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Birmingham City 1996/1997

CityBirmingham
Full nameBirmingham City FC
Diminutive Birmingham
Foundation1875
Stadium St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Official websitehttps://www.bcfc.com/
photo St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Roster Birmingham City 1996/1997

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Goalkeepers

photo Ian Bennett

Ian Bennett

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 17/12/1993

left on : 09/12/2004
B.date10/10/1971
Age25 years
Height1m83
Weight80 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 7
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 3
Goals against 6
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 630
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%
photo Bart Griemink

Bart Griemink

Goalkeeper

Netherlands

Arrived on : 09/10/1996

left on : 11/10/1996
B.date29/03/1972
Age25 years
Height1m91
photo Steve Sutton

Steve Sutton

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1996

left on : 02/05/1997
B.date16/04/1961
Age36 years
Height1m85
photo Mark Gayle

Mark Gayle

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1997

left on : 01/07/1997
B.date21/10/1969
Age27 years

Defenders

photo Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 22/05/1996

left on : 02/07/1998
B.date31/12/1960
Age36 years
Height1m83
Weight79 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 7
On the bench 0
Goals 1
Efficiency 630
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 630
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%
photo Gary Breen

Gary Breen

Central defender

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 08/02/1996

left on : 30/01/1997
B.date12/12/1973
Age23 years
Height1m86
Weight75 kg

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 5
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 429
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 60%
Draws 20%
Losses 20%
photo Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Central defender

Jamaica

Arrived on : 01/09/1995

left on : 14/08/2003
B.date04/07/1973
Age23 years
Height1m80
Weight75 kg

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 1
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 135
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 80%
Draws 0%
Losses 20%
photo Matthew Jackson

Matthew Jackson

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 31/10/1996

left on : 20/12/1996
B.date19/10/1971
Age25 years
Height1m86
Weight82 kg
photo Gary Ablett

Gary Ablett

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1996

left on : 03/12/1999
B.date19/11/1965
Age31 years
Height1m83
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 7
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 624
Yellow cards 3
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%
photo Darren Wassall

Darren Wassall

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 26/03/1997

left on : 11/05/2000
B.date27/06/1968
Age29 years
photo Andy Edwards

Andy Edwards

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 05/07/1995

left on : 29/11/1996
B.date17/09/1971
Age25 years
Height1m91
Weight83 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 79
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Dave Barnett

Dave Barnett

Defender

Cayman Islands

Arrived on : 01/12/1993

left on : 01/01/1997
B.date16/04/1967
Age30 years
Height1m83
photo John Frain

John Frain

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1986

left on : 01/01/1997
B.date08/10/1968
Age28 years
photo Gary Poole

Gary Poole

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/09/1994

left on : 01/11/1996
B.date11/09/1967
Age29 years
Height1m83
Weight78 kg

Display stats

Played matches 3
First team matches 3
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 270
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 67%
Draws 33%
Losses 0%
photo Jon Bass

Jon Bass

Full-back

England

Arrived on : 09/11/1996

left on : 23/03/2000
B.date01/07/1976
Age20 years
Height1m83

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Kenny Brown

Kenny Brown

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 28/12/1996

left on : 01/08/1997
B.date11/07/1967
Age29 years
Height1m73
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Martin Grainger

Martin Grainger

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 25/03/1996

left on : 12/02/2004
B.date23/08/1972
Age24 years
Height1m81
Weight76 kg

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 2
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 160
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Andy Legg

Andy Legg

Left full-back

Wales

Arrived on : 29/02/1996

left on : 03/11/1997
B.date28/07/1966
Age30 years
Height1m78
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 5
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 481
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%

Midfielders

photo Barry Horne

Barry Horne

Defensive Midfielder

Wales

Arrived on : 01/06/1996

left on : 13/10/1997
B.date18/05/1962
Age35 years
Height1m78
Weight77 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 7
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 626
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%
photo Chris Holland

Chris Holland

Defensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 29/10/1996

left on : 03/02/2000
B.date11/09/1975
Age21 years
Height1m76
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 3
First team matches 3
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 250
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 67%
Draws 0%
Losses 33%
photo Jason Bowen

Jason Bowen

Centre Midfield

Wales

Arrived on : 24/07/1995

left on : 02/09/1997
B.date24/08/1972
Age24 years
Height1m70

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 2
On the bench 3
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 178
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 20%
Losses 40%
photo Martin O'Connor

