The 1969–70 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 67th in the Football League and their 29th in the Second Division. They finished in 18th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1969–70 FA Cup in the third round proper and the League Cup in the second round; they lost their opening match in each competition, to Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively.

Stan Cullis resigned as manager and retired from football in March 1970,Matthews (2000), p. 63. and chief scout Don Dorman and coach Bill Shorthouse finished the playing season as caretaker managers. After unsuccessful approaches were made to Don Revie, Brian Clough and Ronnie Allen, Brighton & Hove Albion manager Freddie Goodwin took on the job at the end of May.Matthews (2000), pp. 147–48.

Twenty players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defenders Ray Martin and Bobby Thomson played in all 44 first-team matches over the season. Phil Summerill finished as leading goalscorer for the second successive season, with 13 goals, all of which came in league competition.

Football League Second Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance9 August 196916thLeicester CityAL1–3Summerill35,16816 August 196920thOxford UnitedHL1–3Summerill27,06719 August 196919thPortsmouthHD1–1Summerill24,97623 August 196921stBlackpoolAL0–217,49527 August 196919thHull CityAD0–012,24230 August 196917thQueens Park RangersHW3–0Murray 332,6606 September 196918thBolton WanderersAL0–211,30313 September 196917thSheffield UnitedHW2–1Vincent, Murray27,20116 September 196914thNorwich CityHW3-1Murray, Summerill 226,40820 September 196912thCharlton AthleticAW1–0Hateley13,99927 September 196911thCarlisle UnitedHD1–1Summerill28,7814 October 196913thBristol CityAL0–218,6948 October 196915thOxford UnitedAL0–212,62111 October 196913thBlackburn RoversHW3–0Vowden 2, Summerill25,60218 October 196912thAston VillaAD0–054,40525 October 196913thCardiff CityHD1–1Hateley28,2871 November 196911thWatfordAW3–2Vincent, Vowden, Murray17,4368 November 196911thSwindon TownHW2–0Vowden, Murray28,39112 November 19698thPortsmouthAD1–1Murray16,50815 November 196912thPreston North EndAL1–4Hateley9,69222 November 196910thMillwallHW2–0Hateley, Vincent22,5646 December 196911thHuddersfield TownHD2–2Vowden, Murray24,95613 December 196912thSheffield UnitedAL0–617,33216 December 196912thMiddlesbroughAL2–4Hateley, Murray17,02026 December 196912thBlackpoolHL2–3James og, Hateley29,54827 December 196912thQueens Park RangersAL1–2Page15,68810 January 196912thCharlton AthleticHW3–0Vincent, Beard, Johnston18,03117 January 197012thCarlisle UnitedAL3–4Summerill 37,91231 January 197013thBristol CityHD2–2Vincent, Summerill20,42114 February 196916thLeicester CityHL0–128,23221 February 197018thCardiff CityAL1–3Bell og21,88724 February 197015thBolton WanderersHW2–0Vincent, Summerill19,48928 February 197015thWatfordHD0–022,7964 March 197015thBlackburn RoversAD1–1Mulvaney og8,63911 March 197017thMillwallAL2–6Hockey, Murray7,82514 March 197015thMiddlesbroughHD0–017,97421 March 197017thHuddersfield TownAL0–218,50228 March 197016thPreston North EndHW1–0Vowden16,46930 March 197017thAston VillaHL0–241,69631 March 197017thSwindon TownAL1–4Summerill21,0984 April 197018thHull CityHL2–4R. Latchford, Martin13,53015 April 197018thNorwich CityAL0–612,134

League table (part)

+Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts16thBolton Wanderers4212121854610.893617thPortsmouth421392066800.823518thBirmingham City4211112051780.653319thWatford429132044570.773120thCharlton Athletic427171835760.4631Key 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 = Points

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round3 January 1970ChelseaAL0–345,088

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round3 September 1969Brighton & Hove AlbionAL0–224,232

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGK Jim Herriot2601010280GK Dave Latchford1600000160DF Ray Martin4211010441DF Garry Pendrey2700010280DF Dave Robinson3301010350DF John Sleeuwenhoek90000090DF Bobby Thomson4201010440MF Malcolm Beard3811010401MF Trevor Hockey4111010431MF Malcolm Page17 (1)1101018 (1)1MF Johnny Vincent3661010386MF Ron Wylie1 (3)000001 (3)0FW Mick Darrell0 (1)000000 (1)0FW Tony Hateley2661000276FW George Johnston6 (3)100006 (3)1FW Bob Latchford1010010111FW Bert Murray33 (1)11101035 (1)11FW Phil Summerill30 (4)13000030 (4)13FW Denis Thwaites00001010FW Geoff Vowden29 (3)6100030 (3)6

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. 374–75. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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