# 1966–67 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1966–67 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 64th in the Football League and their 26th in the Second Division. They 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

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 20 August 1966 | 7th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W | 2–1 | Murray 2 | 26,800 |
| 24 August 1966 | 4th | Portsmouth | A | W | 5–4 | Bridges, Vowden 2, Murray, Beard | 16,934 |
| 27 August 1966 | 3rd | Norwich City | H | W | 2–1 | Vowden, Murray | 25,516 |
| 30 August 1966 | 1st | Portsmouth | H | W | 3–0 | Thomson, Vowden, Pack og | 23,493 |
| 3 September 1966 | 1st | Coventry City | A | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 36,400 |
| 7 September 1966 | 2nd | Plymouth Argyle | A | D | 1–1 | Murray | 19,008 |
| 10 September 1966 | 5th | Bury | H | L | 1–3 | Thomson | 22,445 |
| 17 September 1966 | 6th | Preston North End | A | L | 0–3 | | 13,577 |
| 24 September 1966 | 9th | Rotherham United | H | L | 2–3 | Bridges, Thomson | 19,515 |
| 27 September 1966 | 8th | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 0–0 | | 18,313 |
| 1 October 1966 | 12th | Millwall | A | L | 1–3 | Vowden | 15,776 |
| 8 October 1966 | 13th | Ipswich Town | A | L | 2–3 | Thomson, Vowden | 15,122 |
| 15 October 1966 | 12th | Bristol City | H | W | 4–0 | Vowden, Murray, Thwaites, Ford og | 15,358 |
| 22 October 1966 | 13th | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–2 | | 10,900 |
| 29 October 1966 | 13th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Beard | 17,626 |
| 5 November 1966 | 16th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 1–3 | Hockey | 10,030 |
| 12 November 1966 | 14th | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 4–0 | Bullock, Vincent, Vowden 2 | 14,023 |
| 19 November 1966 | 13th | Derby County | A | W | 2–1 | Beard, Thomson | 17,382 |
| 26 November 1966 | 11th | Crystal Palace | H | W | 3–1 | Bullock, Vincent, Vowden | 16,820 |
| 3 December 1966 | 13th | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Bullock | 14,930 |
| 10 December 1966 | 13th | Cardiff City | H | L | 1–2 | Bullock | 17,046 |
| 17 December 1966 | 13th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 3–2 | Bullock, Vowden, Bridges | 27,542 |
| 26 December 1966 | 13th | Northampton Town | H | W | 3–0 | Vincent 2, Vowden | 24,302 |
| 27 December 1966 | 13th | Northampton Town | A | L | 1–2 | Bridges | 15,433 |
| 31 December 1966 | 13th | Norwich City | A | D | 3–3 | Bullock, Vowden, Bridges | 15,260 |
| 7 January 1967 | 12th | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Curtis og | 36,316 |
| 14 January 1967 | 11th | Bury | A | W | 2–0 | Bridges 2 | 6,956 |
| 21 January 1967 | 9th | Preston North End | H | W | 3–1 | Vowden, Bridges 2 | 18,486 |
| 4 February 1967 | 11th | Rotherham United | A | L | 2–3 | Leggat, Hockey | 10,934 |
| 11 February 1967 | 9th | Millwall | H | W | 2–0 | Bullock, Bridges | 18,008 |
| 25 February 1967 | 9th | Ipswich Town | H | D | 2–2 | Vincent, Thomson | 18,491 |
| 4 March 1967 | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | A | L | 0–1 | | 14,908 |
| 18 March 1967 | 12th | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–2 | Vincent | 17,613 |
| 25 March 1967 | 12th | Bristol City | A | L | 1–3 | Vincent | 20,594 |
| 27 March 1967 | 11th | Hull City | H | W | 2–1 | Beard, Isherwood | 17,066 |
| 28 March 1967 | 9th | Hull City | A | W | 2–0 | Murray 2 | 23,122 |
| 1 April 1967 | 9th | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Vowden, Murray | 18,187 |
| 15 April 1967 | 9th | Derby County | H | W | 2–0 | Bridges 2 | 15,200 |
| 22 April 1967 | 9th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 1–2 | Bridges | 13,064 |
| 28 April 1967 | 10th | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 14,385 |
| 6 May 1967 | 10th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–3 | | 12,678 |
| 12 May 1967 | 10th | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | | 10,147 |

### League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 8th | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 58 | 0.84 | 45 |
| 9th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 1.10 | 42 |
| 10th | Birmingham City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 66 | 1.06 | 40 |
| 11th | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 0.89 | 40 |
| 12th | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 72 | 1.07 | 39 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 28 January 1967 | Blackpool | H | W | 2–1 | Vowden, Thomson | 27,603 |
| Fourth round | 18 February 1967 | Rotherham United | A | D | 0–0 | | 15,723 |
| Fourth round replay | 21 February 1967 | Rotherham United | H | W | 2–1 | Hockey, Bridges | 35,482 |
| Fifth round | 11 March 1967 | Arsenal | H | W | 1–0 | Vowden | 40,665 |
| Sixth round | 8 April 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | D | 0–0 | | 51,467 |
| Sixth round replay | 12 April 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–6 | | 52,304 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Second round | 13 September 1966 | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 19,271 |
| Second round replay | 20 September 1966 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–1 | Bridges, Vowden | 21,510 |
| Third round | 4 October 1966 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 2–1 | Beard pen, Hockey | 15,116 |
| Fourth round | 26 October 1966 | Grimsby Town | A | W | 4–2 | Bridges 2, Fenton, Vowden | 11,298 |
| Fifth round | 7 December 1966 | Sheffield United | A | W | 3–2 | Vincent, Bullock, Hockey | 15,023 |
| Semi-final 1st leg | 17 January 1967 | Queens Park Rangers | H | L | 1–4 | Bridges | 34,295 |
| Semi-final 2nd leg | 7 February 1967 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 1–3 | Barber | 24,604 |

## 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 competition :
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | SCO | Jim Herriot | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| FB | WAL | Colin Green | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| FB | ENG | Dennis Isherwood | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FB | ENG | Ray Martin | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| FB | ENG | Bert Murray | 37 (3) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 (3) | 9 |
| HB | ENG | Malcolm Beard | 41 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 5 |
| HB | ENG | Winston Foster | 16 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 (1) | 0 |
| HB | WAL | Malcolm Page | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| HB | ENG | Brian Sharples | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| HB | SCO | Bobby Thomson | 35 (1) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 (1) | 7 |
| HB | SCO | Ron Wylie | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| FW | IRL | Eric Barber | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 (1) | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Barry Bridges | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 18 |
| FW | ENG | Mickey Bullock | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 |
| FW | ENG | Mick Darrell | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Ron Fenton | 6 (3) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 7 (6) | 1 |
| FW | WAL | Trevor Hockey | 39 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 5 |
| FW | ENG | Alec Jackson † | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| FW | SCO | Graham Leggat | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Phil Summerill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Denis Thwaites | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2) | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Johnny Vincent | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| FW | ENG | Geoff Vowden | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 21 |
* ↑ Matthews source omits Fenton's substitute appearance against Arsenal in the FA Cup.