Wolverhampton 5-1 Birmingham City - February 22, 1958 / Division 1 1957/1958
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50'
Peter Murphy
WOL
16' - Goal
Norman Deeley16
17' - Goal
Jimmy Murray17 30' - Goal
Norman Deeley30 35' - Goal
Jimmy Murray35 44' - Goal
Jimmy Murray44
WOL
50' - Goal
Peter Murphy
BC
BC
Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Malcolm Finlayson | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eddie Stuart | 26 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 34 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bill Slater | 30 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerry Harris | 22 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eddie Clamp | 23 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Broadbent | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Norman Deeley | 3016 | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jimmy Mullen | 35 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jimmy Murray | 441735 | 22 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Colin Booth | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Birmingham City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gilbert Merrick | 36 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeffrey Hall | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Smith | 21 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Farmer | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Johnny Watts | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Murphy | 50 | 35 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Harry Hooper | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bunny Larkin | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Eddy Brown | 31 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bryan Orritt | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alex Govan | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Colin Booth
IN
Bobby Mason
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eddy Brown
IN
Gordon Astall
OUT
Bryan Orritt
IN
Noel Kinsey
OUT
Johnny Watts
IN
Dick Neal
OUT
Gilbert Merrick
IN
Johnny Schofield
OUT
Brian Farmer
IN
George Allen
OUT
Alex Govan
IN
Bud Houghton
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
42
445
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Cullis vs Birmingham City
6 victories
4 draws
1 loss
Cullis vs Turner
4 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
166
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Turner vs Wolverhampton
0 victory
2 draws
4 losses
Turner vs Cullis
0 victory
2 draws
4 losses
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Key figures
The last time Wolverhampton has won with a difference of 4 goals vs Birmingham City, It was on the 06/05/1950
Wolverhampton keeps its 40 matches with at least one goal scored at home in Premier League running (since 14/04/1956). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/02/1954-26/12/1955 time period (40 matches).
Stan Cullis has registered 100 sharing points in Premier League since the 01/07/1948 as the manager of Wolverhampton next after this match..
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWolverhampton 2-0 Everton21/12/1957 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Luton Town11/01/1958 | VWolverhampton 5-1 Portsmouth25/01/1958 | VWolverhampton 5-1 Leicester01/02/1958 | VWolverhampton 6-1 Darlington 1883-201215/02/1958 | VWolverhampton 3-2 Leeds United19/02/1958 |
| Overall | VWolverhampton 2-0 Everton21/12/1957 | DWolverhampton 1-1 Luton Town11/01/1958 | VWolverhampton 5-1 Portsmouth25/01/1958 | VWolverhampton 5-1 Leicester01/02/1958 | VWolverhampton 6-1 Darlington 1883-201215/02/1958 | VWolverhampton 3-2 Leeds United19/02/1958 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 20 | 20 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 25 | 25 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
29 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
28 |
|
15 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
19 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
|
13 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
12 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
71 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
49 |
|
45 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
19 |
|
35 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
68 |
|
14 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
37 |
|
2.45 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.75 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.36 |
|
1.21 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.43 |
|
0.93 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.64 |
Betting aid
|
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
20 |
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
22 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
19 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
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
| Jimmy Murray | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 11 goals | Peter Murphy | |
| Jimmy Murray | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Eddie Clamp | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Eddie Clamp | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Peter Broadbent | 9 goals during the last 15 matches | The fittest player | 10 goals during the last 10 matches | Peter Murphy | |
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
27 ga
Away
32 gf
46 ga
Total
88 gf
73 ga
Historical head to head
Home
46 gf
32 ga
Away
27 gf
56 ga
Total
73 gf
88 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
May 06, 1950 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
May 06, 1950 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
November 13, 1920 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
November 06, 1920 |
Latest head to head
October 12, 1957 - Division 1 1957/1958
February 09, 1957 - Division 1 1956/1957
September 29, 1956 - Division 1 1956/1957
March 10, 1956 - Division 1 1955/1956
October 29, 1955 - Division 1 1955/1956
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
|
Eddie Clamp | 2 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Norman Deeley | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Denis Wilshaw | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Jimmy Murray | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
Gordon Astall | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
 |
Malcolm Finlayson | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Eddie Stuart | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Eddie Clamp | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Peter Broadbent | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Jimmy Mullen | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Denis Wilshaw | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
Eddy Brown | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Gilbert Merrick | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Jeffrey Hall | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Peter Murphy | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Bryan Orritt | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Gordon Astall | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 22, 1958
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