Leicester 1-0 Birmingham City - April 25, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981
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LEI
0' - Goal
Thomas Williams0
LEI
46' - Substitution
James Melroseis substituted by Paul Ramsey46 46' - Substitution
Pat Van Den Hauweis substituted by Terence Goode
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Team line-ups
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Wallington | 28 | 205 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Friar | 17 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 23 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Williams | 23 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Larry May | 22 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Peake | 19 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Wilson | 23 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
James Melrose | 46 | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stephen Lynex | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary Lineker | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Martin Henderson | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
45
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jeffrey Wealands | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevan Broadhurst | 21 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Todd | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 26 | 243 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 46 | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Langan | 24 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 21 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Archie Gemmill | 34 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 27 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Evans | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Keith Bertschin | 24 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
65
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Paul Ramsey | 46 | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Terence Goode | 46 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Peake
IN
Kevin MacDonald
OUT
Gary Lineker
IN
Alan Young
OUT
Martin Henderson
IN
Neil Grewcock
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jeffrey Wealands
IN
Tony Coton
OUT
Colin Todd
IN
Ian Handysides
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
137
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Wallace vs Birmingham City
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Wallace vs Smith
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
141
Success rate in this team:
34 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Smith vs Leicester
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Smith vs Wallace
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
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Key figures
Leicester keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 21/02/1981). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/08/1979-08/12/1979 time period (19 matches).
End of streak for Leicester after 16 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Birmingham City in Premier League (since 04/09/1963). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 14/12/1957 (9 matches)
Birmingham City keeps its 3 matches without scoring any goal running (since 18/04/1981). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/04/1978-19/08/1978 time period (3 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLeicester 1-0 Manchester United07/02/1981 | DLeicester 1-1 Nottingham Forest28/02/1981 | VLeicester 1-0 Arsenal07/03/1981 | DLeicester 1-1 Crystal Palace21/03/1981 | LLeicester 2-4 Aston Villa04/04/1981 | DLeicester 2-2 Southampton18/04/1981 |
| Overall | DLeicester 1-1 Crystal Palace21/03/1981 | VWolverhampton 0-1 Leicester28/03/1981 | DManchester City 3-3 Leicester31/03/1981 | LLeicester 2-4 Aston Villa04/04/1981 | DLeicester 2-2 Southampton18/04/1981 | LBrighton & Hove 2-1 Leicester20/04/1981 |
Current form
| Away | DLiverpool 2-2 Birmingham City14/02/1981 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City28/02/1981 | DStoke City 0-0 Birmingham City28/03/1981 | LArsenal 2-1 Birmingham City31/03/1981 | LCrystal Palace 3-1 Birmingham City11/04/1981 | LSunderland 3-0 Birmingham City18/04/1981 |
| Overall | DStoke City 0-0 Birmingham City28/03/1981 | LArsenal 2-1 Birmingham City31/03/1981 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough04/04/1981 | LCrystal Palace 3-1 Birmingham City11/04/1981 | LSunderland 3-0 Birmingham City18/04/1981 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Leeds United21/04/1981 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 10 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
40 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
40 |
|
20 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
23 |
Losses (Competition total) |
16 |
|
9 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
|
36 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
49 |
|
19 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
65 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
59 |
|
23 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
37 |
|
0.9 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.23 |
|
0.95 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.9 |
|
1.63 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.48 |
|
1.15 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.85 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
24 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
15 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
6 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
24 |
|
9 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| Alan Young | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 16 goals | Frank Worthington |  |
 | Stephen Lynex | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 8 goals | Frank Worthington | |
| Stephen Lynex | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Archie Gemmill |  |
| Stephen Lynex | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Archie Gemmill | |
| Stephen Lynex | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 9 matches | Frank Worthington | |
Historical head to head
Home
106 gf
89 ga
Away
65 gf
99 ga
Total
171 gf
188 ga
Historical head to head
Home
99 gf
65 ga
Away
89 gf
106 ga
Total
188 gf
171 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
September 02, 1961 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
August 25, 1951 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 02, 1920 |
| Away | 6 - 2 |
December 04, 1976 |
Latest head to head
December 06, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981
April 12, 1980 - Division 2 1979/1980
December 01, 1979 - Division 2 1979/1980
April 15, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 19, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Frank Worthington | 4 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
|
Ken Keyworth | 4 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
|
Graham Cross | 3 goals | 1961 - 1974 |
|
Gordon Wills | 3 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
 |
Albert Cheesebrough | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Howard Riley | 2 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
Trevor Francis | 7 goals | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Kenny Burns | 7 goals | 1974 - 1976 |
 |
Bob Latchford | 3 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 3 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
 |
Howard Kendall | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
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Bertie Auld | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Graham Cross | 12 matches | 1961 - 1974 |
|
Stephen Whitworth | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Dennis Rofe | 11 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Richie Norman | 10 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
Jon Sammels | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Frank Worthington | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
|
Garry Pendrey | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Trevor Francis | 10 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
William Hennessey | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Bob Hatton | 8 matches | 1972 - 1975 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 8 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
|
Mike Hellawell | 8 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
They played in both sides
224 matches
36 matches
34 matches
106 matches
10 matches
14 matches
1 match
1 match
They played in both sides
34 matches
106 matches
224 matches
36 matches
10 matches
14 matches
1 match
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
April 25, 1981
May 06, 1981
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