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Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: News For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

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Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season

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Below you will find all Pre-Season, League One and Cup fixtures, results and goal scorers for the 2024/25 season and related videos. Results are shown in red.

Fixtures are subject to change and those changes will be noted on this page.

2024/25 Pre- Season Fixtures And Results

Men’s pre-season tour in Austria from Monday the 8th of July to Sunday the 14th of July: Saturday the 13th of July at Pendlingstadion, Austria. Kick-off 3:00 p.m.

SC Paderborn 07 5 – Birmingham City 0.

Watch Chris Davies’ interview here.

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The Arthur Cup: Wednesday the 17th of July at the Armco Arena, Solihull. Kick-off 7:00 p.m.

Solihull Moors 0 – Birmingham City 3 (May, Myoshi and Jutkiewicz).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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Saturday the 20th of July at The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury. Kick-off 3:00 p.m.

Shrewsbury Town 0 – Birmingham City 2 (James and Jutkiewicz).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lukas Jutkiewicz’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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Trevor Francis Memorial Match: Wednesday the 24th of July (kick-off 7.45 p.m.) at St. Andrew’s, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Rangers 1 (Tavernier own goal and May).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ethan Laird’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

Click here for A Tribute To Trevor Francis.

2024/25 Season Fixtures And Results

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures (subject to change).

August 2024

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: August (subject to change).

League One: Saturday, August 10th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 5:30 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Reading 1 (May 87th minute).

For our current league table position click here.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League Cup First Round: Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at The Valley, London. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Charlton Athletic 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Khela 32nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Brandon Khela’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday the 17th of August, 2024 at Adams Park, Wycombe.

Wycombe Wanderers 2 – Birmingham City 3 (May 31st minute, Harris 68th minute and Willumsson 82nd minute).

For our current league table position click here.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Luke Harris’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, August 24th, 2024 at Gaughan Group Stadium, London. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Leyton Orient 1 – Birmingham City 2 (Anderson 7th minute and May 20th minute).

For our current league table position click here.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Keshi Anderson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League Cup Second Round: Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 0 – Fulham 2.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ryan Allsop’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, August 31st, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Wigan Athletic 1 (May 18th minute and Wright 91st minute).

For our current league table position click here.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Scott Wright’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

September 2024

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: September (subject to change).

E.F.L. Trophy Southern Section Group A: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Walsall 1 (Penalties 3 – 4) (Klarer 84th minute. Penalties scored by Bielik, Juktkiewicz and Stansfield).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Christoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, September 7th, 2024 at St. James Park, Exeter. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Exeter City v Birmingham City.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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League One: Monday, September 16th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 3 – Wrexham A.F.C. 1 (Stansfield 21st minute and 51st minute and Iwata 59th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Jay Stansfield’s Interview here.

Watch Alex Cochrane Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Rotherham United 0 – Birmingham City 2 (Iwata 13th minute and Stansfield 22nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ben Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, September 28th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 3 – Peterborough United 2 (Willumsson 24th minute, Wallin 49th minute own goal and Bielik 66th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Krystian Bielik and Christoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

October 2024

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: October (subject to change).

League One: Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Huddersfield Town 0 (May 63rd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, October 5th, 2024 at The Valley, London. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Charlton Athletic 1 – Birmingham City 0.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alex Cochrane’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Southern Section Group A: Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 at Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury. Kick-off at 7:30 p.m.

Shrewsbury Town 0 – Birmingham City 4 (Wright 8th minute and 38th minute, Iwata 29th minute and Hansson 71st minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Scott Wright’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, October 12th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City v Cambridge United.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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League One: Saturday, October 19th, 2024 at LNER Stadium, Lincoln. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Lincoln City 1 – Birmingham City 3 (Anderson 14th minute and 79th minute and Willumsson 52nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ryan Allsop’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Bolton Wanderers 0 (Iwata 3rd minute and Stansfield 86th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ben Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, November 26th, 2024 at One Call Stadium, Mansfield. Kick-off at 12:30 p.m.

Mansfield Town 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Willumsson 10th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Willum Willumsson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Southern Section Group A: Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 7 – Fulham Under-21’s 1 (Stansfield 17th minute and 43rd minute, Yokoyama 54th minute and 74th minute, May 59th minute, Anderson 94th minute and Dykes 96th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Marc Leonard’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

November 2024

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: November (subject to change).

F.A. Cup First Round: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at the VBS Community Stadium, South London. Kick-off at 12:30 p.m.

Sutton United 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Willumsson 35th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Christoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, November 9th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Northampton Town 1 (Stansfield 55th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ethan Laird’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, October 16th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City v Stevenage.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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League One: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 at The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Shrewsbury Town 3 – Birmingham City 2 (Iwata 44th minute and Stansfield 76th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Jay Stansfield’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 at St. James Park, Exeter. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Exeter City 0 – Birmingham City 2 (Iwata 11th minute and Stansfield 82nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alex Cochrane’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

December 2024

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: December (subject to change).

F.A. Cup Second Round: Sunday, December 1st, 2024 at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Kick-off at 1:00 p.m.

Blackpool 1 – Birmingham City 2 (Dykes 5th minute and Jutkiewicz 23rd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lyndon Dyke’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Stockport County 0 (May 26th and 35th minutes).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, December 7th, 2024 at Oakwell, Barnsley. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Barnsley 0 – Birmingham City 2 (Stansfield 60th and 79th minutes).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Jay Stansfield’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Second Round: Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 at St. James Park, Exeter. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Exeter City 1 – Birmingham City 2 (Harris 21st minute and Anderson 77th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Taylor Gardner-Hickman’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Bristol Rovers 0 (Buchanan 6th minute and Stansfield 36th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lee Buchanan’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Monday, December 23rd, 2024 at Broadfield Stadium, Crawley. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Crawley Town 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Stansfield 80th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Keshi Anderson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Thursday, December 26th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Burton Albion 0 (Stansfield 26th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Willum Willumsson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Sunday, December 29th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 0 – Blackpool 0.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ryan Allsop’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

January 2025

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: January (subject to change).

League One: Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 at Edgeley Park, Stockport. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Stockport County 1 – Birmingham City 1 (May 5th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Krystian Bielik’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, January 4th, 2025 at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Wigan Athletic 0 – Birmingham City 3 (May 18th and 30th minutes and Willumsson 62nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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F.A. Cup Third Round: Saturday, January 11th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off 12:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Lincoln City 1 (Yokoyama 32nd second and Dykes 77th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lyndon Dyke’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, January 11th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City v Leyton Orient.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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E.F.L. Trophy Third Round: Tuesday, January 4th, 2025 at The Nigel Eady County Ground, Swindon. Kick-off at 7:30 p.m.

Swindon Town 1 – Birmingham City 2 (Yokoyama 49th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfons Sampsted’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, January 18th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Exeter City 0 (Laird 46th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ethan Laird’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 at SToK Cae Ras, Wrexham. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Wrexham 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Dykes 17th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Christoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 at John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Huddersfield Town 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Anderson 49th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Keshi Anderson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

February 2025

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: February (subject to change).

League One: Saturday, February 1st, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Rotherham United 1 (Stansfield 53rd and 80th minutes).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Taylor Gardner-Hickman’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Quarter-Finals: Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 at The Lamex Stadium Stevenage. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Stevenage 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Stansfield 83rd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Marc Leonard’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at Weston Homes Stadium, Peterborough. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Peterborough United. v Birmingham City.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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F.A. Cup Fourth Round: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off 5:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Newcastle United 3 (Laird 1st minute and Iwata 39th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Cristoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 4 – Cambridge United 0 (Stansfield 22nd minute, Bennett Own Goal 28th minute, Dowell 40th minute and Harris 79th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Kieran Dowell’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, February 15th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Charlton Athletic 0 (Stansfield 22nd minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ben Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Semi-Final: Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 8:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Bradford City 1 (Stansfield 47th minute and Dykes 87th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lyndon Dykes’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Reading 0 – Birmingham City 0.

