1966–67 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1966–67 Stan Cullis Clifford Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 10th FA Cup Sixth round(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) Football League Cup Semi-final(eliminated by Queens Park Rangers) Geoff Vowden (16) Geoff Vowden (21) 51,467 vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup 6th round 8 April 1967 14,023 vs Charlton Athletic, 12 November 1966 19,798 _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _whitesides 000099 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 1965–66 1967–68 The 1966–67 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 64th season in the Football League and their 26th in the Second Division. Birmingham finished in tenth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1966–67 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the sixth round after a replay. They entered at the second round of the League Cup and reached the semi-final, in which they lost heavily to Queens Park Rangers over two legs. Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Jim Herriot played in all 55 first-team matches over the season; among outfield players, half-back Malcolm Beard and forward Geoff Vowden missed only one. Vowden finished as leading goalscorer with 21 goals, of which 16 came in league competition. Football League Second Division 1966–67 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance20 August 19667thWolverhampton WanderersAW2–1Murray 226,80024 August 19664thPortsmouthAW5–4Bridges, Vowden 2, Murray, Beard16,93427 August 19663rdNorwich CityHW2–1Vowden, Murray25,51630 August 19661stPortsmouthHW3–0Thomson, Vowden, Pack og23,4933 September 19661stCoventry CityAD1–1Vowden36,4007 September 19662ndPlymouth ArgyleAD1–1Murray19,00810 September 19665thBuryHL1–3Thomson22,44517 September 19666thPreston North EndAL0–313,57724 September 19669thRotherham UnitedHL2–3Bridges, Thomson19,51527 September 19668thPlymouth ArgyleHD0–018,3131 October 196612thMillwallAL1–3Vowden15,7768 October 196613thIpswich TownAL2–3Thomson, Vowden15,12215 October 196612thBristol CityHW4–0Vowden, Murray, Thwaites, Ford og15,35822 October 196613thCarlisle UnitedAL0–210,90029 October 196613thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Beard17,6265 November 196616thBolton WanderersAL1–3Hockey10,03012 November 196614thCharlton AthleticHW4–0Bullock, Vincent, Vowden 214,02319 November 196613thDerby CountyAW2–1Beard, Thomson17,38226 November 196611thCrystal PalaceHW3–1Bullock, Vincent, Vowden16,8203 December 196613thHuddersfield TownAL1–3Bullock14,93010 December 196613thCardiff CityHL1–2Bullock17,04617 December 196613thWolverhampton WanderersHW3–2Bullock, Vowden, Bridges27,54226 December 196613thNorthampton TownHW3–0Vincent 2, Vowden24,30227 December 196613thNorthampton TownAL1–2Bridges15,43331 December 196613thNorwich CityAD3–3Bullock, Vowden, Bridges15,2607 January 196712thCoventry CityHD1–1Curtis og36,31614 January 196711thBuryAW2–0Bridges 26,95621 January 19679thPreston North EndHW3–1Vowden, Bridges 218,4864 February 196711thRotherham UnitedAL2–3Leggat, Hockey10,93411 February 19679thMillwallHW2–0Bullock, Bridges18,00825 February 19679thIpswich TownHD2–2Vincent, Thomson18,4914 March 196710thBlackburn RoversAL0–114,90818 March 196712thCarlisle UnitedHL1–2Vincent17,61325 March 196712thBristol CityAL1–3Vincent20,59427 March 196711thHull CityHW2–1Beard, Isherwood17,06628 March 19679thHull CityAW2–0Murray 223,1221 April 19679thBolton WanderersHD2–2Vowden, Murray18,18715 April 19679thDerby CountyHW2–0Bridges 215,20022 April 19679thCrystal PalaceAL1–2Bridges13,06428 April 196710thHuddersfield TownHL0–114,3856 May 196710thCardiff CityAL0–312,67812 May 196710thCharlton AthleticAL0–110,147 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1966-1967/table Birmingham City 1966–1967: English Division Two (old) Table Statto Organisation 2 April 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063222/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1966-1967/table 4 March 2016PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts8thMillwall421891549580.84459thBolton Wanderers4214141464581.104210thBirmingham City421681870661.064011thNorwich City4213141549550.894012thHull City421671977721.0739Key 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 = Points FA Cup 1966–67 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round28 January 1967BlackpoolHW2–1Vowden, Thomson27,603Fourth round18 February 1967Rotherham UnitedAD0–015,723Fourth round replay21 February 1967Rotherham UnitedHW2–1Hockey, Bridges35,482Fifth round11 March 1967ArsenalHW1–0Vowden40,665Sixth round8 April 1967Tottenham HotspurHD0–051,467Sixth round replay12 April 1967Tottenham HotspurAL0–652,304 League Cup 1966–67 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round13 September 1966Nottingham ForestAD1–1Vowden19,271Second round replay20 September 1966Nottingham ForestHW2–1Bridges, Vowden21,510Third round4 October 1966Ipswich TownHW2–1Beard pen, Hockey15,116Fourth round26 October 1966Grimsby TownAW4–2Bridges 2, Fenton, Vowden11,298Fifth round7 December 1966Sheffield UnitedAW3–2Vincent, Bullock, Hockey15,023Semi-final 1st leg17 January 1967Queens Park RangersHL1–4Bridges34,295Semi-final 2nd leg7 February 1967Queens Park RangersAL1–3Barber24,604 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; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKSCO Jim Herriot4206070550FBWAL Colin Green4005070520FBENG Dennis Isherwood51000051FBENG Ray Martin1901050250FBENG Bert Murray37 (3)9606049 (3)9HBENG Malcolm Beard4146071545HBENG Winston Foster16 (1)0103020 (1)0HBWAL Malcolm Page0 (1)000000 (1)0HBENG Brian Sharples2705040360HBSCO Bobby Thomson35 (1)6616047 (1)7HBSCO Ron Wylie2102040270FWIRL Eric Barber1 (1)020114 (1)1FWENG Barry Bridges391361744218FWENG Mickey Bullock14710311810FWENG Mick Darrell0 (1)000000 (1)0FWENG Ron FentonMatthews source omits Fenton's substitute appearance against Arsenal in the FA Cup.https://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php Player search: Fenton, R (Ronnie) English National Football Archive 19 March 2020 subscriptionBlues hopes rise again Colin Malam Birmingham Post 13 March 1967 20 Ronnie Fenton played the last 13 minutes as substitute for Graham Leggat who took a kick on the leg.6 (3)01 (2)00 (1)17 (6)1FWWAL Trevor Hockey3926172525FWENG Alec Jackson 200 (1)0103 (1)0FWSCO Graham Leggat913000121FWENG Phil Summerill30000030FWENG Denis Thwaites3 (2)100104 (2)1FWENG Johnny Vincent2273011268FWENG Geoff Vowden411662735421 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/1966-1967/results Birmingham City 1966–1967: Results Statto Organisation 2 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160214204655/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1966-1967/results 14 February 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 368–69. 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