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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

84

Reserve Appearances

17

Reserve
Goals

69

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Oct 1982 Leicester 1-2 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 1981 Villa 2-0 United

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1981 Villa 3-2 Forest

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1981 Sheffield United 5-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1981 Manchester City 0-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1981 Villa 7-1 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Dec 1981 Everton 3-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Feb 1982 Villa 4-0 Preston

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Mar 1982 Villa 2-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 May 1982 Villa 3-0 Wolves

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 1982 Wolves 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 1982 Blackpool 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Nov 1982 Stoke 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1982 Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Dec 1982 Sheffield United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Jan 1983 Villa 2-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Mar 1983 Villa 0-0 Albion

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Mar 1983 Villa 3-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Apr 1983 Newcastle 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 1983 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Apr 1983 United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 May 1983 Oldbury United 0-4 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 May 1983 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 May 1993 Villa 2-0 Wolves

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 May 1983 Villa 4-2 Bury

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1983 Burnley 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Sep 1983 Villa 1-1 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Sep 1983 Wednesday 2-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Oct 1983 Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1983 Villa 2-0 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Oct 1983 Blackburn 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 1984 Albion 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1984 Villa 1-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 1984 United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 1984 Villa 2-2 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Feb 1984 Liverpool 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1984 Villa 1-0 Blackburn

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Mar 1984 Derby 3-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Mar 1984 Leeds 0-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Mar 1984 Stoke 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Mar 1984 Villa 2-3 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 1984 Sheffield United 0-6 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Aug 1987 Villa 1-2 Hull

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1987 Villa 1-3 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Sep 1987 Everton 5-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Sep 1987 Huddersfield 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Sep 1987 Villa 3-1 Leicester

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Oct 1987 Sunderland 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Oct 1987 Villa 0-4 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Oct 1987 Coventry 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 1987 Villa 2-0 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1987 Northfield Town 1-6 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Dec 1987 United 3-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 1987 Villa 5-1 Grimsby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Dec 1987 Forest 5-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Dec 1987 Paget Rangers 0-5 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Jan 1988 Villa 3-0 Bradford

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 1988 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Jan 1988 Hull 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Feb 1988 Sheffield United 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Feb 1988 Villa 1-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 1988 Leicester 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 1988 Liverpool 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Feb 1988 Villa 3-1 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Mar 1988 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1988 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Mar 1988 Derby 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1988 Villa 1-0 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1988 Villa 0-6 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1988 Villa 8-0 Blackpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 1988 Villa 2-3 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 1988 Villa 6-2 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1988 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 1988 Villa 1-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1988 Sunderland 0-3 Aston Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Oct 1988 Everton 7-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Andy Blair

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Midfielder

Midfield

18 December 1959

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

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 8ย in) 1.73 m

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Andrew Blair

Career Progression

Andy Blair

1981-84 Aston Villa First Team
1981-84 Aston Villa Reserves
1982-83 Aston Villa Youth
1985-88 Aston Villa First Team
1987-88 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

2

Youth
Appearances

Andy Blair

0

Youth
Goals

1983-84 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1982-83 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

Reserve Career

84

Reserve Appearances

Andy Blair

17

Reserve
Goals

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 5 |
1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | โœ… 29 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1983-84 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 |
1982-83 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 21 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 |
1981-82 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

First Team Career

Andy Blair

69

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

M Andy Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1981-84 | ยฃ350k | 1985-88 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 69 | 54 (15) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 10 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 21 | #616 |
๐ŸŸฉ 31 | ๐ŸŸจ 13 | ๐ŸŸฅ 25 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Andy Blair

๐Ÿ† 1981-82 European Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 1982-83 UEFA Super Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1982-83 Birmingham Senior Cup Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Andy Blair

Nicholas Chamberlain School ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bedworth Juniors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Warwickshire Schools ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1978-81 Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 93 | โšฝ 6 | (League)

Transfer In

Andy Blair

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1981-82

Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ350k

1 July 1981

21

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Andy Blair

1983-84 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Jun 1983 to 30 Jun 1984
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 10 | 10 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1988 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
March 1988 to 30 Jun 1988
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

Subsequent Clubs

Andy Blair

1984-86 Sheffield Wednesday ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 58 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1985-88 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 22 | 21 (1) | โšฝ 1 | #615 |

1988 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1988-89 Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1989 Retired aged 29

Transfer Out

Andy Blair

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1987-88

Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 1988

28

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Career Notes

Andy Blair

July 1981: Aged 21, Signed for ยฃ350k from Coventry City under Ron Saunders
July 1984: Aged 24, Sold for ยฃ60k to Sheffield Wednesday under Graham Turner
March 1985: Aged 26, Signed from Sheffield Wednesday under Graham Turner
July 1988: Aged 28, Released on a free transfer to Northampton Town under Graham Taylor

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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