1964–65 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1964–65 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 62nd in the Football League and their 38th in the First Division. Having replaced Gil Merrick as manager with coach Joe Mallett, newly arrived from Nottingham Forest, they finished bottom of the 22-team division so were relegated to the Second Division for the 1965–66 season. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to West Ham United in the third round proper of the 1964–65 FA Cup and to Chelsea in the second round of the League Cup.
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half back Winston Foster played in all 44 first-team matches over the season, and Stan Lynn and Geoff Vowden finished as joint leading goalscorers with only 10 goals each, all scored in league competition. Eight of Lynn's ten goals were scored from the penalty spot.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
22 August 196415thNottingham ForestAL3–4Harley, Hellawell, Lynn pen26,264
26 August 196414thFulhamHD2–2Leek, Lynn pen20,719
29 August 196419thStoke CityHL1–2Lynn pen20,667
2 September 196420thFulhamAL1–3Beard13,100
5 September 196420thTottenham HotspurAL1–4Thomson34,809
9 September 196420thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Thomson26,568
12 September 196419thBurnleyHW2–1Thomson, Lynn pen16,890
16 September 196417thWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–0Auld, Williams og24,535
19 September 196417thSheffield UnitedAL1–3Thomson16,390
26 September 196419thEvertonHL3–5Leek, Hellawell, Hennessey21,240
30 September 196417thWolverhampton WanderersAW2–0Leek, Lynn21,435
10 October 196419thLiverpoolHD0–019,929
17 October 196417thSheffield WednesdayAL2–5Auld, Hennessey15,345
24 October 196418thBlackpoolHW3–0Vowden, Leek, Lynn pen15,916
31 October 196419thBlackburn RoversAL1–3Harley13,721
7 November 196419thArsenalHL2–3Vowden, Leek20,602
14 November 196419thLeeds UnitedAL1–4Thomson32,276
22 November 196419thChelseaHL1–6Jackson19,803
28 November 196419thLeicester CityAD4–4Thomson 2, Vowden, Thwaites15,848
5 December 196419thSunderlandHW4–3Thomson, Sharples, Jackson, Thwaites13,564
12 December 196419thNottingham ForestHD1–1Thomson14,011
16 December 196419thManchester UnitedAD1–1Thwaites25,938
26 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedHW2–1Thwaites, Lynn23,324
28 December 196419thWest Ham UnitedAL1–2Sharples23,855
2 January 196519thTottenham HotspurHW1–0Beard33,833
16 January 196519thBurnleyAL0–29,971
23 January 196519thSheffield UnitedHD1–1Foster16,675
6 February 196519thEvertonAD1–1Fenton34,033
13 February 196519thAston VillaHL0–132,491
24 February 196520thLiverpoolAL3–4Vowden, Fenton, Thwaites39,253
27 February 196520thSheffield WednesdayHD0–012,138
6 March 196520thBlackpoolAL1–3Vowden11,464
13 March 196520thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–118,740
17 March 196520thStoke CityAL1–2Vowden12,923
3 April 196521stChelseaAL1–3Lynn pen28,975
6 April 196521stArsenalAL0–316,048
10 April 196521stLeicester CityHW2–0Vowden, Jackson12,460
12 April 196521stAston VillaAL0–336,871
17 April 196522ndSunderlandAL1–2Lynn pen31,958
19 April 196522ndManchester UnitedHL2–4Vowden, Thwaites28,914
24 April 196522ndBlackburn RoversHD5–5Vowden, Beard 3, Lynn pen8,877
26 April 196522ndLeeds UnitedHD3–3Vowden, Beard, Thwaites16,638

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round9 January 1965West Ham UnitedAL2–4Jackson, Thwaites31,056

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round23 September 1964ChelseaAL0–315,255

Appearances and goals