Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent

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 126 attempts.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Mansfield Town on 26 October 2024.

Key

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  • 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 coloured background and marked † in the "Opponent" column are Birmingham City's divisional rivals in the current 2024–25 EFL League One season.
  •    Clubs with this coloured background and marked ‡ in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

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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 9 0 3 6 9 3 0 6 18 3 3 12 016.67 1987–88 2021–22
Arsenal 62 30 15 17 62 4 18 40 124 34 33 57 027.42 1893–94 2010–11 [A]
Aston Villa 58 22 16 20 58 14 15 29 116 36 31 49 031.03 1894–95 2018–19
Barnsley † 40 21 9 10 40 17 10 13 80 38 19 23 047.50 1898–99 2021–22
Birmingham St George's ‡ 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 6 1 1 4 016.67 1889–90 1891–92
Blackburn Rovers 64 37 17 10 64 8 16 40 128 45 33 50 035.16 1894–95 2023–24
Blackpool † 45 24 10 11 45 9 11 25 90 33 21 36 036.67 1896–97 2022–23
Bolton Wanderers † 65 34 15 16 64 10 19 35 129 44 34 51 034.11 1894–95 2024–25
Bootle ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 062.50 1889–90 1892–93
Bradford City 11 7 4 0 11 4 4 3 22 11 8 3 050.00 1921–22 2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue 8 4 1 3 8 2 4 2 16 6 5 5 037.50 1908–09 1947–48
Brentford 21 10 5 6 21 11 5 5 42 21 10 11 050.00 1935–36 2020–21
Brighton & Hove Albion 13 4 5 4 13 2 3 8 26 6 8 12 023.08 1980–81 2016–17
Bristol City 35 18 11 6 35 16 6 13 70 34 17 19 048.57 1902–03 2023–24
Bristol Rovers † 6 3 3 0 6 0 5 1 12 3 8 1 025.00 1953–54 1994–95
Burnley 47 23 10 14 47 8 12 27 94 31 22 41 032.98 1894–95 2022–23
Burton Albion † 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 3 000.00 2016–17 2017–18
Burton Swifts ‡ 8 7 0 1 8 6 1 1 16 13 1 2 081.25 1891–92 1900–01
Burton United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1902–03 1902–03
Burton Wanderers ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1896–97 1896–97
Bury 32 16 5 11 32 10 4 18 64 26 9 29 040.63 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United † 4 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 8 3 1 4 037.50 1979–80 1994–95
Cardiff City 40 18 14 8 40 11 5 24 80 29 19 32 036.25 1920–21 2023–24
Carlisle United 9 6 1 2 9 2 2 5 18 8 3 7 044.44 1965–66 1984–85
Charlton Athletic † 32 15 10 7 33 5 11 17 65 20 21 24 030.77 1936–37 2024–25
Chelsea 41 14 12 15 41 6 12 23 82 20 24 38 024.39 1907–08 2010–11
Chester City ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 3 0 1 8 6 1 1 075.00 1989–90 1994–95
Chesterfield 7 4 3 0 7 2 4 1 14 6 7 1 042.86 1899–1900 1950–51 [B]
Colchester United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2006–07 2006–07
Coventry City 28 13 9 6 28 8 9 11 56 21 18 17 037.50 1919–20 2023–24
Crawley Town † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Crewe Alexandra 13 10 0 3 13 7 3 3 26 17 3 6 065.38 1889–90 2001–02
Crystal Palace 22 14 3 5 22 6 5 11 44 20 8 16 045.45 1965–66 2012–13
Darlington 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1991–92 1991–92
Darwen ‡ 6 5 0 1 6 0 2 4 12 5 2 5 041.67 1889–90 1898–99
Derby County 58 26 15 17 58 10 21 27 116 36 36 44 031.03 1894–95 2021–22
Doncaster Rovers 10 6 2 2 10 6 1 3 20 12 3 5 060.00 1902–03 2013–14
Everton 59 18 18 23 59 6 17 36 118 24 35 59 020.34 1894–95 2010–11
Exeter City † 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1990–91 1991–92
Fulham 43 18 13 12 43 13 13 17 86 31 26 29 036.05 1908–09 2021–22
Gainsborough Trinity 10 6 4 0 10 4 3 3 20 10 7 3 050.00 1896–97 1911–12
Gillingham 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2000–01 2001–02
Glossop 10 5 3 2 10 3 1 6 20 8 4 8 040.00 1898–99 1914–15
Grimsby Town 38 20 9 9 38 8 9 21 76 28 18 30 036.84 1889–90 2001–02
Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1991–92 1991–92
Huddersfield Town † 57 29 9 19 56 11 25 20 113 40 34 39 035.40 1910–11 2024–25
Hull City 36 16 14 6 36 10 7 19 72 26 21 25 036.11 1908–09 2023–24
Ipswich Town 38 16 14 8 38 8 5 25 76 24 19 33 031.58 1954–55 2023–24
Leeds City ‡ 7 4 1 2 7 0 2 5 14 4 3 7 028.57 1908–09 1914–15
Leeds United 51 29 12 10 51 11 13 27 102 40 25 37 039.22 1920–21 2023–24
Leicester City 63 32 11 20 63 18 12 33 126 50 23 53 039.68 1896–97 2023–24 [C]
Leyton Orient † 18 10 6 2 19 8 7 4 37 18 13 6 048.65 1908–09 2024–25 [D]
Lincoln City † 18 14 2 2 19 10 7 2 37 24 9 4 064.86 1891–92 2024–25
Liverpool 50 21 14 15 50 7 11 32 100 28 25 47 028.00 1893–94 2010–11
Long Eaton Rangers ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1889–90 1889–90
Loughborough ‡ 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 075.00 1896–97 1899–1900
