Full name: Birmingham City Football Club

Nicknames: Blues, Brum

Founded: 1875 (as Small Heath Alliance)

Owners: Trillion Trophy Asia

Stadium (capacity): St Andrew's (29,409)

Most appearances: Gil Merrick (551)

Most league appearances: Frank Womack (491)

Most goals: Joe Bradford (267)

Most league goals: Joe Bradford (249)

Oldest player: Dennis Jennings (39 years 290 days vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, May 6 1950)

Youngest player: Jude Bellingham (16 years 38 days vs. Portsmouth, August 6 2019)

Biggest win: Small Heath 12–0 Nottingham Forest (Football Alliance, March 8 1889), Small Heath 12–0 Doncaster Rovers (Second Division, April 11 1903), Small Heath 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts (Second Division, December 17 1892)

Biggest defeat: Sheffield Wednesday 9–1 Small Heath (Football Alliance, December 21 1889), Newton Heath 9–1 Small Heath (Football Alliance, April 7 1890), Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Small Heath (First Division, February 5 1895), Derby County 8–0 Birmingham (First Division, November 30 1895), Newcastle United 8–0 Birmingham (First Division, November 23 1905), Sheffield Wednesday 9–1 Birmingham (First Division, December 13 1930), Preston North End 8–0 Birmingham (First Division, February 1 1958), Birmingham City 0–8 AFC Bournemouth (Championship, October 25 2014)

Highest transfer fee paid: £6.5m - Jota from Brentford (August 31, 2017)

Highest transfer fee received: £25m - Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund (July 20, 2020)

Second Division/Championship (4): 1892–93, 1920–21, 1947–48, 1954–55

Third Division/League One (1): 1994–95

League Cup (2): 1963, 2011

League Trophy/EFL Trophy (2): 1991, 1995

Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1981

Written by
Neil Wilkes