Birmingham City 0-1 Coventry - October 26, 1985 / Division 1 1985/1986
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Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
David Seaman | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Jones | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Ranson | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James Hagan | 29 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenneth Armstrong | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 27 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Kuhl | 20 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Geddis | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andrew Kennedy | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robert Hopkins | 24 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Borrows | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Kilcline | 23 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Bowman | 21 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Peake | 28 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Greg Downs | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Micky Adams | 23 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Bennett | 26 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lloyd McGrath | 20 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Gibson | 22 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 27 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Nicholas Platnauer | 24 |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
James Hagan
IN
Nicholas Platnauer
OUT
David Geddis
IN
Lee Jenkins
OUT
Brian Roberts
IN
Des Bremner
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
52
188
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs Coventry
12 victories
9 draws
3 losses
Saunders vs Mackay
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
41
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Mackay vs Birmingham City
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Mackay vs Saunders
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Birmingham City after 8 matches with at least one goal scored vs Coventry in Premier League (since 16/08/1980). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/10/1977 (5 matches)

End of streak for Coventry after 6 consecutive matches without a win away from home in Premier League (since 20/08/1985). It was the best streak for the club since 17/12/1983-22/09/1984 (16 matches).

No Coventry manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Don Mackay has reached 1.37 goals scored per game in Premier League.
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VBirmingham City 3-1 Oxford United26/08/1985 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Manchester City03/09/1985 | DBirmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa07/09/1985 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Leicester21/09/1985 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday05/10/1985 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Bristol Rovers08/10/1985 |
Overall | VBirmingham City 2-1 Leicester21/09/1985 | VBristol Rovers 2-3 Birmingham City24/09/1985 | LQueens Park Rangers 3-1 Birmingham City28/09/1985 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday05/10/1985 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Bristol Rovers08/10/1985 | LWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Birmingham City19/10/1985 |
Current form
Away | DEverton 1-1 Coventry24/08/1985 | LWatford 3-0 Coventry31/08/1985 | DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry14/09/1985 | DSouthampton 1-1 Coventry21/09/1985 | VChester City 1-2 Coventry25/09/1985 | DSheffield Wednesday 2-2 Coventry12/10/1985 |
Overall | VCoventry 3-0 West Bromwich Albion28/09/1985 | VCoventry 3-0 Leicester06/10/1985 | VCoventry 7-2 Chester City07/10/1985 | DSheffield Wednesday 2-2 Coventry12/10/1985 | DCoventry 1-1 Millwall15/10/1985 | LCoventry 2-3 Tottenham20/10/1985 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 7 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 6 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 8 |
Conceding streak | 7 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
12 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
13 |
6 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
6 |
Losses (Competition total) |
5 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
11 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
20 |
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
18 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
19 |
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
9 |
0.92 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.54 |
1.17 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.83 |
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.46 |
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
5 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
8 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
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
![]() | David Geddis | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Terry Gibson | ![]() |
![]() | David Geddis | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Terry Gibson | ![]() |
- | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Brian Kilcline | ![]() |
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![]() | Andrew Kennedy | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Terry Gibson | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
40 gf
21 ga
Away
25 gf
27 ga
Total
65 gf
48 ga
Historical head to head
Home
27 gf
25 ga
Away
21 gf
40 ga
Total
48 gf
65 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 12, 1935 |
Home | 5 - 1 |
January 12, 1935 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
March 04, 1978 |
Away | 2 - 1 |
November 05, 1983 |
Latest head to head
March 03, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
November 05, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984
April 16, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983
September 18, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983
May 15, 1982 - Division 1 1981/1982
Best historical scorers against Coventry
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Trevor Francis | 5 goals | 1972 - 1977 |
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Tony Evans | 3 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
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Alan Curbishley | 3 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
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Bob Hatton | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
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Bob Latchford | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
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Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Ferguson Michael | 4 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
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Barry Powell | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
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Tommy Hutchison | 2 goals | 1978 - 1978 |
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Alan Green | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
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Steve Hunt | 2 goals | 1980 - 1982 |
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Andy Blair | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
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Joe Gallagher | 13 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
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Trevor Francis | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
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Malcolm Page | 10 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
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Garry Pendrey | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
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Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
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Kenny Burns | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Mick Coop | 15 matches | 1972 - 1980 |
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Tommy Hutchison | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
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Brian Roberts | 10 matches | 1977 - 1984 |
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Alan Dugdale | 7 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
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Les Sealey | 7 matches | 1977 - 1983 |
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Bobby McDonald | 7 matches | 1976 - 1980 |
They played in both sides
77 matches


12 matches
68 matches


16 matches
20 matches


133 matches
18 matches


217 matches
15 matches


147 matches
3 matches


44 matches
They played in both sides
18 matches


217 matches
15 matches


147 matches
20 matches


133 matches
2 matches


86 matches
3 matches


44 matches
1 match


17 matches
Competition info
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October 26, 1985
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