Albion pack the team with experience and veterans, but Villa’s u21s only just come up short, 0-0 at full time, 1-1 at the end of extra time and losing on penalties after extra time.
In a similar story for Villa, it was the opposition ‘keeper who did for another cup run, and almost single-handedly prevented Villa from reaching another semi-final, but it was Darren Byfield’s penalty miss eight minutes into extra time that really cost Villa. Villa’s scheduled penalty-taker, Les Hines, had already been subbed off, and Byfield blazed his effort well over the bar, having himself won the penalty.
Villa, however, did take the lead after 115 minutes as Alan Lee finished off a fine move, but Albion scored a 120th-minute equaliser their performance barely merited.
Villa’s nemesis, the Albion keeper, took advantage of their fortune to save two of Villa’s spot-kicks, and their cup run was over.

1996-97 Birmingham Senior Cup Appearance & Goal Record
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
D Ben Petty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Les Hines | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
RM Alan Kirby | 🇮🇪 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
CF Darren Byfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Phil King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Lee Burchell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 3 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
F Alan Lee | 🇮🇪 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺1 |
GK Stuart Brock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
RB Aaron Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
D Jon Miley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 2 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Darren Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CB Reuben Hazell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
F Richard Burgess | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1996-97 B’ham Senior Cup 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |