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League

1960-61

Division One

First Division
9th of 22

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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4th=

๐ŸŸฉ 20 Aug 1960, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 63' | Gerry Hitchens | 67' | Bobby Thomson | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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13th (-9)

๐ŸŸฅ 22 Aug 1960, Villa 2-5 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 17' | Gerry Hitchens | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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16th (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Aug 1960, Villa 3-5 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 60' | Gerry Hitchens | 66' | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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11th (+5)

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1960, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 69' | Bobby Thomson | 88' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (+2)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 1960, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 9' | 15' | Bobby Thomson | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 7 Sep 1960, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

Scorer(s) | Vic Crowe | 43' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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11th (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 10 Sep 1960, Villa 1-4 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (+5)

๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1960, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 33' | Harry Burrows | 36' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (-2)

๐ŸŸฉ 17 Sep 1960, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Harry Burrows | 33' | Bobby Thomson | 52' | Jimmy MacEwan | 64' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 24 Sep 1960, Villa 2-6 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 65' | Gerry Hitchens | 79' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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10th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Oct 1960, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 53' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 8 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Ron Wylie | 19' | Vic Crowe | 52' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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10th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 15 Oct 1960, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 70' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Oct 1960, Villa 6-2 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan Oโ€™Neill | 1' | 67' | Gerry Hitchens | 31' | 84' | 87' | Peter McParland | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Oct 1960, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 2' | Alan Oโ€™Neill | 41' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (+3)

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 1960, Villa 2-0 Burnley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 35' | 46' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 12 Nov 1960, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 58' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Nov 1960, Villa 2-1 Fulham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 42' | Ron Wylie | 57' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 1960, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 7' | Gerry Hitchens | 30' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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5th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Dec 1960, Villa 5-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan Oโ€™Neill | 20' | Gerry Hitchens | 34' | 55' (pen) | Peter McParland | 57' | Ron Wylie | 74' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 10 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 1960, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 9' | Ron Wylie | 19' | Bobby Thomson | 57' | 58' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 24 Dec 1960, Villa 0-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1960, Villa 2-3 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 80' | 85' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 31 Dec 1960, Villa 2-2 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 8' | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 21 Jan 1961, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 24' | 29' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 4 Feb 1961, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 47' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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7th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 11 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Stan Lynn | 63' (pen) |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Feb 1961, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 62' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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7th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 4 Mar 1961, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 32' | Jimmy MacEwan | 73' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 11 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 7' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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7th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1961, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Alan Deakin | 57' | Bobby Thomson | 80' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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7th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 25 Mar 1961, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 63' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 28 Mar 1961, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (+1)

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Apr 1961, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Peter McParland | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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10th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 3 Apr 1961, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (+2)

๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 1961, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy MacEwan | 8' | 61' | Peter McParland | 49' | Alan Oโ€™Neill | 89' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 8 Apr 1961, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 42' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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8th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 15 Apr 1961, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bobby Thomson | 59' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 19 Apr 1961, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | Alfie Hale | 69' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 1961, Villa 1-4 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Vic Crowe | 49' |

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1960-61
Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1958-1964
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1961, Villa 4-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gerry Hitchens | 5' | 68' | Bobby Thomson | 27' | Johnny Dixon | 70' |

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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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