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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

50

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Benjamin Siegrist

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Goalkeeper

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Benjamin Kevin Siegrist

Role

GK Benjamin Siegrist | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ |

Position

Born

Goalkeeper

31 January 1992

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Therwil BL ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

(6ย ft 5 in) 1.96ย m

Right

Transfer Notes

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January 2009: Aged 16, signed under Martin O'Neill for a fee of โ‚ฌ180k to join Villa's u18 team from FC Basel 1893 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ.

July 2010: Aged 18, Promoted to Villa u21s.

November 2013: Aged 21, Loaned to Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

March 2014: Aged 22, Loaned to Cambridge United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

October 2015: Aged 23, Loaned to Solihull Moors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

March 2016: Aged 24, Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

July 2016: Aged 24, sold under Steve Bruce for a fee of โ‚ฌ250k to FC Vaduz ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ.

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2008-09

FC Basel 1893 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

โ‚ฌ180k

1 January 2009

16

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2016-17

FC Vaduz ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

โ‚ฌ250k

1 July 2016

24

Steve Bruce ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Benjamin Siegrist

Previous Clubs:

2000-02 FC Therwill๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
2002-09 FC Basel 1893 Youth ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Loans Out

Benjamin Siegrist

Loans Out:

2013-14 Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
28 Nov 2013 to 2 Feb 2014

2014 Cambridge United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
23 Mar 2014 to 17 Apr 2014

2015-16 Solihull Moors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
8 Oct 2015 to 18 Mar 2016

2016 Wycombe Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
19 Mar 2016 to 31 May 2016

Subsequent Clubs

Benjamin Siegrist

Subsequent Clubs:

2016-18 FC Vaduz ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ โ‚ฌ250k
Super League, Challenge League, ๐Ÿ•’ 38 | โœ… 37 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 70 | โ›” 8 |

2018-22 Dundee United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish Championship, Scottish Premiership ๐Ÿ•’ 145 | โœ… 145 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 145 | โ›” 52 |

2022-24 Celtic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Scottish Premiership ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 1 | โ›” 1 |

2024- FC Rapid 1923 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Superliga ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 14 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 10 | โ›” 5 |

2025- Genoa CFC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Serie A ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 2 | โ›” 1 |

Career Progression

Benjamin Siegrist

2009-13 Aston Villa u18s
2012-15 Aston Villa u21s

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Youth Career

Benjamin Siegrist

11

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

2009-10 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2008-09 u18PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Excludes any Youth League appearances made between 2009 and 2014.

Reserve Career

Benjamin Siegrist

50

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

2014-15 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2013-14 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2012-13 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2011-12 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
2010-11 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ5 |

2011-12 NextGen ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

First Team Career

Benjamin Siegrist

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Not Selected for the First Team

Squad Honours

Benjamin Siegrist

๐Ÿฅˆ 2009-10 FA Youth Cup Finalist
๐Ÿ† 2011-12 Premier Reserve League Champion

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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Benjamin Siegrist

๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 2009 Villa 4-0 Rochdale
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 2010 Albion 0-2 Villa
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Apr 2010 Villa 1-1 Newcastle
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 2010 Newcastle 0-1 Villa
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 2010 Villa 1-1 Chelsea
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 2010 Chelsea 2-2 Villa
Youth

2009-10

FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 2011 Bolton 1-0 Villa
Reserves

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North A)

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Apr West Ham 0-0 Villa
Reserves

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 2011 Albion 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 2011 Chelsea 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Aug 2011 Ajax 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

NextGen Series Group 3

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Aug 2011 Blackburn 0-0 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Aug 2011 Villa 1-1 Wigan
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Sep 2011 Everton 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 2011 Villa 3-1 Bolton
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Sep 2011 Villa 4-0 Fenerbahรงe S.K.
Reserves

2011-12

NextGen Series Group 3

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Oct 2011 Norwich 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Oct 2011 Fenerbahรงe S.K. 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

NextGen Series Group 3

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Nov 2011 Villa 4-1 Rosenborg BK
Reserves

2011-12

NextGen Series Group 3

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Nov 2011 Villa 3-0 Ajax
Reserves

2011-12

NextGen Series Group 3

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Nov 2011 Villa 2-0 Arsenal
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Dec 2011 Chelsea 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Dec 2011 Villa 2-1 Swansea
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2012 Villa 4-1 Albion
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Feb 2012 Swansea 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Mar 2012 Villa 4-0 Newcastle
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2012 Villa 2-0 Norwich
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Mar 2012 United 3-1 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 2012 Villa 1-4 Liverpool
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Apr 2012 Sunderland 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 May 2012 Fulham 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 10 May 2012 United p0-0 Villa
Reserves

2011-12

Premier Reserve League North/South Shield

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Aug 2012 Villa 3-0 Stoke
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Sep 2012 Southampton 3-3 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Oct 2012 Spurs 3-3 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Oct 2012 Villa 1-2 Newcastle
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Oct 2012 Stoke 2-3 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Feb 2013 Villa 2-0 Blackburn
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Feb 2013 Sunderland 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2013 Villa 3-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 2013 Chelsea 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Apr 2013 Blackburn 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Apr 2013 Villa 1-1 Chelsea
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Apr 2013 Fulham 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 2013 Villa 0-0 Everton
Reserves

2012-13

u21 Premier League Qualification Group Tier 1

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Sep 2013 Villa 1-1 Spurs
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Sep 2013 Southampton 3-1 Villa
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Oct 2013 Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 2013 Villa 6-2 Newcastle
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2013 Arsenal 4-2 Villa
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Feb 2014 Villa 3-5 Fulham
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Feb 2014 Villa 4-2 Blackburn
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 March 2014 Boro 0 -2 Villa
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Mar 2014 Villa 3-4 Leicester
Reserves

2013-14

u21 Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 2014 Derby 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2014-15

u21 Premier League Division Two

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Nov 2014 Newcastle 5-0 Villa
Reserves

2014-15

u21 Premier League Division Two

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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:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
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:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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