Birmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough - April 04, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981
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BC
0' - Goal
Kevan Broadhurst 0' - Goal
Tony Evans0 0' - Goal
Charlie Bell
BC
46' - Substitution
Garry MacDonaldis substituted by Billy Ashcroft
MID
MID
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jeffrey Wealands | 29 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 21 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Todd | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 19 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 26 | 240 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Langan | 24 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 21 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 34 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 27 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Evans | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Keith Bertschin | 24 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
65
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Platt | 29 | 226 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian Bailey | 24 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony McAndrew | 24 | 204 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Askew | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Irving Nattrass | 28 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Angus | 20 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Armstrong | 26 | 290 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Charlie Bell | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Garry MacDonald | 46 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
William Woof | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Shearer | 22 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
89
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Billy Ashcroft | 46 | 28 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Keith Bertschin
IN
Frank Worthington
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Garry MacDonald
IN
David Hodgson
OUT
William Woof
IN
Terry Cochrane
OUT
Charlie Bell
IN
Mark Proctor
OUT
Billy Askew
IN
Colin Ross
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
149
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Smith vs Middlesbrough
3 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Smith vs Neal
3 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
49
188
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Neal vs Birmingham City
3 victories
1 draw
5 losses
Neal vs Smith
2 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Videos
Key figures
Birmingham City keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 07/02/1981). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/08/1980-03/01/1981 time period (15 matches).
Birmingham City keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw vs Middlesbrough running (since 10/09/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/10/1976 (6 matches)
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Neal has done less than 1.24 goals scored per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBirmingham City 1-1 Sunderland03/01/1981 | LBirmingham City 0-3 Southampton17/01/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Brighton & Hove07/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 4-0 Norwich City20/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton17/03/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-0 Manchester City21/03/1981 |
| Overall | VBirmingham City 4-0 Norwich City20/02/1981 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City28/02/1981 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton17/03/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-0 Manchester City21/03/1981 | DStoke City 0-0 Birmingham City28/03/1981 | LArsenal 2-1 Birmingham City31/03/1981 |
Current form
| Away | LIpswich Town 1-0 Middlesbrough17/02/1981 | DArsenal 2-2 Middlesbrough28/02/1981 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Middlesbrough03/03/1981 | LWolverhampton 3-1 Middlesbrough10/03/1981 | LNorwich City 2-0 Middlesbrough17/03/1981 | LSouthampton 1-0 Middlesbrough21/03/1981 |
| Overall | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Middlesbrough03/03/1981 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Wolverhampton07/03/1981 | LWolverhampton 3-1 Middlesbrough10/03/1981 | LNorwich City 2-0 Middlesbrough17/03/1981 | LSouthampton 1-0 Middlesbrough21/03/1981 | VMiddlesbrough 2-1 West Bromwich Albion28/03/1981 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 4 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 8 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 10 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
36 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
35 |
|
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
14 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
11 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
13 |
Losses (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
15 |
Goals
|
46 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
47 |
|
29 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
50 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
48 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
36 |
|
1.28 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.34 |
|
1.61 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.72 |
|
1.39 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.37 |
|
1.06 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
21 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
22 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Frank Worthington | 16 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Craig Johnston | |
| Frank Worthington | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Craig Johnston | |
 | Archie Gemmill | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Bosko Jankovic | |
| Frank Worthington | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Frank Worthington | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | David Shearer |  |
Historical head to head
Home
73 gf
42 ga
Away
43 gf
51 ga
Total
116 gf
93 ga
Historical head to head
Home
51 gf
43 ga
Away
42 gf
73 ga
Total
93 gf
116 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1905 |
| Home | 7 - 0 |
December 26, 1905 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
February 08, 1930 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
August 17, 1974 |
Latest head to head
November 01, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981
January 26, 1980 - FA Cup 1979/1980
March 24, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
August 22, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
February 04, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
 |
Trevor Francis | 5 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
|
Frank Worthington | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Joe Gallagher | 2 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
 |
Don Givens | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Kenny Burns | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Bob Hatton | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
David Mills | 4 goals | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Alan Foggon | 3 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Billy Ashcroft | 3 goals | 1977 - 1979 |
|
John Hickton | 3 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Stuart Boam | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Bosko Jankovic | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
|
Joe Gallagher | 9 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
|
Trevor Francis | 7 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 7 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Gary Emmanuel | 5 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
|
Malcolm Page | 5 matches | 1974 - 1979 |
 |
Howard Kendall | 5 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
John Craggs | 11 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
|
David Armstrong | 11 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
|
Stuart Boam | 9 matches | 1974 - 1979 |
|
Jim Platt | 9 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
|
David Mills | 8 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
 |
Graeme Souness | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
7 matches
1 match
They played in both sides
7 matches
1 match
Competition info
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