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77

Youth
Appearances

16

Youth
Goals

46

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Jay Smith

Premier Reserve League
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Midfielder

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Jay Alexander Smith

Role

CM Jay Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Position

Born

Midfield

24 September 1981

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

London 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 7ย in) 1.70 m

Right

Transfer Notes

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August 2002: Aged 20, Loaned to Southend United 15 Aug - 19 Nov.

January 2003: Aged 21, Sold to Southend United

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1997-98

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

Youth

1 July 1997

16

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2002-03

Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

-

21

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

Previous Clubs

Jay Smith

Previous Clubs:

-1997 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Jay Smith

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Jay Smith

Subsequent Clubs:

2002-06 Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2006-09 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2009 Without Club
2009-10 Eastwood Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2010-11 Tamworth FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2011-12 Telford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
2012-13 Telford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2013 Retired

Career Progression

Jay Smith

1997-99 Aston Villa u17s
1998-01 Aston Villa u19s
1998-02 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

Premier Reserve League

Youth Career

Jay Smith

77

Youth
Appearances

16

Youth
Goals

1999-00 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1998-99 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2000-01 u19PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1999-00 u19PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1998-99 u19PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |

1998-99 u17PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

Jay Smith

46

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 21 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 7 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1998-99 PLP ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

First Team Career

Jay Smith

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Not Selected for the First Team

Squad Honours

Jay Smith

๐Ÿฅˆ1997-98 Midland Youth League Runner-Up

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

Jay Smith

๐ŸŸฉ 7 Mar 1998 Villa 6-1 Birmingham
Youth

1997-98

Midland Youth League

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Sep 1998 Villa 1-1 Leeds
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1998 Villa 3-2 Wednesday
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Sep 1998 Villa 0-2 Arsenal
Youth

1998-99

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Sep 1998 Villa 1-0 Charlton
Youth

1998-99

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 1998 Villa 0-1 Palace
Youth

1998-99

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Oct 1998 Villa 3-2 Blackburn
Youth

1998-99

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1998 Crewe 0-3 Villa
Youth

1998-99

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๐ŸŸฅ 31 Oct 1998 Villa 0-2 West Ham
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Nov 1998 Liverpool 4-1 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1998 Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Nov 1998 United 5-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Nov 1998 Everton 3-1 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Dec 1998 Blackburn 0-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u19 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Dec 1998 Villa 5-1 Hull
Youth

1998-99

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 1999 Coventry 0-4 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Jan 1999 Crewe 3-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u19 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Jan 1999 Villa 4-1 Huddersfield
Youth

1998-99

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Feb 1999 Villa 0-4 Blackburn
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Feb 1999 Manchester City 8-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Feb 1999 Villa 1-5 United
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 1999 Fulham 2-1 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1999 Villa 2-0 Watford
Youth

1998-99

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 1999 Everton 1-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u19 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Mar 1999 Villa 2-1 Liverpool
Youth

1998-99

u19 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Mar 1999 Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Youth

1998-99

u19 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Apr 1999 Villa 1-7 Sunderland
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League Play Off 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 May Everton 1-0 Villa
Youth

1998-99

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Apr 1999 West Ham 1-3 Villa
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League Play Off 1st Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Nov 1999 Fulham 1-4 Villa
Youth

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Jan 2000 Villa 2-2 Wednesday
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Jan 2000 Derby 2-0 Villa
Youth

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Feb 2000 Villa 1-4 Bradford
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 2000 Villa 0-2 Newcastle
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 2000 Villa 1-1 Everton
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 2000 Bolton 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 2000 Liverpool 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2000 Bradford 2-3 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Sep 2000 Villa 0-1 United
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Oct 2000 Villa 2-4 Everton
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Nov 2000 Blackburn 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Nov 2000 Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 2000 Leeds 0-1 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Dec 2000 Villa 0-0 Boro
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2001 Villa 1-3 Newcastle
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 2001 United 4-2 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2001 Villa 2-0 Bradford
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Mar 2001 Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Mar 2001 Everton 1-0 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 2001 Newcastle 0-1 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Apr 2001 Boro 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 2001 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 May 2001 Villa 1-3 Blackburn
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 2001 Manchester City 1-0 Villa
Reserves

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Aug 2001 Everton 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 2001 Villa 3-1 Bolton
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Oct 2001 United 1-0 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2001 Newcastle 6-1 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 2001 Villa 0-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Jan 2002 Leeds 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 2002 Villa 5-1 Everton
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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11 Mar 2002 Sunderland v Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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18 Mar 2002 Villa v Bradford
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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3 Apr 2002 Villa v Manchester City
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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8 Apr 2002 Wednesday v Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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17 Apr 2002 Villa 1-1 Newcastle
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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22 Apr 2002 Liverpool v Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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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
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
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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: 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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1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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