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Legacy
Number

42

Games
Led

1.05

Points
per Game

23.26%

Win
Rate

20.59%

Top Flight
Win Rate

European
Games

41.86%

Loss
Rate

Billy McNeill

Image of Aston Villa manager
1986-87 Billy McNeill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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William McNeill

2 March 1940

Bellshill ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Preceded by

1986 Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)

Suceeded by

1987 Frank Upton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)

Appointed

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Appointed Manager:

1986-87

20 September 1986

Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager

From:

46

Age: 

Left

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Left Managerial Position:

1986-87

4 May 1987

Age: 

47

Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles

1977 Clyde ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Manager
Scottish Second Division
Apr 1977 to Jun 1977
๐Ÿ•’ 8 | PPG 1.88
Career Form: Top 4

1977-78 Aberdeen ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Manager
Scottish Premier League
1 Jul 1977 to 30 Jun 1978
๐Ÿ•’ 50 | PPG 2.08
Career Form: Top 4

1978-83 Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Manager
Scottish Premier League
1 Jul 1978 to 30 Jun 1983
๐Ÿ•’ 258 | PPG 2.07
Career Form: Top 4

1983-86 Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager
Football League Second Division, First Division
1 Jul 1983 to 31 Aug 1986
๐Ÿ•’ 150 | PPG 1.47
Career Form: Top 8

Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles

1987-91 Glasgow Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Manager
Scottish Premier League
1 Jul 1987 to 30 Jun 1991
๐Ÿ•’ 197 | PPG 1.85
Career Form: Top 4

1998 Hibernian ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Caretaker Manager
Scottish Premier League
1 Feb 1998 to 29 Feb 1998
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | PPG 0.25
Career Form: Relegation

Villa Career

Billy McNeill

๐Ÿ“… 1986-87 Billy McNeill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’ 43 | ๐ŸŸฉ 10 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 18 | 1.05 |
๐Ÿ“‹ Football League First Division: 22nd โฌ‡๏ธ
๐Ÿ† FA Cup: R3
๐Ÿ† League Cup: R4
๐Ÿ† Trophies: -
๐Ÿฅˆ Runners Up: -
๐Ÿฅ‰ Semi Finals: -

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Villa Honours

Billy McNeill

Managed the Villa

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Non-Villa Honours

Billy McNeill

1978-79 Scottish League
Glasgow Celtic

1979-80 Scottish Cup
Glasgow Celtic

1980-81 Scottish League
Glasgow Celtic

1981-82 Scottish League
Glasgow Celtic

1982-83 Scottish League Cup
Glasgow Celtic

1987-88 Scottish League
Glasgow Celtic

1987-88 Scottish Cup
Glasgow Celtic

1988-89 Scottish Cup
Glasgow Celtic

Playing Career

Billy McNeill

- 1957 Blantyre Victoria ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1957-75 Glasgow Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 486 | โšฝ 22 | (League)

Debut Game

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park

Final Game

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Departure

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Resigned

Died

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22 April 2019, aged 79

Villa Career

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
42
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
7
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
12
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
15
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.59%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
44.12%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
55.88%
Points per Game:
0.97

Home

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
21
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
9
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
8
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
4
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
42.86%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
19.05%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
80.95%
Points per Game:
1.67

Away

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
22
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
1
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
7
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
14
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
4.55%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
41.86%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
36.36%
Points per Game:
0.45

Billy McNeill

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
42
โšฝ Goals:
54
โšฝ per Game:
1.26
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
68
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
1.58
โšฝ Difference:
-14
โšฝ Ratio:
0.79
โ›” Clean Sheets:
23.26%

Competition Record

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League

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
34
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
7
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
12
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
15
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.59%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
44.12%
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FA Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
2
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
50.00%
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League Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
2
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
2
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
40.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
20.00%

Billy McNeill

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Europe

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:

Season Record

Billy McNeill

1986-87
First Division
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22nd of 22
Relegated
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
43
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
10
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
15
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
18
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
23%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
42%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
58%
Points per Game:
1.05
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:
54
1.26
68
1.58
-14
23%
Club Staff:

Chairman: Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary: Steve Stride
Assistant Manager: Frank Upton

League Record

Top Flight

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
34
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
7
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
12
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
15
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.59%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
44.12%
Points per Game:
0.97

Billy McNeill

Second Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

Third Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

League Seasons

Billy McNeill

1986-87
First Division
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22nd of 22
Relegated
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
34
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
7
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
12
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
15
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
20.59%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
44.12%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
55.88%
Points per Game:
0.97
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:
38
1.12
56
1.65
-18
29.41%

League Matches

Billy McNeill

1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 1986, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
22nd (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
Division One
20th (-2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
18th (-2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 29 Nov 1986, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
16th (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
Division One
20th (-1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
Division One
20th (-2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1987, Villa 0-1, QPR, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 21 Mar 1987, Villa 0-5 Southampton, The Dell
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 4 Apr 1987, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 20 Apr 1987, Villa 0-3 Charlton, Selhurst
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
22nd (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 4 Oct 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Division One
20th (+2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 25 Oct 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Division One
18th (+2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1986, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
17th (+1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Division One
19th (-3)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
Division One
17th (+3)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 14 Feb 1987, Villa 1-2, Luton, Kenilworth Road
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 4 Mar 1987, Villa 0-0 Wimbledon, Villa Park
Division One
20th (+1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 11 Apr 1987, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1986, Villa 3-1 Southampton, Villa Park
Division One
18th (+2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
16th (+2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 22 Nov 1986, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
16th (+1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 13 Dec 1986, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
Division One
19th (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 27 Dec 1986, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Division One
18th (-1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 21 Feb 1987, Villa 2-2, Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
21st (-1)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
19th (+2)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 18 Apr 1987, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
22nd (-1)
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FA Cup Seasons

Billy McNeill

1986-87
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3rd Round
Lost to Chelsea
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
2
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
1
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
44.12%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
50.00%

FA Cup Matches

Billy McNeill

1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 10 Jan 1987, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 21 Jan 1987, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FA Cup
3rd Round Replay
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League Cup Seasons

Billy McNeill

1986-87
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4th Round
Lost to Southampton
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
5
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
2
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
2
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
40.00%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
40.00%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
20.00%

League Cup Matches

Billy McNeill

1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1986, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
League Cup
3rd Round
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฉ 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1986-87
๐ŸŸฅ 18 Nov 1986, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
League Cup
4th Round
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1986-87
๐ŸŸจ 29 Oct 1986, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground
League Cup
3rd Round
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European Seasons

Billy McNeill

1986-87
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

European Matches

Billy McNeill

Signings

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M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #640 |
19 February 1987
ยฃ350k
Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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1987-88 ๐Ÿ•’ 50 | โœ… 45 | ๐Ÿ” (5) | โšฝ 16 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #640 |

Sales

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M Steve Hodge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #634 |
1 December 1986
ยฃ650k
Tottenham Hotspur ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 70 | โœ… 70 | ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 16 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 9 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #634 |
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M Paul Kerr | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 |
1 January 1987
ยฃ50k
Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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1984-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 35 | โœ… 23 | ๐Ÿ” (12) | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 14 | #627 |
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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