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Maik Taylor, the club's most capped international player

Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in the city of Birmingham, was founded in 1875 under the name of Small Heath Alliance. They first entered the FA Cup in the 1881–82 season. When nationally organised league football in England began, the club, by then called simply Small Heath F.C., was a founder member of the Football Alliance, formed the year after the Football League. In 1892, the Football League decided to form a Second Division, inviting the members of the Football Alliance to join; as one of the less successful members, Small Heath were placed in the Second Division. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Birmingham career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team for which the player was selected, and the number of senior international caps he won.

Introduction

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As of the date specified below, more than 200 men had made 100 or more appearances in senior competitive matches for Birmingham. Frank Womack holds the club record for league appearances, having played 491 matches between 1908 and 1928, closely followed by Gil Merrick with 485 between 1946 and 1959. If all senior competitions are included, Merrick has 551, followed by Womack's 515 which is the record for an outfield player. The goalscoring record is held by Joe Bradford, with 249 league goals, and 267 in total, scored between 1920 and 1935. No other player comes close: Trevor Francis is the nearest with 119 league goals, 133 in total, scored between 1970 and 1979. Bradford holds the record for league goals scored in a top-flight season with 29 in the 1927–28 First Division.[1] A club record for transfer fee received was set when Ché Adams joined Southampton in 2019; officially undisclosed, it was reported as £15 million.[2] Forty years earlier, Trevor Francis became the first player transferred between British clubs for a £1 million fee,[3] and in 1896, future England international forward Fred Wheldon joined league champions Aston Villa for terms reportedly "higher than have ever been concluded": a fee of £350 plus the proceeds of a friendly match between the clubs.[4] Caesar Jenkyns was the first man capped by his country while a Birmingham (then Small Heath) player when he represented Wales against Ireland in February 1892.[5] The player with most senior international caps while at the club is Maik Taylor with 58 for Northern Ireland,[6] and Harry Hibbs has most for England, with 25.[5]

Bob McRoberts, Billy Beer, George Liddell, Merrick, Garry Pendrey, Francis and Gary Rowett all went on to manage the team.[7] Others took part in significant matches in club history. Billy Ollis, Jenkyns, Ted Devey, Jack Hallam, Wheldon and Tommy Hands appeared in Small Heath's first Football League match in 1892.[8] Eight men listed were part of Birmingham's pioneering venture into club football in Europe in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup,[a] and ten played on the losing side in the 1956 FA Cup final[b] (an eleventh, Roy Warhurst, missed the match through injury).[12] In more recent times, Paul Tait scored the first golden goal to decide a Wembley cup final, against Carlisle United in the 1995 Football League Trophy.[13] Geoff Horsfield scored the extra-time equaliser that took the 2002 First Division play-off final into a shootout; Paul Devlin and Stan Lazaridis converted their spot-kicks as Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League for the first time.[14] Seven men listed here, including captain Stephen Carr and goalscorer Nikola Žigić, took the field as Birmingham won the 2011 League Cup; another two were unused substitutes.[c] Just three years later, the first headed goal of full-back Paul Caddis's career, 93 minutes into the final match of the season, saved the team from relegation to the third tier of English football.[16]

Key

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  • The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 3 November 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Player
Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
Players with name in italics and marked † were on loan from another club for the duration of their Birmingham career. The loaning club is noted in the Notes column.
Players marked ‡ have been inducted into the Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame.[17]
Players marked $ have won the Birmingham City F.C. Player of the Year award.[P 1]
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.[A]
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
League appearances and League goals
League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Full Members' Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
International selection
Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.
Caps
For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club.