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alex Cochranes’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Leyton Orient 0 (Gardner-Hickman 54th minute and Laird 84th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ethan Laird’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

March 2025

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: March (subject to change).

League One: Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 12.30 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Wycombe Wanderers 0 (Gardner-Hickman 54th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Gardner Hickman’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Bolton Wanderers 3 – Birmingham City 1 (Hansson 21st minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Emil Hansson’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, March 8th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 1 – Lincoln City 0 (Dowell 70th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Ryan Allsop’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Birmingham City 2 – Stevenage 1 (Dowell 26th minute and Paik 46th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfons Sampsted’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, March 15th, 2025 at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Northampton Town 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Anderson 47th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Christoph Klarer’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 at Lamex Stadium, Stevenage. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Stevenage v Birmingham City.

MATCH POSTPONED.

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League One: Saturday, March 29th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 4 – Shrewsbury Town 1 (Davies 26th minute, Laird 60th minute, May 77th and 84th minutes).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

April 2025

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: April (subject to change).

League One: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 at Memorial Stadium, Bristol. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Bristol Rovers 1 – Birmingham City 2 (Anderson 3rd minute and Stansfield 84th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City 6 – Barnsley 2 (Stansfield 33rd minute, Davies 47th minute, May 56th minute and 72nd minutes, Dowell 82nd minute and Jutkiewicz 89th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Lukas Jutkiewicz’s Interview here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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League One: Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at Weston Homes Stadium, Peterborough. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Peterborough United 1 – Birmingham City 2 (May 19th minute and Gardner-Hickman 36th minute).

Watch Chris Davies’ Interview here.

Watch Krystian Bielik’s Interview here.

Watch Alfie May’s Interview here.

Watch Blues Uncut: Unseen Footage Of Birmingham City’s Promotion Celebrations here.

Watch Match Highlights here.

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E.F.L. Trophy Final: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m. (Live on Sky Sports)

Birmingham City v Peterborough United.

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League One: Friday, April 18th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City v Crawley Town.

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League One: Monday, April 21st, 2025 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Burton Albion v Birmingham City.

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League One: Thursday, April 24th, 2025 at Lamex Stadium, Stevenage. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Stevenage v Birmingham City.

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League One: Saturday, April 26th, 2025 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Birmingham City v Mansfield Town.

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League One: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

Blackpool v Birmingham City.

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May 2025

Birmingham City’s 2024/25 Season Fixtures: May (subject to change).

League One: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 at Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge. Kick-off at 3:00 p.m.

Cambridge United v Birmingham City.

2024/25 Season Goal Scorers

Friendly Games

TOP SCORER: Alfie May = 5.

Lukas Jutkiewicz= 2.

Keshi Anderson = 1.

Christoph Klarer = 1.

Willum Willumsson = 1.

Koji Myoshi = 1.

Jordan James = 1.

League One Games

TOP SCORER: Jay Stansfield = 18.

Alfie May = 15.

Keshi Anderson = 6.

Tomoki Iwata = 5.

Willum Willumsson = 5.

Kieran Dowell = 4.

Ethan Laird = 3.

Taylor Gardner-Hickman = 3.

Ben Davies = 2.

Scott Wright = 1.

Krystian Bielik = 1.

Lee Buchanan = 1.

Lyndon Dykes = 1.

Emil Hansson = 1.

Paik Seung-Ho = 1.

Luke Harris = 1.

Lukas Jutkiewicz = 1.

Cup Games

TOP SCORER: Jay Stansfield = 5.

Ayumu Yokoyama = 4.

Lyndon Dykes = 3.

Scott Wright = 2.

Lukas Juktkiewicz = 2.

Keshi Anderson = 2.

Tomoki Iwata = 2.

Brandon Khela = 1.

Christoph Klarer = 1.

Krystian Bielik = 1.

Emil Hansson = 1.

Alfie May = 1.

Willum Willumsson = 1.

Luke Harris = 1.

Ethan Laird = 1.

All Games

TOP SCORER: Jay Stansfield = 23 (18 league goals and 5 cup goals).

Alfie May = 21 (5 friendly goals, 15 league goals and 1 cup goal).

Keshi Anderson = 9 (1 friendly goal, 6 league goals and 2 cup goals).

Willum Willumsson = 7 (1 friendly goal, 5 league goals and 1 cup goal).

Tomoki Iwata = 7 (5 league goals and 2 cup goals).

Lyndon Dykes = 5 (1 league goal and 4 cup goals).

Lukas Jutkiewicz = 5 (1 league goal, 2 friendly goals and 2 cup goals).

Kieran Dowell = 4 (4 league goals).

Ethan Laird = 4 (3 league goals and 1 cup goal.

Ayumu Yokoyama = 4 (4 cup goals).

Taylor Gardner-Hickman = 3 (3 league goals).

Scott Wright = 3 (1 league goal and 2 cup goals).

Krystian Bielik = 2 (1 cup goal and 1 league goal).

Luke Harris = 2 (1 cup goal and 1 league goal).

Ben Davies = 2 (2 league goals).

Emil Hansson = 2 (1 cup goal and 1 league goal).

Christoph Klarer = 2 (1 friendly goal and 1 cup goal).

Brandon Khela = 1 (1 cup goal).

Keshi Anderson = 1 (1 cup goal).

Lee Buchanan = 1 (1 league goal).

Emil Hansson = 1 (1 league goal).

Paik Seung-Ho = 1 (1 league goal).

Luke Harris = 1 (1 league goal).

Jordan James = 1 (1 friendly goal).

Koji Myoshi = 1 (1 friendly goal).

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: News For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

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Birmingham City: News For The 2024/25 Season

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Giving everything that as happened to us over the recent years under the chinese ownership I think relegation wasn’t a bad thing. We start the new season with a clean slate and it means we can get rid of the dead wood and rebuild stronger. This is going to be an exciting season with exciting things happening on and off the pitch and they started as soon as last season ended.

Together with Tom Wagner and co., our new manager and our players old and new, ALL Blues fans need to get 100% behind them and give it our all and all we ask is we get the same back in return.

Below you will mainly find news that relate to our owners, the staff and the first team squad going on off the pitch For lots more news including the Women’s team and under 21’s team etc. click here.

I have put all of Birmingham City’s news in monthly categories to avoid overloading this page with too much content which will only make things slow for us all. Just click on the month you wish to see.

June 2024

Click here to see news for June 2024 regarding Birmingham City’s pre-season.

July 2024

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August 2024

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Blog Posts

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

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Birmingham City on Twitter – Official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on Instagram – Official Instagram page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – Official YouTube page.

Blues Store – Official club store website.

Birmingham City Foundation – Official website.

Nike – Official website.

Undefeated – Official website.

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

The following article is all about Birmingham City’s new manager Chris Davies who was announced by the club on the 6th of June, 2024. My initial reaction like a lot of Blues fans was WHO? However, after reading his profile on Birmingham City’s website there is no doubt his C.V. is impressive as you will see.

Chris Davies.

Who Is Chris Davies?

