Chairman Keith Coombs Football League First Division 16th | Ground St Andrew's | |
Manager Jim Smith to February 1982
Ron Saunders thereafter FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by Ipswich Town) League Cup Second round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest) | ||
The 1981–82 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 79th in the Football League and their 47th in the First Division. They finished in 16th position in the 22-team division. They lost in their opening match in both cup competitions: to Ipswich Town in the third round proper of the 1981–82 FA Cup and to Nottingham Forest in the second round of the League Cup.
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Twenty-four players appeared in at least one first-team game, and Dutch international midfielder Toine van Mierlo made most appearances, with 43 of the possible 45. There were 14 different goalscorers; Tony Evans was the club's leading scorer with 16 goals, of which 15 were scored in the league.
League table (part)
Three points for a win were first awarded in the Football League in 1981–82.