Players with 100 or more appearances

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Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection
Player Pos Club career League[B] Total[B] International
selection[C] 		Caps[C] Notes Refs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gil Merrick ‡ GK 1946–1959 485 0 551 0  England 23 [d]
Frank Womack FB 1908–1928 491 0 515 0  England trial —
Joe Bradford ‡ FW 1920–1935 414 249 445 267  England 12
Ken Green FB 1947–1958 401 3 440 3 England B — [e]
Johnny Crosbie FW 1920–1932 409 71 432 72  Scotland 1
Trevor Smith DF 1953–1964 365 3 430 3  England 2
Malcolm Beard MF 1960–1970 350 28 404 34  England youth —
Dan Tremelling GK 1919–1931 382 0 395 0  England 1
Malcolm Page ‡ DF / MF 1965–1980 336 9 392 10  Wales 28
Harry Hibbs GK 1926–1939 358 0 388 0  England 25 [f]
Ray Martin $ DF 1964–1975 334 1 378 1 — —
Garry Pendrey ‡ DF 1969–1979 306 4 360 5 — — [d]
Walter Wigmore FW / HB 1899–1912 329 23 355 25 — —
Ian Bennett GK 1993–2004 287 0 354 0 — —
Percy Barton HB 1914–1928 331 13 349 14  England 7
George Liddell FB / HB 1920–1932 323 6 345 6 — — [d]
Lukas Jutkiewicz *$ FW 2016–present 317 63 339 67 — — [L 1] [23]
Joe Gallagher ‡ DF 1973–1981 286 17 337 23 England B —
John Frain $ DF / MF 1986–1996 274 23 336 26 — — [g]
Trevor Francis ‡$ FW 1970–1979 280 119 329 133  England 12 [d]
George Briggs FW 1924–1933 298 98 324 107 — —
Michael Johnson $ DF 1995–2003 262 13 314 18  Jamaica[25] 12
Fred Harris FW / HB 1934–1950 280 61 310 69 — — [f]
Nat Robinson GK 1899–1908 283 0 306 0  England trial —
Cyril Trigg FW / FB 1936–1954 268 67 291 72 — — [f]
Bryan Hughes MF 1997–2004 248 34 291 42 — —
Jimmy Cringan HB 1923–1934 260 12 284 12 — —
Ned Barkas FB 1928–1937 256 9 284 9 — —
Len Boyd HB 1949–1956 255 14 281 15 England B —
Peter Murphy FW 1952–1960 244 107 277 127 — —
Gordon Astall FW 1953–1961 235 60 271 67  England 2
George Morrall HB 1927–1936 243 5 266 7 — —
Martin Grainger ‡$ DF 1997–2004 226 25 266 28 — —
Jeff Hall ‡ FB 1951–1959 227 1 265 1  England 17
Maxime Colin DF 2017–2023 241 7 253 7  France U20 — [26]
Geoff Vowden FW 1964–1970 221 79 253 94 — —
Billy Jones FW
  • 1901–1909
  • 1912–1913
 236 99 251 102  England trial —
Billy Beer HB 1902–1909 236 34 250 35 — — [d]
Johnny Watts HB 1952–1963 206 3 248 3 — —
Lewis Stoker HB 1930–1938 230 2 246 2  England 3
Maik Taylor GK 2003–2011 214 0 242 0  Northern Ireland 58 [L 2] [27]
Dave Latchford $ GK 1969–1978 206 0 240 0 — —
Roy Warhurst HB 1950–1957 213 10 239 10 — —
Jack Jones FB 1920–1927 228 1 237 1  England trial —
Johnny Schofield GK 1952–1965 212 0 237 0 — — [h]
Billy Walton FW / HB 1889–1902 201 56 232 70 — —
Trevor Hockey $ MF 1965–1971 196 8 231 13  Wales 0
Martin O'Connor MF 1996–2002 187 16 223 19  Cayman Islands 2
Stan Lazaridis MF 1999–2006 191 8 222 8  Australia 33
Alex Leake HB 1895–1902 199 21 221 23  England 0
Jackie Stewart FW 1948–1954 203 51 218 54 — —
Colin Green DF 1962–1970 183 1 217 1  Wales 15
Bob Hatton ‡ FW 1971–1976 175 58 217 73 — —
Damien Johnson $ MF 2002–2010 193 4 216 4  Northern Ireland 42
