Arsenal 1-1 Birmingham City - October 29, 1977 / Division 1 1977/1978
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ARS
0' - Goal
Pat Rice0
0' - Goal
Keith Bertschin
ARS
46' - Substitution
David Priceis substituted by Mark Heeley46 46' - Substitution
Pat Howardis substituted by John Connolly
BC
BC
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 32 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Simpson | 32 | 423 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 19 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 28 | 186 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Rice | 28 | 361 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Price | 46 | 22 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Trevor Ross | 20 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 21 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Rix | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Malcolm Macdonald | 27 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 21 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
137
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Montgomery | 34 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Howard | 46 | 30 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Garry Pendrey | 28 | 173 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Want | 28 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Page | 30 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Calderwood | 22 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Towers | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Francis | 23 | 190 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Emmanuel | 23 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Hibbitt | 29 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Keith Bertschin | 21 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
80
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Mark Heeley | 46 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
John Connolly | 46 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David O'Leary
IN
Willie Young
OUT
Trevor Ross
IN
Alan Hudson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
35
66
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Neill vs Birmingham City
2 victories
4 draws
5 losses
Neill vs Ramsey
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
57
9
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Ramsey vs Arsenal
1 victory
3 draws
1 loss
Ramsey vs Neill
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 13 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in Premier League running (since 02/04/1977). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/12/1973-07/09/1974 time period (13 matches).
End of streak for Arsenal after 3 consecutive wins (since 15/10/1977). It was the best streak for the club since 03/02/1973-24/02/1973 (4 matches).
Arsenal keeps its 13 matches with at least one goal scored vs Birmingham City running (since 09/03/1968). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/08/1933 (12 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VArsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest03/09/1977 | VArsenal 2-1 Leicester17/09/1977 | VArsenal 3-0 West Ham01/10/1977 | DArsenal 0-0 Liverpool04/10/1977 | VArsenal 1-0 Queens Park Rangers15/10/1977 | VArsenal 2-0 Southampton25/10/1977 |
| Overall | VArsenal 3-0 West Ham01/10/1977 | DArsenal 0-0 Liverpool04/10/1977 | LManchester City 2-1 Arsenal08/10/1977 | VArsenal 1-0 Queens Park Rangers15/10/1977 | VBristol City 0-2 Arsenal22/10/1977 | VArsenal 2-0 Southampton25/10/1977 |
Current form
| Away | LChelsea 2-0 Birmingham City24/08/1977 | LLeeds United 1-0 Birmingham City27/08/1977 | VMiddlesbrough 1-2 Birmingham City10/09/1977 | LWest Bromwich Albion 3-1 Birmingham City24/09/1977 | VAston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City01/10/1977 | LIpswich Town 5-2 Birmingham City15/10/1977 |
| Overall | LWest Bromwich Albion 3-1 Birmingham City24/09/1977 | VAston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City01/10/1977 | VBirmingham City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers04/10/1977 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Coventry08/10/1977 | LIpswich Town 5-2 Birmingham City15/10/1977 | VBirmingham City 3-1 Derby County22/10/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 14 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
12 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
12 |
|
6 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
4 |
Goals
|
14 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
16 |
|
10 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
20 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
1.17 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.58 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
|
0.17 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Frank Stapleton | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Trevor Francis |  |
| Frank Stapleton | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Trevor Francis | |
 | Liam Brady | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Trevor Francis | |
| Liam Brady | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Malcolm Macdonald | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 5 goals during the last 4 matches | Trevor Francis | |
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
39 ga
Away
62 gf
104 ga
Total
167 gf
143 ga
Historical head to head
Home
104 gf
62 ga
Away
39 gf
105 ga
Total
143 gf
167 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
March 03, 1906 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 03, 1955 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
March 31, 1894 |
Latest head to head
January 18, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
November 06, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
February 21, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
November 15, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
March 15, 1975 - Division 1 1974/1975
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Joe Baker | 7 goals | 1962 - 1965 |
 |
Ted Drake | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
Malcolm Macdonald | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
 |
David Herd | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
John MacLeod | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
|
Trevor Francis | 5 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Bob Hatton | 4 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 2 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Peter Murphy | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Kenny Burns | 2 goals | 1974 - 1975 |
|
Kenneth Leek | 2 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Billy McCullough | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
George Armstrong | 9 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
|
Peter Simpson | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Peter Storey | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Pat Rice | 8 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Liam Brady | 8 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Johnny Schofield | 10 matches | 1959 - 1965 |
|
Trevor Smith | 10 matches | 1959 - 1963 |
|
Trevor Francis | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Dave Latchford | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Kenny Burns | 8 matches | 1972 - 1976 |
|
Joe Gallagher | 8 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
69 matches
67 matches
48 matches
126 matches
20 matches
11 matches
They played in both sides
48 matches
126 matches
69 matches
67 matches
20 matches
11 matches
Competition info
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October 29, 1977
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