Birmingham 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

Total pages: 130

Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered
27 Dec 1905Page 12Birmingham 7 Middlesbrough 0
10 Dec 1906Page 14Birmingham 5 Woolwich Arsenal 1
8 May 1921Page 15Birmingham are Division 2 champions
15 Feb 1931Page 30Birmingham 3 Watford 0 (FA Cup 5th Round)
1 Mar 1931Page 30Birmingham 2 Chelsea 2 (FA Cup quarter-final)
5 Mar 1931Pages 22 and backChelsea 0 Birmingham 3 (FA Cup quarter-final replay)
15 Mar 1931Page 30Birmingham 2 Sunderland 0 (FA Cup semi-final)
26 Apr 1931 & 27 Apr 1931Pages 1 and 26 Back pageWest Brom 2 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup Final)
10 Feb 1935Page 38Birmingham beat Arsenal 3-0
24 Mar 1946Page 11Derby 1 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
18 Apr 1948Page 11Birmingham are Division 2 champions
12 Dec 1954Page 18Birmingham 9 Liverpool 1
1 May 1955Page 22Birmingham draw 2-2 at Liverpool
5 May 1955Page 17Birmingham are Division 2 champions
5 Mar 1956Page 16Arsenal 1 Birmingham 3 (FA Cup quarter-final)
19 Mar 1956Page 19Birmingham 3 Sunderland 0 (FA Cup semi-final)
6 May 1956 & 7 May 1956Pages 22 & 23 Pages 16 & 17Manchester City 3 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup Final)
17 May 1956Page 23Inter Milan 0 Birmingham 0 (Fairs Cup)
25 Aug 1957Page 22Birmingham 3 Aston Villa 1
30 Mar 1960Page 28Birmingham 0 Barcelona 0 (Fairs Cup Final 1 st leg)
5 May 1960Page 29Barcelona 4 Birmingham 1 (Fairs Cup Final 2 nd leg)
20 Apr 1961Page 24st Inter Milan 1 Birmingham 2 (Fairs Cup semi-final 1 leg)
4 May 1961Page 24Birmingham 2 Inter Milan 1 (Fairs Cup semi-final 2nd leg)
28 Sep 1961Page 25Birmingham 2 Roma 2 (Fairs Cup Final 1 st leg)
12 Oct 1961Page 30nd Roma 2 Birmingham 0 (Fairs Cup Final 2 leg)
24 May 1963Page 31Birmingham 3 Aston Villa 1 (League Cup Final 1 st leg)
28 May 1963Page 31Aston Villa 0 Birmingham 0 (League Cup Final 2 nd leg)
29 Apr 1964Page 31Gil Merrick is sacked as manager
1 Oct 1964Page 31Wolves 0 Birmingham 2
11 May 1966Page 26Barry Bridges joins Birmingham for £55,000
13 Mar 1968Page 30th Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1 (FA Cup 5 Round replay)
31 Mar 1968Pages 42 & 43Birmingham 1 Chelsea 0 (FA Cup quarter-final)
20 Mar 1972Pages 30, 31 and backBirmingham 3 Huddersfield 1 (FA Cup quarter-final)
3 May 1972Back pageOrient 0 Birmingham 1 (promoted to Division 1)
9 Sep 1977Page 27Sir Alf Ramsey is appointed manager
12 Nov 1978Page 47Birmingham 5 Manchester United 1
10 Feb 1979Pages 30 and backTrevor Francis is sold for £1m
8 Oct 1980Back pageBirmingham 3 Arsenal 1
28 Dec 1982Back pageBirmingham 3 Aston Villa 0
8 Feb 1984Page 27Birmingham 2 Manchester United 2
6 May 1985Page 27Birmingham 2 Cardiff 0 (promoted to Division 1)
27 Apr 1992Page 27Birmingham 1 Shrewsbury 0 (promoted to Division 2)
11 Dec 1993Page 29Barry Fry is appointed manager
5 Oct 1994Back pagend nd Birmingham 1 Blackburn 1 (League Cup 2 Round 2 leg)
2 Jan 1995Page 37Birmingham 7 Blackpool 1
9 Jan 1995Pages 36 & 37rd Birmingham 0 Liverpool 0 (FA Cup 3 Round)
