Birmingham City v Norwich City

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2 | BLUES NEWS BIRMINGHAM CITY V NORWICH CITY

CLUB DIRECTORY 

Chairman of the Board: Thomas Wagner 

Board: Thomas Wagner, Garry Cook, 

Matthew Alvarez, Andrew Shannahan, Kyle 

Kneisly, Laura Torrado, Wenqing Zhao and 

Gannan Zheng 

Chief Executive Officer: Garry Cook 

Chief Financial Officer: Mark Smith 

Honorary Vice-President: Mike Wiseman 

Advisory Board Chairman: Tom Brady 

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT: 

Men’s Technical Director: Craig Gardner 

Women’s Technical Director: 

Hope Powell CBE 

Men’s Manager: Tony Mowbray 

Assistant Manager: Mark Venus 

Interim Manager: Gary Rowett 

First Team Technical Coaches: 

Paul Robinson and Dave Carolan 

First Team Coaching Staff: 

Ashley Cole, Pete Shuttleworth 

Goalkeeper Coach: Maik Taylor 

Women’s Head Coach: Amy Merricks 

Women’s Assistant Head Coach: 

Emily Simpkins 

Women’s General Manager: 

Sarah Westwood 

Lead Goalkeeping Coach: Tony Elliott 

Head of Physical Performance: Sean Rush 

Chief Medical Officer: Dr Roddy Macdonald 

Head Physiotherapist: Pete Shaw 

First Team Physiotherapists: 

Dave Hunt, Keiren Stimpson 

Academy Manager (Football): Liam Daish 

Academy Manager (Operations): 

Louisa Collis 

Under-21s Head Coach: Steve Spooner 

Under-18s Head Coach: Martyn Olorenshaw 

Professional Game Academy Manager: 

Paul Cowie 

Club Secretary: Zoe Jones 

CONTRIBUTORS 

Editor: Thomas Smith 

Words: Sharron Atkins, Dave Bowler, 

David Brown, John Clarke, Chris Dunn, 

Aaron Flower, Tom Keens, Jake Malbasa, 

Dale Moon, Andy Tudor, Thomas Smith, 

Samuel Ward, Zach Woods, Ignition Sport 

Photography: Roy Smiljanic, Flynn Duggan, 

Richard Hammersley, Jae-Hoon Jung, 

Pete Lopeman, Robin Poulson, 

Jonathan Sarabadu, Alex Styles, 

Joe Williams, Getty Images, 

Fotosport (Roger Parker), Rex Features 

Printed by Stephens & George 

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CONTENTS 

8 GARY ROWETT 

44 BIRMINGHAM CITY FOUNDATION 

10 JOHN RUDDY 

50 BLUES WOMEN’S SEASON 

14 2023/24’S BEST MOMENTS 

REVIEW 

16 UNDER-18S FEATURE 

53 KAREN CARNEY 

19 THE OPPOSITION 

54 SUPPORTER MESSAGES 

24 A DAY TO REMEMBER 

56 ATTIRED AND WEARY 

28 KESHI ANDERSON INTERVIEW 58 NICO VAESEN INTERVIEW 

36 JUNIOR BLUENOSES 

62 UNDER-21S REPORT 

43 SUPPORTERS’ CORNER 

63 UNDER-18S REPORT 

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COVER STORY 

Today’s cover is dedicated to 

Birmingham City striker Lukas 

Jutkiewicz following his surprise 

return to action at Huddersfield 

Town last weekend, after suffering 

an injury back in March that 

appeared to have ended his season. 

Design by Dan Thompson 

(@ddtdesignstudio). 

CONTACT 

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THE BIG PICTURE 

Thank you for your support this season, Bluenoses. 

Lukas Jutkiewicz applauds the sold-out away end 

at Huddersfield Town last Saturday. 



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TOUCHLINE TALK 

GARY ROWETT 

Good afternoon and welcome to St. 

Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park for our 

final Sky Bet Championship fixture of 

the season against Norwich City. 

Today’s task could not be clearer. Win the 

game, to give ourselves a chance. We know 

the size of the challenge ahead and in David 

Wagner’s side, we are facing a very difficult 

opponent. As with every side we have come 

up against, we will pay them the respect they 

deserve, but today is all about us. 

This week, we have prepared for the game of 

our lives. The players are all aware of what is 

required and the staff have been hammering 

home our key messages on the training pitch. 

Forget whatever has gone before. This is a 

one-off game, to keep the Club in the division. 

That said, we must not abandon the work we 

have put into the players for the past six-and-ahalf 

weeks. Our principles and our expectations 

remain the same, but we would be naive not to 

recognise that today will be unlike any other 

game. 

Final days of the season are never 

straightforward forward and whilst the staff 

and I will be aware of what is happening 

elsewhere, we cannot let it distract the players 

from doing their job. We have to take care of 

our result first and foremost and, hopefully, 

that will be enough. 

Everyone is aware of the Club’s record when 

there has been a full house at St. Andrew’s @ 

Knighthead Park. Our home form has been 

dramatically better than our away record and 

we have to tap into that same energy again 

today. I do not think I need to appeal to the 

supporters to do their bit. I know they will. They 

always do. In the minutes before kick-off, when 

that huge chorus of Keep Right On rings around 

the ground, there are few more hair-raising 

experiences in football. If that in itself does not 

encourage the players, then nothing will. 

We saw the impact it had against Coventry 

City a few weeks ago and many a manager has 

spoken of how difficult it is when this place 

really takes off. It will be the same today and on 

a personal level, I cannot wait to experience it 

for the final time this year. 

The players have to come off the pitch at the 

end of the game without any regrets. They have 

to be willing to give everything they have for the 

Club and for themselves. Whatever motivations 

they have, tap into it and use it to go and 

perform. If that is not enough on the day, 

then so be it, but we have to leave everything 

out there. We know what today means to the 

Owners, the staff and the supporters so let’s go 

and show it. 

As this will be the last time I write these 

notes, I want to end by expressing how grateful 

I am for how the supporters have been with my 

staff and me. We knew coming back here that 

this was a special club, and it has been proven 

so yet again. It has been a deep frustration that 

we have not been able to secure as many points 

as we would like. But today, we have a chance 

to show that even when the chips are down, 

when we have our backs against the wall and 

when everyone has written Birmingham City 

off, this is a football club unlike any other. 

Thank you for your support. 

Keep Right On, 

Gary Rowett 



CAPTAIN’S COLUMN 

JOHN RUDDY 

Good afternoon and welcome to St. 

Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park for the 

final time this season. 

It is a privilege to be writing my first-ever 

programme notes for this fantastic football 

club and to be able to lead the team out is an 

honour and something I take great pride in. 

I would like to extend a welcome to David 

Wagner, Norwich City and their fans. A club I 

know well and have fond memories of and a 

real test for us today as they hope to cement 

their place in the play-offs. 

At the risk of stating the obvious, this has 

been a season of more downs than ups. On 

the pitch, we have failed to deliver consistent 

performances to prevent the situation we 

find ourselves in today. Off the pitch there 

have been many changes, some enforced and 

some self-inflicted, this does not excuse the 

fact that we as a group of players needed to 

take care of our jobs better. The new owners 

have come in and revealed the exciting plans 

and projects to improve the Club and the 

wider community over the coming years 

and I for one believe this club will be playing 

Premier League football within five years 

regardless of today’s outcome, such is the 

determination, ambition, and affection that Mr 

Wagner and the ownership have for not only 

the football club but Birmingham as a city; 

Whilst there are a few different 

permutations that can play out over the 

course of the day, we as a group - older or 

younger, experienced or inexperienced - 

will need to step up and bring the very best 

version of ourselves. If we do that then 

collectively we are more than capable of 

getting the result we require but it is vital that 

we leave everything we have out on that pitch 

this afternoon and back ourselves to go toe to 

toe with a very good team. 

I think you will agree what has improved 

under Gary is our defensive structure and 

one goal conceded in the last three games is 

a good indication of that. I am a firm believer 

that whilst an attractive style of play is good 

you must have solid foundations to build from. 

We have added that solidity and, hopefully, 

today we will add goals to go with it. 

The threat of relegation on the final day 

is not something I have experienced but is 

a situation the Club has found itself in too 

many times previously and it is paramount 

that when things go in our favour today this 

season is the last of those and a culture of 

positivity and success becomes the new 

normal and standards are set around that. 

Finally, today’s game also marks another 

sell-out in B9 and I cannot understate the 

importance of your support throughout 

the season. Home and away the loyalty 

and numbers you bring is incredible. I think 

our best performances have come against 

Sunderland, Preston North End and Coventry 

City at home and it is no surprise that those 

three games were also sell outs. So do what 

you do best Bluenoses and be that extra body 

and that extra driving force we rely so heavily 

on for one final game and KEEP RIGHT ON. 

John Ruddy 





BEST MOMENTS FROM THE SEASON 

AS THE MEN’S CAMPAIGN CONCLUDES WITH THE HOSTING OF NORWICH CITY AT 

ST. ANDREW’S @ KNIGHTHEAD PARK THIS AFTERNOON, THE BLUES NEWS TEAM 

HAVE PICKED SOME OF THEIR FAVOURITE MOMENTS FROM 2023/24. 

FROM AUGUST TO MAY, IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER EVENTFUL NINE MONTHS IN THE HISTORY OF 

BIRMINGHAM CITY, BUT AGAIN JOYS CAN BE FOUND AMONGST THE SORROWS IN A SEASON 

WHERE A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB HAS STARTED. 

WELCOME BACK TO B9 

The next chapter got underway in earnest as the 

visit of recently relegated Leeds United proved to 

be the hottest ticket in town. Everyone old and new 

associated to the royal blue made the first pilgrimage 

of the season, and the lucky ones even had their bar 

tab footed by Chairman of the Board, Tom Wagner. 

He was in attendance a month on from Knighthead’s 

Birmingham City acquisition and even brought a few 

friends, including Chairman of the Advisory Board, Tom 

Brady. That being said, the forward vision was dosed in 

moderation and time was reserved for reflection as the 

Club paid its respects to the passing of its greatest-ever 

player, Trevor Francis. And as the past and present 

segwayed, destiny fell somewhere in the middle when 

NFL fanatic Lukas Jutkiewicz blasted in a winner 

from the penalty spot before marking lift-off with a 

touchdown celebration. 

SUPER-SUB STANSFIELD 

After back-to-back wins, periods of Blues’ performance 

were apologetic to the alien prospect of going three 

in a row. However, nobody had told Fulham loanee Jay 

Stansfield – nor the BluesTV commentary team - to rein 

it in on the final Saturday of August. Just two days after 

his arrival, he scored a Goal of the Month contender into 

the same net he had found for his parent club two years 

previous. The son of Devon took the perfect set-up touch 

before stabbing a volleyed finish over the goalkeeper to 

secure his place in Bluenoses’ hearts, whilst breaking 

those from Plymouth Argyle – fierce rivals of Exeter City 

where he had spent the previous season. 

BEATING THE BAGGIES AGAIN 

A West Midlands derby was an ideal occasion for 

supporters to be welcomed back to the Tilton Lower 

and after a swift start from West Bromwich Albion, 

Birmingham City stormed to a fourth consecutive 

victory in the fixture. Juninho Bacuna’s ice-cool penalty 

was the perfect response to a difficult week for the 

Curacao international and the game was totally turned 

on its head when Dion Sanderson nodded in from Cody 

Drameh’s far-post pick-out. The result still needed 

firming up as the second-half wore on and, thankfully, 

a Brummie was on hand to do just that. Gary Gardner’s 

sweeping free kick kissed the crossbar on its way in and 

showed that the newly installed safe standing was up to 

the acid test of ‘scenes’. 


BLUE NOSE DAY 

Blues’ last home game before Christmas versus Sky Bet 

Championship leaders Leicester City took on greater 

significance as, on the back of the Birmingham City 

Foundation’s launch, the Club hosted the inaugural Blue 

Nose Day. An occasion enhanced by the presence of the 

Sky Sports cameras, pre-match pyrotechnics and a light 

show, supporters played their part by purchasing novelty 

‘blue noses’ to, in partnership with the Birmingham 

Children’s Trust, help provide 11,500 presents for 

children in care across the city. On the field, a Jordan 

James double, as his rich vein of form continued, 

was not enough to avoid defeat, but a huge win was 

achieved away from the 90 minutes, with more than 

£75,000 raised to support the gift of giving campaign to 

positively impact lives in the local community. 

BLUES MAKE NEW KOREA MOVE 

The Men’s First Team made history in January by 

signing their first South Korean player. International 

Paik Seung-ho, a scorer against Brazil at the 2022 FIFA 

Men’s World Cup, was secured until June 2026, as Blues 

fought off competition for his signature from other 

interested parties both in England and on the continent. 

As impressive as the recruitment of a former Barcelona 

academy star, were the numbers racked up on social 

media. A single tweet teasing his arrival with a playful 

parody of the logo of K-pop band BTS garnered 3.3 million 

impressions and was (by most people) very well received! 

OPERATION SELL-OUT SUNDERLAND 

Tom Wagner asked, Birmingham answered. With the 

entirety of the Stadium now operational, the Chairman 

of the Board issued a call to action for February’s 

hosting of Tony Mowbray’s former club, Sunderland, 

to be an all-ticket fixture. Supporters duly responded 

and for the first time in nearly four years, B9 was full 

to the brim for what proved to be a day to remember. 

Even a half-time deficit failed to stop the sounds of St. 

Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park from inspiring a secondhalf 

turnaround. An assault on the senses stole one of 

the Black Cats’ lives. Jordan James slammed in the 

leveller before Koji Miyoshi snuck a winner over the line 

to spark what the man from Japan labelled as “Limbs”. 

EASTER MONDAY DOUBLE HEADER 

You would have been an April fool to miss this one in 

the sunshine. Football and music collided in perfect 

harmony when the league clash against Preston North 

End was followed by UB40, whose tunes have often 

been the soundtrack to terrace chants. Premiering 

their new album, UB45, the legendary group performed 

from a pre-built stage in the Gil Merrick Lower. The 

Birmingham band kicked off their 2024 World Tour 

following full-time on the pitch where Gary Rowett’s 

team, thanks to Jay Stansfield’s winning note, had 

proven the perfect support act. 

PUTTING THE WHEELS IN MOTION 

In the early hours of Tuesday 9 April, it was confirmed 

that Knighthead, in their continued commitment to 

Blues, had acquired the 48-acre former Wheels site in 

Bordesley Park, East Birmingham: A key step toward 

creating a vibrant Sports Quarter. This announcement 

not only captured the imagination of Bluenoses but 

piqued the interest of the whole region when it was 

qualified with proposed investment sky-scraping into 

the billions and the generation of 3,000 local jobs. It was 

quickly news that then jetted itself around the globe, as 

at that evening’s Blues 

Open House, Ambition, Tom Wagner outlined a desire 

to bring major sport and entertainment events to the 

development’s centrepiece, a new, world-class stadium. 

WEST MIDLANDS BRAGGING RIGHTS 

There was a sense of trepidation heading into this local 

affair and even putting current form aside, Coventry 

City had a long-term stranglehold on league meetings 

which made the chance to claim a valuable three points 

seemingly a tall order. Not one bit of that carried any 

credence, though, once the first whistle had peeped and 

the hosts got about the Sky Blues, scoring twice before 

the interval to have the second-largest home crowd of 

the season fizzing. The cherry on the top came when 

Tyler Roberts’ wicked pass supplied Jay Stansfield to 

add number three and beyond doubt end a 13-year wait 

for success in the fixture. 


lues under-18s 

Another day, 

another scholar 

It is 8.30am at the Knighthead Performance 

Centre and the Under-18s are ready for work. The 

Professional Development League North title 

may have been wrapped up in April, by a 15-point 

margin, and a home play-off secured, but for the 

team that finished second bottom last season, 

reaching top spot is not the summit. 

All 14 second-year scholars, 12 outfielders and two 

goalkeepers, were told last month that they would be 

offered their first professional contracts. The news 

broken to the players by Academy Technical Director, 

Mike Rigg, was relayed at the recent Open House 

and drew audible reactions of shock from some of 

those in attendance. It was a statement, but not a 

distraction and although confidence levels are high, 

the focus has not been broken. 

Martyn Olorenshaw 

Tuesday’s double training sessions remain a 

permanent fixture on the schedule, so Blues News 

dusted off their alarm clock to catch up with Lead 

Coach, Martyn Olorenshaw and a couple of the 

players, where talk of the play-offs widened the eyes. 

Either Bristol City or Charlton Athletic will likely lie 

in wait, eager to take a scalp but as Cameron Eubank 

explained, Blues have no intentions of kicking their 

winning habit anytime soon. 

“We will see how it goes, I think we will pull through 

and show what we are capable of, get the wins going 

and become play-off champions.” 

The midfielder used to play for another of 

Birmingham’s academies but made the switch at 

Under-13s. 

“If you really want something; you will get there and 

there is no doubt. 100%.” 

He is sitting opposite teammate Frank Tattum in 

the newly appointed and impressively reimagined 

Wast Hills canteen. The striker has 19 goals ‘so far’ he 

emphasises this campaign, wanting to add more in 

Blues’ bid to become the national champions. 

“I have played at St. Andrew’s a couple of times 

before with the Under-21s but never with the Under- 

18s because we played away games in the FA Youth 

Cup, but we are all looking forward to it as a group. 

“Everyone has performed well; we have performed 

as a team and people have had individual success out 

of it too as well as our success as a team.” 


“I think the team have played exceptionally to get us 

to the milestone of play-offs, I am just delighted.” 

Turning back the dial is worth the time. Last term’s 

academy season was a disrupted one and for the 

current second years, it was a bumpy one, with the 

impact of injuries and players being fast-tracked into 

the Under-21s meaning results were not attractive. 

However, stemming from an uber-positive 

pre-season trip to Scotland, a fierce internal spirit 

has been forged. Overnight stays for certain away 

fixtures and team socials have injected extra doses 

of camaraderie along the way. And as Olorenshaw 

is eager to explain, the scholarship is a two-year 

programme by design, not fault. 

“Even though the surface level last year was 

difficult and there were some challenges and there 

were lots of things going on that were out of our 

control, you hope that the work that you deliver over 

time sees the players progress. I think what has 

been slightly different this year is that we have had a 

slightly more settled squad to work with every week 

and on a playing basis. 

“It has been a fantastic year, the group has been 

really tight knit, both the first and second years. I 

think it is really nice that we build something like that. 

They love being around each other, they love playing 

with each other, love playing for each other, and I 

think they like being around the staff as well! 

“The way we practice every day and the 

environment that we want to create for them to 

come into, it is a working environment. We have 

really pushed them and have been very consistent on 

the grass daily, which, hopefully, then leads into the 

games and I feel they have reciprocated that.” 

The themes of application and workrate are 

recurring in conversation and Eubank, who at times 

has worn the armband this season, carries it further. 

Leading the way has made Birmingham the 

team to be shot at. They have, though, embraced 

such pressure and he references March’s win over 

Cameron Eubank 

Frank Tattum 

Barnsley, a victory that avenged defeat in the reverse 

fixture. 

“I think we have shown that if you put your mind to it 

and you apply yourself daily, it shows what you can do 

on the pitch, and we are showing what a Birmingham 

City team can do. As a unit, we know that if we work 

hard as a group we can go and beat anyone. 

“With Barnsley, I think as that was top versus top, 

we saw that as a rivalry, even passed down through 

leagues before – Barnsley are a top team. We played 

very well, and, in the end, it was a comfortable win for 

us, I really enjoyed it.” 

Regardless of how 2023/24 ends, it will go down 

in the history books. The 14 pro-deals awarded are 

more than double last year’s count and Olorenshaw, 

Tattum and Eubank, in that order, sign off by recalling 

the feeling when Rigg made so many dreams come 

true. 

“They probably half-guessed it but likely did not 

realise that the whole group were going to get it. So, 

I think there was a little bit of everything in the room, 

there was relief, happiness, some of them were a 

little bit like: ‘Is this happening?’.” 

“It was brilliant for all of us, growing up and playing 

with your teammates all the way through and 

knowing that they all got professional contracts out 

of it, there really is no better feeling.” 

“It was great for the team knowing we’re going to be 

here for a little bit longer together and seeing each 

other’s faces again, it makes me happy.” 



NORWICH CITY 

Nickname: The Canaries 

Formed: 1902 

Stadium: Carrow Road 

Stadium Capacity: 27,244 

Manager: David Wagner 

Last season finish: 13th in the Championship 

Last time won at St. Andrew’s: 1-2 in August 2022 

Record v Blues: Won 29, Drawn 25, Lost 21 


N 

orwich City only require a point this afternoon 

to ensure their promotion fight continues 

into May with a first play-off involvement 

since 2015. 

The last time the Canaries took the scenic route 

towards the Premier League they got the better of 

Middlesbrough at Wembley. Since then, the Norfolk 

outfit have yo-yoed between divisions, with three 

relegations and two Sky Bet Championship titles in 

the past eight seasons. Finishing 13th last term in the 

second-tier provided the rare experience of starting 

the following campaign at the same level. 

David Wagner’s side will hope they can reach the 

capital once again later this month, though, to propel 

themselves back to English football’s top table, 

especially with Suffolk rivals Ipswich Town on the 

brink of automatic promotion. 

The Yellows require just a draw from this afternoon’s 

visit to St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park to be 

mathematically certain of finishing in the play-offs. 

West Bromwich Albion need to beat Preston North 

End, while Hull City in seventh require victory over 

Plymouth Argyle and an eight-goal swing to remove 

Norwich from the play-off equation should they lose. 

NORWICH CITY 

CANARIES PLAY-OFF PERCHED 

Yet with Leeds United or Southampton likely playoff 

opponents in the coming weeks, boss Wagner will 

demand a more ruthless cutting edge if his side are to 

achieve an eighth promotion out of the second tier. 

The Canaries recorded 27 efforts at goal last time 

out against mid-table Swansea City, but were held to 

a 2-2 draw. The result coming on the back of an offcolour 

display against Bristol City a fortnight ago. 

The German tactician knows heading into the playoffs 

with momentum is critical if they are to achieve 

their lofty ambitions, telling the Pink Un: “Today we 

were back to our normal, very aggressive levels. 

The players have shown a lot of desire, hunger and 

intensity. We defended with a high line and won a lot 

of turnovers. 

“We created great opportunities, but we were not 

clinical and ruthless in the opponents’ box. This is 

why we didn’t get what we deserved in this game - we 

did not use our chances and were not clinical. But 

the players executed the game plan. It was a good 

performance and sometimes you don’t get what you 

deserve. We will take a point and move on. 

“We’ve all seen how difficult it is in the 

Championship, especially at this stage of the season, 


to win or even to collect points. We have done this 

consistently and the players have got the rewards 

and that’s why we are where we are in the table at the 

minute.” 

Usually finding the back of the net has not been 

a concern for City this season. Only Middlesbrough 

and title winners Leicester City have scored more 

on their travels than Norwich’s 36 goals, with a 

trio all contributing double-figure tallies. USA 

international Josh Sargent is top scoring again with 

16, homegrown prodigy Jonathan Rowe has a dozen 

league goals to his credit and deep-lying playmaker 

Gabriel Sara has provided 13 goals for the cause. 

At the back, though, they have been exposed too 

often, with 63 goals conceded in 45 games the most 

of any of the division’s top nine sides. Over the past 

three fixtures Wagner has not tinkered with his 

backline, with Scotland international Angus Gunn, 

son of former City icon Bryan, the undisputed No.1 

with 11 clean sheets. Former Luton Town and AFC 

Bournemouth promotion winner Jack Stacey has 

been a dynamic option at right-back, with Sam 

McCallum on the opposite side. Commanding centreback 

Shane Duffy, who has 60 caps for the Republic 

of Ireland, has helped lead the side in the absence of 

captain Grant Hanley. The former Brighton & Hove 

Albion centre-back has been alongside the reliable 

Ben Gibson, who was part of Middlesbrough’s side 

that lost to Norwich in the Play-Off Final of 2015. 

Further defensive options include former Stoke 

City captain Danny Batth, Greece international leftback 

Dimitris Giannoulis and teenager Kellen Fisher. 

Shielding the rearguard has been a responsibility 

league ever-present Kenny McLean has relished 

alongside Marcelino Nunez. The Chile international 

has impressed with his tenacious approach and 

scored April’s winner in the East Anglian derby. Dane 

Jacob Sorensen and the dynamic Liam Gibbs can 

also be relied upon in centre-midfield roles. 

While leading marksman Sargent often spearheads 

a four-pronged attack, the trio behind him are 

interchangeable. Brazilian Sara is the creatorin-chief, 

often utilised through the middle, with 

widemen Christian Fassnacht and Borja Sainz 

flanking. Spaniard Sainz has shown his qualities 

with eight goals in a debut campaign since signing 

from Turkish side Giresunspor, while Switzerland 

international Fassnacht arrived with UEFA 

Champions League pedigree from Young Boys. 

Although former Blues loanee Onel Hernandez 

has been absent since March, forward Sydney van 

Hooijdonk has provided an impactful option from 

off the bench and the ever-green targetman Ashley 

Barnes, a three-time promotion winner at Burnley, 

has had his most productive campaign since 2019. 

IN THE DUGOUT 

david wagner 

DOB: 19 October 1971 

Appointed: January 2023 

he German tactician led Huddersfield 

Town to the top-flight for the first time 

Tsince 1972 via the Sky Bet Championship 

play-offs seven years ago, and is now looking 

to repeat the trick with Norwich City. 

The former USA international striker then 

helped the Terriers retain their Premier League 

status against all the odds, with memorable 

points taken off Manchester United, Chelsea and 

Manchester City in their fight for survival. 

A former EFL Championship Manager of the 

Year, the charismatic and cerebral 52-year-old 

was an Under-17s coach at 1899 Hoffenheim 

before linking up with close friend Jurgen 

Klopp at Borussia Dortmund in 2011. After four 

successful seasons with the club’s secondstring, 

he then headed to West Yorkshire and 

secured a fifth-place finish with Huddersfield, 

which ultimately ended in promotion at 

Wembley, in his first full campaign in charge. 

Although Wagner left in January 2019, he then 

had just over a year in charge at Schalke 04 and a 

brief stay with Young Boys in Switzerland before 

his appointment at Carrow Road in January 

2023. 

Wagner now has the Canaries flying high once 

again with a 43% win ratio and will want to draw 

on all his previous play-off experience to earn 

the club a sixth promotion in 15 years. 


23. KENNY McLEAN 

NORWICH CITY 

KEY THREE 

Defensive-midfield | DOB: 8 January 1992 

The combative midfield anchor has been in imperious form this season for the Canaries, as 

his diligence and spadework in the engine room allows the club’s creatives the chance to 

stay further forward. 

The 32-year-old’s hard graft throughout an ever-present league campaign has not gone 

unnoticed though as he recently won the club’s Player of the Season gong. 

The former Aberdeen man relocated to Norfolk in 2017 and has been involved in two 

successful promotion campaigns. Boss David Wagner is hoping that this season will end 

with a hat-trick of elevations for his Scotland international, telling the Norwich Evening 

News: “He has been at this football club a while. Maybe he has improved? I can only judge 

from the time I’ve been here with him, but what I can say is that he’s an outstanding athlete, 

a top trainer, and is super competitive. He is one of, if not the, most reliable player we have.” 

17. GABRIEL SARA 

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Norwich City’s creator-in-chief has had a phenomenal campaign and received 

recognition with selection to the EFL’s Championship Team of the Season. 

The £6 million signing from Sao Paulo in 2022 registered his 14th goal in the most 

recent 2-2 draw with Swansea City - a ferocious long-distance strike - for a sixth goal 

in his last 10 games. 

The inventive 24-year-old, who was also on target in September’s reverse fixture 

against Blues, has provided a dozen league assists this term as opposition defences 

struggle to cope with his quick feet and even sharper footballing brain. 

The league ever-present was Norwich’s 2022/23 Player of the Year but is confident 

he can accomplish more in NR1, telling the Norwich Evening News: “I’m really enjoying 

this season. I can give more for the fans, more for the club, and hopefully we can have 

more happiness in the future.” 

9. JOSH SARGENT 

Although the USA international missed three months of the campaign with an ankle 

Striker | DOB: 20 February 2000 

ligament injury, he is still leading the club’s scoring charts for a second successive season. 

The Missouri-born finisher has registered 13 goals since New Year’s Day to take his total 

for the campaign to 16, three more than he managed last season when he also collected 

the club’s Golden Boot award. An £8 million acquisition from Werder Bremen in 2021, the 

energetic 24-year-old has kept Norwich City on an upward trajectory with his finishing 

prowess and registered his 55th club goal last time out against Swansea City. 

He has blossomed alongside strike partner Ashley Barnes and Wagner commented last 

month: “They have good harmony and obviously good players like to play with each other. 

This is exactly the case. I would not swap our strikers with any others in this division. 

They are able to create, they are a danger for goals and they feel the responsibility for the 

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NORWICH CITY 

Xabi Alonso and his Bayer Leverkusen side 

might have made it look easy this season, 

but over the last 50 years, beating Bayern 

Munich has been anything but. Serial winners at 

home and in Europe, seeing their name coming up 

on the fixture list, particularly if you were heading 

for the Olympiastadion to play them, was cause 

enough for panic to set in. Yet on Tuesday 19 

October 1993, Norwich City taught them a lesson 

on their own pitch, a real day to remember. 

This was the Canaries’ first foray into European 

competition, the ban on English clubs that followed 

the Heysel disaster having denied them that 

opportunity after they had won the League Cup in 

1985. They saw off Vitesse Arnhem with a 3-0 firstleg 

victory in the First Round, but on being paired 

with Bayern in round two, the general consensus 

was that their passports would not get another 

airing beyond that. 

That was to underestimate a side that had 

finished third in the inaugural Premier League and 

were sitting second in the table as they set off for 

Germany. Significantly, away from home they were 

still unbeaten in the league in 1993/94, while Bayern 

Munich had never lost to an English side on home 

soil. Irresistible force? Meet the immovable object. 

After the game, Bayern were attacked by no 

less an authority than ‘Kicker’ magazine for 

disrespecting Norwich, but while that may be 

true, nothing should take away from an exemplary 

European performance. With Ian Culverhouse 

as sweeper behind a back three, Norwich were 

disciplined and organised while manager Mike 


Walker had spotted an unlikely weakness in FIFA 

Men’s World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus, who had 

dropped back from midfield to operate as sweeper. 

Walker’s analysis proved correct after 15 minutes 

when a Rob Newman ball forward was headed 

away by Matthaus, out of position and off balance 

as he ran backwards to try to compensate. He 

made a weak connection, compounding it with the 

schoolboy howler of putting the ball back across 

goal. It fell perfectly for Jeremy Goss, following in 

at the edge of the penalty area. Catching the ball on 

the volley, his connection was perfect, and the shot 

flew past Raimond Aumann in the Bayern goal. 

On the half hour, Norwich doubled the lead. Ian 

Crook floated in a free kick that Chris Sutton and 

Oliver Kreuzer jumped for, but missed. That caught 

the Bayern full-back Jorginho off guard and as 

he hesitated, Mark Bowen stole in behind him and 

directed a header back across goal and into the far 

corner. “Fantasy football”, as John Motson dubbed it 

in commentary. 

Jorginho began to atone for his error five minutes 

before the break, firing in a cross for Christian 

Nerlinger who got up to nod the ball beyond Bryan 

Gunn to halve the arrears. With all the second-half 

to come, the home crowd began to feel that normal 

service had been resumed. 

It had not. Bayern were better in the second 45, 

but Norwich rose to the challenge. For the most 

part, they sat deep and kept the hosts at bay and 

when the German side did create an opening, Gunn 

was in magnificent form. One superb save, from 

Adolfo Valencia in the 75th minute, was made with 

an unconventional part of the anatomy, but after 

wiping away the tears, Gunn and his defenders 

saw out the remainder of the game in surprising 

comfort as Bayern hammered their heads against 

a yellow wall. 

There was still a return leg to come of course, 

but even in defeat, still Bayern showed Norwich no 

respect, Matthaus dismissing them as, “A nothing 

little city where the people just eat mustard.” 

Clearly there were none of Delia Smith’s cookbooks 

on the World Cup winner’s kitchen shelf. 

When Valencia scored for Bayern after just four 

minutes at Carrow Road, a lesser side might have 

panicked. Not Norwich City. Five minutes into the 

second-half, Goss levelled things up on the night, 

putting his side ahead on aggregate. They did not 

lose that lead again, advancing to the Third Round. 

The German side were served a healthy helping 

of humble pie. Whether Matthaus took his with 

mustard is unknown. 

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INTERVIEW 

KESHI 

ANDERSON 

ANDERSON’S COUNSEL 

After 4,050 minutes of football – plus plenty 

of added time – it all comes down to this. 

One last fixture, Blues versus Norwich City, 

an afternoon where the Club’s immediate destiny is 

decided. 

While life might have been altogether simpler this 

afternoon had Birmingham City taken six points from 

the games at Rotherham United and Huddersfield 

Town, it could be that the two that were earned will 

prove vital if they can be backed up by three more this 

afternoon. 

Certainly, there are reasons for optimism coming 

into this afternoon’s game, not least by casting the 

mind back to the last game here at St. Andrew’s 

@ Knighthead Park when Coventry City were 

comprehensively beaten, 3-0. 

The scoring that day was opened by an own goal from 

Bobby Thomas, but it was the work of Keshi Anderson 

that forced it and he backed that up by setting up 

Koji Myoshi for the opening goal at Huddersfield last 

Saturday. 

After missing a three-month chunk of the season 

through injury before struggling to get back into the 

side on a regular basis, Anderson has returned to the 

starting XI with a bang in recent weeks. His form is one 

of the reasons that Birmingham City can go into the 

game with genuine optimism, so Blues News took the 

chance to catch up with him ahead of this final game 

of the season. 

Talking about his arrival last summer, his exciting 

early season form, working to come back from injury 

and the need for everyone, on the pitch and in the 

stands, to keep right on until the final whistle this 

afternoon… 

Thanks for giving Blues News some of your time 

during what is such an important week, Keshi. Can 

we start by going back to last summer, when you 

came to Birmingham City after you left Blackpool? 

Even at 28-years-old and with plenty of experience 

behind you, having to negotiate a trial period before 

confirming your deal here must have been a tough 

process? 

It was just a procedure the Club needed to go through 

more than anything, just because of my injury history, 

which is understandable. It comes with the game. 

Clubs and fans don’t want people coming into their club 

and not earning their wage. It was just one of those 

things that needed to be done to keep myself where I 

feel I belong, which is in the Championship. This is the 

level where I should be playing. Maybe it was a tough 

pill to swallow because I’d got 250-odd games behind 

me and realistically, at 28, I should be in my prime. But 

it was just because of injury circumstances last season 

with Blackpool, and I just had to accept it as that. 

As fans, we do not always take into account what a 

precarious job football can be, especially away from 

the Premier League. It can be a different life in the 

Football League? 

The Premier League is a different thing, but whatever 

level, I’ve always felt that being a footballer is a massive 


privilege. We live a very different life to the average 

person. Even when I was down in League Two, I always 

felt quite privileged because of the way your life is in 

this job, and what football has given me. 

You came in for pre-season, impressed in the 

friendlies and then signed for the Club. Once the 

season started, things went well for you and for 

the team. Everything looked rosy around August, 

September time. 

Things were looking good. It was looking the way 

the Club wanted it to go with the new owners and 

all of that. It was good for me to be within the team 

and playing week in, week out, but it was also tough 

because as much as I was loving playing every week, 

coming off a difficult season with injury last year, I was 

playing probably a bit too much. That resulted in the 

injury at the back end of September, which halted my 

progress. 

As a team, we started off very well. We were very 

together as a team and we were working hard, putting 

together results, not just against the teams in and 

around us, but there were things like the home game 

against Leeds in the second game of the season, 

we won at Bristol City, we had the West Brom derby 

game at home, where we put in an unbelievable 

performance just before the international break. 

It was frustrating with me getting injured at the end 

of September. I had a three-month period out, which 

was obviously a while away from the team, and while 

that was happening, we changed the manager too, so 

it was a very different situation when I was fit again. 

Having the three months out injured, doing your 

rehab can be a lonely road. When everybody else was 

out training or playing in games, did you find it hard to 

feel really involved? 

I think it’s half and half. I’ve had my fair share of 

injuries, unfortunately, so I know what you need to 

do to come back from them, I know how you need 

to think. I see it as time when I need to do whatever 

it takes to come back stronger and to use that time 

to make sure that I was in the best position possible 

when I did come back. 

Unfortunately, we had a few other players injured 

while I was doing my rehab. Tyler was injured while I 

was out, Ethan was injured for maybe three or four 

weeks while I was injured, Kevin Long was injured with 

me, so there were players in and around the gym and 

we tended to stick together a bit more when the boys 

were out training. 

When they’re travelling to games, obviously you 

don’t see them as much, but I wouldn’t necessarily say 

you don’t feel a part of it because week in, week out 

you’re watching the games. If it’s a home game, you’re 

in the stadium, if it’s an away game, you tend to watch 

it when you’re at home. You still feel a part of it, but, 

obviously, it’s frustrating that you can’t contribute on 

the pitch. 

In recent weeks, Gary Rowett has shown plenty of 

faith in you, and you have really responded to that 

with some good performances. 

With Gary coming in, he’s put that faith in me and 

given me the responsibility to be the kind of player that 

I am, to lead the boys around me, to be talkative on the 

pitch and to then allow my ability to shine through. It’s 

frustrating that before that, I hadn’t played as much, 

because I was coming into these last five, six games of 

the season with not many minutes behind me. So, to 

be at that top level of real match sharpness, it’s hard. 

The Gaffer’s putting a lot of trust in me to do the job 

that’s needed and, hopefully, I can repay him for having 

that trust, repay my teammates for being patient with 

me because I have, obviously, missed quite a chunk of 

the season, and most of all, repay the fans. 

You saw in the Coventry game, I had to come off 

in the 70th minute, which to be fair, helps the team 

because you get fresh legs on, but it shows that my 

match sharpness and match fitness isn’t at 100% 

when it would have been if I’d been given the time 

under other managers to play. 

Since I’ve been back, there’s been one win and two 

draws. I’ve got two goal contributions in the three 

games I’ve played. I feel like I could have had an assist 

at Rotherham, maybe could have even had a goal 

there, but their ‘keeper made a decent save. 

I was pleased to have an assist in the game at 

Huddersfield last weekend, but it turned into a 

frustrating afternoon because I felt in the first half, 

we dominated them. We limited them to two chances, 

and I thought we were very, very good, so it was 

very frustrating as a team to come out and concede 

straight away in the way that we did. The goal was 

from absolutely nothing and it shaped the second half 

in their favour, it just turned the whole nature of the 

game. We’d talked in the dressing room about if we 

came out correctly after half-time, we could put them 

to the sword, but we didn’t, and those are moments 

that change games. 

You mentioned being a talker on the pitch and in 

training. That bit of experience that players like you 

can bring is such an important element at this time of 

the season, when the pressure is really on. 

I think we have a good mix here. If you look at our 

starting line-up for the last three games, it’s been 

quite an experienced team. We’ve got Ivan (Sunjic), 

myself, Krystian (Bielik), John (Ruddy), Koji (Miyoshi) 

who is 27 and he’s played a lot of football overseas. 

Paik (Seung-ho) is an international player, he’s played 

in the World Cup. 



With that experience comes a comfort in being 

able to say something in the correct way on the pitch, 

being able to motivate the other guys on the pitch, 

which I feel we have lacked a bit through the season. 

