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Birmingham City - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 56/57
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Birmingham City 1956/1957

CityBirmingham
Full nameBirmingham City FC
Diminutive Birmingham
Foundation1875
Stadium St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Official websitehttps://www.bcfc.com/
photo St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Roster Birmingham City 1956/1957

Display :

button display cardPortraits button display tableTable

Goalkeepers

photo Gilbert Merrick

Gilbert Merrick

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1939

left on : 01/07/1960
B.date26/01/1922
Age35 years
photo Johnny Schofield

Johnny Schofield

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1950

left on : 01/07/1966
B.date08/02/1931
Age26 years

Defenders

photo Ken Green

Ken Green

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1943

left on : 01/07/1959
B.date27/04/1924
Age33 years
photo Johnny Newman

Johnny Newman

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1951

left on : 01/07/1957
B.date13/12/1933
Age23 years
photo Jeffrey Hall

Jeffrey Hall

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1955

left on : 01/07/1957
B.date07/09/1929
Age27 years
photo Roy Warhurst

Roy Warhurst

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1950

left on : 01/07/1957
B.date18/09/1926
Age30 years
photo Brian Farmer

Brian Farmer

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1950

left on : 01/07/1962
B.date29/07/1933
Age23 years
photo Graham Sissons

Graham Sissons

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1956

left on : 01/01/1963
B.date20/05/1934
Age23 years
photo George Allen

George Allen

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1952

left on : 01/07/1962
B.date23/01/1932
Age25 years
Height1m75

Midfielders

photo Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy

Left Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1952

left on : 01/07/1960
B.date07/03/1922
Age35 years
photo Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1953

left on : 01/01/1965
B.date13/04/1936
Age21 years
photo Johnny Watts

Johnny Watts

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1951

left on : 01/07/1963
B.date13/04/1931
Age26 years

Forwards

photo Geoff Cox

Geoff Cox

Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1950

left on : 01/07/1957
B.date30/11/1934
Age22 years
photo Gordon Astall

Gordon Astall

Right Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1953

left on : 01/07/1961
B.date22/09/1927
Age29 years
photo Bryan Orritt

Bryan Orritt

Left Winger

Wales

Arrived on : 01/07/1956

left on : 01/03/1962
B.date22/02/1937
Age20 years
Height1m75
photo Alex Govan

Alex Govan

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1953

left on : 01/07/1958
B.date16/06/1929
Age28 years
photo Noel Kinsey

Noel Kinsey

Forward

Wales

Arrived on : 01/07/1953

left on : 01/07/1958
B.date24/12/1925
Age31 years
photo Eddy Brown

Eddy Brown

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1954

left on : 01/07/1959
B.date28/02/1926
Age31 years
Height1m75
photo Bert Linnecor

Bert Linnecor

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1950

left on : 01/07/1957
B.date30/11/1933
Age23 years
photo Bunny Larkin

Bunny Larkin

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1954

left on : 01/07/1960
B.date11/01/1936
Age21 years

Manager

photo Arthur Turner

Arthur Turner

Manager

B.date 01/04/1909

Age 48 years

Arrived on : 01/11/1954

Left on : 30/09/1958

51 Games
21 Victories
19 Losses

Success rate in this team:

49 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

48 %

Games list

23/0423/04/1957Division 1D1Round 40R40Birmingham City2 0WBA
27/0427/04/1957Division 1D1Round 41R41Birmingham City3 3Manchester City
29/0429/04/1957Division 1D1Round 42R42S Wednesday3 0Birmingham City

Competitions overview 1956/1957Last updated on 17/04/2024 at 17:25

Division 1

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421591869690

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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2200514

FA Cup

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742118711

Total

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51211119927715

Transfers: In

Players in

01/0701/07/1956photo Bryan Orritt Bryan OrrittBangor City
01/0701/07/1956photo Graham Sissons Graham Sissons

Transfers: Out

Players out

01/0701/07/1956photo Len Boyd Len Boyd

Trophy room

Victories

League Cup 220111963
League One 11995
Championship 41955194819211893

Runner-ups

Championship 6200920071985197219031901
League Cup 12001
League One 11992
Ligue Europa 219611960
FA Cup 219561931
Data verified since 1892/1893

Club overall statsLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 17:25

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

14%

48%

31%

All competitions

16%

42%

29%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

33%

14%

24%

All competitions

40%

15%

27%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

76%

57%

67%

All competitions

76%

58%

67%

Number of times the team scores first

League

0%

0%

0%

All competitions

0%

0%

0%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

10%

10%

10%

All competitions

8%

12%

10%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

0

67

0

All competitions

0

67

67

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

0

15

30

All competitions

30

14

20

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
3 - 12 times2 times
4 - 22 times2 times
6 - 11 times1 times
3 - 02 times3 times
2 - 11 times2 times
0 - 02 times3 times
2 - 22 times2 times
4 - 01 times2 times
2 - 02 times2 times
0 - 11 times1 times
1 - 31 times1 times
1 - 22 times2 times
6 - 21 times1 times
3 - 31 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
2 - 21 times1 times
3 - 41 times1 times
2 - 02 times3 times
1 - 03 times3 times
3 - 02 times2 times
1 - 11 times1 times
3 - 14 times4 times
0 - 11 times2 times
4 - 01 times1 times
3 - 21 times1 times
3 - 30 times1 times
1 - 60 times1 times
1 - 21 times1 times
1 - 40 times1 times
0 - 02 times2 times
5 - 11 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

Away

Total

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

50%

50%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

66.67%

33.33%

Total

40%

40%

20%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

0%

94%

6%

0

84

6

Min./Match

0%

93%

7%

0

83

7

Min./Match

0%

93%

7%

0

84

6

Min./Match

All competitions

0%

95%

5%

0

85

5

Min./Match

0%

91%

9%

0

82

8

Min./Match

0%

93%

7%

0

83

7

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 17:25

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 18/04/2024 at 21:32

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 150
4
16 - 300
1
31 - 450
0
46 - 600
1
61 - 751
0
76 - 900
1

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 02/04/2024 at 21:48

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1947 and 1957 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
21Stoke City1.32 pts/m
22Derby County1.29 pts/m
23Cardiff City1.4 pts/m
24Sheffield United1.4 pts/m
25S Wednesday1.38 pts/m
26Birmingham City1.5 pts/m
27Fulham1.35 pts/m
28Luton Town1.39 pts/m
29Leeds United1.48 pts/m
30Leicester1.49 pts/m
31Blackburn1.49 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/08/1947. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 18/04/2024 at 13:08

Best club streaksLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 17:25

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins533
League513
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses234
League344
consecutive matches without a win576
League579
consecutive matches without a draw699
League5119
consecutive matches without a loss1534
League1324
matches with at least one goal scored767
League747
matches with at least one goal conceded597
League689
matches without scoring any goal133
League132
matches without conceding any goal313
League212

Running streaksLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 17:25

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins
League
consecutive losses11
League11
consecutive matches without a win172
League172
consecutive matches without a draw11
League11
consecutive matches without a loss3
League3
matches with at least one goal scored7
League7
matches with at least one goal conceded112
League112
matches without scoring any goal21
League21
matches without conceding any goal
League

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