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W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

844

Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

Villa Career

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

29

Villa Appearances

2

Villa
Goals

4

Villa
Assists

4.83

Game
Per

Competition Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

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27

League Appearances
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0

FA Cup
Appearances
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2

League Cup
Appearances
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0

European
Appearances

Division Record

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27

Premier League Appearances
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0

Division One
Appearances
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0

Championship
Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division Two
Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division Three
Appearances

League Record

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27

League Appearances

1

League
Goals

3

League
Assists

6.75

League
per Game

FA Cup Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

0

FA Cup Appearances

0

FA Cup
Goals

0

FA Cup
Assists

0.00

FA Cup
per Game

League Cup Record

2

League Cup Appearances

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

1

League Cup
Goals

1

League Cup
Assists

1.00

League Cup
per Game

European Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

0

European Appearances

0

European
Goals

0

European
Assists

0.00

European
per Game

Other Appearance Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

0

Other Appearances

0

Other
Goals

0

Other
Assists

0.00

Other
per Game

Villa Career

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🟥 18 Aug 2012, Villa 0-1 West Ham, Upton Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 25 Aug 2012, Villa 1-3 Everton, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Karim El Ahmadi | 74’ |

Assist(s) | Eric Lichaj | 74’ |

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🟩 28 Aug 2012, Villa 3-0 Tranmere, Villa Park

League Cup

Scorer(s) | Fabian Delph | 38’ | Chris Herd | 66’ | Darren Bent | 81’ |

Assist(s) | Enda Stevens | 38' | Stephen Ireland | 66' | Brett Holman | 81' |

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🟨 2 Sep 2012, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Sports Direct

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Ciaran Clark | 22’ |

Assist(s) | Barry Bannan | 22’ |

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🟩 15 Sep 2012, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Matt Lowton | 16’ | Christian Benteke | 88’ |

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 22 Sep 2012, Villa 1-4 Southampton, St Mary's

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Darren Bent | 36’ |

Assist(s) | Stephen Ireland | 36' |

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🟨 30 Sep 2012, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Darren Bent | 80’ |

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 7 Oct 2012, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 20 Oct 2012, Villa 0-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 27 Oct 2012, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 27’ |

Assist(s) | Brett Holman | 27’ |

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🟩 3 Nov 2012, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Stadium of Light

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 57’ |

Assist(s) | Christian Benteke | 57’ |

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🟥 10 Nov 2012, Villa 2-3 United, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Andreas Weimann | 45’ | 50’ |

Assist(s) | Christian Benteke | 45’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 50’ |

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🟥 17 Nov 2012, Villa 0-5 Manchester City, Etihad

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 24 Nov 2012, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟩 27 Nov 2012, Villa 1-0 Reading, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 80’ |

Assist(s) | Ashley Westwood | 80' |

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🟨 1 Dec 2012, Villa 1-1 QPR, Loftus Road

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Brett Holman | 8’ |

Assist(s) | Ashley Westwood | 8’ |

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🟨 8 Dec 2012, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟩 11 Dec 2012, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

League Cup

Scorer(s) | Brett Holman | 21’ | Andreas Weimann | 79' | 85’ | Christian Benteke | 90’+1 |

Assist(s) | Christian Benteke | 21’ | 85’ | Eric Lichaj | 79’ | 90’+1 |

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🟩 15 Dec 2012, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 29’ | 51’ | Andreas Weimann | 40’ |

Assist(s) | Brett Holman | 29’ | 51' | Christian Benteke | 40’ |

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🟥 23 Dec 2012, Villa 0-8 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 26 Dec 2012, Villa 0-4 Spurs, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 29 Dec 2012, Villa 0-3 Wigan, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 1 Jan 2013, Villa 2-2 Swansea, Liberty

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Andreas Weimann | 44’ | Christian Benteke | 84’ (pen) |

Assist(s) | Christian Benteke | 44’ |

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🟥 12 Jan 2013, Villa 0-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 19 Jan 2013, Villa 2-2 Albion, Hawthorns

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 12’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 31’ |

Assist(s) | Charles N'Zogbia | 12’ | 31’ |

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🟨 2 Feb 2013, Villa 3-3 Everton, Goodison

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 2’ | 61’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 24’ |

Assist(s) | Charles N'Zogbia | 2’ | Ashley Westwood | 24’ | Matt Lowton | 61’ |

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🟥 4 Mar 2013, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 13 Apr 2013, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Charles N'Zogbia | 55’ |

Assist(s) Christian Benteke | 55' |

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🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 55’ | 89’ |

Assist(s) | Ashley Westwood | 55’ | 89’ |

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Personal Profile

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Full Name:

Role:

Brett Trevor Holman

Winger

Position:

Born:

Winger

27 March 1984

Birthplace:

Country:

Citizenship:

Sydney 🇦🇺

Australia 🇦🇺

Australia 🇦🇺

Height:

(5 ft 9 in) 1.77 m

Foot:

Right

Career Progression

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13 Aston Villa First Team

Signed under Alex McLeish in March 2012 ahead of his arrival under McLeish's replacement Paul Lambert in July 2012.

