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Birmingham City
Badge of Birmingham City
Full name Birmingham City Football Club
Nickname(s) Blues
Founded 1875
as Small Heath Alliance
Ground St Andrew's Stadium
(Capacity: 30,009[1])
President Carson Yeung[2]
Chairman Vico Hui
Manager Alex McLeish
League Premier League
2008–09 The Championship, 2nd
(promoted)
Home colours
Away colours
Current season
.Birmingham City Football Club (pronounced /ˈbɜrmɪŋəm ˈsɪti/) is a professional football club based in the city of Birmingham, England.^ Birmingham City Football Club Fanzine 2010 .
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^ Birmingham City Football Club was originally formed in 1888.
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^ Birmingham City Football Club also known as "Blues" are an English professional football club based in the city of Birmingham.
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.Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.[3] At the end of the 2008–09 season, they were promoted from the Football League Championship to spend their sixth season in the Premier League.^ Labels: birmingham city , birmingham city home kit 2008/09 , birmingham city home shirt , birmingham city home shirt 2008/09 , birmingham city home shirts , birmingham city shirts .
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^ MUFC v Birmingham City 1 January 2008 .
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^ The club was established in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they changed their name to Small Heath in 1888, then to Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
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.As Small Heath, they were founder members and first ever champions of the Football League Second Division.^ Small Heath was one of the founders and first ever champions of the Second Division Football League .
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^ Founder member of Division Two 1892 .
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^ They were founder members of the football league and St Andrews has been...
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.The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s.^ Birmingham City’s most successful period was in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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^ The most victorious period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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^ The period of glory was during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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.They achieved their highest finishing position of sixth in the First Division in the 1955–56 season and reached the 1956 FA Cup Final, progressed to the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960 and 1961, and won their only major trophy, the League Cup, in 1963, beating Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate.^ Their last trophy was won i 1976, when they won the league cup.
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^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1956 .
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^ It was then that they achieved their highest finishing position in the old First Division.
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.They have played in the top tier of English football for the majority of their history.^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ The club has spent the majority of their history in the top division of English football .Their worst era was between 1986 and 2002, when they were constantly outside the top division.
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^ Although Birmingham City have spent the majority of their history in England’s top flight, they were continuously outside the top division between 1986 and 2002.
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[4] .Their longest period spent outside the top division, between 1986 and 2002, included two brief spells in the third tier of the English League, during which time they twice won the Football League Trophy.^ The club has spent the majority of their history in the top division of English football .Their worst era was between 1986 and 2002, when they were constantly outside the top division.
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^ Although Birmingham City have spent the majority of their history in England’s top flight, they were continuously outside the top division between 1986 and 2002.
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^ These years also included two short periods in the third division of the English League, during which time they won the Leyland DAF Cup and the Auto Windscreens Shield .
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.St Andrew's has been their home ground since 1906. They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours, with whom they play the Birmingham derby.^ Villa humiliate Birmingham in derby .
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^ They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with local club Aston Villa, with whom they play the Birmingham derby.
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^ Aston Villa vs Birmingham .
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.The club's nickname is Blues, due to the colour of their kit, and their fans are known as Bluenoses.^ The club's nickname is Blues, due to the colour of their kit, and their fans are known as Bluenoses.
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^ The club's nickname is Blues, because of their blue home kit, and their fans are known as Bluenoses.
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^ Birmingham City FC is known as “The Blues" due to the colour of their strip.
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.Birmingham City were founded as Small Heath Alliance in 1875, and from 1877 played their home games at Muntz Street.^ Birmingham City songs and chants Home .
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^ Homes for rent in Birmingham City Centre .
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^ Founded in 1875, Birmingham City was formally known as Small Heath Alliance and then Small Heath before becoming Birmingham City FC in 1943.
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.The club turned professional in 1885,[1] and three years later became the first football club to become a limited company with a board of directors,[5] under the name of Tits Small Heath F.C. Ltd.^ Three years later Small Heath became the first football club to became a limited company and dropped "Alliance" from their name.
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^ Small Heath Alliance turned professional in 1885 and became the first ever winners of the Second Division in 1893.
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^ The club was one of the earliest professional teams in the UK, and it was the very first club to become a ‘limited’ company controlled by a board of directors.
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[6] .From the 1889–90 season they played in the Football Alliance, which ran alongside the Football League.^ Gillingham’s first season of League football.
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^ At the end of the 2008– 09 season, they were promoted from the Football League Championship to the Premier League.
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^ Lowest ebb: In 1986 when Birmingham were still playing in the top-flight of English football, they were beaten 2-1 at St Andrew's by non-league Altrincham.
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.In 1892, Small Heath, along with the other Alliance teams, were invited to join the newly-formed Football League Second Division.^ The football team was formed in 1875 and was originally known as Small Heath Alliance.
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^ Small Heath were an original member of The Football League and were the first ever champions of the Second Division.
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^ Villa Park is the stadium with a 42 thousand people capacity where the city’s football team Aston Villa –winner of 7 F.A. and 7 league cups- holds its games.
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.They finished as champions, but failed to win promotion via the test match system; the following season promotion to the First Division was secured after a second place finish and test match victory over Darwen.^ They also finished sixth in the First Division in season 1955-56 .
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^ They have also secured a place in WDDOA Division 1 for the fall of 08.
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^ However, despite finishing the season champions of Division Two, the club failed to win promotion under the test match system of the day.
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[7] .The club adopted the name Birmingham Football Club in 1905, and moved into their new ground, which became known as St Andrew's, the following year,[8] though matters on the field failed to live up to their surroundings.^ In 1905 the club became Birmingham F.C and moved into the St Andrews stadium where they still play today.
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^ St Andrews Ground Football Stadium -- St Andrew's is a football stadium located in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England.
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^ Birmingham City Football Club BCFC news & fans chat .
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.Birmingham were relegated in 1908, obliged to apply for re-election two years later, and remained in the Second Division until after the First World War.^ Relegated back to the Second Division in 1908, Birmingham remained there until the 1920/21 season.
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^ The Blues finished as runners-up of Division Two three times in the next decade and finally won the title for a second time in 1921.
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^ Two seasons on, they won their third Second Division title, conceding only 24 goals in the 42-game season, but in 1950 the club faced relegation once more.
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[4]
.Frank Womack's captaincy and the creativity of Scottish international playmaker Johnny Crosbie contributed much to Birmingham winning their second Division Two title in 1920–21.^ Birmingham had a glorious chance to win it two minutes into injury time when goalscorer Nick Wright was denied by Richard Wright as he looked about to head home.

^ Relegated back to the Second Division in 1908, Birmingham remained there until the 1920/21 season.
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^ The club have spent most of their existence bouncing between the top two flights - their Second Division title in 1955 was notable in that they beat Luton Town on goal average by just 0.297 of a goal.
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[9] .Womack went on to make 515 appearances, a club record for an outfielder, over a twenty-year career.^ On the international front Burns won twenty caps for Scotland over a seven year period, starting as a centre forward but making the majority of his appearances at centre half.

^ By the following year the club had 70,000 members, making it the most powerful in the world.
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^ Guardiola himself, a club legend, was produced by the same system and spent the first 11 years of his career there.
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[10] .1920 also saw the debut of the 19-year-old Joe Bradford, who went on to score a club record 267 goals in 445 games, and won 12 caps for England.^ Many believe Wenger is missing the influence of former vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club a year ago.
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^ AS Monaco signed him to a contract in 2003, and he scored seven goals in seventeen appearances, helping them reach the Champions League final with two goals in ten games.

^ The 26 year old has scored 67 goals in 92 games for his club side who may consider letting him go for a fee of around £6.5m.