When things aren’t going right, to be able to keep 

asking someone to dig in and to do the hard 

yards, maybe that’s something that we have 

missed. 

There is absolute clarity coming into this 

game, win or bust. You know exactly what 

is needed. Does that clear the mind? 

We go into every game, whether it’s the 

Rotherham game, the Huddersfield game, 

the Leicester game, the Coventry game, 

we always go into it believing we can win. 

That is always the aim. We know this is a 

must-win game and we know it’s do or die 

for our Championship status. The boys 

will be right up for it. 

It is going to be some atmosphere at 

St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park this 

afternoon. The big thing is that, no 

matter what, the supporters and the 

players have to stick together right until 

the final whistle. 

A game of football is swings and 

roundabouts, you have good periods and 

difficult periods in any 90 minutes. We were 

on top for the first 45 minutes at Huddersfield 

and we ended up scoring in the last minute of the 

half when I set up Koji for the goal. All that hard work, 

but we finally scored in the 45th minute. That was a 

sucker punch to Huddersfield right before half-time, 

which in hindsight probably worked in their benefit 

because they came out firing. You have that in games. 

I imagine Norwich will have good possession 

at times because they’re a team that works off 

possession. We’re a team that defends from shape 

and we’re good on the counter, but we can also 

have periods of the game where we’re good on 

the ball and keep possession. I think it’ll be a 

good game, it’s a good match-up. It’s about 

nullifying them and then doing what 

we’re good at in our attacking phases. 

Although we would all prefer to be 

at the other end of the table, this 

game offers you all the chance 

to be heroes. If you look back to 

2017 when Blues won the last two 

games to stay up, those are games that 

live in the memory of Bluenoses, that 

make history for the Club. That is the 

opportunity you have in this game. 

It’s not the position that we want to be 

in, it’s not the position that we expected 

to be in, but it’s the reality of it. We 

understand the responsibility we have 

today. We’ll go into this game looking to 

do everything we can to put in the right 

performance and to get the three 

points that will, hopefully, save us. 

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We hope you enjoy this dedicated trivia section to help 

put your noggin to the test with some tricky brain-busters 

about this afternoon’s opponents, Norwich City, and our 

own Blues heroes past and present. 

WORDSEARCH 

D T L O H M T E N E A T Y Z 

U H A Z Z B N E S C C R Q C 

F X U E I B E S U A T P A O 

F O M K S Z G R T U P X P S 

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P E I D A E S C N N U G C T 

S J M H Y Q A D E C F O X Z 

L D Y B H O G N X Y C E C H 

CAN YOU FIND THE 11 SURNAMES OF NORWICH CITY PLAYERS, PAST AND 

PRESENT, WE’VE HIDDEN IN THE WORDSEARCH BELOW? 

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GROUND TRACKER 

B 

GETTING TO 

KNOW…. 

How much do you know about our stars 

wearing royal blue? This week we recall the 

career of winger KESHI ANDERSON… 

1. The 29-year-old started out with Crystal 

Palace but earned promotion out of League 

Two with which Wiltshire-based club in 

2019/20? 

2. The Luton-born wideman was signed last 

summer following time at which club? 

3. Blues’ No.14 was unbeaten in his first 

six games for the club, but how many 

appearances has he made this season? 

ROLL CALL RECALL 

Can you help identify these Blues players from 

the last decade from a snapshot and brief clue? 

Blues’ youngest 

ever debutant 

and the Kopa 

Trophy winner 

for 2024. 

Scored six times 

on loan in 2017/18 

before beginning 

a five-season 

stint at 

Blackburn Rovers. 

Spanish midfielder 

acquired from 

Cornella in 

2019/20 but only 

managed two 

appearances. 

Put your geography to the test by 

matching these club crests to location 

A, B and C in the UK. Bonus points if 

you can name the county the club is in. 

KNOW YOUR 

OPPONENTS 

Put your knowledge of this afternoon’s 

opponents to the test! 

1. What is Norwich City’s nickname? 

2. Where do today’s visitors play their home 

games? 

3. What position did the club finish in the 

Championship last season? 

4. Who is Norwich’s manager? 

A 

5. What county is Norwich located in? 

C 


WHO PLAYS HERE? 

Can you identify the home of these 

regular Ligue Un winners? 

WHO 

AM 

I? 

1. I made a name for myself at 

Podbeskidzie and Slask Wroclaw in my 

home nation of Poland. 

2. A talented left sider, I joined Norwich 

City in 2020 and helped them earn 

promotion to the Premier League in my 

first season in English football. 

3. I joined Blues on loan for 2022/23 and 

was utilised in a left-wing back role. 

4. Scoring on my second appearance in 

a victory over Huddersfield Town, I only 

played five times before suffering a longterm 

injury. 

5. A Poland international, I’m now plying 

my trade with Swansea City. 

YOU KNOW ME! 

Can you identify these footballing bosses 

from across the world? 

FACT CHECKER… 

Can you match these five facts from the 2023/24 season to 

the correct players, managers or club crests… 

Relegated from the 

Premier League 

Championship’s leading 

goal scorer 

Championship Manager 

of the Year 

Only EFL side not to win 

an away game 

Automatically promoted 

from League One 

ANSWERS: GETTING TO KNOW. 1. Swindon Town, 2. Blackpool, 3. 23 appearances . GROUND TRACKER: A. Chesterfield (Derbyshire), B. Glasgow Rangers 

(Lanarkshire), C. Crawley Town (West Sussex). ROLL CALL RECALL: 1. Jude Bellingham, 2. Sam Gallagher, 3. Agus Medina. KNOW YOUR OPPONENTS: 1. The Canaries, 

2. Carrow Road, 3. 13th in Championship, 4. David Wagner, 5. Norfolk. WHO PLAYS HERE?: Paris Saint-Germain (Parc des Princes). WHO AM I?: Paris Saint-Germain 

(Parc des Princes). YOU KNOW ME: Arne Slot (Feyenoord), Gareth Southgate (England), Kieran McKenna (Ipswich Town). FACT MATCH: Relegated from the Premier 

League (Sheffield United), Championship’s leading goal scorer (Sammie Szmodics), Championship Manager of the Year (Kieran McKenna), Only EFL side not to win an 

away game (Rotherham United), Automatically promoted from League One (Derby County and Portsmouth). 


SOMETHING 

FOR THE 

BIG KIDS! 

Get your neurons firing over some half-time refreshments 

to test if the knowledge of your beloved Blues and on this 

afternoon’s opponents, Norwich City, is up to scratch. 

KNOW YOUR OPPONENTS! 

How well do you think you know this afternoon’s opponents 

Norwich City and Blues’ recent meetings against them? 

1. Who is Norwich City’s leading scorer this season with 

16 league goals? 

2. What is the name of the Norfolk club’s famous 

culinary owner? 

3. Norwich became the first English club to do what 

when they featured in the UEFA Cup in 1993/94? 

4. Norwich boss David Wagner gained eight 

international caps during his playing career for which 

nation? 

5. How many times was Blues goalkeeper John Ruddy 

promoted with today’s visitors? 

6. Blues have only two wins over Norwich in their last 

20 meetings, but which Czech on loan from Chelsea 

scored in a League Cup victory for us in 2005? 

7. Blues’ last league victory over this afternoon’s visitors 

was 3-0 back in August 2016 when which former 

Player of the Year scored twice? 

8. What is the name of the river that runs nearby City’s 

home ground of Carrow Road? 

9. Blues held their nerve to earn promotion at Norwich’s 

expense on penalties in the 2001/02 Championship 

Play-off Final, but can you name the extra-time goal 

scorers for each club? 

10. Where did Norwich finish in the inaugural Premier 

League season? 


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SPORTING TRIVIA... 

1. Brit Oliver Bearman drives for which Formula One 

constructor? 

2. Name the four sides in this season’s League Two play-off 

semi-finals. 

3. Who won the EFL Championship Player of the Year award? 

4. Which nation lifted the Women’s Six Nations title for a sixth 

consecutive year? 

5. Who was the Spanish former world number one tennis 

player who announced her retirement in April aged 30? 

6. Which team earned promotion to the Women’s Super 

League last week? 

7. Can you name the horse that won this year’s Grand National 

at Aintree? 

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today’s mascots 

LUCAS DAVIES-WALLS 

Age: 13 

Favourite player: 

Koji Miyoshi 

Favourite goal celebration: 

Miyoshi 

Score prediction: 2-2 

SEB BUTLER 

Age: 10 


Jay Stansfield 


Stansfield open arms to the Tilton 


CIARA HINTON 

Age: 7 


Lukas Jutkiewicz 


The Mario jump 


ROCCO CHARLTON 

Age: 12 


Romelle Donovan 


Jude Bellingham’s 


FINN OSBORNE 

Age: 7 


Jude Bellingham 


Ronaldo’s “Sui” 


BEAU REILLY 

Age: 6 


Juninho Bacuna 


The Floss 


ISAAC HADLEY 

Age: 9 


Jay Stansfield 


The Griddy 


COREY WALTON 

Age: 11 


Koji Miyoshi 


Kneeslide 


CARTER WALTON 

Age: 11 




Kneeslide 


GEORGE POWELL 

Age: 11 


Siriki Dembele 


Kneeslide 


OWEN WILLIAMS 

Age: 7 


Tyler Roberts 


Kneeslide 


JAKOB JUTKIEWICZ 

Age: 6 




Mbappe’s crossed arms 


AMELIE J 

Age: 3 




Jude Bellingham’s open arms 


FREDDIE MITCHELL 

Age: 9 


Jonny Rowe 


The Griddy 

Score prediction: 2-1 Norwich 

AWAY mascot 

birthday package 

JESSIE COCKBILL 

Age: 12 


Juninho Bacuna 


Happy 12th Birthday Jessie, enjoy 

your day! Love from us all xxx 

celebration package 

MICHAEL HISCOCKS 

Age: 21 

Favourite player: Juninho Bacuna 


Happy 21st birthday Michael! 

Enjoy your day love Mom, Rosy 

and all the family xx KRO! 


Supporters’ corner 

THROUGHOUT THE 2023/24 SEASON, BLUES NEWS 

WILL BE HEARING FROM THE STANDS. 

or the final Supporters’ Corner of the season, Blues News profiles legendary Blues 

fan, Carol Butcher. 

F ‘Scarf Lady’, as Carol is affectionately known, started regularly attending matches at 

St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park at 13-years-old. Over the years, she started collecting Club 

scarves, each season buying the latest design to add to the set. And, setting her apart from 

most supporters, she wore them all. 

Many long-time Bluenoses will recall the sight of Carol walking up the Coventry Road 

draped in what seemed like hundreds of scarves and taking her regular seat in the 

Paddocks to watch home games. In recent years, B9 has not seen as much of her, so it was 

time to check in with her close friend Tracy Hemming for an update. 

“Carol is well. She’s missing the Blues desperately, as she’s in a care home now outside of 

Birmingham. She sings about Blues every day and she loves keeping track of all the results.” 

Scarf Lady has seen it all over the years, her fondest memories being spent watching the 

late, great Trevor Francis. She was recognised for her decades of support with the 2015/16 

Supporter of the Season Award, receiving a rousing ovation from the crowd. Her last visit 

to B9 was back in the 2018/19 season, when the Club provided transport for her to visit from 

her care home, but she is no longer able to spend as much time away from the home as it 

takes to attend a fixture. 

Tracy added: “1000s of Blues fans love Carol. So, it’s nice for her to know that the Club still 

thinks of her. We’ll get her a copy of this programme, and it will be her prized possession!” 

Keep Right On, Carol! 


PFA Community Champion Awards 2023/24 

Ethan Laird and Christie Harrison-Murray have 

been named the 2023/24 PFA Community 

Champions for their contributions to work in 

the community. 

Both the right-back and midfielder have played a 

crucial part in the Foundation’s work this campaign 

by attending and engaging in numerous initiatives 

including the Foundation’s chaperone programme, 

Step Together, workshops in local schools, 

World Book Day, girls’ football initiatives and the 

Birmingham City Foundations grassroots football 

programmes. 

Laird said “I’m really pleased to be nominated for the 

PFA Community Champion of the Year award. I believe 

that community is a huge part of why we play football, 

so it is always good to give back. I am just delighted to 

be able to do that!” 

Harrison-Murray was equally delighted to be 

nominated and said: “The work the Club as a whole 

does in the community is huge and it’s so important 

that we connect in a positive way with as many people 

across Birmingham. I’m honoured to be named as PFA 

Community Champion for Birmingham City Women.” 

A huge congratulations to both players on receiving 

these awards and a thank you to both teams for their 

continued support of the Foundation. 

Birmingham City Foundation launch 

Hadrian’s Wall Challenge 2024 

ollowing the success of last year’s Three-Peaks 

Challenge, the Birmingham City Foundation are 

Flooking to go one step further, with their biggest 

endurance event ever. 

As the clocks tick over to the early hours of Saturday 

15 June, staff and supporters will begin walking the 

entire 84-mile length of Hadrian’s Wall, from the 

Cumbrian coast to Tyneside, following the original route 

that was laid down by the emperor Hadrian to mark the 

north-western frontier of the Roman Empire in 122 AD. 

This walk will see the teams leave Bowness-in- 

Solway, before moving east past Carlisle, trekking 

through the remote and rugged wilds of Northumbria, 

and finishing at the historical Roman site of 

Segedunum in Wallsend on the Saturday 15 June. 

