1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1964–65 Joe Mallett Harry Morris, Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by West Ham United) Football League Cup Second round(eliminated by Chelsea) Stan Lynn, Geoff Vowden (10) Stan Lynn, Geoff Vowden (10) 33,833 vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2 January 1965 8,877 vs Blackburn Rovers, 24 April 1965 19,714 _whitecuffpiping2 _whitecollar _whitecuffpiping2 _top_on_white 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 000099 1963–64 1965–66 The 1964–65 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 62nd in the Football League and their 38th in the First Division. Having replaced Gil Merrick as manager with coach Joe Mallett, newly arrived from Nottingham Forest,Sports news in brief: Association Football The Guardian 22 June 1964 10 J. Mallett, Nottingham Forest's trainer-coach, has been appointed to a similar position at Birmingham City. He will be in charge of team affairs, including team selection.Matthews (1995), p. 62. they finished bottom of the 22-team division so were relegated to the Second Division for the 1965–66 season. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to West Ham United in the third round proper of the 1964–65 FA Cup and to Chelsea in the second round of the League Cup. Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half back Winston Foster played in all 44 first-team matches over the season, and Stan Lynn and Geoff Vowden finished as joint leading goalscorers with only 10 goals each, all scored in league competition. Eight of Lynn's ten goals were scored from the penalty spot. Football League First Division 1964–65 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance22 August 196415thNottingham ForestAL3–4Harley, Hellawell, Lynn pen26,26426 August 196414thFulhamHD2–2Leek, Lynn pen20,71929 August 196419thStoke CityHL1–2Lynn pen20,6672 September 196420thFulhamAL1–3Beard13,1005 September 196420thTottenham HotspurAL1–4Thomson34,8099 September 196420thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Thomson26,56812 September 196419thBurnleyHW2–1Thomson, Lynn pen16,89016 September 196417thWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–0Auld, Williams og24,53519 September 196417thSheffield UnitedAL1–3Thomson16,39026 September 196419thEvertonHL3–5Leek, Hellawell, Hennessey21,24030 September 196417thWolverhampton WanderersAW2–0Leek, Lynn21,43510 October 196419thLiverpoolHD0–019,92917 October 196417thSheffield WednesdayAL2–5Auld, Hennessey15,34524 October 196418thBlackpoolHW3–0Vowden, Leek, Lynn pen15,91631 October 196419thBlackburn RoversAL1–3Harley13,7217 November 196419thArsenalHL2–3Vowden, Leek20,60214 November 196419thLeeds UnitedAL1–4Thomson32,27622 November 196419thChelseaHL1–6Jackson19,80328 November 196419thLeicester CityAD4–4Thomson 2 (1 pen), Vowden, Thwaites15,8485 December 196419thSunderlandHW4–3Thomson, Sharples, Jackson, Thwaites13,56412 December 196419thNottingham ForestHD1–1Thomson14,01116 December 196419thManchester UnitedAD1–1Thwaites25,93826 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedHW2–1Thwaites, Lynn23,32428 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedAL1–2Sharples23,8552 January 196519thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Beard33,83316 January 196519thBurnleyAL0–29,97123 January 196519thSheffield UnitedHD1–1Foster16,6756 February 196519thEvertonAD1–1Fenton34,03313 February 196519thAston VillaHL0–132,49124 February 196520thLiverpoolAL3–4Vowden, Fenton, Thwaites39,25327 February 196520thSheffield WednesdayHD0–012,1386 March 196520thBlackpoolAL1–3Vowden11,46413 March 196520thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–118,74017 March 196520thStoke CityAL1–2Vowden12,9233 April 196521stChelseaAL1–3Lynn pen28,9756 April 196521stArsenalAL0–316,04810 April 196521stLeicester CityHW2–0Vowden, Jackson12,46012 April 196521stAston VillaAL0–336,87117 April 196522ndSunderlandAL1–2Lynn pen31,95819 April 196522ndManchester UnitedHL2–4Vowden, Thwaites28,91424 April 196522ndBlackburn RoversHD5–5Vowden, Beard 3, Lynn pen8,87726 April 196522ndLeeds UnitedHD3–3Vowden, Beard, Thwaites16,638 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts18thLeicester City4211131869850.813919thSheffield United4212111950640.784520thFulham4211121960780.773421stWolverhampton Wanderers421342559890.663022ndBirmingham City428112364960.6727Key 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/1964-1965/table Birmingham City 1964–1965: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065649/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1964-1965/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1964–65 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round9 January 1965West Ham UnitedAL2–4Jackson, Thwaites31,056 League Cup 1964–65 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round23 September 1964ChelseaAL0–315,255 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 CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGLen Beel10000010GKENGJohnny Schofield3601010380GKENG Colin Withers 50000050FBWALColin Green2201000230FBENGStan Lynn391010104110FBENGRay Martin English footballer2000010210HBENGMalcolm Beard3961010416HBENGWinston Foster4211010441HBWALTerry Hennessey3821010402HBWALMalcolm Page footballer80000080HBENG Trevor Smith footballer, born 1936 40000040FWSCOBertie Auld1721010192FWENGMickey Bullock70000070FWENG Peter Bullock footballer 10000010FWENGRon Fenton62000062FWSCOCammie Fraser50000050FWSCO Alex Harley 52000052FWENG Mike Hellawell 1620010172FWENGAlec Jackson footballer, born 19373631110384FWWAL Ken Leek 1450010155FWENGBrian Sharples1921000202FWSCOBobby Thomson footballer, born 19372590010269FWENGDenis Thwaites2671100278FWENGJohnny Vincent footballer50000050FWENGGeoff Vowden271010002810 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/1964-1965/results Birmingham City 1964–1965: Results Statto Organisation 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070457/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1964-1965/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 364–65. 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