[11] .In 1931, manager Leslie Knighton led the club to their first FA Cup Final, which they lost 2–1 to Second Division club West Bromwich Albion.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1956 .
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^ FA CUP FINAL 1933 Songsheet.
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^ In 1931 the club managed to play their first FA cup final at Wembley against West Brom, unfortunately they were unable to win and lost 2-1.
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.Though Birmingham remained in the top flight for 18 seasons, they struggled in the league, with much reliance placed on England goalkeeper Harry Hibbs to make up for the lack of goals, Bradford excepted, at the other end.^ Record total of goals in a League season .
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^ In the 2003/2004 season Birmingham City got off to a brilliant start staying in the top 4 for the first month and after 6 weeks had statistically the best defence in the season after a very successful season till the last 14 or so games they stumbled and ended up on an set of 7 games without an win.
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^ The club have spent most of their existence bouncing between the top two flights - their Second Division title in 1955 was notable in that they beat Luton Town on goal average by just 0.297 of a goal.
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[12] .They were finally relegated in 1938–39, the last full season before the Football League was abandoned for the duration of the Second World War.^ In 1965 they were relegated again to the Second Divison.
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^ However, success in the league was still not forthcoming, and in the last full season before the Second World War, the club were eventually relegated back to the Second Division.
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^ Fry's first full season 1994/95 saw Birmingham promoted back into the second tier of English football and win the Auto Windscreens shield after beating Carlisle with Wembley's first ever golden goal.
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The club's current name of Birmingham City F.C. was adopted in 1943.[3] Under Harry Storer, appointed manager in 1945, the club won the Football League South wartime league and reached the semifinal of the first post-war FA Cup. .Two years later they won their third Second Division title, conceding only 24 goals in the 42-game season.^ They have only won 3 games this season and only 1 away.
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^ They are also conceding goals, looking at their most recent games, conceding 2 goals in most of them.
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^ Two seasons on, they won their third Second Division title, conceding only 24 goals in the 42-game season, but in 1950 the club faced relegation once more.
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[13] .Storer's successor Bob Brocklebank, though unable to stave off relegation in 1950, brought in players who made a major contribution to the club's successes of the next decade.^ Without stability either on or off the field, the club hit the darkest times in 1989 when they were relegated for the first time into the Third Tier of English football.
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^ Little did they know at this apparently disappointing moment in the club’s history that they were soon to turn a corner, though some fans were already predicting that the new wave of young players recruited by Bob Brocklebank would be the club’s golden generation.
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^ The line-up includes former Hammers youth player Liam Ridgewell, who made the unusual move across Brum from Villa Park in 2007.
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[14] .When Arthur Turner took over as manager in November 1954, he made them play closer to their potential, and a 5–1 win on the last day of the 1954–55 season confirmed them as champions.^ PJ on 8/11/2009 3:29pm At last confirmation of what I have always thought - that it does finish with the words "Please turn me over" not so relevant now on a CD, but in the days of vinyl.....
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^ Despite winning 3 trophies that season, Robson only lasted one season, his defensive tactics were unacceptable to the demanding Barcelona fans.
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^ The post mortems on last season have got to stop, we all know that the manager and board made mistakes and that a lot of the players who are now looking so good didn't perform after the new year.
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[15] .In their first season back in the First Division, Birmingham achieved their highest league finish of sixth place.^ They also finished sixth in the First Division in season 1955-56 .
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^ Birmingham Citys highest ever league position was 6th in the First Division in the 1955/56 season.

^ Gillingham’s first season of League football.
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.They also reached the FA Cup final, losing 3–1 to Manchester City in the game notable for City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann playing the last 20 minutes with a broken bone in his neck.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1956 .
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^ Yet he plays his reserves in an FA Cup Semi-Final.
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^ In 1955 they made it to the final, though a win eluded them when they lost 3–1 to Manchester City in a game which was notable for City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann playing the last 20 minutes with a broken bone in his neck.
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The following season the club lost in the FA Cup semifinal for the third time since the war, this time beaten 2–0 by Manchester United's "Busby Babes".[15]
.Birmingham became the first English club side to take part in European competition when they played their first group game in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup competition on 15 May 1956;[16][17][18] they went on to reach the semifinal where they drew 4–4 on aggregate with Barcelona, losing the replay 2–1. They were also the first English club side to reach a European final, losing 4–1 on aggregate to Barcelona in 1960 and 4–2 to A.S. Roma in 1961.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1956 .
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^ They then reached to European finals in the competition but lost both times to Barcelona again and Roma .
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^ Birmingham became the first English side to take part in a European competition by playing the what would become the UEFA Cup .
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[18] .In the 1961 semifinal they beat Inter Milan home and away; no other English club won a competitive game in the San Siro until Arsenal managed it more than 40 years later.^ The club have also won more penalties (five) than any other team this campaign.
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^ Arsenal v Inter Milan 2007/08 .
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^ The club turned professional 10 years later, agreeing to pay their players half the gate receipts.
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[19] .Gil Merrick's side saved their best form for cup competitions.^ Birmingham became the first English side to take part in a European competition by playing the what would become the UEFA Cup .
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^ Form sides from the Premier League and Championship set to clash in FA Cup replay.
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.Though opponents in the 1963 League Cup final, local rivals Aston Villa, were pre-match favourites, Birmingham raised their game and won 3–1 on aggregate to lift their only major trophy to date.^ Their last trophy was won i 1976, when they won the league cup.
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^ Birmingham Citys only major cup triumph was winning the League Cup in 1963.

^ This is the clubs only major trophy to date.
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[20] .In 1965, after ten years in the top flight, they returned to the Second Division.^ In 1965 they were relegated again to the Second Divison.
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^ City are in pole position to bounce straight back to the top flight, but they'll face fierce competition in what should be another tight Championship season.
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^ Leeds who lost in last years play-off final are my tip for second place this year , and for a return to...

.Businessman Clifford Coombs took over as chairman in 1965, luring Stan Cullis out of retirement to manage the club.^ Club management decided that Stan Cullis’ team was all style and no substance, and brought in Freddie Goodwin as new manager, with the instruction to get some results.
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^ When his playing days were over he went on to be assistant manager of Sunderland, manager of Orient and then in May, 1993 he took over at The City Ground following Brian Clough's retirement.
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^ Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan is optimistic that Steve Bruce will become the club's new manager this week.
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[21] .Cullis's team played attractive football which took them to the semifinals of the League Cup in 1967 and the FA Cup in 1968, but league football needed a different approach.^ Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup R6 12.04.1967 0-6 v Wednesbury Old Athletic FA Cup R2 3.12.1881 .
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^ Villa Park is the stadium with a 42 thousand people capacity where the city’s football team Aston Villa –winner of 7 F.A. and 7 league cups- holds its games.
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^ They won the wartime Football League South, and at the end of the war, the club appointed a new manager, Harry Storer, who took them to the semis in the first post-war FA Cup.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

[22] .Successor Freddie Goodwin produced a team playing skilful, aggressive football that won promotion as well as reaching an FA Cup semifinal.^ And who won the FA Cup.
  • New Birmingham City away kit 08/09 | PitchSlap 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.pitchslap.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ The forwards both scored eight points for two goals and an assist each with points won in the FA Cup counting towards a separate competition for your Classic and Professional teams.
  • Birmingham - Club Profile - Fantasy League Classic 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC chelseafc.fantasyleague.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Born in '51 [1900's] and raised in Warwickshire orphanages, I didn't pay too much attention to football which was mainly because I couldn't play as well as I'd have liked.
  • BLUES MUSE is more of Birmingham City Football Club 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC bluesmuse.com [Source type: General]

[23] .Two years later, the club raised money by selling Bob Latchford to Everton for a British record fee of £350,000, but without his goals the team struggled.^ He was then sold for a record fee at the time of £1,000,000.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ The club turned professional 10 years later, agreeing to pay their players half the gate receipts.
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  • Birmingham City Football Club - Official Site of the Premier League | Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.premierleague.com [Source type: General]

^ The 26 year old has scored 67 goals in 92 games for his club side who may consider letting him go for a fee of around £6.5m.

[24][25] .Sir Alf Ramsey briefly managed the club before Jim Smith took over in 1978. With relegation a certainty, the club sold Trevor Francis to Nottingham Forest, making him the first player transferred for a fee of £1 million;[26] Francis had scored a total of 133 goals in 329 appearances over his nine years at Birmingham.^ Admidst all this, Alf Ramsay took over the club breifly, Birmingham reached the semi-finals of both the League and F.A Cup in '67 and '68 and Trevor Francis scored 133 goals in 329 appearances.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ This was apparently the first transfer between the clubs for 23 years.
  • Knees up Mother Brown - West Ham United FC Online: Articles 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.kumb.com [Source type: General]

^ In 1978, they sold Trevor Francis to Nottingham Forest for a record £1 million.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

[27] .Smith took Birmingham straight back to the First Division, but a poor start to the 1981–82 season saw him replaced by Ron Saunders, who had just resigned from league champions Aston Villa.^ Aston Villa vs Birmingham .
  • Sky Sports | Football News | Championship | Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC msnsport.skysports.com [Source type: News]
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^ Champions League 2007/08 Season .
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^ Champions League 2005/06 Season .
  • Barcelona: La Història - Soccerpulse.com 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC www.soccerpulse.com [Source type: General]

.Saunders' team struggled to score goals and in 1984 they were relegated.^ Both sides have struggled to score goals – although if you are defending well, you often only have to score 1 goal.

^ I still think of 'that' team as '1-0 to the Arsenal' as they used to be the kings of getting a goal & then killing the game with boring football.
  • Billy Bragg Forums > 2007-08 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.billybragg.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ I think I enjoy watching Arsenal the most because they play the Beautiful Game (expect for the scoring goals part).
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[28] .They bounced back up, but the last home game of the 1984–85 promotion season, against Leeds United, was marred by rioting, culminating in the death of a boy when a wall collapsed on him; this was on the same day as the Bradford fire, and the events at St Andrew's formed part of the remit of Mr Justice Popplewell's inquiry into safety at sports grounds.^ Next up is a quick chance to bounce back against Coventry at home on Tuesday.
  • Cardiff City | Match | Match Reports | Report | 27 September 2008, Cardiff 1 - 2 Birmingham 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ Birmingham play their home games at St Andrews.

^ Unfortunately though, the last game of the season which cemented their 1985 promotion will not be remembered for the club’s victory but for the death of a young boy who was crushed when a wall collapsed on him during the riotous home match against Leeds United.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

[29] .The club lacked stability both on and off the field.^ Without stability either on or off the field, the club hit the darkest times in 1989 when they were relegated for the first time into the Third Tier of English football.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ I hope McLeish stays around for a few years; we need some stability and building on and off the field.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin' Kop - Birmingham City (H) - 9/11/09 - Liverpool FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

.Saunders quit after FA Cup defeat to non-league team Altrincham, staff were laid off, the training ground was sold, and by 1989 Birmingham were in the Third Division for the first time in their history.^ "It's a privilege to train with the first team keepers at Birmingham.
  • Soccer schools, UK soccer schools, football schools, soccer and football school for kids - Jamie Shore soccer International > Home 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC jamieshore.net [Source type: News]

^ Birmingham achieved their highest league placing of 6th in the First Division.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ Formed when a group of cricketers got bored during the winter of 1875, a religious theme runs through their history with the original team being linked to Trinity church and subsequently moving from their first ground to St. Andrews in 1902.
  • Alternative History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.mehstg.com [Source type: General]

[30]
.In April 1989 the Kumar brothers, owners of a clothing chain, bought the club.^ Nevertheless, the club was now in dire financial difficulty after the collapse of the business interests of the Kumar brothers, Birmingham businessmen and owners of the club.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ However, fortunately the club was bought soon after, and money started to come back in, both from the new owner - newspaper proprietor David Sullivan - and from fan donations.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ A crazy few years followed marked by the takeover of the club by the Kumar brothers.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

.A rapid turnover of managers, the absence of promised investment, and a threatened mass refusal of players to renew contracts was only relieved by a victorious trip to Wembley in the Associate Members Cup.^ The defender went on to win at Wembley in the 1991 Leyland Daff Cup and captained the team, when still only 21, to promotion from the third division the following season.
  • The top 50 Birmingham City players | Premier League - Times Online 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.timesonline.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ A Barca member since the age of nine, Gaspart was overjoyed at their 1992 Wembley European Cup win that he stripped to his underpants for a midnight dip in the River Thames.
  • Barcelona: La Història - Soccerpulse.com 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC www.soccerpulse.com [Source type: General]

^ FA CUP WINNERS MEDAL 1976 This medal was presented to the victorious Southampton captain, Peter Rodrigues, following the Saints shock 1-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
  • Sportingold Limited - Auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.sportingold.co.uk [Source type: General]

[31] .Terry Cooper delivered promotion, but the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) bank put the Kumars' businesses into receivership; in November 1992 BCCI's liquidator put up for sale their 84% holding in the football club.^ The Kumars’ assets, including City, went into receivership in 1992.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Without stability either on or off the field, the club hit the darkest times in 1989 when they were relegated for the first time into the Third Tier of English football.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ The holding makes Grandtop the single biggest shareholder in the newly-promoted club.
  • B'ham FC In Deal Over Possible £81.5m Takeover 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC uk.biz.yahoo.com [Source type: News]

[32] .The club continued in administration for four months, until Sport Newspapers' proprietor David Sullivan bought it for £700,000,[33] installed the then 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director and allowed Cooper money for signings.^ Made a director at Sport Newspapers .
  • Karren Brady (Birmingham City Football Club) | Growing Business 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.growingbusiness.co.uk [Source type: News]
  • Karren Brady (Birmingham City Football Club) | Growing Business 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.growingbusiness.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ No charges against David Sullivan and Karren Brady .

^ Karren Brady joined a club in administration, playing in a dilapidated stadium, with a hooligan element and an under-performing side.
  • Karren Brady (Birmingham City Football Club) | Growing Business 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.growingbusiness.co.uk [Source type: News]
  • Karren Brady (Birmingham City Football Club) | Growing Business 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.growingbusiness.co.uk [Source type: News]

.On the last day of the season, the team avoided relegation back to the third tier,[34] but after a poor start to the 1993–94 season Cooper was replaced by Barry Fry.^ Fry's first full season 1994/95 saw Birmingham promoted back into the second tier of English football and win the Auto Windscreens shield after beating Carlisle with Wembley's first ever golden goal.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ Without stability either on or off the field, the club hit the darkest times in 1989 when they were relegated for the first time into the Third Tier of English football.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ The defender went on to win at Wembley in the 1991 Leyland Daff Cup and captained the team, when still only 21, to promotion from the third division the following season.
  • The top 50 Birmingham City players | Premier League - Times Online 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.timesonline.co.uk [Source type: News]

.The change did not prevent relegation, but Fry's first full season brought promotion back to the second tier and victory in the Football League Trophy at Wembley, beating Carlisle United with a Paul Tait golden goal.^ Gillingham’s first season of League football.
  • Sportingold Limited - Auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.sportingold.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ They won their only major trophy in 1963 beating Aston Villa 3-1 in the League Cup Final.
  • Birmingham City Memorabilia & Signed Collectibles 11 September 2009 9:58 UTC www.spiritofsport.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ From the 2002/2003 - 2004/2005 seasons, the prices increased each year but most games were sold out as the novelty of the first 3 years in the Premier League carried the gate.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin' Kop - Birmingham City (H) - 9/11/09 - Liverpool FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

[35] .After one more year, Fry was sacked to make way for the return of Trevor Francis.^ Fry was sacked a season later to make way for the return of Trevor Francis .
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ She had to sack Barry Fry as manager and replace him with Trevor Brooking and she recalls bulldozing through a four-hour meeting with five men on one-and-a-half-hour's sleep.
  • Miranda Sawyer Meets Karren Brady 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.buzzle.com [Source type: News]

^ By the following year the club had 70,000 members, making it one of the most powerful in the world.
  • Barcelona: La Història - Soccerpulse.com 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC www.soccerpulse.com [Source type: General]

.Francis introduced players with top-level experience such as Manchester United skipper Steve Bruce.^ I think yaya toure or even torsten frings wud be ideal in the makalele role as a quality player with experience is needed in such a demanding role.
  • ‘We need a new midfielder’ admits Arsenal manager – who should he sign? | CaughtOffside.com 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.caughtoffside.com [Source type: General]

^ Steve Bruce’s height of his career started at Manchester United where he was transferred in 1987.
  • Stadiums of Birmingham - Birmingham City FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.newman.ac.uk [Source type: News]

^ Plus Manchester United's malaise continues, Tom Hicks Jr blows his top, and Spain's next big thing makes his mark .
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.In his second season the club narrowly missed out on a play-off position, followed by three years of play-off semifinal defeats.^ Many believe Wenger is missing the influence of former vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club a year ago.
  • Z_Sport: You don't know what you're doing, Arsene 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC blogs.notw.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ Leeds who lost in last years play-off final are my tip for second place this year , and for a return to...

^ In 1989, he sold his clubs to Ansells but he returned three years later to open a new wave of clubs.

[36] .They also reached the 2001 League Cup final against Liverpool at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.^ In 2001, they reached the League Cup final, but lost against Liverpool on penalties.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Birmingham also reached the final of the League cup in 2001, losing to Liverpool on penalties.
  • BlueNoses.co.uk - Birmingham City History - Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.clubfanzine.com [Source type: General]

^ In 1960 they were the first British club to reach a European Final, when they met Barcelona in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
  • Birmingham City Football Club | Fanzine | BCFC | Birmingham City | Birmingham | Blues 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.bcfcfanzine.com [Source type: General]

.Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time, but the match went to a penalty shootout which Liverpool won.^ Birmingham had a glorious chance to win it two minutes into injury time when goalscorer Nick Wright was denied by Richard Wright as he looked about to head home.

^ Thursday 14th January 2010 Reading's goal in the last minute of normal time gave them a deserved extra half an hour and enabled them to send a poor Liverpool side crashing out of the FA Cup.

^ Most Arsenal fans were delighted to see the back of Birmingham City last season and won’t be wishing them a speedy recovery from relegation to the Championship.
  • Birmingham FC | CaughtOffside.com 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.caughtoffside.com [Source type: General]

[37] By October 2001, lack of progress had made Francis's position untenable. .After a 6–0 League Cup defeat to Manchester City, he left by mutual consent,[38] replaced two months later by Steve Bruce.^ When he bid for Birmingham in 2007, it caused the departure of then manager Steve Bruce, the former Manchester United player who guided the club to promotion to the Premier League twice in six years.
  • Billionaire Carson Yeung makes £81.5m bid for Birmingham City | Birmingham - Times Online 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.timesonline.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ With only two games left in the Premier League season, they're tied on points and, once that's resolved, they'll contest the small matter of the European Cup final on May 21 in Moscow.
  • Birmingham City FC: News & Videos about Birmingham City FC - CNN.com 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]

^ NON-LEAGUE in the FA CUP 1969/70: Five programmes inc Bangor v York City.
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[39] .Bruce shook up a stale team, taking them from mid-table into the play-offs where they beat Norwich City on penalties to win promotion.^ The club wins promotion to the Premiership after play-off final victory.
  • Karren Brady (Birmingham City Football Club) | Growing Business 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.growingbusiness.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Let's hope they don't go the same way as Leeds, Norwich, Charlton and, heaven forbid, Bradford City.
  • Birmingham City | Birmingham City News | Birmingham City FC | Birmingham City Scores - Sportingo.com 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.sportingo.com [Source type: General]

^ The defender went on to win at Wembley in the 1991 Leyland Daff Cup and captained the team, when still only 21, to promotion from the third division the following season.
  • The top 50 Birmingham City players | Premier League - Times Online 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.timesonline.co.uk [Source type: News]

[40]
.Motivated by the inspirational Christophe Dugarry,[41] Birmingham's first top-flight season for 16 years finished in mid-table.^ From the 2002/2003 - 2004/2005 seasons, the prices increased each year but most games were sold out as the novelty of the first 3 years in the Premier League carried the gate.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin' Kop - Birmingham City (H) - 9/11/09 - Liverpool FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

^ First formed way back in the year 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
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^ City are in pole position to bounce straight back to the top flight, but they'll face fierce competition in what should be another tight Championship season.
  • Birmingham City | Birmingham City News | Birmingham City FC | Birmingham City Scores - Sportingo.com 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.sportingo.com [Source type: General]

.2003–04 saw loan signing Mikael Forssell's 17 league goals help Birmingham to a top half finish, though performances and results tailed off badly towards the end of the season.^ On loan:2003/04 Gillingham .

