Birmingham City 2-1 Norwich City - April 08, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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BC
0' - Goal
Joe Gallagher
0' - Goal
Trevor Francis0 0' - Goal
Kevin Reeves
BC
46' - Substitution
Terry Hibbittis substituted by John Connolly46
NC
NC
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Montgomery | 34 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 23 | 158 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Howard | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Page | 31 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Garry Pendrey | 29 | 193 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Calderwood | 23 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Francis | 23 | 214 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Towers | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Hibbitt | 46 | 30 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Keith Bertschin | 21 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Fox | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
100
Norwich City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Roger Hansbury | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Sullivan | 26 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Jones | 26 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Powell | 30 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Suggett | 29 | 168 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Ryan | 30 | 78 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Paddon | 27 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Peters | 34 | 122 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Neighbour | 27 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Philip Lythgoe | 18 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Reeves | 20 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
84
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
John Connolly | 46 | 27 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin Peters
IN
Kevin Bond
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
220
Success rate in this team:
34 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Bond vs Birmingham City
4 victories
1 draw
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
Graham Paddon played his game number 10 vs Birmingham City in Premier League
Birmingham City keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Norwich City at home in Premier League running (since 25/11/1972). It's a record streak. The first of history
Birmingham City keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Norwich City in Premier League running (since 04/09/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LBirmingham City 2-3 Leeds United14/01/1978 | LBirmingham City 1-2 Middlesbrough04/02/1978 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Aston Villa25/02/1978 | LBirmingham City 1-2 West Bromwich Albion28/02/1978 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Arsenal21/03/1978 | VBirmingham City 3-0 West Ham28/03/1978 |
| Overall | DNewcastle United 1-1 Birmingham City15/03/1978 | VDerby County 1-3 Birmingham City18/03/1978 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Arsenal21/03/1978 | VBristol City 0-1 Birmingham City25/03/1978 | VBirmingham City 3-0 West Ham28/03/1978 | VWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LQueens Park Rangers 2-1 Norwich City14/01/1978 | LBristol City 3-0 Norwich City04/02/1978 | DArsenal 0-0 Norwich City28/02/1978 | DWolverhampton 3-3 Norwich City04/03/1978 | DLeicester 2-2 Norwich City18/03/1978 | LIpswich Town 4-0 Norwich City27/03/1978 |
| Overall | DNorwich City 0-0 Everton15/03/1978 | DLeicester 2-2 Norwich City18/03/1978 | LNorwich City 1-2 Coventry25/03/1978 | LIpswich Town 4-0 Norwich City27/03/1978 | DNorwich City 0-0 Derby County29/03/1978 | VNorwich City 3-0 Leeds United01/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 9 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 19 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
36 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
14 |
Victories (Competition total) |
11 |
|
7 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
16 |
Losses (Competition total) |
10 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
48 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
47 |
|
29 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
54 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
55 |
|
25 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
39 |
|
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.27 |
|
1.61 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.17 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.49 |
|
1.39 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.17 |
Betting aid
|
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
22 |
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
9 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
20 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
20 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Trevor Francis | 23 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 14 goals | John Ryan | |
| Trevor Francis | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | Kevin Reeves | |
| Trevor Francis | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | John Ryan | |
| Trevor Francis | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | John Ryan | |
| Trevor Francis | 14 goals during the last 15 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | John Ryan | |
Historical head to head
Home
23 gf
11 ga
Away
15 gf
28 ga
Total
38 gf
39 ga
Historical head to head
Home
28 gf
15 ga
Away
11 gf
23 ga
Total
39 gf
38 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 04, 1972 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
March 04, 1972 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
April 15, 1970 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
August 10, 1968 |
Latest head to head
November 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
February 12, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
September 04, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
February 28, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
October 25, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Norwich City
|
Kenny Burns | 3 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Bob Hatton | 2 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
 |
Bob Latchford | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Trevor Francis | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Tony Want | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
 |
Bobby Hope | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Philip Boyer | 3 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
 |
Dave Stringer | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Colin Suggett | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Kevin Reeves | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Martin Peters | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Alan Black | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Norwich City
|
Dave Latchford | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 7 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Trevor Francis | 7 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
|
Bob Hatton | 6 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Kenny Burns | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
 |
Howard Kendall | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Kevin Keelan | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
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Duncan Forbes | 6 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
|
Tony Powell | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
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Colin Suggett | 5 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
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Philip Boyer | 5 matches | 1974 - 1976 |
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Dave Stringer | 5 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
1 match
13 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
13 matches
Competition info
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