Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent

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Small Heath F.C. pictured in 1893 with the Football League Second Division trophy

Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in the city of Birmingham, was founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance. For their first thirteen years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Small Heath joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. However, the Combination was not well organised, and folded in April 1889 with many fixtures still outstanding.[1] Small Heath were founder members of the Football Alliance in 1889, and three years later were elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. They topped the table in their first season, though failed to win promotion via the test match system then in operation, but reached the top flight for the first time in 1894.[2] Since that time, they have not fallen below the third tier of the English football league system, and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time for the 2002–03 season.

Birmingham's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. The opening match of the 1889–90 Football Alliance season pitted them against near neighbours Birmingham St George's,[3] their first Football League match was against Burslem Port Vale,[4] and they met their 108th and most recent different league opponent, Milton Keynes Dons, for the first time in the 2015–16 Football League season. The team that Birmingham have played most in league competition is Manchester City, whom they first met as Ardwick in the 1891–92 Football Alliance season; the 60 defeats from 134 meetings is more than Birmingham have lost against any other club. Everton have drawn 35 league encounters with Birmingham, more than any other club. Birmingham have recorded more league victories against Leicester City than against any other club, having beaten them 50 times out of 124 attempts.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Cardiff City on 7 May 2016, the last matchday of the 2015-16 season.