Dennis Jennings U 1936–1950 192 12 214 14 — —
Frank Stokes FB 1903–1910 199 1 213 1  England trial —
Brian Roberts $ DF 1984–1990 187 0 213 0 — —
Vince Overson DF 1986–1991 182 3 213 4  England youth[29] —
Mike Hellawell FW 1957–1964 178 30 213 33  England 2 [i]
Jim Herriot GK 1965–1970 181 0 212 0  Scotland 8
Paul Tait MF 1988–1997 170 14 212 18 — —
Kevin Dillon MF 1977–1983 186 15 211 19  England U21 —
Alan Campbell MF 1970–1975 175 11 209 14  Scotland U23[31] —
Roger Hynd ‡$ DF 1970–1975 171 4 207 5 — —
Sebastian Larsson $ MF 2006–2011 184 19 205 25  Sweden 31 [L 3] [27]
Robert Hopkins ‡ FW / MF
  • 1983–1986
  • 1989–1991
 173 29 205 34 — —
Kenny Burns ‡$ DF / FW 1971–1977 170 45 205 53  Scotland 8
Gordon Taylor FW 1970–1975 166 9 204 11 — —
Trevor Matthewson DF 1989–1993 168 12 203 13 — —
Cameron Jerome FW 2006–2011 181 37 202 42  England U21 — [27]
Terry Hennessey MF 1961–1965 178 3 202 3  Wales 16
Harlee Dean $ DF 2017–2023 191 8 200 9 — — [32]
Darren Purse $ DF 1998–2004 168 9 200 11  England U21[33] —
Alec McClure HB 1912–1923 192 4 198 4 — —
Benny Green FW 1903–1908 185 44 198 47 — —
Marc Roberts DF 2017–2024 186 7 197 7 England C[34] — [35]
Dick Neal HB 1957–1961 165 15 197 18  England U23 —
Des Bremner MF 1984–1989 168 5 196 5  Scotland 0
David Davis $ MF 2014–2020 182 10 194 11 — — [20]
Johnny Vincent MF 1964–1970 171 41 193 44  England youth —
Bob Latchford ‡ FW 1969–1974 160 68 193 84  England 0
Jack Badham FB / HB 1948–1956 175 4 190 4 — —
Tom Fillingham HB 1930–1938 183 8 189 9 — —
Bob McRoberts FW 1898–1905 173 70 187 82 — — [d][j][k]
Alex Govan ‡ FW 1953–1958 166 53 187 60 — —
Simon Sturridge FW 1988–1993 150 30 186 38 — —
Eddy Brown FW 1954–1958 158 74 185 90 — —
Gary Gardner MF 2018–2024 171 15 184 15  England U21 — [L 4] [39]
Maikel Kieftenbeld MF 2015–2021 170 5 184 6  Netherlands U21 — [20]
Michael Morrison DF 2014–2019 174 14 183 15 England C[34] — [L 5] [40]
Ernie Curtis FW 1928–1933 165 45 182 54  Wales 2
Jacques Maghoma $ MF 2015–2020 168 20 180 21  DR Congo 24 [20]
Jonathan Spector DF 2011–2017 153 0 179 1  United States 5 [41]
Martin Thomas GK 1988–1993 144 0 176 0  Wales 0
Nigel Gleghorn MF 1989–1992 142 33 176 43 — —
Paul Robinson $ DF 2012–2018 158 3 175 4  England U21 — [41]
Fred Wheldon FW 1890–1896 155 96 175 113  England 0
Liam Ridgewell DF 2007–2012 152 9 175 11  England U21 — [27]
Noel Kinsey FW 1953–1958 149 48 174 55  Wales 3 [l]
Kevan Broadhurst ‡ DF / MF 1977–1984 153 10 173 10 — —
Ivan Šunjić MF 2019–2024 160 7 173 7  Croatia 0 [44]
Ian Clarkson DF 1988–1993 136 0 171 0 — —
Jonathan Grounds DF 2014–2018 158 4 170 5 — — [41]
Arthur Archer FB 1897–1902 154 4 170 4 — — [k]
Winston Foster DF 1961–1968 153 2 170 2 — — [m]
Sid Wharton FW 1897–1903 151 18 167 23  England unofficial — [k]
Jim Hagan DF 1982–1986 137 0 167 0  Northern Ireland U18 —
George Allen FB 1954–1961 134 0 166 0 — —
William Ball FB 1911–1921 152 0 165 0  England Victory International —
Harold Booton FB 1930–1935 150 2 163 2 — —
Kristian Pedersen DF 2018–2022 155 9 161 9  Denmark 1 [20]
