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Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 27 February 1901

1900-01

2nd Round

Won

3-1

Nottingham Forest

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FA Cup

City Ground

Attendance: 30,000

🟩 27 Feb 1901, Villa 3-1 Forest, City Ground

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Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-1 | Billy Garraty | 2-1 | Charlie Athersmith | 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Steve Smith | 2-1 | Jack Devey | 3-1 |

Fixture List

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🟩 1 Sep 1900, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 3 Sep 1900, Villa 4-0 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 8 Sep 1900, Villa 1-0 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

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🟩 10 Sep 1900, Villa 1-0 Bury, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 15 Sep 1900, Villa 1-2 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 22 Sep 1900, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker

Division One

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🟩 29 Sep 1900, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 6 Oct 1900, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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🟥 13 Oct 1900, Villa 1-2 Notts County, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 20 Oct 1900, Villa 2-0 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

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🟨 27 Oct 1900, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 29 Oct 1900, Villa 3-3 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 3 Nov 1900, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Owlerton

Division One

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🟥 10 Nov 1900, Villa 1-5 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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🟨 17 Nov 1900, Villa 2-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 24 Nov 1900, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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🟩 1 Dec 1900, Villa 7-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 8 Dec 1900, Villa 1-3 Bury, Gigg Lane

Division One

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🟩 15 Dec 1900, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 22 Dec 1900, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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🟩 26 Dec 1900, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 29 Dec 1900, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

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🟥 5 Jan 1901, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 12 Jan 1901, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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🟨 19 Jan 1901, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 9 Feb 1901, Villa 5-0 Millwall, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟥 16 Feb 1901, Villa 0-2 Notts County, Trent Bridge

Division One

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🟨 23 Feb 1901, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟩 27 Feb 1901, Villa 3-1 Forest, City Ground

FA Cup

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🟩 2 Mar 1901, Villa 1-0 Corinthians, Crystal Palace

Charity Shield

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🟩 9 Mar 1901, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 16 Mar 1901, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 23 Mar 1901, Villa 0-0 Small Heath, Muntz Street

FA Cup

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🟩 27 Mar 1901, Villa 1-0 Small Heath, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟨 30 Mar 1901, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 6 Apr 1901, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, City Ground

FA Cup

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🟨 8 Apr 1901, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

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🟥 11 Apr 1901, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Baseball Ground

FA Cup

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🟥 17 Apr 1901, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

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🟥 20 Apr 1901, Villa 1-3 Forest, City Ground

Division One

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🟥 22 Apr 1901, Villa 0-3 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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🟥 27 Apr 1901, Villa 0-4 Manchester City, Hyde Road

Division One

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Wednesday, 27 February 1901

Scroll for more ⬇️

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Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 423 | 🟩 232 🟨 74 🟥 117 | 1.82

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

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Game #449

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Match Record

Season | 1900-01 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #423 |
Wednesday, 27 February 1901

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨

Total 🕒 23 | 🟩 W16 (70% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(83% ) | 🟥 L4 (17% ) | ⚽ 55 | 🥅 29 | GD 26

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1899–00

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Nottingham Forest

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1897-98

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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🥅 | 28' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Spouncer
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Jimmy Cowan
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Billy Garraty, Assist by Steve Smith
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Jack Devey
🕒 | AET Nottingham Forest 1-3 Aston Villa

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Officials

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Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

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Villa Sendings Off

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Opposition Bookings

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Opposition Sendings Off

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Aston Villa
George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Nottingham Forest
Harry Hallam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Linacre
Peers
Iremonger
Robinson
Frank Forman
Capes
Fred Forman
Murray
Calvey
Morris
Spouncer

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Team News

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Injury | 1 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Nottingham Forest

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Match Media

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What they Said

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

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1900-01

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Chris Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #136 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

RB Charlie Aston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #128 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #112 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #143 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Jack Whitley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #149 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #142 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Frank Lloyd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #145 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Tommy Wilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #151 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #146 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Arthur Millar | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #150 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #123 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #100 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #134 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jimmy Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #147 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Willie McAulay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #141 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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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 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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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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