^ On loan:2003/04 Crewe Alexandra .

^ Mikael Forssell(Birmingham) caught offside.
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.First-team coach Mark Bowen was sacked and replaced by Eric Black,[42] international players were signed, but an injury to Forssell left the 2004–05 team struggling for goals.^ Darren O'Dea = First team player.
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^ Congratulations to CE 93B Black players, parents and coaches on this success.
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^ "It is a reward for the hard work, dedication and professionalism shown by many people behind the scenes - not least my coaching team, the players, club staff and the supporters.

.More transfer window loan signings ensured another mid-table finish.^ In the last year of his contract his value will be zero after this transfer window as he would be free to sign for anyone on a pre-contract in January.
  • Celtic fans reputation grows in London - Celtic Quick News 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.celticquicknews.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ I agree with you on GC. If he isn´t signed up before the end of the transfer window he should be punted.
  • Celtic fans reputation grows in London - Celtic Quick News 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.celticquicknews.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ What a window it has been for the Blues.” You have signed 3 players, one of whom was a free transfer.
  • Birmingham City Transfer News – Birminham City Blog 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC brum.blogsfc.com [Source type: General]

.Only two months later, chairman David Gold said it was time to "start talking about being as good as anyone outside the top three or four" with "the best squad of players for 25 years".[43] Injuries, lack of form, and a lack of investment during the transfer window saw them relegated before the last game of a season whose lowlight was a 0–7 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool.^ He loves talking about the game, the tactics, players and the people he knows.

^ Rafa took you to your best finish in years last season but already a finish outside the top four looks possible this season.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin' Kop - Birmingham City (H) - 9/11/09 - Liverpool FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

^ The team needs all their players for the last two games.
  • Birmingham FC | CaughtOffside.com 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.caughtoffside.com [Source type: General]

[44] .Pennant and Heskey left for record fees,[1][45] many more were released,[46] but Bruce retained the confidence of the board.^ More Info The new rules were not universally accepted in Britain, however; many clubs retained their own rules, especially in and around Sheffield.

[47] .His amended recruitment strategy, combining young "hungry" players with free-transfer experience and shrewd exploitation of the loan market, brought automatic promotion at the end of a season which had included calls for his head.^ At the end of the 2008–09 season, they were promoted from the Football League Championship to spend their sixth season in the Premier League.
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^ At the end of the 2008–09 season, they were promoted from the Championship to the Premiership where they will play their football during the 2009/10 season.
  • Birmingham City Tickets - Birmingham City Premiership Football Match Tickets 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC www.soldoutentertainments.com [Source type: News]

^ "They should have a strategy in place for when the transfer window opens at the end of the season and then guide the club through until it closes at the end of August.
  • Celtic fans reputation grows in London - Celtic Quick News 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.celticquicknews.co.uk [Source type: General]

[48]
.In July 2007, Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung bought 29.9% of shares in the club, making him the biggest single shareholder, with a view to taking full control in the future.^ In July 2007, Birmingham City welcomed a new era when Hong Kong-based Carson Yeung bought one third shares in the club, with a view to making a full purchase in the near future – though such a purchase failed to materialise.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Hong Kong billionaire Carson Yeung, whose investment company is bidding to take over Birmingham City , promised he would splash up to £5million of his own money on new players.
  • Birmingham City | Metro.co.uk 11 September 2009 9:58 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Birmingham's proposed takeover by Carson Yeung has collapsed after the English Premier League club terminated talks with the Hong Kong businessman's investment company Grandtop International Holdings.
  • Birmingham City FC: News & Videos about Birmingham City FC - CNN.com 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]

[49] .Uncertain as to his future under possible new owners, Bruce left in mid-season to become manager of Premier League rivals Wigan Athletic.^ Premier League trip to Wigan Athletic.
  • Watch Birmingham City vs Bolton Wanderers Live Online - Watch the game here 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC ntcnp.org [Source type: General]

^ Bruce confirmed as new Wigan boss .
  • Birmingham City FC: News & Videos about Birmingham City FC - CNN.com 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]

^ Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan has confirmed that Steve Bruce is the new manager of the struggling English Premier League club.
  • Birmingham City FC: News & Videos about Birmingham City FC - CNN.com 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]

[50] .His successor, Scotland national team manager Alex McLeish,[51] was unable to stave off relegation,[52] but achieved promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt.^ LONDON - Birmingham plans to get a new striker in the January transfer window, while hoping to maintain the harmony of a team that is unbeaten in 11 Premier League matches.
  • Birmingham City FC | ajc.com 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC projects.ajc.com [Source type: General]

^ Peter Lansley Birmingham City are celebrating a third promotion to the Premier League since the turn of the century and Alex McLeish has the clout to add names and characters who will soon be pushing for a place in the following list.
  • The top 50 Birmingham City players | Premier League - Times Online 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.timesonline.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ From the 2002/2003 - 2004/2005 seasons, the prices increased each year but most games were sold out as the novelty of the first 3 years in the Premier League carried the gate.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin' Kop - Birmingham City (H) - 9/11/09 - Liverpool FC 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

[53]

Colours and badge

Small Heath Alliance original kit
The club's shirts featured a distinctive bold "V" around the time of the First World War.
.The Small Heath Alliance members decided among themselves that their colours would be blue; in the early days, they wore whatever blue shirt they had.^ First formed way back in the year 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
  • Birmingham City Tickets - Birmingham City Premiership Football Match Tickets 11 September 2009 9:58 UTC www.soldoutentertainments.com [Source type: News]
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^ Birmingham City Football Club were founded as the Small Heath Alliance in 1875.
  • Birmingham City Football Club - History 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ The problem was that during my time away (Boxing Day to 3rd January) Blues would be playing twice.

[54] .Their first uniform kit was a dark blue shirt with a white sash and white shorts.^ Home: Blue shirts, blue shorts,white socks.
  • Birmingham City Football Club (FC) | News - Yahoo! Eurosport UK 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC uk.eurosport.yahoo.com [Source type: General]

^ Ajax opted for white shorts and white shirt with a broad, vertical red stripe over chest and back, which still is Ajax’s outfit.
  • New Birmingham City away kit 08/09 | PitchSlap 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC www.pitchslap.co.uk [Source type: General]

^ Above the device are the words 'HARTLEPOOL UNITED/FOOTBALL CLUB' in two dark blue lines, and beneath the wheel is the motto "The Town's Club" also in dark blue on a white ribbon.
  • Football Association (England) 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.fotw.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

[55] .Several variations on a blue theme were tried; the one that stuck was the royal blue shirt with a white "V", adopted during the First World War and retained until the late 1920s.^ In 1969, Wight wrote If Only They Could Talk , the first of the now-famous series based on his life working as a vet and his training in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
  • James Herriot 17 September 2009 0:00 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]

^ It wasn’t until 1943 that the club adopted the name of Birmingham City F.C. They’re nicknamed the Blues, since they play in blue, with their fans referred to as Bluenoses.
  • Birmingham City | Metro.co.uk 11 September 2009 9:58 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ One thing is for certain - the team are trying to play football for the first time since Maggie Thatcher was in power, and things are on the up.
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Though the design changed, the royal blue remained. .In 1971 they adopted the "penguin" strip – royal blue with a broad white central front panel – which lasted five years.^ It wasn’t until 1943 that the club adopted the name of Birmingham City F.C. They’re nicknamed the Blues, since they play in blue, with their fans referred to as Bluenoses.
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^ Online betting firm 888.com has begun its five-year sponsorship of the Snooker World Championship amid threats of a 'player uprising' last week.
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^ They tailed off - losing three and drawing five of their last eight matches - and finished 10th.

[56] .Since then they have generally worn plain, nominally royal blue shirts, though the actual shade used has varied.^ Blues have paid a nominal fee for the defender and they are waiting only on his visa so that they transfer can be completed.
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^ Needless to say, they are from the Royal, sorry Dark Blue persuasion...
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^ Even though they ran out of steam, that 10 place finish represented Blues best in 31 years.