Chris Davies was born on Wednesday the 27th of March, 1985 in Watford but qualified to play for Wales through his father who, alongside his duties as Reading’s youth team captain, he represented at Under-17s, Under-18s and Under-19s. However, 20 years ago, he was stopped in his tracks by an arthritic condition in his foot and his professional playing career was aborted.

Non-league outings with Farnborough and part-time work briefly tided him over before conversations of encouragement from his former manager in Berkshire, Brendan Rodgers, and an erstwhile Royals teammate gave him a fresh focus i.e. coaching and studying. Aided by P.F.A. funding, he studied at Loughborough University achieving first-class honours in Sports Science, having concurrently undertaken his U.E.F.A. B Licence at Arsenal’s Hale End whilst growing experience out on the grass as a Development Coach for Leicester’s Under-8’s to Under-12’s age groups.

To broaden his experiences, Davies jetted across the pond and also down under, notably working with academy players at Napier-based Hawke’s Bay United and further south in New Zealand’s North Island with Team Wellington FC.

Hungry for an opportunity in First Team football, he returned to the United Kingdom in 2010 and to his family’s roots in South Wales.

Davies’ Managerial C.V.

2010 – 2012: Assistant Manager at Swansea City to Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers wanted a trusted aid to lead on performance analysis, casting a critical eye over the tactics and organisation of opponents. In season one, they clinched promotion via the play-offs at Wembley Stadium before narrowly missing out on a top-half Premier League finish by goals scored. A student of the game in every sense, during this period, he penned a newspaper column and attended press conferences to gauge the demands placed upon 21st-century managers, sharing his boss’ meticulous attention to detail.

2012 – 2015: Head of opposition analysis at Liverpool to Brendan Rodgers.

Matching his ambition Davies accompanied Rodgers to Liverpool in the summer of 2012. On Merseyside, posted as Head of Opposition Analysis, he continued to dedicate 70 hours in preparation for each match, being a key component as the Reds mounted a season-long title tilt in 2013/14. In 2015, he obtained his U.E.F.A. Pro Licence.

2016: First Team Coach at Reading to Brian McDermott.

A popular number two to McDermott, Davies was credited for his understanding of players and their tendencies on and off the training pitch.

2016 – 2019: Assistant Manager at Celtic to Brendan Rodgers.

Davies reunited with Rodgers in July 2016 and became a serial winner. Across two full seasons at Parkhead, Celtic achieved back-to-back trebles, completing the first as Invincibles whose unbeaten run stretched to 69 matches. Under the pressure of suffocating expectations in Glasgow, domestic dominance met chastening Champions League tests head-on, but before departing for Leicester, a third treble was cued up.

2019 – 2023: Assistant Manager at Leicester City to Brendan Rodgers.

The juxtaposing tactical approaches made at Celtic between controlling league fixtures and suffering in European football facilitated a move to Leicester City, again as number two to Rodgers in 2019.

A team totalised by transition became focused on possession and territory, yet still created an environment where Jamie Vardy won the Golden Boot and the team recorded consecutive fifth-place finishes in the Premier League.

The second of these ran parallel to the club winning the FA Cup for the very first time, and a few months later they beat a Manchester City side orchestrated by Pep Guardiola to lift the Community Shield, somebody that Davies admires for his pragmatism. When Leicester reached their maiden European semi-final, as had been the structure at Celtic, he led training on a daily basis, operating in tandem with the sports science department and video analysts.

Between April and June 2023, he visited five clubs in five different countries (Atalanta, Benfica, Monaco, Villarreal and Wolfsburg) where ideas chimed with a football ideology that can be traced back to counting the passing sequences from the stands at Vicarage Road.

2023 – 2024: Senior Assistant Coach at Tottenham Hotspur with Ange Postecoglou.

During his tenure as Senior Assistant Coach to Postecoglou, Davies was courted by a number of clubs, but the Australian had him hooked by a desire to make Spurs the top-flight’s most intense team, and a promise to support his burgeoning personal ambitions when the time to take the right opportunity to step into management presented itself.

2024 onwards : First Team Manager at Birmingham City.

On Thursday the 6th of June, Davies was named the new Men’s First Team Manager at Birmingham City, signing a four-year contract with the Club ahead of the 2024/25 League One season.

What Tom Wagner Said About The Appointment

Birmingham City Owner and Chairman of the Board, Tom Wagner, said, “I am delighted to welcome Chris to Blues. He is widely respected in the game and fulfils our goal to appoint an ambitious, progressive coach. He is motivated to help redefine the Club, the culture, and the playing identity. From our first meeting, it was clear we were aligned on values and shared the ambition for Blues. Chris will thrive in the high-performance environment that is being created at the Club. He wants to be at Birmingham City and is committed to winning. I would like to thank both Tom Brady for his support and involvement, and the Football Leadership Team for their diligent approach in identifying our next Manager. They have conducted a robust process and we have appointed a top operator to take us forward.”

What Garry Cook Said About The Appointment

Birmingham City Chief Executive Officer, Garry Cook, said, “Chris is an outstanding coach and person, that the playing staff and our supporters will instantly warm to. The goal was to identify a progressive coach, one who has demonstrated the ability to build teams and improve players in the squad. Chris has done this at leading clubs, being part of championship, cup and promotion winning teams, working with world class players and managers. He is a perfect fit for Blues. He is a meticulous planner, with an insatiable appetite for work. Known for his excellent man management skills, he will now focus on building a Championship ready squad in League One. He is the coach we wanted. Blues is the club he wanted. We are very pleased he is here.”

What Ange Postecoglou Said About The Appointment

Tottenham Hotspur Manager, Ange Postecoglou, said, “Chris is an outstanding individual. It is no surprise to me that a club of Birmingham City’s stature have shown an interest in him.”

What Chris Davies Said About The Appointment

Birmingham City Manager, Chris Davies, said, “I am proud and honoured to be the Manager of Birmingham City. As soon as I spoke with Tom, Garry, Tom Brady, and other board members it was clear to me how passionate and committed the board and all of the Football Leadership Team are to bringing success to this club. It is a club with an ambition that reflects my own, and a plan to make it a reality. It is such an exciting time to be at Blues. I can’t wait to get started, meeting everyone at the Club and speaking to our supporters. I will give everything to build an attacking team that reflects this great city, and most importantly to produce a team that our supporters can be proud of. Let’s go.”

You can see his first interview with Blues T.V. here and behind-the-scenes on his first day as Blues manager here.

And Finally…

I was, like any Blue Nose, downhearted when Blues were sadly relegated to League One but as soon as that heart ache was over I was looking forward to the new football season straight away, even more so now with the appointment of Davies. As mentioned above it was a case of thinking “WHO?” when Davies was appointed but the more I read about him and see him talk I feel more confident for the months ahead. I believe he is the right man for the job and I wish him good luck for his entire time at the club which hopefully (for a change) will be a long time.

Together with Tom Wagner and co., our new manager and our players old and new, ALL Blues fans need to get 100% behind them and give it our all and all we ask is we get the same back in return.

We now have a young new manager who is hungry to do well and I truly believe he will but everyone has to be patient which is hard for a lot of “fans”. Time will tell but I’m always the optimistic and I really believe the days of shit football days are over for us.

Strap in Blues fans for a thrilling ride because there are exciting times ahead.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.

Notes And Links

The Birmingham City Club logo shown at the top of this page is the copyright of Birmingham City F.C. and has come from Blues social media pages and website, as has the subsequent information seen here and here.

Birmingham City F.C. – Official website.

Birmingham City on Facebook – Official Facebook page.

