List of Birmingham City F.C. players

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Maik Taylor, the club's most capped international player Maik Taylor.jpg
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.

Contents

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

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, [lower-alpha 1] and ten played on the losing side in the 1956 FA Cup final [lower-alpha 2] (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. [lower-alpha 3] 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

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-1960s1960s–
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. [upper-alpha 1]
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

Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection
PlayerPosClub careerLeague [upper-alpha 2] Total [upper-alpha 2] International
selection [upper-alpha 3] 		Caps [upper-alpha 3] NotesRefs
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gil Merrick ‡GK1946–195948505510Flag of England.svg  England 23 [lower-alpha 4]
Frank Womack FB1908–192849105150Flag of England.svg  England trial—
Joe Bradford ‡FW1920–1935414249445267Flag of England.svg  England 12
Ken Green FB1947–195840134403Flag of England.svg England B — [lower-alpha 5]
Johnny Crosbie FW1920–19324097143272Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1
Trevor Smith DF1953–196436534303Flag of England.svg  England 2
Malcolm Beard MF1960–19703502840434Flag of England.svg  England youth—
Dan Tremelling GK1919–193138203950Flag of England.svg  England 1
Malcolm Page ‡DF / MF1965–1980336939210Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 28
Harry Hibbs GK1926–193935803880Flag of England.svg  England 25 [lower-alpha 6]
Ray Martin $DF1964–197533413781——
Garry Pendrey ‡DF1969–197930643605—— [lower-alpha 4]
Walter Wigmore FW / HB1899–19123292335525——
Ian Bennett GK1993–200428703540——
Percy Barton HB1914–19283311334914Flag of England.svg  England 7
George Liddell FB / HB1920–193232363456—— [lower-alpha 4]
Lukas Jutkiewicz *$FW2016–present3176333967—— [L 1] [23]
Joe Gallagher ‡DF1973–19812861733723Flag of England.svg England B —
John Frain $DF / MF1986–19962742333626—— [lower-alpha 7]
Trevor Francis ‡$FW1970–1979280119329133Flag of England.svg  England 12 [lower-alpha 4]
George Briggs FW1924–193329898324107——
Michael Johnson $DF1995–20032621331418Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica [25] 12
Fred Harris FW / HB1934–19502806131069—— [lower-alpha 6]
Nat Robinson GK1899–190828303060Flag of England.svg  England trial—
Cyril Trigg FW / FB1936–19542686729172—— [lower-alpha 6]
Bryan Hughes MF1997–20042483429142——
Jimmy Cringan HB1923–19342601228412——
Ned Barkas FB1928–193725692849——
Len Boyd HB1949–19562551428115Flag of England.svg England B —
Peter Murphy FW1952–1960244107277127——
Gordon Astall FW1953–19612356027167Flag of England.svg  England 2
George Morrall HB1927–193624352667——
Martin Grainger ‡$DF1997–20042262526628——
Jeff Hall ‡FB1951–195922712651Flag of England.svg  England 17
Maxime Colin DF2017–202324172537Flag of France.svg  France U20 — [26]
Geoff Vowden FW1964–19702217925394——
Billy Jones FW
  • 1901–1909
  • 1912–1913
23699251102Flag of England.svg  England trial—
Billy Beer HB1902–19092363425035—— [lower-alpha 4]
Johnny Watts HB1952–196320632483——
Lewis Stoker HB1930–193823022462Flag of England.svg  England 3
Maik Taylor GK2003–201121402420Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 58 [L 2] [27]
Dave Latchford $GK1969–197820602400——
Roy Warhurst HB1950–19572131023910——
Jack Jones FB1920–192722812371Flag of England.svg  England trial—
Johnny Schofield GK1952–196521202370—— [lower-alpha 8]
Billy Walton FW / HB1889–19022015623270——
Trevor Hockey $MF1965–1971196823113Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0
Martin O'Connor MF1996–20021871622319Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 2
Stan Lazaridis MF1999–200619182228Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33
Alex Leake HB1895–19021992122123Flag of England.svg  England 0
Jackie Stewart FW1948–19542035121854——
Colin Green DF1962–197018312171Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15
Bob Hatton ‡FW1971–19761755821773——
Damien Johnson $MF2002–201019342164Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42
Dennis Jennings U1936–19501921221414——
Frank Stokes FB1903–191019912131Flag of England.svg  England trial—
Brian Roberts $DF1984–199018702130——
Vince Overson DF1986–199118232134Flag of England.svg  England youth [29] —
Mike Hellawell FW1957–19641783021333Flag of England.svg  England 2 [lower-alpha 9]
Jim Herriot GK1965–197018102120Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8
Paul Tait MF1988–19971701421218——
Kevin Dillon MF1977–19831861521119Flag of England.svg  England U21 —
Alan Campbell MF1970–19751751120914Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland U23 [31] —
Roger Hynd ‡$DF1970–197517142075——
Sebastian Larsson $MF2006–20111841920525Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31 [L 3] [27]
Robert Hopkins ‡FW / MF
  • 1983–1986
  • 1989–1991
1732920534——
Kenny Burns ‡$DF / FW1971–19771704520553Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8
Gordon Taylor FW1970–1975166920411——
Trevor Matthewson DF1989–19931681220313——
Cameron Jerome FW2006–20111813720242Flag of England.svg  England U21 — [27]
Terry Hennessey MF1961–196517832023Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 16
Harlee Dean $DF2017–202319182009—— [32]
Darren Purse $DF1998–2004168920011Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Alec McClure HB1912–192319241984——
Benny Green FW1903–19081854419847——
Marc Roberts DF2017–202418671977Flag of England.svg England C [34] — [35]
Dick Neal HB1957–19611651519718Flag of England.svg  England U23 —
Des Bremner MF1984–198916851965Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0
David Davis $MF2014–20201821019411—— [20]
Johnny Vincent MF1964–19701714119344Flag of England.svg  England youth—
Bob Latchford ‡FW1969–19741606819384Flag of England.svg  England 0
Jack Badham FB / HB1948–195617541904——
Tom Fillingham HB1930–193818381899——
Bob McRoberts FW1898–19051737018782—— [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 10] [lower-alpha 11]
Alex Govan ‡FW1953–19581665318760——
Simon Sturridge FW1988–19931503018638——
Eddy Brown FW1954–19581587418590——
Gary Gardner MF2018–20241711518415Flag of England.svg  England U21 — [L 4] [39]
Maikel Kieftenbeld MF2015–202117051846Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands U21 — [20]
Michael Morrison DF2014–20191741418315Flag of England.svg England C [34] — [L 5] [40]
Ernie Curtis FW1928–19331654518254Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2
Jacques Maghoma $MF2015–20201682018021Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 24 [20]
Jonathan Spector DF2011–201715301791Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 [41]
Martin Thomas GK1988–199314401760Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0
Nigel Gleghorn MF1989–19921423317643——
Paul Robinson $DF2012–201815831754Flag of England.svg  England U21 — [41]
Fred Wheldon FW1890–189615596175113Flag of England.svg  England 0
Liam Ridgewell DF2007–2012152917511Flag of England.svg  England U21 — [27]
Noel Kinsey FW1953–19581494817455Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3 [lower-alpha 12]
Kevan Broadhurst ‡DF / MF1977–19841531017310——
Ivan Šunjić MF2019–202416071737Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0 [44]
Ian Clarkson DF1988–199313601710——
Jonathan Grounds DF2014–201815841705—— [41]
Arthur Archer FB1897–190215441704—— [lower-alpha 11]
Winston Foster DF1961–196815321702—— [lower-alpha 13]
Sid Wharton FW1897–19031511816723Flag of England.svg  England unofficial— [lower-alpha 11]
Jim Hagan DF1982–198613701670Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland U18 —
George Allen FB1954–196113401660——
William Ball FB1911–192115201650Flag of England.svg  England Victory International—
Harold Booton FB1930–193515021632——
Kristian Pedersen DF2018–202215591619Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1 [20]
Jimmy Calderwood DF / MF1972–197914541605Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland U23 —
Paul Caddis DF
  • 2012–2013
  • 2013–2017
1491515916Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 [L 6] [41]
Nikola Žigić FW
  • 2010–2014
  • 2014–2015
1373215936Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 15 [20]
Louie Donowa MF1991–19961161815920Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Scott Hogan FW2020–20241493515836Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3 [L 4] [47]
Ray Ranson DF1984–198813701580Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Frank White FW1933–19381474615650——
Caesar Jenkyns HB1888–18951311815520Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4
Chris Burke $MF2011–20141312415527Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5 [20]
Alan Curbishley MF1979–19831301115515Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Ted Devey HB1888–1895136615310——
Paul Furlong FW1996–20021315015356Flag of England.svg England semi-pro [34] —
Dele Adebola FW1998–20011293115242——
Dickie Dale HB1922–192814601510——
Jack Hallam FW1890–18951335415162Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0
Tommy Hands FW1890–18961353915042——
Wilson Jones FW1934–19461346315071Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2 [lower-alpha 14]
Dean Peer MF1986–1993120815012——
Ron Wylie MF1965–196912821492Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Schools [50] —
Stan Lynn DF1961–19651302614730——
Jimmy Bloomfield FW1960–19641222814632Flag of England.svg  England U23 [51] —
Mark Dennis $DF1978–198313011451Flag of England.svg  England U21 —
Bertie Auld FW1961–19651252614531Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0
Brian Farmer FB1956–196211701450—— [lower-alpha 13]
Kenny Cunningham DF2002–200613401440Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 32
Keith Fahey MF2009–201312191449Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 16 [27]
Alec Leslie HB1927–193113201430——
Pat Van Den Hauwe DF1978–198412311431Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0
James Bumphrey HB1909–191513771427——
Billy Pratt FB1896–190112911421——
Jon McCarthy MF1997–200212481428Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [52] 14
Keith Bertschin FW1977–19811182914141Flag of England.svg  England U21 —
Paul Devlin $MF / FW
  • 1996–1997
  • 2002–2003
1233213938Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10 [L 7]
Don Dearson U1934–19471311713717Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2 [lower-alpha 6]
Ted Duckhouse HB1938–195011941374—— [lower-alpha 6]
Billy Wright $DF1983–1986111813714Flag of England.svg England B [53] —
Jim Dougherty HB1902–190713031363——
Stephen Clemence $MF2003–200712181359Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Ian Handysides MF
  • 1981–1983
  • 1986–1988
118613512Flag of England.svg  England youth—
Billy Ollis HB1891–189612121342——
Howard Kendall MF1974–19771151613418Flag of England.svg  England 0
Martin Kuhl MF1983–198711151347——
Peter Ndlovu MF / FW1997–20011072213427Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [54] 12
David Murphy DF2008–2013106713213Flag of England.svg  England youth [55] — [20]
Phil Summerill FW1967–19721184613152Flag of England.svg  England youth—
Matthew Upson DF2003–200711351285Flag of England.svg  England 7
Bobby Thomson FW1963–19671122312825——
Tony Want DF1972–197710111282Flag of England.svg  England youth [56] —
Dave Robinson DF1968–197211221274——
Charlie Calladine HB1931–193511451265——
Geoff Horsfield ‡$FW2000–20031082312629——
Stephen Gleeson MF2014–201811761256Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2 [41]
Joe Roulson HB1913–192211641254——
Craig Gardner MF
  • 2010–2011
  • 2017–2019
1091412516Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] — [L 8] [57]
Alan Ainscow $MF1978–19811081612522Flag of England.svg  England youth [58] —
John Glover FB1904–190711621242——
Gary Ablett DF1996–199910411242Flag of England.svg England B [53] —
Ché Adams $FW2016–20191163412338
  • 0
  •  
 [20]
Terry Hibbitt MF1975–19781101112211——
Stephen Carr DF2009–201210601210Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0 [27]
Ken Leek FW1961–19641054912160Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5
Bryan Orritt FW1956–19611002312127Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales U23 —
Albert Gardner HB1909–191911341204——
Richard Gibson FW1911–19211101612019——
Steve Claridge $FW1994–1996883512042——
Harry Hooper FW1957–19601053411942Flag of England.svg England B —
Steve Whitton FW1986–19891033111936——
Ted Linley FW1921–19261131111811——
Jeff Wealands $GK1979–198210201180——
Mikael Forssell ‡$FW
  • 2003–2004
  • 2005–2008
1013011837Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [60] 28 [L 9]
Clayton Donaldson $FW2014–20171133211733
  • 10
  •  
 [41]
Ian Atkins MF
  • 1988–1990
  • 1991–1992
10161179——
Martin Taylor DF2004–20099921173Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —
Jack Randle FB1927–193211101161——
Tom Grosvenor FW1931–19361081711618Flag of England.svg  England 3
Colin Withers GK1960–19649801160Flag of England.svg English Schools [61] — [lower-alpha 8]
Ian Rodgerson MF1990–1993951311616——
Jackie Whitehouse FW1919–19231103111535——
Archie Gemmill MF1979–1982971211514Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10
Johnny Gordon FW1958–1961963211540——
Jimmy Harris FW1960–1964933711553Flag of England.svg  England U23 [51] —
Johnny Berry FW1947–195110461146Flag of England.svg  England 0
Tony Coton $GK1980–19849401140Flag of England.svg England B —
Jack Dorrington GK1902–191210601110——
Billy Hughes FB1936–194710501110Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10 [lower-alpha 6]
Juninho Bacuna MF2022–20241051111113
  • 15
  •  
 [62]
Tony Rees FW1983–1988951211116Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1
David Cotterill MF2014–20171031410915Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4 [41]
Harold Bodle FW1939–1949943210937——
Mick Harford FW1982–1984922510933Flag of England.svg  England 0
Neil Dougall FW1946–1949931510818Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1
Colin Todd DF1979–19829301080Flag of England.svg  England 0
Graham Sissons DF1957–19629101070——
Charlie Athersmith FW1901–19051001210613Flag of England.svg  England 0
Frank Mitchell HB1946–19499361068——
Ray Ferris HB1949–19539331064Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3
Curtis Davies $DF2011–2013891110612
  •  
  • 0
 [27] [63]
Arthur Atkins HB1949–19549701050——
Jordan James MF2021–202495910510
  • 11
  •  
 [64]
Wayne Clarke FW1984–1987923810543Flag of England.svg  England youth—
Wade Elliott MF2011–201488710513Flag of England.svg English Schools [65] — [20]
Barry Bridges FW1966–1968833510445Flag of England.svg  England 0
Jack Hall FW1910–1914974710348——
Frank Mobley FW1892–1896966210364——
Alf Tinkler HB1911–19159631034——
Tony Towers MF1977–19809241034Flag of England.svg  England 0
William Robertson U1896–1899911410315——
Gary Rowett DF1998–200087610311—— [lower-alpha 4]
Andrew Johnson FW1998–200283810313Flag of England.svg  England 0
Dave Langan $DF1980–19839231023Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 10
Julian Dicks DF1985–19888911021Flag of England.svg England B —
Jonathan Hunt $MF1994–1997771810225——
Gary Poole DF1994–19967201023——
Jérémie Bela FW2019–20229671019
  • 1
  •  
 [20]
David Holdsworth DF1999–20018571018Flag of England.svg  England U21 [33] —

Players with fewer than 100 appearances

Footnotes

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Aston Villa
  5. ↑ Charlton Athletic
  6. ↑ Swindon Town
  7. ↑ Sheffield United
  8. ↑ West Bromwich Albion
  9. ↑ Chelsea

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The 1995–96 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 93rd in the English football league system. They finished in 15th place in the 24-team Football League First Division, to which they were promoted as Division Two champions in 1994–95. They entered the 1995–96 FA Cup at the third round, losing in that round to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay, and entered the League Cup in the first round and progressed to the semi-final, in which they lost on aggregate score to Leeds United. They also took part in the last season of the Anglo-Italian Cup, losing in the quarter-final after a penalty shootout.

Scott Andrew Hogan is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Samuel James Gallagher is an English footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Archie Cameron Matthews is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Wealdstone.

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  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 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

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