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HOWARD’S WAY

HOWARD’S WAY

LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY SUPPORTER KEITH DIXON RECALLS WHEN HOWARD KENDALL HELPED SAVE THE BLUES FROM RELEGATION HALF A CENTURY AGO...

AS BIRMINGHAM tackle yet relegation battle, it is worth recalling what happened 50 years ago.
The story begins on February 14, 1974 when Blues sold striker Bob Latchford to Everton for a deal estimated to be worth £350,000 – a British transfer record at the time.
Blues received £80,000 for Latchford with the remainder of the deal being made up by the arrival at St Andrew’s of Howard Kendall and Archie Styles.
Birmingham-born Latchford had made 194 appearance...

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