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93

Senior
Appearances

6

Senior
Goals

46

Reserve League Appearances

8

Reserve League Goals

13

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Liam Ridgewell

First Team
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Centre Back
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CB Liam Ridgewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #768 |

Liam Matthew Ridgewell

21 July 1984

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 2 in) 1.88ย m

Both

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2001-02

West Ham United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 2001

16

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2007-08

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

ยฃ2.70m

3 August 2007

23

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Liam Ridgewell

Previous Clubs:

1999-01 West Ham United Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

Liam Ridgewell

First Team

CB Liam Ridgewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2003-07 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 93 | 75 (18) | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 45 | #768 |
๐ŸŸฉ 30 | ๐ŸŸจ 27 | ๐ŸŸฅ 36 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 11 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Career Progression

Liam Ridgewell

2001-07 Aston Villa Reserves
2002-07 Aston Villa First Team

Reserve & Youth

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Centre Back

2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

2001-02 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers incomplete
2000-01 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

Squad Honours

Liam Ridgewell

๐Ÿ† 2001-02 FA Youth Cup Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Loans Out

Liam Ridgewell

Loans Out:

2002 AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Oct 2002 to 1 Nov 2002
Football League Third Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | 2 (3) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Liam Ridgewell

Subsequent Clubs:

2007-12 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ2.70m
Premier League, Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 175 | 171 (4) | โšฝ 11 |

2012-14 West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ2.16m
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 78 | 76 (2) | โšฝ 2 |

2014-19 Portland Timbers ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Free
MLS, ๐Ÿ•’ 56 | 56 (0) | โšฝ 4 |

2015 Wigan Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2016 Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2019 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 4 (3) | โšฝ 0 |

2019-20 Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2020 Retired aged 35

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Liam Ridgewell

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

๐ŸŸจ 29 Nov 2000 Aston Villa 0-0 Gillingham

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Dec 2000 Gillingham 2-2p Aston Villa

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Replay

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2001 Villa 2-0 Barnsley

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 2001 Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds

2000-01

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 2001 United 4-2 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 2001 Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa

2000-01

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Aug 2001 Everton 1-1 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2001 Blackburn 5-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 2001 Villa 0-2 Leeds

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2001 Newcastle 6-1 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Dec 2001 Villa 2-1 Wimbledon

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 2001 Villa 0-1 Sunderland

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 2001 Villa 4-3 Tranmere

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Jan 2002 Leeds 2-2 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 2002 Villa 5-1 Everton

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2002 Villa v Brighton

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2002 Fulham v Villa

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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18 Mar 2002 Villa v Bradford

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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27 Mar 2002 Villa v Barnsley

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

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9 Apr 2002 Barnsley v Villa

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final Second Leg

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17 Apr 2002 Villa 1-1 Newcastle

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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22 Apr 2002 Liverpool v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 May 2002, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison Park

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final First Leg

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 May 2002, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 2002 Villa 1-0 Wednesday

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2002 Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2002 Villa 1-2 Boro

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 2002 Villa 4-0 Everton

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Jan 2003 Villa 2-2 Albion

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 2003 Wednesday 0-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Feb 2003 Villa 4-0 Bradford

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2003 Villa 2-1 Birmingham

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 2003 Villa 2-5 Blackburn

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 2003 Villa 3-2 Leeds

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Mar 2003 Boro 0-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Mar 2003 Villa 4-2 Newcastle

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2003 Everton 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Apr 2003 Villa 2-2 United

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2003 Bolton 1-2 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 2023, Villa 5-0 Bolton

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 2003 Villa 2-4 Manchester City

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Apr 2003 Albion 2-1 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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6 May 2003 Villa v Sunderland

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Aug 2003, Wolves 1-3 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Sep 2003 Villa 6-2 Everton

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Sep 2003 Bolton 1-3 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2003 Villa 3-1 Liverpool

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Oct 2003 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 2003 Villa 1-0 Birmingham

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 2003 Boro 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Oct 2003 Villa 5-2 Albion

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 2003 Leeds 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Nov 2003 Everton 2-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 2003 Villa 2-0 Bolton

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Jan 2004 Villa 4-2 Blackburn

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Feb 2004 Liverpool 3-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2004 Villa 2-1 Boro

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 2004 Albion 0-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Oct 2004 Villa 3-0 Newcastle

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Oct 2004 Everton 3-1 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 2004 Liverpool 1-6 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Nov 2004 Villa 3-2 Manchester City

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Nov 2004 Villa 1-0 Sunderland

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 2004 Leeds 3-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2004 Birmingham 1-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 2005 Villa 4-1 Boro

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Aug 2005 Boro 2-2 Villa

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Feb 2007 Villa 3-1 Charlton

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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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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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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