List of Birmingham City F.C. players
![A muscular young white man wearing a blue sports shirt and shorts and carrying a kitbag walks across sunlit grass. In the background are trees and the edge of a football goal.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Maik_Taylor.jpg/170px-Maik_Taylor.jpg)
Birmingham City Football Club, then known as Small Heath Alliance, first entered the FA Cup in the 1881–82 season. When nationally organised league football in England began, the club, by then called simply Small Heath F.C., was a founder member of the Football Alliance, formed the year after the Football League. In 1892, the Football League decided to form a Second Division, inviting the members of the Football Alliance to join; as one of the less successful members, Small Heath were placed in the Second Division. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below.
Frank Womack holds the record for Birmingham league appearances, having played 491 matches between 1908 and 1928, closely followed by Gil Merrick with 485 between 1946 and 1959. If all senior competitions are included, Merrick has 551, followed by Womack's 515 which is the record for an outfield player.[1] As of the end of the 2014–15 season, the player who had won most international caps while at the club is Maik Taylor with 58 for Northern Ireland.[2]
The goalscoring record is held by Joe Bradford, with 249 league goals, and 267 in total, scored between 1920 and 1935. No other player comes close; Trevor Francis is the nearest with 119 league goals, 133 in total, scored between 1970 and 1979.[3] Bradford holds the record for league goals scored in a top-flight season with 29 in the First Division in 1927–28.[4]
Key
- The list is ordered first by number of appearances in total, then by number of League appearances, and then if necessary by date of debut.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 26 November 2016. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
- Player
- Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.
- Players with name in italics and marked † were on loan from another club for the duration of their Birmingham career. The loaning club is noted in the Notes column.
- Players marked ‡ have been inducted into the Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame.[5]
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
- Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
- League appearances and League goals
- League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.
- Total appearances and Total goals
- Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Europa League, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, and defunct competitions the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Full Members' Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
- International selection
- Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each country is shown.
- Caps
- For players having played at full international level, the caps column counts the number of such appearances during his career with the club. All information relating to international selection, including number of full caps won while with the club, is sourced to Matthews (2010), pp. 498–502, unless otherwise noted.
Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward | ||
U | Utility player |
Players with 100 or more appearances
