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  Birmingham City F.C.    
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This quiz, on a football club from England's "Second City", is one that I have adopted from one originally created by amif2305.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Aug 17 23
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  Birmingham City FC 2002-03    
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The Midlands derby was back on as Birmingham entered the premiership for the first time in its history in 2002-03. Although survival was crucial, a win over Aston Villa would be just as important.
Average, 10 Qns, Davo85, Dec 16 06
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  Birmingham City FC History    
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This is a quiz about the history of Birmingham City Football Club. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, silverginger, Jan 13 07
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  Birmingham City    
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A quiz about Birmingham City FC.
Tough, 10 Qns, bluestar63, May 31 06
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  Birmingham City FC    
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This is a quiz about my favourite football team, Birmingham City.
Average, 10 Qns, Cosmic T, Jan 16 04
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trivia question Quick Question
What year did Birmingham move to St Andrews?

From Quiz "Birmingham City"





Birmingham City Trivia Questions
1. What year was the club formed?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: 1875

The club formed in 1875, originally named Small Heath Alliance.

2. Birmingham signed Argentine striker Luciano Figueroa in 2002 from Rosario Central, but which Spanish club claimed he signed for them first?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: Osasuna

UEFA ruled in favour of Birmingham when Osasuna said they had the player's signature first.

3. What was the original name of Birmingham City?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 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.

4. Birmingham City were founded in 1875. What was their original name?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Small Heath Athletic

Birmingham City F.C. were founded in the Small Heath district of the city in 1875 and called themselves Small Heath Athletic. The Athletic part of the name was dropped in 1888, before they renamed themselves Birmingham F.C. in 1905. The City part of the name was added in 1943.

5. What year did Birmingham move to St Andrews?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: 1906

Birmingham's 100 year anniversary of St Andrews in December 2006.

6. Mikael Forssell was loaned to BCFC for the 2003-04 season, from which Premiership club?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: Chelsea

The Finnish striker signed on loan as he was fifth choice striker behind Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Hernan Crespo, and Adrian Mutu.

7. What year was the club that became known as Birmingham City formed?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 1875

Small Heath Alliance were formed in 1875, by a bunch of cricketers from the Holy Church in Bordesley Green.

8. Birmingham City played home games at Muntz Street in their early days, before moving into what stadium in 1906?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: St Andrew's

St Andrew's was named after a local church, and was built on waste land once occupied by a brickworks. A gypsy encampment had to be removed before work began on construction of the stadium, and legend has it that the club was cursed for 100 years in retribution. The new ground attracted a record attendance of 66,844 for an FA Cup tie against Everton in 1939.

9. Who was the manager before Trevor Francis?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: Barry Fry

Barry Fry was manager from December 1993 until summer 1996.

10. Who wore the number 22 shirt for BCFC in 2003?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: Damien Johnson

Damien Johnson signed from Blackburn in the 2001-02 season.

11. What colour shirts have Birmingham City worn since 1890?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Blue & White

After an earlier dalliance with black and amber jerseys, Birmingham City adopted blue as their first choice colour in 1890 and have kept it ever since. Shirt designs change from season to season, but the most popular colour schemes for Birmingham City since World War 2 have been blue with white trim or blue with a white central panel. The club's nickname is the rather unimaginative "Blues".

12. Who scored Birmingham's first Premiership goal in the 2003-04 season?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: David Dunn

Dunn scored from the spot against Tottenham Hotspur on the first day of the season.

13. Who was the clubs first manager?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 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.

14. Birmingham City reached the final of the FA Cup twice during the 20th century, in 1931 and 1956. Which two clubs defeated them on the big day?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: West Bromwich Albion & Manchester City

In 1931, Birmingham City defeated Liverpool, Port Vale, Watford and Chelsea before beating Sunderland 2-0 at Elland Road, Leeds, in the semi-final. In the final at Wembley, West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion were the 2-1 winners, with Joseph Bradford scoring Birmingham's only goal. In 1956, Torquay United, Leyton Orient, West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal were dispatched, before Sunderland were once again their semi-final opponents. Hillsborough, Sheffield, was the venue this time, and Birmingham ran out 3-0 winners. In the final at Wembley, Manchester City proved too strong, winning 3-1, with Noel Kinsey scoring the Birmingham goal.

