1974–75 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1974–75 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 72nd in the Football League and their 41st in the First Division. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, four points above the relegation positions. They entered the 1974–75 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Fulham in the last minute of the semi-final replay, lost to Crewe Alexandra in their opening match of the League Cup in the second round, and reached the semi-final of the Texaco Cup.
Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Dave Latchford and forward Bob Hatton played in 53 of the 56 first-team matches over the season, and the leading goalscorer was Hatton with 18 goals, of which 14 came in league competition.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
17 August 197417thMiddlesbroughHL0–332,105
20 August 197418thLeicester CityHL3–4Burns, Francis 2 27,663
24 August 197421stLeeds UnitedAL0–130,820
28 August 197421stLeicester CityAD1–1Francis24,018
31 August 197421stWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Burns33,785
7 September 197417thQueens Park RangersAW1–0Gallagher16,058
14 September 197415thDerby CountyHW3–2Hatton, Francis 2 27,345
21 September 197418thCarlisle UnitedAL0–112,691
25 September 197421stWest Ham UnitedAL0–325,495
28 September 197414thArsenalHW3–1Burns, Hatton 325,584
5 October 197419thCoventry CityHL1–2Francis pen30,282
12 October 197414thLuton TownAW3–1Francis 315,097
15 October 197413thLeeds UnitedHW1–0Francis36,513
19 October 197411thNewcastle UnitedHW3–0Burns, Styles, Hatton33,339
26 October 197412thSheffield UnitedAL2–3Hatton, Styles21,639
2 November 197411thChelseaHW2–0Hatton, Kendall30,764
9 November 197411thBurnleyAD2–2Rodaway og, Taylor16,075
16 November 197411thManchester CityHW4–0Kendall, Hatton 2, Burns35,143
23 November 19749thTottenham HotspurAD0–027,761
30 November 197411thEvertonAL1–4Calderwood38,369
7 December 197413thStoke CityHL0–333,999
14 December 197414thMiddlesbroughAL0–323,737
21 December 197414thLiverpoolHW3–1Taylor, Kendall pen, Hatton26,608
26 December 197415thDerby CountyAL1–2Hatton26,121
28 December 197416thIpswich TownHL0–130,266
11 January 197517thStoke CityAD0–026,157
18 January 197518thEvertonHL0–332,284
1 February 197517thBurnleyHD1–1Emmanuel24,990
8 February 197518thChelseaAL1–2Hatton18,144
18 February 197516thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Hatton24,240
22 February 197517thManchester CityAL1–3Taylor33,240
1 March 197516thWolverhampton WanderersAW1–0Hendrie28,256
15 March 197516thArsenalAD1–1Burns17,845
18 March 197516thWest Ham UnitedHD1–1Bryant34,000
22 March 197516thQueens Park RangersHW4–1Francis, Campbell, Hatton, Calderwood32,832
25 March 197513thCarlisle UnitedHW2–0Francis, Burns33,761
29 March 197515thLiverpoolAL0–149,454
1 April 197515thIpswich TownAL2–3Burns, Hatton27,417
12 April 197518thCoventry CityAL0–124,163
19 April 197518thLuton TownHL1–4Francis28,755
26 April 197517thNewcastle UnitedAW2–1Kendall, Pendrey24,787
29 April 197517thSheffield UnitedHD0–033,677

League table (part)

FA Cup

For the third time in seven seasons, Birmingham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. This time, they drew with Fulham at Hillsborough so the tie went to a replay, played at Maine Road, Manchester. Goalless through normal time and all but a few seconds of extra time – an announcement had already been made that the second replay would be at Highbury the following Monday – a long ball towards Birmingham's penalty area was struck by John Mitchell straight into goalkeeper Dave Latchford's face. The ball rebounded onto Mitchell's chest and back towards the goal to bobble over the line.
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round4 January 1975Luton TownAW1–0Kendall17,543
Fourth round25 January 1975ChelseaAW1–0Burns36,650
Fifth round15 February 1975WalsallHW2–1Hatton, Burns45,881
Sixth round8 March 1975MiddlesbroughHW1–0Hatton47,260
Semi-final5 April 1975FulhamHillsborough, SheffieldD1–1Gallagher54,166
Semi-final replay9 April 1975FulhamMaine Road, ManchesterL0–1
aet		35,205

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round11 September 1974Crewe AlexandraAL1–2Gallagher7,194

Texaco Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Group 13 August 1974West Bromwich AlbionAD0–018,643
Group 17 August 1974Peterborough UnitedAD1–1Taylor8,915
Group 110 August 1974Norwich CityHW3–1Campbell, Francis, Hatton14,847
Second round 1st leg17 September 1974Ayr UnitedHW3–0Burns 2, Calderwood12,327
Second round 2nd leg2 October 1974Ayr UnitedAD0–04,992
Semi-final 1st leg23 October 1974Newcastle UnitedAD1–1Hatton20,556
Semi-final 2nd leg6 November 1974Newcastle UnitedHL1–4Burns17,754

Appearances and goals