Birmingham City 1-1 Wolverhampton - April 14, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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BC
0' - Goal
Alan Ainscow0 0' - Goal
John Richards
BC
46' - Substitution
Alan Buckleyis substituted by Pat Van Den Hauwe46
46' - Substitution
Kenny Hibbittis substituted by Martin Patching
WOL
WOL
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neil Freeman | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 24 | 196 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 19 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alberto Tarantini | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 17 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 19 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Towers | 27 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Buckley | 46 | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stewart Barrowclough | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
46
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Bradshaw | 22 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 31 | 376 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Berry | 21 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McAlle | 29 | 351 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geoff Palmer | 24 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 46 | 28 | 280 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Daley | 25 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 29 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Daniel | 23 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Rafferty | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Richards | 28 | 260 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
170
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 46 | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Martin Patching | 46 | 20 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tony Towers
IN
Jimmy Calderwood
OUT
Alan Buckley
IN
Malcolm Page
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
38
37
Success rate in this team:
14 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
Smith vs Wolverhampton
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Smith vs Barnwell
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
27
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Barnwell vs Birmingham City
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Barnwell vs Smith
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
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Key figures
No Birmingham City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Jim Smith has done less than 0.92 goals scored per game .
Birmingham City keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Wolverhampton at home in Premier League running (since 13/03/1965). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/11/1937 (6 matches)
Birmingham City keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Wolverhampton at home in Premier League running (since 09/02/1957). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 14/09/1949 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 1-0 Tottenham24/02/1979 | VBirmingham City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers06/03/1979 | DBirmingham City 0-0 Coventry10/03/1979 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Norwich City27/03/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town03/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Southampton07/04/1979 |
| Overall | DBirmingham City 0-0 Coventry10/03/1979 | LMiddlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham City24/03/1979 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Norwich City27/03/1979 | LBristol City 2-1 Birmingham City31/03/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town03/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Southampton07/04/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DNorwich City 0-0 Wolverhampton07/03/1979 | VShrewsbury Town 1-3 Wolverhampton13/03/1979 | LLiverpool 2-0 Wolverhampton20/03/1979 | VChelsea 1-2 Wolverhampton24/03/1979 | LArsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton31/03/1979 | LManchester City 3-1 Wolverhampton07/04/1979 |
| Overall | VChelsea 1-2 Wolverhampton24/03/1979 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Manchester City27/03/1979 | LArsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton31/03/1979 | VWolverhampton 3-2 Tottenham03/04/1979 | LManchester City 3-1 Wolverhampton07/04/1979 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Liverpool10/04/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 9 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
34 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
34 |
|
17 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
|
6 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
22 |
Losses (Competition total) |
19 |
|
6 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
12 |
Goals
|
31 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
33 |
|
22 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
52 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
59 |
|
21 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
34 |
|
0.91 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.97 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.82 |
|
1.53 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.74 |
|
1.24 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
13 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
18 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Don Givens | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Steve Daley | |
| Alan Buckley | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | John Richards | |
 | Trevor Francis | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Peter Daniel | |
| Stewart Barrowclough | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Peter Daniel | |
| Stewart Barrowclough | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | Kenny Hibbitt | |
Historical head to head
Home
65 gf
62 ga
Away
43 gf
89 ga
Total
108 gf
151 ga
Historical head to head
Home
89 gf
43 ga
Away
62 gf
65 ga
Total
151 gf
108 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
November 13, 1920 |
| Home | 4 - 1 |
November 13, 1920 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
May 06, 1950 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
October 12, 1957 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
April 01, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 05, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 10, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
October 07, 1975 - League Cup 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
Kenneth Leek | 4 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Stan Lynn | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
|
Kenny Burns | 3 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Trevor Francis | 3 goals | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Alex Harley | 2 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Terry Wharton | 6 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
|
Ted Farmer | 4 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Jimmy Murray | 3 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
|
Willie Carr | 3 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
|
John Richards | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Frank Munro | 2 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
Trevor Francis | 9 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 8 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 8 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
|
William Hennessey | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Ray Martin | 7 matches | 1964 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Ronald Flowers | 10 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
John McAlle | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Kenny Hibbitt | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
John Richards | 9 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Steve Daley | 9 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
George Showell | 8 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
They played in both sides
155 matches
2 matches
35 matches
17 matches
1 match
200 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
200 matches
35 matches
17 matches
155 matches
2 matches
Competition info
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April 14, 1979
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