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61

Youth
Appearances

10

Youth
Goals

61

Reserve Appearances

15

Reserve
Goals

66

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

Peter Whittingham

First Team
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Winger

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Peter Michael Whittingham

Role

W Peter Whittingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #770 |

Position

Born

Winger

8 September 1984

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Nuneaton 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 9ย in) 1.77 m

Left

Transfer Notes

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

2002-03

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

Youth

1 July 2002

17

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

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

2006-07

Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

ยฃ473k

11 January 2007

22

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Peter Whittingham

Previous Clubs:

-2001 Coventry City Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2001-02 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Peter Whittingham

Loans Out:

2005 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
14 Feb 2005 to 16 Mar 2005
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2005 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
14 Sep 2005 to 19 Nov 2005
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 11 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Peter Whittingham

Subsequent Clubs:

2007-17 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ยฃ0.47m
Championship, Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 459 | 411 (48) | โšฝ 99 |

2017-18 Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | 17 (7) | โšฝ 0 |

2018 Without Club

2018 Retired aged 33

Died aged 35

Career Progression

Peter Whittingham

2001-02 Aston Villa u18s
2002-07 Aston Villa Reserves
2003-07 Aston Villa First Team

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Peter Whittingham

61

Youth
Appearances

10

Youth
Goals

2001-02 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

2002-03 u19PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 8 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

2001-02 u17PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 26 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
2000-01 u17PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

Peter Whittingham

61

Reserve Appearances

15

Reserve
Goals

2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 14 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 14 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

First Team Career

Peter Whittingham

66

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

W Peter Whittingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 2003-07 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 66 | 39 (27) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 26 | #770 |
๐ŸŸฉ 26 | ๐ŸŸจ 18 | ๐ŸŸฅ 22 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Peter Whittingham

๐Ÿ† 2001-02 FA Youth Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve 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

Peter Whittingham

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

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Dec 2001 Villa 2-1 Wimbledon
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Dec 2001 Villa 0-3 Middlesbrough
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 2001 Villa 4-3 Tranmere
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2002 Villa v Brighton
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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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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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2002 Fulham v Villa
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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27 Mar 2002 Villa v Barnsley
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

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9 Apr 2002 Barnsley v Villa
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final Second Leg

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

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final First Leg

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

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 2002 Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 2002 Villa 3-0 Liverpool
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Oct 2002 Leeds 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 2002 Newcastle 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2002 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 2002 Villa 4-0 Everton
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Jan 2003 Villa 2-2 Albion
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Jan 2003 Wednesday 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2003 Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Feb 2003 Villa 4-0 Bradford
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2003 Villa 2-1 Birmingham
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 2003 Villa 2-5 Blackburn
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 2003 Villa 3-2 Leeds
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Mar 2003 Boro 0-0 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Mar 2003 Villa 4-2 Newcastle
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2003 Everton 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Apr 2003 Villa 2-2 United
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2003 Bolton 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Feb 2004 Liverpool 3-2 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2004 Villa 2-1 Boro
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 2004 Albion 0-1 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Mar 2004 Villa 1-2 Leeds
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 2004 Sunderland 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 2004 Villa 2-1 Wolves
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 10 May 2004 Birmingham 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Sep 2004 United 0-0 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Sep 2004 Villa 1-0 Wolves
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 2004 Villa 0-0 Blackburn
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 2004 Liverpool 1-6 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Nov 2004 Villa 1-0 Sunderland
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2004 Birmingham 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2005 Villa 4-4 United
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 2005 Sunderland 7-5 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Apr 2005 Forest 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 2005 Villa 4-1 Boro
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 May 2005 Newcastle 2-5 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 9 Aug 2005 Boro 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Sep 2005 Manchester City 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2005 Albion 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Dec 2005 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 2006 Wigan 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 2006 Villa 3-1 Birmingham
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2006 Blackburn 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 2006 Sunderland 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Mar 2006 Villa 2-1 Everton
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Mar 2006 Liverpool 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 2006 Villa 3-0 Newcastle
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2006 Portsmouth 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
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:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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