Govan3715414116FWENGDennis Hill200020FWWALNoel Kinsey3513413914FWENGJackie Lane footballer22800228FWENGPeter Murphy footballer, born 19223720404120FWENG Ken Rowley 410041FWSCO Jackie Stewart footballer, born 1921 100010FWENGPeter Warmington520052 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/1954-1955/results Birmingham City 1954–1955: Results Statto Organisation 3 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003822/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1954-1955/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 344–45. 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