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Birmingham City
Birmingham City FC
Full name Birmingham City Football Club
Nickname(s) The Blues
Founded 1875
Ground St. Andrews Stadium
(Capacity: 29,409)
Owner Flag of England Birmingham Sports Holdings
Flag of England Shelby Companies Ltd.
Chairman Flag of England Tom Wagner
Manager Flag of England Tony Mowbray
Current League Championship 
2022–23 Championship, 17th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943. They compete in the Football League Championship, the second tier of league football in England.

As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first ever champions of the Football League Second Division. The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s. 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 first major trophy, the League Cup, in 1963, beating Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate. They won the latter competition for the second time in 2011. They have played in the top tier of English football for the majority of their history. 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.

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 Second City derby. The club's nickname is Blues, due to the colour of their kit, and their fans are known as Bluenoses.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 19 September 2023
No. Position Player
1 Flag of Philippines GK Neil Etheridge
2 Flag of England DF Ethan Laird
3 Flag of England DF Lee Buchanan
4 Flag of England DF Marc Roberts
5 Flag of England DF Dion Sanderson (captain)
6 Flag of Poland MF Krystian Bielik
7 Flag of Curaçao MF Juninho Bacuna
8 Flag of Wales FW Tyler Roberts
9 Flag of Republic of Ireland FW Scott Hogan
10 Flag of England FW Lukas Jutkiewicz (captain)
11 Flag of Japan MF Koji Miyoshi
12 Flag of England DF Cody Drameh (on loan from Leeds United)
14 Flag of England MF Keshi Anderson
15 Flag of England MF Alfie Chang
17 Flag of Scotland FW Siriki Dembélé
No. Position Player
19 Flag of Wales MF Jordan James
20 Flag of England MF Gary Gardner
21 Flag of England GK John Ruddy
23 Flag of England DF Emmanuel Longelo
24 Flag of England DF Marcel Oakley
26 Flag of Republic of Ireland DF Kevin Long
27 Flag of England MF Brandon Khela
28 Flag of England FW Jay Stansfield (on loan from Fulham)
34 Flag of Croatia MF Ivan Šunjić
35 Flag of England MF George Hall
43 Flag of England FW Junior Dixon
44 Flag of Austria DF Emanuel Aiwu (on loan from Cremonese)
45 Flag of Scotland FW Oliver Burke (on loan from Werder Bremen)
48 Flag of England GK Brad Mayo
49 Flag of England MF Romelle Donovan

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
18 Flag of England DF Josh Williams (on loan to Cheltenham Town until January 2024)
25 Flag of Montserrat DF Nico Gordon (on loan to Solihull Moors until end of season)
30 Flag of England MF Tate Campbell (on loan to Bromley until end of season)
38 Flag of England GK Zach Jeacock (on loan to Gloucester City until 31 January 2024)
Flag of England FW Josh Andrews (on loan to Accrington Stanley until end of season)

Reserves and Academy[]

Main article: Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy

Retired numbers[]

In appreciation of Jude Bellingham's contribution in a short time with the first team – the club's youngest debutant, at 16 years and 38 days, and youngest goalscorer, he completed a full season in the Championship before becoming Birmingham's record transfer and the world's most expensive 17-year-old, "showing what can be achieved through talent, hard work and dedication" while retaining a "caring, humble and engaging off-the-field demeanour" – the club retired his number 22 shirt "to remember one of our own and to inspire others."

Birmingham City Women[]

Main article: Birmingham City W.F.C.

Birmingham City Ladies Football Club was formed in 1968. The first team worked their way through the leagues until promoted to the FA Women's Premier League in 2002. After Birmingham City F.C. withdrew financial support in 2005, the club were only able to continue because of a personal donation. They re-affiliated with Birmingham City in 2010, were founder members of the FA WSL the following year, and won the FA Women's Cup in 2012. A second-place finish in the 2012 FA WSL earned them qualification for the 2013–14 Champions League, in which they reached the semi-final. After TTA took over Birmingham City F.C. in November 2016, the women's club became an integral part of the organisation. It was formally renamed Birmingham City Women in 2018, and would be known as plain Birmingham City except where that would cause confusion with the men's team.