Birmingham City on Twitter – Official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on Instagram – Official Instagram page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – Official YouTube page.

Blues Store – Official club store website.

Birmingham City Foundation – Official website.

Nike – Official website.

Undefeated – Official website.

BCFC The Project on Facebook – This is their official Facebook page.

Birmingham City: Staff For The 2024/25 Season

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Staff: 2024/25 Season

Here is the Blues first team staff to date.

Click on the staff member’s links to read more about them via Birmingham City’s official website and Wikipedia (where available).

Manager

Chris Davies.

Chris Davies.

Assistant Manager

Ben Petty.

Ben Petty.

Coaching Staff

Tom Huddlestone.

Tom Huddlestone.

Goalkeeper Coach

Maik Taylor.

Maik Taylor.

Technical Director

Craig Gardner.

Craig Gardner.

Head Of Physical Performance

Sean Rush.

Sean Rush.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

Notes And Links

The image shown at the top of this page and the images below are copyright of Birmingham City F.C. The subsequent information is from there too and anything else is from Wikipedia.

Wikipedia and Wikitia content is subject to change.

Birmingham City F.C. – Official website.

Birmingham City on Facebook – Official Facebook page.

Birmingham City on Twitter – Official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on Instagram – Official Instagram page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – Official YouTube page.

Blues Store – Official club store website.

Birmingham City Foundation – Official website.

Nike – Official website.

Undefeated – Official website.

Birmingham City: Blues History

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

Below is a series of videos from Birmingham City which looks back on its history via interviews with ex-players and how it affected them as they celebrate their time playing for the club.

To read more history of Birmingham City click here.

Noel Blake

Noel Blake discusses his time at Blues, that Villa game, and his successes as a coach with England.

Ricky Otto

Ricky Otto discusses everything from his early life in Hackney, ending up in prison for armed robbery, and becoming Blues’ record signing.

Clayton Donaldson

Clayton Donaldson discusses his rise up the football leagues, his special relationship with fans at St. Andrew’s and becoming a player-manager.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: News For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Trevor Francis

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

Notes And Links

The image shown at the top of this page is copyright of Birmingham City F.C.

The videos shown above are via YouTube.

Birmingham City F.C. – Official website.

Birmingham City on Facebook – This is their official Facebook page.

Birmingham City on Twitter – This is their official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – This is their official YouTube page.

Blues Store Online – Birmingham City’s official club store online.

Birmingham City: My First Home Game Of The 2023/24 Season Against Millwall On 02/09/2023

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Saturday the 2nd of September, 2023 was like any other day for me when I am stuck in the house on a match day. I wake up, spend at least an hour in bed to let my brain catch up with the rest of my body, get up, have my breakfast, kill time, and watch the game on the telly. Today was going to be a different day and a whole lot better for it.

Before The Match

As the game was a 12.30 p.m. kick-off, I woke up earlier than normal for a Saturday, at about 9.15 a.m. and it is just as well I did. Around 15 minutes later my sister Julie rang me to ask if I was available in 30 minutes. I said yes and asked why. She told me my nephew Craig had a spare ticket and asked if I wanted to go. That was a no-brainer, ha ha. I got out of bed around 9.45 a.m., had a quick shave, and was about to have a cup of tea and my breakfast when Craig arrived at 10 a.m. It was time to go to the church of Birmingham City supporters and I was buzzing. St. Andrew’s hhyhbere we come.

We had left early so Craig could get a decent parking spot near the ground because traffic is atrocious around the Blues ground on a match day.

The journey was trouble free and after we parked we walked to The Royal George, a well-known, sought-out pub for Blues fans. It was here where Tom Wagner and Tom Brady visited on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, before they attended their first Blues home game ever against Leeds United.

There we met Craig’s friend Stuart, who was with his son Alfie, and we collected our tickets. Craig brought me my first pint of the day. This was my breakfast! I would like to say it was a nice pint of lager shandy but it wasn’t, It tasted musty and off but I drank it anyway, it would have been rude not to.

Looking towards the Royal George, Small Heath, Birmingham.

After we all had a drink and chat we headed toward where we were going to sit, The Gil Merrick Stand which is next to The Main Stand. Nearby is a poster of Blues most well-known goalkeeper and past manager, whom the stand is named after. There was an inflatable that was free to have a go at, where kids could try to score in different holes of different value points but regardless of what they scored, they got a free lollipop. It is a nice way to keep the kids busy before they enter the ground and Alfie enjoyed having a go. When we eventually move to a new ground (it is inevitable) the club needs to lay on more things for the kids to do than this though. By this is a place to get a drink and a bite to eat. This is fine for drinks if you are an adult but not so for kids. Stuart couldn’t get Alfie a soft drink and this needs to be sorted out in the future. This is not me nitpicking, just being honest and I have no doubt, that as we grow and grow, Tom Wagner will rectify all this. Craig got me another pint, just lager this time and we all had another chat. There was live entertainment via a man with his guitar and there is no doubt at all that since the new owners have been in charge, the match day experience and the atmosphere outside of the ground certainly has improved for the better.

With drinks down the hatch, Craig and Stuart kindly paid for a match programme between them (I always like to get a souvenir and this has improved a lot since I last got one) we entered the ground and climbed the seamless never ending steps to get to our seats. This was a task Craig handled well being he was on crutches due to a recent injury playing football himself!

The Gill Merrick Stand entrance, St. Andrew’s.

A Gil Merrick poster outside The Gill Merrick Stand, St. Andrew’s.

The Main Stand, St. Andrew’s.

Blues News v Millwall match programme 02/09/2023.

We settled into our seats at about 11.45 p.m., and not long after we all had a selfie. It is said the camera never lies and this is clearly so by the bloody mark on my Blues top, ha ha. Oh well, it is a great photo for memory’s sake anyway.

I took some photos of the ground, including the players warming up.

Inside St. Andrew’s, in the Gil Merrick Stand, for my first home game of the 2023/24 season with Craig, Alfie, And Stuart.

Blues entering the pitch for a warm-up v Millwall at St. Andrew’s.

Blues players warming up v Millwall at St. Andrew’s.

Blues and Millwall players warming up at St. Andrew’s.

The big screen between The Main Stand and The Gil Merrick Stand inside St. Andrew’s.

Inside St. Andrew’s.

The Main Stand, inside St. Andrew’s.

The Tilton, inside St. Andrew’s.

The Kop, inside St. Andrew’s.

Beau Brummie at St. Andrew’s.

Just before the 12:30 p.m. kick-off, there was a short pyro display and blue and white smoke to thrill the crowd. This is a new thing obviously American influenced by Tom Wagner and Tom Brady and I like it. As long as they don’t bring cheerleaders into the game then a bit of razzamatazz does no harm to the game and adds some excitement to the atmosphere in the ground.

This was the Blues team starting today. Our new loan signing Cody Drameh goes straight in the first 11 to make his home debut with another new loan signing, Emmanuel Aiwu taking his place on the bench.

Blues v Millwall starting line-up.

First Half

Blues were kicking toward The Gil Merrick Stand so it would have been nice to have seen us score a goal being we had a nice, clear view of the net. Alas, that wasn’t to be. Millwall scored an early goal against the run of play after a decent enough start from us and that knocked our confidence for almost 15 minutes. John Ruddy should have saved their free kick. His form was off today and his passing was poor. We picked up the pace toward the end of the first half but again, against the run of play they scored a second goal but it was ruled out by a delayed offside call. We had a late penalty decision when Keshi Anderson was fowled in their box. This was taken by Scott Hogan that should have taken us level at the break but it didn’t turn out that way. The penalty was weak and was easily saved by Matija Sarkic (who was on loan to us last season).

