1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1982–83 season
ChairmanKeith Coombs
ManagerRon Saunders
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division17th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)
League CupFourth round
(eliminated by Burnley)
Top goalscorerLeague: Mick Ferguson (8)
All: Mick Ferguson (8)
Highest home attendance43,864 vs Aston Villa, 27 December 1982
Lowest home attendance7,861 vs Shrewsbury Town, League Cup 2nd round, 26 October 1982
Average home league attendance15,880

The 1982–83 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 80th in the Football League and their 48th in the First Division. After five wins and a draw from the last six league games, and needing to win their last game, away at Southampton, to ensure safety,[1] they finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1982–83 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Crystal Palace in the fourth, and were eliminated by Burnley in the fourth round of the League Cup.

Thirty players appeared in at least one first-team game, and Noel Blake made most appearances, with 44 of the possible 49. There were 19 different goalscorers; Mick Ferguson was the club's leading scorer with eight goals, all scored in the league.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1982–83 Football League
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
28 August 1982 22nd Manchester United A L 0–3 48,673
31 August 1982 19th Liverpool H D 0–0 20,976
4 September 1982 20th Stoke City H L 1–4 Curbishley 14,392
8 September 1982 22nd Norwich City A L 1–5 Broadhurst 13,007
11 September 1982 22nd West Ham United A L 0–5 18,754
18 September 1982 21st Coventry City H W 1–0 Evans 11,681
25 September 1982 21st Brighton & Hove Albion A L 0–1 9,846
2 October 1982 22nd Watford H D 1–1 Summerfield 13,870
9 October 1982 22nd Luton Town H L 2–3 Langan pen, Brazier 13,772
16 October 1982 22nd Nottingham Forest A D 1–1 Bremner 14,528
23 October 1982 22nd Ipswich Town H D 0–0 12,051
30 October 1982 22nd Arsenal A D 0–0 20,699
6 November 1982 22nd West Bromwich Albion H W 2–1 Dillon pen, Blake 18,520
13 November 1982 21st Notts County A D 0–0 9,118
20 November 1982 22nd Manchester City A D 0–0 23,174
27 November 1982 20th Sunderland H W 2–1 Ferguson, Evans 12,375
4 December 1982 21st Everton A D 0–0 13,702
11 December 1982 22nd Southampton H L 0–2 11,199
18 December 1982 21st Tottenham Hotspur A L 1–2 Langan 20,946
27 December 1982 21st Aston Villa H W 3–0 Blake, Handysides, Ferguson 43,864
29 December 1982 21st Swansea City A D 0–0 11,840
1 January 1983 21st Manchester City H D 2–2 Ferguson 2 16,362
3 January 1983 22nd Stoke City A D 1–1 Phillips 15,416
15 January 1983 22nd Manchester United H L 1–2 Dillon pen 19,333
22 January 1983 22nd Liverpool A L 0–1 30,986
5 February 1983 20th West Ham United H W 3–0 Harford, Ferguson, Gayle 12,539
26 February 1983 20th Nottingham Forest H D 1–1 Harford 12,987
5 March 1983 22nd Ipswich Town A L 1–3 Dennis 16,450
15 March 1983 20th Arsenal H W 2–1 Van Den Hauwe, Dillon 11,276
19 March 1983 21st West Bromwich Albion A L 0–2 20,682
22 March 1983 21st Watford A L 1–2 Ferguson 14,229
26 March 1983 20th Notts County H W 3–0 Ferguson 2 (1 pen), Harford 11,744
2 April 1983 20th Swansea City H D 1–1 Stevenson pen 13,591
4 April 1983 20th Aston Villa A L 0–1 40,897
9 April 1983 22nd Norwich City H L 0–4 11,733
12 April 1983 22nd Luton Town A L 1–3 Hopkins 12,868
16 April 1983 21st Coventry City A W 1–0 Phillips 10,221
23 April 1983 20th Everton H W 1–0 Hopkins 11,045
30 April 1983 20th Sunderland A W 2–1 Blake pen, Harford 14,818
2 May 1983 19th Brighton & Hove Albion H D 1–1 Handysides 15,136
7 May 1983 18th Tottenham Hotspur H W 2–0 Halsall,Harford 18,947
14 May 1983 17th Southampton A W 1–0 Harford 20,327

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part)[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15th Notts County 42 15 7 20 55 71 −16 52
16th Sunderland 42 12 14 16 48 61 −13 50
17th Birmingham City 42 12 14 16 40 55 −15 50
18th Luton Town 42 12 13 17 65 84 −19 49
19th Coventry City 42 13 9 20 48 59 −11 48

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 12 14 16 40 55  −15 50 9 7 5 29 24  +5 3 7 11 11 31  −20

Source: [3]

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 1983 Walsall A D 0–0 12,697
Third round replay 11 January 1983 Walsall H W 1–0
aet		 Summerfield 14,774
Fourth round 29 January 1983 Crystal Palace A L 0–1 12,327

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Second round 1st leg 5 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town A D 1–1 Handysides 5,003
Second round 2nd leg 26 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town H W 4–1 Evans, Curbishley 2, Dillon 7,861
Third round 9 November 1982 Derby County H W 3–1 Handysides, Dillon pen, Curbishley 12,475
Fourth round 30 November 1982 Burnley A L 2–3 Evans, Handysides 10,405

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
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 FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  SCO Jim Blyth 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
GK  ENG Tony Coton 28 0 3 0 2 0 33 0
DF  ENG Noel Blake 37 3 3 0 4 0 44 3
DF  ENG Kevan Broadhurst 28 (1) 1 3 0 4 0 35 (1) 1
DF  ENG Mark Dennis 23 1 3 0 0 0 26 1
DF  NIR Jim Hagan 30 (2) 0 3 0 2 0 35 (2) 0
DF  ENG Phil Hawker † 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF  IRL Dave Langan 14 2 0 0 1 0 15 2
DF  ENG Wayne Mumford 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
DF  ENG Geoff Scott † 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF  WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe 30 (1) 1 0 0 3 0 33 (1) 1
MF  ENG Frank Carrodus 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 7 (2) 0
MF  ENG Alan Curbishley † 30 1 3 0 4 3 37 4
MF  ENG Kevin Dillon † 27 3 3 0 4 2 34 5
MF  ENG Mick Halsall 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
MF  ENG Ian Handysides 26 (3) 2 2 (1) 0 4 3 32 (3) 5
MF  ENG Robert Hopkins 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
MF  ENG Martin Kuhl 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF  NED Toine van Mierlo † 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF  ENG Les Phillips 11 (2) 2 1 0 0 (1) 0 12 (3) 2
MF  WAL Byron Stevenson 30 (1) 1 2 0 4 0 36 (1) 1
MF  ENG Kevin Summerfield † 2 (3) 1 1 (1) 1 1 0 3 (4) 2
FW  ENG Colin Brazier † 10 (1) 1 2 (1) 0 4 0 16 (2) 1
FW  SCO Kevin Bremner * 3 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 1
FW  ENG Tony Evans 7 2 0 0 2 2 9 4
FW  ENG Mick Ferguson * 20 8 1 0 2 0 23 8
FW  ENG Carl Francis 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
FW  ENG Howard Gayle 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
FW  ENG Mick Harford 29 6 2 0 0 0 31 6
FW  ENG Neil Whatmore † 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

See also

Sources

  • 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.
  • For match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1982–1983 : Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  • For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 400–01.

References

  1. ^ "Birmingham City 1982–1983: English Division One (old) Table: 1983-05-11". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Birmingham City 1982–1983 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Birmingham City league performance history". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Select content required via dropdown menus.