Luton Town 30 16 8 6 30 13 10 7 60 29 18 13 048.33 1897–98 2022–23
Manchester City 67 40 12 15 67 9 13 45 134 49 25 60 036.57 1891–92 2010–11 [E]
Manchester United 50 17 20 13 50 9 9 32 100 26 29 45 026.00 1889–90 2010–11 [F]
Mansfield Town † 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 5 2 2 1 040.00 1989–90 2024–25
Middlesbrough 58 28 16 14 58 13 17 28 116 41 33 42 035.34 1899–1900 2023–24
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1893–94 1893–94
Millwall 25 11 9 5 25 8 6 11 50 19 15 16 038.00 1946–47 2023–24
Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2015–16 2015–16 [G]
New Brighton Tower ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 1898–99 1900–01
Newcastle United 48 21 12 15 48 8 14 26 96 29 26 41 030.21 1893–94 2016–17
Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1946–47 1946–47
Northampton Town † 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 050.00 1966–67 1989–90
Northwich Victoria 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1892–93 1893–94
Norwich City 33 16 8 9 33 4 11 18 66 20 19 27 030.30 1965–66 2023–24
Nottingham Forest 57 24 13 20 57 15 19 23 114 39 32 43 034.21 1889–90 2021–22
Notts County 26 15 6 5 26 5 8 13 52 20 14 18 038.46 1893–94 1993–94
Oldham Athletic 12 4 4 4 12 4 3 5 24 8 7 9 033.33 1908–09 1996–97
Oxford United 13 4 6 3 13 6 3 4 26 10 9 7 038.46 1968–69 1998–99
Peterborough United † 8 4 4 0 7 2 2 3 15 6 6 3 040.00 1991–92 2024–25
Plymouth Argyle 15 9 4 2 15 7 5 3 30 16 9 5 053.33 1946–47 2023–24
Portsmouth 43 26 9 8 43 12 14 17 86 38 23 25 044.19 1927–28 2011–12
Port Vale 14 11 1 2 14 6 2 6 28 17 3 8 060.71 1892–93 1999–2000 [H]
Preston North End 49 26 11 12 49 7 14 28 98 33 25 40 033.67 1894–95 2023–24
Queens Park Rangers 32 19 7 6 32 7 11 14 64 26 18 20 040.63 1950–51 2023–24
Reading † 22 9 5 8 21 8 8 5 43 17 13 13 039.53 1986–87 2024–25
Rotherham Town ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1893–94 1893–94
Rotherham County ‡ 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 1919–20 1920–21
Rotherham United † 18 12 3 3 19 7 8 4 37 19 11 7 051.35 1951–52 2024–25
Sheffield United 53 29 10 14 53 12 11 30 106 41 21 44 038.68 1892–93 2022–23
Sheffield Wednesday 52 26 18 8 52 12 11 29 104 38 29 37 036.54 1889–90 2023–24
Shrewsbury Town † 9 3 2 4 9 1 3 5 18 4 5 9 022.22 1979–80 1994–95
Southampton 21 9 7 5 21 5 3 13 42 14 10 18 033.33 1946–47 2023–24
Southend United 6 4 1 1 6 1 1 4 12 5 2 5 041.67 1990–91 2006–07
South Shields 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 025.00 1919–20 1920–21
Stevenage † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Stockport County † 18 14 2 2 18 5 3 10 36 19 5 12 052.78 1900–01 2001–02
Stoke City 50 26 12 12 50 10 11 29 100 36 23 41 036.00 1890–91 2023–24 [I]
Sunderland 56 27 13 16 56 11 9 36 112 38 22 52 033.93 1894–95 2023–24
Sunderland Albion ‡ 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 000.00 1889–90 1890–91
Swansea City 20 10 7 3 20 8 7 5 40 18 14 8 045.00 1946–47 2023–24 [J]
Swindon Town 10 5 3 2 10 4 3 3 20 9 6 5 045.00 1969–70 1999–2000
Torquay United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1991–92 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 41 18 10 13 41 8 6 27 82 26 16 40 031.71 1908–09 2010–11
Tranmere Rovers 10 5 4 1 10 3 1 6 20 8 5 7 040.00 1989–90 2000–01
Walsall 14 11 1 2 14 7 2 5 28 18 3 7 064.29 1889–90 2001–02 [K]
Watford 22 11 4 7 22 3 4 15 43 14 8 21 032.56 1969–70 2023–24
West Bromwich Albion 63 23 16 24 63 15 19 29 126 38 35 53 030.16 1894–95 2023–24
West Ham United 43 23 10 10 43 15 11 17 86 38 21 27 044.19 1919–20 2011–12
Wigan Athletic † 14 5 5 4 13 2 5 6 27 7 10 10 025.93 1989–90 2024–25
Wimbledon ‡ 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 6 2 0 4 033.33 1984–85 2001–02 [G]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 65 23 20 22 65 15 10 40 130 38 30 62 029.23 1894–95 2017–18
Wrexham † 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 3 1 1 060.00 1979–80 2024–25
Wycombe Wanderers † 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 2 040.00 1994–95 2024–25
Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1994–95 1994–95

Notes

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  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. ^ a b 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

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  • 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. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  • "Birmingham Results 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ Matthews (2010), p. 224.
  4. ^ "Birmingham City football club match record: 1893". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". guardian.co.uk. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. 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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