Martin O'Connor

Centre Midfield

Cayman Islands

Arrived on : 28/11/1996

left on : 07/02/2002
B.date10/12/1967
Age29 years
Height1m75
photo Steve Robinson

Steve Robinson

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 15/04/1996

left on : 13/02/2001
B.date17/10/1975
Age21 years
Height1m76
Weight71 kg
photo Jonathan Hunt

Jonathan Hunt

Right Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 16/09/1994

left on : 31/05/1997
B.date02/11/1971
Age25 years
Height1m80

Display stats

Played matches 3
First team matches 1
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 98
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo John Cornforth

John Cornforth

Midfield

Wales

Arrived on : 01/01/1996

left on : 01/01/1997
B.date07/10/1967
Age29 years
photo Louie Donowa

Louie Donowa

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 09/11/1996

left on : 13/12/1996
B.date24/09/1964
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 72
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Steve Castle

Steve Castle

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1996

left on : 01/02/1997
B.date17/05/1966
Age31 years

Display stats

Played matches 4
First team matches 4
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 352
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 25%
Losses 25%
photo Paul Tait

Paul Tait

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1994

left on : 01/12/1997
B.date31/07/1971
Age25 years
Height1m86
Weight64 kg

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 1
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 98
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 50%
Losses 0%
photo Ricky Otto

Ricky Otto

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 15/11/1996

left on : 01/02/1997
B.date09/11/1967
Age29 years
Height1m78
Weight80 kg
photo Paul Devlin

Paul Devlin

Right Offensive Midfielder

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/02/1996

left on : 01/03/1998
B.date14/04/1972
Age25 years
Height1m72
Weight72 kg

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 6
On the bench 1
Goals 3
Efficiency 177
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 531
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 1
Victories 57%
Draws 14%
Losses 29%
photo Anders Limpar

Anders Limpar

Right Offensive Midfielder

Sweden

Arrived on : 20/01/1997

left on : 15/04/1997
B.date24/09/1965
Age31 years
Height1m73
Weight73 kg

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 63
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 0%
Losses 100%
photo Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes

Versatile Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 11/03/1997

left on : 01/07/2004
B.date19/06/1976
Age21 years
Height1m75
Weight71 kg

Forwards

photo Nicky Forster

Nicky Forster

Striker

England

Arrived on : 30/01/1997

left on : 22/06/1999
B.date08/09/1973
Age23 years
Height1m73
Weight73 kg
photo Marco Gabbiadini

Marco Gabbiadini

Striker

England

Arrived on : 14/10/1996

left on : 18/10/1996
B.date20/01/1968
Age29 years
Height1m78
Weight84 kg
photo Mike Newell

Mike Newell

Striker

England

Arrived on : 02/02/1997

left on : 17/03/1997
B.date27/01/1965
Age32 years
Height1m86
Weight70 kg

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 4
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 181
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 362
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
Victories 40%
Draws 20%
Losses 40%
photo Paul Furlong

Paul Furlong

Striker

England

Arrived on : 17/07/1996

left on : 07/08/2000
B.date01/10/1968
Age28 years
Height1m83
Weight84 kg

Display stats

Played matches 6
First team matches 6
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 265
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 530
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
Victories 50%
Draws 17%
Losses 33%
photo Kevin Francis

Kevin Francis

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1995

left on : 01/02/1998
B.date06/12/1967
Age29 years

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 1
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 59
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 117
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%

Manager

photo Trevor Francis

Trevor Francis

Manager

B.date 19/04/1954

Age 43 years

Arrived on : 10/05/1996

Left on : 15/10/2001

53 Games
21 Victories
16 Losses

Success rate in this team:

40 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Staff members

Frank BarlowArrived on : 01/07/1996
assistant managerLeft on : 01/01/1999
Edwin SteinArrived on : 01/12/1993
assistant managerLeft on : 01/07/1998
Jason WitheArrived on : 01/07/1994
Administrative DirectorLeft on : 01/07/1996

Games list

19/0419/04/1997First DivisionFDRound 44R44Bradford0 2Birmingham City
26/0426/04/1997First DivisionFDRound 45R45Birmingham City2 0Oxford United
04/0504/05/1997First DivisionFDRound 46R46Ipswich Town1 1Birmingham City

