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Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

50

Reserve League Appearances

6

Reserve League Goals

2

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

1

FA Youth Cup Goals

2 | 0

Other Appearances | Goals

Chris Herd

First Team
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Midfielder
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M Chris Herd | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | #829 |

Christopher Herd

4 April 1989

Melbourne ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 2 in) 1.88ย m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2004-05

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 February 2005

15

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2014-15

Unattached

Released

30 June 2015

26

Tim Sherwood ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Chris Herd

Previous Clubs:

-2004 ECU Joondalup SC ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
2004-05 Bayswater City SC ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
2005 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

Chris Herd

First Team

M Chris Herd | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
Aston Villa 2008-13 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 42 | 36 (6) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 29 | #829 |
๐ŸŸฉ 11 | ๐ŸŸจ 13 | ๐ŸŸฅ 18 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Career Progression

Chris Herd

2005-07 Aston Villa u18s
2007-10 Aston Villa Reserves
2008-14 Aston Villa First Team

Reserve & Youth

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Defensive Midfield

2014-15 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2012-13 u21 PL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2011-12 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2010-11 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2009-10 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2008-09 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2007-08 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 6* |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 7* |

2014-15 PL Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2013-14 PL Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2006-07 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2005-06 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1* |

Squad Honours

Chris Herd

๐Ÿ† 2007-08 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2008-09 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2009-10 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿ† 2011-12 Premier Reserve League Champion

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Loans Out

Chris Herd

Loans Out:

2008 Port Vale ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
9 Jan 2008 to 12 Mar 2008
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 11 (0) | โšฝ 2 |

2008 Wycombe Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
14 Mar 2008 to 16 Apr 2008
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 3 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2009-10 Lincoln City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
26 Nov 2009 to 1 Jun 2010
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | 22 (0) | โšฝ 4 |

2014 Bolton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
23 Sep 2014 to 9 Nov 2014
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 3 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2015 Wigan Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
26 Jan 2015 to 19 Feb 2015
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 3 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Chris Herd

Subsequent Clubs:

2015 Without Club

2015-16 Chesterfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | 21 (3) | โšฝ 0 |

2016 Perth Glory ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Free
A-League

2016 Without Club

2016-17 Gillingham FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 14 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2017-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Free
A-League, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 8 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2018-19 Buriram United ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Free
Thai League, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 5 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2019 Chennaiyin FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Free
Indian Super League, ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | 14 (2) | โšฝ 1 |

2019 Without Club

2019-20 Sheikh Russel KC ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Bangladesh Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2020-21 Without Club

2021 Terengganu FC ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
Malaysia Super League, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2021 Retired aged 32

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Chris Herd

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 7 Dec 2005 QPR v Villa

2005-06

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2006 Blackburn 2-2 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Feb 2006 United 0-3 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Feb 2006 Villa 0-0 Bolton

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 2006 Villa 2-1 Everton

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Mar 2006 Liverpool 1-1 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 2006 Villa 3-0 Newcastle

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Wolves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 2006 Villa 0-1 United

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Apr 2006 Villa 3-0 Liverpool

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Nov 2006 Watford 1-1 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Nov 2006 Spurs 3-2 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2006 Villa 3-1 Colchester

2006-07

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Jan 2007 Sheffield United p2-2 Villa

2006-07

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Jan 2007 Villa 0-3 Chelsea

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2007 Villa 7-1 Fulham

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Feb 2007 Fulham 1-1 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Feb 2007 Villa 3-1 Charlton

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Feb 2007 Arsenal 1-2 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Mar 2007 Villa 2-0 West Ham

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Mar 2007 Villa 1-2 Watford

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Mar 2007 Villa 3-0 Arsenal

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 2007 Villa 3-0 Reading

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Apr 2007 Villa 1-2 Spurs

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 2007 Chelsea 1-2 Villa

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 2007 West Ham 1-2 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 2007 Villa 4-1 Fulham

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Oct 2007 Villa 6-0 Chelsea

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 2007 Villa 3-1 Spurs

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Nov 2007 Arsenal 1-0 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Dec 2007 Birmingham 0-2 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 2008 Villa 2-1 West Ham

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Apr 2008 Chelsea 1-1 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 2008 Villa 1-1 Arsenal

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 May 2008 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2007-08

FA Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 2008 Stoke 1-2 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Sep 2008 Villa 1-0 Spurs

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 2008 Arsenal 1-4 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Oct 2008 Chelsea 0-1 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Oct 2008 Portsmouth 2-0 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 2008 Albion 1-2 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Nov 2008 Fulham 1-1 Villa

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 May 2009 Villa 3-1 Sunderland

2008-09

FA Premier Reserve League Play-Off Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Aug 2009 Chelsea 0-4 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 2009 Villa 2-1 West Ham

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 2009 Villa 2-0 Portsmouth

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 2009 Arsenal 1-2 Villa

2009-10

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Nov 2010 Arsenal 0-2 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 2010 Villa 0-0 West Ham

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Nov 2010 Villa 1-1 Albion

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2011 Villa 10-1 Arsenal

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Feb 2011 Villa 2-2 Chelsea

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Mar 2011 Wigan 1-0 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North A)

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 2011 Bolton 1-0 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North A)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 2011 Villa 3-1 Liverpool

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South (North B)

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Apr West Ham 0-0 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 2011 Albion 0-2 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 2011 Chelsea 2-1 Villa

2010-11

Premier Reserve League South

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Sep 2011 Everton 2-1 Villa

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Oct 2011 Villa 1-0 Chelsea

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 2011 Wolves 1-2 Villa

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2012 Villa 4-1 Albion

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Feb 2012 Swansea 0-2 Villa

2011-12

Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Aug 2012 Villa 3-0 Stoke

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Oct 2012 Spurs 3-3 Villa

2012-13

u21 Premier League Group 2

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Nov 2013 Villa 0-3 Fulham

2013-14

Premier League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Aug 2014 Villa 1-1 Stoke

2014-15

u21 Premier League Division Two

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 2014 Wolves 0-1 Villa

2014-15

u21 Premier League Cup

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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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