The Foundation will be attempting to complete the 

task within 48 hours – and in so doing, hopes to raise 

£40,000 in sponsorship that can be invested back into 

youth projects and residential holiday opportunities for 

disadvantaged children and young people in the local 

area. Last year’s fabulous fundraising helped provide 

amazing and free summer experiences of a lifetime 

for inner-city children, which would not have been 

possible without donations from supporters. 

Again, Bluenoses everywhere will help the 

Foundation smash their target, so they can keep on 

making memories. 

Text ‘KRO’ to 70560 to donate £5. 


FRIDAY 14 JUNE 2024 

following in the footsteps of the ancient roman 

legions with our biggest endurance event ever 

help us fundraise £40,000 to provide unique opportunities 

and life experiences for our inner-city children 

for more information 

FOUNDATION@BCFC.COM 


0 

birmingham city 

1 

cardiff 

vs 

city 

3/8 

SCORERS BOWLER (65) 

20+80+N 27+73+N 

44+56+N 

1/4 56/44 

44+56+N 

WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024 | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ST. ANDREW’S @ KNIGHTHEAD PARK | ATTENDANCE 20,894 

466/367 

SHOTS 

SHOTS ON TARGET 

POSSESSION 

PASSES 

BLUES: Ruddy, Laird, Aiwu, Sanderson, Buchanan (Drameh 70), Bielik (Hogan 80), Miyoshi (Anderson 70), Seung-ho, 

James (Pritchard 70), Bacuna (Gardner 86), Stansfield. Subs not used: Etheridge, Roberts, Dozzell, Sunjic. 

CARDIFF CITY: Horvath, NG, Phillips, Goutas, Collins, Bowler (Askford 71), Siopis, Ralls (Turnbull 81), Grant, 

Ramsey (Colwill 46), Meite (Diedhiou 72). Subs not used: Turner, Sawyers, Tanner, Colwill, Askford. 


3 


0 

coventry 

vs 

city 

THOMAS (OG 12), SUJIC (41), STANSFIELD (59) 

11/6 

SCORERS 

67+33+N 65+35+N 

71+29+N 

4/2 29/71 

71+29+N 

SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024 | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ST. ANDREW’S @ KNIGHTHEAD PARK | ATTENDANCE 26,811 

262/647 

SHOTS 


POSSESSION 

PASSES 

BLUES: Ruddy, Laird, Bielik, Sanderson, Buchanan, Sunjic, Seung-ho, Miyoshi (Bacuna 82), Roberts (Hall 76), 

Anderson (James 76), Stansfield (Hogan 82). Subs not used: Etheridge, Dozzell, Dembele, Gardner, Aiwu. 

COVENTRY CITY: Collins, Latibeaudiere, Thomas (Tavares 46), Kitching, Bidwell (Da Silva 46), Sheaf, Torp (Eccles 46), 

van Ewijk, Palmer (O’Hare 72), Wright, Simms. Subs not used: Wilson, Binks, Kelly, Goden, Andrews. 


0 

rotherham united 

0 

vs 


SCORERS 

33+67+N 

33+67+N 

SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2024 | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | AESSEAL NEW YORK STADIUM | ATTENDANCE 11,001 (AWAY 2,204) 

6/3 

4/2 47/53 

316/362 

SHOTS 


POSSESSION 

46+54+N 47+53+N 

PASSES 

ROTHERHAM UNITED: Johansson, Kioso (Bramall 37), Peltier, Humphreys, Revan, Rathbone, Rinomhota, (Appiah 32), 

Odoffin, Hugill (Eaves 82), Nombe. Subs not used: Phillips, Hall, Seriki, Hatton. 

BLUES: Ruddy, Laird, Bielik, Sanderson, Buchanan, Sunjic, Burke (Miyoshi 46), Seung-ho, Roberts (Bacuna 59), 

Anderson (Dembele 77), Stansfield (Hogan 89). Subs not used: Etheridge, Roberts, James, Gardner, Hall. 


1 

huddersfield town 

1 

vs 


53+47+N 

7/8 

RUDONI (47) SCORERS ANDERSON (45) 

33+67+N 

46+54+N 

4/2 54/46 

47+53+N 

SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024 | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | JOHN SMITH’S STADIUM | ATTENDANCE 22,001 (AWAY 2,336) 

372/328 

SHOTS 


POSSESSION 

PASSES 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN: Nicholls, Pearson, Helik, Rudoni, Koroma, Spencer, Kasumu, Turton, Matos (Wiles, 68), 

Ward, Healey. Subs not used: Maxwell, Burgzorg, Radulovic, Thomas, Headley, Edwards, Jackson, Iorpenda. 

BLUES: Ruddy, Laird, Bielik, Sanderson, Buchanan, Sunjic (Jutkiewicz 77), Seung-ho, Miyoshi (Pritchard 77), 

Bacuna (Dembele 65), Anderson (Roberts 77), Stansfield. Subs not used: Etheridge, Roberts, James, Gardner, Hall. 


BLUES WOMEN’S 

SEASON REVIEW 

AUGUST 

A summer of change, which included the 

appointment of Hope Powell CBE as Women’s 

Technical Director, brought renewed optimism 

for a second season in the Barclays Women’s 

Championship. After missing out on promotion by 

a point in the previous campaign, Darren Carter 

once again led the charge as his side headed to 

Lancashire and Ewood Park for an opening-day 

meeting with Blackburn Rovers. But the start was 

far from ideal as Megan Hornby secured three 

points for the hosts. 

SEPTEMBER 

The first home game of the campaign saw 

Crystal Palace leave with the win at St. Andrew’s @ 

Knighthead Park, despite a late consolation from 

Louise Quinn. Blues got their first point on the 

board the following weekend with a goalless draw 

against Lewes. Another home defeat followed at 

the hands of Charlton Athletic, leaving the team 

with plenty of work to do heading into the first 

international break. 

OCTOBER 

A corner was turned at the beginning of October, 

though, and the first win came on the road at 


Southampton. A Libby Smith brace helped Blues 

on their way to a 1-3 victory in Hampshire. The 

next weekend, a late goal from Captain, Christie 

Harrison-Murray, secured a point at home to 

Sunderland. There was then an opening FA Women’s 

Continental League Cup group stage defeat to 

Brighton & Hove Albion that was sandwiched by a 

scintillating performance on the road at Sheffield 

United, as Gemma Lawley, Martha Harris, Lucy 

Quinn and Remi Allen netted with no Blades 

response. A week later, Blues put five past Watford 

in B9, with Ivana Fuso, Lily Agg and Ellie Mason all 

scoring their first goals after summer moves. 

NOVEMBER 

Charlie Devlin’s first-half double secured victory 

against Reading at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park 

to begin the month, before an early Gemma Lawley 

header, who later went on to win Player of the 

Month, was enough to muster three points against 

London City Lionesses. A fifth Championship 

maximum in a row followed with a comprehensive 

3-1 success over Durham as Jade Pennock scored 

her first of the season. An early group stage exit 

from the Conti Cup was, unfortunately, confirmed 

before November was out following a single-goal 

defeat at Charlton. 

DECEMBER 

The final calendar month of 2023 started with 

Blues entering the Third Round of the Adobe 

Women’s FA Cup, and late injury time goals from 

Choe Yu-ri and Fuso helped to advance past MK 

Dons. Then an outstanding performance away at 

Sunderland, winning 0-3, put Carter’s side top of 

the tree heading into the Christmas break. 

JANUARY 

2024 started how the year before had ended – 

victory in the FA Cup. Extra-time goals from Claudia 


Walker and Jade Moore secured progression to 

the Fifth Round. The Conti Cup ended with an 

impressive showing against Barclays Women’s 

Super League opponents, West Ham United, as a 

goal of the season contender from Harris helped 

Blues on their way to a 2-1 success. A wonder strike 

from South Korean midfielder Cho So-hyun was 

then enough to see off London City in B9 to make it 

seven league wins on the bounce. 

FEBRUARY 

Stereotypically the month of love, February, 

proved to be a heart-breaking one for Blues. Defeat 

at bottom side Watford was followed by an FA Cup 

exit at the hands of Leicester City. The Saints then 

avenged the loss from earlier in the season to 

secure a 1-2 win in the Second City. 

MARCH 

Blackburn were the first opponent in March, and 

despite dominating all the stats, Blues were unable 

to break down the stubborn Lancashire outfit. 

Lessons were learnt three days later, though, as an 

Agg brace helped to put four past the Royals. The 

three-game week concluded with another clean 

sheet, this time against Lewes at St. Andrew’s @ 

Knighthead Park. A goal in each half from Devlin 

and Walker securing maximum points. Another loss 

against the Addicks all but ended Blues’ hopes of 

promotion. 

APRIL 

Carter departed in the final international break 

of the season, and Assistant Head Coach, Emily 

Simpkins, led the team out against Crystal Palace 

where the visitors suffered defeat to the new 

league leaders. The exciting appointment of young, 

progressive coach Head Coach, Amy Merricks, 

was announced in the following days, and she got 

off to the best possible start. A record attendance 

of 3,101 watched on as Agg’s finish on the stroke 

of half-time made it a winning beginning for 

the 30-year-old. A final day trip to Durham was 

decided by a header from Wildcats’ captain Sarah 

Wilson to round off Blues’ second season in the 

Championship. 


MY DREAM FIVE-A-SIDE TEAM 

KAREN CARNEY 

FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS SEASON, BLUES NEWS HAS SET A FAMOUS FACE THE 

TASK OF COMPILING A DREAM FIVE-A-SIDE TEAM – WITH A TWIST! 

For home games, a different team has been published, each subject to 

stipulations ensuring it is a bit of a challenge. 

For the final day, and looking to go out in style, Blues Women and 

Lionesses legend Karen Carney answered the call, picking a side 

made up of teammates from her glittering playing career. 

MARY EARPS 

I played with Mary here at Blues. 

Her character was definitely 

there, she had the mentality. 

LUCY BRONZE/ALEX SCOTT 

Playing against Lucy was tough, but I 

loved playing with her. Alex Scott was 

good as well, both were pretty special! 

FORMIGA 

She was incredible – 

teammates at Chicago Red 

Stars in 2010. 

KELLY SMITH 

Definitely Kelly is in my team. 

She was incredible! 

RACHEL YANKEY 

She was a pioneer and my 

favourite player. 


supporters’ messages 

Cory Prentice - We hope 

you had a great mascot 

experience against 

Coventry City. KRO! 

Happy 60th birthday lots of love 

from David and all the family and 

friends xx KRO! 

Happy 9th birthday Arabella! 

Have a great day. 

Love Mom, Dad, Nellie and Thea x 

KRO 

Happy Birthday Joe, Enjoy your 

day and the game. We love you 

lots. Mom, Zak, Ryan, Grandad 

and rest of family. KRO xxx 

Happy 80th birthday to 

Pat Doyle, a supporter 

since 1954, 

from Gerry Shirane 

Happy 7th Birthday Amelia 

Hope you have the best day! 

Love you loads 

Mom, Dad & Everleigh 

Happy 11th birthday Joshua, 

we hope you have a fantastic day, 

lots of love from 

Mom, Dad and Tom xxxx KRO! 

Happy 70th Birthday 

Grandad Dave 

We love you lots! 

In memory of Bob Lee 

18/12/1959 - 24/12/2023. 


Keith Stretch age 76 – Keith 

celebrated his birthday with 

a win against Coventry and 

shaking Tom Wagners hand in the 

George. What a birthday. Keith, a 

season ticket holder adn lifelong 

Bluenose, has seen it all at the 

Blues over the years, loves them 

as much as he does his family. 

Happy Birthday, the best dad, 

grandad and bluenose there ever 

was. KRO 

In loving memory of PETER HALL, 

a Birmingham City fan all his life 

R I P PETE 

Love Pauline Family & Friends 

x x x 

31/7/1941 - 12/4/2024 

In loving memory of our very dear 

friend Adrian Glass 

(Bender Ade) 

21/09/1974 - 10/02/2024 

R. I. P bluenose. 

RIP Richard Lucey 

Never Forgotten 

1/3/1971 - 22/4/2024 

In loving memory of father 

to Bethany and Thomas, 

Grandad to Baby Arthur and 

his many family and friends. 

Sleep well Rich. 

KRO 

In memory of Kevin Henson a 

lifelong supporter of BCFC, will 

be deeply missed by all his family 

and friends. 

May 1962 - March 2024 

Gordon Green 

28/12/1933-19/4/2024 

In Memory of a dedicated Bluenose, Tony 

Woodford, who sadly passed away on the 27th 

April 2024. He will be sorely missed by all of his 

family and friends. KRO. XXX 


ATTIRED & 

WEARY 

AIDED BY THEIR PERSONAL COLLECTIONS, CHRIS DUNN AND ANDY TUDOR TALK 

ABOUT THE MANY QUIRKS AND NUANCES OF BLUES’ KITS OVER THE YEARS. 

Nobody wanted it to come to this but, as we go into 

today’s nerve-jangling season finale, we cannot say 

we have not been here before. 

Boasting “more escapes than Houdini”, Blues have 

avoided relegation by virtue of a last-day reprieve on 

no fewer than 10 occasions since 1964. 

A nervy start saw Dave Stringer give the already 

relegated Canaries an early lead, but two quickfire 

goals from Bob Hatton and Kenny Burns, just before 

half-time, sent the 44,000 crowd into raptures. 