Competitions overview 1996/1997Last updated on 07/02/2025 at 19:54

First Division

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4617151452484

League Cup

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4211422

FA Cup

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3201642

Total

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5321161662548

Transfers: In

Players in

15/0415/04/1996photo Steve Robinson Steve RobinsonPeterboroughReturn from loan
22/0522/05/1996photo Steve Bruce Steve BruceMan UnitedFree
01/0601/06/1996photo Barry Horne Barry HorneEverton375 k€
01/0701/07/1996photo Gary Ablett Gary AblettEverton546 k€
01/0701/07/1996photo Steve Castle Steve CastleGillingham
17/0717/07/1996photo Paul Furlong Paul FurlongChelsea2.2 M€
29/0729/07/1996photo Mike Newell Mike NewellBlackburn1.2 M€
01/0801/08/1996photo Steve Sutton Steve SuttonReading
09/1009/10/1996photo Bart Griemink Bart GrieminkBarnsleyReturn from loan
29/1029/10/1996photo Chris Holland Chris HollandNewcastle U-23840 k€
09/1109/11/1996photo Jon Bass Jon BassCarlisle UnitedReturn from loan
09/1109/11/1996photo Louie Donowa Louie DonowaWalsallReturn from loan
15/1115/11/1996photo Ricky Otto Ricky OttoCharlton
28/1128/11/1996photo Martin O'Connor Martin O'ConnorPeterborough750 k€
28/1228/12/1996photo Kenny Brown Kenny BrownWest Ham
01/0101/01/1997photo Mark Gayle Mark GayleCrewe
20/0120/01/1997photo Anders Limpar Anders LimparEverton150 k€
30/0130/01/1997photo Nicky Forster Nicky ForsterBrentford1.1 M€
02/0202/02/1997photo Mike Newell Mike NewellWest HamReturn from loan
01/0301/03/1997photo Steve Castle Steve CastleOrient
11/0311/03/1997photo Bryan Hughes Bryan HughesWrexham1.5 M€
26/0326/03/1997photo Darren Wassall Darren WassallDerby225 k€
01/0401/04/1997photo Ricky Otto Ricky OttoPeterborough

Players loaned in

03/0903/09/1996photo Chris Holland Chris HollandNewcastle U-23Loan
14/1014/10/1996photo Marco Gabbiadini M. GabbiadiniDerbyLoan
31/1031/10/1996photo Matthew Jackson Matthew JacksonEvertonLoan

Staff members in

10/0510/05/1996photo Trevor Francis Trevor FrancisFreemanager
01/0701/07/1996photo Frank Barlow Frank BarlowFreeassistant manager

Transfers: Out

Players out

31/0531/05/1996photo Vinny Samways Vinny SamwaysEvertonReturn from loan
01/0701/07/1996photo Gary Cooper Gary CooperWelling
01/0701/07/1996photo Steve Finnan Steve FinnanNotts
01/0701/07/1996photo Sigurd Rushfeldt S. RushfeldtTromsö
01/0701/07/1996photo Paul Sansome Paul SansomeSouthendReturn from loan
01/0701/07/1996photo Peter Shearer Peter ShearerPeterborough
24/0724/07/1996photo Paul Peschisolido PeschisolidoWBA900 k€
25/0725/07/1996photo Richard Forsyth Richard ForsythStoke City280 k€
01/0801/08/1996photo Jae Martin Jae MartinLincoln
01/0901/09/1996photo Ricky Otto Ricky OttoCharlton
06/0906/09/1996photo Paul Barnes Paul BarnesBurnley500 k€
11/1011/10/1996photo Bart Griemink Bart GrieminkPeterborough35 k€
18/1018/10/1996photo Marco Gabbiadini M. GabbiadiniDerbyReturn from loan
28/1028/10/1996photo Chris Holland Chris HollandNewcastle U-23Return from loan
01/1101/11/1996photo Gary Poole Gary PooleCharlton
29/1129/11/1996photo Andy Edwards Andy EdwardsPeterborough
13/1213/12/1996photo Louie Donowa Louie DonowaPeterborough
20/1220/12/1996photo Matthew Jackson Matthew JacksonEvertonReturn from loan
01/0101/01/1997photo Dave Barnett Dave BarnettDunfermlineReturn from loan
01/0101/01/1997photo John Cornforth John CornforthCardiff
01/0101/01/1997photo John Frain John FrainNorthampton
30/0130/01/1997photo Gary Breen Gary BreenCoventry3.7 M€
01/0201/02/1997photo Steve Castle Steve CastleOrient
01/0201/02/1997photo Ricky Otto Ricky OttoPeterborough