19 Jan 1995Back pagerd Birmingham lose to Liverpool on penalties (FA Cup 3 Round replay)
24 Apr 1995Pages 34, 35 and backBirmingham 1 Carlisle 0 (Auto Windscreens Shield Final)
8 May 1995Score pages 6 & 7Huddersfield 1 Birmingham 2 (Division 2 champions)
10 May 1996Pages 36 & 37Trevor Francis is appointed manager
14 Apr 1998Mania page 6Manchester City 0 Birmingham 1
1 Nov 2000Page 39rd Tottenham 1 Birmingham 3 (League Cup 3 Round)
1 Feb 2001Pages 58 and backBirmingham 4 Ipswich 1 (League Cup semi-final 2nd leg)
26 Feb 2001Back pageBirmingham lose 5-4 to Liverpool on penalties (League Cup Final)
13 Dec 2001Page 60Steve Bruce is appointed manager
13 May 2002Mania pages 10 & 11Birmingham beat Norwich 4-2 on penalties in the Playoff Final to win promotion to the Premiership
27 Apr 2003Premplus pages 8 & 9Birmingham 3 Middlesbrough 0
17 Aug 2003Premplus page 4Birmingham 1 Tottenham 0
21 Sep 2003Premplus page 10Leeds 0 Birmingham 2
5 Jan 2004Mania page 14Birmingham 4 Blackburn 0
12 Feb 2004Page 66Birmingham 3 Everton 0
28 Mar 2004Premplus pages 2 & 3Birmingham 4 Leeds 1
13 Feb 2005Premplus pages 2 & 3Birmingham 2 Liverpool 0
21 Mar 2005Mania pages 2 & 3Birmingham 2 Aston Villa 0
16 May 2005Mania page 14Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1
28 Aug 2005Premplus page 6West Brom 2 Birmingham 3
22 Jan 2006Premplus page 5Birmingham 5 Portsmouth 0
20 Apr 2006Page 67Birmingham 2 Blackburn 1
18 Jan 2007Pages 76 & 77rd Newcastle 1 Birmingham 5 (FA Cup 3 Round replay)
23 Apr 2007Mania page 20Wolves 2 Birmingham 3
30 Apr 2007Page 56Birmingham are promoted to the Premiership
28 Oct 2007Premplus page 16Birmingham 3 Wigan 2
2 Mar 2008Premplus page 5Birmingham 4 Tottenham 1
7 Apr 2009Page 50Birmingham 2 Wolves 0
4 May 2009Mania pages 1, 10 & 11Reading 1 Birmingham 2 (promoted to Premier League)
24 Jan 2010Premplus pages 6 & 7Everton 1 Birmingham 2 (FA Cup 4 th Round)
8 Feb 2010Mania pages 2 & 3Birmingham 2 Wolves 1
14 Feb 2010Premplus pages 6 & 7th Derby 1 Birmingham 2 (FA Cup 5 Round)
2 Dec 2010Pages 90 & 91Birmingham 2 Aston Villa 1 (League Cup quarter-final)
27 Jan 2011Pages 68 & 69nd Birmingham 3 West Ham 1 (League Cup semi-final 2 leg)
28 Feb 2011Pages 1, 58, 59 and 60Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1 (League Cup Final)
21 Oct 2011Page 83Bruges 1 Birmingham 2 (Europa League)
29 Jan 2012Football page 12th Sheffield United 0 Birmingham 4 (FA Cup 4 Round)
18 Mar 2012Football page 15Birmingham 3 Middlesbrough 0
8 Apr 2012Football page 13Birmingham 3 Crystal Palace 0
28 Oct 2012Football page 14Leeds 0 Birmingham 1
11 Mar 2013Football page 16Birmingham 3 Derby 1
22 Sep 2013Football page 15Birmingham 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1
26 Sep 2013Page 65Birmingham 3 Swansea 1 (League Cup 3rd Round)
4 May 2014Football page 13Bolton 2 Birmingham 2
14 Dec 2014Football page 14Birmingham 6 Reading 1
12 Apr 2015Football page 15Birmingham 2 Wolves 1
13 Sep 2015Football page 7Birmingham 4 Bristol City 2
24 Jan 2016Football page 5Birmingham 3 Ipswich 0
30 Apr 2017Football page 12Birmingham 2 Huddersfield 0
8 May 2017Football page 4Bristol City 0 Birmingham 1