Jimmy Calderwood DF / MF 1972–1979 145 4 160 5  Scotland U23 —
Paul Caddis DF
  • 2012–2013
  • 2013–2017
 149 15 159 16  Scotland 1 [L 6] [41]
Nikola Žigić FW
  • 2010–2014
  • 2014–2015
 137 32 159 36  Serbia 15 [20]
Louie Donowa MF 1991–1996 116 18 159 20  England U21[33] —
Scott Hogan FW 2020–2024 149 35 158 36  Republic of Ireland 3 [L 4] [47]
Ray Ranson DF 1984–1988 137 0 158 0  England U21[33] —
Frank White FW 1933–1938 147 46 156 50 — —
Caesar Jenkyns HB 1888–1895 131 18 155 20  Wales 4
Chris Burke $ MF 2011–2014 131 24 155 27  Scotland 5 [20]
Alan Curbishley MF 1979–1983 130 11 155 15  England U21[33] —
Ted Devey HB 1888–1895 136 6 153 10 — —
Paul Furlong FW 1996–2002 131 50 153 56 England semi-pro[34] —
Dele Adebola FW 1998–2001 129 31 152 42 — —
Dickie Dale HB 1922–1928 146 0 151 0 — —
Jack Hallam FW 1890–1895 133 54 151 62  Wales 0
Tommy Hands FW 1890–1896 135 39 150 42 — —
Wilson Jones FW 1934–1946 134 63 150 71  Wales 2 [n]
Dean Peer MF 1986–1993 120 8 150 12 — —
Ron Wylie MF 1965–1969 128 2 149 2 Scottish Schools[50] —
Stan Lynn DF 1961–1965 130 26 147 30 — —
Jimmy Bloomfield FW 1960–1964 122 28 146 32  England U23[51] —
Mark Dennis $ DF 1978–1983 130 1 145 1  England U21 —
Bertie Auld FW 1961–1965 125 26 145 31  Scotland 0
Brian Farmer FB 1956–1962 117 0 145 0 — — [m]
Kenny Cunningham DF 2002–2006 134 0 144 0  Republic of Ireland 32
Keith Fahey MF 2009–2013 121 9 144 9  Republic of Ireland 16 [27]
Alec Leslie HB 1927–1931 132 0 143 0 — —
Pat Van Den Hauwe DF 1978–1984 123 1 143 1  Wales 0
James Bumphrey HB 1909–1915 137 7 142 7 — —
Billy Pratt FB 1896–1901 129 1 142 1 — —
Jon McCarthy MF 1997–2002 124 8 142 8  Northern Ireland[52] 14
Keith Bertschin FW 1977–1981 118 29 141 41  England U21 —
Paul Devlin $ MF / FW
  • 1996–1997
  • 2002–2003
 123 32 139 38  Scotland 10 [L 7]
Don Dearson U 1934–1947 131 17 137 17  Wales 2 [f]
Ted Duckhouse HB 1938–1950 119 4 137 4 — — [f]
Billy Wright $ DF 1983–1986 111 8 137 14 England B[53] —
Jim Dougherty HB 1902–1907 130 3 136 3 — —
Stephen Clemence $ MF 2003–2007 121 8 135 9  England U21[33] —
Ian Handysides MF
  • 1981–1983
  • 1986–1988
 118 6 135 12  England youth —
Billy Ollis HB 1891–1896 121 2 134 2 — —
Howard Kendall MF 1974–1977 115 16 134 18  England 0
Martin Kuhl MF 1983–1987 111 5 134 7 — —
Peter Ndlovu MF / FW 1997–2001 107 22 134 27  Zimbabwe[54] 12
David Murphy DF 2008–2013 106 7 132 13  England youth[55] — [20]
Phil Summerill FW 1967–1972 118 46 131 52  England youth —
Matthew Upson DF 2003–2007 113 5 128 5  England 7
Bobby Thomson FW 1963–1967 112 23 128 25 — —
Tony Want DF 1972–1977 101 1 128 2  England youth[56] —
Dave Robinson DF 1968–1972 112 2 127 4 — —
Charlie Calladine HB 1931–1935 114 5 126 5 — —
Geoff Horsfield ‡$ FW 2000–2003 108 23 126 29 — —
Stephen Gleeson MF 2014–2018 117 6 125 6  Republic of Ireland 2 [41]
Joe Roulson HB 1913–1922 116 4 125 4 — —
Craig Gardner MF
  • 2010–2011
  • 2017–2019
 109 14 125 16  England U21[33] — [L 8] [57]
Alan Ainscow $ MF 1978–1981 108 16 125 22  England youth[58] —