Players loaned out

09/0909/09/1996photo Bart Griemink Bart GrieminkBarnsleyLoan
01/1001/10/1996photo Jon Bass Jon BassCarlisle UnitedLoan
14/1014/10/1996photo Louie Donowa Louie DonowaWalsallLoan
19/1219/12/1996photo Mike Newell Mike NewellWest HamLoan
17/0317/03/1997photo Mike Newell Mike NewellBradfordLoan

Staff members out

01/0701/07/1996photo Jason Withe Jason WitheAston VillaAdministrative Director

Trophy room

Victories

League Cup 220111963
League One 11995
Championship 41955194819211893

Runner-ups

Championship 6200920071985197219031901
League Cup 12001
League One 11992
Ligue Europa 219611960
FA Cup 219561931
Data verified since 1892/1893

Club overall statsLast updated on 07/02/2025 at 19:54

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

30%

35%

33%

All competitions

30%

31%

30%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

57%

26%

41%

All competitions

52%

31%

42%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

43%

39%

41%

All competitions

44%

35%

40%

Number of times the team scores first

League

0%

0%

0%

All competitions

11%

12%

11%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

0%

4%

2%

All competitions

4%

4%

4%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

0

0

35

All competitions

35

38

37

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

0

0

65

All competitions

65

89

74

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
1 - 04 times4 times
2 - 02 times3 times
0 - 06 times6 times
3 - 12 times3 times
0 - 10 times1 times
3 - 01 times1 times
2 - 32 times2 times
4 - 11 times1 times
0 - 31 times1 times
1 - 30 times1 times
1 - 22 times2 times
2 - 11 times1 times
1 - 11 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
0 - 13 times4 times
4 - 41 times1 times
1 - 03 times3 times
1 - 14 times5 times
3 - 02 times2 times
0 - 02 times2 times
1 - 22 times2 times
2 - 12 times2 times
0 - 21 times2 times
3 - 11 times1 times
2 - 01 times1 times
2 - 21 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

66.67%

33.33%

Away

66.67%

33.33%

Total

66.67%

16.67%

16.67%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

Away

100%

Total

100%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

100%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

0%

100%

0%

0

90

0

Min./Match

0%

100%

0%

0

90

0

Min./Match

0%

100%

0%

0

90

0

Min./Match

All competitions

5%

93%

2%

5

83

2

Min./Match

7%

93%

0%

6

84

0

Min./Match

6%

93%

1%

5

84

1

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 07/02/2025 at 19:54

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 11/03/2025 at 14:29

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 150
0
16 - 302
0
31 - 453
0
Best scorer : Steve Bruce - 2 Goals
46 - 602
2
Best scorer : Paul Devlin - 2 Goals
61 - 752
1
76 - 901
4

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 25/02/2025 at 01:46

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1987 and 1997 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
38WBA1.31 pts/m
39Notts County1.38 pts/m
40Tranmere Rovers1.55 pts/m
41Port Vale1.47 pts/m
42Bolton Wanderers1.55 pts/m
43Birmingham City1.33 pts/m
44Bristol City1.41 pts/m
45Southend1.27 pts/m
46Grimsby Town1.29 pts/m
47Reading1.38 pts/m
48Plymouth1.29 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/08/1987. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 07/03/2025 at 19:08

Best club streaksLast updated on 07/02/2025 at 19:54

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins222
League222
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses526
League435
consecutive matches without a win587
League476
consecutive matches without a draw9611
League7610
consecutive matches without a loss7510
League7510
matches with at least one goal scored657
League556
matches with at least one goal conceded8613
League6712
matches without scoring any goal234
League243
matches without conceding any goal425
League425

Running streaksLast updated on 07/02/2025 at 19:54

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins1
League1
consecutive losses
League
consecutive matches without a win11
League11
consecutive matches without a draw1
League1
consecutive matches without a loss7510
League7510
matches with at least one goal scored153
League153
matches with at least one goal conceded11
League11
matches without scoring any goal
League
matches without conceding any goal4
League4

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