1969–70 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1969–70 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 67th in the Football League and their 29th in the Second Division. They finished in 18th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1969–70 FA Cup in the third round proper and the League Cup in the second round; they lost their opening match in each competition, to Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively.
Stan Cullis resigned as manager and retired from football in March 1970, and chief scout Don Dorman and coach Bill Shorthouse finished the playing season as caretaker managers. After unsuccessful approaches were made to Don Revie, Brian Clough and Ronnie Allen, Brighton & Hove Albion manager Freddie Goodwin took on the job at the end of May.
Twenty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defenders Ray Martin and Bobby Thomson played in all 44 first-team matches over the season. Phil Summerill finished as leading goalscorer for the second successive season, with 13 goals, all of which came in league competition.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
9 August 196916thLeicester CityAL1–3Summerill35,168
16 August 196920thOxford UnitedHL1–3Summerill27,067
19 August 196919thPortsmouthHD1–1Summerill24,976
23 August 196921stBlackpoolAL0–217,495
27 August 196919thHull CityAD0–012,242
30 August 196917thQueens Park RangersHW3–0Murray 332,660
6 September 196918thBolton WanderersAL0–211,303
13 September 196917thSheffield UnitedHW3–1Vincent, Murray27,201
16 September 196914thNorwich CityHW2–1Murray, Summerill 226,408
20 September 196912thCharlton AthleticAW1–0Hateley13,999
27 September 196911thCarlisle UnitedHD1–1Summerill28,781
4 October 196913thBristol CityAL0–218,694
8 October 196915thOxford UnitedAL0–212,621
11 October 196913thBlackburn RoversHW3–0Vowden 2, Summerill25,602
18 October 196912thAston VillaAD0–054,405
25 October 196913thCardiff CityHD1–1Hateley28,287
1 November 196911thWatfordAW3–2Vincent, Vowden, Murray17,436
8 November 196911thSwindon TownHW2–0Vowden, Murray28,391
12 November 19698thPortsmouthAD1–1Murray16,508
15 November 196912thPreston North EndAL1–4Hateley9,692
22 November 196910thMillwallHW2–0Hateley, Vincent22,564
6 December 196911thHuddersfield TownHD2–2Vowden, Murray24,956
13 December 196912thSheffield UnitedAL0–617,332
16 December 196912thMiddlesbroughAL2–4Hateley, Murray17,020
26 December 196912thBlackpoolHL2–3James og, Hateley29,548
27 December 196912thQueens Park RangersAL1–2Page15,688
10 January 196912thCharlton AthleticHW3–0Vincent, Beard, Johnston18,031
17 January 197012thCarlisle UnitedAL3–4Summerill 37,912
31 January 197013thBristol CityHD2–2Vincent, Summerill20,421
14 February 196916thLeicester CityHL0–128,232
21 February 197018thCardiff CityAL1–3Bell og21,887
24 February 197015thBolton WanderersHW2–0Vincent, Summerill19,489
28 February 197015thWatfordHD0–022,796
4 March 197015thBlackburn RoversAD1–1Mulvaney og8,639
11 March 197017thMillwallAL2–6Hockey, Murray7,825
14 March 197015thMiddlesbroughHD0–017,974
21 March 197017thHuddersfield TownAL0–218,502
28 March 197016thPreston North EndHW1–0Vowden16,469
30 March 197017thAston VillaHL0–241,696
31 March 197017thSwindon TownAL1–4Summerill21,098
4 April 197018thHull CityHL2–4R. Latchford, Martin13,530
15 April 197018thNorwich CityAL0–612,134

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round3 January 1970ChelseaAL0–345,088

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round3 September 1969Brighton & Hove AlbionAL0–224,232

Appearances and goals