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44

Youth
Appearances

6

Youth
Goals

34

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

2

Senior
Appearances

0

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Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Apr 2021 Brighton 4-2 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 2021 Arsenal 5-2 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Aug 2021 Arsenal 5-3 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Aug 2021 Villa 10-0 Norwich

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Aug 2021 Fulham 4-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Sep 2021 Villa 2-2 Palace

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Sep 2021 Manchester City 5-2 Villa

u18 Premier League Cup

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2021 Reading 5-2 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Oct 2021 Villa 5-3 Brighton

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Oct 2021 Villa 1-2 Liverpool

u18 Premier League Cup

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Oct 2021 West Ham 5-0 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Oct 2021 Villa 1-3 Spurs

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2021 Southampton 6-3 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Nov 2021 Villa 1-0 Albion

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Nov 2021 Palace 3-1 Villa

u18 Premier League Cup

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Jan 2022 Villa 1-4 Chelsea

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Feb 2022 Villa 0-0 West Ham

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2022 Villa 2-3 Arsenal

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Mar 2022 Spurs 0-2 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 2022 Palace 6-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Apr 2022 Villa 1-2 Reading

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Apr 2022 Albion 2-0 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Apr 2022 Brighton 2-0 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Apr 2022 Leicester 2-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 7 May 2022 Birmingham 2-2 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2022 Albion 3-3 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Oct 2022 Villa 3-1 Arsenal

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 2022 Villa 5-1 Newcastle

u18 Premier League Cup

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 2022 Fulham 4-0 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Dec 2022 Villa 1-3 Chelsea

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 2022 Villa 5-0 Brentford

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Jan 2023 Spurs 3-0 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Jan 2023 Villa 2-5 West Ham

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Jan 2023 Villa 1-4 Southampton

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Jan 2023 Palace 2-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Feb 2023 Southampton 0-4 Villa

u18 Premier League Cup Quarter Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Feb 2023 Villa 2-4 Southampton

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Feb 2023 Leicester 1-3 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 2023 Charlton 2-3 Villa

u18 Premier League Cup Semi Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Mar 2023 Villa 2-0 Brighton

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Apr 2023 Chelsea 4-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Apr 2023 Villa 3-2 Norwich

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 2023 Villa 4-2 Leicester

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Apr 2023 Arsenal 2-1 Villa

u18 Premier League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 May 2023 Villa 1-3 Spurs

u18 Premier League Cup Final

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Dec 2021 Villa 3-3 Birmingham

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 31 Jan 2022 Newcastle 2-0 Villa

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 2022 Forest 4-1 Villa

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Feb 2022 Fulham 2-1 Villa

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Mar 2022 Villa 2-2 Southampton

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Mar 2022 Wolves 3-0 Villa

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Nov 2022 Nuneaton Borough 2-3 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Feb 2023 Tividale 1-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Mar 2023 Alvechurch p5-5 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2023 Villa 3-0 Derby

Premier League 2 Division 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Aug 2023 Villa 0-3 Albion

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 2023 Villa 3-1 Derby

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 2023 Sutton United 2-2p Villa

EFL Trophy Group J

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 2023 Blackburn 2-3 Villa

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Sep 2023 Villa 2-3 Sunderland

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 2023 Villa 1-0 Hull

Premier League Cup Group A

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Oct 2023 Charlton 4-2 Villa

EFL Trophy Group J

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Nov 2023 Crawley 3-2 Villa

EFL Trophy Group J

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Nov 2023 Swansea 3-4 Villa

Premier League Cup Group A

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Nov 2023 Atherstone 1-1p Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 2023 Villa 4-0 Brighton

Premier League Cup Group A

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 2023 Villa 1-1 Fulham

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Jan 2024 Sutton Coldfield 1-3 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Jan 2024 Hull 2-3 Villa

Premier League Cup Group A

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Jan 2024 Spurs 5-3 Villa

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Feb 2024 Villa 1-1 Swansea

Premier League Cup Group A

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Feb 2024 Villa 2-1 Everton

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Feb 2024 Villa 4-0 Boro

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Feb 2024 Villa 2-2 Stoke

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Mar 2024 Lye Town 3-3p Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Mar 2024 Palace 4-2 Villa

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Mar 2024 Villa 2-2 Leicester

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 2024, Villa 1-3 Spurs

Premier League Cup Quarter Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Apr 2024 Villa 3-1 Coventry

Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Apr 2024 Arsenal 3-5 Villa

Premier League 2

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 May 2024 Spurs 4-3 Villa

Premier League 2 Top 16 Elimination Play-Offs

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Finley Munroe

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Centre Back

Full Back

8 February 2005

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 11ย in) 1.81ย m

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Finley Munroe

Career Progression

Finley Munroe

2021-23 Aston Villa u18s
2023- Aston Villa u21s

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

44

Youth
Appearances

Finley Munroe

6

Youth
Goals

2022-23 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2021-22 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

2022-23 u18PL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2021-22 u18PL ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 18 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
2020-21 u18PL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2022-23 u18PLC ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2021-22 u18PLC ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

34

Reserve Appearances

Finley Munroe

1

Reserve
Goals

2023-24 PL2 ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
2022-23 PL2 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2021-22 PL2 ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |

2023-24 PL Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2023-24 EFL Trophy ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2023-24 Bโ€™ham Senior Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2022-23 Bโ€™ham Senior Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

First Team Career

Finley Munroe

2

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

CB Finley Munroe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2024 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 ๐Ÿ” (2) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5 | #997 |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Finley Munroe

๐Ÿฅˆ 2022-23 u18 Premier League Cup Finalist
๐Ÿ† 2023-24 Bโ€™ham Senior Cup Winner

Previous Clubs

Finley Munroe

-2021 Chelsea Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League

Transfer In

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2021-22

Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 2021

16

Steven Gerrard ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Finley Munroe

2024-25 Real Uniรณn ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
24 Aug 2024 to 30 Jun 2025
Primera RFEF
๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 18 | ๐Ÿ” (4) | โšฝ 1 |

2025-26 Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
15 Jul 2025 to 12 Jan 2026
League Two
๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Finley Munroe

2026- Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ300k

15 January 2026

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Unai Emery ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

Career Notes

Finley Munroe

July 2021: Aged 16, Signed under Dean Smith on a free transfer to join Villa'sย youth set up from Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

July 2023: Aged 18, Promoted to Villa u21s.

August 2024: Aged 19, Loaned to sister V-Sports club Real Uniรณn ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ for the 2024-25 season.

July 2025: Aged 20, Loaned to Swindon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for the 2024-25 season.

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
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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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:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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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
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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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
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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