1967–68 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1967–68 Stan Cullis Clifford Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 4th FA Cup Semi-final(eliminated by West Bromwich Albion) Football League Cup Third round(eliminated by Chelsea) Barry Bridges (23) Barry Bridges (28) 51,586 vs Arsenal, FA Cup 5th round replay, 12 March 1968 19,916 vs Charlton Athletic, 7 May 1968 28,083 000099 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 1966–67 1968–69 The 1967–68 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 65th in the Football League and their 27th in the Second Division. They finished in fourth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1967–68 FA Cup in the third round proper, and defeated Arsenal (in a replay) and then Chelsea in front of crowds in excess of 50,000 to reach the semi-final, in which they lost 2–0 to local rivals West Bromwich Albion. They entered at the second round of the League Cup and lost in the third to Chelsea. Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forwards Barry Bridges and Fred Pickering played in all 50 first-team matches over the season; midfielder Malcolm Beard missed only one. Bridges finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 23 came in league competition. Football League Second Division 1967–68 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance19 August 19671stBolton WanderersHW4–0Vincent, Bridges 2, Hockey23,53726 August 19675thHuddersfield TownAW3–2Vincent, Vowden 214,22829 August 19674thMiddlesbroughAD1–1Vincent25,8142 September 19675thIpswich TownHD0–025,4634 September 19672ndHull CityHW6–2Pickering, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Beard pen, Murray25,9139 September 19675thCarlisle UnitedAD1–1Vowden11,20016 September 19676thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Bridges28,97223 September 19678thBlackpoolAL0–125,57226 September 19675thMiddlesbroughHW6–1Pickering 2, Vincent, Bridges 2, Vowden28,88530 September 19678thMillwallAL2–3Pickering, Vincent30,5677 October 19677thAston VillaAW4–2Bridges 2, Beard pen, Vowden50,06714 October 19676thPortsmouthHD2–2Pickering, Vowden26,24321 October 19677thNorwich CityAL2–4Vowden, Bridges16,49028 October 19676thRotherham UnitedHW4–1Bridges 3, Vowden21,4784 November 19676thDerby CountyAD2–2Vincent, Bridges25,48411 November 19676thPreston North EndHW3–0Vincent 2, Bridges27,66418 November 19675thCardiff CityAW3–1Vincent, Bridges, Murray13,67325 November 19674thCrystal PalaceHW1–0Vincent27,5382 December 19675thCharlton AthleticAL1–3Bridges13,8559 December 19672ndQueens Park RangersHW2–0Pickering, Hazell og25,28116 December 19674thBolton WanderersAD1–1Farrimond og10,46823 December 19672ndHuddersfield TownHW6–1Pickering 2, Vincent, Vowden, Bridges, Leggat26,16326 December 19671stBristol CityHW4–1Bridges, Vowden, Leggat, Briggs og40,42930 December 19673rdBristol CityAL1–3Vincent23,4936 January 19674thIpswich TownAL1–2Vowden16,70113 January 19684thCarlisle UnitedHL1–3Vowden21,68620 January 19684thBlackburn RoversAW2–1Pickering, Vowden17,9343 February 19685thBlackpoolHL1–2Wylie29,64610 February 19685thMillwallAD1–1Vowden13,96124 February 19685thAston VillaHW2–1Bridges 245,2832 March 19685thPortsmouthAW2–1Pickering, Foster27,83616 March 19685thNorwich CityHD0–028,95123 March 19685thRotherham UnitedAD1–1Pickering16,0252 April 19685thDerby CountyHW3–1Vowden, Bridges, Richardson og29,3276 April 19685thPreston North EndAD0–016,87613 April 19685thCardiff CityHD0–029,04415 April 19685thPlymouth ArgyleAW2–1Pickering, Vowden13,88616 April 19684thPlymouth ArgyleHD2–2Page, Wylie29,35920 April 19685thCrystal PalaceAD0–014,9494 May 19685thQueens Park RangersAL0–225,9857 May 19684thCharlton AthleticHW4–0Pickering, Bridges 2, Vincent19,91611 May 19684thHull CityAW1–0Wilson og10,346 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1967-1968/table Birmingham City 1967–1968: English Division Two (old) Table Statto Organisation 30 March 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150915035455/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1967-1968/table 15 September 2015PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts2ndQueens Park Rangers42258967361.86583rdBlackpool422410871431.65584thBirmingham City421914983511.63525thPortsmouth4218131168551.24496thMiddlesbrough4217121360541.1146Key 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 1967–68 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round27 January 1968Halifax TownAW4–2Pickering, Vowden, Bridges, Beard18,117Fourth round17 February 1968Leyton OrientHW3–0Vowden 2, Bridges29,320Fifth round9 March 1968ArsenalAD1–1Vowden45,515Fifth round replay12 March 1968ArsenalHW2–1Bridges 251,586Sixth round30 March 1968ChelseaHW1–0Pickering 64'51,576Semi-final27 April 1968West Bromwich AlbionVilla Park,BirminghamL0–260,831 League Cup 1967–68 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round13 September 1967Plymouth ArgyleAW2–0Vowden, Hockey10,038Third round11 October 1967Derby CountyHL1–3Bridges24,827 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 AppearancesGoalsGKSCO Jim Herriot4006020480GKENG Terry Twell20000020DFENG Winston Foster1616000221DFWAL Colin Green2605010320DFENG Ray Martin21 (5)04 (1)01026 (6)0DFENG Bert Murray4025020472DFENG Brian Sharples70000070DFENG John Sleeuwenhoek1200000120MFENG Malcolm Beard4126120493MFENG Ron Fenton 10000010MFWAL Malcolm Page20 (1)1402026 (1)1MFSCO Bobby Thomson 1 (1)000001 (1)0MFSCO Ron Wylie3926020472FWENG Barry Bridges422364215028FWENG Mick Darrell0 (1)000000 (1)0FWWAL Trevor Hockey3013021352FWSCO Graham Leggat4 (3)200004 (3)2FWENG Fred Pickering421362205015FWENG Phil Summerill10000010FWENG Denis Thwaites10000010FWENG Johnny Vincent36 (1)14302041 (1)14FWENG Geoff Vowden401764214822 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/1967-1968/results Birmingham City 1967–1968: Results Statto Organisation 30 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906034429/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1967-1968/results 6 September 2015 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 370–71. 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