1953–54 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1953–54 season
Chairman Harry Morris Jr
Manager Bob Brocklebank
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 7th
FA Cup Fourth round
(eliminated by Ipswich Town)
Top goalscorer League: Ted Purdon (15)
All: Ted Purdon (15)
Highest home attendance 30,973 vs Leicester City, 5 September 1953
Lowest home attendance 14,625 vs Nottingham Forest, 19 April 1954
Average home league attendance 22,353
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 51st in the Football League and their 23rd in the Second Division. They finished in seventh position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1953–54 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Ipswich Town in the fourth.

Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Full-back Ken Green played in 41 of the 44 first-team matches over the season, and Ted Purdon was leading goalscorer with 15 goals, all scored in league competition.

Football League Second Division

Note that not all teams completed their playing season on the same day. Birmingham were in sixth position after their last game of the season, on 24 April, but by the time the last game was played, five days later, they were seventh, having been overtaken by Rotherham United.

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
19 August 1953 1stHull CityH W2–0Murphy, Govan 23,846
22 August 1953 1stSwansea TownH W6–0Purdon 2, Murphy 3, Kinsey 26,817
24 August 1953 1stPlymouth ArgyleA D2–2Kinsey, Govan 21,019
29 August 1953 3rdRotherham UnitedA L0–1 12,670
2 September 1953 3rdPlymouth ArgyleH W3–0Purdon, Kinsey, Stewart 21,440
5 September 1953 6thLeicester CityH L1–2Stewart 30,973
9 September 1953 2ndLuton TownH W5–1Murphy, Purdon 2 18,881
12 September 1953 8thStoke CityA L2–3Purdon, Hall 22,958
16 September 1953 11thLuton TownA L0–2 12,231
19 September 1953 11thFulhamH D2–2Purdon 2 21,138
26 September 1953 8thWest Ham UnitedA W2–1Purdon, Kinsey 36,091
3 October 1953 10thLeeds UnitedH D3–3Kinsey, Murphy, Govan 26,434
10 October 1953 6thLincoln CityH W1–0Stewart 21,948
17 October 1953 6thBristol RoversA D1–1Purdon 33,634
24 October 1953 6thBrentfordH W5–1Purdon, Kinsey, Murphy, Govan, Bragg og 23,582
31 October 1953 6thDerby CountyA W4–2Purdon, Stewart, Murphy, Astall 18,278
7 November 1953 5thBlackburn RoversH D0–0 24,604
14 November 1953 5thDoncaster RoversA L1–3Kinsey 16,586
21 November 1953 5thBuryH D0–0 20,723
28 November 1953 4thOldham AthleticA W3–2Kinsey, Astall, Govan 18,264
5 December 1953 4thEvertonH W5–1Trigg, Murphy, Astall 2, Clinton og 23,557
12 December 1953 5thHull CityA L0–3 19,752
19 December 1953 4thSwansea TownA W3–1Rowley 2, Purdon 12,493
25 December 1953 4thNotts CountyH W3–0Rowley 2, Govan 30,489
26 December 1953 4thNotts CountyA L1–2Astall 20,986
2 January 1954 6thRotherham UnitedH L2–3Purdon 2 16,768
16 January 1954 4thLeicester CityA W4–3Murphy, Rowley, Govan 2 34,704
23 January 1954 2ndStoke CityH W1–0Kinsey 26,206
6 February 1954 6thFulhamA L2–5Trigg 2 20,540
13 February 1954 5thWest Ham UnitedH W2–0Cochrane, Astall 22,716
20 February 1954 5thLeeds UnitedA D1–1Rowley 22,803
27 February 1954 4thLincoln CityA W1–0Lane 13,924
6 March 1954 5thBristol RoversH D1–1Boyd 25,331
13 March 1954 5thBrentfordA L0–2 12,584
20 March 1954 5thDerby CountyH W3–0Trigg 2, Stewart 18,219
27 March 1954 5thBuryA D1–1Stewart 11,293
3 April 1954 5thOldham AthleticH W2–1Murphy, Boyd 15,848
10 April 1954 5thBlackburn RoversA L0–3 31,995
16 April 1954 5thNottingham ForestA D1–1Kinsey 25,285
17 April 1954 5thDoncaster RoversH L0–1 15,266
19 April 1954 5thNottingham ForestH D2–2Lane, Stewart 14,625
24 April 1954 6thEvertonA L0–1 62,865

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
5th Rotherham United422171480671.1949
6th Luton Town4218121264591.0848
7th Birmingham City4218111378581.3447
8th Fulham4217101598851.1544
9th Bristol Rovers4214161264581.1044
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
Source [1]

FA Cup

Main article: 1953–54 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 9 January 1954Wolverhampton WanderersA W2–1Murphy, Rowley 36,784
Fourth round 30 January 1954Ipswich TownA L0–1 25,088

Appearances and goals

Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Gil Merrick 38020400
GK ENG Johnny Schofield 400040
FB ENG George Allen 100010
FB ENG Ken Green 39020410
FB ENG Jeff Hall 32120341
FB SCO Roy Martin 13000130
HB ENG Jack Badham 700070
HB ENG Keith Bannister 800080
HB ENG Len Boyd 35220372
HB ENG Johnny Newman 701080
HB ENG Trevor Smith 24010250
HB ENG Roy Warhurst 37010380
HB ENG Johnny Watts 700070
FW ENG Gordon Astall 24620266
FW ENG Arthur Atkins 100010
FW ENG Jimmy Cochrane 110011
FW ENG Geoff Cox 100010
FW SCO Alex Govan 37820398
FW ENG Dennis Hill 100010
FW ENG John James 200020
FW WAL Noel Kinsey 3710203910
FW ENG Jackie Lane 821092
FW ENG Peter Murphy 3313213514
FW ZAF Ted PurdonLeft club during playing season 2315002315
FW ENG Ken Rowley 8621107
FW ENG Barry Squires 100010
FW SCO Jackie Stewart 22700297
FW ENG Cyril Trigg 11500115

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1953–1954: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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