1989–90 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1989–90 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 87th in the Football League and the first in their history in which they played in the third tier of the English football league system. After a sound start to the season, with six wins from the first ten games, their results worsened, and they eventually finished in seventh position in the 24-team Third Division, three points outside the playoff places. They entered the 1989–90 FA Cup in the first round proper and lost in the third, eliminated by Oldham Athletic after a replay, and entered the League Cup at the first round and lost in the second, beaten 3–2 by West Ham United over two legs. They failed to progress from their group in the preliminary round of the Associate Members' Cup, a competition open to teams in the third and fourth tiers of the League.

Dennis Bailey was the club's top scorer for the season, with 20 goals in all competitions, of which 18 came in the league.

In April 1989, the club was sold to the Kumar brothers, owners of a Manchester-based fashion and leisurewear company. Dave Mackay was brought in as general manager, previous manager Garry Pendrey refused to stay on as part of Mackay's staff, and Samesh Kumar became chairman.Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44–46.

Football League Third Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance19 August 19891stCrewe AlexandraHW3–0Yates, Sturridge, Bailey10,44726 August 198910thBristol CityAL0–18,9382 September 19895thSwansea CityHW2–0Bailey, Hopkins8,0719 September 198910thShrewsbury TownAL0–24,71416 September 19899thTranmere RoversHW2–1Gordon, Bailey8,60423 September 19894thBrentfordAW1–0Sturridge5,38626 September 19893rdWalsallHW2–0Bailey pen., Tait10,83430 September 19893rdBlackpoolAL2–3Sturridge, Gleghorn5,6817 October 19898thRotherham UnitedAL1–5Sturridge4,67614 October 19895thNorthampton TownHW4–0Gleghorn 2, Bailey 2 (1 pen.)8,73117 October 19899thChester CityAL0–41,89021 October 198910thHuddersfield TownHL0–17,95128 October 198911thBuryAD0–03,38331 October 198910thCardiff CityHD1–1Sturridge7,4684 November 198910thReadingAW2–0Sturridge, Hicks og3,52711 November 198910thLeyton OrientHD0–07,49125 November 19898thBolton WanderersHW1–0Bailey pen.8,0811 December 19898thWigan AthleticAL0–12,50616 December 19897thPreston North EndHW3–1Yates, Bailey, Frain6,39126 December 19899thBristol RoversAD0–06,57330 December 19899thNotts CountyAL2–3Atkins pen., Bailey7,7861 January 19899thFulhamHD1–1Gleghorn8,93213 January 19909thBristol CityHL0–411,27720 January 19909thCrewe AlexandraAW2–0Bailey, Sturridge4,68127 January 19909thShrewsbury TownHL0–17,4619 February 199010thTranmere RoversAL1–5Bailey pen.6,03313 February 199011thSwansea CityAD1–1Madden3,60317 February 199010thWigan AthleticHD0–05,47324 February 199012thBolton WanderersAL1–3Gordon7,6183 March 199011thMansfield TownHW4–1Sturridge, Bailey 2, Ashley5,7466 March 19909thBlackpoolHW3–1Peer, Sturridge, Bailey pen.7,08510 March 19909thWalsallAW1–0Gleghorn6,03613 March 199010thBrentfordHL0–18,16917 March 19909thRotherham UnitedHW4–1Tait, Atkins, Gordon, Sturridge6,98520 March 19909thNorthampton TownAD2–2Peer, Gleghorn4,34524 March 199010thChester CityHD0–07,58431 March 199010thHuddersfield TownAW2–1Bailey, Gleghorn5,8373 April 199010thMansfield TownAL2–5Bailey, Gleghorn4,1647 April 199010thBuryHD0–06,80810 April 19908thCardiff CityAW1–0Hopkins3,32214 April 19907thFulhamAW2–1Hopkins, Gleghorn4,56816 April 19907thBristol RoversHD2–2Matthewson, Hopkins12,43821 April 19907thPreston North EndAD2–2Bailey 27,68024 April 19907thNotts CountyHL1–2Hopkins10,53328 April 19907thLeyton OrientAW2–1Peer, Hopkins5,6915 May 19907thReadingHL0–114,278

League table (part) +Final Third Division table (part)Team5thBury462111147049+21746thBolton Wanderers461815135948+11697thBirmingham City461812166059+1668thHuddersfield Town461714156162−1659thRotherham United461713167162+964

Results summary

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round17 November 1989Leyton OrientAW1–0Sturridge4,063Second round9 December 1989Colchester UnitedAW2–0Gleghorn 4', 90'3,858Third round7 January 1990Oldham AthleticHD1–1Gleghorn13,131Third round replay10 January 1990Oldham AthleticAL0–19,982

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st leg22 August 1989ChesterfieldHW2–1Atkins, Bailey6,722First round 2nd leg28 August 1989ChesterfieldAW1–0Bailey3,313Second round 1st leg19 September 1989West Ham UnitedHL1–2Sproson10,987Second round 2nd leg4 October 1989West Ham UnitedAD1-1Atkins12,187

Associate Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePreliminary round28 November 1989AldershotAL0–31,148Preliminary round12 December 1989Hereford UnitedHW1–0Atkins3,168

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAssociate Members' CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGK Roger Hansbury1000000010GK Martin Thomas420404020520GK Dean Williams3000000030DF Kevin Ashley311203010371DF Ian Atkins452404221555DF Ian Clarkson15 (5)030102021 (5)0DF John Frain36 (2)140202044 (2)1DF Trevor Matthewson461404020561DF Vince Overson27 (3)0303 (1)01034 (4)0DF Brian Roberts9 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)09 (3)0DF Phil Sproson120004100161MF Dougie Bell14 (1)040002020 (1)0MF John Deakin3 (4)000000 (1)03 (5)0MF Andy Harris0 (1)00000000 (1)0MF Robert Hopkins16 (2)60 (2)02 (1)00018 (5)6MF Kevin Langley330401020400MF David Madden *5100000051MF Dean Peer22 (5)3003 (1)00025 (6)3MF Mark Rutherford0 (2)00000000 (2)0MF Paul Tait7 (7)20 (1)01 (1)00 (1)08 (10)2FW Dennis Bailey40 (3)1840422050 (3)20FW Nigel Gleghorn4394320205112FW Colin Gordon14 (7)3002 (1)00016 (8)3FW Simon Sturridge30 (1)10412 (1)01037 (2)11FW Mark Yates12 (8)20 (1)0201015 (9)2

1989–90 Birmingham City F.C. season

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