The second-half remained goalless to condemn 

Manchester United and Southampton to the drop and 

saw Blues retain their top-flight status. 

Footage from The Big Match, together with Hugh 

Johns’ imperious commentary, is readily available 

online and captures both clubs’ classic kits in glorious 

colour. 

It was a similarly nervous affair 19 years later. 

The 1992/93 season was tumultuous, to say the least, 

with the collapse of the Kumar Brothers’ business 

empire; the arrival of David Sullivan and Karren Brady; 

the signing of half-a-dozen players in mid-March and 

even the jettisoning of the kit mid-season! 

BLUES V NORWICH, APRIL 1974 

As much as we would love to cover them all, word 

count limitations mean we are going to focus on 

three of the more memorable close shaves. 

In something of a coincidence, the first of these 

took place 50 years ago last Saturday and was an 

exact mirror of today’s fixture with Norwich City 

travelling to St. Andrew’s. 

A long hard season had seen Birmingham City in 

the relegation zone for 33 consecutive weeks but, a 

late rally and a resounding 4-0 victory against Queens 

Park Rangers the previous Tuesday meant they went 

into the fixture one place and one point above the 

dreaded ‘dotted line’. 

WE’VE DONE IT!’: GOALSCORERS KENNY BURNS 

AND BOB HATTON CELEBRATE 


1993 SHIRT: 

MOULDEN THE SAVIOUR 

The upshot was that Birmingham would wear their 

‘replacement’ home kit for the 11th and final time on the 

last day of the season at home to Charlton Athletic. 

Going into the game bottom but one, and with an 

inferior goal difference to all those above them, they 

knew a victory was their only hope of redemption. 

Crowd congestion saw kick-off delayed by 15 

minutes which, ultimately, helped Blues because 

by the time Paul Moulden slotted his 55th-minute 

winner past Addicks ‘keeper Mike Salmon, all other 

games were edging towards their final stages. 

The delay also meant that when the final whistle 

was blown, there was zero doubt that Blues had 

saved themselves. 

Things were not quite so clear-cut 10 years ago, 

though, in what was arguably the greatest escape of 

them all. 

A run of five consecutive defeats saw Lee Clark’s 

side slip into the bottom three at just the wrong 

time and meant they went into the last game of the 

campaign, at Bolton Wanderers, needing to better at 

least one other side’s result. 

Losing 2-0 with 15 minutes to go, things looked 

beyond bleak, but what happened thereafter has gone 

down in legend. 

Nikola Žigić halved the deficit on 78 minutes setting 

up what became known as The Miracle at The Macron. 

With 93 minutes on the clock, and Doncaster Rovers 

losing at Leicester City, 5ft 7ins right-back Paul Caddis 

rose to score the only header of his career to spark 

scenes of unbridled joy behind the goal. 

Caddis’ wild celebration, which saw him whip off his 

yellow ‘away’ top and wave it around his head saw him 

receive a booking, but that was a small price to pay for 

etching his name into folklore. 

So, as we go into today’s game with a feeling of déjà 

vu, do we have a Hatton; Burns; Moulden or Caddis in 

our ranks? Or even Mick Harford or Ché Adams who 

have also come up with last-day heroics to save the 

day? 

We can but hope. And pray. 

We would like to thank everybody who has read 

this column this season and hope you have enjoyed 

it. Should you have any questions relating to 

Blues shirts, please do feel free to contact us at 

chrisdunn1982@hotmail.com. 

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN: BOLTON WANDERERS V BLUES, MAY 2014 

2013/14 SHIRT: HI-VIZ MEANS SAFETY! 


Former Player Interview 

NICO VAESEN 

Whenever Birmingham City and Norwich 

City meet, thoughts go back to that Play- 

Off Final in 2002. After Darren Carter’s 

decisive spot kick, goalkeeper Nico Vaesen 

springs to mind next, with his save from Paul 

Mulryne and the way he put doubt into the minds 

of the Canaries’ penalty takers. 

Blues was Nico’s second club in England, but his 

experiences with Huddersfield Town paved the way 

for life at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. 

“I had three good years at Huddersfield. It was a 

nice club as my first in England, to settle into life 

and football. But after a while you make changes, 

you look for new challenges. 

“All the times we played with Huddersfield at St. 

Andrew’s, it was one of the places I really enjoyed 

because there was a good atmosphere around 

the stadium. I knew it was an ambitious club, so 

joining Blues was a step forward. And, of course, 

Steve Bruce soon came in, and he was my manager 

at Huddersfield too, the second season. We had a 

really good team up there and we were top of the 

league for a couple of weeks, but we slipped away 

and missed out on the play-offs, so that was a sour 

ending. 

“I came here for the 2001/02 season. It was a very 

good start, then we had a little bad spell which cost 

Trevor Francis his job, but when Steve and Mark 

Bowen came in, it brought a new spark. In the last 

two months, we were really on top of our game, and 

we made the top six, to play Millwall in the Semi- 

Final. It’s not the easiest place to go! We were on 

a good run, and we worked hard for each other. To 

win in the last minute was incredible and we were 

one game from the Premier League. 

“It was a shame the Final wasn’t at Wembley. 

Cardiff is a fantastic stadium, there was a great 

atmosphere, but Wembley is something different. 

But the only thing that mattered is winning, 

wherever you play. It was about winning promotion, 

and we did.” 

Locked at 0-0 over 90 minutes, Blues came from 

J.S. Spooner 

Contracts Ltd 

Mechanical Installations 


ehind in extra-time to take the Final to penalties. 

Some people will tell you that you cannot prepare 

for a shootout, but that was not the attitude at 

Birmingham City. 

“Penalties, there’s a bit of luck, but it’s also 

keeping your nerve. That’s what we did. We 

practised hard. You can practise penalties, and it 

can just be a laugh. Tommy Mooney pointed out 

that we should practise like in a game. We all sat in 

the centre circle in training and took that long walk 

towards the goal, just to have a feel of it. It helped. 

Those little details make a difference. We were well 

prepared. 

“As a goalkeeper, I wasn’t stressed, I’d got nothing 

to lose. If it turns out well, you can be the hero for 

a change! You keep your nerve and try to influence 

the penalty taker as much as possible. Show him 

you’re stronger than him, challenge him. 

“There’s a certain feeling you try to put over to 

the penalty takers. Paul Mulryne put the ball on the 

spot, I went back to him and said, ‘Referee, the ball 

isn’t on the spot.’ That’s the psychology before he 

takes the kick. It worked. 

“You have to make decisions. Either you stand 

up, or you choose a corner, and I chose the right 

one. The next one, when Sutch missed, if it was on 

target, I would have saved it because I was in the 

right corner. I had a good feeling that day, there 

were no nerves. From my point of view, I could only 

win.” 

Win he did, and with a couple of additions, 

Birmingham City were ready to take on the Premier 

League at last. 

“We bought some good players. Christophe 

Dugarry was fantastic, Robbie Savage was very 

good at what he did. But the most important thing 

was we had a great team spirit. The camaraderie 

among the players was great, we were ready to 

fight for each other. We stayed up comfortably, 

played some good stuff. And then there were two 

wins over Aston Villa! 

“Those two games, the tension, what it meant to 

our supporters, it was fantastic to experience that 

as a player. People talk about games you will never 

forget. We will never forget the promotion game, 

but those two games as well, I will never forget. I 

remember postcards with ‘3-0’ and ‘2-0’ on them 

being spread out in the city! It meant a lot to the 

supporters to be on the winning side.” 

The win across the Second City summed up the 

highs and lows of professional football, for while 

Nico kept a clean sheet in the 0-2 win, he also 

suffered a cruciate knee injury that kept him out of 

the game for nine months. 

“Two days before the game, I didn’t train because 

I was ill. I was still ill on the day of the game, but 

the Gaffer said, ‘Come to the hotel and we’ll make 

a decision there.’ I knew the Gaffer, if I was going, I 

was playing! Maybe I should have protected myself 

a little bit more, but it was a big game at Villa. You 

want to be part of that, you don’t want to miss that, 

even though you are maybe 50%. 

“Everything was fine until five minutes before 

the end, when it happened. It changed things for 

me at Birmingham. I was happy there. My family 

was happy. I knew with Maik Taylor coming in that 

there was competition for places, but I had a great 

understanding with him, and we competed for the 

place until I eventually left. 

“I had five special years at Birmingham with the 

people I got to know, the warmth of the supporters, 

the respect of the supporters. It is something I will 

cherish for the rest of my life.” 


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3 

blues under-21s 

2 

vs 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH under-21s 

B 

MONDAY 29 APRIL | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH | ST. ANDREW’S @ KNIGHTHEAD PARK 

lues Under-21s beat AFC Bournemouth in the 

Professional Development League on Monday 

evening. 

Despite falling two goals behind, Birmingham City 

impressively fought back to win the game and secure a 

top-two finish in the PDL North, meaning they will progress 

to the Play-Off Semi-Finals. 

Two first-half strikes from the Cherries threatened to 

take Birmingham City’s post-season hopes to the final 

matchday, but a brace from Romelle Donovan and a coollytaken 

goal from Menzi Mazwi completed the incredible 

turnaround. 

A huge chance fell to Blues just two minutes after 

kick-off, as Harley Hamilton’s quick feet allowed him into a 

position to cross for Kieran Wakefield, who headed over the 

bar from just five yards out. 

The visitors hit back with a big opportunity of their own 

10 minutes later, when winger Michael Dacosta-Gonzalez 

hit the byline and flashed a powerful strike across goal and, 

BLUES: Brad Mayo, Zach Willis, Laiith Fairnie, 

Tommy Fogarty, Will Burrell, Josh Home (Captain), 

Menzi Mazwi, O’Shea Ellis (Femi Olofinjana 86), 

Harley Hamilton (Romelle Donovan 20), Kieran 

Wakefield (Ben Beresford 90+3), Junior Dixon. 

Substitutes not used: Tyrese Warmington, 

Cameron Eubank. 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH: Callan McKenna, Finn 

Tonks, Ben Greenwood, Lewis Brown (Remy Rees- 

Dottin 89), Max Kinsey (Captain), Archie Harris, 

Toure Williams (Jonny Stuttle 78), Dominic Sadi, 

Daniel Adu-Adjei, Michael Dacosta-Gonzalez, Kian 

Tydeman (Balraj Janda 69). 

Substitutes not used: Mack Allan, Charlie Osbourne. 

thankfully, past the far post. However, a well-worked move 

followed, and Toure Williams found Daniel Adu-Adjei to fire 

the away side in front. 

There was a good response from Blues, though, with 

early substitute Donovan stinging the gloves of visiting 

goalkeeper Callan McKenna before Junior Dixon wrestled a 

defender out of the way only to be tackled when pulling the 

trigger. 

Brad Mayo was then called into action when the 

momentum shifted again, making two excellent, 

one-handed stops, one to his left and one to his right. 

Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do about 

Dacosta-Gonzalez’s header, which sailed into the corner of 

the net. 

Blues started the comeback just 120 seconds into the 

second-half, with Donovan scoring in successive B9 

matches. The 17-year-old hit a shot from distance, which 

was too hot for McKenna to handle and squirmed under him 

and over the line. 

Incredibly, Spooner’s side were level just a minute later. 

Mazwi timed his run to perfection as he was played in behind, 

and proceeded to find the perfect finish across goal via the 

inside of the post. 

Then came scenes of pure delight as Donovan struck 

again to complete the turnaround. Similarly to the previous 

goal, the forward was played in behind but this time rounded 

the goalkeeper before slamming home his 11th of the season 

into an empty net. 

A valiant defensive effort was needed to stifle the visitors’ 

following attacks, but Blues held firm to round off an 

entertaining game at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. 

Speaking to BluesTV post-match, Under-21s Head Coach, 

Spooner, was brimming with pride at his team’s comeback 

victory. 

“It was some evening! We knew that we would make 

the play-offs with a win so we made sure to ramp up the 

intensity for the players, get them used to playing with a bit 

of pressure. Tonight they showed us they can handle that 

pressure. 

“The first-half was poor and when that happens you need 

a huge response, which we certainly had. To do it against a 

very good Bournemouth side, who are going for play-offs 

themselves, was terrific. 

“I am very proud of the lads, it is like a family here. We lost 

a few players to injury and loan in January, but that has given 

the opportunity to players who were not starting, who have 

done very well.” 

The Under-21s are back in action when they visit South 

Wales to take on Swansea City at the Swansea.com Stadium 

on Friday 10 May, kick-off 2pm. 


0 

watford under-18s 

0 

vs 

blues under-18s 

B 

SATURDAY 27 APRIL | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE NORTH | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON 

lues Under-18s drew against Watford in the 

Professional Development League on Saturday 

afternoon. 

Birmingham City played out a goalless stalemate at 

the UCL Sports Ground, their first league draw since 

October after a run of 13 wins and just four losses in 

that time. 

This came after it was confirmed that Martyn 

Olorenshaw’s side had secured the league title, 

amassing an unreachable points total of 63 last week. 

Chances were few and far between for both sides, 

neither of whom could properly grasp control of the 

game. Blues were, though, able to put in another 

brilliant shift defensively, scarcely allowing their 

BLUES: Warmington, Betteka (Isischei 74), 

Eubank, Quirk, Wodskou (Tattum 74), Da Silva 

(Ahmed 61), Wynne, Bateman (Briscoe 61), 

Dodd, Boakye, Sanders. 

