1975–76 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1975–76 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 73rd in the Football League and their 42nd in the First Division. They were in the bottom four from mid-October onwards, and eventually finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, one place above the relegation positions. They entered the 1975–76 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Portsmouth in that round after a replay, and lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup. To celebrate the centenary of the club's foundation in 1875, they played a friendly match against Celtic, winning 1–0.
Twenty-seven players made at least one first-team appearance, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Defender Joe Gallagher missed only one of the 46 competitive matches played over the season, and Trevor Francis was the club's leading scorer with 18 goals, all but one scored in the league.
Keith Coombs took over the chairmanship following the death of his father Clifford.

Football League First Division

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
Third round3 January 1976PortsmouthAD1–1Francis19,414
Third round replay6 January 1976PortsmouthHL0–126,106

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
Second round9 September 1975OrientHW4–0Gallagher, Morton, Hatton, Want18,238
Third round7 October 1975Wolverhampton WanderersHL0–229,822

Centenary match

DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
25 November 1975CelticHW1–0Withe14,670

Appearances and goals