Skip to main content

1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season









1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to navigation
Jump to search






















































Birmingham City F.C.
1985–86 season
Chairman Keith Coombs
(until December 1985)
Ken Wheldon thereafter
Manager
Ron Saunders
(until 16 January 1986)
Keith Leonard (caretaker)
John Bond
(from 23 January)
Ground St Andrew's
Football League
First Division

21st (relegated)
FA Cup
Third round
(eliminated by Altrincham)
League Cup
Third round
(eliminated by Southampton)
Top goalscorer
League: Andy Kennedy (7)
All: Andy Kennedy (9)
Highest home attendance 24,971 vs Aston Villa, 7 September 1985
Lowest home attendance 3,686 vs Bristol Rovers, League Cup 2nd round, 7 October 1985
Average home league attendance 10,899














Home colours




← 1984–85


1986–87 →


The 1985–86 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 83rd in the Football League and their 50th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1984–85. They finished in 21st position in the 22-team division, so were relegated back to the Second Division after only one season. They entered the 1985–86 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round, at home to non-league club Altrincham, a result that prompted the resignation of Ron Saunders as manager.[1] They were eliminated from the League Cup by Southampton in a third-round replay. John Bond succeeded Saunders as manager.


The top scorer was Andy Kennedy with just nine goals, of which seven were scored in league competition.


With the team already in the relegation positions, chairman Keith Coombs resigned in December 1985, selling his 70% shareholding to the former chairman of Walsall F.C., Ken Wheldon, who took over as chairman. The club's serious financial situation, not helped by low attendances, led to the departure of several senior administrative staff.[2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Football League First Division


    • 1.1 League table (part)




  • 2 FA Cup


  • 3 League Cup


  • 4 Appearances and goals


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





Football League First Division[edit]


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Date League
position
Opponents
Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers
Attendance
17 August 1985
5th West Ham United H
W 1–0
Hopkins
11,164
20 August 1985
11th Watford A
L 0–3
14,278
24 August 1985
17th Chelsea A
L 0–2
16,534
26 August 1985
9th Oxford United H
W 3–1
Kennedy, Briggs og, Hopkins
10,568
31 August 1985
12th Everton A
L 1–4 Kennedy
28,066
3 September 1985
10th Manchester City H
W 1–0
Geddis
11,706
7 September 1985
11th Aston Villa H
D 0–0
24,971
14 September 1985
10th Ipswich Town A
W 1–0 Geddis
11,616
21 September 1985
8th Leicester City H
W 2–1 Geddis 2
9,834
28 September 1985
10th Queens Park Rangers A
L 1–3
Armstrong
10,911
5 October 1985
12th Sheffield Wednesday H
L 0–2
11,708
19 October 1985
14th West Bromwich Albion A
L 1–2 Kennedy
14,576
26 October 1985
15th Coventry City H
L 0–1
9,267
2 November 1985
17th Luton Town A
L 0–2
8,550
9 November 1985
17th Newcastle United H
L 0–1
8,162
16 November 1985
17th Southampton A
L 0–1
13,167
23 November 1985
20th Liverpool H
L 0–2
15,062
30 November 1985
20th Arsenal A
D 0–0
16,673
7 December 1985
20th Watford H
L 1–2
Wright pen
7,043
14 December 1985
20th West Ham United A
L 0–2
17,481
21 December 1985
20th Chelsea H
L 1–2
Platnauer
10,594
26 December 1985
21st Nottingham Forest H
L 0–1
10,378
28 December 1985
21st Manchester City A
D 1–1 Geddis
24,055
1 January 1986
21st Manchester United A
L 0–1
43,095
11 January 1986
21st Ipswich Town H
L 0–1
6,856
18 January 1986
21st Everton H
L 0–2
10,502
1 February 1986
21st Oxford United A
W 1–0
Clarke
9,086
8 February 1986
21st West Bromwich Albion H
L 0–1
11,514
16 February 1986
21st Coventry City A
D 4–4 Kennedy 2, Whitton, Kuhl
14,271
1 March 1986
21st Queens Park Rangers H
W 2–0 Clarke pen, Hopkins
7,093
8 March 1986
21st Sheffield Wednesday A
L 1–5 Geddis
17,491
12 March 1986
21st Leicester City A
L 2–4 Clarke, Kennedy
8,458
15 March 1986
21st Tottenham Hotspur H
L 1–2 Kennedy
9,394
22 March 1986
21st Aston Villa A
W 3–0 Clarke 2, Whitton
26,294
29 March 1986
21st Manchester United H
D 1–1
Handysides
22,551
31 March 1986
21st Nottingham Forest A
L 0–3
13,134
6 April 1986
21st Luton Town H
L 0–2
8,836
12 April 1986
21st Newcastle United A
L 1–4 Hopkins
19,981
16 April 1986
21st Tottenham Hotspur A
L 0–2
9,359
19 April 1986
21st Southampton H
L 0–2
5,833
26 April 1986
21st Liverpool A
L 0–5
42,021
3 May 1986
21st Arsenal H
L 0–1
6,234


