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624

Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

33

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

1

Villa
Assists

33.00

Game
Per

Mervyn Day

Aston Villa player image

Goalkeeper

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Mervyn Richard Day

Role

GK Mervyn Day | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #624 |

Position

Born

Goalkeeper

26 June 1955

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Chelmsford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 1 in) 1.87ย m

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1983-84

Orient ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ15k

1 August 1983

28

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1984-85

Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ30k

1 January 1985

29

Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Mervyn Day

Previous Clubs:

1971-79 West Ham United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 194 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1979-83 Orient ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.15m
Football League Second Division, Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 170 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

Played Under

Mervyn Day

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1983-84 ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 14 (0) | ๐Ÿฅ… 17 | โ›” 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 6 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 6 |
Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1984 ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | 19 (0) | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 36 | โ›” 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ 6 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 8 |

Loans Out

Mervyn Day

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Mervyn Day

Subsequent Clubs:

1985-93 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.04m
Football League Second Division, First Division, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 227 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1992 Luton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1992 Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1993-94 Carlisle United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1994 Retired aged 39

Career Progression

Mervyn Day

n/a

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Youth Career

Mervyn Day

Youth Appearances

Youth
Goals

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Please note: Youth statistics before the 2019-20 season require completion.

Reserve Career

Mervyn Day

Reserve Appearances

Reserve
Goals

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Please note: Reserve statistics before the 1995-96 season require completion.

First Team Career

Mervyn Day

33

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

1

Villa
Assists

GK Mervyn Day | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1983-85 | ยฃ10k |
๐Ÿ•’ 33 | 33 (0) | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 53 | โ›” 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 3 | #624 |
๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 7 | ๐ŸŸฅ 14 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

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Honours

Mervyn Day

Played for the Villa

First Team Debut

Mervyn Day

Debut Squad:

1983-84

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Sep 1983, Villa 0-1 Vitรณria, Estรกdio D. Afonso Henriques

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Debut:

1983-84

๐ŸŸจ 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

28

Final First Team Appearance

Mervyn Day

Final Appearance:

1984-85

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road

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29

Final Squad:

1984-85

๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road

Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Villa Career

Mervyn Day

Career Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
33
33
0
3

Career Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
33.00

Career Results

๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
36%
58%
42%
1.30

Career Cards

๐ŸŸจ Bookings:
๐ŸŸฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
1.61

0

Villa
Goals

Mervyn Day

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1

Villa
Assists

Mervyn Day

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 36' | Mervyn Day | 78' |

League Cup

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Competition Record

Mervyn Day

League

Premier League.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
30
30
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup

EFL Cup.jpg
Games:
Starter:
3
3
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00

Europe

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Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Mervyn Day

1983-84

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Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
14
14
0
3

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Results

๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
43%
57%
43%
1.43

Cards

๐ŸŸจ Bookings:
๐ŸŸฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

1984-85

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Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
19
19
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
19.00

Results

๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
32%
58%
42%
1.21

Cards

๐ŸŸจ Bookings:
๐ŸŸฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
1
0
19.00

League Record

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

EFL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Mervyn Day

First Division

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub:
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
30
30
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

League Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

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First Division

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
14
14
0
3

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

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First Division

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
16
16
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Appearances

1983-84
๐ŸŸจ 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
8th (+3)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸจ 10 Dec 1983, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
10th (-3)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 11 Feb 1984, Villa 1-3 Norwich, Carrow Road
Division One
11th= (-2)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
8th (+1)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 24 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
7th= (+1)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 31 Mar 1984, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrews'
Division One
8th= (-1)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 7 Apr 1984, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
7th= (+1)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
9th (-2)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 18 Apr 1984, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
9th (-)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 21 Apr 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park
Division One
9th (-)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 28 Apr 1984, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Division One
8th= (+1)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 1984, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
8th= (-)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 7 May 1984, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
7th= (-)
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 12 May 1984, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
8th= (-1)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 25 Aug 1984, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
7th
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
1st (+6)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
Division One
5th (-4)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 5 Sep 1984, Villa 0-5 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
11th (-6)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 8 Sep 1984, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Division One
6th (+5)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸจ 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Division One
7th (-2)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1984, Villa 0-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
10th (-3)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 29 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
14th (-4)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1984, Villa 3-0 United, Villa Park
Division One
10th (+4)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 13 Oct 1984, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
12th (-2)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸจ 20 Oct 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park
Division One
13th (-1)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 27 Oct 1984, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
16th (-3)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸจ 3 Nov 1984, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
16th (-)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸจ 10 Nov 1984, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
17th (-)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸจ 17 Nov 1984, Villa 2-2 Southampton, Villa Park
Division One
15th (+2)
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road
Division One
17th (-2)
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FA Cup Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
FA Cup.jpg

FA Cup Appearances

League Cup Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
3
3
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00
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League Cup Appearances

1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
League Cup
2nd Round
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1984-85
๐ŸŸฅ 30 Oct 1984, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
League Cup
3rd Round
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European Seasons

Mervyn Day

1983-84

EFL Cup.jpg
UEFA Cup

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1984-85

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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European Appearances

3

Unused
Sub

Unused Substitute Appearances

Mervyn Day

1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 14 Sep 1983, Villa 0-1 Vitรณria, Estรกdio D. Afonso Henriques
UEFA Cup
1st Round
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฉ 28 Sep 1983, Villa 5-0 Vitรณria, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
1st Round
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1983-84
๐ŸŸฅ 2 Nov 1983, Villa 1-2 Spartak, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
2nd Round
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0

Red
Cards

Sendings Off

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International Career

Mervyn Day

Full International Record

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Career Notes

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Biography

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๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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