Substitutes not used: Terenowicz. 

Booking: Boakye 12, Eubank 67. 

opponents any sort of sight on goal and securing their 

second consecutive clean sheet. 

The golden opportunity fell to forward Alezandro Da 

Silva, who showed great pace to charge through on goal 

but, when faced with the one-on-one with Watford’s 

goalkeeper, pulled his shot inches wide. 

Speaking to BCFC.com post-match, Under-18s Lead 

Coach, Olorenshaw spoke of his delight at being named 

league champions, despite not executing the perfect 

performance versus the Hornets. 

“We found out we had secured the league title on 

Tuesday after Barnsley lost, which was really nice and a 

great moment for the lads. 

“As for the game itself, I think that a draw was a fair 

result. We gave the ball away too much in the first-half 

but were slightly better in the second where I felt like 

we created the better chances. 

“Now we have to focus on the tough challenge against 

Charlton on Saturday, who we could end up facing in the 

play-offs in a few weeks.” 

The Under-18s are back in action when they host the 

Addicks at the Knighthead Performance Centre on 

Saturday 4 May, kick-off 12pm. 


FIXTURES & RESULTS 2023/24 

DATE KO OPPONENT RES COMP POS ATT STARTING XI 

AUGUST 

sat 05 3pm SWANSEA CITY A 1-1 LEAGUE 12 18,051 RUDDY LAIRD SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN SUNJIC ❚ BIELIK ❚ 

TUE 08 7.45PM CHELTENHAM TOWN A 2-0 EFL CUP - 4,026 ETHERIDGE OAKLEY SANDERSON LONG LONGELO BACUNA 2 ❚ CHANG 

sat 12 3PM LEEDS UNITED H 1-0 LEAGUE 9 20,451 RUDDY ❚ LAIRD SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN SUNJIC BIELIK 

sat 19 3pm BRISTOL CITY A 2-0 LEAGUE 4 22,397 RUDDY LAIRD SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN ❚ SUNJIC ❚ BIELIK 

sat 26 3pm PLYMOUTH ARGYLE H 2-1 LEAGUE 3 20,685 RUDDY JAMES SANDERSON ❚ LONG BUCHANAN ❚ SUNJIC BIELIK 

tue 29 7.45pm CARDIFF CITY H 1-3 EFL CUP - 11,405 ETHERIDGE OAKLEY ❚ SANDERSON LONG LONGELO JAMES BACUNA 

SEPTEMBER 

sat 02 12.30pm MILLWALL H 1-1 LEAGUE 4 18,710 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN SUNJIC BIELIK 

sat 16 3pm WATFORD A 0-2 LEAGUE 6 18,932 RUDDY DRAMEH ❚ SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN ❚ SUNJIC ❚ BIELIK ❚ 

tue 19 7.45pm PRESTON NORTH END A 1-2 LEAGUE 7 15,838 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG LONGELO SUNJIC BIELIK 

fri 22 8pm QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 0-0 LEAGUE 8 19,803 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON ❚ LONG BUCHANAN BACUNA ❚ BIELIK 

sat 30 3pm NORWICH CITY A 0-2 LEAGUE 12 26,231 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG ❚ LONGELO SUNJIC BIELIK 

OCTOBER 

tue 03 7.45pm HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 4-1 LEAGUE 10 15,944 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG ❚ LONGELO SUNJIC BIELIK 

fri 06 8pm WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 3-1 LEAGUE 5 21,495 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON 1 LONG LONGELO SUNJIC BIELIK 

sat 21 3pm MIDDLESBROUGH A 0-1 LEAGUE 7 28,449 RUDDY ❚ DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG LONGELO ❚ SUNJIC BIELIK ❚ 

wed 25 7.45pm HULL CITY H 0-2 LEAGUE 12 19,530 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG ❚ LONGELO BACUNA ❚ BIELIK 

sat 28 12.30pm SOUTHAMPTON A 1-3 LEAGUE 14 28,924 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON JAMES ❚ LONGELO SUNJIC BIELIK 

NOVEMBER 

sat 04 3pm IPSWICH TOWN H 2-2 LEAGUE 14 20,940 RUDDY LAIRD SANDERSON JAMES SUNJIC BACUNA DRAMEH ❚ 

sat 11 3pm SUNDERLAND A 1-3 LEAGUE 18 40,922 RUDDY LAIRD ❚ SANDERSON JAMES ❚ SUNJIC BACUNA DRAMEH 

sat 25 3pm SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H 2-1 LEAGUE 14 20,941 RUDDY LAIRD SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK BACUNA 1 DEMBÉLÉ ❚ 

wed 29 7.45pm BLACKBURN ROVERS A 2-4 LEAGUE 16 12,693 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK ❚ BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ 2 

DECEMBER 

sat 02 3pm ROTHERHAM UNITED H 0-0 LEAGUE 15 18,160 RUDDY LAIRD SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ 

fri 08 8pm COVENTRY CITY A 0-2 LEAGUE 16 26,729 RUDDY ROBERTS JUTKIEWICZ ❚ BUCHANAN BIELIK BACUNA ❚ DEMBÉLÉ ❚ 

wed 13 7.45pm CARDIFF CITY A 1-0 LEAGUE 16 17,669 RUDDY ROBERTS SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK BACUNA 1 DEMBÉLÉ ❚ 

mon 18 8pm LEICESTER CITY H 2-3 LEAGUE 17 20,334 RUDDY ROBERTS SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ 

sat 23 3pm PLYMOUTH ARGYLE A 3-3 LEAGUE 18 16,589 RUDDY ROBERTS SANDERSON BUCHANAN BIELIK ❚ BACUNA 1 ❚ DEMBÉLÉ 

tue 26 5.15pm STOKE CITY H 1-3 LEAGUE 19 21,640 RUDDY ROBERTS SANDERSON MIYOSHI ❚ LONGELO BACUNA ❚ DEMBÉLÉ 

fri 29 7.45pm BRISTOL CITY H 0-0 LEAGUE 20 21,231 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON DONOVAN LONGELO BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ 

JANUARY 

mon 01 3pm LEEDS UNITED A 0-3 LEAGUE 20 36,086 RUDDY BURKE SANDERSON BUCHANAN LONGELO BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ 

sat 06 3pm HULL CITY A 1-1 FA CUP - 12,200 ETHERIDGE ❚ DRAMEH SANDERSON ❚ BUCHANAN LONG BIELIK ❚ DEMBÉLÉ ❚ 

sat 13 3pm SWANSEA CITY H 2-2 LEAGUE 20 21,116 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON LONG BUCHANAN ❚ BIELIK SUNJIC ❚ 

TUE 16 7.45PM HULL CITY H 2-1 FA CUP - 7,133 RUDDY DRAMEH BIELIK BUCHANAN LONGELO ANDERSON JAMES 

sat 20 3pm stoke city A 2-1 LEAGUE 20 25,058 RUDDY DRAMEH BIELIK SANDERSON BUCHANAN JAMES SUNJIC 

sat 27 3pm LEICESTER CITY H 0-3 FA CUP - 28,396 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU BIELIK BUCHANAN JAMES SUNJIC 

FEBRUARY 

sat 03 3pm WEST BROMWICH ALBION A 0-1 LEAGUE 19 25,235 ETHERIDGE LAIRD BIELIK ❚ LONG BUCHANAN ❚ DOZZELL ❚ SUNJIC 

fri 09 8pm SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY A 0-2 LEAGUE 19 25,431 ETHERIDGE LAIRD BIELIK LONG BUCHANAN DOZZELL SUNJIC 

tue 13 7.45pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H 1-0 LEAGUE 18 18,117 RUDDY DRAMEH BIELIK ROBERTS LAIRD DOZZELL 1 SEUNG-HO 

sat 17 3pm SUNDERLAND H 2-1 LEAGUE 15 27,449 RUDDY DRAMEH BIELIK ROBERTS LAIRD DOZZELL SEUNG-HO 

sat 24 3pm IPSWICH TOWN A 1-3 LEAGUE 18 29,363 RUDDY DRAMEH SANDERSON ROBERTS LAIRD DOZZELL SEUNG-HO 

MARCH 

sat 02 3pm SOUTHAMPTON H 3-4 LEAGUE 20 21,611 RUDDY LAIRD ❚ SANDERSON ❚ AIWU BUCHANAN DOZZELL SEUNG-HO 

tue 05 7.45pm HULL CITY A 1-1 LEAGUE 19 20,398 RUDDY DRAMEH AIWU BUCHANAN LAIRD SUNJIC ❚ DOZZELL 

sat 09 3pm MILLWALL A 0-1 LEAGUE 21 17,008 RUDDY DRAMEH AIWU ROBERTS BUCHANAN SUNJIC SEUNG-HO 

tue 12 7.45PM MIDDLESBROUGH H 0-1 LEAGUE 21 17,829 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU ROBERTS BUCHANAN DOZZELL SEUNG-HO 

sat 16 3pm WATFORD H 0-1 LEAGUE 21 21,266 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU BUCHANAN DRAMEH SEUNG-HO SUNJIC 

fri 29 3pm QUEENS PARK RANGERS A 1-2 LEAGUE 21 17,170 RUDDY LAIRD ❚ AIWU BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO BIELIK 

APRIL 

mon 01 3pm PRESTON NORTH END H 1-0 LEAGUE 20 24,511 RUDDY LAIRD ❚ AIWU BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO BIELIK 

sat 06 3pm LEICESTER CITY A 1-2 LEAGUE 22 31,825 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO BIELIK ❚ 

wed 10 7.45pm CARDIFF CITY H 0-1 LEAGUE 23 20,894 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO BIELIK ❚ 

sat 13 3pm COVENTRY CITY H 3-0 LEAGUE 21 26,811 RUDDY LAIRD AIWU BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO SUNJIC 1 ❚ 

sat 20 3pm ROTHERHAM UNITED A 0-0 LEAGUE 21 11,001 RUDDY LAIRD BIELIK BUCHANAN SANDERSON SEUNG-HO SUNJIC 

sat 27 3pm HUDDERSFIELD TOWN A 1-1 LEAGUE 22 22,001 RUDDY LAIRD ❚ BIELIK ❚ BUCHANAN ❚ SANDERSON SEUNG-HO SUNJIC 

MAY 

sat 04 12.30pm NORWICH CITY H LEAGUE 


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JAMES ❚ ANDERSON MIYOSHI JUTKIEWICZ SUNJIC (45) DEMBÉLÉ (64) KHELA (81) COSGROVE (81) GARDNER (87) JEACOCK, BIELIK, HOGAN, DONOVAN 

BACUNA ANDERSON DEMBÉLÉ HOGAN MIYOSHI (65) JAMES (88) JUTKIEWICZ 1 (88) LONGELO (90+4) ETHERIDGE, CHANG, COSGROVE, WILLIAMS, KHELA 

BACUNA ANDERSON DEMBÉLÉ HOGAN MIYOSHI 1 (40) JAMES (45) JUTKIEWICZ 1 (74) LONGELO (85) ETHERIDGE, CHANG, COSGROVE, GARDNER, KHELA 

BACUNA ANDERSON MIYOSHI HOGAN 1 STANSFIELD 1 (62) HALL (78) LONGELO (81) JUTKIEWICZ (81) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, COSGROVE, GARDNER, KHELA 

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BURKE ANDERSON STANSFIELD ❚ HOGAN MIYOSHI (68) BACUNA (71) LONGELO (87) ❚ JAMES (87) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, GARDNER, KHELA, AIWU 

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MIYOSHI 1 STANSFIELD ❚ BACUNA ❚ DEMBÉLÉ 2 JAMES 1 (76) BURKE (76) HOGAN (76) KHELA (88) AIWU (88) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, JUTKIEWICZ, GARDNER 

MIYOSHI STANSFIELD BACUNA 1 DEMBÉLÉ BURKE (69) JUTKIEWICZ (72) GARDNER 1 (82) HOGAN (82) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, JAMES, KHELA, AIWU 

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BURKE STANSFIELD MIYOSHI DEMBÉLÉ JUTKIEWICZ (59) JAMES (70) GARDNER (70) DONOVAN (83) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, HOGAN, SUNJIC, AIWU 

BURKE JUTKIEWICZ AIWU ❚ DEMBÉLÉ STANSFIELD 1 (57) ❚ HOGAN (69) GARDNER (69) ❚ ROBERTS (76) MIYOSHI (77) ETHERIDGE, LAIRD, KHELA 

BURKE STANSFIELD 1 AIWU ❚ MIYOSHI BIELIK (73) ❚ DEMBÉLÉ (73) LONGELO (78) JUTKIEWICZ (85) ROBERTS (85) ETHERIDGE, HOGAN, GARDNER, LONG 

BURKE STANSFIELD AIWU MIYOSHI 1 DEMBÉLÉ (71) HOGAN (78) JUTKIEWICZ (78) OAKLEY (83) GARDNER (83) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, LONGELO, KHELA 

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BURKE STANSFIELD AIWU MIYOSHI DRAMEH (26) JAMES (59) ❚ JUTKIEWICZ (60) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, HOGAN, GARDNER, SUNJIC, DONOVAN 

JAMES ❚ STANSFIELD AIWU ❚ MIYOSHI HOGAN (70) BURKE (70) DONOVAN (83) SUNJIC (83) ETHERIDGE, GARDNER, LONGELO, OAKLEY, KHELA 