15. What team did Birmingham beat in the 2002 Division One playoff final?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: 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.

16. 2003-04 season: what was the result in the home game against Blackburn in the league?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: 0-4

This was Birmingham's first home defeat in that season.

17. When did Birmingham City first reach the FA Cup final?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 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.

18. In both 1960 and 1961, Birmingham City were runners-up in which European competition?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Inter-Cities Cup was an early European cup competition which was originally intended to promote trade fairs, with participants limited to clubs from those cities who organised such fairs. The competition would later be expanded to include clubs who were runners-up in their respective league championships. This competition would eventually evolve into the UEFA Cup in 1971 and, in 2009, it became the Europa League. Birmingham City were early participants in this competition, and reached the final in both 1960, when they lost to Barcelona, and 1961, when A.S. Roma defeated them.

19. 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?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: 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.

20. Birmingham lost 1-0 to Blackpool in the 2003-04 League Cup. Who missed a penalty in that game?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: 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.

21. Birmingham City won their first major honour in 1963, when they won the League Cup. Which fellow West Midlands team did they defeat in the final?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Aston Villa

Birmingham City defeated Doncaster Rovers, Barrow, Notts County, Manchester City and Bury to reach the 1963 League Cup final, which in those days was a two-legged affair. Their opponents were bitter local cross-town rivals Aston Villa, and Birmingham got off to the perfect start with a 3-1 win at home in the first leg. A goalless draw at Villa Park four days later was enough to see City win their first major trophy.

22. Birmingham City scored 7 goals in two games in 1998. Who were they against?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: Stoke City and Oxford United

Birmingham won 7-0 at Stoke's Britannia Stadium in Jan 1998, and then 7-1 at Oxford's Manor Ground in Dec 1998.

23. Who was appointed manager of Birmingham City in December 2001?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: Steve Bruce

Bruce was in charge for half the 2001-02 season. Birmingham got promoted into the Premiership for 2002-03.

24. Which Birmingham City player created history in 1979 when he was the subject of the first British £1 million transfer fee, when he joined Nottingham Forest?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Trevor Francis

Trevor Francis was just 16 when he made his Birmingham City debut in 1970. He would score 118 goals in 280 league appearances for the club over the next decade. In 1979, Brian Clough signed him for Nottingham Forest, making him Britain's first £1 million player. He would quickly repay some of that money by scoring the winning foal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmo. Francis would later return to Birmingham as manager between 1996 and 2001.

25. Who scored the first goal for Birmingham in the Premiership?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: Stern John

Stern John scored a penalty away at Everton for the first goal. Paul Devlin scored the first goal in open play at home to Leeds, and Damien Johnson scored in the same game.

26. What is the club song of Birmingham City?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC

Answer: Keep Right On

'Keep Right On' was an old war song adopted by the Birmingham fans.

27. How many goals did Trevor Francis score for Birmingham?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 134

Trevor Francis scored 134 goals in 330 games between 1969-79, and also managed the club between 1996-2001.

28. Which Birmingham defender once played almost 45 minutes with a broken leg in 2001?

From Quiz Birmingham City

Answer: Martin Grainger

Against West Bromich Albion at home, Martin Grainger got injured in the first few minutes but decided to play on. It was later discovered that he'd broken his leg.

29. In which season did Birmingham first win the second division under this name?

From Quiz Birmingham City FC History

Answer: 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.

30. Birmingham City won the League Cup for the second time in their history in 2011, when they upset Arsenal in the final. Who scored their winning goal in the 89th minute?

From Quiz Birmingham City F.C.

Answer: Obafemi Martins

In the 2011 League Cup, Birmingham City defeated Rochdale, Milton Keynes Dons, Brentford and Aston Villa before seeing off West Ham United over two legs in the semi-final. The club were massive underdogs against Arsenal in the final at Wembley, but scored first through Nikola Zigic of Serbia. Normal service looked to having been resumed when Robin van Persie equalised for the Gunners shortly afterwards but, with extra-time looming, Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins, who had only just come on as a substitute, scored the winner from point blank range. [their first League Cup triumph was in 1963]

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