Birmingham City 0-0 Arsenal - May 05, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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BC
BC
46' - Substitution
Stewart Barrowcloughis substituted by Alan Buckley46 46' - Substitution
David Priceis substituted by Steve Walford
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neil Freeman | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Dennis | 18 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Howard | 31 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Gallagher | 24 | 202 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Calderwood | 24 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 18 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Ainscow | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Dillon | 19 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Barrowclough | 46 | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Ivey | 18 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 29 | 37 | 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
54
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Barron | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 21 | 176 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Young | 27 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 30 | 274 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 30 | 453 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 46 | 23 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Brian Talbot | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 23 | 248 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 21 | 115 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Sunderland | 25 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 22 | 189 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
164
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Alan Buckley | 46 | 28 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Walford | 46 | 21 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Don Givens
IN
Alan Buckley
OUT
Mark Dennis
IN
Stephen Lynex
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Paul Barron
IN
Pat Jennings
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
43
Success rate in this team:
12 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
29 %
Smith vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Smith vs Neill
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
165
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Neill vs Birmingham City
3 victories
6 draws
5 losses
Neill vs Smith
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Arsenal after 3 matches with at least one goal scored (since 25/04/1979).
No Birmingham City manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Jim Smith has done less than 12% of clean sheets .
End of streak for Birmingham City after 19 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Arsenal in Premier League (since 21/08/1962). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/08/1933 (10 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBirmingham City 1-0 Norwich City27/03/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town03/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Southampton07/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Wolverhampton14/04/1979 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Nottingham Forest21/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion24/04/1979 |
| Overall | DBirmingham City 1-1 Wolverhampton14/04/1979 | LIpswich Town 3-0 Birmingham City17/04/1979 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Nottingham Forest21/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion24/04/1979 | LEverton 1-0 Birmingham City28/04/1979 | LManchester City 3-1 Birmingham City01/05/1979 |
Current form
| Away | DSouthampton 1-1 Arsenal19/03/1979 | LBolton Wanderers 4-2 Arsenal26/03/1979 | LLiverpool 3-0 Arsenal07/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal14/04/1979 | LDerby County 2-0 Arsenal21/04/1979 | LAston Villa 5-1 Arsenal25/04/1979 |
| Overall | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal14/04/1979 | VArsenal 5-2 Chelsea16/04/1979 | LDerby County 2-0 Arsenal21/04/1979 | LAston Villa 5-1 Arsenal25/04/1979 | DArsenal 1-1 Norwich City28/04/1979 | VArsenal 3-2 Manchester United04/05/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 9 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 8 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
40 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
40 |
|
20 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
17 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
|
8 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
26 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
34 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
60 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
23 |
|
63 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
47 |
|
25 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
29 |
|
0.85 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.21 |
|
1.58 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.18 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.53 |
Betting aid
|
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
16 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
21 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
22 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
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
 | Don Givens | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 17 goals | Frank Stapleton |  |
| Alan Buckley | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Liam Brady |  |
 | Trevor Francis | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Liam Brady | |
| Stewart Barrowclough | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Liam Brady | |
 | Stephen Lynex | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 6 matches | Frank Stapleton | |
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
63 ga
Away
41 gf
109 ga
Total
146 gf
172 ga
Historical head to head
Home
109 gf
41 ga
Away
63 gf
105 ga
Total
172 gf
146 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
December 28, 1963 |
Latest head to head
December 30, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 21, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
October 29, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
January 18, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
November 06, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Trevor Francis | 7 goals | 1974 - 1978 |
|
Bob Hatton | 4 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Peter Murphy | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
|
Robin Stubbs | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Joe Baker | 7 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
David Herd | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
John MacLeod | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Trevor Francis | 12 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Johnny Schofield | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Trevor Smith | 10 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Joe Gallagher | 9 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Malcolm Beard | 8 matches | 1961 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Pat Rice | 11 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Liam Brady | 11 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Billy McCullough | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Peter Simpson | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
George Armstrong | 9 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 8 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
126 matches
48 matches
67 matches
69 matches
39 matches
20 matches
They played in both sides
67 matches
69 matches
126 matches
48 matches
39 matches
20 matches
Competition info
The other matches
May 04, 1979
May 05, 1979
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