Birmingham City 2-0 Manchester City - March 21, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981
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BC
0' - Goal
Tony Evans
0' - Goal
Frank Worthington0
BC
46' - Substitution
Tony Evansis substituted by Ian Handysides46 46' - Substitution
Ray Ransonis substituted by Dave Bennett
MC
MC
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jeffrey Wealands | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 26 | 237 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 21 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Todd | 32 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 19 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Langan | 24 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 21 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 33 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 27 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Evans | 46 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Worthington | 32 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
58
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Joe Corrigan | 32 | 466 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Ranson | 46 | 20 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tommy Caton | 18 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Booth | 31 | 426 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Power | 27 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 33 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Henry | 23 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve MacKenzie | 19 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Reeves | 23 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dennis Tueart | 31 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
154
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Ian Handysides | 46 | 18 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Dave Bennett | 46 | 21 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
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
Tommy Caton
IN
Nicky Reid
OUT
Tommy Hutchison
IN
Gary Buckley
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
134
Success rate in this team:
35 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Smith vs Manchester City
2 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Smith vs Bond
3 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
32
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Bond vs Birmingham City
5 victories
2 draws
6 losses
Bond vs Smith
1 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
No Birmingham City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Jim Smith has done less than 1.21 goals scored per game .
End of streak for Birmingham City after 5 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Manchester City (since 19/04/1977). It was the best streak for the club since 02/03/1963-19/01/1974 (7 matches).
Birmingham City keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Manchester City running (since 22/04/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/08/1973-22/02/1975 time period (4 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 3-2 Sunderland27/12/1980 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Sunderland03/01/1981 | LBirmingham City 0-3 Southampton17/01/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Brighton & Hove07/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Norwich City20/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton17/03/1981 |
| Overall | LManchester United 2-0 Birmingham City31/01/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Brighton & Hove07/02/1981 | DLiverpool 2-2 Birmingham City14/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Norwich City20/02/1981 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City28/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton17/03/1981 |
Current form
| Away | LAston Villa 1-0 Manchester City31/01/1981 | DLiverpool 1-1 Manchester City10/02/1981 | VPeterborough United 0-1 Manchester City14/02/1981 | LArsenal 2-0 Manchester City24/02/1981 | DEverton 2-2 Manchester City07/03/1981 | LStoke City 2-1 Manchester City18/03/1981 |
| Overall | VManchester City 1-0 Manchester United21/02/1981 | LArsenal 2-0 Manchester City24/02/1981 | DEverton 2-2 Manchester City07/03/1981 | VManchester City 3-1 Everton11/03/1981 | VManchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion14/03/1981 | LStoke City 2-1 Manchester City18/03/1981 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
33 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
33 |
|
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
12 |
Losses (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
43 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
27 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
48 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
46 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
27 |
|
1.3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.36 |
|
1.59 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.13 |
|
1.45 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.39 |
|
1.12 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.69 |
Betting aid
|
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
21 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
18 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Frank Worthington | 14 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | Kevin Reeves | |
| Frank Worthington | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Dennis Tueart |  |
 | Archie Gemmill | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Dennis Tueart | |
| Frank Worthington | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Frank Worthington | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Bobby McDonald | |
Historical head to head
Home
146 gf
64 ga
Away
49 gf
103 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
196 gf
170 ga
Historical head to head
Home
103 gf
49 ga
Away
64 gf
146 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
170 gf
196 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 0 |
April 27, 1896 |
| Home | 8 - 0 |
April 27, 1896 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 26, 1949 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
March 29, 1932 |
Latest head to head
October 18, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981
May 01, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
October 07, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
April 22, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
December 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
 |
Bob Latchford | 4 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 3 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
|
Bob Hatton | 3 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Howard Kendall | 2 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Denis Law | 6 goals | 1960 - 1974 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 5 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
 |
Colin Bell | 4 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
 |
Kazimierz Deyna | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Gary Owen | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Alex Harley | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
|
Joe Gallagher | 10 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Kenny Burns | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 9 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Malcolm Page | 8 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
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Dave Latchford | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Willie Donachie | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Joe Corrigan | 12 matches | 1972 - 1980 |
|
Tommy Booth | 11 matches | 1972 - 1980 |
|
Alan Oakes | 9 matches | 1960 - 1976 |
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Michael Doyle | 9 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Colin Bell | 9 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
They played in both sides
69 matches
145 matches
28 matches
40 matches
They played in both sides
69 matches
145 matches
28 matches
40 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 13, 1980
December 20, 1980
March 21, 1981
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