1953–54 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1953–54 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 51st in the Football League and their 23rd in the Second Division. They finished in seventh position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1953–54 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Ipswich Town in the fourth.
Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Full-back Ken Green played in 41 of the 44 first-team matches over the season, and Ted Purdon was leading goalscorer with 15 goals, all scored in league competition.

Football League Second Division

Note that not all teams completed their playing season on the same day. Birmingham were in sixth position after their last game of the season, on 24 April, but by the time the last game was played, five days later, they were seventh, having been overtaken by Rotherham United.
DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
19 August 19531stHull CityHW2–0Murphy, Govan23,846
22 August 19531stSwansea TownHW6–0Purdon 2, Murphy 3, Kinsey26,817
24 August 19531stPlymouth ArgyleAD2–2Kinsey, Govan21,019
29 August 19533rdRotherham UnitedAL0–112,670
2 September 19533rdPlymouth ArgyleHW3–0Purdon, Kinsey, Stewart21,440
5 September 19536thLeicester CityHL1–2Stewart30,973
9 September 19532ndLuton TownHW5–1Murphy, Purdon 218,881
12 September 19538thStoke CityAL2–3Purdon, Hall22,958
16 September 195311thLuton TownAL0–212,231
19 September 195311thFulhamHD2–2Purdon 221,138
26 September 19538thWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Purdon, Kinsey36,091
3 October 195310thLeeds UnitedHD3–3Kinsey, Murphy, Govan26,434
10 October 19536thLincoln CityHW1–0Stewart21,948
17 October 19536thBristol RoversAD1–1Purdon33,634
24 October 19536thBrentfordHW5–1Purdon, Kinsey, Murphy, Govan, Bragg og23,582
31 October 19536thDerby CountyAW4–2Purdon, Stewart, Murphy, Astall18,278
7 November 19535thBlackburn RoversHD0–024,604
14 November 19535thDoncaster RoversAL1–3Kinsey16,586
21 November 19535thBuryHD0–020,723
28 November 19534thOldham AthleticAW3–2Kinsey, Astall, Govan18,264
5 December 19534thEvertonHW5–1Trigg, Murphy, Astall 2, Clinton og23,557
12 December 19535thHull CityAL0–319,752
19 December 19534thSwansea TownAW3–1Rowley 2, Purdon12,493
25 December 19534thNotts CountyHW3–0Rowley 2, Govan30,489
26 December 19534thNotts CountyAL1–2Astall20,986
2 January 19546thRotherham UnitedHL2–3Purdon 216,768
16 January 19544thLeicester CityAW4–3Murphy, Rowley, Govan 234,704
23 January 19542ndStoke CityHW1–0Kinsey26,206
6 February 19546thFulhamAL2–5Trigg 220,540
13 February 19545thWest Ham UnitedHW2–0Cochrane, Astall22,716
20 February 19545thLeeds UnitedAD1–1Rowley22,803
27 February 19544thLincoln CityAW1–0Lane13,924
6 March 19545thBristol RoversHD1–1Boyd25,331
13 March 19545thBrentfordAL0–212,584
20 March 19545thDerby CountyHW3–0Trigg 2, Stewart18,219
27 March 19545thBuryAD1–1Stewart11,293
3 April 19545thOldham AthleticHW2–1Murphy, Boyd15,848
10 April 19545thBlackburn RoversAL0–331,995
16 April 19545thNottingham ForestAD1–1Kinsey25,285
17 April 19545thDoncaster RoversHL0–115,266
19 April 19545thNottingham ForestHD2–2Lane, Stewart14,625
24 April 19546thEvertonAL0–162,865

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round9 January 1954Wolverhampton WanderersAW2–1Murphy, Rowley36,784
Fourth round30 January 1954Ipswich TownAL0–125,088

Appearances and goals