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Aston Villa

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10-6-5, 26 PTS

Saturday, 28 December 1912

1912-13

3rd

Drew

1-1

Bradford City

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5-6-7, 16 PTS

Division One

Valley Parade

Attendance: 15,000

🟨 28 Dec 1912, Villa 1-1 Bradford, Valley Parade

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Scorer(s) | Clem Stephenson | 62' |

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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🟩 2 Sep 1912, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 7 Sep 1912, Villa 3-1 Bradford, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 9 Sep 1912, Villa 2-2 Oldham, Boundary Park

Division One

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🟥 14 Sep 1912, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Hyde Road

Division One

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🟩 16 Sep 1912, Villa 3-0 Arsenal, Manor Ground

Division One

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🟥 21 Sep 1912, Villa 2-4 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 28 Sep 1912, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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🟩 5 Oct 1912, Villa 10-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 12 Oct 1912, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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🟩 19 Oct 1912, Villa 5-1 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 26 Oct 1912, Villa 3-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

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🟩 2 Nov 1912, Villa 5-1 Boro, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 9 Nov 1912, Villa 1-1 Notts County, Meadow Lane

Division One

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🟩 16 Nov 1912, Villa 4-2 United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 23 Nov 1912, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Roker

Division One

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🟥 30 Nov 1912, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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🟨 7 Dec 1912, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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🟩 21 Dec 1912, Villa 3-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 26 Dec 1912, Villa 7-1 Oldham, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 28 Dec 1912, Villa 1-1 Bradford, Valley Parade

Division One

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🟩 4 Jan 1913, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 15 Jan 1913, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

FA Cup

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🟨 18 Jan 1913, Villa 2-2 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

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🟨 25 Jan 1913, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 1 Feb 1913, Villa 5-0 West Ham, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟨 8 Feb 1913, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Owlerton

Division One

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🟨 15 Feb 1913, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 22 Feb 1913, Villa 5-0 Palace, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟩 1 Mar 1913, Villa 1-0 Spurs, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 8 Mar 1913, Villa 5-0 BPA, Park Avenue

FA Cup

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🟩 12 Mar 1913, Villa 1-0 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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🟩 15 Mar 1913, Villa 1-0 Notts County, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 21 Mar 1913, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Division One

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🟥 22 Mar 1913, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

Division One

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🟩 24 Mar 1913, Villa 4-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 29 Mar 1913, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Ewood

FA Cup

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🟥 5 Apr 1913, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 9 Apr 1913, Villa 1-1 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

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🟩 12 Apr 1913, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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🟩 19 Apr 1913, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Crystal Palace

FA Cup

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🟨 23 Apr 1913, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 26 Apr 1913, Villa 3-1 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

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🟩 28 Apr 1913, Villa 4-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Saturday, 28 December 1912

Scroll for more ⬇️

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Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 892 | 🟩 460 🟨 162 🟥 270 | 1.73

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #918

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Match Record

Season | 1912-13 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #892 |
Saturday, 28 December 1912

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Harry Swift | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Bradford: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

Total 🕒 10 | 🟩 W5 (50% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(80% ) | 🟥 L2 (20% ) | ⚽ 18 | 🥅 12 | GD 6

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1909–10

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Bradford City

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

🟢 M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #242 | £1,950 signing from Bolton

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Barber
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Bradford City), Fox
🕒 | HT Bradford City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62' Goal, 1-1, Clem Stephenson
🕒 | FT Bradford City 1-1 Aston Villa

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Officials

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Referee: Harry Swift | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1912-

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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

None

Opposition Bookings

None

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 Sam Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Bradford City
Peter O'Rourke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Ewart
Wyllie
Boocock
Robinson
Torrance
McDonald
Bond
Fox
Walden
Logan
Thompson

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Team News

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League Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Injury | 2 |
M Andy Ducat | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Tommy Barber is handed his debut in place of Jimmy Leach.

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Bradford City

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Bradford City

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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 Sam Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

20

20

🔥

0

0

🟩

9

🟨

6

🟥

5

4

🥅

29

Defenders

LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

35

35

🔥

0

0

🟩

16

🟨

8

🟥

11

CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

21

21

🔥

0

1

🟩

10

🟨

6

🟥

5

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

1

1

🔥

0

0

🟩

0

🟨

1

🟥

0

Midfielders

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

43

43

🔥

23

11

🟩

21

🟨

8

🟥

14

Forwards

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

19

19

🔥

17

2

🟩

9

🟨

6

🟥

4

Substitutes

🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

Sub 1

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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1912-13

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First Team Squad

GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #221 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Bill Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #235 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #228 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Arthur Dobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #243 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #242 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #226 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #237 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #205 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Len Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #232 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Wilfred Littlewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #234 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Andy McLachlan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #240 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Stuart Doncaster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #244 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Sam Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #238 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #239 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Andy Ducat | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #236 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Leach | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #241 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #196 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #220 |

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


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
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
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
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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