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Aston Villa

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6-3-8, 21 PTS

Saturday, 6 December 1997

1997-98

12th= (+2)

Coventry City

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3-8-6, 17 PTS

Premier League

Villa Park

Attendance: 33,250

๐ŸŸฉ 6 Dec 1997, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park

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Scorer(s) | Stan Collymore | 21โ€™ | Lee Hendrie | 71โ€™ | Julian Joachim | 85โ€™ |

Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 21โ€™ | Alan Wright | 71โ€™ | 85โ€™ |

Fixture List

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Aug 1997, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Aug 1997, Villa 0-4, Blackburn, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Aug 1997, Villa 0-1, Newcastle, St James'

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Aug 1997, Villa 2-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 1997, Villa 3-0 Barnsley, Oakwell

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Sep 1997, Villa 0-0 Bordeaux, Stade du Parc Lescure

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 1997, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Sep 1997, Villa 1-0 Bordeaux, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Oct 1997, Villa 1-0 Bolton, Reebok

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Oct 1997, Villa 0-3 West Ham, Upton Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamรฉs

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Nov 1997, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Nov 1997, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Nov 1997, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Nov 1997, Villa 1-2 Steaua, Stadionul Steaua

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Nov 1997, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Dec 1997, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 1997, Villa 2-0 Steaua, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Dec 1997, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1997, Villa 4-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Jan 1998, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Jan 1998, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 1998, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Jan 1998, Villa 0-5 Blackburn, Ewood

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 1998, Villa 4-0 Albion, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Feb 1998, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 1998, Villa 1-0 Derby, Pride Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Feb 1998, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Feb 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Feb 1998, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Selhurst

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Feb 1998, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Mar 1998, Villa 0-1 Atlรฉtico, Estadio Metropolitano

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Mar 1998, Villa 0-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Mar 1998, Villa 3-1 Palace, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Mar 1998, Villa 2-1a Atlรฉtico, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 1998, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 1998, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Apr 1998, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Apr 1998, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Apr 1998, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 May 1998, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 May 1998, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Premier League

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On This Day

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Saturday, 6 December 1997

  • Villa record their second win in 3 Premier League games and 3rd in 11 under Brian Little as they beat Coventry at Villa Park to climb to 12th in the table.

  • Midfielder Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡, 25, makes his 34th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (23 Starts) before moving on to Crystal Palace for a fee of ยฃ1,350,000 in March 1998. Villa had paid Bolton Wanderers ยฃ5,400,000 for ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ just 15 months earlier but he proved utterly hopeless in claret and blue and it is a surprise he lasted this long which he probably wouldnโ€™t have done by for the benevolence of Brian Little. ฤ†urฤiฤ‡โ€™s embarrassing spell resulted in W14 D7 L13, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings.

  • Left Back Lee Collins, 20, makes his first squad appearance for Villa after coming through the youth ranks.

  • Stan Collymore scores his first goal in 14 games and his second in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance to make it W7 D3 L8, 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. 

  • Julian Joachim secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 37th appearance (11 Starts) to make it W10 D8 L19 and 7 Goals at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.29 games played so far in his Villa career.

  • Alan Wright contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 126th appearance (124 Starts) to make it W56 D33 L37, 3 Goals, 8 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

  • Lee Hendrie scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (3 Starts) which comes 9 months after his 10th to make it W3 D3 L5, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

  • Future Villa centre forward Dion Dublin lines up for Coventry.

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

๐Ÿ•’ 149 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 64 ๐ŸŸจ | 41 ๐ŸŸฅ 44 | 1.56

Villa Career Form:

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Game #4495

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Match Record

Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Game | #17 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Saturday, 6 December 1997

Game Record

Manager: Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Barber | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 51 | ๐ŸŸฉ 28 | ๐ŸŸจ 16 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 80 | ๐Ÿฅ… 41 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 47 | ๐ŸŸฉ 25 | ๐ŸŸจ 16 | ๐ŸŸฅ 6 | โšฝ 72 | ๐Ÿฅ… 39 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿฅ… 2 |
Other ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 26 | ๐ŸŸฉ 16 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 44 | ๐Ÿฅ… 12 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | ๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 36 | ๐Ÿฅ… 29 |

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1995-96

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Coventry City

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1986-87

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

๐Ÿ”ด M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | #717 | ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | 23 (11) | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 16 | #717 |