![Head and upper torso of a young dark-haired white man with thick eyebrows and a large moustache. He is looking straight ahead, and is wearing a tasselled cap and open-necked striped shirt.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/CaesarJenkyns.jpg/170px-CaesarJenkyns.jpg)
![Head and upper torso of a stocky white man with dark hair parted in the middle. He is wearing a sports shirt with broad stripes.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bullet_Jones.jpg/170px-Bullet_Jones.jpg)
![An elderly white man with grey hair and glasses wearing a warm coat and scarf, pictured outdoors at night.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AlexGovan_in_2008.jpg/170px-AlexGovan_in_2008.jpg)
![Black and white photo of young white man with dark wavy hair wearing an open-necked shirt.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Trevor_Francis_1980_cropped.jpg/170px-Trevor_Francis_1980_cropped.jpg)
![A smiling black man dressed in suit and tie stands by a large shiny car.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/MichaelJohnson02.jpg/170px-MichaelJohnson02.jpg)
![An unshaven white man in a blue sports shirt stands on a grassy area.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Damien_Johnson.jpg/170px-Damien_Johnson.jpg)
![A dark-haired white man wearing a blue training top and white shorts.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Zigic_vs_Antwerp.jpg/170px-Zigic_vs_Antwerp.jpg)
![Head and shoulders of a young dark-haired white man wearing a football shirt with Scotland badge](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Paul_Caddis_-_Schottland_U-21_%281%29.jpg/170px-Paul_Caddis_-_Schottland_U-21_%281%29.jpg)
Player | Pos | Club career | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | International selection | Caps | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
League | Total | |||||||||
Gil Merrick ‡ | GK | 1946–1959 | 485 | 0 | 551 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | [a][b] | |
Frank Womack | FB | 1908–1928 | 491 | 0 | 515 | 0 | ![]() |
— | [c] | |
Joe Bradford ‡ | FW | 1920–1935 | 414 | 249 | 445 | 267 | ![]() |
12 | [d] | |
Ken Green | FB | 1947–1958 | 401 | 3 | 443 | 3 | ![]() |
— | ||
Johnny Crosbie | FW | 1920–1932 | 409 | 71 | 431 | 72 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Trevor Smith | DF | 1953–1964 | 365 | 3 | 430 | 3 | ![]() |
2 | ||
Malcolm Beard | MF | 1960–1970 | 350 | 26 | 405 | 33 | ![]() |
— | ||
Dan Tremelling | GK | 1919–1931 | 382 | 0 | 395 | 0 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Malcolm Page ‡ | DF / MF | 1965–1980 | 336 | 8 | 391 | 10 | ![]() |
28 | ||
Harry Hibbs | GK | 1926–1939 | 358 | 0 | 389 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | [e][f] | |
Ray Martin | DF | 1964–1975 | 333 | 1 | 374 | 1 | — | — | ||
Garry Pendrey ‡ | DF | 1969–1979 | 306 | 4 | 360 | 5 | — | — | [b] | |
Walter Wigmore | FW / HB | 1899–1912 | 329 | 23 | 355 | 25 | — | — | ||
Ian Bennett | GK | 1993–2004 | 287 | 0 | 354 | 0 | — | — | [15] | |
Percy Barton | HB | 1914–1928 | 331 | 13 | 349 | 14 | ![]() |
7 | ||
George Liddell | FB / HB | 1920–1932 | 323 | 6 | 345 | 6 | — | — | [b] | |
John Frain | DF / MF | 1986–1996 | 274 | 25 | 336 | 28 | — | — | [16] | |
Joe Gallagher ‡ | DF | 1973–1981 | 286 | 17 | 335 | 23 | ![]() |
— | ||
Trevor Francis ‡ | FW | 1970–1979 | 280 | 119 | 329 | 133 | ![]() |
12 | [b][g] | |
George Briggs | FW | 1924–1933 | 298 | 98 | 324 | 107 | — | — | ||
