Birmingham City 3-0 Sheffield United - April 14, 1962 / Division 1 1961/1962
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Team line-ups
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Johnny Schofield | 31 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Smith | 26 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Hennessey | 19 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Sissons | 27 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Bloomfield | 28 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Malcolm Beard | 19 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Winston Foster | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bertie Auld | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kenneth Leek | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mike Hellawell | 23 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Harris | 28 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
62
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alan Hodgkinson | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graham Shaw | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Shaw | 33 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Cec Coldwell | 33 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Kettleborough | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Brian Richardson | 27 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ron Simpson | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Summers | 28 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leonard Allchurch | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Hodgson | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Pace | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
28.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
William Hennessey
IN
Johnny Watts
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Leonard Allchurch
IN
John Docherty
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
101
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Merrick vs Sheffield United
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Merrick vs Harris
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
155
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Harris vs Birmingham City
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Harris vs Merrick
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures

The last time Jimmy Harris scored at least 2 goals during the same game in Premier League with Birmingham City , it was on the 28/10/1961 (avec Birmingham City vs Aston Villa )

Birmingham City keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw vs Sheffield United at home in Premier League running (since 18/01/1930). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/03/1928 (3 matches)

Kenneth Leek played his game number 50 in Premier League
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DBirmingham City 3-3 Tottenham06/01/1962 | VBirmingham City 3-1 Ipswich Town20/01/1962 | VBirmingham City 1-0 Arsenal10/02/1962 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Manchester United03/03/1962 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa17/03/1962 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Blackburn30/03/1962 |
Overall | DChelsea 1-1 Birmingham City09/03/1962 | LBirmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa17/03/1962 | LBlackpool 1-0 Birmingham City24/03/1962 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Blackburn30/03/1962 | DWest Ham 2-2 Birmingham City06/04/1962 | VManchester City 1-4 Birmingham City11/04/1962 |
Current form
Away | VWest Ham 1-2 Sheffield United10/02/1962 | LIpswich Town 4-0 Sheffield United03/03/1962 | LFulham 5-2 Sheffield United17/03/1962 | DManchester City 1-1 Sheffield United31/03/1962 | VBlackpool 2-4 Sheffield United03/04/1962 | DTottenham 3-3 Sheffield United09/04/1962 |
Overall | VSheffield United 3-1 Bolton Wanderers24/03/1962 | LSheffield United 0-2 Blackpool27/03/1962 | DManchester City 1-1 Sheffield United31/03/1962 | VBlackpool 2-4 Sheffield United03/04/1962 | DSheffield United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion07/04/1962 | DTottenham 3-3 Sheffield United09/04/1962 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 9 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
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Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 4 |
Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 4 | 4 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 11 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
37 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
37 |
18 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
18 |
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
17 |
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
5 |
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
15 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
57 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
56 |
32 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
23 |
71 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
61 |
32 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
41 |
1.54 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.51 |
1.78 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.28 |
1.92 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.65 |
1.78 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.28 |
Betting aid
23 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
22 |
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
11 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
28 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
26 |
14 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
12 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
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
![]() | Kenneth Leek | 14 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 18 goals | Derek Pace | ![]() |
![]() | Kenneth Leek | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 8 goals | Derek Pace | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Harris | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Ron Simpson | ![]() |
![]() | Jimmy Harris | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Ron Simpson | ![]() |
![]() | Kenneth Leek | 14 goals during the last 18 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Billy Hodgson | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
61 gf
35 ga
Away
39 gf
69 ga
Total
100 gf
104 ga
Historical head to head
Home
69 gf
39 ga
Away
35 gf
61 ga
Total
104 gf
100 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 19, 1901 |
Home | 5 - 1 |
October 19, 1901 |
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 1 |
February 17, 1923 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
December 24, 1955 |
Latest head to head
November 25, 1961 - Division 1 1961/1962
December 24, 1955 - Division 1 1955/1956
August 27, 1955 - Division 1 1955/1956
March 14, 1953 - Division 2 1952/1953
February 04, 1953 - FA Cup 1952/1953
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
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Jimmy Harris | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
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Ron Simpson | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
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Leonard Allchurch | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
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Barry Hartle | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
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William Hennessey | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Malcolm Beard | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Mike Hellawell | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Kenneth Leek | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Johnny Schofield | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Graham Sissons | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
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Joe Shaw | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Graham Shaw | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Keith Kettleborough | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Gerry Summers | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Barry Hartle | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
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Alan Hodgkinson | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 14, 1962
April 30, 1962
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