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Legacy
Number

12

Games
Led

0.83

Points
per Game

8.33%

Win
Rate

Top Flight
Win Rate

European
Games

33.33%

Loss
Rate

Roberto Di Matteo

Image of Aston Villa manager
2016 Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 |
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Roberto Di Matteo

29 May 1970

Schaffhausen 🇨🇭

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Preceded by

2016 Eric Black | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | (Caretaker)

Suceeded by

2016-18 Steve Bruce | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Appointed

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Appointed Manager:

2016-17

3 June 2016

Unattached

From:

46

Age: 

Left

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Left Managerial Position:

2016-17

3 October 2016

Age: 

46

Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles

2008-09 Milton Keynes Dons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Manager
League One
2 Jul 2008 to 30 Jun 2009
🕒 52 | PPG 1.77
Career Form: Top 6

2009-11 West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Manager
Championship, Premier League
30 Jun 2009 to 6 Feb 2011
🕒 83 | PPG 1.67
Career Form: Top 6

2011-12 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Assistant Manager
Premier League
1 Jul 2011 to 4 Mar 2012

2012 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Caretaker Manager, Manager
Premier League
4 Mar 2012 to 21 Nov 2012
🕒 42 | PPG 1.93
Career Form: Top 4

2014-15 FC Schalke 04 🇩🇪
Manager
Bundesliga
7 Oct 2014 to 26 May 2015
🕒 33 | PPG 1.48
Career Form: Top 8

Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles

None

Villa Career

Roberto Di Matteo

📅 2016 Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 |
🕒 12 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 4 | 0.83 |
📋 Championship: 13th
🏆 League Cup: R3 | R3
🏆 Trophies: -
🥈 Runners Up: -
🥉 Semi Finals: -

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Villa Honours

Roberto Di Matteo

Managed the Villa

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Non-Villa Honours

Roberto Di Matteo

2011-12 FA Cup
Chelsea

2011-12 UEFA Champions League
Chelsea

Playing Career

Roberto Di Matteo

1988-91 FC Schaffhausen 🇨🇭
🕒 50 | ⚽ 2 | (League)

1991-92 FC Zürich 🇨🇭
Swiss Nationalliga A
🕒 34 | ⚽ 6 | (League)

1992-93 FC Aarau 🇨🇭
Swiss Nationalliga A
🕒 33 | ⚽ 1 | (League)

1993-96 S.S. Lazio 🇮🇹
Serie A
🕒 87 | ⚽ 7 | (League)

1996-02 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Premier League
🕒 119 | 108 (11) | ⚽ 15 | (League)

2002 Retired aged 32

Debut Game

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🟥 7 Aug 2016, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Final Game

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🟥 1 October 2016, Villa 0-2 Preston, Deepdale

Departure

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Won once in 12, signed players for incredulous prices whilst holding on tightly to the dregs of relegation, lost the backing of the Chairman within two months. Sacked. Shortest reign in history.

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Villa Career

All

🕒 Games:
12
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
7
🟥 Lost:
3
🟩 Won:
9.09%
🟥 Lost:
27.27%
🇺 Unbeaten:
72.73%
Points per Game:
0.91

Home

🕒 Games:
5
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
4
🟥 Lost:
0
🟩 Won:
20.00%
🟥 Lost:
0.00%
🇺 Unbeaten:
100%
Points per Game:
1.40

Away

🕒 Games:
7
🟩 Won:
0
🟨 Drew:
3
🟥 Lost:
4
🟩 Won:
0.00%
🟥 Lost:
33.33%
🇺 Unbeaten:
42.86%
Points per Game:
0.43

Roberto Di Matteo

All

🕒 Games:
12
⚽ Goals:
11
⚽ per Game:
0.92
🥅 Conceded:
15
🥅 per Game:
1.25
⚽ Difference:
-4
⚽ Ratio:
0.73
⛔ Clean Sheets:
25.00%

Competition Record

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League

🕒 Games:
11
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
7
🟥 Lost:
3
🟩 Won:
9.09%
🟥 Lost:
27.27%
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FA Cup

🕒 Games:
0
🟩 Won:
0
🟨 Drew:
0
🟥 Lost:
0
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:
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League Cup