Michael Johnson | DF | 1995–2003 | 262 | 12 | 314 | 17 | ![]() |
12 | [17][h] | |
Fred Harris | FW / HB | 1934–1950 | 280 | 61 | 312 | 68 | — | — | [f] | |
Nat Robinson | GK | 1899–1908 | 283 | 0 | 306 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Cyril Trigg | FW / FB | 1936–1954 | 268 | 67 | 291 | 72 | — | — | [f] | |
Bryan Hughes | MF | 1997–2004 | 248 | 34 | 291 | 42 | — | — | [18][h] | |
Ned Barkas | FB | 1928–1937 | 257 | 9 | 288 | 9 | — | — | ||
Jimmy Cringan | HB | 1923–1934 | 260 | 12 | 285 | 12 | — | — | ||
Len Boyd | HB | 1949–1956 | 255 | 14 | 281 | 14 | ![]() |
— | ||
Peter Murphy | FW | 1952–1960 | 245 | 107 | 278 | 127 | — | — | [i] | |
Gordon Astall | FW | 1953–1961 | 235 | 59 | 271 | 67 | ![]() |
2 | ||
George Morrall | HB | 1927–1936 | 243 | 5 | 266 | 7 | — | — | ||
Martin Grainger ‡ | DF | 1997–2004 | 226 | 25 | 266 | 28 | — | — | [19][h] | |
Jeff Hall ‡ | FB | 1951–1959 | 227 | 1 | 264 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | ||
Billy Jones | FW |
|
236 | 99 | 253 | 102 | ![]() |
— | ||
Geoff Vowden | FW | 1964–1970 | 221 | 79 | 253 | 94 | — | — | ||
Billy Beer | HB | 1902–1909 | 236 | 34 | 250 | 35 | — | — | [b] | |
Johnny Watts | HB | 1952–1963 | 206 | 3 | 248 | 3 | — | — | ||
Lewis Stoker | HB | 1930–1938 | 230 | 2 | 246 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Maik Taylor | GK | 2003–2011 | 214 | 0 | 242 | 0 | ![]() |
58 | [L 1] | [j][20] |
Roy Warhurst | HB | 1950–1957 | 213 | 10 | 239 | 10 | — | — | ||
Dave Latchford | GK | 1969–1978 | 206 | 0 | 239 | 0 | — | — | ||
Jack Jones | FB | 1920–1927 | 228 | 1 | 237 | 1 | ![]() |
— | ||
Johnny Schofield | GK | 1952–1965 | 212 | 0 | 237 | 0 | — | — | ||
Trevor Hockey | MF | 1965–1971 | 196 | 8 | 232 | 13 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Billy Walton | FW / HB | 1889–1902 | 201 | 56 | 232 | 70 | — | — | ||
Martin O'Connor | MF | 1996–2002 | 187 | 16 | 223 | 19 | ![]() |
2 | [21][h] | |
Stan Lazaridis | MF | 1999–2006 | 191 | 8 | 222 | 8 | ![]() |
33 | [22] | |
Alex Leake | HB | 1895–1902 | 199 | 21 | 221 | 23 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jackie Stewart | FW | 1948–1954 | 203 | 52 | 218 | 55 | — | — | ||
Bob Hatton ‡ | FW | 1971–1976 | 175 | 58 | 218 | 73 | — | — | ||
Colin Green | DF | 1962–1970 | 183 | 1 | 217 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | ||
Damien Johnson | MF | 2002–2010 | 193 | 4 | 215 | 4 | ![]() |
42 | [23] | |
Frank Stokes | FB | 1903–1910 | 199 | 1 | 213 | 1 | ![]() |
— | ||
Brian Roberts | DF | 1984–1990 | 187 | 0 | 213 | 0 | — | — | ||
Vince Overson | DF | 1986–1991 | 182 | 3 | 213 | 4 | ![]() |
— | [24] | |
Mike Hellawell | FW | 1958–1964 | 178 | 30 | 213 | 33 | ![]() |
2 | ||
Dennis Jennings | U | 1936–1950 | 192 | 12 | 212 | 14 | — | — | ||
Kevin Dillon | MF | 1977–1983 | 186 | 15 | 212 | 19 | ![]() |
— | ||
Jim Herriot | GK | 1965–1970 | 181 | 0 | 212 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | ||
Alan Campbell | MF | 1970–1975 | 175 | 11 | 211 | 14 | ![]() |
— | [25] | |
Paul Tait | MF | 1988–1997 | 169 | 14 | 211 | 18 | — | — | [26] | |
Roger Hynd ‡ | DF | 1970–1975 | 170 | 4 | 206 | 5 | — | — | ||
Sebastian Larsson | MF | 2006–2011 | 184 | 19 | 205 | 25 | ![]() |
31 | [L 2] | [27][28] |
Robert Hopkins ‡ | FW / MF |
|
173 | 29 | 205 | 33 | — | — | ||
Kenny Burns ‡ | DF / FW | 1971–1977 | 170 | 45 | 204 | 53 | ![]() |
8 | ||
Terry Hennessey | MF | 1961–1965 | 178 | 3 | 203 | 3 | ![]() |
16 | ||