League table (part)[edit]






















































































Final First Division table (part)
Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
18th
Oxford United 42 10 12 20 62 80 −18 42
19th
Leicester City 42 10 12 20 54 76 −22 42
20th
Ipswich Town 42 11 8 23 32 55 −9 41
21st
Birmingham City 42 8 5 29 30 73 −43 29
22nd
West Bromwich Albion 42 4 12 26 35 89 −54 24
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
[4]


FA Cup[edit]
























Round
Date Opponents Venue
Result Score
F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Third round
14 January 1986 Altrincham H
L 1–2
Hopkins
6,636


League Cup[edit]






















































Round
Date Opponents Venue
Result Score
F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Second round 1st leg
24 September 1985 Bristol Rovers A
W 3–2
Wright 2 (2 pens), Geddis
4,332
Second round 2nd leg
7 October 1985 Bristol Rovers H
W 2–1
Kennedy, Tanner og
3,686
Third round
29 October 1985 Southampton H
D 1–1 Kennedy
4,832
Third round replay
6 November 1985 Southampton A
L 0–3
9,085


Appearances and goals[edit]



Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with name struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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.











































































































































































































































































































































































Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos.
Nat.
Name

League

FA Cup

League Cup
Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK
 ENG

David Seaman
42 0 1 0 4 0 47 0
DF
 ENG

Ken Armstrong
22 1 1 0 3 0 26 1
DF
 ENG

Julian Dicks
18 (5) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 20 (6) 0
DF
 ENG

Billy Garton*
5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF
 NIR

Jim Hagan
31 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 35 (1) 0
DF
 ENG

Mark Jones
19 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
DF
 ENG

Ray Ranson
37 0 1 0 3 0 41 0
DF
 ENG

Brian Roberts
31 (2) 0 1 0 4 0 36 (2) 0
DF
 ENG

Mark Smalley*
7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF
 ENG

Billy Wright
29 1 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 2 32 (2) 3
MF
 SCO

Des Bremner
32 0 1 0 3 0 36 0
MF
 IRL
Gerry DalyLeft club during playing season 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF
 ENG

John Frain
1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
MF
 ENG

Ian Handysides
6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
MF
 ENG

Robert Hopkins
38 4 1 1 4 0 43 5
MF
 ENG
Lee JenkinsLeft club during playing season 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF
 ENG

Martin Kuhl
33 (4) 1 1 0 3 0 37 (4) 1
MF
 ENG

Nick Platnauer
12 (5) 1 1 0 3 0 16 (5) 1
MF
 ENG

Billy Ronson*
2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF
 ENG

Stuart Storer
2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW
 ENG

Wayne Clarke
28 5 0 0 0 0 28 5
FW
 ENG

David Geddis
25 (1) 6 0 0 3 0 28 (1) 6
FW
 SCO

Andy Kennedy
27 (5) 7 1 0 4 2 32 (5) 9
FW
 WAL

Tony Rees
4 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 4 (4) 0
FW
 ENG

Guy Russell
0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW
 ENG

Steve Whitton
8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2


See also[edit]


  • Birmingham City F.C. seasons


References[edit]


General




  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  • 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 1985–1986: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 406–07.


Specific





  1. ^ Jones, Stuart (17 January 1986). "Bitter end for Saunders as he resigns from embattled Birmingham". The Times. Retrieved 3 February 2012.


  2. ^ "Eire move for Clough". The Times. 17 December 1985. Retrieved 3 February 2012.


  3. ^ Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44.


  4. ^ "English Division One (old) 1985–1986 : Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 3 February 2012.














Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985–86_Birmingham_City_F.C._season&oldid=873840473"





Navigation menu

























(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.400","walltime":"0.524","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3093,"limit":1000000},"ppgeneratednodes":{"value":0,"limit":1500000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":124047,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":5147,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":12,"limit":40},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":7,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":15418,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 329.829 1 -total"," 22.78% 75.137 2 Template:Cite_book"," 21.88% 72.162 1 Template:Infobox_football_club_season"," 16.16% 53.309 1 Template:Infobox"," 11.70% 38.591 26 Template:Flag"," 9.95% 32.830 1 Template:Use_dmy_dates"," 9.14% 30.158 4 Template:Navbox"," 7.39% 24.375 1 Template:Reflist"," 5.99% 19.755 1 Template:1985–86_in_English_football"," 5.38% 17.739 2 Template:DMCA"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.115","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":3985299,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw1320","timestamp":"20190204173101","ttl":2073600,"transientcontent":false}}});});{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"1985u201386 Birmingham City F.C. season","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Birmingham_City_F.C._season","sameAs":"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4582703","mainEntity":"http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4582703","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.wikimedia.org/static/images/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2012-01-12T05:59:57Z","dateModified":"2018-12-15T12:48:34Z"}(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgBackendResponseTime":121,"wgHostname":"mw1320"});});

Popular posts from this blog

Human spaceflight

Can not write log (Is /dev/pts mounted?) - openpty in Ubuntu-on-Windows?

張江高科駅