🕒 Games:
1
🟩 Won:
0
🟨 Drew:
0
🟥 Lost:
1
🟩 Won:
0.00%
🟥 Lost:
100.00%

Roberto Di Matteo

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Europe

🕒 Games:
🟩 Won:
🟨 Drew:
🟥 Lost:
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:

Season Record

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
Championship
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19th of 24
🕒 Games:
12
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
7
🟥 Lost:
4
🟩 Won:
8%
🟥 Lost:
33%
🇺 Unbeaten:
67%
Points per Game:
0.83
⚽ Goals:
⚽ per Game:
🥅 Conceded:
🥅 per Game:
⚽ Difference:
⛔ Clean Sheets:
11
0.92
15
1.25
-4
25%
Club Staff:

Owner: Dr. Tony Xia
Chairman: Dr. Tony Xia
Chief Executive: Keith Wyness
Director of Scouting and Recruitment: Paddy Riley
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo
Assistant Manager: Kevin Bond
Assistant Manager: Steve Clarke
Goalkeeping Coach: Massimo Battara
Rehab Coach: Massimiliano Marchesi
Rehab Coach: John Hartley
Opponent Analyst: Lyndon Simmonds
Head of Scouting: Richard Hill
Chief Scout: Lee Sargeson

League Record

Top Flight

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🕒 Games:
0
🟩 Won:
0
🟨 Drew:
0
🟥 Lost:
0
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:
Points per Game:

Roberto Di Matteo

Second Tier

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🕒 Games:
11
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
7
🟥 Lost:
3
🟩 Won:
9.09%
🟥 Lost:
27.27%
Points per Game:
0.91

Third Tier

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🕒 Games:
🟩 Won:
🟨 Drew:
🟥 Lost:
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:
Points per Game:

League Seasons

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
Championship
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19th of 24
🕒 Games:
11
🟩 Won:
1
🟨 Drew:
7
🟥 Lost:
3
🟩 Won:
9.09%
🟥 Lost:
27.27%
🇺 Unbeaten:
72.73%
Points per Game:
0.91
⚽ Goals:
⚽ per Game:
🥅 Conceded:
🥅 per Game:
⚽ Difference:
⛔ Clean Sheets:
10
0.91
12
1.09
-2
27.27%

League Matches

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
🟥 7 Aug 2016, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Championship
19th
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2016-17
🟨 20 Aug 2016, Villa 0-0 Derby, Pride Park
Championship
12th (-)
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2016-17
🟨 14 Sep 2016, Villa 1-1 Brentford, Villa Park
Championship
17th (-)
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2016-17
🟨 27 Sep 2016, Villa 1-1 Barnsley, Oakwell
Championship
17th (-)
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2016-17
🟩 13 Aug 2016, Villa 3-0 Rotherham, Villa Park
Championship
11th (+8)
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2016-17
🟥 27 Aug 2016, Villa 1-3 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Championship
16th (-4)
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2016-17
🟨 17 Sep 2016, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Portman Road
Championship
18th (-1)
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2016-17
🟥 1 Oct 2016, Villa 0-2 Preston, Deepdale
Championship
19th (-2)
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2016-17
🟨 16 Aug 2016, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Championship
12th (-1)
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2016-17
🟨 11 Sep 2016, Villa 2-2 Forest, Villa Park
Championship
17th (-1)
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2016-17
🟨 24 Sep 2016, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Championship
17th (-)
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FA Cup Seasons

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
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n/a
🕒 Games:
🟩 Won:
🟨 Drew:
🟥 Lost:
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:
27.27%
🇺 Unbeaten:

FA Cup Matches

Roberto Di Matteo

League Cup Seasons

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
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1st Round
Lost to Luton Town (League Two)
🕒 Games:
1
🟩 Won:
0
🟨 Drew:
0
🟥 Lost:
1
🟩 Won:
0.00%
🟥 Lost:
0.00%
🇺 Unbeaten:
100.00%

League Cup Matches

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
🟥 10 Aug 2016, Villa 1-3 Luton, Kenilworth Road
League Cup
1st Round
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European Seasons

Roberto Di Matteo

2016-17
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n/a
🕒 Games:
🟩 Won:
🟨 Drew:
🟥 Lost:
🟩 Won:
🟥 Lost:
🇺 Unbeaten:

European Matches

Roberto Di Matteo

Signings

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M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | #914 |
1 July 2014
Youth
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2017-18 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 | #914 |
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W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #906 |
1 July 2014
Youth
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2015-17 🕒 2 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 | #906 |
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CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #889 |
1 July 2016
€3.90m
AFC Bournemouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-19 🕒 46 | ✅ 39 | 🔁 (7) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 32 | #890 |
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RB Mitch Clark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #913 |
1 July 2016
Youth
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2017 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 | #915 |
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LB Callum Rowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #959 |
1 July 2016
Youth
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2021 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 | #957 |
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GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | #890 |
8 July 2016
€5.00m
Hellas Verona 🇮🇹
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2016-17 🕒 20 | ✅ 20 | 🔁 (0) | 🥅 0.95 | ⛔ 25% | 🇺 6 | #889 |
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M Aaron Tshibola | 🇨🇩 | #892 |
10 July 2016
€5.90m
Reading 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-19 🕒 10 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 9 | #891 |
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CF Ross McCormack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #891 |
4 August 2016
€14.30m
Fulham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-17 🕒 24 | ✅ 14 | 🔁 (10) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1 | #892 |
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CB James Chester | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #893 |
12 August 2016
€9.30m
West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-20 🕒 126 | ✅ 126 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 11 | #893 |
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M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | #895 |
17 August 2016
€4.60m
Crystal Palace 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-19 🕒 80 | ✅ 66 | 🔁 (14) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 26 | #894 |
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RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | #894 |
23 August 2016
€2.30m
Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-18 🕒 14 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 (5) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 7 | #895 |
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CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | #896 |
30 August 2016
€12.80m
Bristol City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-20 🕒 106 | ✅ 69 | 🔁 (37) | ⚽ 31 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 11 | #896 |
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W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | #897 |
31 August 2016
€3.50m
Middlesbrough 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2016-19 🕒 125 | ✅ 97 | 🔁 (28) | ⚽ 22 | 🔥 18 | 🇺 7 | #897 |

Sales

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FB José Ángel Crespo | 🇪🇸 | #885 |
30 June 2016
Free
PAOK Thessaloniki 🇬🇷
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2015 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | #885 |
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W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | #837 |
30 June 2016
Released
Retired
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2011-15 🕒 93 | ✅ 63 | 🔁 (30) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 17 | #837 |
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LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #868 |
30 June 2016
Released
Unattached
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2014-16 🕒 41 | ✅ 32 | 🔁 (9) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 15 | #868 |
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CF Callum Robinson | 🇮🇪 | #863 |
4 July 2016
Free
Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2013-15 🕒 5 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (5) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 13 | #863 |
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LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |
29 July 2016
Free
Colchester United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2015 🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | Unused Sub |
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GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | #813 |
29 July 2016
Free
Middlesbrough 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2008-16 🕒 171 | ✅ 170 | 🔁 (1) | 🔥 1 | 🥅 1.67 | ⛔ 21% | 🇺 170 | #813 |
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M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 | #878 |
2 August 2016
€8.50m
Everton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2015-16 🕒 38 | ✅ 37 | 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 | #877 |
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CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | #820 |
3 August 2016
£5.40m
Newcastle United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2009-16 🕒 160 | ✅ 144 | 🔁 (16) | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 69 | #820 |
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RB Janoi Donacien | 🇱🇨 | Unused Sub |
5 August 2016
Free
Accrington Stanley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2014 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 | Unused Sub |
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F Scott Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #874 |
7 August 2016
€4.10m
Glasgow Celtic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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2015-16 🕒 45 | ✅ 30 | 🔁 (15) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 13 | #874 |
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LB Joe Bennett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #851 |
27 August 2016
Free
Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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2012-15 🕒 38 | ✅ 31 | 🔁 (7) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 12 | #851 |
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CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 | #858 |
27 August 2016
Free
FC Copenhagen 🇩🇰
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2013-16 🕒 47 | ✅ 43 | 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 16 | #858 |
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CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #884 |
29 August 2016
Free
AEK Athens 🇬🇷
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2015-16 🕒 31 | ✅ 31 | 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 7 | #884 |
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W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | #882 |
31 August 2016
€8.25m
Middlesbrough 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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2015-16 🕒 12 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 (11) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 4 | #882 |
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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