1967–68 season | |||
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Chairman | Clifford Coombs | ||
Manager | Stan Cullis | ||
Ground | St Andrew's | ||
Football League Second Division | 4th | ||
FA Cup |
Semi-final (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion) |
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Football League Cup |
Third round (eliminated by Chelsea) |
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Top goalscorer |
League: Barry Bridges (23) All: Barry Bridges (28) |
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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 | ||
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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.