.Shorts have been either blue or white, and socks either blue, white or a combination.^ Home: Blue shirts, blue shorts,white socks.
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^ Away: Red shirts, white sleeves, white socks, red shorts.
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^ The first kit From the start, the players wore the famous blue and claret colours, half the shirt one colour and half the other with the sleeves the opposite colour and white shorts.
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.The colours of Birmingham's change strip have varied greatly over the years; white or yellow (on their own or with blue or black) and red with white or black have been the most frequently used combinations.^ MANCHESTER UNITED Black and white “away” strip Vodafone shirt.
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^ Reading FC seems to have two informal flags, both using logos on a plain field and either red or white backgrounds.
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^ Background colors vary from white to black, gray, russet, and others.
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[55][57]
There have been aberrations. The 1992 kit, sponsored by Triton Showers, was made of a blue material covered with multicoloured splashes which resembled a shower curtain.[58][59] .Birmingham have only ever worn stripes on their home shirt once; in 1999 they wore a blue shirt with a front central panel in narrow blue and white stripes,[57] a design similar to the Tesco supermarket carrier bag of the time.^ That campaign, Blues were similar to as they are now.

^ Home: Blue shirts, blue shorts,white socks.
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^ Labels: birmingham city , birmingham city home kit 2008/09 , birmingham city home shirt , birmingham city home shirt 2008/09 , birmingham city home shirts , birmingham city shirts .
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.When the club changed their name from Small Heath to Birmingham in 1905 they adopted the city's coat of arms as their crest, although this was not always worn on the shirts.^ The arms of the Club are the arms of the City, with the exception of the motto.
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^ Birmingham City Football Club were founded as the Small Heath Alliance in 1875.
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^ First formed way back in the year 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
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The 1970s "penguin" shirt carried the letters "BCFC" intertwined at the centre of the chest. .The Sports Argus newspaper ran a competition in 1972 to design a new badge for the club.^ The club only recently presented Mark Hughes , former manager of Blackburn Rovers , as their new manager, after parting company with former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson .
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^ However, fortunately the club was bought soon after, and money started to come back in, both from the new owner - newspaper proprietor David Sullivan - and from fan donations.
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^ Beaufort Sports and Social Club turn over a new le...

.The winning entry, a line-drawn globe and ball, with ribbon carrying the club name and date of foundation, in plain blue and white,[60] was adopted by the club but not worn on playing shirts until 1976. An experiment was made in the early 1990s with colouring in the globe and ball, but the club soon reverted to the plain version.^ In 1973, the club signed Cruyff, who could not play until several weeks after the begining, due to problems with the passport (the fascist regime again?
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^ Above the device are the words 'HARTLEPOOL UNITED/FOOTBALL CLUB' in two dark blue lines, and beneath the wheel is the motto "The Town's Club" also in dark blue on a white ribbon.
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^ Until 1909 the team played in different stadiums, none of them owned by the club.
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[61]
.For the 2009–10 season, the home shirt is in a traditional royal blue with a white collar and white panel across the upper chest, the shorts are white and the socks blue.^ Season 2009/10 .
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^ Season 2009-10 Sheffield United F.c.
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^ Away: Red shirts, white sleeves, white socks, red shorts.
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[62] .The away kit consists of a black shirt with gold, grey and white trim on collar and sleeves, black shorts and black socks.^ MANCHESTER UNITED Black and white “away” strip Vodafone shirt.
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^ Away: Red shirts, white sleeves, white socks, red shorts.
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^ Home: Blue shirts, blue shorts,white socks.
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The kit is manufactured by Umbro and carries the name of the sponsors, F&C Investments.[63]

Stadiums

.Small Heath Alliance played their first home games on waste ground off Arthur Street, Bordesley Green.^ Home Grounds Muntz Street (1887-1906) St Andrews (1906-) .
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^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ First formed way back in the year 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
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.As interest grew, they moved to a fenced-off field in Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook, where admission could be charged.^ How could the council ‘call off’ a demonstration they never organised in the first place?
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^ (At extra charge £5)Off road parking is available .
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^ Just out of interest, do you have a take on the situation as a fan of football or could you not care less, move on to the next BCFC related question please?!
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.A year later, they moved again, to a field adjoining Muntz Street, Small Heath, near the main Coventry Road, with a capacity of about 10,000. The Muntz Street ground was adequate for 1880s friendly matches, and the capacity was gradually raised to around 30,000, but when several thousand spectators scaled walls and broke down turnstiles to get into a First Division match against Aston Villa, it became clear that it could no longer cope with the demand.^ Survive this year and then think about moving on.
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^ It was a magnificent stadium with a capacity of 30,000, later doubled to 60,000.
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^ Home Grounds Muntz Street (1887-1906) St Andrews (1906-) .
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[64]
Director Harry .Morris identified a site for a new ground in Bordesley Green, some three-quarters of a mile (1 km) from Muntz Street towards the city centre.^ Some of the newer bars and clubs can be found along Brindleyplace and Broad Street, within close proximity of each and other and also the Birmingham City Centre.

^ Kms rates from 79.00 GBP 245 Broad Street,Birmingham,United Kingdom B1 2HQ Jurys Inn Birmingham is located on Broad Street in Birmingham City, close to some of the the exhibition centres such as the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the International Convention Centre (ICC) ..
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^ Kms rates from 80.00 GBP 65 Lionel Street,Birmingham,Birmingham,United Kingdom B3 1JE The Holiday Inn Express Birmingham City Centre Hotel is located just a few minutes from Birmingham New Street station from where all major destinations including Birmingham International Airport and B..
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.The site was where a brickworks once operated; the land sloped steeply down to stagnant pools, yet the stadium was constructed in under twelve months from land clearance to opening ceremony on Boxing Day 1906. Heavy snow nearly prevented the opening; volunteers had to clear pitch and terraces before the match, a goalless draw against Middlesbrough, could go ahead.^ Before leaving they go out into the presidential box for a last view of the pitch.
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^ Snow is not uncommon and there are often many cold, clear, frosty days.
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^ Florentino Pérez, the visiting president arrives in Barcelona a few days before the match, and attends to the media with Joan Laporta.
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[64] .The ground is reputed to have been cursed by gypsies evicted from the site;[65] although gypsies are known to have camped nearby,[66] there is no contemporary evidence for their eviction by the club.^ There is no doubt that Franco benefited from Real's achievements in Europe and used the club for propaganda purposes.
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^ Referee Dean was unsure if the foul was inside the box but his linesman signalled a free-kick, although there was no doubt about the colour of the card.
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^ There was no consistency at the club,” says Frieros.
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Average and peak league attendances at St Andrew's
.The original capacity of St Andrew's was reported as 75,000, with 4,000 seats in the Main Stand and space for 22,000 under cover.^ Founded: 1875 Ground: St Andrew's Capacity: 30009 Official website Get the Adobe Flash Player to view this content .
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^ St Andrews Stadium A classic Georgian building maintaining original features, the Royal Hotel is centrally located in Sutton Coldfield.
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^ The Camp Nou raised its capacity to 120,000 seats for the World Cup 1982.
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[64] .By 1938 the official capacity was 68,000, and February 1939 saw the attendance record set at the fifth round FA Cup tie against Everton, variously recorded as 66,844 or 67,341.[B] On the outbreak of the Second World War, the Chief Constable ordered the ground's closure because of the danger from air-raids; it was the only ground to be thus closed, and was only re-opened after the matter was raised in Parliament.^ The Camp Nou raised its capacity to 120,000 seats for the World Cup 1982.
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^ The change has been made because of Everton's Bolton Wanderers Season Ticket holders will benefit from reduced ticket prices for Bolton's Carling Cup Third Round tie against West Ham United at the Reebok Stadium.
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^ Founded: 1875 Ground: St Andrew's Capacity: 30009 Official website Get the Adobe Flash Player to view this content .
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.It was badly damaged during the war, the Railway End and the Kop as a result of bombing, while the Main Stand burnt down when a fireman mistook petrol for water.^ Much of the city was destroyed during the Nazi Luftwaffe bombing of World War II .
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^ During the race two officials in an automobile were badly injured when they swerved to avoid one of the competitors and ended up in a ditch.

^ Birmingham suffered heavy bomb damage during World War II during the Birmingham Blitz, and partly as a result of this the city centre was extensively re-developed during the 1950s and 1960s, with many concrete office buildings, ring-roads, and now much-derided pedestrian subways.

[64]
Main Stand, St Andrew's, 2005
The replacement Main Stand used a propped cantilever roof design, which meant fewer pillars to block spectators' view of the pitch. Floodlights were installed in 1956, and officially switched on for a friendly match against Borussia Dortmund in 1957.[67] By the early 1960s a stand had been built at the Railway End to the same design as the Main Stand, roofs had been put on the Kop and Tilton Road End, and the ground capacity was down to about 55,000.[67]
.Resulting from the 1986 Popplewell report into the safety of sports grounds and the later Taylor Report, the capacity of St Andrew's was set at 28,235 for safety reasons,[29][67] but it was accepted that the stadium had to be brought up to modern all-seated standards.^ Founded: 1875 Nickname: Blues Manager: Alex McLeish Ground: St. Andrew's Capacity: 30016 Next Game: 23-Jan-2010 15:00 Everton VS .
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^ History of the Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers fixture Blackburn R. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground.
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^ St Andrews Stadium Close to the centre, the hotel offers comfortable accommodation at great-value rates; all rooms can accommodate up to 3 people and each has an en suite shower and separate toilet.
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.After the last home game of the 1993–94 season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces were demolished – fans took home a significant proportion as souvenirs – to be replaced at the start of the new season by a 7,000-seat Tilton Road Stand, continuing round the corner into the 9,500-seat Kop which opened two months later.^ Tottenham continue superb start to season .
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^ Conversion of standing areas into seated terracing.
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^ Recent respective form guides Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one.
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[64] .The 8,000-seat Railway Stand followed in 1999[68] – ten years later, this was renamed the Gil Merrick Stand, in honour of the club's appearance record-holder and former manager[69] – but the Main Stand has still to be modernised.^ Just two years later the former carpet fitter from Chilwell had won two European Cup winners' medals and was capped for England.
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^ In 1989, he sold his clubs to Ansells but he returned three years later to open a new wave of clubs.