It wasn’t just Ruddy’s passing that was not good enough first half, the whole team followed suit and should have done better. We didn’t deserve to be a goal down at the break. We made Millwall look better than they were. The first half was very frustrating to watch indeed.

I filmed a short clip of gameplay early in the first half. Click here to see it. As with the Pyro clip above it is clear I am no Steven Spielberg, ha ha, but it is all about sharing the experience of it all.

Blues and Millwall players leaving the pitch at half-time at St. Andrew’s.

Blues players leaving the pitch at half-time v Millwall at St. Andrew’s.

Half Time

Birmingham City 0 – Millwall 1.

Not a lot went on at the interval or at least I never noticed. I was busy on my phone and chatting. Stuart brought me a Coke and before you knew it, it was time to get back to our seats for the kick-off with Blues playing towards The Tilton End.

Second Half.

Blues played much better this time with plenty of chances to score but only one went in, a 53rd-minute goal from Jay Stansfield, making it two goals in two games. I didn’t see the goal that well being it was down the other end and my eyesight isn’t the best but after seeing it in the match highlights it was a good goal with a great assist from Juninho Bacuna.

As much as you do get a much better view watching Blues on telly, NOTHING beats being at St. Andrew’s and soaking in the great atmosphere. I wish it could be more often.

Stuart and Alfie left 10 minutes early to avoid the traffic. I want to say thank you to Alfie for sharing his sweets today, that was kind of him.

Me and Craig stayed until the end, hoping for another late winner that never happened.

Blues battled until the ref blew the final whistle, as we always do. I would like to state that said referee, Josh Smith, was very favourable to the Millwall players with his decisions but that seems to be the norm for most refs when anyone plays us.

Full Time

Birmingham City 1 – Millwall 1.

Regarding the crowd, the atmosphere in the ground was good but could have been better. When it was loud it was loud but the crowd was too quiet at times and the Millwall fans were heard too much for my liking.

Regarding the game, I felt like it was two points lost for us. However, I am NOT complaining, the fact that we could feel disappointed with a draw when in the not-so-distant past we would have snapped that up is a sign of how improved we have become on the pitch. Games like this would have ended up in a loss after starting from a goal behind and it is a credit to John Eustace for the good work he has done since being manager under dire circumstances. If you want to call him head coach, you can but I am old school so I will call him our manager.

After The Match

Me and Craig slowly made our way out of the ground and made our way to his car. As mentioned above the traffic around the ground on match day is shocking, especially as it is on the 97 bus route, and it was a challenge just to get onto the road. Slowly we made our way out of Small Heath and Craig dropped me back home thus ending my time at my first home game of the 2023/24 football season.

Some of the best days in life are the ones that include unexpected surprises and today was one of them and I am very grateful to Craig for thinking of me.

As we head into the international break Blues are undefeated in the league and are sitting in 4th place which is EXCELLENT. I just hope what happened last season when we went into the break on form and then returned doesn’t happen again!

Here is the top of the table after all Championship games were played today and match highlights.

Blues league position in the Championship on 02/09/2023.

KEEP RIGHT ON.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: A New Era Begins.

Birmingham City: A Tribute To Trevor Francis.

Birmingham City: Blues Are Sadly Relegated To League One.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Gary Rowett, Paul Robinson And Dave Carolan Return To Steady The Ship For Blues.

Birmingham City: January Transfers For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Keep Right On To The End Of The Road.

Birmingham City: Kits For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Staff For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2023/24 Season.

Middlesbrough 1 – Birmingham City 0.

Notes And Links

The selfie image shown at the top of this page is the copyright of Stuart Smith. All other photos are copyrighted to me except the match programme, starting line-up, and league position photos which are the copyright of Birmingham City F.C. and have come from Blues social media pages and website.

Birmingham City F.C. – Official website.

Birmingham City on Facebook – This is their official Facebook page.

Birmingham City on Twitter – This is their official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – This is their official YouTube page.

Blues Store Online – Birmingham City’s official club store online.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2023/24 Season

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

Below you will find all the Championship and Cup fixtures, results and goal scorers for the 2023/24 season. Results are shown in red and clicking on the link will take you to the Blues website to give you further match details such as team line up etc. and also give you our current league table position.

Fixtures are subject to change and those changes will be noted on this page. Games live on Sky Sports are also shown in red.

2023 – 2024 Season Fixtures

Birmingham City’s Championship and Cup fixtures for the 2023/24 season. Subject to change.

2023 – 2024 Season Results

Click on the links below for the match details to each game.

August

Championship: Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea.

Swansea City 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Dembele – 45th minute).

League Cup – 1st Round: Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, Cheltenham.

Cheltenham 0 – Birmingham City 2 (Bacuna – 24th and 32nd minutes).

Championship: Saturday, August 12th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Leeds United 0 (Jutkiewicz – 91st minute).

Championship: Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol.

Bristol City 0 – Birmingham City 2 (Miyoshi – 48th minute and Jutkiewicz – 84th minute).

Championship: Saturday, August 26th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Plymouth Argyle 1 (Hogan – 8th Minute and Stansfield – 95th minute).

League Cup – 2nd Round: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Cardiff City 3 (Hogan – 70th Minute).

September

Championship: Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Millwall 1 (Stansfield – 53rd minute).

Championship: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 at Vicarage Road, Watford.

Watford 2 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 at Deepdale, Preston.

Preston North End 2 – Birmingham City 1 (Stansfield – 46th minute).

Championship: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Queens Park Rangers 0.

Championship: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 at Carrow Road, Norwich.

Norwich City 2 – Birmingham City 0.

October

Championship: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 4 – Huddersfield Town 1 (Dembele – 3rd and 64th minutes, Myoshi – 23rd minute and James – 95th minute).

Championship: Friday, October 6th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 3 – West Bromwich Albion 1 (Bacuna – 23rd minute, Sanderson 38th minute and Gardner – 87th minute).

Championship: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough.

Championship: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Hull City 2.

Championship: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 at Saint Mary’s Stadium, Southampton.

Southampton 3 – Birmingham City 1 (Stansfield – 58th minute).

November

Championship: Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Ipswich Town 2 (Stansfield – 13th minute).

Championship: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

Sunderland 3 – Birmingham City 1 (Miyoshi – 30th minute).

Championship: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Bacuna – 48th minute and James – 81st minute).

Championship: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 at Ewood Park, Blackburn.

Blackburn Rovers 4 – Birmingham City 2 (Dembele – 63rd minute and 78th minute).

December

Championship: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Rotherham United 0.

Championship: Friday, December 8th, 2023 at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry.

Coventry City 2 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

Cardiff City 0 – Birmingham City 1 (Bacuna – 48th minute).

Championship: Monday, December 18th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Leicester City 3 (James – 14th minute and 74th minute).

Championship: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 at Home Park, Plymouth.

Plymouth Argyle 3 – Birmingham City 3 (Stansfield – 15th minute, James 39th minute and Bacuna 62nd minute).

Championship: Tuesday, December 26th 2023 (Boxing Day) at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Stoke City 3 (Stansfield – 69th minute).

Championship: Friday, December 29th 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Bristol City 0.

January

Championship: Monday, January 1st, 2024 (New Year’s Day) at Elland Road, Leeds.

Leeds United 3 – Birmingham City 0.