Trevor Matthewson | DF | 1989–1993 | 168 | 12 | 203 | 13 | — | — | ||
Gordon Taylor | FW | 1970–1975 | 166 | 9 | 203 | 10 | — | — | ||
Cameron Jerome | FW | 2006–2011 | 181 | 37 | 202 | 42 | ![]() |
— | [29][30] | |
Darren Purse | DF | 1998–2004 | 167 | 9 | 200 | 11 | ![]() |
— | [29][31] | |
Alec McClure | HB | 1912–1923 | 192 | 4 | 198 | 4 | — | — | ||
Benny Green | FW | 1903–1908 | 185 | 44 | 198 | 46 | — | — | ||
Dick Neal | HB | 1957–1961 | 165 | 15 | 197 | 18 | ![]() |
— | ||
Des Bremner | MF | 1984–1989 | 168 | 5 | 195 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Johnny Vincent | MF | 1964–1970 | 171 | 41 | 194 | 44 | ![]() |
— | ||
Bob Latchford ‡ | FW | 1969–1974 | 160 | 68 | 194 | 84 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Tom Fillingham | HB | 1930–1938 | 183 | 8 | 192 | 9 | — | — | ||
Jack Badham | FB / HB | 1948–1956 | 175 | 4 | 190 | 4 | — | — | ||
Bob McRoberts | FW | 1898–1905 | 174 | 70 | 187 | 82 | — | — | [b] | |
Alex Govan ‡ | FW | 1953–1958 | 165 | 53 | 187 | 60 | — | — | ||
Simon Sturridge | FW | 1988–1993 | 150 | 30 | 186 | 38 | — | — | ||
Eddy Brown | FW | 1954–1958 | 158 | 74 | 185 | 90 | — | — | ||
Ernie Curtis | FW | 1928–1933 | 165 | 44 | 180 | 53 | ![]() |
2 | ||
Martin Thomas | GK | 1988–1993 | 144 | 0 | 176 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Nigel Gleghorn | MF | 1989–1992 | 142 | 33 | 176 | 42 | — | — | ||
Fred Wheldon | FW | 1890–1896 | 155 | 99 | 175 | 116 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Liam Ridgewell | DF | 2007–2012 | 152 | 9 | 175 | 11 | ![]() |
— | [29][32] | |
Kevan Broadhurst ‡ | DF / MF | 1977–1984 | 153 | 10 | 173 | 10 | — | — | ||
Noel Kinsey | FW | 1953–1958 | 149 | 48 | 173 | 56 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Jonathan Spector * | DF | 2011– | 147 | 0 | 172 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | [33] | |
Ian Clarkson | DF | 1988–1993 | 136 | 0 | 172 | 0 | — | — | ||
Arthur Archer | FB | 1897–1902 | 154 | 4 | 170 | 4 | — | — | ||
Winston Foster | DF | 1961–1968 | 152 | 2 | 170 | 2 | — | — | ||
Sid Wharton | FW | 1897–1903 | 151 | 19 | 167 | 25 | ![]() |
— | ||
Jim Hagan | DF | 1982–1986 | 137 | 0 | 167 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
George Allen | FB | 1954–1961 | 135 | 0 | 165 | 0 | — | — | ||
William Ball | FB | 1911–1921 | 152 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Harold Booton | FB | 1930–1935 | 150 | 2 | 162 | 2 | — | — | ||
Bert Murray | DF / MF | 1966–1970 | 132 | 22 | 160 | 23 | ![]() |
— | ||
Paul Caddis * | DF |
|
149 | 15 | 159 | 16 | ![]() |
1 | [L 3] | [34][35] |
Jimmy Calderwood | DF / MF | 1972–1979 | 145 | 4 | 159 | 5 | ![]() |
— | ||
Nikola Žigić | FW |
|
137 | 33 | 159 | 37 | ![]() |
15 | [36] | |
Ray Ranson | DF | 1984–1988 | 137 | 0 | 158 | 0 | ![]() |
— | [29] | |
Louie Donowa | MF | 1991–1996 | 116 | 18 | 158 | 20 | ![]() |
— | [29][37] | |
Frank White | FW | 1933–1938 | 147 | 46 | 156 | 50 | — | — | ||
Ted Devey | HB | 1888–1895 | 138 | 5 | 155 | 9 | — | — | ||
Caesar Jenkyns | HB | 1888–1895 | 131 | 19 | 155 | 21 | ![]() |
4 | [k] | |
Alan Curbishley | MF | 1979–1983 | 130 | 11 | 155 | 15 | ![]() |
— | [29] | |
Paul Robinson * | DF | 2012– | 141 | 3 | 154 | 4 | ![]() |
— | [29][38] | |
Chris Burke | MF | 2011–2014 | 131 | 25 | 154 | 28 | ![]() |
5 | [34][39] | |
Paul Furlong | FW | 1996–2002 | 131 | 50 | 153 | 56 | ![]() |
— | [40][h] | |
Dele Adebola | FW | 1998–2001 | 129 | 31 | 152 | 42 | — | — | [41] | |
