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A Blues Rollercoaster ride: Looking back at Birmingham City’s highs and lows

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The Late Tackle Magazine Team
10 April 2025

Lifelong Birmingham City fan Keith Dixon looks back at their highs and lows...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the formation of Birmingham City Football Club.
Originally known as Small Heath Alliance in 1875, it became Birmingham Football Club before adopting ‘City’ in 1943.
So what is it about the Blues, who have never been English champions or won the FA Cup, that generates such loyalty in their supporters? It must be more than the two League Cup victories in 1963 and 2011!
Firstly, Birmingham City are not a club defined by their trophy cabinet, unlike some who attract fans wit...

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