F.A. Cup – 3rd Round: Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at The MKM Stadium, Hull.

Hull City 1 – Birmingham City 1. (Jutkiewicz – 18th minute).

Championship: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Swansea City 2. (Dembele – 38th minute and James 95th minute).

F.A. Cup – 3rd Round Replay: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at St. Andrews Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Hull City 1. (Stansfield – 66th minute and Miyoshi 93rd minute).

Championship: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke.

Stoke City 1 – Birmingham City 2. (Stansfield – 10th minute and Bacuna 49th minute).

F.A. Cup – 4th Round: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 at King Power Stadium, Leicester.

Leicester City 3 – Birmingham City 0.

February

Championship: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich.

West Bromwich Albion 1 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Friday, February 9th, 2024 at Hillsborough, Sheffield.

Sheffield Wednesday 2 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Blackburn Rovers 0 (Dozzell – 77th minute).

Championship: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 2 – Sunderland 1 (James – 60th minute and Miyoshi 80th minute).

Championship: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 at Portman Road, Ipswich.

Ipswich Town 3 – Birmingham City 1 (James – 46th minute).

March

Championship: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 3 – Southampton 4 (Miyoshi – 2nd minute, Stansfield – 41st minute and Bacuna 77th minute).

Championship: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 at The MKM Stadium, Hull.

Hull City 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Jutkiewicz – 82nd minute).

Championship: Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at The Den, London.

Millwall 1 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Blues 0 – Middlesbrough 1.

Championship: Saturday, March 16th, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Watford 1.

Championship: Friday, March 29th, 2024 at MATRADE Loftus Road, London.

Queens Park Rangers 2 – Birmingham City 1 (Bacuna 62nd minute).

April

Championship: Saturday, April 1st, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Preston North End 0 (Stansfield – 68th minute).

Championship: Saturday, April 6th, 2024 at King Power Stadium, Leicester.

Leicester City 2 – Birmingham City 1 (Stansfield – 45th minute).

Championship: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 0 – Cardiff City 1.

Championship: Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 3 – Coventry City 0 (Thomas [Own Goal] – 12th minute, Sunjic – 41st minute and Stansfield – 59th minute).

Championship: Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham.

Rotherham United 0 – Birmingham City 0.

Championship: Saturday, April 27th 2024 at John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield.

Huddersfield Town 1 – Birmingham City 1 (Miyoshi – 44th minute).

May

Championship: Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham.

Birmingham City 1 – Norwich City 0 (Seung-Ho – 55th minute).

Blues finish 22nd and are relagated to League One.

2023 – 2024 Season Goal Scorers

Championship Games

TOP SCORER: Jay Stansfield = 12.

Jordan James = 8.

Junhino Bacuna = 7.

Siriki Dembele = 6.

Koji Miyoshi = 6.

Lukas Jutkiewicz = 3.

Gary Gardner = 1.

Scott Hogan = 1.

Dion Sanderson = 1.

Andre Dozzell = 1.

Ivan Sunjic = 1.

Paik Seung-Ho =1.

Cup Games

TOP SCORER: Junhino Bacuna = 2.

Scott Hogan = 1.

Lukas Jutkiewicz = 1.

Jay Stansfield = 1.

Koji Miyoshi – 1.

All Games

TOP SCORER: Jay Stansfield = 13.

Junhino Bacuna = 9.

Jordan James = 8.

Koji Miyoshi = 7.

Siriki Dembele = 6.

Lukas Jutkiewicz = 4.

Scott Hogan = 2.

Gary Gardner = 1.

Dion Sanderson = 1.

Andre Dozzell = 1.

Ivan Sunjic = 1.

Paik Seung-Ho =1.

2024 – 2025 Season Fixture Dates Announced

Fixtures for Blues’ 2024/25 League One season will be released on Wednesday the 26th of June at 9 am.

These will begin on Saturday the 10th of August 2024, with the regular league schedule concluding on Saturday the 3rd of May 2025. The 46 rounds of matches will take place across 36 weekends, six midweeks and four bank holidays.

Meanwhile, the Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August and the Group Stage of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, involving Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two and 16 invited Under-21s Premier League teams, will start in early September.

The Men’s First Team will travel to Austria from Monday the 8th of July until Sunday the 14th of July in preparation for 2024/25, with details of pre-season games, including one during the tour, to be confirmed in due course.

Details for the above will be shown on separate pages for the new season.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: A New Era Begins.

Birmingham City: A Tribute To Trevor Francis.

Birmingham City: Blues Are Sadly Relegated To League One.

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Gary Rowett, Paul Robinson And Dave Carolan Return To Steady The Ship For Blues.

Birmingham City: January Transfers For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Keep Right On To The End Of The Road.

Birmingham City: Kits For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: My First Home Game Of The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Staff For The 2023/24 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2023/24 Season.

Notes And Links

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Birmingham City on YouTube – This is their official YouTube page.

Blues Store Online – Birmingham City’s official club store online.

Nike – Official website.

Undefeated – Official website.

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Birmingham City: A Tribute To Trevor Francis

There is only one team in Birmingham worth supporting with true passion and Birmingham City is it. I have been supporting them since 1979 when Jim Smith was the manager. I was 13 at the time. He is my favourite manager to date. I am a blue nose ’til I die.

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

The 24th of July 2023 was a day of shock and sadness for those associated with Birmingham City Football Club, Trevor Francis had died. Trevor wore the number 10 shirt and was certainly the most well-known player for B.C.F.C. and adored by many. You can read more about him here.

I never got to see him play in person. I was only in my early teens when I started supporting Blues and could only dream of going to St. Andrews but I saw him on television work his magic on the pitch. He was at the end of his Blues career when I first started following Jim Smith and the Lads. I can’t exactly recall when it was but it was around the time he was sold to Nottingham Forest as the first million player in British history. I continued to watch him for Forest cementing my love for them and their manager Brian Clough. Forest automatically became my second team until Clough retired in 1993.

R.I.P.

Tributes From The Club

On the 24th of July 2023 there was an announcement by Birmingham City informing the passing of Trevor Francis. The Blues badge was changed to black as a mark of respect to the great man.

The above two photos were posted on Jude Bellingham’s Twitter account on 24/07/23. This is what he wrote:

“A very sad day for @BCFC and all of football. Beyond legendary, a trailblazer, a great and an icon of the game. The only thing that could exceed his quality and accolades on the pitch was his class off it. Thank you for all the guidance and the benchmarks you set. Rest in peace, King Trevor! “

Players and staff from Blues Men’s and Women’s First Team paying their respects to Trevor Francis on 25/07/23.

On 27/07/23 there was an announcement from Blues that there would be a Trevor Francis Book of Condolence at the Library of Birmingham on the 28th and 29th of July. This should have been longer than two days in my opinion.

Garry Cook signs the Trevor Francis Book of Condolence at the Library of Birmingham on 29/07/23.

Blues players paying their respects to Trevor Francis at Peterborough United on 29/07/23.

Blues fans at Peterborough United on 29/07/23.

Birmingham City Fans Tribute Area

Click here to watch John Eustace and Darren Carter lay a reef in respect of Trevor Francis. This was the start of many flowers, scarves etc. that were placed in the designated area towards the Ticket Office at St. Andrew’s for fans to pay tribute to a club legend from 24/07/23 – 07/08/23. The tributes are now safely in storage.

Fan tributes left for Trevor Francis at St. Andrews.

Videos From The Club

The following videos (not including shorts) are from Birmingham City’s YouTube page and appear in order they were first shown. There are too many videos of such a legend elsewhere to show here but search in your favourite browser and see for yourself what a great man he was.

