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Youth
Appearances

2

Youth
Goals

0

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Apr 1995 Villa 1-1 Grimsby

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 May 1995 Villa 2-1 Mansfield

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Aug 1995 Villa 3-0 Birmingham

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Aug 1995 Coventry 2-4 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Aug 1995 Villa 2-2 Derby

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1995 Grimsby 0-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Sep 1995 Villa 2-0 Leicester

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 1995 Villa 3-2 Spurs

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Sep 1995 Villa 0-1 Albion

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Sep 1995 Villa 1-1 Notts County

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Oct 1995 Forest 0-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1995 Villa 2-1 Forest

Midland Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Oct 1995 Port Vale 2-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1995 Villa 8-0 Shrewsbury

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Nov 1995 Stoke 2-3 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1995 Port Vale 0-2 Villa

Midland League Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 1995 Albion 0-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Dec 1995 Villa 4-0 Peterborough

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Dec 1995 Villa 2-3 Wolves

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Dec 1995 Wolves 2-0 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Jan 1996 Peterborough 0-0 Villa

Midland Youth League Cup Semi-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 1996 Villa 1-0 Northampton

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Mar 1996 Wolves 0-0 Villa

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1996 Villa 4-0 Forest

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 1996 Villa 4-2 Wolves

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Mar 1996 Peterborough 0-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Apr 1996 Villa 7-0 Stoke

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 May 1996 Villa 8-1 Mansfield

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Aug 1996 Birmingham 1-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Aug 1996 Villa 3-0 Coventry

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 1996 Villa 1-0 Derby

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1996 Villa 4-0 Grimsby

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 1996 Villa 3-0 Albion

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Sep 1996 Villa 2-4 Millwall

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1996 Villa 3-1 Northampton

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Sep 1996 Notts County 0-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Oct 1996 Derby 0-3 Villa

Midland Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Oct 1996 Villa 0-2 Walsall

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Oct 1996 Villa 4-2 Peterborough

Midland Youth League Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Oct 1996 Villa 0-1 Lincoln

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Oct 1996 Peterborough 3-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Oct 1996 Villa 4-3 Port Vale

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Nov 1996 Villa 3-1 Stoke

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Nov 1996 Port Vale 1-1 Villa

Midland Youth Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Nov 1996 Coventry 1-0 Villa

Midland Youth League Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 1996 Villa 3-1 Port Vale

Midland Youth Cup 3rd Round Replay

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Nov 1996 Villa 4-1 Mansfield

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Dec 1996 Coventry 2-1 Villa

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Dec 1996 Villa 0-5 Birmingham

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 1997 Derby 0-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Jan 1997 Northampton 1-0 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Feb 1997 Villa 1-2 Notts County

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Feb 1997 Forest 1-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Feb 1997 Port Vale 1-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Feb 1997 Leicester 2-0 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Mar 1997 Villa 5-2 Shrewsbury

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Mar 1997 Stoke 1-3 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 1997 Villa 1-0 Grimsby

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 1997 Albion 0-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Mar 1997 Coventry 1-2 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 1997 Villa 0-0 Peterborough

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Mar 1997 Grimsby 1-2 Villa

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Mar 1997 Villa 3-1 Wolves

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 1997 Villa 3-0 Leicester

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Apr 1997 Wolves 3-0 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Apr 1997 Mansfield 2-1 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Apr 1997 Shrewsbury 1-4 Villa

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Apr 1997 Villa 1-3 Forest

Midland Youth League

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Apr 1997 Villa 1-1 Stoke

Midland Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 May 1997 Stoke 2-0 Villa

Midland Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Sep 1995 Lincoln 0-0 Villa

Pontins League Division Two

Reserves

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Personal Profile

John Hickman

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Defender

Defender

13 October 1975

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

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John Hickman

Career Progression

John Hickman

1994-97 Aston Villa u18s
1996-97 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

Reserve League

Youth Career

79

Youth
Appearances

John Hickman

2

Youth
Goals

1996-97 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1996-97 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | โœ… 29 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1995-96 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ4 |
1994-95 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1996-97 MYC ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1995-96 MYC ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

1996-97 MYLC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1995-96 MYLC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1996-97 SJFC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1995-96 SJFC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |

Reserve Career

0

Reserve Appearances

John Hickman

0

Reserve
Goals

1996-97 PLD1 ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

First Team Career

John Hickman

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Not Selected for the First Team

Squad Honours

John Hickman

๐Ÿ† 1994-95 Midland Youth League Winner
๐Ÿ† 1995-96 Midland Youth League Winner
๐Ÿ† 1995-96 Midland Youth Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1996-97 Midland Youth Cup Finalist

Previous Clubs

John Hickman

-1993 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

John Hickman

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1993-94

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

Youth

1 July 1993

17

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

Loans Out

John Hickman

None

Subsequent Clubs

John Hickman

1997- Bromsgrove Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

John Hickman

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1996-97

Bromsgrove Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 1997

21

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

Career Notes

John Hickman

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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