^ Slade`s last record "Universe" was released exactly 25 years later.

As of 2010, the stadium capacity is 30,009.[1]
.In 2004 a proposal was put forward to build a "sports village" comprising a new 55,000 capacity stadium for the club, to be known as the City of Birmingham Stadium, other sports and leisure facilities, and a super casino.^ Birmingham City Football Club plc .
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^ Birmingham, it is 5pm in New York City.
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^ But the club still went on with the other sports.

.The project would be jointly financed by Birmingham City Council, Birmingham City F.C. (via the proceeds of the sale of St Andrew's) and the casino group Las Vegas Sands.^ Birmingham City Group taken as a whole; .
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^ Birmingham City Council View comments Comments .

^ Reminiscent of the Ajax kit it will go on sale at St Andrews on May 11th the final day of the season as Birmingham entertain Blackburn Rovers and aim to maintain their Premiership status.
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.The feasibility of the plan depended on the government issuing a licence for a super casino, and Birmingham being chosen as the venue,[70] but this did not happen.^ Developers want to change the original plans for a bingo hall in the Glasshouse building, which is being primarily developed for student accommodation, into a casino.
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^ Current Status: Detailed planning application currently being preparing which should be submitted to Birmingham City Council by late 2006.
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^ The Offer values the entire issued share capital of Birmingham City at £81,505,000, based on 81,505,000 Birmingham City Shares being in issue as at the date of this Announcement.
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.The club have planning permission to redevelop the Main Stand,[71] but club and council have continued to seek alternative sources of funding for the City of Birmingham Stadium project.^ Birmingham City Council View comments Comments .

^ Birmingham City Football Club plc .
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^ Nothing contained in this Announcement shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial performance of Birmingham City except where expressly stated.
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[72]

Supporters

.Birmingham fans consider their main rivals to be Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours geographically, with whom they contest the Birmingham derby.^ Villa humiliate Birmingham in derby .
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^ Aston Villa vs Birmingham .
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^ September 14th, 2009 Fourteen people were arrested for public order offences following the derby match between Birmingham City and Aston Villa.

.Lesser rivalries exist with fellow West Midlands clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.^ The Hawthorns, which is also known as the West Bromwich Albion Stadium, has been the home stadium of the West Bromwich Albion FC soccer team since 1900.
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^ West Bromwich Albion FC is located in Birmingham, and has invariably either just been relegated or just been promoted.
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^ Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club - Molineux Grounds, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton Tel: +44 (0)1902 655 000 .
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.According to a 2003 Football Fans Census survey, Aston Villa fans think of Birmingham City as their main rivals, though this has not always been the case.^ Tags: aston villa , birmingham city Posted in News .

^ Aston Villa vs Birmingham .
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^ Birmingham City Football Club plc .
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[73]
Birmingham City mascot Beau Brummie
.Birmingham's supporters are generally referred to as "Bluenoses" in the media and by the fans themselves; the name is also used in a derogatory manner by fans of other clubs.^ The central shield of the arms, namely the gold crescent and star on a dark or olive green field, is generally used as the club symbol.
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^ He does not know if they are officially sanctioned by the clubs themselves, but as he bought an Everton flag/rug at the Everton Club Shop he assumes that in that case at least he must assume that at least the club knows about it and has no objection to their flag being used in this manner.
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^ Portsmouth is much better than all the other clubs named here together:D .
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[74][73] .A piece of public sculpture in the form of a ten-times-life-size head lying on a mound near the St Andrew's ground, Ondré Nowakowski's Sleeping Iron Giant, has been repeatedly defaced with blue paint on its nose.^ History of the Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers fixture Blackburn R. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground.
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^ Founded: 1875 Ground: St Andrew's Capacity: 30009 Official website Get the Adobe Flash Player to view this content .
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^ Founded: 1875 Ground: St Andrew's Capacity: 30009 Get the Adobe Flash Player to view this content .
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[75][76] .Between 1994 and 1997 the club mascot took the form of a blue nose,[77] though it is now a dog called Beau Brummie, a play on the name Beau Brummell and Brummie, the slang word for a person from Birmingham.^ December 19th, 2009 Villa boss Martin O’Neill has warned local rivals Birmingham their “exceptional” run of form will only spur his club on to stay the Second City top dogs.

^ The Tranmere supporters flag consists of the heraldic arms of the club, which are dark blue on a white background, extended to form a LOB on a white rectangle.
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^ The facade was redesigned with the inscriptions of the names of all of the players in the club's history · New electronic scoreboards in the stadium (1997-98 season).
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.There are a number of supporters' clubs affiliated to the football club, both in England and abroad.^ When I was a member of the North Hampshire CSC, based about 7mls from the old Reading footbal club, we contacted both CFC and RFC for donations to a raffle.
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^ There are a number of major roads and motorways situated on the outskirts of Birmingham, which provide fast routes when travelling both to and from Birmingham.
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^ Like us, they felt that the supporters were the spiritual owners of a football club, no matter what it said on the deeds.
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[78] .While an action group was formed in 1991 to protest against chairman Samesh Kumar,[31] the club blamed an internet petition for the collapse of the purchase of player Lee Bowyer in 2005,[79] and antipathy towards the board provoked hostile chanting and a pitch invasion after the last match of the 2007–08 season,[80][81] relations between club and fanbase have never been so poor as to provoke the formation of an independent supporters' group.^ Matches 2007/08: Arsenal v Everton 2007/08 .
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^ Champions League 2007/08 Season .
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^ Includes match action from various clubs and many team groups.
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When the club was in financial difficulties, supporters contributed to schemes which funded the purchase of players Brian Roberts in 1984[82] and Paul Peschisolido in 1992.[31]
.There have been several fanzines published by supporters; in 2008, two were regularly on sale, Made in Brum, first issued in 2000, and the longer-established Zulu.^ Though Van Gaal delivered the league title in each of his first two seasons, unfavorable (and unfair) comparisons were made to the football played by Cruyff’s Dream Team.
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^ There are several versions of Sunderland flags, which seem to follow two basic patterns or designs.
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^ I am also pleased to further announce, I have been courted by American publishing houses for a further two book deal with a further lecture tour and book deal based on sales.
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.The hooligan firm associated with the club, the Zulus, were unusual in that they had multi-racial membership at a time when many such firms had associations with racist or right-wing groups.^ I wonder if the club may look to keep any live matches they own the rights too strictly for channel 67.
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^ Everton's support was magnificent at times yesterday, and their players would've been in no doubt that they are in fact a big club.
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^ And where are the gusty journos who give Benitez and Wenger such a hard time when they pick weakened sides in the early rounds.
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[83][84] .The 2005 film Green Street features hooliganism surrounding a fictional match between West Ham United and Birmingham.^ Birmingham vs West Ham .
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^ WEST HAM UNITED Home match programmes from 1958 to 1977.
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^ West Ham United 13.
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.The fans' anthem,[85] an adaptation of Harry Lauder's Keep right on to the end of the road,[86] was adopted during the 1956 FA Cup campaign.^ FA CUP FINALS 24 programmes from 1956 to 1984 inc 1958, 1970 replay.
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^ TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Six programmes from the 1953/54 FA Cup campaign inc home/away v Leeds.
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^ John (The Distraught Bluenose) Doherty Fair play John and don't ever stop singing "Keep right on to the end of the road" Posted by The Editor at Sunday, November 11, 2007 0 comments Links to this post .

