info on other matches played at st andrews(bham) ??

[bluenosebrowny85]

looking at starting a new collection does anybody no off any other matches played at st andrews in the past... internationals,semi finals or any other games not involving bham??????

[cfcmartin1965]

Hi,

One to start te list is Chelsea v Burnley F.A. Cup 4th Round 2nd replay played at St.Andrews 6th February 1956.

Cheers
Martin

[oldbolt]

18/10/76 Bolton v Fulham League Cup R3 2nd Replay

[1980Cossie]

England v Wales Wartime International 25th October 1941
England v Spain U-21's International 27th Feb 2001

Plus i found this info on the net which may prove useful to you:

Teams representing England have played international matches at St Andrew's, though not at senior level. In 1957, England B defeated Scotland B under floodlights in front of nearly 40,000 spectators. England's junior sides have played there on several occasions, at under-23, under-21 – the 4–0 defeat to Spain in 2001 was England U-21's worst home defeat – and youth levels. Before competitive football resumed after the First World War, a team representing the Scottish Football League beat their English counterparts, including Birmingham players Frank Womack and Billy Morgan, 3–1 at St Andrew's.

As of 2009, four FA Cup semifinals have taken place at St Andrew's, and the ground has hosted semifinal replays on five occasions, most recently in 1961. It was the venue for the 1987 play-off final replay, in which Charlton Athletic beat Leeds United to gain promotion to the Football League First Division, and for the final of the FA Vase in 2004 and 2006.

The ground has also been used for other sports. Small Heath Harriers athletic club, whose headquarters had been at the Muntz Street ground, trained at St Andrew's until the 1920s. The 1960 South African touring rugby union team beat a Midland Counties XV by 16 points to 5 on a muddy St Andrew's pitch in front of a 17,000 crowd. In 1949, Dick Turpin beat Albert Finch on points to retain his British and Empire middleweight boxing title; Turpin's brothers Jack and future world middleweight champion Randolph fought on the undercard. In 1965, Henry Cooper defeated Johnny Prescott at St Andrew's to retain his British and Empire heavyweight title; the fight took place two days after originally scheduled, having been rained off at the last minute, which prompted debate as to the feasibility of outdoor boxing promotions in light of the uncertain British weather.

St Andrew's was the location for the stadium rally scene in Peter Watkins' 1967 film Privilege. It has hosted a number of music concerts: events include UB40, supported by The Pogues, in 1989, Duran Duran in 2005, and the 2002 Party in the Park, featuring Westlife and Sugababes among others.

[bluenosebrowny85]

thanks for the help

[garyspain]

The Birmingham county FA also played the Republic of Ireland junior International side every other year for most of the 50's and 60's. Unfortunately like much of Ireland's football history it is not well documented.

Some of the games were played at St. Andrews and some at Villa Park.