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 Birmingham City
25. They were: Alfred Jones, Alec Watson, Bob McRoberts, Frank Richards, Billy Beer, Leslie Knighton, George Liddell, Harry Storer, Bob Brocklebank, Arthur Turner, Pat Beasly, Gil Merrick, Joe Mallett, Stan Cullis, Freddie Goodwin, Willie Bell, Sir Alf Ramsey, Jim Smith, Ron Saunders, John Bond, Gary Pendrey, Dave Mackay, Lou Macari, Terry Cooper, Barry Fry.
| An attendance record at their home ground was set on 23rd November 1935, when 60,250 spectators watched a First Division game against Aston Villa. This attendance record was broken in 1939. What was it? | Birmingham City FC
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66,844. This was against Everton in the FA Cup 5th round on 11th February 1939.
| On 17th December 1892 the Blues set a scoring record when they beat Walsall Town Swifts 12-0 in a Division 2 match. What happened to this record on 17th April 1903 when the Blues played Doncaster Rovers? | Birmingham City FC
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they equalled the record when they won 12-0.
1875. The club, then called Small Heath Alliance, was founded by cricketers from Holy Trinity CC, Bordesley Green.
3 . Small Heath Alliance 1875-1888, Small Heath 1888-1905, Birmingham 1905-1944. The club was renamed Birmingham City in 1944.
| When St Andrews (home ground) opened on Boxing Day 1906 what was its capacity? | Birmingham City FC
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75,000. This was before it was changed to be completely seated.
Ron Saunders . Ron was manager from 1982 to 1986.
| Frank Womack made 515 appearances for Birmingham between 1908 and 1928. Who broke his record for most Blues appearances? | Birmingham City FC
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Gil Merrick . He appeared in goal 551 times for the club (1938 to 1960).
Small Heath Alliance. The club was named Small Heath Alliance until 1905, when they became known as Birmingham Football Club. After that, the legend was born.
1875. Small Heath Alliance were formed in 1875, by a bunch of cricketers from the Holy Church in Bordesley Green.
Alfred Jones. Alfred Jones managed the club for 18 years between 1892-1908. Over the years, Birmingham have had a few famous names as manager, including Ron Saunders, Lou Macari, Barry Fry and Trevor Francis.
1931. Birmingham reached the final but were beaten 2-1 by West Bromwich Albion. They only reached the final once more in the 20th century, and were again beaten, this time 3-1 by Manchester City.
Will Devey. Will Devey actually scored 6 in one game, against Nottingham Forest in a 12-0 win on March 8, 1890.
134. Trevor Francis scored 134 goals in 330 games between 1969-79, and also managed the club between 1996-2001.
1920-21. Small Heath won the second division in 1892-93, but weren't promoted as they lost out to Sheffield United and Darwen, in a three way play-off to see who would be promoted. It would take them a further 28 years before they were promoted along with Cardiff City.
2002. The club finished 5th in Division One, but were promoted via the play-offs after first beating Millwall, in a two-legged tie 2-1 on aggregate, and defeated Norwich City in the final 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
| Birmingham signed Argentine striker Luciano Figueroa in 2002 from Rosario Central, but which Spanish club claimed he signed for them first? | Birmingham City FC
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Osasuna. UEFA ruled in favour of Birmingham when Osasuna said they had the player's signature first.
| Mikael Forssell was loaned to BCFC for the 2003-04 season, from which Premiership club? | Birmingham City FC
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Chelsea. The Finnish striker signed on loan as he was fifth choice striker behind Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Hernan Crespo, and Adrian Mutu.
Damien Johnson. Damien Johnson signed from Blackburn in the 2001-02 season.
David Dunn. Dunn scored from the spot against Tottenham Hotspur on the first day of the season.
| 2003-04 season: what was the result in the home game against Blackburn in the league? | Birmingham City FC
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0-4. This was Birmingham's first home defeat in that season.
| Birmingham lost 1-0 to Blackpool in the 2003-04 League Cup. Who missed a penalty in that game? | Birmingham City FC
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Stephen Clemence. Birmingham went 1-0 down early in the game and missed the penalty late in the game. Stephen is the son of goal-keeping legend Ray Clemence.
Steve Bruce. Bruce was in charge for half the 2001-02 season. Birmingham got promoted into the Premiership for 2002-03.
Keep Right On. 'Keep Right On' was an old war song adopted by the Birmingham fans.
| In 1906, BCFC's home ground moved from Muniz Street, Small Heath to _________ ? | Birmingham City FC
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St Andrews. When Birmingham first moved there, it had a gypsy curse on it which had to be removed.
1875. The club formed in 1875, originally named Small Heath Alliance.
1906. Birmingham's 100 year anniversary of St Andrews in December 2006.
Barry Fry. Barry Fry was manager from December 1993 until summer 1996.
| What team did Birmingham beat in the 2002 Division One playoff final? | Birmingham City
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Norwich City. Birmingham got promoted in their 4th attempt at the playoffs in 4 years. The game was held at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium on Sunday, May 12, 2002.
| Who was the only player to score in both penalty shoot-outs at the Millenium Stadium in the Worthington Cup 2001, and in the playoff final 2002? | Birmingham City
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Stan Lazaridis. Darren Purse was suspended for the playoff final after being sent off against Sheffield United on the last day of the season. Stern John was signed by Steve Bruce in 2002.
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