LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON LOOKS BACK AT A MEMORABLE CAMPAIGN HALF A CENTURY AGO...

IT’S hard to believe that this season is the 50th anniversary of one of the most successful campaigns in Birmingham City’s history.
We gained promotion from Division Two to Division One (the Premier League these days) and secured third place (yes, third!) in the FA Cup in 1971- 72.
Promotion
The Blues secured promotion as runners-up to Norwich City, who gained 57 points from 42 matches to pip us by a point.
However, it was a good result for us considering we hadn’t been in the second, and...