1980–81 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1980–81 Jim Smith Keith Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 13th of 22 FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Coventry City) League Cup Fifth round(eliminated by Liverpool) Frank Worthington (16) Frank Worthington (18) 33,879 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1980 12,163 vs Bristol City, League Cup 2nd round, 26 August 1980 19,248 _whitelines _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitelines _blue_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1979–80 1981–82 The 1980–81 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 78th in the Football League and their 46th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1979–80. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1980–81 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Coventry City in the fourth, and were eliminated in the quarter-final of the League Cup by Liverpool. Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defenders Joe Gallagher and Dave Langan and midfielder Archie Gemmill each played in every game but one over the season, and Frank Worthington was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 16 were scored in the league. Football League First Division 1980–81 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance16 August 19804thCoventry CityHW3–1Curbishley 2, Dillon21,87720 August 198010thNottingham ForestAL1–2Worthington26,56123 August 19807thManchester UnitedHD0–028,66130 August 198013thSouthamptonAL1–3Worthington21,6836 September 198015thLiverpoolHD1–1Worthington27,04213 September 198014thBrighton & Hove AlbionAD2–2Curbishley, Bertschin15,76720 September 198015thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Givens22,01627 September 198014thNorwich CityAD2–2Ainscow, Worthington13,5614 October 198015thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–122,7777 October 198013thArsenalHW3–1Lynex, Worthington, Dillon15,51111 October 198015thAston VillaHL1–2Worthington pen33,87918 October 198014thManchester CityAW1–0Gemmill pen30,04125 October 198014thStoke CityHD1–1Bertschin16,5351 November 198011thMiddlesbroughAW2–1Worthington 213,2928 November 19809thCrystal PalaceHW1–0Bertschin16,91011 November 19809thNottingham ForestHW2–0Worthington 222,43315 November 198010thCoventry CityAL1–2Curbishley18,42922 November 198010thTottenham HotspurHW2–1Curbishley, Ainscow24,81729 November 19809thEvertonAD1–1Ainscow22,2746 December 198010thLeicester CityHL1–2Scott og18,47913 December 198012thAston VillaAL0–341,10120 December 198013thIpswich TownHL1–3Ainscow16,16126 December 198013thLeeds UnitedAD0–019,21427 December 198014thSunderlandHW3–2Gemmill, Bertschin, Worthington19,00510 January 198114thTottenham HotspurAL0–124,90913 January 198114thIpswich TownAL1–5Worthington21,14817 January 198114thSouthamptonHL0–316,49131 January 198118thManchester UnitedAL0–239,0817 February 198117thBrighton & Hove AlbionHW2–1Evans, Curbishley13,69114 February 198114thLiverpoolAD2–2Evans, Ainscow32,19920 February 198110thNorwich CityHW4–0Ainscow, Evans 2, Gemmill14,68628 February 198114thWest Bromwich AlbionAD2–2Worthington, Ainscow24,84817 March 198112thWolverhampton WanderersHW1–0Worthington20,00521 March 198110thManchester CityHW2–0Worthington, Evans16,16028 March 198110thStoke CityAD0–014,62431 March 198111thArsenalAL1–2Worthington17,4314 April 198111thMiddlesbroughHW2–1Evans, Broadhurst12,47211 April 198111thCrystal PalaceAL1–3Ainscow11,12218 April 198111thSunderlandAL0–320,15821 April 198113thLeeds UnitedHL0–214,50525 April 198113thLeicester CityAL0–113,6862 May 198113thEvertonHD1–1Evans12,863 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1980-1981/table Birmingham City 1980–1981 : English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 11 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100330010014/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1980-1981/table 30 March 2010Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points11thStoke City421218125160−94212thManchester City421411175659−33913thBirmingham City421312175061−113814thMiddlesbrough42165215361−83715thEverton421310195558−336 FA Cup 1980–81 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round3 January 1981SunderlandHD1–1Bertschin23,098Third round replay7 January 1981SunderlandAW2–1Bertschin, Evans27,793Fourth round24 January 1981Coventry CityAL2–3Worthington pen, Ainscow 29,492 League Cup 1980–81 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st leg26 August 1980Bristol CityHW2–1Ainscow, Gemmill pen12,163Second round 2nd leg2 September 1980Bristol CityAD0–06,958Third round23 September 1980Blackburn RoversHW1–0Gallagher14,580Fourth round28 October 1980Ipswich TownHW2–1Worthington pen, Ainscow18,968Fifth round2 December 1980LiverpoolAL1–3Bertschin30,236 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 Tony Coton30100040GKENG Jeff Wealands3902050460DFENG Kevan Broadhurst1510000151DFENG Mark Dennis1904000230DFENG Joe Gallagher4103051491DFENG Phil Hawker1100010120DFIRL Dave Langan4203040490DFENG Terry Lees20300050DFWAL Malcolm Page20001030DFENG Colin Todd4003050480DFWAL Pat Van Den Hauwe3 (1)000003 (1)0MFENG Alan Ainscow40831524811MFENG Alan Curbishley2963040366MFENG Kevin Dillon38 (1)2204044 (1)2MFSCO Archie Gemmill4133051494MFENG Terry Goode0 (2)000000 (2)0MFENG Ian Handysides6 (2)000006 (2)0FWENG Keith Bertschin28 (2)4324134 (2)7FWENG Tony Evans16 (1)70 (1)10016 (2)8FWIRL Don Givens 4 (6)1002 (1)06 (7)1FWENG Paul Ivey1 (1)000001 (1)0FWENG Steve Lynex 6 (8)110108 (8)1FWENG Frank Worthington361631414318 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/1980-1981/results Birmingham City 1980–1981: Results Statto Organisation 11 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063023/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1980-1981/results 4 March 2016 For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 396–97. References Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City