Club Celebration

On the 11th of August, 2023, the club announced that they will be celebrating Trevor Francis’s life at the first home game of the 2023/24 season against Leeds United.

Jasper Carrott pays tribute to his good friend Trevor Francis.

A celebration to Trevor Francis at Blues first home game of the 2023/24 season against Leeds United.

Trevor Francis Statue Announcement

Trevor Francis statue announcement.

On the 24th of July, 2024, Birmingham City made an announcement about the commission of a Trevor Francis statue by Douglas Jennings M.R.B.S., a globally acclaimed portrait sculptor.

Garry Cook Pays Tribute To The Late, Great Trevor Francis

Click here for Chief Executive Officer Garry Cook’s tribute to the late, great Trevor Francis.

Trevor Francis Memorial Match V Rangers

On the 24th of July, 2024, one year after Trevor’s passing, Birmingham City hosted Rangers in the first Trevor Francis Memorial Match.

To read about the match, click here.

You can see photos from that match by clicking here.

For Chris Davies’s interview after the match, click here.

For Ethan Laird’s interview after the match, click here.

For match highlights, click here.

Birmingham City legend Trevor Francis.

Trevor Francis in his Birmingham City and Rangers tops.

Rest In Peace Trevor and thanks for all the great memories and your service to Birmingham City.

KEEP RIGHT ON.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: Welcome To New Manager Chris Davies.

Notes And Links

The image shown at the top of this page is copyright of Birmingham City F.C.

The images of Trevor Francis and Jude Bellingham with Trevor Francis are copyright unknown.

Birmingham City F.C. – Official website.

Birmingham City on Facebook – This is their official Facebook page.

Birmingham City on Twitter – This is their official Twitter page.

Birmingham City on YouTube – This is their official YouTube page.

Blues Store Online – Birmingham City’s official club store online.

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Birmingham Mail – Official website. The Birmingham Mail is a newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.

Birmingham City: Trevor Francis

There is only one team in Birmingham worth supporting with true passion, and Birmingham City is it. I have been supporting them since 1979, when Jim Smith was the manager. I was 13 at the time. He is my favourite manager to date. I am a blue nose ’til I die.

You can read lots more about Blues by clicking here.

The 24th of July 2023 was a day of shock and sadness for those associated with Birmingham City Football Club on the news that Trevor Francis had died. Trevor wore the number 8 shirt and was certainly the most well-known player for B.C.F.C., adored by many. You can read my tribute post to him here.

I never got to see him play in person. I was only in my early teens when I started supporting Blues and could only dream of going to St. Andrews, but I saw him on television work his magic on the pitch. He was at the end of his Blues career when I first started following Jim Smith and the Lads. I can’t exactly recall when it was, but it was around the time he was sold to Nottingham Forest as the first million-pound player in British history. I continued to watch him for Forest, cementing my love for them and their manager, Brian Clough. Forest automatically became my second team until Clough retired in 1993.

R.I.P. Trevor.

About Trevor Francis

Trevor Francis was an English footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in England, the United States, Italy, Scotland and Australia. In 1979 he became Britain’s first £1 million player following his transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. He scored the winning goal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmö. He won the European Cup again with the club the following year. At international level, he played for England 52 times between 1976 and 1986, scoring 12 goals, and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Between 1988 and 2003, Trevor was a football manager with Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City and Crystal Palace.

Trevor Francis in Amsterdam on the 22nd Of April 1980. He was playing for Nottingham Forest at the time.

Early Life And Education

Trevor John Francis was born on the 19th of April 1954, in Plymouth, Devon, and educated at Plymouth’s Public Secondary School for Boys. He was an agile and skilful forward and joined Birmingham City as a schoolboy.

Club Career

Birmingham City

Trevor quickly rose in status, making his debut for Birmingham City’s first team in 1970, aged just 16. His talent was noted when, before his 17th birthday, he scored four goals in a match against Bolton Wanderers. He ended his first season with 15 goals from just 22 games. Birmingham City manager at the time, Freddie Goodwin, compared Trevor to both Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law.

On the 30th of October 1976, he scored one of Birmingham’s most famous goals, when he turned away from the touchline and cut inside two Queens Park Rangers defenders, constantly being forced backwards before suddenly unleashing a 25-yard (23 meters) shot.

Detroit Express

Trevor negotiated a loan from Birmingham in 1978 to play for the Detroit Express in the North American Soccer League where he scored 22 goals in 19 league matches and was named to the N.A.S.L. first XI alongside Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia before returning home to the Midlands.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest, the reigning First Division champions and League Cup holders managed by Brian Clough, put in a bid for Trevor which totalled just over £1 million. No player had ever been sold between English clubs for a seven-figure fee before, and the deal was sealed, with Trevor famously being introduced to the media by a manager impatient to play squash. Clough was in his red gym kit and carrying a racquet as he addressed the press conference.

While recognised as the first British million-pound player, the actual transfer fee for the player was £1,150,000, including a 15% commission to the Football League. Clough wrote in his autobiography that the fee was £999,999, as he wanted to ensure the million-pound milestone did not go to the player’s head, although Trevor says that was a tongue-in-cheek remark by Clough.

Nottingham Forest retained the League Cup shortly afterwards without the cup-tied Francis and made progress in the European Cup to the extent that they reached the semi-finals, although Francis was not eligible to play in the competition until the final. They won their semi-final, and in May 1979 Forest took on Swedish club Malmö in the final in Munich, and a major instalment of the huge investment money was repaid just before half time.

The ball was spread to Forest’s winger John Robertson wide on the left and he took on two defenders at once to reach the byline and curl an awkward, outswinging cross towards the far post. Francis had already begun to sprint into position, but even so, he had to increase his pace in order to reach the cross as it dropped and ended up throwing himself low at the ball. He connected with his head and the ball diverted powerfully into the roof of the net. Forest won the match 1–0 and footage of the goal was used in the opening titles to Match of the Day for some years afterwards. A giant picture of Francis stooping to head the ball remains on display in the main entrance and reception area of Forest’s City Ground stadium.

Even though the season ended there, Francis duly headed back to Detroit for another summer playing in the N.A.S.L., where once again he was named to the first XI alongside Johan Cruyff (Los Angeles Aztecs) and Giorgio Chinaglia (New York Cosmos), despite playing only half the season. In his brief career in America, Francis scored 36 goals in 33 regular season matches and had 18 assists.

At Nottingham Forest Clough frequently played Francis on the right wing, rather than in his preferred position as a central attacker. Francis was in the side which lost the 1980 League Cup Final to Wolverhampton Wanderers but missed the European Cup Final against Hamburg due to an injury to his Achilles tendon. Somehow the success of his Forest career never quite reflected his huge fee. He scored only 14 league goals in the 1979 – 80 season and 6 in the next 18 games that he played for Forest. Although still a regular for England, his Achilles injury prevented him from being in the squad for the 1980 European Championships.

Manchester City

The injury kept Trevor out of the game for over six months. He was sold to Manchester City in September 1981, this time for £1.2 million. The deal caused behind-the-scenes friction at Manchester City. During negotiations, City chairman Peter Swales informed manager John Bond that the club could not afford the transfer fee. Bond then issued an ultimatum, which was if Trevor did not sign, Bond would resign. Francis made a promising start at the club, scoring two goals against Stoke City on his debut, but over the course of the season, he was frequently injured. In total, he scored 12 goals in 26 games and made the England squad for the 1982 World Cup.

Back at his club, financial problems were again an issue. Trevor’s contract gave him a salary of £100,000 plus bonuses, which the club could no longer afford to pay to a player who regularly sustained injuries.

Sampdoria

Later that summer, Trevor was approached by Italian club Sampdoria, who paid Manchester City £700,000 for his services. He helped win the 1984–85 Coppa Italia, in the same team as Scotland midfielder Graeme Souness. It was the first time that Sampdoria had won the competition.

Atalanta

Trevor joined Atalanta in 1986. He played 21 league games and scored once in his only season, but added two goals in nine games in the Coppa Italia. Atalanta lost the final to Napoli. He was the second Englishman at the Bergamo-based club after Gerry Hitchens, and by the time of his death, their only other English-born player was Ademola Lookman.

Rangers

Trevor returned to Britain in September 1987 to join Rangers under Graeme Souness. Numerous English players were brought to the Scottish club by Souness as English clubs had been banned from European competition since the Heysel disaster. Trevor cost just £75,000, signed on a pay-as-you-play basis, and won the 1987 – 88 Scottish League Cup, scoring a penalty in the shoot-out.

Queens Park Rangers

Trevor signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in March 1988 and helped the team finish fifth in the First Division. He scored 10 goals from 26 appearances in the first half of the 1988 – 89 season and took over as player-manager in December 1988 when Jim Smith moved to Newcastle United, but a knee injury in January 1989 put an end to his playing season. He marked his return to the field in September 1989 with a hat-trick against Aston Villa, but was replaced as manager by Don Howe in November 1989 and his playing contract was paid up a few days later.

During his time at Queens Park Rangers, Trevor completed a brief loan in 1988 with an Australian National Soccer League team, Wollongong City, as part of businessman Harry Michaels’ attempt to market football in Australia. Michaels had previously funded the loans of Alan Brazil and Paul Mariner, whom Francis was to replace, and had discussions with Norman Whiteside, Nigel Clough and Michel Platini about playing for the New South Wales-based team.

Sheffield Wednesday

Trevor left Queens Park Rangers in February 1990 to play for Sheffield Wednesday. Despite gaining a good reputation amongst supporters, he could not help the club avoid relegation to the second tier under manager Ron Atkinson for the 1990 – 91 season. However, that season he helped Wednesday win the League Cup, although he was a non-playing substitute in the final, and also gained promotion back to the top flight.

International Career

Trevor played for England 52 times between 1977 and 1986 and scored 12 goals. In 1977, he was given his first England cap by Don Revie, in a 2 – 0 loss against the Netherlands. After missing out on Euro 1980 due to an Achilles injury, Trevor was named in the England squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain. In the first round of the tournament, he scored in the group games against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait. England was eliminated after goalless draws against both the host nation and West Germany. In the spring of 1986, he made his 52nd and final appearance for England in a victory over Scotland and was subsequently not selected for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Managerial Career

Sheffield Wednesday

After the departure of Ron Atkinson, Trevor took over as manager of Sheffield Wednesday with popular support from the club and supporters. He guided Wednesday to a third-place finish in 1992. The following year, Wednesday reached the F.A. Cup and League Cup finals, losing both to Arsenal, the former after a replay. In 1994, Francis finally retired as a player, shortly before his 40th birthday. He was dismissed as manager a year later after Wednesday finished 13th in the Premiership.

In February 1992, Trevor brought former French international Eric Cantona back from a poor discipline-enforced hiatus in his career by inviting him for a trial at Sheffield Wednesday. However, as the snowy conditions meant that he could only evaluate Cantona on Astro Turf, Francis requested an extension to the trial to see whether Cantona could play on grass. An outraged Cantona walked out on The Owls and was signed (without a trial) by Leeds United, inspiring first them and then Manchester United to success. In a 2012 interview, Trevor said that he had agreed to take Cantona on as a favour to Trevor’s former agent, Dennis Roach, and Michel Platini, who he knew from his time playing in Italy when they approached him about taking on Cantona, and that it was intended as an opportunity for Cantona to put himself in the shop window. Wednesday had only recently been promoted back to the top flight, with most of the squad still being on Second Division-level wages, and the club could not afford to sign him.

Birmingham City

Trevor was hired as Birmingham City manager in 1996, with the club in the First Division. He guided Birmingham to a 10th and 7th-place finish in his first two seasons, missing out on the playoffs on goal difference in the latter. Finishes of 4th, 4th and 5th in the next three seasons resulted in playoff entry, losing each time.

Trevor led Blues to the 2001 League Cup Final, where they lost on penalties to Liverpool. He was dismissed in October of that year. BBC Sport wrote, “Francis, the player, was legendary. Francis, the manager, is the nearly man.”

Crystal Palace

Trevor was manager of Crystal Palace from November 2001 to April 2003. He was appointed by Crystal Palace chairman, Simon Jordan to replace Steve Bruce who had resigned as Crystal Palace manager with the intention of taking the manager’s role at Birmingham City. Litigation followed with Bruce being placed on gardening leave. Of the appointment, Jordan said, “The last two or three weeks have not been easy. I’m bored of Steve Bruce and Birmingham, and what I’m interested in is Trevor Francis and Crystal Palace.” At the time, Trevor said that he had turned down four jobs before accepting the role at Crystal Palace. Under his managership, Palace defeated a Gerard Houllier managed Liverpool in an F.A. Cup fourth-round replay at Anfield in February 2003 and beat Palace’s main rivals, Brighton & Hove Albion, 5 – 0 in October 2002. However, after the team’s second failure to achieve promotion to the Premier League, Simon Jordan dismissed him, stating, “People know I am very unhappy with the selection of our players under Francis. We have a very strong squad and we should have done a lot better this season – a lot of lessons need to be learned from injury prevention and transfer policy.”

Personal Life

Trevor married Helen in 1974. The couple had two children together. On the 5th of April 2017, it was reported that Helen Francis had died.

On the 13th of April 2012, Trevor was reported to be recovering in hospital from a suspected heart attack.

Trevordied of a heart attack at his home near Marbella, Spain, on July 24th, 2023. He was 69.

Trevor Francis in 2009.

Career And Managerial Statistics

Click here to read about Trevor’s club, international and managerial statistics.

Honours

Player

Birmingham City

Football League Second Division runner-up: 1971 – 72.

Detroit Express

American Conference Central Division: 1978.

Nottingham Forest

European Cup: 1978 – 79 and 1979 – 80.

European Super Cup: 1979.

Football League Cup: runner-up 1979 – 80.

Sampdoria

Coppa Italia: 1984 – 85.

Rangers

Scottish League Cup: 1987 – 88.

Sheffield Wednesday

Football League Cup: 1990 – 91.

Individual

P.F.A. First Division Team of the Year: 1976 – 77, 1977 – 78, and 1981 – 82.

Coppa Italia top scorer: 1984 – 85 (9 goals).

Manager

Sheffield Wednesday

F.A. Cup runner-up: 1992–93.

Football League Cup runner-up: 1992 – 93.

Birmingham City

Football League Cup runner-up: 2000 – 01.

Individual

Premier League Manager of the Month: December 1993.

Read more about Trevor Francis’ Wikipedia page here.

Tribute

Visit my A Tribute To Trevor Francis post here.

Blog Posts

Birmingham City: A Tribute To Trevor Francis.

Birmingham City: First Team Squad For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Fixtures, Results And Goal Scorers For The 2024/25 Season.

Birmingham City: Summer Transfers For The 2024/25 Season.