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Aston Villa

Youth

Saturday, 31 January 1998

1997-98

Lost

1-5

๐ŸŸฅ 31 Jan 1998 Peterborough 5-1 Villa

Peterborough United

Youth

Midland Youth League

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Last 5 Games: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Reserve & Youth Squad
1997-98
GK Adam Rachel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |

Goalkeeper

First Team

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GK Marcus Hahnemann | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |

Goalkeeper

Central League

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GK Matthew Ghent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

First Team

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GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |

Goalkeeper

First Team

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GK Michael Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Goalkeeper

Central League

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GK Nikki Bull | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Goalkeeper

Youth League

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GK Paul Crichton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

First Team

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D Ben Petty | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Defender

First Team

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D Bradley Blackburn | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |

Defender

FA Youth Cup

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CB David Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |

Centre Back

First Team

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D Gary McSeveney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Defender

FA Youth Cup

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CB Guy Hadland | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Centre Back

Central League

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CB Liam Folds | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Centre Back

Premier Reserve League

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D Martin Ridley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defender

Central League

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D Phil Tongue | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defender

Youth League

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CB Reuben Hazell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Centre Back

Central League

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CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |

Centre Back

First Team

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CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |

Centre Back

First Team

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RB Aaron Lescott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #733 |

Full Back

First Team

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LB Dominic Reece | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Back

FA Youth Cup

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RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | #718 |

Full Back

First Team

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RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |

Full Back

First Team

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FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | #741 |

Full Back

First Team

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LB Lee Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Full Back

First Team

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LB Michael Blackwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Back

Premier Reserve League

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FB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #721 |

Full Back

First Team

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LB Tommy Jaszczun | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #730 |

Full Back

First Team

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RM Alan Kirby | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

Midfielder

Central League

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M Alex Meredith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

FA Youth Cup

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M Brian Mulholland | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

FA Youth Cup

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M Daragh Sheridan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

Midfielder

Central League

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M Darren Middleton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Central League

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M David Berks | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Premier Reserve League

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M David Curtolo | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช | Unused Sub |

Midfielder

First Team

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M David Harding | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Premier Reserve League

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M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #724 |

Midfielder

First Team

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M Gavin Melaugh | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Unused Sub |

Midfielder

First Team

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M Gregory Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Youth League

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M Jamie Kearns | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Premier Reserve League

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

Midfielder

Premier Reserve League

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M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |

Midfielder

First Team

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M Les Hines | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Central League

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M Luke Prince | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Premier Reserve League

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M Mark Appleby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Youth League

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M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Midfielder

First Team

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M Nathan Pulisciano | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

Youth League

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M Scott Murray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |

Midfielder

First Team

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CB Stuart Thornley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Midfield

Premier Reserve League

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F Alan Lee | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Unused Sub |

Forward

First Team

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CF Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 |

Forward

First Team

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CF Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |

Forward

First Team

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CF Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |

Forward

First Team

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CF Neil Davis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |

Forward

First Team

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CF Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #723 |

Forward

First Team

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F Stephen Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forward

Premier Reserve League

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Banks

Unknown

Youth League

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Scorer(s): Darius Vassell

Assist(s): Michael Blackwood

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Line Up & Subs:
GK Michael Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น |
D Martin Ridley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Mark Appleby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 75โ€™)
D Phil Tongue | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Stuart Thornley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Michael Blackwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | (F Stephen Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |75โ€™)
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Curtolo | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช | (M Alex Meredith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 25โ€™)
M David Harding | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Unused:
None

Villaโ€™s bogey team do it again, and it remains utterly mystifying. Villa take an early lead, have two goalbound efforts cleared off the line, only for the home side to equalise and then take the lead before half-time on a rare breakaway. Villa boss the second half like the first, yet it is Peterborough who somehow scramble a goal and chasing the game, Villa are picked off by a side they should never be troubled by, yet so regularly are.
Villaโ€™s defeat is made all the worse as Wolves win and leapfrog Villa into top spot.

1997-98 Midland Youth League Appearance & Goal Record
GK Michael Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
D Martin Ridley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 15 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
D Phil Tongue | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
CB Stuart Thornley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
LB Michael Blackwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 12 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M David Curtolo | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M David Harding | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
CF Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 16 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Mark Appleby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
F Stephen Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 6 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Alex Meredith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 10 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
M Gavin Melaugh | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Nathan Pulisciano | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
M Luke Prince | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ4 |
LB Dominic Reece | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
GK Matthew Ghent | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Brian Mulholland | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
M Jamie Kearns | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |
GK Nikki Bull | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
D Bradley Blackburn | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |
Banks 1997-98 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

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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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