Birmingham City 2-1 Coventry - October 03, 1972 / League Cup 1972/1973
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BC
0' - Goal
Trevor Francis
0' - Own goal
Roy Barry0
0' - Goal
Brian Alderson
BC
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dave Latchford | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Garry Pendrey | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Burns | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Martin | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Want | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Page | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roger Hynd | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Campbell | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Francis | 18 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Phil Summerill | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bob Latchford | 21 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Billy Glazier | 29 | 221 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Barry | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Smith | 26 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Cattlin | 26 | 138 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby Parker | 19 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 24 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 20 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 22 | 201 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ernie Machin | 28 | 155 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Alderson | 22 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Rafferty | 21 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
109
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Phil Summerill
IN
Bobby Hope
OUT
Tony Want
IN
Gordon Taylor
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Wilf Smith
IN
Jeff Blockley
OUT
Ernie Machin
IN
Michael McGuire
OUT
Chris Cattlin
IN
Alan Dugdale
OUT
Bobby Parker
IN
Alan Green
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
115
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Goodwin vs Coventry
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Goodwin vs Mercer
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
58
13
32
13
Success rate in this team:
23 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Mercer vs Birmingham City
5 victories
3 draws
8 losses
Mercer vs Goodwin
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Brian Alderson scores 1 goal vs Birmingham City in League Cup
It's the first time Trevor Francis scores 1 goal vs Coventry in League Cup with Birmingham City
Birmingham City keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 16/09/1972).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 3-2 Newcastle United15/08/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Crystal Palace26/08/1972 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Luton Town05/09/1972 | VBirmingham City 4-1 Manchester City09/09/1972 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Luton Town19/09/1972 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Everton23/09/1972 |
| Overall | DLuton Town 1-1 Birmingham City13/09/1972 | LDerby County 1-0 Birmingham City16/09/1972 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Luton Town19/09/1972 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Everton23/09/1972 | LArsenal 2-0 Birmingham City26/09/1972 | LWest Ham 2-0 Birmingham City30/09/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LLeicester 1-0 Coventry22/04/1972 | LTottenham 2-1 Coventry12/08/1972 | LWest Ham 1-0 Coventry14/08/1972 | DLeicester 0-0 Coventry26/08/1972 | VManchester United 0-1 Coventry09/09/1972 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Coventry23/09/1972 |
| Overall | VCoventry 2-1 Stoke City02/09/1972 | VCoventry 1-0 Hartlepool United05/09/1972 | VManchester United 0-1 Coventry09/09/1972 | LCoventry 0-3 Newcastle United16/09/1972 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Coventry23/09/1972 | LCoventry 1-3 Chelsea30/09/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Trevor Francis | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Willie Carr | |
| Trevor Francis | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Willie Carr | |
||
| Trevor Francis | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Willie Carr | |
Historical head to head
Home
20 gf
9 ga
Away
14 gf
10 ga
Total
34 gf
19 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
14 ga
Away
9 gf
20 ga
Total
19 gf
34 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 12, 1935 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
January 12, 1935 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
September 11, 1950 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
November 20, 1965 |
Latest head to head
January 07, 1967 - Division 2 1966/1967
September 03, 1966 - Division 2 1966/1967
April 16, 1966 - Division 2 1965/1966
November 20, 1965 - Division 2 1965/1966
March 01, 1952 - Division 2 1951/1952
They played in both sides
1 match
17 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
17 matches
Competition info
The other matches
October 03, 1972
October 04, 1972
October 09, 1972
October 10, 1972
October 11, 1972
October 23, 1972
October 30, 1972
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