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Birmingham City F.C.

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Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team competes in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first 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. Birmingham played in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, in 1960, as the first English club side to reach a major European final, and again the following year. They won the League Cup in 1963 and again in 2011. Birmingham have played in the top tier of English football for around half of their history: the longest period spent outside the top division, between 1986 and 2002, included two brief spells in the third tier of English football, during which time they won the Football League Trophy twice. St Andrew's, renamed St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in 2024 for sponsorship reasons, 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, after the colour of their kit, and the fans are known as Bluenoses.

Infobox

Full name
Birmingham City Football Club
Nickname
Blues
Founded
1875; 150 years ago (1875) as Small Heath Alliance
Ground
St Andrew's
Capacity
29,409
Owner
mw- Shelby Companies Ltd. 96.64%
Chairman
Tom Wagner
Manager
Chris Davies
League
EFL Championship
2024–25
EFL League One, 1st of 24 (promoted)
Website
bcfc.com

Tables

2
2
No.
2
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Ethan Laird
3
3
No.
3
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Lee Buchanan
4
4
No.
4
Pos.
DF
Nation
AUT
Player
Christoph Klarer (captain)
5
5
No.
5
Pos.
DF
Nation
GER
Player
Phil Neumann
6
6
No.
6
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Jack Robinson
7
7
No.
7
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Tommy Doyle (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
8
8
No.
8
Pos.
MF
Nation
KOR
Player
Paik Seung-ho
9
9
No.
9
Pos.
FW
Nation
JPN
Player
Kyōgo Furuhashi
10
10
No.
10
Pos.
MF
Nation
JAM
Player
Demarai Gray
11
11
No.
11
Pos.
MF
Nation
SCO
Player
Scott Wright
12
12
No.
12
Pos.
MF
Nation
SCO
Player
Marc Leonard
14
14
No.
14
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Keshi Anderson
16
16
No.
16
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
Patrick Roberts (on loan from Sunderland)
17
17
No.
17
Pos.
FW
Nation
SCO
Player
Lyndon Dykes
18
18
No.
18
Pos.
MF
Nation
ISL
Player
Willum Þór Willumsson
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
2
DF
ENG
Ethan Laird
3
DF
ENG
Lee Buchanan
4
DF
AUT
Christoph Klarer (captain)
5
DF
GER
Phil Neumann
6
DF
ENG
Jack Robinson
7
MF
ENG
Tommy Doyle (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
8
MF
KOR
Paik Seung-ho
9
FW
JPN
Kyōgo Furuhashi
10
MF
JAM
Demarai Gray
11
MF
SCO
Scott Wright
12
MF
SCO
Marc Leonard
14
MF
ENG
Keshi Anderson
16
FW
ENG
Patrick Roberts (on loan from Sunderland)
17
FW
SCO
Lyndon Dykes
18
MF
ISL
Willum Þór Willumsson
20
20
No.
20
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Alex Cochrane
21
21
No.
21
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
Ryan Allsop
23
23
No.
23
Pos.
DF
Nation
ISL
Player
Alfons Sampsted
24
24
No.
24
Pos.
MF
Nation
JPN
Player
Tomoki Iwata
25
25
No.
25
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
James Beadle (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
26
26
No.
26
Pos.
DF
Nation
NGA
Player
Bright Osayi-Samuel
27
27
No.
27
Pos.
MF
Nation
JPN
Player
Kanya Fujimoto
28
28
No.
28
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
Jay Stansfield
30
30
No.
30
Pos.
MF
Nation
WAL
Player
Lewis Koumas (on loan from Liverpool)
33
33
No.
33
Pos.
FW
Nation
GER
Player
Marvin Ducksch
41
41
No.
41
Pos.
DF
Nation
IRL
Player
Eiran Cashin (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
42
42
No.
42
Pos.
FW
Nation
IRL
Player
Daniel Isichei
43
43
No.
43
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
Zaid Betteka
48
48
No.
48
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
Brad Mayo
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
20
DF
ENG
Alex Cochrane
21
GK
ENG
Ryan Allsop
23
DF
ISL
Alfons Sampsted
24
MF
JPN
Tomoki Iwata
25
GK
ENG
James Beadle (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
26
DF
NGA
Bright Osayi-Samuel
27
MF
JPN
Kanya Fujimoto
28
FW
ENG
Jay Stansfield
30
MF
WAL
Lewis Koumas (on loan from Liverpool)
33
FW
GER
Marvin Ducksch
41
DF
IRL
Eiran Cashin (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
42
FW
IRL
Daniel Isichei
43
FW
ENG
Zaid Betteka
48
GK
ENG
Brad Mayo
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Alfie Chang (loan to Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2026)
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
DF
Nation
NIR
Player
Tommy Fogarty (loan to Boston United until 30 June 2026)
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (loan to Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2026)
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
MF
Nation
SWE
Player
Emil Hansson (loan to Blackpool until 30 June 2026)
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
GK
Nation
NIR
Player
Bailey Peacock-Farrell (loan to Blackpool until 30 June 2026)
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
FW
Nation
WAL
Player
Tyler Roberts (loan to Mansfield Town until 30 June 2026)
–
–
No.
–
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Dion Sanderson (loan to Derby County until 30 June 2026)
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
–
MF
ENG
Alfie Chang (loan to Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2026)
–
DF
NIR
Tommy Fogarty (loan to Boston United until 30 June 2026)
—
MF
ENG
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (loan to Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2026)
–
MF
SWE
Emil Hansson (loan to Blackpool until 30 June 2026)
–
GK
NIR
Bailey Peacock-Farrell (loan to Blackpool until 30 June 2026)
–
FW
WAL
Tyler Roberts (loan to Mansfield Town until 30 June 2026)
–
DF
ENG
Dion Sanderson (loan to Derby County until 30 June 2026)

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  160. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26083175
  161. Reuters
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  162. Birmingham Mail
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63838694
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    https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/knighthead-completes-birmingham-city-football-club-acquisition
  183. Birmingham Mail
    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tom-wagner-strategy-can-end-27072046
  184. Birmingham Mail
    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tom-wagner-birmingham-city-gardner-27318162
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  190. Sunday Post
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  198. Sky Sports
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  199. BBC Sport
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    https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/blues-reveal-chris-davies-squad-numbers
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    https://www.bcfc.com/teams/mens-team/squad-list
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  203. Football Squads
    https://footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2024-2025/flone/birmin.htm
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    https://bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/alfie-chang-joins-bristol-rovers-on-loan
  205. Bcfc.com
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    https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/dion-sanderson-joins-derby-county-on-loan
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    https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/bellingham-expresses-his-gratitude
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    https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/birmingham-city-football-club-announces-leadership-transition
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    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-announce-craig-gardner-31000415
  217. "Blues add Ben Petty to Chris Davies' staff"
    https://www.bcfc.com/blues-add-ben-petty-to-chris-davies-staff
  218. "Nathan Gardiner joins Blues staff"
    https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/nathan-gardiner-joins-blues-staff
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