List_of_Birmingham_City_F.C._players_(1–24_appearances)

List of Birmingham City F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

List of Birmingham City F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

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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 began in 1888, the club, by then called simply Small Heath F.C., were not invited to join the Football League. Instead, they became a founder member of the Football Alliance, which was formed a year later. In 1892, the Football League decided to expand, and invited the Alliance clubs to join; as one of the less successful members of the Alliance, Small Heath were placed in the newly formed Second Division. The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 1 and 24 such matches are listed below.

Small Heath F.C. pictured in 1893 with the Football League Second Division trophy. Includes players Teddy Jolley (standing, left), Bernard Pumfrey (seated, second left), and Jack Lee (on ground, right).

More than 500 Birmingham players have appeared in such matches but failed to reach the 25-match milestone. In the early days, the scarcity of nationally organised competitive football meant players could spend many years with the club while making few such outings. Brothers Fred, Tommy and Arthur James, who was the club captain from 1878 to 1885, were founder members of Small Heath Alliance but made only 24 between them.[1]

Numerous players left Birmingham to seek opportunities with other teams. Fred Pentland, who played in one FA Cup tie as a youngster for Birmingham, went on to play for England, coach the German and French Olympic teams, and manage Athletic Bilbao to consecutive La LigaCopa del Rey "doubles".[2][3] He was succeeded as Athletic's manager by Ralph Kirby.[3] Steve Finnan, whose professional career began at the club, went on to win the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool and played for the Republic of Ireland at the 2002 World Cup.[4] Some players' careers were cut short by the two World Wars. For example, Tom Farrage, a "promising young player with an eye for goal", was killed in action serving with the Parachute Regiment in 1944.[5][6]

Many players spent brief periods with Birmingham on loan from other clubs. Some were young players gaining experience: Michael Carrick went on to play more than 300 Premier League matches[7] and Sigurd Rushfeldt became the Norwegian Tippeligaen's all-time top scorer.[8] Other loanees had an established career but were not needed by their owning club: Nigeria international Obafemi Martins scored Birmingham's winning goal against Arsenal in the 2011 Football League Cup Final before his loan spell was cut short by injury.[9]

Key

  • 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 27 April 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
More information Pre-1960s, 1960s– ...
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 won the Birmingham City F.C. Player of the Year award.[10]
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.
Between 1926 and 1950, two competing football teams claimed to represent the island of Ireland.[11] Some players, including Birmingham's Owen Madden, appeared for both teams. For more information, see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) and Republic of Ireland national football team.
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 fewer than 25 appearances

Harry Wilcox went on to play more than 300 times for Plymouth Argyle and captained the club to the 1913 Southern League title.[12]
Archie Roe played for six clubs in the Football League but made only 59 appearances in total.[13]
Steve Finnan, who began his professional career with Birmingham, played for the Republic of Ireland in the 2002 World Cup and won the Champions League in 2005 with Liverpool.[4]
Mauro Zárate scored Lazio's goal in the 2009 Coppa Italia Final.[14]
Loanee Obafemi Martins scored Birmingham's winning goal in the 2011 Football League Cup Final.[9]
Loanee Matija Sarkic was voted Birmingham's 2021–22 Player of the Season.[10]
More information Player, Pos ...

Players with 25 or more appearances

Footnotes

  1. Matthews attributes Wilcox's 18 February 1899 appearance against New Brighton Tower to Bob McRoberts, who had broken a collarbone the previous week.[40]
  2. Matthews attributes Pumfrey's 30 December 1893 appearance against Lincoln City to Bill Purves, who did not join Small Heath until March 1894.[49]
  3. Player statistics exclude three matches played in the aborted 1939–40 Football League season.[50]
  4. Matthews attributes Farrell's appearance against Everton on 4 October 1963 to Mike Hellawell, who was unavailable because of influenza.[74]
  5. Matthews attributes Jones's only first-team appearance, against Stoke City on 1 September 1934, to Wilson Jones, who had not yet joined the club.[93]

Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source or from "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 12 December 2019.


References

General

  1. Playing position sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 120–199 until the 2009–10 season, and thereafter to "Birmingham City". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  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. Unless sourced individually, international selection and caps are sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 498–503 or via the alphabetical list at worldfootball.net.[15] Number of senior caps excludes any won while out on loan from Birmingham.

Specific

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