John Glover FB 1904–1907 116 2 124 2 — —
Gary Ablett DF 1996–1999 104 1 124 2 England B[53] —
Ché Adams $ FW 2016–2019 116 34 123 38
  • 0
  •  
 [20]
Terry Hibbitt MF 1975–1978 110 11 122 11 — —
Stephen Carr DF 2009–2012 106 0 121 0  Republic of Ireland 0 [27]
Ken Leek FW 1961–1964 105 49 121 60  Wales 5
Bryan Orritt FW 1956–1961 100 23 121 27  Wales U23 —
Albert Gardner HB 1909–1919 113 4 120 4 — —
Richard Gibson FW 1911–1921 110 16 120 19 — —
Steve Claridge $ FW 1994–1996 88 35 120 42 — —
Harry Hooper FW 1957–1960 105 34 119 42 England B —
Steve Whitton FW 1986–1989 103 31 119 36 — —
Ted Linley FW 1921–1926 113 11 118 11 — —
Jeff Wealands $ GK 1979–1982 102 0 118 0 — —
Mikael Forssell ‡$ FW
  • 2003–2004
  • 2005–2008
 101 30 118 37  Finland[60] 28 [L 9]
Clayton Donaldson $ FW 2014–2017 113 32 117 33
  • 10
  •  
 [41]
Ian Atkins MF
  • 1988–1990
  • 1991–1992
 101 6 117 9 — —
Martin Taylor DF 2004–2009 99 2 117 3  England U21[33] —
Jack Randle FB 1927–1932 111 0 116 1 — —
Tom Grosvenor FW 1931–1936 108 17 116 18  England 3
Colin Withers GK 1960–1964 98 0 116 0 English Schools[61] — [h]
Ian Rodgerson MF 1990–1993 95 13 116 16 — —
Jackie Whitehouse FW 1919–1923 110 31 115 35 — —
Archie Gemmill MF 1979–1982 97 12 115 14  Scotland 10
Johnny Gordon FW 1958–1961 96 32 115 40 — —
Jimmy Harris FW 1960–1964 93 37 115 53  England U23[51] —
Johnny Berry FW 1947–1951 104 6 114 6  England 0
Tony Coton $ GK 1980–1984 94 0 114 0 England B —
Jack Dorrington GK 1902–1912 106 0 111 0 — —
Billy Hughes FB 1936–1947 105 0 111 0  Wales 10 [f]
Juninho Bacuna MF 2022–2024 105 11 111 13
  • 15
  •  
 [62]
Tony Rees FW 1983–1988 95 12 111 16  Wales 1
David Cotterill MF 2014–2017 103 14 109 15  Wales 4 [41]
Harold Bodle FW 1939–1949 94 32 109 37 — —
Mick Harford FW 1982–1984 92 25 109 33  England 0
Neil Dougall FW 1946–1949 93 15 108 18  Scotland 1
Colin Todd DF 1979–1982 93 0 108 0  England 0
Graham Sissons DF 1957–1962 91 0 107 0 — —
Charlie Athersmith FW 1901–1905 100 12 106 13  England 0
Frank Mitchell HB 1946–1949 93 6 106 8 — —
Ray Ferris HB 1949–1953 93 3 106 4  Northern Ireland 3
Curtis Davies $ DF 2011–2013 89 11 106 12
  •  
  • 0
 [27][63]
Arthur Atkins HB 1949–1954 97 0 105 0 — —
Jordan James MF 2021–2024 95 9 105 10
  • 11
  •  
 [64]
Wayne Clarke FW 1984–1987 92 38 105 43  England youth —
Wade Elliott MF 2011–2014 88 7 105 13 English Schools[65] — [20]
Barry Bridges FW 1966–1968 83 35 104 45  England 0
Jack Hall FW 1910–1914 97 47 103 48 — —
Frank Mobley FW 1892–1896 96 62 103 64 — —
Alf Tinkler HB 1911–1915 96 3 103 4 — —
Tony Towers MF 1977–1980 92 4 103 4  England 0
William Robertson U 1896–1899 91 14 103 15 — —
Gary Rowett DF 1998–2000 87 6 103 11 — — [d]
Andrew Johnson FW 1998–2002 83 8 103 13  England 0
Dave Langan $ DF 1980–1983 92 3 102 3  Republic of Ireland 10
Julian Dicks DF 1985–1988 89 1 102 1 England B —
Jonathan Hunt $ MF 1994–1997 77 18 102 25 — —
Gary Poole DF 1994–1996 72 0 102 3 — —
Jérémie Bela FW 2019–2022 96 7 101 9
  • 1
  •  
 [20]
David Holdsworth DF 1999–2001 85 7 101 8  England U21[33] —

