# 1970–71 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1970–71 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 68th in the Football League, their 30th in the Second Division, and their first with Freddie Goodwin as manager. They finished in 9th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1970–71 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round after a replay to Huddersfield Town, and progressed from the first round of the League Cup to the fourth where they were eliminated by Bristol Rovers.
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Defender Roger Hynd played in 48 of the 50 first-team matches over the season, and Phil Summerill was leading goalscorer for the third consecutive season.

## Football League Second Division

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1970 | 4th | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2–1 | Summerill, Vowden | 30,785 |
| 22 August 1970 | 1st | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–0 | Vincent, R. Latchford 2 | 9,244 |
| 29 August 1970 | 1st | Luton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Vowden | 30,141 |
| 1 September 1970 | 1st | Middlesbrough | H | L | 0–1 | | 27,769 |
| 5 September 1970 | 10th | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–2 | | 22,081 |
| 12 September 1970 | 11th | Oxford United | H | D | 1–1 | Francis | 22,346 |
| 19 September 1970 | 15th | Portsmouth | A | L | 0–1 | | 18,037 |
| 26 September 1970 | 16th | Charlton Athletic | H | D | 1–1 | Summerill | 20,767 |
| 29 September 1970 | 17th | Bristol City | A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 15,975 |
| 3 October 1970 | 15th | Hull City | A | W | 1–0 | R. Latchford | 17,882 |
| 10 October 1970 | 16th | Sheffield United | H | L | 0–1 | | 22,350 |
| 17 October 1970 | 19th | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 2–5 | R. Latchford 2 | 13,074 |
| 20 October 1970 | 19th | Leicester City | H | D | 0–0 | | 25,381 |
| 24 October 1970 | 19th | Watford | A | L | 1–2 | Vowden | 14,707 |
| 31 October 1970 | 18th | Swindon Town | H | W | 2–1 | Vincent, Robinson | 18,502 |
| 7 November 1970 | 19th | Sunderland | A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 15,994 |
| 14 November 1970 | 16th | Orient | H | W | 1–0 | Page | 14,137 |
| 21 November 1970 | 18th | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0–3 | | 7,141 |
| 28 November 1970 | 18th | Norwich City | H | D | 2–2 | Vincent, Summerill | 13,630 |
| 5 December 1970 | 18th | Millwall | A | L | 1–2 | Summerill | 8,489 |
| 12 December 1970 | 16th | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W | 1–0 | R. Latchford | 14,239 |
| 19 December 1970 | 15th | Carlisle United | H | W | 1–0 | Francis | 15,670 |
| 26 December 1970 | 15th | Blackburn Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Bowker, Francis | 8,787 |
| 9 January 1970 | 14th | Bristol City | H | W | 2–0 | Taylor, R. Latchford | 15,292 |
| 16 January 1971 | 14th | Leicester City | A | W | 4–1 | R. Latchford 2, Bowker, Summerill | 25,657 |
| 30 January 1971 | 14th | Norwich City | A | D | 2–2 | Summerill 2 | 11,964 |
| 6 February 1970 | 12th | Millwall | H | W | 3–1 | Page, Summerill pen, Francis | 21,893 |
| 13 February 1971 | 11th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | D | 3–3 | Francis 2, R. Latchford | 13,138 |
| 20 February 1971 | 10th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 4–0 | Francis 4 | 25,600 |
| 27 February 1971 | 9th | Swindon Town | A | W | 2–1 | Francis 2 | 19,860 |
| 6 March 1971 | 8th | Watford | H | W | 2–0 | Summerill, Francis | 27,605 |
| 13 March 1971 | 8th | Orient | A | W | 2–0 | Francis, Summerill | 11,167 |
| 20 March 1971 | 8th | Sunderland | H | W | 3–1 | Summerill 2 (1 pen), Page | 34,194 |
| 27 March 1971 | 8th | Cardiff City | H | W | 2–0 | Francis, Summerill | 49,025 |
| 3 April 1971 | 9th | Luton Town | A | L | 2–3 | R. Latchford, Summerill | 25,172 |
| 9 April 1971 | 9th | Oxford United | A | L | 0–1 | | 16,196 |
| 10 April 1971 | 9th | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | Campbell | 25,572 |
| 13 April 1971 | 9th | Hull City | H | D | 0–0 | | 33,109 |
| 17 April 1971 | 10th | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–3 | | 29,364 |
| 24 April 1971 | 9th | Portsmouth | H | D | 1–1 | R. Latchford | 19,440 |
| 27 April 1971 | 9th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 0–0 | | 12,802 |
| 1 May 1971 | 9th | Charlton Athletic | A | D | 1–1 | R. Latchford | 10,723 |

### League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part) :
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 7th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 1.40 | 48 |
| 8th | Millwall | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 42 | 1.41 | 47 |
| 9th | Birmingham City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.21 | 46 |
| 10th | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 1.04 | 44 |
| 11th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 1.09 | 43 |
| 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 | 2 January 1971 | Huddersfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Summerill pen | 26,486 |
| Third round replay | 5 January 1971 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 26,558 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 18 August 1970 | Wrexham | H | D | 3–3 | Murray, Vowden, Vincent | 21,623 |
| First round replay | 26 August 1970 | Wrexham | A | W | 3–2 | Vowden, Vincent, Hockey | 17,019 |
| Second round | 9 September 1970 | Colchester United | A | D | 1–1 | Summerill | 8,085 |
| Second round replay | 15 September 1970 | Colchester United | H | W | 2–1 | Vowden, Summerill | 17,606 |
| Third round | 4 October 1970 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–1 | Summerill 2 | 23,015 |
| Fourth round | 26 October 1970 | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | | 21,426 |

## 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 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 | ENG | Mike Kelly | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Dave Latchford | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | WAL | Colin Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Mike Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | SCO | Roger Hynd | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ray Martin | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Garry Pendrey | 24 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 (4) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Dave Robinson | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | John Sleeuwenhoek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Bobby Thomson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Malcolm Beard | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| MF | SCO | Alan Campbell | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| MF | WAL | Trevor Hockey † | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Bert Murray † | 8 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 (1) | 1 |
| MF | WAL | Malcolm Page | 27 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 (1) | 3 |
| MF | ENG | George Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Gordon Taylor | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Keith Bowker | 8 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (3) | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Mick Darrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Trevor Francis | 21 (1) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (1) | 15 |
| FW | ENG | Tony Hateley † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| FW | SCO | George Johnston † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Bob Latchford | 35 (1) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 (1) | 13 |
| FW | ENG | Phil Summerill | 38 (1) | 16 | 1 (1) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 44 (2) | 21 |
| FW | ENG | Johnny Vincent † | 16 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 (1) | 5 |
| FW | ENG | Geoff Vowden † | 16 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 (1) | 6 |