The Times' football correspondent described in his Cup Final preview how
the Birmingham clans swept their side along to Wembley – the first side ever to reach a final without once playing at home – on the wings of the song "Keep right on to the end of the road".[87]
.Player Alex Govan is credited with popularising the song, by singing it on the coach on the way to the quarter final,[88] and when he revealed in an interview that it was his favourite.^ Just Tami on 10/17/2008 10:23pm This is the song I sing on the way to work...while I'm there...and on the way home.
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.
In the build-up to the 1956 FA Cup semi-final with Sunderland I was interviewed by the press and happened to let slip that my favourite song was Harry Lauder's old music hall number "Keep Right on to the End of the Road". I thought no more about it, but when the third goal went in at Hillsborough the Blues fans all started singing it.^ FA CUP FINAL 1956 Match ticket.
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^ FA CUP FINAL 1933 Songsheet.
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^ Got to be one of my all time favourites!!
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.It was the proudest moment of my life.^ One of the kids in my class had his crowning moment in his young life by starting a ‘Tony, Tony Van Mierlo’ chant top the tune of the Can-can at St Andrews.
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[89]

Ownership

.Small Heath F.C. became a limited company in 1888; its first share issue was to the value of £650.[90] The board was made up of local businessmen and dignitaries until 1965, when the club was sold to Clifford Coombs.^ The first game In their firstever match, Barca played a team made up of English expatriates in Bonanova(now known as Turo Park).
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^ The Offer values the entire issued share capital of Birmingham City at approximately £81.51 million, and represents a premium of approximately 55 per cent.
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^ The Offer values the entire issued share capital of Birmingham City at £81,505,000, based on 81,505,000 Birmingham City Shares being in issue as at the date of this Announcement.
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[91] By the mid-1980s the club was in financial trouble. .Control passed from the Coombs family to former Walsall F.C. chairman Ken Wheldon, who cut costs, made redundancies, and sold off assets, including the club's training ground.^ Many believe Wenger is missing the influence of former vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club a year ago.
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^ In addition Wolverhampton property developer Sir Jack Hayward, who became chairman of the town’s football club, secured 6.3% of the vote.

^ Barking Poslethwaite: I wouldn't slag off anybody I can't think of anyone who hasn't made a decent contribution when called upon.
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.Still unable to make the club pay, Wheldon sold it to the Kumar brothers, owners of a clothing chain.^ A crazy few years followed marked by the takeover of the club by the Kumar brothers.
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^ It’s enough to make you pine for the days of Elton John being the fanciest club owner in the country… .
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[30] .Debt was still increasing when matters came to a head; the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) put the Kumars' businesses into receivership.^ Birmingham won promotion, and the Leyland DAF Trophy but the Kumar's went into receivership and Liquidators were called in, selling the club to David Sullivan in 1992.
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^ I wanted to give the reader a head trip into what it was like organising DAN and playing the gigs and where all the energy and anger came from.

^ Captain Allen was shot in the back of the head and then Bert was shot and collapsed into the pond.

.The club continued in administration for four months until Sport Newspapers' proprietor David Sullivan bought the Kumars' 84% holding for £700,000 from BCCI's liquidator in March 1993.[32][33] Birmingham City plc, of which the football club was a wholly-owned subsidiary, was floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 1997 with an issue of 15 million new shares,[92] raising £7.5 million of new investment.^ Birmingham City or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Birmingham City ); .
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^ Newspaper style issue “Sport”.
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^ On the ribbon are the words 'BIRMINGHAM CITY/FOOTBALL CLUB' and the date of its founding.
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[93][94] It made a pre-tax profit of £4.3M in the year ending 31 August 2008.[95]
.In July 2007, Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung, via the company Grandtop International Holdings Limited ("GIH"), which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bought 29.9% of the company from its directors.^ Grandtop International Holdings Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 2309) .
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^ Their return to the Premiership was always likely to result in a season-long battle against the drop, but Birmingham City’s cause was certainly not helped by the long drawn-out and ultimately failed takeover by Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung, which led to the departure of manager Steve Bruce to ...
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^ From 1st July 2007 smoking in public places is banned in England; however a limited number of designated smoking bedrooms will be available for your convenience.
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.He became the largest single shareholder,[96] but his stated intention to take full control of the club came to nothing.^ Referred to as 'The National' it is the UK's second largest computer controlled game after the lottery, and runs in about 550 bingo clubs across the country.
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[97][98][99] .In August 2009, GIH announced a cash offer of £1 per share for the plc, confirming that they had "received irrevocable undertakings" from directors to accept the offer in respect of approximately half the shares at issue.^ Approximate percentage of Birmingham City 's issued share capital as at the date of the Irrevocable Undertaking .
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^ Grandtop has received irrevocable undertakings from certain Birmingham City Shareholders (all of which are existing Birmingham City Board members (or their associated entities)) to accept or procure the acceptance of the Offer in respect of a total of 40,757,026 Birmingham City Shares, representing, in aggregate, approximately 50.0 per cent.
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^ Grandtop therefore owns and has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer in respect of a total of 65,133,001 Birmingham City Shares, representing, in aggregate, approximately 79.91 per cent.
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[100] .When acceptances took their holding past the 90% mark, GIH re-registered Birmingham City as a private company with effect from November 2009,[101] and confirmed that the board of both the holding company and the club would comprise Yeung as club president, Vico Hui as chairman, and Michael Wiseman as vice-president.^ Yeung and another Grandtop director Vico Hui, will join the board.
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^ Birmingham City Football Club plc .
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^ Many believe Wenger is missing the influence of former vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club a year ago.
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[102][2]

Honours

Birmingham City's honours include the following:[103][104]

Statistics and records

.
League positions since the 1946–47 season.
^ It was their highest position since April, 2004 ( Blues were seventh in September, 2004, but that was after only three games of the season).


Coloured horizontal lines indicate league divisions.
.Frank Womack holds the record for Birmingham league appearances, having played 491 matches between 1908 and 1928, closely followed by Gil Merrick with 485 between 1946 and 1959. If all senior competitions are included, Merrick has 551, less closely followed by Womack's 515 which is the record for an outfield player.^ Results from all competitions, including friendly matches, ...

^ All match details from the selected competitions: : .

^ Admidst all this, Alf Ramsay took over the club breifly, Birmingham reached the semi-finals of both the League and F.A Cup in '67 and '68 and Trevor Francis scored 133 goals in 329 appearances.
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[105] .As of June 2008, the player who has won most international caps while at the club is Maik Taylor with 39 for Northern Ireland.^ The Development Academy Winter Showcase will feature 148 teams from 74 different clubs in a weekend designed to focus on the development of players, coaches and referees at the international level.
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^ It certainly wasn't disrespectful to the young players at the club who desrved their chance and played well only to lose on penalties.
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^ The Showcase will be the first event of its kind for 12 clubs who are new to the Development Academy for the 2008-09 season.
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[106]
.The goalscoring record is held by Joe Bradford, with 249 league goals, 267 altogether, scored between 1920 and 1935; no other player comes close.^ Here's some of the stuff I want to know: Star Players, up and coming players, rivals, and any other vital information I must know to be a good TH fan.
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^ The risk however lies with his ability to adapt to the English game and whether he has enough goals to score outside of his home country and in a considerably tougher league.

^ When the players reach the box,they pass and pass with no shots on goal.
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.Walter Abbott holds the records for the most goals scored in a season, in 1898–99, with 34 league goals in the Second Division and with 42 goals in total.^ From the 2002/2003 - 2004/2005 seasons, the prices increased each year but most games were sold out as the novelty of the first 3 years in the Premier League carried the gate.
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^ Relegated back to the Second Division in 1908, Birmingham remained there until the 1920/21 season.
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^ On the pitch last season, Barca finished second in the league behind Valencia – and above the faltering Real Madrid.
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[107] .Bradford holds the record for league goals scored in a top flight season with 29 in 1927–28.^ Say what you like about holding play, his job is to score goals.
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^ The risk however lies with his ability to adapt to the English game and whether he has enough goals to score outside of his home country and in a considerably tougher league.

^ Five years later, season 1928-29, Barca won the first of their many Spanish League titles, a fitting climax to a period that had seen them conquer the Catalan Championship in 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27 and 1927-28 and the Spanish Championship in 1924-25, 1925-26 and 1927-28.
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[1]
.The club's widest victory margin in the league was 12–0, a scoreline which they achieved once in the Football Alliance, against Nottingham Forest in 1899, and twice in the Second Division, against Walsall Town Swifts in 1892 and Doncaster Rovers in 1903. Their heaviest league defeats were 9–1, both in the First Division, against Blackburn Rovers in 1895 and Sheffield Wednesday in 1930. Their record FA Cup win was 10–0 against Druids in the fourth qualifying round of the 1899 competition; their record FA Cup defeat was 0–7 against Liverpool in the 2006 quarter final.^ And Spurs have just slaughtered Doncaster Rovers 5-1 away in the League Cup.
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^ MEDAL Walsall FA Charity Cup 1894- 1895.
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^ Goztepe are the first Turkish football club that has ever reached a semi-final in a European Cup Competition.
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[108]
.Birmingham's home attendance record was set at the fifth-round FA Cup tie against Everton on 11 February 1939. It is variously recorded as 66,844 or 67,341.[B] As the current ground capacity is around 30,000, it is unlikely that this record will be broken in the foreseeable future.^ Name: St Andrew's Ground Inauguration: 1906 Capacity: 30,000 seats Record Attendance: 66,844; Birmingham-Everton, February 1939 Address: St Andrews Road, Birmingham B9 4NH .
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^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ The change has been made because of Everton's Bolton Wanderers Season Ticket holders will benefit from reduced ticket prices for Bolton's Carling Cup Third Round tie against West Ham United at the Reebok Stadium.
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.The highest transfer fee received for a Birmingham player is £6.7 million, possibly rising to £8m, from Liverpool for Jermaine Pennant in July 2006,[1][109] while the most expensive player bought was David Dunn, who joined from Blackburn Rovers in July 2003 for a fee undisclosed by the club, though widely reported as £5.5m.^ Joined Wigan Athletic FC for £5.5 million on 7 July 2006.

