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1967–68 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1967–68 season
Chairman Clifford Coombs
Manager Stan Cullis
Ground St Andrew's
Football League Second Division 4th
FA Cup Semi-final
(eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
Football League Cup Third round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorer League: Barry Bridges (23)
All: Barry Bridges (28)
Highest home attendance 51,586 vs Arsenal, FA Cup 5th round replay, 12 March 1968
Lowest home attendance 19,916 vs Charlton Athletic, 7 May 1968
Average home league attendance 28,083

The 1967–68 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 65th in the Football League and their 27th in the Second Division. They finished in fourth position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1967–68 FA Cup in the third round proper, and defeated Arsenal (in a replay) and then Chelsea in front of crowds in excess of 50,000 to reach the semi-final, in which they lost 2–0 to local rivals West Bromwich Albion. They entered at the second round of the League Cup and lost in the third to Chelsea.

Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Forwards Barry Bridges and Fred Pickering played in all 50 first-team matches over the season; midfielder Malcolm Beard missed only one. Bridges finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 23 came in league competition.


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