JAMES STANSFIELD AIWU SUNJIC ❚ JUTKIEWICZ (86) MIYOSHI (90) DONOVAN (90+5) ETHERIDGE, HOGAN, GARDNER, LONGELO, OAKLEY, KHELA 

JAMES 2 STANSFIELD AIWU SUNJIC BURKE (71) MIYOSHI (71) DONOVAN (71) HOGAN (81) JUTKIEWICZ (86) ETHERIDGE, GARDNER, LONGELO, OAKLEY 

JAMES 1 ❚ STANSFIELD 1 ❚ AIWU SUNJIC LONGELO (10) ❚ BURKE (66) JUTKIEWICZ (75) MIYOSHI (84) ❚ ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, HOGAN, GARDNER, OAKLEY 

JAMES STANSFIELD 1 AIWU SUNJIC ROBERTS (57) DONOVAN (67) ANDERSON (77) GARDNER (77) BURKE (78) ETHERIDGE, JUTKIEWICZ, OAKLEY, HOME 

JAMES STANSFIELD AIWU SUNJIC ANDERSON (63) ROBERTS (64) BURKE (64) ETHERIDGE, JUTKIEWICZ, MIYOSHI, GARDNER, OAKLEY, LONG 

JAMES STANSFIELD ❚ AIWU SUNJIC ❚ ROBERTS (62) GARDNER (62) ETHERIDGE, JUTKIEWICZ, MIYOSHI, ANDERSON, OAKLEY, LONG, DONOVAN 

JUTKIEWICZ 1 ❚ STANSFIELD GARDNER MIYOSHI JAMES ❚ (58) DONOVAN (77) ANDERSON (83) HOGAN (83) BACUNA, SUNJIC, AIWU, BURKE, MAYO 

STANSFIELD ❚ MIYOSHI DEMBÉLÉ 1 HOGAN ❚ BACUNA (65) JAMES (65) 1 ❚ ROBERTS (65) AIWU (84) JUTKIEWICZ (84) ETHERIDGE, ANDERSON, GARDNER, BURKE 

GARDNER BACUNA DONOVAN BURKE ROBERTS (62) MIYOSHI 1 (63) DEMBÉLÉ (63) STANSFIELD 1 (63) SUNJIC (64) MAYO, HOGAN, LONG, SANDERSON 

MIYOSHI BACUNA 1 DEMBÉLÉ STANSFIELD 1 ROBERTS (67) DOZZELL (71) LONG (75) ETHERIDGE, HOGAN, ANDERSON, GARDNER, AIWU, BURKE 

MIYOSHI ANDERSON DEMBÉLÉ STANSFIELD ROBERTS (45) ❚ ROBERT (62) ❚ BURKE (62) HOGAN (63) DONOVAN (74) ETHERIDGE, GARDNER, LONGELO, LONG 

MIYOSHI PRITCHARD DEMBÉLÉ STANSFIELD JAMES (45) BACUNA (57) SEUNG-HO (67) ANDERSON (75) MAYO, ROBERTS, ROBERTS, HOGAN, AIWU 

BACUNA JAMES DEMBÉLÉ HOGAN SEUNG-HO (54) STANSFIELD (55) MIYOSHI (65) ROBERTS (65) ANDERSON (76) MAYO, DRAMEH, GARDNER, ROBERTS 

ROBERTS MIYOSHI JAMES STANSFIELD BACUNA (66) DEMBÉLÉ (66) ANDERSON (82) ETHERIDGE, BUCHANAN, JUTKIEWICZ, GARDNER, LONG, SUNJIC 

ROBERTS MIYOSHI 1 JAMES 1 STANSFIELD BACUNA (66) DEMBÉLÉ (66) JUTKIEWICZ(90+1) ETHERIDGE, BUCHANAN, ANDERSON, GARDNER, SUNJIC, AIWU 

ROBERTS MIYOSHI JAMES 1 STANSFIELD BACUNA (63) DEMBÉLÉ (63) SUNJIC (64) GARDNER (85) JUTKIEWICZ (90) ETHERIDGE, BUCHANAN, HOGAN, AIWU 

BACUNA 1 MIYOSHI 1 ❚ JAMES STANSFIELD 1 DRAMEH (68) PRITCHARD (68) SUNJIC ❚ (80) HALL (90+6) ROBERTS (90+6) ETHERIDGE, HOGAN, JUTKIEWICZ, DEMBÉLÉ 

BACUNA DEMBÉLÉ JAMES ❚ ROBERTS SEUNG-HO (59) STANSFIELD (58) ❚ HALL (59) PRITCHARD (59) JUTKIEWICZ (80) ETHERIDGE, MYOSHI, GARDNER, LONGELO 

MIYOSHI PRITCHARD BACUNA STANSFIELD HALL (73) JAMES (83) JUTKIEWICZ (83) ETHERIDGE, LAIRD, ROBERTS, DOZZELL, DEMBELE, GARDNER 

MIYOSHI PRITCHARD JAMES STANSFIELD DRAMEH (19) BACUNA (45) HALL (45) JUTKIEWICZ (70) ROBERTS (78) ETHERIDGE, GARDNER, LONGELO, SUNJIC 

BACUNA MIYOSHI JAMES STANSFIELD ROBERTS (72) JUTKIEWICZ (72) HALL (83) GARDNER (83) HOGAN (90+7) ETHERIDGE, SANDERSON, DOZZELL, LONGELO 

DRAMEH BACUNA 1 ROBERTS ❚ STANSFIELD MIYOSHI (73) HOGAN (84) JAMES (85) GARDNER (90+1) ETHERIDGE, ANDERSON, DEMBELE, SUNJIC, HALL 

MIYOSHI JAMES BACUNA STANSFIELD 1 DOZZELL (54) ANDERSON (81) HOGAN (81) SUNJIC (90+2) GARDNER (90+2) ETHERIDGE ROBERTS, DRAMEH, DEMBELE 

MIYOSHI JAMES ❚ BACUNA STANSFIELD 1 SUNJIC (58) ANDERSON (58) PRITCHARD (58) DEMBELE (80) HOGAN (80) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, DRAMEH, GARDNER 

MIYOSHI JAMES BACUNA STANSFIELD DRAMEH (70) ANDERSON (70) PRITCHARD (70) HOGAN (79) GARDNER (86) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, DOZZELL, SUNJIC 

MIYOSHI ❚ ROBERTS ANDERSON STANSFIELD 1 ❚ HALL (76) JAMES (76) BACUNA (82) HOGAN (82) GARDNER (88) ETHERIDGE, DOZZELL, DEMBELE, AIWU 

BURKE ROBERTS ANDERSON ❚ STANSFIELD ❚ MIYOSHI (45) BACUNA (59) DEMBÉLÉ (77) HOGAN (89) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, JAMES, GARDNER, HALL 

MIYOSHI ANDERSON ❚ BACUNA STANSFIELD DEMBELE (77) JUTKIEWICZ (77) PRITCHARD (77) ROBERTS (77) ETHERIDGE, ROBERTS, JAMES, GARDNER, HALL 


ROLL CALL & LEAGUE TABLE 

PLAYER LEAGUE FA CUP LEAGUE CUP 

APPS / GLS APPS / GLS APPS / GLS 

Emanuel Aiwu 22 (2) 0 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Keshi Anderson 11 (8) 0 2 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 

Juninho Bacuna 31 (13) 7 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 2 

Krystian Bielik 34 (1) 0 3 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Lee Buchanan 31 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Oliver Burke 11 (10) 0 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 

Alfie Chang 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 

Sam Cosgrove 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 

Siriki Dembele 23 (10) 6 2 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 

Romelle Donovan 1 (6) 0 1 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 

Andre Dozzell 8 (2) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Cody Drameh 23 (5) 0 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Neil Etheridge 2 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 

Gary Gardner 1 (15) 1 2 (0) 0 0 (2) 0 

George Hall 0 (7) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 

Scott Hogan 11 (15) 1 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 1 

Josh Home 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Jordan James 24 (17) 8 2 (1) 0 2 (0) 0 

Lukas Jutkiewicz 3 (24) 3 1 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 

Brandon Khela 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 

Ethan Laird 23 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Kevin Long 16 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 

Emmanuel Longelo 10 (7) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 

Bradley Mayo 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Koji Miyoshi 28 (14) 6 2 (1) 1 1 (1) 0 

Marcel Oakley 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 

Paik Seung-Ho 14 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Alex Pritchard 3 (5) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Marc Roberts 10 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 

Tyler Roberts 8 (9) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (0) 0 

John Ruddy 43 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 

Dion Sanderson 36 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 

Jay Stansfield 38 (4) 12 2 (1) 1 1 (0) 0 

Ivan Sunjic 30 (5) 1 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 

Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts 

1 Leicester City 44 30 4 10 86 39 47 94 

2 Leeds United 45 27 9 9 80 41 39 90 

3 Ipswich Town 44 26 12 6 88 56 32 90 

4 Southampton 45 25 9 11 85 62 23 84 

5 Norwich City 45 21 10 14 79 63 16 73 

6 West Bromwich Albion 45 20 12 13 67 47 20 72 

7 Hull City 45 19 13 13 68 59 9 70 

8 Middlesbrough 45 19 9 17 68 61 7 66 

9 Coventry City 44 17 13 14 68 55 13 64 

10 Preston North End 44 18 9 17 56 61 -5 63 

11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 53 47 6 62 

12 Cardiff City 45 19 5 21 51 65 -14 62 

13 Swansea City 45 15 12 18 59 64 -5 57 

14 Watford 45 13 17 15 60 58 2 56 

15 Sunderland 45 16 8 21 52 52 0 56 

16 Millwall 45 15 11 19 44 55 -11 56 

17 Queens Park Rangers 45 14 11 20 45 57 -12 53 

18 Stoke City 45 14 11 20 45 60 -15 53 

19 Blackburn Rovers 45 13 11 21 58 74 -16 50 

20 Sheffield Wednesday 45 14 8 23 42 68 -26 50 

21 Plymouth Argyle 45 12 12 21 58 70 -12 48 

22 BIRMINGHAM CITY 45 12 11 22 49 65 -16 47 

23 Huddersfield Town 45 9 18 18 48 75 -27 45 

24 Rotherham United 45 4 12 29 32 87 -55 24 



BIRMINGHAM 

CITY 

INTERIM MANAGER: GARY ROWETT 

GK 

NEIL ETHERIDGE 1 ■ ■ 

ETHAN LAIRD 2 ■ ■ 

LEE BUCHANAN 3 ■ ■ 

MARC ROBERTS 4 ■ ■ 

DION SANDERSON 5 ■ ■ 

KRYSTIAN BIELIK 6 ■ ■ 

JUNINHO BACUNA 7 ■ ■ 

TYLER ROBERTS 8 ■ ■ 

SCOTT HOGAN 9 ■ ■ 

LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ 10 ■ ■ 

KOJI MIYOSHI 11 ■ ■ 

CODY DRAMEH 12 ■ ■ 

PAIK SEUNG-HO 13 ■ ■ 

KESHI ANDERSON 14 ■ ■ 

ALFIE CHANG 15 ■ ■ 

ANDRE DOZZELL 16 ■ ■ 

SIRIKI DEMBELE 17 ■ ■ 

JOSH WILLIAMS 18 ■ ■ 

JORDAN JAMES 19 ■ ■ 

GARY GARDNER 20 ■ ■ 

GK 

JOHN RUDDY 21 ■ ■ 

EMMANUEL LONGELO 23 ■ ■ 

MARCEL OAKLEY 24 ■ ■ 

JAY STANSFIELD 28 ■ ■ 

ALEX PRITCHARD 29 ■ ■ 

IVAN SUNJIC 34 ■ ■ 

GEORGE HALL 35 ■ ■ 

JUNIOR DIXON 43 ■ ■ 

EMANUEL AIWU 44 ■ ■ 

OLIVER BURKE 45 ■ ■ 

JOSH HOME 47 ■ ■ 

GK 

BRAD MAYO 48 ■ ■ 

ROMELLE DONOVAN 49 ■ ■ 

NORWICH 

CITY 

HEAD COACH: DAVID WAGNER 

■ ■ 3 JACK STACEY 

■ ■ 5 GRANT HANLEY 

■ ■ 6 BEN GIBSON 

■ ■ 7 BORJA SAINZ 

■ ■ 8 LIAM GIBBS 

■ ■ 9 JOSH SARGENT 

■ ■ 10 ASHLEY BARNES 

■ ■ 12 GEORGE LONG GK 

■ ■ 14 SYDNEY VAN HOOIJDONK 

■ ■ 15 SAM McCALLUM 

■ ■ 16 CHRISTIAN FASSNACHT 

■ ■ 17 GABRIEL SARA 

■ ■ 19 JACOB SØRENSEN 

■ ■ 21 DANNY BATTH 

■ ■ 23 KENNY McLEAN 

■ ■ 24 SHANE DUFFY 

■ ■ 25 ONEL HERNÁNDEZ 

■ ■ 26 MARCELINO NÚÑEZ 

■ ■ 27 JONATHAN ROWE 

■ ■ 28 ANGUS GUNN GK 

■ ■ 30 DIMITRIS GIANNOULIS 

■ ■ 35 KELLEN FISHER 

■ ■ 37 DAN BARDEN GK 

■ ■ 43 FINLEY WELCH 

■ ■ 44 KEN ABOH 

■ ■ 49 GUILHERME MONTÓIA 

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