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Match Timeline

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โšฝ | 21โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Stan Collymore, Assist by Mark Draper
๐Ÿ” | 34โ€™ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
๐ŸŸฅ | 45โ€™ Sending off, (Coventry City), Paul Williams
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
โšฝ | 71โ€™ Goal, 2-0 Lee Hendrie, Assist by Alan Wright
๐Ÿ” | 72โ€™ Sub off, Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡, Sub on, Julian Joachim
โšฝ | 85โ€™ Goal, 3-0 Julian Joachim, Assist by Alan Wright
๐Ÿ” | 86โ€™ Sub off, Stan Collymore, Sub on, Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ ๐Ÿ”ด
๐ŸŸฅ | 88โ€™ Sending off, (Coventry City), Gary Breen
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Coventry City

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Officials

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Referee: Graham Barber | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2004

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Officials

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Referee Profile

Referee: Graham Barber | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2004
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ†˜ : 1
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 50% | ๐ŸŸจ 50% | ๐ŸŸฅ 0% | ๐Ÿ†˜ : 25%
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | 1.00 |
Penalty โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 |
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

๐ŸŸจ Paul Williams
๐ŸŸจ Paul Williams
๐ŸŸจ David Burrows
๐ŸŸจ Darren Huckerby
๐ŸŸจ Marcus Hall

Opposition Sendings Off

๐ŸŸฅ Gary Breen
๐ŸŸฅ Paul Williams

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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
Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | for F Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | 34โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | for CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | 72โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | ๐Ÿ”ด | for CF Stan Collymore | 86โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lee Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Coventry City
Gordon Strachan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

GK Steve Ogrizovic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Roland Nilsson | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Gary Breen | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐ŸŸฅ |
CB Richard Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB David Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Paul Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐ŸŸฅ |
M Trond Egil Soltvedt | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด |
M Paul Telfer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
W Darren Huckerby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Noel Whelan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Dion Dublin (ft) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Paul Telfer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (M Gavin Strachan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Noel Whelan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (LB Marcus Hall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ| ๐ŸŸจ |)
๐Ÿ” | W Darren Huckerby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Simon Haworth | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Magnus Hedman | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Michael O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Team News

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Aston Villa

Not recorded

Mark Bosnich, Gareth Southgate and Simon Grayson return with Michael Oakes, Fernando Nรฉlson and Riccardo Scimeca dropping out.

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Coventry City

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

Coventry City

Goalkeepers
GK Steve Ogrizovic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Magnus Hedman | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช |

Defenders
CB Gary Breen | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Richard Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Roland Nilsson | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB David Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Marcus Hall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Trond Egil Soltvedt | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด |
M Paul Telfer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gavin Strachan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Michael O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Wingers
W Darren Huckerby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
CF Noel Whelan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dion Dublin (ft) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Haworth | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

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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

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
๐Ÿ•’

186

โœ…

185*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

81*

๐ŸŸจ

47

๐ŸŸฅ

58

โ›”

73*

๐Ÿฅ…

182

Defenders

RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

79

โœ…

72*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

9

๐ŸŸฉ

39*

๐ŸŸจ

19

๐ŸŸฅ

21

RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

17

โœ…

13*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

6*

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

7

CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

97

โœ…

97*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

43*

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

28

CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

197

โœ…

183*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

4

๐ŸŸฉ

84*

๐ŸŸจ

48

๐ŸŸฅ

65

Midfielders

LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

240

โœ…

233*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

18

27

๐ŸŸฉ

101*

๐ŸŸจ

66

๐ŸŸฅ

73

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

126

โœ…

124*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

8*

๐ŸŸฉ

56*

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

37

M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

101

โœ…

99*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

13*

๐ŸŸฉ

46*

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

29

CF Stan Collymore | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

18

โœ…

18*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2*

3

๐ŸŸฉ

7*

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

8*

Forwards

CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

101

โœ…

95*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

27

12

๐ŸŸฉ

46*

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

29

F Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น |
๐Ÿ•’

269

โœ…

229*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

88

39

๐ŸŸฉ

114*

๐ŸŸจ

68

๐ŸŸฅ

87

Substitutes

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

11

๐Ÿ”

8*

โšฝ

Sub 1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1*

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3*

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

5

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

37

๐Ÿ”

26*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7*

0

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

10*

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

19

M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

34

๐Ÿ”

11*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

14*

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

13

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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1997-98

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First Team Squad

GK Adam Rachel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Solihull Moors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

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

CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

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

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #693 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

CF Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | #668 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

Solihull Moors ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | #688 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Sydney Olympic ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Retired

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

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

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

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

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

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

SC Rio Tinto ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Retired

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | #707 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Rubin Kazan ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Retired

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

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Rushall Olympic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

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

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #675 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

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

M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | #717 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

FK Obilic ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Retired

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

Newport County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired

CF Stan Collymore | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #720 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Real Oviedo ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Retired

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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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†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 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† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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