1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season

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,[1] 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.

Birmingham City F.C.
1964–65 season
ChairmanHarry Morris, Jr
ManagerJoe Mallett
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
Football League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Stan Lynn, Geoff Vowden (10)
All: Stan Lynn, Geoff Vowden (10)
Highest home attendance33,833 vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2 January 1965
Lowest home attendance8,877 vs Blackburn Rovers, 24 April 1965
Average home league attendance19,714

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
Main article: 1964–65 Football League
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
22 August 1964 15thNottingham ForestA L3–4Harley, Hellawell, Lynn pen 26,264
26 August 1964 14thFulhamH D2–2Leek, Lynn pen 20,719
29 August 1964 19thStoke CityH L1–2Lynn pen 20,667
2 September 1964 20thFulhamA L1–3Beard 13,100
5 September 1964 20thTottenham HotspurA L1–4Thomson 34,809
9 September 1964 20thWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1Thomson 26,568
12 September 1964 19thBurnleyH W2–1Thomson, Lynn pen 16,890
16 September 1964 17thWest Bromwich AlbionA W2–0Auld, Williams og 24,535
19 September 1964 17thSheffield UnitedA L1–3Thomson 16,390
26 September 1964 19thEvertonH L3–5Leek, Hellawell, Hennessey 21,240
30 September 1964 17thWolverhampton WanderersA W2–0Leek, Lynn 21,435
10 October 1964 19thLiverpoolH D0–0 19,929
17 October 1964 17thSheffield WednesdayA L2–5Auld, Hennessey 15,345
24 October 1964 18thBlackpoolH W3–0Vowden, Leek, Lynn pen 15,916
31 October 1964 19thBlackburn RoversA L1–3Harley 13,721
7 November 1964 19thArsenalH L2–3Vowden, Leek 20,602
14 November 1964 19thLeeds UnitedA L1–4Thomson 32,276
22 November 1964 19thChelseaH L1–6Jackson 19,803
28 November 1964 19thLeicester CityA D4–4Thomson 2 (1 pen), Vowden, Thwaites 15,848
5 December 1964 19thSunderlandH W4–3Thomson, Sharples, Jackson, Thwaites 13,564
12 December 1964 19thNottingham ForestH D1–1Thomson 14,011
16 December 1964 19thManchester UnitedA D1–1Thwaites 25,938
26 December 1964 19thWest Ham UnitedH W2–1Thwaites, Lynn 23,324
28 December 1964 19thWest Ham UnitedA L1–2Sharples 23,855
2 January 1965 19thTottenham HotspurH W1–0Beard 33,833
16 January 1965 19thBurnleyA L0–2 9,971
23 January 1965 19thSheffield UnitedH D1–1Foster 16,675
6 February 1965 19thEvertonA D1–1Fenton 34,033
13 February 1965 19thAston VillaH L0–1 32,491
24 February 1965 20thLiverpoolA L3–4Vowden, Fenton, Thwaites 39,253
27 February 1965 20thSheffield WednesdayH D0–0 12,138
6 March 1965 20thBlackpoolA L1–3Vowden 11,464
13 March 1965 20thWolverhampton WanderersH L0–1 18,740
17 March 1965 20thStoke CityA L1–2Vowden 12,923
3 April 1965 21stChelseaA L1–3Lynn pen 28,975
6 April 1965 21stArsenalA L0–3 16,048
10 April 1965 21stLeicester CityH W2–0Vowden, Jackson 12,460
12 April 1965 21stAston VillaA L0–3 36,871
17 April 1965 22ndSunderlandA L1–2Lynn pen 31,958
19 April 1965 22ndManchester UnitedH L2–4Vowden, Thwaites 28,914
24 April 1965 22ndBlackburn RoversH D5–5Vowden, Beard 3, Lynn pen 8,877
26 April 1965 22ndLeeds UnitedH D3–3Vowden, Beard, Thwaites 16,638

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
18th Leicester City4211131869850.8139
19th Sheffield United4212111950640.7845
20th Fulham4211121960780.7734
21st Wolverhampton Wanderers421342559890.6630
22nd Birmingham City428112364960.6727
Key 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
Source [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 9 January 1965West Ham UnitedA L2–4Jackson, Thwaites 31,056

League Cup
Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 23 September 1964ChelseaA L0–3 15,255

Appearances and goals
Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Len Beel 10000010
GK ENG Johnny Schofield 3601010380
GK ENG Colin Withers† 50000050
FB WAL Colin Green 2201000230
FB ENG Stan Lynn 391010104110
FB ENG Ray Martin 2000010210
HB ENG Malcolm Beard 3961010416
HB ENG Winston Foster 4211010441
HB WAL Terry Hennessey 3821010402
HB WAL Malcolm Page 80000080
HB ENG Trevor Smith† 40000040
FW SCO Bertie Auld 1721010192
FW ENG Mickey Bullock 70000070
FW ENG Peter Bullock† 10000010
FW ENG Ron Fenton 62000062
FW SCO Cammie Fraser 50000050
FW SCO Alex Harley† 52000052
FW ENG Mike Hellawell† 1620010172
FW ENG Alec Jackson 3631110384
FW WAL Ken Leek† 1450010155
FW ENG Brian Sharples 1921000202
FW SCO Bobby Thomson 2590010269
FW ENG Denis Thwaites 2671100278
FW ENG Johnny Vincent 50000050
FW ENG Geoff Vowden 271010002810

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1964–1965: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 364–65.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. "Sports news in brief: Association Football". The Guardian. 22 June 1964. p. 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.
  2. "Birmingham City 1964–1965: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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