Coventry 2-1 Birmingham City - October 28, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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COV
0' - Goal
Tommy Hutchison 0' - Goal
Tommy Hutchison0
0' - Goal
Don Givens
COV
BC
BC
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Les Sealey | 21 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 22 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith Osgood | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 30 | 347 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 23 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 31 | 244 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Gooding | 19 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Blair | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ferguson Michael | 24 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Wallace | 22 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Green | 24 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
97
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neil Freeman | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Calderwood | 23 | 125 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 17 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Garry Pendrey | 29 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Page | 31 | 165 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 23 | 175 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Emmanuel | 24 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Towers | 26 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Barrowclough | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Buckley | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 29 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
74
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brian Roberts
IN
Gary Gillespie
OUT
Ray Gooding
IN
Terry Yorath
OUT
Keith Osgood
IN
Jim Holton
OUT
Andy Blair
IN
Barry Powell
OUT
Alan Green
IN
Steve Hunt
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Neil Freeman
IN
Jimmy Montgomery
OUT
Stewart Barrowclough
IN
Steve Fox
OUT
Tony Towers
IN
Alberto Tarantini
OUT
Alan Buckley
IN
Kevan Broadhurst
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
200
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Milne vs Birmingham City
6 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Milne vs Smith
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
38
13
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
31 %
Smith vs Coventry
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Smith vs Milne
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
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Key figures
The last time Tommy Hutchison scored at least 2 goals during the same game in Premier League , it was on the 28/03/1978 (avec Coventry vs Wolverhampton )
Coventry keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Birmingham City at home running (since 12/04/1975). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/09/1950-28/10/1972 time period (5 matches).
Coventry keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals scored vs Birmingham City at home running (since 29/11/1975). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DCoventry 0-0 Nottingham Forest22/04/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Nottingham Forest22/08/1978 | VCoventry 4-1 Norwich City26/08/1978 | VCoventry 3-2 Chelsea09/09/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Leeds United23/09/1978 | DCoventry 2-2 Ipswich Town07/10/1978 |
| Overall | LLiverpool 1-0 Coventry16/09/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Leeds United23/09/1978 | DTottenham 1-1 Coventry30/09/1978 | DCoventry 2-2 Ipswich Town07/10/1978 | LManchester City 2-0 Coventry14/10/1978 | LWest Bromwich Albion 7-1 Coventry21/10/1978 |
Current form
| Away | DNottingham Forest 0-0 Birmingham City29/04/1978 | LManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City19/08/1978 | DBolton Wanderers 2-2 Birmingham City02/09/1978 | LNorwich City 4-0 Birmingham City16/09/1978 | LLeeds United 3-0 Birmingham City30/09/1978 | LTottenham 1-0 Birmingham City14/10/1978 |
| Overall | LNorwich City 4-0 Birmingham City16/09/1978 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Chelsea23/09/1978 | LLeeds United 3-0 Birmingham City30/09/1978 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Manchester City07/10/1978 | LTottenham 1-0 Birmingham City14/10/1978 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa21/10/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 15 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 12 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
11 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
8 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
4 |
Goals
|
15 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
22 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
1.36 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.55 |
|
1.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.4 |
|
1.55 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.2 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ferguson Michael | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Trevor Francis |  |
 | Ian Wallace | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Trevor Francis | |
| Ferguson Michael | 5 goals during the last 11 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Alan Ainscow | |
Historical head to head
Home
20 gf
18 ga
Away
15 gf
32 ga
Total
35 gf
50 ga
Historical head to head
Home
32 gf
15 ga
Away
18 gf
20 ga
Total
50 gf
35 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 04, 1978 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
March 04, 1978 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 12, 1935 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
December 11, 1920 |
Latest head to head
March 04, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
October 08, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
March 05, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
September 25, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
March 20, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Ferguson Michael | 4 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Barry Powell | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Alan Green | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
|
Donal Murphy | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
|
James Holmes | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
 |
Terry Yorath | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
Trevor Francis | 5 goals | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Bob Latchford | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
|
Bob Hatton | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Gordon Taylor | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Gary Emmanuel | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Tommy Hutchison | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Mick Coop | 11 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Brian Alderson | 7 matches | 1972 - 1975 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 7 matches | 1972 - 1975 |
|
Alan Dugdale | 7 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
|
James Holmes | 6 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Trevor Francis | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Joe Gallagher | 9 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Bob Hatton | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Malcolm Page | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
17 matches
1 match
They played in both sides
17 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
October 27, 1978
October 28, 1978
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