Youth Career

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

0

Youth Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

0

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

Not Selected for Reserve Team

First Team Career

29

Villa Appearances

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2

Villa
Goals

4

Villa
Assists

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 |
Aston Villa 2012-13 | Free |
🕒 29 | 17 (12) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 12 | #844 |
🟩 7 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 12 |
Cards 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 |

Played Under

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Paul Lambert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2012-13 🕒 29 | 17 (12) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 4 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 12 |

Honours

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Previous Clubs

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2001-02 Parramata Power 🇦🇺
National Soccer League, 🕒 13 | 12 (1) | ⚽ 5 |

2002-06 Feyenoord 🇳🇱 Free
Eredivisie, 🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

2003-06 S.B.V. Excelsior 🇳🇱 (L)
Eredivisie, Keuken Kampioen Divisie, 🕒 48 | 18 (30) | ⚽ 8 |

2006-08 NEC Nijmegen 🇳🇱 Free
Keuken Kampioen Divisie, Eredivisie, 🕒 67 | 65 (2) | ⚽ 17 |

2008-12 AZ Alkmaar 🇳🇱 £2.70m
Eredivisie, 🕒 79 | 75 (4) | ⚽ 12 |

Transfer In

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

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Season:

2012-13

From:

AZ Alkmaar 🇳🇱

Fee:

Free

Date:

1 July 2012

Age:

28

Under:

Alex McLeish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Loans Out

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

None

Transfer Out

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

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Season:

2012-13

From:

Al-Nasr 🇦🇪

Fee:

Free

Date:

30 June 2013

Age:

29

Under:

Paul Lambert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Subsequent Clubs

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2013-15 Al-Nasr SC 🇦🇪 Free
UAE Pro League, 🕒 50 | 48 (2) | ⚽ 8 |

2015-16 Emirates Club 🇦🇪 Free
UAE Pro League, 🕒 20 | 19 (1) | ⚽ 5 |

2016-19 Brisbane Roar 🇦🇺 Free
A-League, 🕒 38 | 31 (7) | ⚽ 10 |

2019 Retired aged 35

Career Notes

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Signed under Alex McLeish in March 2012 ahead of his arrival under McLeish's replacement Paul Lambert in July 2012.

Villa Career Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Villa Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
29
17
12
12

Villa Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
2
4
14.50
4.83

Villa Career Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Career Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
24%
59%
41%
1.07

Career Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
1
0

Season Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13

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Games

🕒 Games:
29
✅ Starter:
17
🔁 Substitute:
12
🇺 Unused:
12

Goals

⚽ Goals:
2
🔥 Assists:
4
Games per Goal:
14.50
Games per Involvement:
4.83

Results

🟩 Won:
24%
🇺 Unbeaten:
59%
🟥 Lost:
41%
Points per Game:
1.07

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
1
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
29.00

League Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

League Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
27
16
11

League Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
3
27.00
6.75

League Seasons

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
27
16
11
000.00

Goals

⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
3
Games per
Goal:
27.00
Games per Involvement:
6.75

FA Cup Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

FA Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

FA Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup Seasons

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13

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FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

League Cup Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

League Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
2
1
1

League Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
1
2.00
1.00

League Cup Seasons

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13

League Cup
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Games

🕒 Games:
2
✅ Starter:
1
🔁 Substitute:
1

Goals

⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per
Goal:
2.00
Games per Involvement:
1.00

European Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

European Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

European Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

European Seasons

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

2012-13

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n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

Unused Substitute Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

29

Villa Appearances

12

Unused
Sub

Cautions & Sending Off Record

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

1

Bookings /
Cautions

0

Sendings
Off
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International Career

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Villa International #166

Full International Record

🇦🇺 🕒 57 | 39 (18) | ⚽ 8 | 🔥 - |

Villa International Record

🇦🇺 🕒 8 | ✅ 7 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - |

League Breakdown

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

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Premier League

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
27
16
11
1
3
27.00
6.75

Championship

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

First Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
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FL.jpg
FL.jpg

Career Notes

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Biography

W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | #844 |

Player #844 for Aston Villa, Brett Trevor Holman played as a winger for the club in Villa’s 2012-13 Premier League campaign, making 29 appearances and scoring twice.

Holman was born in Bankstown, Australia on 27 March 1984.

Paul Lambert had signed Holman from AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer in July 2012 and amongst a raft of lower league signings, Holman represented an experience head. In a mystery to rival that of Chris Herd however, although not quite, there was a certain irony that another Australian had arrived at the club, made the first team, hadn’t looked unduly compromised and yet suddenly and swiftly disappeared from the scene.

Even for a regime as bewildering as that of Lambert’s this was an outlier in confusion.

Lambert handed Holman his debut aged 28 in the opening game of the 2012-13 season in Villa’s 0-1 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday, 18 August 2012 and he went on to feature in every one of Villa’s 21 Premier League squads to New Year’s Day 2013, making 15 starts and 6 substitute appearances whilst scoring twice and contributing two assists.

Across the final 21 games of the season, Lambert handed Holman one start and 5 substitute appearances including his final appearance on Saturday, 4 May 2013 as a 78’ substitute for Yacouba Sylla in Villa’s 2-1 win over Norwich City.

Holman would move on a free transfer to Al-Nasr in July 2013 aged 29 after one of the most contrasting two halves of a football season as you are ever likely to see.

Holman had played under Paul Lambert.

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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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