^ The tycoon, who bought 29.9 percent of Birmingham in 2007, is keen to use the purchase of the club to boost links between English and Chinese football and develop his other business interests in apparel and entertainment.
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^ Many believe Wenger is missing the influence of former vice-chairman David Dein, who left the club a year ago.
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[A] .James McFadden was bought from Everton in January 2008 for a fee of £5m, possibly rising to £6.5m depending on appearances; if the full fee becomes payable, this will be the club's record purchase.^ Sly agents were becoming rich at the club’s expense (of the ₤21m Saviola fee, ₤4.2m went to a mediator), as were club staff, rewarded for failure with huge pay rises.
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^ Transfers are not reflected in our appearances records until the player has appeared for England after moving to his new club.  Nor are they reflected in our squad lists until the player has been selected to an England squad after moving to his new club.

^ And I am sure it will come, the club record transfer fee will go, if not in this window then in July or August.

[110] .A fee of £6.2m rising to £9m was agreed in June 2009 for Christian Benítez of Santos Laguna,[111] but problems revealed at the medical prompted a renegotiation of the deal, such that the club would pay an initial $2m (£1.2m), with an option to abort the deal on medical grounds after the first year; thereafter the fee could eventually rise, depending on appearances and success, to a club record $12.5m (£7.7m).^ The 26 year old has scored 67 goals in 92 games for his club side who may consider letting him go for a fee of around £6.5m.

^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ By ElDiegoBhoy on July 27, 2009 9:57 PM I agree that we should sell GC if he won't sign a new contract but if he wants to run down his final year then there's little the club can do.
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[112][113]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 March 2010.[114][115]
.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.^ FIFA members accepted British control over the rules of football via the International Board, which had been established by the home nations in 1882.

^ Without membership in FIFA, the British national teams were not invited to the first three competitions (1930, 1934, and 1938).

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 Northern Ireland GK Maik Taylor
2 Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Carr (team captain)
3 England DF David Murphy
4 England MF Lee Bowyer
6 England DF Liam Ridgewell
7 Sweden MF Sebastian Larsson
8 Scotland FW Garry O'Connor
9 England FW Kevin Phillips
10 England FW Cameron Jerome
11 Ecuador FW Christian Benítez
12 Scotland MF Barry Ferguson
13 Republic of Ireland GK Colin Doyle
14 England DF Roger Johnson
15 England DF Scott Dann
No. Position Player
16 Scotland FW James McFadden
17 Spain MF Míchel
18 Republic of Ireland MF Keith Fahey
20 France DF Franck Queudrue
21 England DF Stuart Parnaby
24 Republic of Ireland MF Jay O'Shea
25 England GK Joe Hart (on loan from Manchester City)
26 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley (club captain)
27 France DF Grégory Vignal (on loan from RC Lens)
28 Finland MF Teemu Tainio (on loan from Sunderland)
29 England MF Ashley Sammons
32 England FW Jake Jervis
33 England MF Craig Gardner
34 England MF Nathan Redmond

Out on loan

.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.^ FIFA members accepted British control over the rules of football via the International Board, which had been established by the home nations in 1882.

^ Without membership in FIFA, the British national teams were not invited to the first three competitions (1930, 1934, and 1938).

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
19 England FW Gary McSheffrey (at Leeds United for the season)[116]
23 England FW Marcus Bent (at Queens Park Rangers for the season)[117]
30 England DF Dan Preston (at Hereford United until 28 March 2010)[118]
No. Position Player
31 England MF Jordon Mutch (at Doncaster Rovers until 2 April 2010)[119]
Poland GK Artur Krysiak (at Burton Albion for the season)[120]

Reserves and Academy

Notable players

Managers

Notable managers

.Gil Merrick is the only Birmingham manager to have won a major trophy, the League Cup in 1963.^ The only reason Strachan won the league 3 times were the Huns were crap, I don't remember any manager having so many altercations with players than that little s--t, the football we played was the worst from any Celtic team I remember.
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^ No one is pretending it was a major trophy, but we entered it and won it.
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^ Late 1990s with satisfactory results After the unsuccessful brief stay of Bobby Robson, notorious manager Louis Van Gaal came on board and Barcelona won twice Spanish League title and once Cup Winners' Cup.
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.Merrick also led the club to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1961, following Pat Beasley who did the same in 1960.^ Goztepe are the first Turkish football club that has ever reached a semi-final in a European Cup Competition.
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^ FA CUP semi-final 1946 Match programme for Derby v Birmingham City.
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^ MATCH TICKETS 18 tickets/passes, mainly modern inc England v Scotland 1961; 1993 FA Cup Final; 1990 FA Cup Final; 1993 Football League Cup Final.
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[121] .Leslie Knighton took the club to the final of the FA Cup in 1931;[12] Arthur Turner did likewise in 1956, as well as taking charge of the club's highest league finish, sixth place in the 1955–56 First Division.^ FA CUP FINALS Match programmes for 1955 and 1956.
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^ FA CUP FINAL 1956 Match ticket.
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^ FA CUP FINAL 1933 Songsheet.
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[15] .Birmingham reached the 2001 Football League Cup Final under Trevor Francis,[37] whose successor as permanent manager, Steve Bruce, twice achieved promotion to the Premier League.^ Football League Cup Winners (22) .
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^ Football League (Worthington's) Cup winners 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03; FA Cup winner 2000-01; UEFA Cup winner 2000-01; European Super Cup winner 2001; FA Charity Shield winner 2001; .

^ MATCH TICKETS 18 tickets/passes, mainly modern inc England v Scotland 1961; 1993 FA Cup Final; 1990 FA Cup Final; 1993 Football League Cup Final.
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Current staff

As of 20 November 2009.[122][123]

Notes

.A. ^ The records page on Birmingham City's website suggests that Emile Heskey is the club's record signing, at £6.25 million.^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ Coventry City Football Club - Highfield Road Stadium, King Richard Street, Birmingham Tel: +44 (0)2476 234 000 .
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^ Boyd, 25, was on the verge of a move to Birmingham City but a row over his £20,000- a-week wages saw the deal fall through.
  • Celtic fans reputation grows in London - Celtic Quick News 24 September 2009 21:42 UTC www.celticquicknews.co.uk [Source type: General]

[1] .This transfer was reported as an initial fee of £3.25M potentially rising to £6.25M.[124] Managing director Karren Brady told the club's 2006 AGM that "there is £1.5million due to Liverpool for Emile which, if we don't stay up, doesn't have to be paid";[125] as they did not maintain their Premier League status, the total paid for Heskey would therefore have been £4.75M. The fee for Dunn, though officially undisclosed,[126] was reported as £5.5M,[127] a figure later quoted by then manager Steve Bruce.^ Premier League Clubs (43) .
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^ I don't believe for a minute that Spurs did not want to win this tournament badly - but we will never get the credit we are due from Murray's Muppets in the Scottish press.
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^ Santa’s reindeer are due to head back to the North Pole at 3pm, so get there early to make sure you don’t miss out.

[128]
.B. a b Some sources give the record attendance as 66,844: these include the records page of Birmingham City F.C.'s website[1] and Rothman's Football Yearbook.^ Andrew’s is the home ground of the English football club Birmingham City Football Club, and has been so since 1906, a long tradition of first-class British football in one of the top stadiums!
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^ Believe it or not, there is a website called www.mathisfun.com and you can find some links to pages on multiplication, I especially recommend the multiplication trainer page.

^ Coventry City Football Club - Highfield Road Stadium, King Richard Street, Birmingham Tel: +44 (0)2476 234 000 .
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[129] Others, including the history page of Birmingham City F.C.'s website,[36] Matthews' Encyclopedia,[130] and The Times newspaper from the Monday following the match,[131] say 67,341.

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    ^ Stoke City’s recent record against Birmingham City is about as embarrassing as my wife’s driving.
    • Squarefootball :: original football articles: Birmingham City 10 February 2010 12:19 UTC articles.squarefootball.net [Source type: General]

    ^ Birmingham City extended their amazing unbeaten record in the top flight to 12 last weekend by holding the champions Manchester United at St Andrews.
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    Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
     
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    ^ Wallsall Football Club - Bescot Stadium, Walsall, Birmingham Tel: +44 (0)1922 622 791 .
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    ^ Aston Villa Football Club - Villa Park, Birmingham Tel: +44 (0)121 327 2299 .
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  • Lewis, Peter, ed (2000). .Keeping right on since 1875. The Official History of Birmingham City Football Club.^ I wonder if the club may look to keep any live matches they own the rights too strictly for channel 67.
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    ^ Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football ClubVisit the AFL Melbourne Football Club site for the latest news, stats, results, photos, audio, video and opinion.

    ^ Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football ClubVisit the AFL Geelong Football Club site for the latest news, stats, results, photos, audio, video and opinion.

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Preceded by
Tranmere Rovers
Football League Trophy Winners
1990–91
Succeeded by
Stoke City
Preceded by
Swansea City
Football League Trophy Winners
1994–95
Succeeded by
Rotherham United

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