| 1980–81 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Keith Coombs | |
| Manager | Jim Smith | |
| Ground | St Andrew's | |
| Football League First Division | 13th of 22 | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by Coventry City) | |
| League Cup | Fifth round (eliminated by Liverpool) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Worthington (16) All: Frank Worthington (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 33,879 vs Aston Villa, 11 October 1980 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,163 vs Bristol City, League Cup 2nd round, 26 August 1980 | |
| Average home league attendance | 19,248 | |
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The 1980–81 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 78th in the Football League and their 46th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1979–80. They finished in 13th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1980–81 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Coventry City in the fourth, and were eliminated in the quarter-final of the League Cup by Liverpool.
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defenders Joe Gallagher and Dave Langan and midfielder Archie Gemmill each played in every game but one over the season, and Frank Worthington was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 16 were scored in the league.
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Football League First Division
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1980 | 4th | Coventry City | H | W | 3–1 | Curbishley 2, Dillon | 21,877 |
| 20 August 1980 | 10th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 1–2 | Worthington | 26,561 |
| 23 August 1980 | 7th | Manchester United | H | D | 0–0 | 28,661 | |
| 30 August 1980 | 13th | Southampton | A | L | 1–3 | Worthington | 21,683 |
| 6 September 1980 | 15th | Liverpool | H | D | 1–1 | Worthington | 27,042 |
| 13 September 1980 | 14th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 2–2 | Curbishley, Bertschin | 15,767 |
| 20 September 1980 | 15th | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Givens | 22,016 |
| 27 September 1980 | 14th | Norwich City | A | D | 2–2 | Ainscow, Worthington | 13,561 |
| 4 October 1980 | 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | 22,777 | |
| 7 October 1980 | 13th | Arsenal | H | W | 3–1 | Lynex, Worthington, Dillon | 15,511 |
| 11 October 1980 | 15th | Aston Villa | H | L | 1–2 | Worthington pen | 33,879 |
| 18 October 1980 | 14th | Manchester City | A | W | 1–0 | Gemmill pen | 30,041 |
| 25 October 1980 | 14th | Stoke City | H | D | 1–1 | Bertschin | 16,535 |
| 1 November 1980 | 11th | Middlesbrough | A | W | 2–1 | Worthington 2 | 13,292 |
| 8 November 1980 | 9th | Crystal Palace | H | W | 1–0 | Bertschin | 16,910 |
| 11 November 1980 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–0 | Worthington 2 | 22,433 |
| 15 November 1980 | 10th | Coventry City | A | L | 1–2 | Curbishley | 18,429 |
| 22 November 1980 | 10th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–1 | Curbishley, Ainscow | 24,817 |
| 29 November 1980 | 9th | Everton | A | D | 1–1 | Ainscow | 22,274 |
| 6 December 1980 | 10th | Leicester City | H | L | 1–2 | Scott og | 18,479 |
| 13 December 1980 | 12th | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–3 | 41,101 | |
| 20 December 1980 | 13th | Ipswich Town | H | L | 1–3 | Ainscow | 16,161 |
| 26 December 1980 | 13th | Leeds United | A | D | 0–0 | 19,214 | |
| 27 December 1980 | 14th | Sunderland | H | W | 3–2 | Gemmill, Bertschin, Worthington | 19,005 |
| 10 January 1981 | 14th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–1 | 24,909 | |
| 13 January 1981 | 14th | Ipswich Town | A | L | 1–5 | Worthington | 21,148 |
| 17 January 1981 | 14th | Southampton | H | L | 0–3 | 16,491 | |
| 31 January 1981 | 18th | Manchester United | A | L | 0–2 | 39,081 | |
| 7 February 1981 | 17th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W | 2–1 | Evans, Curbishley | 13,691 |
| 14 February 1981 | 14th | Liverpool | A | D | 2–2 | Evans, Ainscow | 32,199 |
| 20 February 1981 | 10th | Norwich City | H | W | 4–0 | Ainscow, Evans 2, Gemmill | 14,686 |
| 28 February 1981 | 14th | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 2–2 | Worthington, Ainscow | 24,848 |
| 17 March 1981 | 12th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 1–0 | Worthington | 20,005 |
| 21 March 1981 | 10th | Manchester City | H | W | 2–0 | Worthington, Evans | 16,160 |
| 28 March 1981 | 10th | Stoke City | A | D | 0–0 | 14,624 | |
| 31 March 1981 | 11th | Arsenal | A | L | 1–2 | Worthington | 17,431 |
| 4 April 1981 | 11th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 2–1 | Evans, Broadhurst | 12,472 |
| 11 April 1981 | 11th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 1–3 | Ainscow | 11,122 |
| 18 April 1981 | 11th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–3 | 20,158 | |
| 21 April 1981 | 13th | Leeds United | H | L | 0–2 | 14,505 | |
| 25 April 1981 | 13th | Leicester City | A | L | 0–1 | 13,686 | |
| 2 May 1981 | 13th | Everton | H | D | 1–1 | Evans | 12,863 |
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 42 |
| 12th | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 39 |
| 13th | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 38 |
| 14th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 37 |
| 15th | Everton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 36 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | ||||||||
| Source | [1] | ||||||||
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 3 January 1981 | Sunderland | H | D | 1–1 | Bertschin | 23,098 |
| Third round replay | 7 January 1981 | Sunderland | A | W | 2–1 | Bertschin, Evans | 27,793 |
| Fourth round | 24 January 1981 | Coventry City | A | L | 2–3 | Worthington pen, Ainscow | 29,492 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second round 1st leg | 26 August 1980 | Bristol City | H | W | 2–1 | Ainscow, Gemmill pen | 12,163 |
| Second round 2nd leg | 2 September 1980 | Bristol City | A | D | 0–0 | 6,958 | |
| Third round | 23 September 1980 | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | Gallagher | 14,580 |
| Fourth round | 28 October 1980 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 2–1 | Worthington pen, Ainscow | 18,968 |
| Fifth round | 2 December 1980 | Liverpool | A | L | 1–3 | Bertschin | 30,236 |
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG
|
Tony Coton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | ENG
|
Jeff Wealands | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Kevan Broadhurst | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| DF | ENG
|
Mark Dennis | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Joe Gallagher | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| DF | ENG
|
Phil Hawker | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF |  IRL
|
Dave Langan | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Terry Lees | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF |  WAL
|
Malcolm Page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Colin Todd | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| DF | WAL
|
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG
|
Alan Ainscow | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 11 |
| MF | ENG
|
Alan Curbishley | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| MF | ENG
|
Kevin Dillon | 38 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 (1) | 2 |
| MF |  SCO
|
Archie Gemmill | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 4 |
| MF | ENG
|
Terry Goode | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| MF | ENG
|
Ian Handysides | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 |
| FW | ENG
|
Keith Bertschin | 28 (2) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 34 (2) | 7 |
| FW | ENG
|
Tony Evans | 16 (1) | 7 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 (2) | 8 |
| FW | IRL
|
4 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (7) | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Paul Ivey | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG
|
6 (8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (8) | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Frank Worthington | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 18 |
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, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1980–1981: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 396–97.
- Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1980–1981 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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