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Aston Villa

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Reserves

Wednesday, 10 May 1989

1988-89

Lost

0-3

Sheffield United

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Central League Division One

๐ŸŸฅ 10 May 1989 Sheffield United 3-0 Villa

Scorer(s): None

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Fixture List

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Sep 1988 Newcastle 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 1988 Villa 6-2 Manchester City

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1988 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 1988 Villa 1-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1988 Sunderland 0-3 Aston Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Oct 1988 Everton 7-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Oct 1988 Villa 1-2 United

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Nov 1988 Coventry 2-4 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1988 Villa 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Dec 1988 Liverpool 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 1988 Villa 1-0 Derby

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 1988 Villa 3-2 Albion

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Dec 1988 Villa 7-2 Barnsley

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Dec 1988 Forest 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Jan 1989 Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1989 Huddersfield 1-7 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 1989 Villa 1-1 VS Rugby

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Jan 1989 Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Jan 1989 Leicester 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Jan 1989 Wednesday 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Feb 1989 VS Rugby 3-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final Replay

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1989 Villa 3-2 Sunderland

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Feb 1989 Villa 0-0 Everton

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1989 United 0-3 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1989 Villa 3-0 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Mar 1989 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1989 Villa 7-2 Albion

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 1989 Leeds 3-4 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1989 Barnsley 1-4 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Mar 1989 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Mar 1989 Villa 1-2 Coventry

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 1989 Villa 1-0 Forest

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Apr 1989 Derby 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 1989 Villa 2-1 Leeds

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Apr 1989 Albion 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 May 1989 Villa 0-1 Leicester

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 May 1989 Sheffield United 3-0 Villa

Central League Division One

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Line Up & Subs

Line Up & Subs:
GK Lee Butler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bryan Small | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Andrew Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Mark Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Mark Blake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Carl Morris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Martin Carruthers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
F Mark Parrott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F David Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Mooney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unused:
Not Recorded

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On This Day

Villa end the season on a brace of defeats and without a goal in three having been in imperious form through to the end of March, winning sixteen in twenty six and hitting seven on three separate occasions.

Match Media

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1988-89

Reserve Team Squad

GK Lee Butler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #658 |

Goalkeeper

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Halifax Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Neale Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #639 |

Centre Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Ross County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Died

CB Derek Mountfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #656 |

Centre Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Scarborough FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

D Mark Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Defender

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Merthyr Tydfil ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired

LB Bryan Small | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #680 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Hednesford Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Mark Blake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Kidderminster Harriers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Andy A Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #651 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Millwall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #649 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Macclesfield Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Gareth Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Matlock Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

F Martin Carruthers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #683 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Basford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF Ian Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #657 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF Garry Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #637 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

GK Glen Livingstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Goalkeeper

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

D Darrell Duffy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #661 |

Defender

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Scunthorpe United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #647 |

Centre Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died

M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Halesowen Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Stuart Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #652 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Southampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Carl Morris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1989

W Nigel Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #659 |

Winger

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

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

F David Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Caernarfon Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired

CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #660 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Scunthorpe United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

Lovell

Unknown

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1989

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |

Goalkeeper

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |

Centre Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Darlington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Andrew Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Centre Back

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1990

RB Chris Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #655 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Portsmouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Andy Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Richard Crisp | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Stourport Swifts ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M David Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #646 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M David Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #653 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Nottingham Forest ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

W Tony Daley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |

Winger

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Forest Green ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF Tommy Mooney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

UD Marbella ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Retired

F Mark Parrott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1991

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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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