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S Wednesday 2-0 Birmingham City - December 31, 1960 / Division 1 1960/1961
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

S Wednesday 2-0 Birmingham City - December 31, 1960 / Division 1 1960/1961

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logo Sheffield Wednesday SW

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photo Derek Wilkinson 11' - Goal Derek Wilkinson11
HT

logo Sheffield Wednesday SW

photo John Fantham 55' - Goal John Fantham55
FT

logo Birmingham City BC

logo Birmingham City BC

Team line-ups

S Wednesday

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Sheffield Wednesday
Springett
photo Ron Springett
Ron Springett
England
B.date22/07/1935
Age25 years
H1m79  
positionGoalkeeper
McAnearney
photo Tom McAnearney
Tom McAnearney
Scotland
B.date06/01/1932
Age28 years
positionCentral defender
Kay
photo Tony Kay
Tony Kay
England
B.date13/05/1937
Age23 years
positionDefender
Johnson
photo Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
England
B.date31/07/1931
Age29 years
positionRight full-back
Megson
photo Don Megson
Don Megson
England
B.date12/06/1936
Age24 years
positionLeft full-back
O'Donnell
photo Ralph O'Donnell
Ralph O'Donnell
England
B.date17/10/1931
Age29 years
positionMidfield
Quinn
photo John Quinn
John Quinn
England
B.date30/05/1938
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Wilkinson11
photo Derek Wilkinson
Derek Wilkinson
England
B.date04/06/1935
Age25 years
positionRight Winger
Finney
photo Alan Finney
Alan Finney
England
B.date31/10/1933
Age27 years
positionForward
Ellis
photo Keith Ellis
Keith Ellis
England
B.date06/11/1935
Age25 years
positionStriker
Fantham55
photo John Fantham
John Fantham
England
B.date06/02/1939
Age21 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Ron Springett 25 59 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tom McAnearney 28 61 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Tony Kay 23 54 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Peter Johnson 29 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Don Megson 24 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ralph O'Donnell 29 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
John Quinn 22 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Derek Wilkinson 11 25 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Alan Finney 27 63 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Keith Ellis 25 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Fantham 55 21 64 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

46

Birmingham City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Withers
photo Colin Withers
Colin Withers
England
B.date21/03/1940
Age20 years
H1m91  
positionGoalkeeper
Smith
photo Trevor Smith
Trevor Smith
England
B.date13/04/1936
Age24 years
positionCentral defender
Farmer
photo Brian Farmer
Brian Farmer
England
B.date29/07/1933
Age27 years
positionRight full-back
Allen
photo George Allen
George Allen
England
B.date23/01/1932
Age28 years
H1m75  
positionLeft full-back
Bloomfield
photo Jimmy Bloomfield
Jimmy Bloomfield
England
B.date15/02/1934
Age26 years
positionMidfield
Barlow
photo Ray Barlow
Ray Barlow
England
B.date17/08/1926
Age34 years
positionLeft Midfielder
Neal
photo Dick Neal
Dick Neal
England
B.date01/10/1933
Age27 years
H1m85  
positionMidfield
Taylor
photo Brian Taylor
Brian Taylor
England
B.date24/03/1937
Age23 years
positionForward
Gordon
photo Johnny Gordon
Johnny Gordon
England
B.date11/09/1931
Age29 years
positionForward
Hellawell
photo Mike Hellawell
Mike Hellawell
England
B.date30/06/1938
Age22 years
positionRight Winger
Harris
photo Jimmy Harris
Jimmy Harris
England
B.date18/08/1933
Age27 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Colin Withers 20 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Trevor Smith 24 91 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Brian Farmer 27 81 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
George Allen 28 92 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jimmy Bloomfield 26 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ray Barlow 34 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dick Neal 27 104 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Taylor 23 43 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Johnny Gordon 29 94 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Mike Hellawell 22 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Jimmy Harris 27 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

51

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Ralph O'Donnell

IN

change player

Peter Swan

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

56 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

53 %

Catterick vs Birmingham City

1 victory

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on December 31, 1960

Catterick vs Merrick

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 31, 1960

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Merrick vs S Wednesday

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 31, 1960

Merrick vs Catterick

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 31, 1960

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Key figures

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S Wednesday keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City at home running (since 03/09/1951). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/04/1908-19/10/1935 time period (12 matches).

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The last time S Wednesday has ended with the score 2-0 vs Birmingham City at home, It was on the 26/12/1894

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The last time S Wednesday has ended with the score 2-0 vs Birmingham City at home in Premier League, It was on the 26/12/1894

General ranking

2 Wolverhampton 36 pts 25 rd
+13 Burnley 33 pts 24 rd
+14 Sheffield Wednesday 33 pts 24 rd
-25 Everton 32 pts 25 rd
6 Aston Villa 29 pts 25 rd

General ranking

15 Manchester City 20 pts 23 rd
16 Nottingham Forest 20 pts 25 rd
17 Birmingham City 20 pts 25 rd
18 Newcastle United 18 pts 25 rd
19 West Bromwich Albion 18 pts 25 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VSheffield Wednesday 4-0 Blackpool15/10/1960

VSheffield Wednesday 2-0 Bolton Wanderers29/10/1960

VSheffield Wednesday 2-1 Tottenham12/11/1960

LSheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa26/11/1960

VSheffield Wednesday 5-4 Blackburn10/12/1960

DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Arsenal23/12/1960

Overall

LSheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa26/11/1960

LEverton 4-2 Sheffield Wednesday03/12/1960

VSheffield Wednesday 5-4 Blackburn10/12/1960

DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday17/12/1960

DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Arsenal23/12/1960

DArsenal 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday26/12/1960

Current form

Away

LBlackburn 2-0 Birmingham City05/11/1960

LPlymouth 3-1 Birmingham City16/11/1960

LTottenham 6-0 Birmingham City19/11/1960

DKB Copenhague 4-4 Birmingham City23/11/1960

VBlackpool 1-2 Birmingham City03/12/1960

DNewcastle United 2-2 Birmingham City24/12/1960

Overall

VBlackpool 1-2 Birmingham City03/12/1960

VBirmingham City 5-0 KB Copenhague07/12/1960

LBirmingham City 2-4 Everton10/12/1960

DBirmingham City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers17/12/1960

DNewcastle United 2-2 Birmingham City24/12/1960

VBirmingham City 2-1 Newcastle United26/12/1960

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 1 3
Unbeaten streak 2 4
Winless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 31 8
Conceding streak 4 8

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Drawing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 3 3
Winless streak 1 0
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 3 6
Conceding streak 6 4

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

5

General ranking (Competition total)

17

1

General ranking (Home / Away)

14

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

23

Number of games (Competition total)

24

12

Number of games (Home / Away)

12

12

Victories (Competition total)

8

10

Victories (Home / Away)

2

7

Draws (Competition total)

4

1

Draws (Home / Away)

2

4

Losses (Competition total)

12

1

Losses (Home / Away)

8

Goals

41

Goals scored (Competition total)

37

27

Goals scored (Home / Away)

16

28

Goals conceded (Competition total)

50

10

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

32

1.78

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.54

2.25

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

1.33

1.22

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

2.08

0.83

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

2.67

Betting aid

12

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

18

6

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

10

8

Clean sheets (Competition total)

2

6

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

1

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

4

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

3

15

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

18

6

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

9

2-0
(3 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-2
(3 times)

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

photo John FanthamJohn Fantham11 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)8 goalsMike Hellawellphoto Mike Hellawell
photo Keith EllisKeith Ellis6 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)6 goalsMike Hellawellphoto Mike Hellawell
photo Keith EllisKeith Ellis1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player4 goals during the last 5 matchesMike Hellawellphoto Mike Hellawell

Historical head to head

Home

27 matches
15 v
5 d
7 l

66 gf

39 ga

Away

28 matches
2 v
10 d
16 l

19 gf

49 ga

Total

55 matches
17 v
15 d
23 l

85 gf

88 ga

Historical head to head

Home

28 matches
16 v
10 d
2 l

49 gf

19 ga

Away

27 matches
7 v
5 d
15 l

39 gf

66 ga

Total

55 matches
23 v
15 d
17 l

88 gf

85 ga

Largest victory

Overall
9 - 1
December 13, 1930
Home
9 - 1
December 13, 1930

Largest victory

Overall
4 - 0
December 25, 1956
Away
3 - 0
April 03, 1937

Latest head to head

August 27, 1960 - Division 1 1960/1961

April 23, 1960 - Division 1 1959/1960

October 10, 1959 - Division 1 1959/1960

March 12, 1958 - Division 1 1957/1958

September 28, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958

Best historical scorers against Birmingham City

photo Redfern Froggatt Redfern Froggatt 1 goal 1960 - 1960
photo John Fantham John Fantham 1 goal 1960 - 1960
photo Derek Wilkinson Derek Wilkinson 1 goal 1960 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against S Wednesday

photo Harry Hooper Harry Hooper 2 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Peter Murphy Peter Murphy 2 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Gordon Astall Gordon Astall 1 goal 1960 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Birmingham City

photo Ron Springett Ron Springett 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Derek Wilkinson Derek Wilkinson 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo John Fantham John Fantham 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Peter Johnson Peter Johnson 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Peter Swan Peter Swan 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Tom McAnearney Tom McAnearney 3 matches 1959 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs S Wednesday

photo Johnny Watts Johnny Watts 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Harry Hooper Harry Hooper 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Johnny Gordon Johnny Gordon 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Johnny Schofield Johnny Schofield 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Brian Farmer Brian Farmer 3 matches 1959 - 1960
photo Dick Neal Dick Neal 3 matches 1959 - 1960
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1959. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

December 31, 1960

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logo Manchester United
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Line-ups available
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logo Preston North End
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Line-ups available
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logo Aston Villa
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Line-ups available
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logo Fulham
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logo Leicester
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logo Nottingham Forest
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logo Tottenham
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logo Wolverhampton
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Post-match general ranking

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo Tottenham Tottenham 462522218128+53
2
logo Wolverhampton Wolverhampton 362516456648+18
+13
logo Burnley Burnley 332416177245+27
+14
logo Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 332413744328+15
-25
logo Everton Everton 322514475944+15
6
logo Aston Villa Aston Villa 292513395450+4
7
logo Arsenal Arsenal 2625114104746+1
+38
logo Manchester United Manchester United 2424104105045+5
+39
logo Leicester Leicester 24251041147470
-210
logo West Ham West Ham 2324103115554+1
-211
logo Blackburn Blackburn 2325103125155-4
+112
logo Cardiff City Cardiff City 232587103443-9
-313
logo Fulham Fulham 2325103124962-13
14
logo Chelsea Chelsea 202492135964-5
15
logo Manchester City Manchester City 202384114454-10
16
logo Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 202584133852-14
17
logo Birmingham City Birmingham City 202584133752-15
18
logo Newcastle United Newcastle United 182574145570-15
19
logo West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 182574143850-12
20
logo Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers 182474133548-13
21
logo Blackpool Blackpool 162464144251-9
22
logo Preston North End Preston North End 152455142242-20
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