Birmingham City F.C.
1987–88 season
ChairmanKen Wheldon
ManagerGarry Pendrey
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupFifth round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Mansfield Town)
Full Members' CupFirst round
(eliminated by Derby County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Whitton (14)
All: Steve Whitton (16)
Highest home attendance34,494 vs Nottingham Forest, FA Cup 5th round, 20 February 1988
Lowest home attendance5,878 vs Millwall, 9 February 1988
Average home league attendance8,576

The 1987–88 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 85th in the Football League and their 35th in the Second Division. They finished in 19th position in the division, expanded for this season to 23 teams as part of a restructuring process, and again avoided relegation only by two points. They entered the 1987–88 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in the fifth round to Nottingham Forest, and were beaten by Mansfield Town over two legs in the first round of the League Cup and by Derby County in the first round of the Full Members' Cup.

Football League Second Division

The league programme did not end on the same day for all clubs. Although Birmingham were in 18th place after their last match, on 6 May, the last Second Division fixture was played the following day, when they were overtaken by Shrewsbury Town, so finished 19th.[1][2]

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
15 August 1987 1stStoke CityH W2–0Rees 2 13,137
22 August 1987 1stAston VillaA W2–0Handysides, Rees 30,870
29 August 1987 3rdAFC BournemouthH D1–1Kennedy 8,284
1 September 1987 5thMillwallA L1–3Rees 6,758
5 September 1987 14thCrystal PalaceH L0–6 7,011
12 September 1987 10thSwindon TownA W2–0Handysides, Whitton 9,128
15 September 1987 6thBlackburn RoversH W1–0Whitton 6,032
19 September 1987 5thShrewsbury TownH D0–0 7,183
26 September 1987 8thPlymouth ArgyleA D1–1McElhinney og 8,912
30 September 1987 8thWest Bromwich AlbionA L1–2Kennedy 15,399
3 October 1987 7thHuddersfield TownH W2–0Whitton 2 6,282
10 October 1987 8thReadingH D2–1Whitton, Kennedy 6,147
17 October 1987 9thBradford CityA L0–4 12,256
20 October 1987 7thSheffield UnitedA W2–0Withe 2 9,287
24 October 1987 9thMiddlesbroughH D0–0 7,404
31 October 1987 6thOldham AthleticA W2–1Frain, Whitton pen 5,486
3 November 1987 6thBarnsleyH W2–0Whitton 2 6,622
7 November 1987 7thHull CityA L0–2 7,901
14 November 1987 8thLeicester CityH D2–2Whitton 2 8,666
21 November 1987 10thManchester CityA L0–3 22,690
28 November 1987 9thIpswich TownH W1–0Frain 6,718
5 December 1987 10thLeeds UnitedA L1–4Kennedy 15,987
12 December 1987 10thAston VillaH L1–2Kennedy 27,789
19 December 1987 12thBlackburn RoversA L0–2 8,542
26 December 1987 15thPlymouth ArgyleH L0–1 9,166
28 December 1987 14thShrewsbury TownA D0–0 6,367
1 January 1988 14thAFC BournemouthA L2–4Dicks, Wigley 7,963
2 January 1988 15thSwindon TownH D1–1Childs 7,829
16 January 1988 15thStoke CityA L1–3Kennedy 10,076
6 February 1988 16thCrystal PalaceA L0–3 8,809
9 February 1988 16thMillwallH W1–0Whitton 5,878
27 February 1988 16thHuddersfield TownA D2–2Robinson, Whitton 5,441
5 March 1988 17thBradford CityH D1–1Whitton 8,101
8 March 1988 17thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 12,331
12 March 1988 17thReadingA D1–1Handysides 6,598
19 March 1988 17thOldham AthleticH L1–3Wigley 6,012
26 March 1988 17thMiddlesbroughA D1–1Atkins 15,465
2 April 1988 17thHull CityH D1–1Williams 7,059
5 April 1988 18thLeicester CityA L0–2 13,541
9 April 1988 17thSheffield UnitedH W1–0Kennedy 7,046
23 April 1988 17thBarnsleyA D2–2Whitton pen, Jeffels og 4,949
30 April 1988 17thManchester CityH L0–3 8,014
2 May 1988 18thIpswich TownA L0–1 11,127
6 May 1988 18thLeeds UnitedH D0–0 6,024

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
17th AFC Bournemouth441310215668−1249
18th Shrewsbury Town441116174254−1249
19th Birmingham City441115184166−2548
20th West Bromwich Albion441211215069−1947
21st Sheffield United44137244574−2946
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [2]

FA Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 9 January 1988GillinghamA W3–0Greenall og, Williams, Handysides 9,267
Fourth round 30 January 1988BarnsleyA W2–0Rees, Wigley 13,219
Fifth round 20 February 1988Nottingham ForestH L0–1 34,494

League Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 1st leg 18 August 1987Mansfield TownA D2–2Whitton, Handysides 4,425
First round 2nd leg 25 August 1987Mansfield TownH L0–1 6,054

Full Members' Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 25 November 1987Derby CountyA L1–3Whitton 8,277

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Roger Hansbury 220300000250
GK ENG Tony Godden 220002010250
DF ENG Kevin Ashley 0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)0
DF ENG Adrian Bird 6 (3)00010108 (3)0
DF ENG Julian Dicks† 321302000371
DF ENG Vince Overson 370201000400
DF ENG Ray Ranson 380300010420
DF ENG Brian Roberts 261102000291
DF SCO Tommy Williams 331312010392
MF ENG Ian Atkins 8100000081
MF SCO Des Bremner 370202010420
MF ENG Gary Childs 23 (9)1300 (1)01027 (10)1
MF ENG John Frain 12 (2)210001013 (2)2
MF ENG Ian Handysides 28 (2)331210033 (2)5
MF ENG Kevin Langley 7000000070
MF ENG Ronnie Morris 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MF ENG Paul Tait 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MF ENG John Trewick 25 (1)01 (1)0001028 (2)0
MF ENG Steve Wigley 432312010493
MF ENG Mark Yates 1 (2)00000001 (2)0
FW SCO Andy Kennedy 15 (13)710201019 (13)7
FW WAL Tony Rees† 17 (6)421200 (1)021 (7)5
FW ENG Colin Robinson 3 (1)10000003 (1)1
FW ENG Guy Russell 6 (3)00000006 (3)0
FW ENG Neil Sproston 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
FW ENG Phil Starbuck 3000000030
FW ENG Steve Whitton 32 (1)1420211137 (1)16
FW ENG Peter Withe* 8200000082

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1987–1988: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  • Source for line-ups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 410–11, 480.

Specific

  1. ↑ "English Division Two (old) 1987–1988: Table: 6 May 1988". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "English Division Two (old) 1987–1988: Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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