The 1953–54 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 51st in the Football League and their 23rd in the Second Division. They finished in seventh position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1953–54 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Ipswich Town in the fourth.
Twenty-eight players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Full-back Ken Green played in 41 of the 44 first-team matches over the season, and Ted Purdon was leading goalscorer with 15 goals, all scored in league competition.
Football League Second Division
Note that not all teams completed their playing season on the same day. Birmingham were in sixth position after their last game of the season, on 24 April, but by the time the last game was played, five days later, they were seventh, having been overtaken by Rotherham United.
DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance19 August 19531stHull CityHW2–0Murphy, Govan23,84622 August 19531stSwansea TownHW6–0Purdon 2, Murphy 3, Kinsey26,81724 August 19531stPlymouth ArgyleAD2–2Kinsey, Govan21,01929 August 19533rdRotherham UnitedAL0–112,6702 September 19533rdPlymouth ArgyleHW3–0Purdon, Kinsey, Stewart21,4405 September 19536thLeicester CityHL1–2Stewart30,9739 September 19532ndLuton TownHW5–1Murphy, Purdon 218,88112 September 19538thStoke CityAL2–3Purdon, Hall22,95816 September 195311thLuton TownAL0–212,23119 September 195311thFulhamHD2–2Purdon 221,13826 September 19538thWest Ham UnitedAW2–1Purdon, Kinsey36,0913 October 195310thLeeds UnitedHD3–3Kinsey, Murphy, Govan26,43410 October 19536thLincoln CityHW1–0Stewart21,94817 October 19536thBristol RoversAD1–1Purdon33,63424 October 19536thBrentfordHW5–1Purdon, Kinsey, Murphy, Govan, Bragg og23,58231 October 19536thDerby CountyAW4–2Purdon, Stewart, Murphy, Astall18,2787 November 19535thBlackburn RoversHD0–024,60414 November 19535thDoncaster RoversAL1–3Kinsey16,58621 November 19535thBuryHD0–020,72328 November 19534thOldham AthleticAW3–2Kinsey, Astall, Govan18,2645 December 19534thEvertonHW5–1Trigg, Murphy, Astall 2, Clinton og23,55712 December 19535thHull CityAL0–319,75219 December 19534thSwansea TownAW3–1Rowley 2, Purdon12,49325 December 19534thNotts CountyHW3–0Rowley 2, Govan30,48926 December 19534thNotts CountyAL1–2Astall20,9862 January 19546thRotherham UnitedHL2–3Purdon 216,76816 January 19544thLeicester CityAW4–3Murphy, Rowley, Govan 234,70423 January 19542ndStoke CityHW1–0Kinsey26,2066 February 19546thFulhamAL2–5Trigg 220,54013 February 19545thWest Ham UnitedHW2–0Cochrane, Astall22,71620 February 19545thLeeds UnitedAD1–1Rowley22,80327 February 19544thLincoln CityAW1–0Lane13,9246 March 19545thBristol RoversHD1–1Boyd25,33113 March 19545thBrentfordAL0–212,58420 March 19545thDerby CountyHW3–0Trigg 2, Stewart18,21927 March 19545thBuryAD1–1Stewart11,2933 April 19545thOldham AthleticHW2–1Murphy, Boyd15,84810 April 19545thBlackburn RoversAL0–331,99516 April 19545thNottingham ForestAD1–1Kinsey25,28517 April 19545thDoncaster RoversHL0–115,26619 April 19545thNottingham ForestHD2–2Lane, Stewart14,62524 April 19546thEvertonAL0–162,865
League table (part)
+Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts5thRotherham United422171480671.19496thLuton Town4218121264591.08487thBirmingham City4218111378581.34478thFulham4217101598851.15449thBristol Rovers4214161264581.1044Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round9 January 1954Wolverhampton WanderersAW2–1Rowley 16', Murphy 68'36,784Fourth round30 January 1954Ipswich TownAL0–125,088
Appearances and goals
Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGK38020400GK400040FB100010FB39020410FB32120341FB13000130HB700070HB800080HB35220372HB701080HB24010250HB37010380HB700070FW24620266FW100010FW110011FW100010FW38820408FW100010FW200020FW3710203910FW821092FW3213213414FW 2315002315FW8621107FW100010FW22700297FW11500115
See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 342–43. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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