1981–82 Birmingham City F.C. season

{{Infobox football club season }} 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.
 * club              = Birmingham City F.C.
 * season            = 1981–82
 * manager           = {{ublist|Jim Smith|{until February 1982)|Ron Saunders}}
 * chairman          = Keith Coombs
 * stdtitle          = Ground
 * stadium           = St Andrew's
 * league            = Football League First Division
 * league result     = 16th
 * cup1              = FA Cup
 * cup1 result       = Third round (eliminated by Ipswich Town)
 * cup2              = League Cup
 * cup2 result       = Second round (eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
 * league topscorer  = Tony Evans (15)
 * season topscorer  = Tony Evans (16)
 * highest attendance = 32,817 vs Aston Villa, 20 February 1982
 * lowest attendance = 10,715 vs Middlesbrough, 6 February 1982
 * average attendance = 17,116
 * pattern_la1 =_whitelines
 * pattern_b1 =_shoulder_stripes_white_stripes
 * pattern_ra1 =_whitelines
 * pattern_sh1 =_blue_stripes_adidas
 * pattern_so1 =_color_3_stripes_blue
 * leftarm1 =0000ff
 * body1 =0000ff
 * rightarm1 =0000ff
 * prevseason        = 1980–81
 * nextseason        = 1982–83

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.

Appearances and goals

 * Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
 * Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
 * Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
 * Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward