A faded photograph of a posed group of men, outdoors. At the front are six men sitting on benches and two seated on the ground, each dressed in sports clothing, a light-coloured shirt with darker trim, white shorts, dark socks and boots. Standing at the back are eight men, some bearded, wearing hats and coats, and three men in sports clothing. In front of the men is a large trophy in the form of a shield.
Small Heath F.C. pictured in 1893 with the Football League Second Division trophy

Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in the city of Birmingham, was founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance. For their first thirteen years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Small Heath joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. However, the Combination was not well organised, and folded in April 1889 with many fixtures still outstanding.[1] Small Heath were founder members of the Football Alliance in 1889, and three years later were elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. They topped the table in their first season, though failed to win promotion via the test match system then in operation, but reached the top flight for the first time in 1894.[2] Since that time, they have not fallen below the third tier of the English football league system, and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time for the 2002–03 season.

Birmingham's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. The opening match of the 1889–90 Football Alliance season pitted them against near neighbours Birmingham St George's,[3] their first Football League match was against Burslem Port Vale,[4] and they met their 109th and most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season. The team that Birmingham have played most in league competition is Manchester City, whom they first met as Ardwick in the 1891–92 Football Alliance season. Wolverhampton Wanderers have beaten Birmingham 62 times in the league, more than any other team: they overtook Manchester City's total of 60 victories in the 2017–18 EFL Championship season. Derby County have drawn 36 league encounters with Birmingham, one more than Everton and West Bromwich Albion. Birmingham have recorded more league victories against Leicester City than against any other club, having beaten them 50 times out of 124 attempts.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Leeds United on 1 January 2024.

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Birmingham City's first team (under that name and under its former names, Birmingham and Small Heath) in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from uncompleted competitions – the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season and the unfinished 1888–89 season in the Combination – are excluded, as are test matches, Football League play-offs, and matches in the various wartime competitions.
  • The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Birmingham City most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Birmingham City played league matches against each opponent.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  •    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Birmingham City's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2023–24 EFL Championship.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent P W D L P W D L P W D L Win% First Last Notes
Home Away Total
AFC Bournemouth 9036 9306 18 3 3 12 016.67 1987–88 2021–22
Arsenal 62301517 6241840 124 34 33 57 027.42 1893–94 2010–11 [upper-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 58221620 58141529 116 36 31 49 031.03 1894–95 2018–19
Barnsley 4021910 40171013 80 38 19 23 047.50 1898–99 2021–22
Birmingham St George's ‡ 3111 3003 6 1 1 4 016.67 1889–90 1891–92
Blackburn Rovers † 63361710 6481640 127 44 33 50 034.65 1894–95 2023–24
Blackpool 45241011 4591125 90 33 21 36 036.67 1896–97 2022–23
Bolton Wanderers 64331516 64101935 128 43 34 51 033.59 1894–95 2018–19
Bootle ‡ 4310 4211 8 5 2 1 062.50 1889–90 1892–93
Bradford City 11740 11443 22 11 8 3 050.00 1921–22 2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue 8413 8242 16 6 5 5 037.50 1908–09 1947–48
Brentford 211056 211155 42 21 10 11 050.00 1935–36 2020–21
Brighton & Hove Albion 13454 13238 26 6 8 12 023.08 1980–81 2016–17
Bristol City † 3518116 3516613 70 34 17 19 048.57 1902–03 2023–24
Bristol Rovers 6330 6051 12 3 8 1 025.00 1953–54 1994–95
Burnley 47231014 4781227 94 31 22 41 032.98 1894–95 2022–23
Burton Albion 2011 2002 4 0 1 3 000.00 2016–17 2017–18
Burton Swifts ‡ 8701 8611 16 13 1 2 081.25 1891–92 1900–01
Burton United ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 1902–03 1902–03
Burton Wanderers ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 1896–97 1896–97
Bury 3216511 3210418 64 26 9 29 040.63 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United 4112 4202 8 3 1 4 037.50 1979–80 1994–95
Cardiff City † 3918147 4011524 79 29 19 31 036.71 1920–21 2023–24
Carlisle United 9612 9225 18 8 3 7 044.44 1965–66 1984–85
Charlton Athletic 3215107 3251116 64 20 21 23 031.25 1936–37 2019–20
Chelsea 41141215 4161223 82 20 24 38 024.39 1907–08 2010–11
Chester City ‡ 4310 4301 8 6 1 1 075.00 1989–90 1994–95
Chesterfield 7430 7241 14 6 7 1 042.86 1899–1900 1950–51 [upper-alpha 2]
Colchester United 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 050.00 2006–07 2006–07
Coventry City † 271296 288911 55 20 18 17 036.36 1919–20 2023–24
Crewe Alexandra 131003 13733 26 17 3 6 065.38 1889–90 2001–02
Crystal Palace 221435 226511 44 20 8 16 045.45 1965–66 2012–13
Darlington 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 050.00 1991–92 1991–92
Darwen ‡ 6501 6024 12 5 2 5 041.67 1889–90 1898–99
Derby County 58261517 58102127 116 36 36 44 031.03 1894–95 2021–22
Doncaster Rovers 10622 10613 20 12 3 5 060.00 1902–03 2013–14
Everton 59181823 5961736 118 24 35 59 020.34 1894–95 2010–11
Exeter City 2110 2101 4 2 1 1 050.00 1990–91 1991–92
Fulham 43181312 43131317 86 31 26 29 036.05 1908–09 2021–22
Gainsborough Trinity 10640 10433 20 10 7 3 050.00 1896–97 1911–12
Gillingham 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 075.00 2000–01 2001–02
Glossop 10532 10316 20 8 4 8 040.00 1898–99 1914–15
Grimsby Town 382099 388921 76 28 18 30 036.84 1889–90 2001–02
Hartlepool United 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 050.00 1991–92 1991–92
Huddersfield Town † 5628919 55112420 111 39 33 39 035.14 1910–11 2023–24
Hull City † 3616146 3510619 71 26 20 25 036.62 1908–09 2023–24
Ipswich Town † 3816148 378524 75 24 19 32 032.00 1954–55 2023–24
Leeds City ‡ 7412 7025 14 4 3 7 028.57 1908–09 1914–15
Leeds United † 51291210 51111327 102 40 25 37 039.22 1920–21 2023–24
Leicester City † 63321120 62181232 125 50 23 52 040.00 1896–97 2023–24 [upper-alpha 3]
Leyton Orient 181062 18774 36 17 13 6 047.22 1908–09 1994–95 [upper-alpha 4]
Lincoln City 181422 18972 36 23 9 4 063.89 1891–92 1954–55
Liverpool 50211415 5071132 100 28 25 47 028.00 1893–94 2010–11
Long Eaton Rangers ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 1889–90 1889–90
Loughborough ‡ 4400 4211 8 6 1 1 075.00 1896–97 1899–1900
Luton Town 301686 3013107 60 29 18 13 048.33 1897–98 2022–23
Manchester City 67401215 6791345 134 49 25 60 036.57 1891–92 2010–11 [upper-alpha 5]
Manchester United 50172013 509932 100 26 29 45 026.00 1889–90 2010–11 [upper-alpha 6]
Mansfield Town 2110 2101 4 2 1 1 050.00 1989–90 1990–91
Middlesbrough † 57281613 58131728 115 41 33 41 035.65 1899–1900 2023–24
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡ 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 050.00 1893–94 1893–94
Millwall † 251195 248610 49 19 15 15 038.78 1946–47 2023–24
Milton Keynes Dons 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16 [upper-alpha 7]
New Brighton Tower ‡ 3300 3021 6 3 2 1 050.00 1898–99 1900–01
Newcastle United 48211215 4881426 96 29 26 41 030.21 1893–94 2016–17
Newport County 1010 1100 2 1 1 0 050.00 1946–47 1946–47
Northampton Town 2200 2011 4 2 1 1 050.00 1966–67 1989–90
Northwich Victoria 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 100.00 1892–93 1893–94
Norwich City † 321589 3341118 65 19 19 27 029.23 1965–66 2023–24
Nottingham Forest 57241320 57151923 114 39 32 43 034.21 1889–90 2021–22
Notts County 261565 265813 52 20 14 18 038.46 1893–94 1993–94
Oldham Athletic 12444 12435 24 8 7 9 033.33 1908–09 1996–97
Oxford United 13463 13634 26 10 9 7 038.46 1968–69 1998–99
Peterborough United 7340 7223 14 5 6 3 035.71 1991–92 2021–22
Plymouth Argyle † 15942 15753 30 16 9 5 053.33 1946–47 2023–24
Portsmouth 432698 43121417 86 38 23 25 044.19 1927–28 2011–12
Port Vale 141112 14626 28 17 3 8 060.71 1892–93 1999–2000 [upper-alpha 8]
Preston North End † 48251112 4971428 97 32 25 40 032.99 1894–95 2023–24
Queens Park Rangers † 321976 3171113 63 26 18 19 041.27 1950–51 2023–24
Reading 21948 21885 42 17 12 13 040.48 1986–87 2022–23
Rotherham Town ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 1893–94 1893–94
Rotherham County ‡ 2110 2110 4 2 2 0 050.00 1919–20 1920–21
Rotherham United † 181233 17674 35 18 10 7 051.43 1951–52 2023–24
Sheffield United 53291014 53121130 106 41 21 44 038.68 1892–93 2022–23
Sheffield Wednesday † 5226188 51121128 103 38 29 36 036.89 1889–90 2023–24
Shrewsbury Town 9324 9135 18 4 5 9 022.22 1979–80 1994–95
Southampton † 20974 215313 41 14 10 17 034.15 1946–47 2023–24
Southend United 6411 6114 12 5 2 5 041.67 1990–91 2006–07
South Shields 2110 2002 4 1 1 2 025.00 1919–20 1920–21
Stockport County 181422 185310 36 19 5 12 052.78 1900–01 2001–02
Stoke City † 50261212 4991129 99 35 23 41 035.35 1890–91 2023–24 [upper-alpha 9]
Sunderland † 56271316 5510936 111 37 22 52 033.33 1894–95 2023–24
Sunderland Albion ‡ 2002 2002 4 0 0 4 000.00 1889–90 1890–91
Swansea City † 191063 20875 39 18 13 8 046.15 1946–47 2023–24 [upper-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 10532 10433 20 9 6 5 045.00 1969–70 1999–2000
Torquay United 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 100.00 1991–92 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 41181013 418627 82 26 16 40 031.71 1908–09 2010–11
Tranmere Rovers 10541 10316 20 8 5 7 040.00 1989–90 2000–01
Walsall 141112 14725 28 18 3 7 064.29 1889–90 2001–02 [upper-alpha 11]
Watford † 211146 223415 43 14 8 21 032.56 1969–70 2023–24
West Bromwich Albion † 63231624 62151928 125 38 35 52 030.40 1894–95 2023–24
West Ham United 43231010 43151117 86 38 21 27 044.19 1919–20 2011–12
Wigan Athletic 13454 13256 26 6 10 10 023.08 1989–90 2022–23
Wimbledon ‡ 3102 3102 6 2 0 4 033.33 1984–85 2001–02 [upper-alpha 7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 65232022 65151040 130 38 30 62 029.23 1894–95 2017–18
Wrexham 2200 2011 4 2 1 1 050.00 1979–80 1994–95
Wycombe Wanderers 2002 2110 4 1 1 2 025.00 1994–95 2020–21
Yeovil Town 1001 1100 2 1 0 1 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 050.00 1994–95 1994–95

Notes

  1. ↑ Arsenal statistics include matches played against Woolwich Arsenal.
  2. ↑ Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.
  3. ↑ Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.
  4. ↑ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  5. ↑ Manchester City statistics include matches played against Ardwick.
  6. ↑ Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.
  7. 1 2 Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[5]
  8. ↑ Port Vale statistics include matches played against Burslem Port Vale.
  9. ↑ Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
  10. ↑ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  11. ↑ Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.

Sources

  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 224–229, 460–465. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • "Birmingham Head to Head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  • "Birmingham Results 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. (2nd ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 1899468161.
  2. ↑ "Small Heath". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Matthews (2010), p. 224.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham City football club match record: 1893". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". guardian.co.uk. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
    "History and Honours of Wimbledon FC returned to Merton". Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
    "Wimbledon FC patrimony is returned to its rightful home in Borough of Merton". Football Supporters Federation. 3 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.

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