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
25 Flag of England DF Josh Dacres-Cogley (on loan at Crawley Town)
30 Flag of Republic Ireland DF Corey O'Keeffe (on loan at Macclesfield Town)
31 Flag of England MF Charlie Lakin (on loan at Stevenage)
42 Flag of England DF Steve Seddon (on loan at Portsmouth)

External links[]

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History: Seasons

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Birmingham City F.C. squad - 2023–24

Etheridge •  Laird •  Buchanan •  M. Roberts •  Sanderson •  Bielik •  Bacuna •  T. Roberts •  Hogan •  10 Jutkiewicz •  11 Miyoshi •  12 Drameh •  14 Anderson •  15 Chang •  17 Dembélé •  19 James •  20 Gardner •  21 Ruddy •  23 Longelo •  24 Oakley •  26 Long •  27 Khela •  28 Stansfield •  34 Šunjić •  35 Hall •  43 Dixon •  44 Aiwu •  45 Burke •  48 Mayo •  49 Donovan • 

Manager:  Flag of England Tony Mowbray
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Birmingham City F.C. seasons

2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 ·

Birmingham City Football Club - Managers

Jones (1892–1908) · Watson (1908–10) · McRoberts (1910–15) · Richards (1915–23) · Beer (1923–27) · Harvey (1927–28) · Knighton (1928–33) · Liddell (1933–39) · Camkin (1939–44) · Goodier (1944–45) · Storer (1945–49) · Brocklebank (1949–54) · Turner (1954–58) · Turner and Beasley (1958) · Beasley (1958–60) · Merrick (1960–64) · Mallett (1964–65) · Cullis (1965–70) · Goodwin (1970–75) · Bell (1975–77) · Ramsey (1977–78) · Smith (1978–82) · Saunders (1982–86) · Bond (1986–87) · Pendrey (1987–89) · Mackay (1989–91) · Macari (1991) · Cooper (1991–93) · Fry (1993–96) · Francis (1996–2001) · Bruce (2001–07) · McLeish (2007–11) · Hughton (2011–12) · Clark (2012–14) · Rowett (2014–16) · Zola (2016–17) · Redknapp (2017) · Cotterill (2017–18) · Monk (2018–19) · Clotet (2019–20) · Karanka (2020–21) · Bowyer (2021–22)  · Eustace (2022–23) · Rooney (2023–24) · Mowbray (2024–)

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Birmingham City F.C. squad seasons

2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 ·

EFL Cup winners

1961: Aston Villa • 1962: Norwich City • 1963: Birmingham City • 1964: Leicester City • 1965: Chelsea • 1966: West Bromwich Albion • 1967: Queens Park Rangers • 1968: Leeds United • 1969: Swindon Town • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Manchester City • 1972: Stoke City • 1973: Tottenham Hotspur • 1974: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1975: Aston Villa • 1976: Manchester City • 1977: Aston Villa • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1981: Liverpool • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Liverpool • 1984: Liverpool • 1985: Norwich City • 1986: Oxford United • 1987: Arsenal • 1988: Luton Town • 1989: Nottingham Forest • 1990: Nottingham Forest • 1991: Sheffield Wednesday • 1992: Manchester United • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Aston Villa • 1995: Liverpool • 1996: Aston Villa • 1997: Leicester City • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Tottenham Hotspur • 2000: Leicester City • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Blackburn Rovers • 2003: Liverpool • 2004: Middlesbrough • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Manchester United • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Tottenham Hotspur • 2009: Manchester United • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Birmingham City • 2012: Liverpool • 2013: Swansea City • 2014: Manchester City • 2015: Chelsea • 2016: Manchester City • 2017: Manchester United • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Manchester City • 2021: Manchester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester United •

Football League Trophy winners

1984: Bournemouth • 1985: Wigan Athletic • 1986: Bristol City • 1987: Mansfield Town • 1988: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1989: Bolton Wanderers • 1990: Tranmere Rovers • 1991: Birmingham City • 1992: Stoke City • 1993: Port Vale • 1994: Swansea City • 1995: Birmingham City • 1996: Rotherham United • 1997: Carlisle United • 1998: Grimsby Town • 1999: Wigan Athletic • 2000: Stoke City • 2001: Port Vale • 2002: Blackpool • 2003: Bristol City • 2004: Blackpool • 2005: Wrexham • 2006: Swansea City • 2007: Doncaster Rovers • 2008: Milton Keynes Dons • 2009: Luton Town • 2010: Southampton • 2011: Carlisle United • 2012: Chesterfield • 2013: Crewe Alexandra • 2014: Peterborough United • 2015: Bristol City • 2016: Barnsley • 2017: Coventry City • 2018: Lincoln City • 2019: Portsmouth • 2020: Salford City • 2021: Sunderland • 2022: Rotherham United •

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winners

1955–58: Flag of Spain Barcelona 1958–60: Flag of Spain Barcelona 1960–61: Flag of Italy Roma 1961–62: Flag of Spain Valencia 1962–63: Flag of Spain Valencia 1963–64: Flag of Spain Real Zaragoza 1964–65: Flag of Hungary Ferencváros 1965–66: Flag of Spain Barcelona 1966–67: Flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 1967–68: Flag of England Leeds United 1968–69: Flag of England Newcastle United 1969–70: Flag of England Arsenal 1970–71: Flag of England Leeds United

Football League Championship EFL Championship 2023–24

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