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Birmingham City (under that name and under former names Birmingham and Small Heath) in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from uncompleted competitions – the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season and the unfinished 1888–89 season in the Combination – are excluded, as are test matches, Football League play-offs, and matches in the various wartime competitions.
  • The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Birmingham City most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Birmingham City played league matches against each opponent.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  •        divisional rivals Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Birmingham City's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2015–16 Football League Championship.
  •        defunct Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent P W D L P W D L P W D L Win% First Last Notes
Home Away Total
Arsenal 62 30 15 17 62 4 18 40 124 34 33 57 27.42 1893–94 2010–11 [upper-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 55 22 14 19 55 14 15 26 110 36 29 45 32.73 1894–95 2010–11
Barnsley 35 19 9 7 35 16 8 11 70 35 17 18 50.00 1898–99 2013–14
Birmingham St George's defunct 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 6 1 1 4 16.67 1889–90 1891–92
Blackburn Rovers divisional rivals 57 33 16 8 57 8 13 36 114 41 29 44 35.96 1894–95 2015–16
Blackpool 43 23 10 10 43 9 10 24 86 32 20 34 37.21 1896–97 2014–15
Bolton Wanderers divisional rivals 62 33 14 15 62 9 19 34 124 42 33 49 33.87 1894–95 2015–16
Bootle defunct 4 3 1 0 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 62.50 1889–90 1892–93
AFC Bournemouth 7 0 3 4 7 3 0 4 14 3 3 8 21.43 1987–88 2014–15
Bradford City 11 7 4 0 11 4 4 3 22 11 8 3 50.00 1921–22 2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue 8 4 1 3 8 2 4 2 16 6 5 5 37.50 1908–09 1947–48
Brentford divisional rivals 16 9 3 4 16 9 3 4 32 18 6 8 56.25 1935–36 2015–16
Brighton & Hove Albion divisional rivals 12 4 5 3 12 2 3 7 24 6 8 10 25.00 1980–81 2015–16
Bristol City divisional rivals 27 14 9 4 27 10 6 11 54 24 15 15 44.44 1902–03 2015–16
Bristol Rovers 6 3 3 0 6 0 5 1 12 3 8 1 25.00 1953–54 1994–95
Burnley divisional rivals 46 23 9 14 46 8 12 26 92 31 21 40 33.70 1894–95 2015–16
Burton Swifts defunct 8 7 0 1 8 6 1 1 16 13 1 2 81.25 1891–92 1900–01
Burton United defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 1902–03 1902–03
Burton Wanderers defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 1896–97 1896–97
Bury 32 16 5 11 32 10 4 18 64 26 9 29 40.63 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United 4 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 8 3 1 4 37.50 1979–80 1994–95
Cardiff City divisional rivals 33 17 11 5 33 10 3 20 66 27 14 25 40.91 1920–21 2015–16
Carlisle United 9 6 1 2 9 2 2 5 18 8 3 7 44.44 1965–66 1984–85
Charlton Athletic divisional rivals 31 15 9 7 31 4 11 16 62 19 20 23 30.65 1936–37 2015–16
Chelsea 41 14 12 15 41 6 12 23 82 20 24 38 24.39 1907–08 2010–11
Chester City defunct 4 3 1 0 4 3 0 1 8 6 1 1 75.00 1989–90 1994–95
Chesterfield 7 4 3 0 7 2 4 1 14 6 7 1 42.86 1899–1900 1950–51 [upper-alpha 2]
Colchester United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 50.00 2006–07 2006–07
Coventry City 24 12 7 5 24 8 7 9 48 20 14 14 41.67 1919–20 2011–12
Crewe Alexandra 13 10 0 3 13 7 3 3 26 17 3 6 65.38 1889–90 2001–02
Crystal Palace 22 14 3 5 22 6 11 5 44 20 14 10 45.45 1965–66 2012–13
Darlington 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 50.00 1991–92 1991–92
Darwen 6 5 1 0 6 0 3 3 8 4 2 2 50.00 1889–90 1898–99
Derby County divisional rivals 52 25 14 13 52 9 19 24 104 34 33 37 32.69 1894–95 2015–16
Doncaster Rovers 10 6 2 2 10 6 1 3 20 12 3 5 60.00 1902–03 2013–14
Everton 59 18 18 23 59 6 17 36 118 24 35 59 20.34 1894–95 2010–11
Exeter City 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 50.00 1990–91 1991–92
Fulham divisional rivals 39 16 13 10 39 12 13 14 78 28 26 24 35.90 1908–09 2015–16
Gainsborough Trinity 10 6 4 0 10 4 3 3 20 10 7 3 50.00 1896–97 1911–12
Gillingham 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 75.00 2000–01 2001–02
Glossop 10 5 3 2 10 3 1 6 20 8 4 8 40.00 1898–99 1914–15
Grimsby Town 38 20 9 9 38 8 9 21 76 28 18 30 36.84 1889–90 2001–02
Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 50.00 1991–92 1991–92
Huddersfield Town divisional rivals 50 24 9 17 50 11 20 19 100 35 29 36 35.00 1910–11 2015–16
Hull City divisional rivals 30 15 11 4 30 9 6 15 60 24 17 19 40.00 1908–09 2015–16
Ipswich Town divisional rivals 34 14 12 8 34 8 3 23 68 22 15 31 32.35 1954–55 2015–16
Leeds City defunct 7 4 1 2 7 0 2 5 14 4 3 7 28.57 1908–09 1914–15
Leeds United divisional rivals 46 26 12 8 46 10 13 23 92 36 25 31 39.13 1920–21 2015–16
Leicester City 62 32 11 19 62 18 12 32 124 50 23 51 40.32 1896–97 2013–14 [upper-alpha 3]
Leyton Orient 18 10 6 2 18 7 7 4 36 17 13 6 47.22 1908–09 1994–95 [upper-alpha 4]
Lincoln City 18 14 2 2 18 9 7 2 36 23 9 4 63.89 1891–92 1954–55
Liverpool 50 21 14 15 50 7 11 32 100 28 25 47 28.00 1893–94 2010–11
Long Eaton Rangers defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 1889–90 1889–90
