1955-56 Birmingham City Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 18-15-9 - 45 points
Finishing 6th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
1955-56 Birmingham City StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 18-15-9 - 45 points
Finishing 6th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
Birmingham City of The Football League First Division ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 18 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses for 45 points finishing sixth in TFL1.
The team chalked up 75 goals and conceded 57. Eddy Brown scored 21 goals for the team, while Gordon Astall, Peter Murphy and Noel Kinsey each netted five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Allen | D | January 23, 1932 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Gordon Astall | F | September 22, 1927 | Horwich, England | ||
| Jack Badham | D, M | January 31, 1919 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Len Boyd | M | November 11, 1923 | Plaistow, England | ||
| Bill Bradbury | April 3, 1933 | Matlock, England | |||
| Eddy Brown | F | February 28, 1926 | 5'9" | Preston, England | |
| Geoff Cox | November 30, 1934 | Nuneaton, England | |||
| Brian Farmer | D | July 29, 1933 | Wordsley, England | ||
| Bill Finney | F | September 5, 1931 | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Alex Govan | F | June 16, 1929 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ken Green | April 27, 1924 | West Ham, England | |||
| Jeff Hall | D | September 7, 1929 | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Dennis Hill | August 16, 1929 | Willenhall, England | |||
| Noel Kinsey | December 24, 1925 | Treorchy, Wales | |||
| Jackie Lane | November 10, 1931 | Birmingham, England | |||
| Bunny Larkin | F | January 11, 1936 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Bert Linnecor | M | November 30, 1933 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Roy Martin | May 16, 1929 | Kilbirnie, Scotland | |||
| Gil Merrick | G | January 26, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, England |
| Peter Murphy | March 7, 1922 | Hartlepool, England | |||
| Dick Neal | M | October 1, 1933 | Dinnington, England | ||
| Johnny Newman | D | December 13, 1933 | Hereford, England | ||
| Bryan Orritt | M, F | February 22, 1937 | Cwm-y-Glo, Wales | ||
| Johnny Schofield | G | December 8, 1931 | Atherstone, England | ||
| Trevor Smith | D | April 13, 1936 | Brierley Hill, England | ||
| Roy Warhurst | September 18, 1926 | Sheffield, England | |||
| Peter Warmington | F | April 8, 1934 | Wythall, England | ||
| Johnny Watts | M | April 13, 1931 | Vauxhall, England |
