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Aston Villa

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12-3-7, 27 PTS

Saturday, 29 December 1906

1906-07

3rd=

Lost

1-2

Blackburn Rovers

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7-4-10, 18 PTS

Division One

Ewood Park

Attendance: 10,000

🟥 29 Dec 1906, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood

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Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cantrell | 1-2 |

Assist(s) | Joe Walters | 1-2 |

Fixture List

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🟩 1 Sep 1906, Villa 4-2 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 3 Sep 1906, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

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🟥 8 Sep 1906, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker

Division One

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🟩 10 Sep 1906, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 15 Sep 1906, Villa 4-1 Birmingham, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 22 Sep 1906, Villa 2-1 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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🟨 29 Sep 1906, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 6 Oct 1906, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Owlerton

Division One

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🟩 13 Oct 1906, Villa 3-1 Bury, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 20 Oct 1906, Villa 2-4 Manchester City, Hyde Road

Division One

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🟥 27 Oct 1906, Villa 2-3 Boro, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 3 Nov 1906, Villa 0-2 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

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🟨 10 Nov 1906, Villa 0-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 17 Nov 1906, Villa 1-0 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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🟥 24 Nov 1906, Villa 2-5 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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🟩 1 Dec 1906, Villa 3-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 8 Dec 1906, Villa 1-1 Notts County, Trent Bridge

Division One

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🟩 15 Dec 1906, Villa 5-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 22 Dec 1906, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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🟩 24 Dec 1906, Villa 3-0 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 26 Dec 1906, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 29 Dec 1906, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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🟥 1 Jan 1907, Villa 0-1 United, Bank Street

Division One

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🟨 5 Jan 1907, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 12 Jan 1907, Villa 3-1 Burnley, Turf Moor

FA Cup

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🟥 19 Jan 1907, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Division One

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🟩 26 Jan 1907, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 2 Feb 1907, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Burnden

FA Cup

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🟩 9 Feb 1907, Villa 8-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 16 Feb 1907, Villa 3-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

Division One

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🟩 23 Feb 1907, Villa 4-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 2 Mar 1907, Villa 0-1 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

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🟥 16 Mar 1907, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

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🟩 23 Mar 1907, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 30 Mar 1907, Villa 4-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 1 Apr 1907, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Manor Ground

Division One

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🟩 6 Apr 1907, Villa 4-2 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Division One

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🟨 13 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Notts County, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 20 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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🟥 27 Apr 1907, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Saturday, 29 December 1906

Scroll for more ⬇️

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Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 650 | 🟩 343 🟨 112 🟥 195 | 1.76

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #676

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Match Record

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #650 |
Saturday, 29 December 1906

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Armitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leek
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩

Total 🕒 39 | 🟩 W19 (49% ) | 🟨 D8 | 🇺(69% ) | 🟥 L12 (31% ) | ⚽ 93 | 🥅 73 | GD 20

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1904-05

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Blackburn Rovers

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1890–91

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Martin
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Dawson
⚽ | Goal, 1-2, Jimmy Cantrell, Assist by Joe Walters
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa

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Officials

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Referee: Tom Armitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leek, 1892-

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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

None

Villa Sendings Off

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Opposition Bookings

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Opposition Sendings Off

None

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Samuel Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bobby Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Frederick Chapple | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Blackburn Rovers
Robert Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

McIver
Crompton
Cowell
Wolstenholme
Hand
Bradshaw
Dawson
Robertson
Martin
Lathcron
Bracegirdle

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Team News

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Injury | 5 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Watty Corbett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Freddie Miles replaces Watty Corbett.

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Blackburn Rovers

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Blackburn Rovers

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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 Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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1906-07

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB John Boden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #185 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #189 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Bobby Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #192 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #183 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Cooch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #162 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #163 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Windmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #168 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Samuel Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #184 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #178 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Matthews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #172 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #176 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

F Watty Corbett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #177 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #142 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Alec Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #194 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Frederick Chapple | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #193 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

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

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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