Loughborough defunct 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 75.00 1896–97 1899–1900
Luton Town 26 14 8 4 26 11 8 7 52 25 16 11 48.08 1897–98 2006–07
Manchester City 67 40 12 15 67 9 13 45 134 49 25 60 36.57 1891–92 2010–11 [upper-alpha 5]
Manchester United 50 17 20 13 50 9 9 32 100 26 29 45 26.00 1889–90 2010–11 [upper-alpha 6]
Mansfield Town 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 50.00 1989–90 1990–91
Middlesbrough divisional rivals 51 27 16 8 51 11 16 24 102 38 32 32 37.25 1899–1900 2015–16
Middlesbrough Ironopolis defunct 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 50.00 1893–94 1893–94
Millwall 18 11 4 3 18 6 5 7 36 17 9 10 47.22 1946–47 2014–15
Milton Keynes Dons divisional rivals 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 2015–16 2015–16 [upper-alpha 7]
New Brighton Tower defunct 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 3 2 1 50.00 1898–99 1900–01
Newcastle United 47 21 11 15 47 8 14 25 94 29 25 40 30.85 1893–94 2010–11
Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 50.00 1946–47 1946–47
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 50.00 1966–67 1989–90
Northwich Victoria 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.000 1892–93 1893–94
Norwich City 27 14 7 6 27 4 11 12 54 18 18 18 33.33 1965–66 2014–15
Nottingham Forest divisional rivals 51 21 11 19 51 15 17 19 102 36 28 38 35.29 1889–90 2015–16
Notts County 26 15 6 5 26 5 8 13 52 20 14 18 38.46 1893–94 1993–94
Oldham Athletic 12 4 4 4 12 4 3 5 24 8 7 9 33.33 1908–09 1996–97
Oxford United 13 4 6 3 13 6 3 4 26 10 9 7 38.46 1968–69 1998–99
Peterborough United 6 3 3 0 6 2 2 2 12 5 5 2 41.67 1991–92 2012–13
Plymouth Argyle 14 8 4 2 14 7 4 3 28 15 8 5 53.57 1946–47 2008–09
Portsmouth 43 26 9 8 43 12 14 17 86 38 23 25 44.19 1927–28 2011–12
Port Vale 14 11 1 2 14 6 2 6 28 17 3 8 60.71 1892–93 1999–2000 [upper-alpha 8]
Preston North End divisional rivals 41 24 9 8 41 5 12 24 82 29 21 32 35.37 1894–95 2015–16
Queens Park Rangers divisional rivals 24 17 5 2 24 5 8 11 48 22 13 13 45.83 1950–51 2015–16
Reading divisional rivals 14 6 4 4 14 5 5 4 28 11 9 8 39.29 1986–87 2015–16
Rotherham Town defunct 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 1893–94 1893–94
Rotherham County defunct 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 50.00 1919–20 1920–21
Rotherham United divisional rivals 13 9 1 3 13 4 6 3 26 13 7 6 50.00 1951–52 2015–16
Sheffield United 49 28 9 12 49 11 8 30 98 39 17 42 39.80 1892–93 2008–09
Sheffield Wednesday divisional rivals 46 22 17 7 46 10 9 27 92 32 26 34 34.78 1889–90 2015–16
Shrewsbury Town 9 3 2 4 9 1 3 5 18 4 5 9 22.22 1979–80 1994–95
Southampton 20 9 7 4 20 5 3 12 40 14 10 16 35.00 1946–47 2011–12
Southend United 6 4 1 1 6 1 1 4 12 5 2 5 41.67 1990–91 2006–07
South Shields 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 25.00 1919–20 1920–21
Stockport County 18 14 2 2 18 5 3 10 36 19 5 12 52.78 1900–01 2001–02
Stoke City 44 23 10 11 44 7 9 28 88 30 19 39 34.09 1890–91 2010–11 [upper-alpha 9]
Sunderland 53 26 13 14 53 10 8 35 106 36 21 49 33.96 1894–95 2010–11
Sunderland Albion defunct 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 00.00 1889–90 1890–91
Swansea City 14 8 4 2 14 7 3 4 28 15 7 6 53.57 1946–47 2008–09 [upper-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 10 5 3 2 10 4 3 3 20 9 6 5 45.00 1969–70 1999–2000
Torquay United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.000 1991–92 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 41 18 10 13 41 8 6 27 82 26 16 40 31.71 1908–09 2010–11
Tranmere Rovers 10 5 4 1 10 3 1 6 20 8 5 7 40.00 1989–90 2000–01
Walsall 14 11 1 2 14 7 2 5 28 18 3 7 64.29 1889–90 2001–02 [upper-alpha 11]
Watford 19 11 3 5 19 3 4 12 38 14 7 17 36.84 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 58 20 15 23 58 14 18 26 116 34 33 49 29.31 1894–95 2010–11
West Ham United 43 23 10 10 43 15 11 17 86 38 21 27 44.19 1919–20 2011–12
Wigan Athletic 9 4 4 1 9 1 3 5 18 5 7 6 27.78 1989–90 2014–15
Wimbledon defunct 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 6 2 0 4 33.33 1984–85 2001–02 [upper-alpha 7]
Wolverhampton Wanderers divisional rivals 63 23 20 20 63 14 10 39 126 37 30 59 29.37 1894–95 2015–16
Wrexham 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 50.00 1979–80 1994–95
Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 50.00 1994–95 1994–95
Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 50.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 50.00 1994–95 1994–95

Footnotes

  1. Arsenal statistics include matches played against Woolwich Arsenal.
  2. Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.
  3. Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.
  4. Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  5. Manchester City statistics include matches played against Ardwick.
  6. Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[5]
  8. Port Vale statistics include matches played against Burslem Port Vale.
  9. Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
  10. Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  11. Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.

References

General

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Specific

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