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England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 42 | +32 | 60 | L1-2 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | +34 | 56 | L1-3 | L1-5 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | +16 | 53 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | +18 | 52 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | +20 | 51 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | +20 | 50 | L0-3 | L1-3 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | +18 | 50 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | +15 | 48 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | -8 | 44 | L0-2 | D0-0 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | +2 | 43 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | -9 | 42 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | -3 | 39 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | -11 | 38 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | -8 | 37 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | -3 | 36 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | -20 | 36 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 42 | -1 | 35 | W3-2 | L0-3 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | -12 | 35 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | -13 | 35 | W2-1 | D2-2 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | -24 | 33 | W4-0 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Leicester City | 42 | -27 | 32 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 42 | -36 | 19 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| Birmingham City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 13th | 12th | 19th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Drawn | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Lost | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 8th | 21st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-1-4 | 4-1-1 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 4-11 | 10-4 | 4-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 16th | 12th | 16th |
| Goals scored | 50 | 32 | 18 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 15th | 13th | 16th |
| Goals conceded | 61 | 23 | 38 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 13th | 17th |
| Goal difference | -11 | +9 | -20 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 12th | 11th | 11th |
| Goal total | 111 | 55 | 56 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 5 |
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| Home | drew last game | ||
| Away | lost last 4, w/o win in last 14 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-4-4 | 5-3-2 | 2-3-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-8 | 5-3 | 3-14 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L1-2 D1-1 |
D1-1 |
D2-2 |
| Occurence | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Birmingham City | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 13th | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 61 | -11 | .455 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Fifth Round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | .643 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 71 | -10 | .481 | |