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

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Main articles: List of Birmingham City F.C. players (25–99 appearances) and List of Birmingham City F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The eight team members were Gil Merrick, Jack Badham, Ken Green, Johnny Watts, Noel Kinsey, Eddy Brown, Peter Murphy and Alex Govan.[9] Birmingham City became the first English club team to take part in European competition when they played their first group game in the 1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on 16 May 1956, a goalless draw away at Internazionale. The competition lasted over three English seasons with the final not played until 1958. The London XI, a representative side made up of players from several London clubs, were the first English team when they played their first group game in 1955.[10]
  2. ^ The ten were Merrick, Jeff Hall, Green, Trevor Smith, Len Boyd, Gordon Astall, Kinsey, Boyd, Murphy and Govan.[11]
  3. ^ The seven who took the field were Stephen Carr, Liam Ridgewell, Sebastian Larsson, Craig Gardner, Keith Fahey, Nikola Žigić and Cameron Jerome; the two unused were Maik Taylor and David Murphy.[15]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Player who later managed the club.[7]
  5. ^ Green was a member of England's squad for the 1954 World Cup but did not take the field.[21]
  6. ^ a b c d e f Player statistics exclude three games played in the aborted 1939–40 Football League season.[22]
  7. ^ Matthews omits Frain from the starting eleven for the 30 January 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup match against West Bromwich Albion.[24]
  8. ^ a b Matthews attributes Colin Withers' 23 November 1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup appearance against KB to Johnny Schofield, who had fractured his skull some days before.[28]
  9. ^ Matthews attributes Greg Farrell's appearance against Everton on 4 October 1963 to Hellawell, who was unavailable due to influenza.[30]
  10. ^ Matthews attributes Harry Wilcox's 18 February 1899 appearance against New Brighton Tower to McRoberts, who had broken a collarbone the previous week.[36]
  11. ^ a b c Reliable sources differ widely on the scorers in Small Heath's 10–1 win at home to Blackpool on 2 March 1901.[37] This article uses the English National Football Archive (ENFA)'s version – McMillan 5, Aston 2, Archer, McRoberts, and Wharton – as likely the result of more recent research.[38]
  12. ^ Matthews omits Kinsey's 3 December 1956 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup substitute appearance against the Zagreb XI.[42][43]
  13. ^ a b Matthews attributes Winston Foster's 20 April 1962 appearance against Everton to Brian Farmer, who had left the club.[45] He also attributes Brian Sharples' 18 September 1965 appearance against Portsmouth to the injured Foster.[46] Foster's totals are correct, albeit coincidentally, while Farmer should have one fewer league appearance than listed by Matthews.
  14. ^ Matthews attributes the only first-team appearance made by Fred Jones, against Stoke City on 1 September 1934, to Wilson Jones, who had not yet joined the club.[48][49]

Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source or "Birmingham City: 1946/47–2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

  1. ^ Burnley
  2. ^ Fulham
  3. ^ Arsenal
  4. ^ a b Aston Villa
  5. ^ Charlton Athletic
  6. ^ Swindon Town
  7. ^ Sheffield United
  8. ^ West Bromwich Albion
  9. ^ Chelsea

References

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General

  1. ^ Playing position sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 120–199 until the 2009–10 season, and thereafter to "Birmingham City". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Appearances and goals for players whose Birmingham careers ended before the 2010–11 season are sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 234–455, 466–483. Because of proofreading errors, appearances in the 1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup are sourced to Matthews (1995), p. 244. Later players are sourced individually.
  3. ^ a b Unless sourced individually, international selection and caps are sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 498–503 or via the alphabetical list at worldfootball.net.[20]

Player of the Year

  1. ^ a b

Specific

  1. ^ "Top League Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 10 April 2003.
  2. ^ Dick, Brian (23 July 2019). "Confirmed: Birmingham City sanction club record transfer". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Harris, Nick (4 February 2004). "Landmark £1m fee for Francis was no big deal for Clough". The Independent. London. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via Newsbank.
  4. ^ Centre-Forward (29 June 1896). "Facts and Fancies". The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent. p. 11. Speculation has been rife in football circles as to the price paid by Aston Villa for the transfer of Wheldon, the Small Heath inside left. It turns out that the terms are higher than have ever been concluded, it being officially stated at the annual meeting of the Small Heath club in Birmingham on Friday evening that the sum guaranteed was £350, with a prospect of a still further amount conditional on the proceeds of a match to be played in the autumn.
  5. ^ a b c Matthews (2010), pp. 498–503.
  6. ^ "Maik Taylor". NIFG. Jonny Dewart. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Birmingham: Manager history". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. ^ Matthews (2010), p. 231.
  9. ^ Matthews (2010), p. 473.
  10. ^ Zea, Antonio (28 March 2007). "European Champions' Cup 1955–56 – Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
    Zea, Antonio; Haisma, Marcel (2 October 2009). "Fairs' Cup 1955–58". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  11. ^ Matthews (2010), pp. 346–347.
  12. ^ Matthews (2010), p. 170.
  13. ^ Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Birmingham reach Premiership". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  15. ^ a b McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Birmingham City: Lee Clark revels in Championship survival". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Legends XI Confirmed". Birmingham City F.C. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010.
    Danter, Ian (12 March 2012). "My week". Football Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  18. ^ Lewis (2000), p. 63.
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