Jack Hallam | FW | 1890–1895 | 133 | 54 | 151 | 62 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Dickie Dale | HB | 1922–1928 | 146 | 0 | 150 | 0 | — | — | ||
Wilson Jones | FW | 1934–1946 | 135 | 63 | 150 | 69 | ![]() |
2 | ||
Dean Peer | MF | 1986–1993 | 120 | 8 | 150 | 12 | — | — | ||
Tommy Hands | FW | 1890–1896 | 134 | 40 | 149 | 43 | — | — | ||
Ron Wylie | MF | 1965–1969 | 128 | 2 | 149 | 2 | ![]() |
— | [42] | |
Stan Lynn | DF | 1961–1965 | 131 | 26 | 148 | 30 | — | — | ||
Bertie Auld | FW | 1961–1965 | 126 | 26 | 147 | 31 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jimmy Bloomfield | FW | 1960–1964 | 123 | 28 | 147 | 31 | ![]() |
— | [43] | |
Mark Dennis | DF | 1978–1983 | 130 | 1 | 145 | 1 | ![]() |
— | ||
Brian Farmer | FB | 1956–1962 | 118 | 0 | 145 | 0 | — | — | ||
Kenny Cunningham | DF | 2002–2006 | 134 | 0 | 144 | 0 | ![]() |
32 | [44] | |
Keith Fahey | MF | 2009–2013 | 121 | 9 | 144 | 9 | ![]() |
16 | [45] | |
James Bumphrey | HB | 1909–1915 | 136 | 7 | 143 | 7 | — | — | ||
Alec Leslie | HB | 1927–1931 | 132 | 0 | 143 | 0 | — | — | ||
Pat Van Den Hauwe | DF | 1978–1984 | 123 | 1 | 143 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Jon McCarthy | MF | 1997–2002 | 124 | 8 | 142 | 8 | ![]() |
14 | [46][h] | |
Keith Bertschin | FW | 1977–1981 | 118 | 29 | 141 | 41 | ![]() |
— | ||
Billy Pratt | FB | 1896–1901 | 129 | 0 | 139 | 0 | — | — | ||
Paul Devlin | MF / FW |
|
123 | 32 | 139 | 38 | ![]() |
10 | [L 4] | [48][h] |
Ted Duckhouse | HB | 1938–1950 | 119 | 4 | 139 | 4 | — | — | [f] | |
Billy Wright | DF | 1983–1986 | 111 | 8 | 137 | 14 | ![]() |
— | [49] | |
Don Dearson | U | 1934–1947 | 131 | 17 | 136 | 17 | ![]() |
2 | [f] | |
Jim Dougherty | HB | 1902–1907 | 130 | 3 | 136 | 3 | — | — | ||
Stephen Clemence | MF | 2003–2007 | 121 | 8 | 135 | 9 | ![]() |
— | [29][50] | |
Billy Ollis | HB | 1891–1896 | 121 | 2 | 134 | 2 | — | — | ||
Howard Kendall | MF | 1974–1977 | 115 | 16 | 134 | 18 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Martin Kuhl | MF | 1983–1987 | 111 | 5 | 134 | 7 | — | — | ||
Peter Ndlovu | MF / FW | 1997–2001 | 106 | 23 | 134 | 28 | ![]() |
12 | [51] | |
Ian Handysides | MF | 1986–1988 | 118 | 6 | 133 | 12 | ![]() |
— | ||
David Murphy | DF | 2008–2013 | 106 | 7 | 132 | 13 | ![]() |
— | [52] | |
Phil Summerill | FW | 1967–1972 | 118 | 46 | 131 | 52 | ![]() |
— | ||
Bobby Thomson | FW | 1963–1967 | 114 | 23 | 129 | 25 | — | — | ||
Matthew Upson | DF | 2003–2007 | 113 | 5 | 128 | 5 | ![]() |
7 | [53] | |
Charlie Calladine | HB | 1931–1935 | 115 | 5 | 127 | 5 | — | — | ||
Dave Robinson | DF | 1968–1971 | 112 | 2 | 127 | 4 | — | — | ||
Tony Want | DF | 1972–1977 | 101 | 1 | 127 | 2 | ![]() |
— | [54] | |
Geoff Horsfield ‡ | FW | 2000–2003 | 108 | 23 | 126 | 29 | — | — | [55] | |
Joe Roulson | HB | 1913–1922 | 116 | 4 | 125 | 4 | — | — | ||
Alan Ainscow | MF | 1978–1981 | 108 | 16 | 125 | 22 | ![]() |
— | [56] | |
Jack Glover | FB | 1904–1907 | 116 | 2 | 124 | 2 | — | — | ||
Gary Ablett | DF | 1996–1999 | 104 | 1 | 124 | 2 | ![]() |
— | [49][57][h] | |
Terry Hibbitt | MF | 1975–1978 | 110 | 11 | 122 | 11 | — | — | ||
Stephen Carr | DF | 2009–2012 | 106 | 0 | 121 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | [58] | |
Albert Gardner | HB | 1909–1919 | 113 | 4 | 120 | 4 | — | — | ||
Richard Gibson | FW | 1911–1921 | 110 | 16 | 120 | 19 | — | — | ||
Ken Leek | FW | 1961–1964 | 104 | 49 | 120 | 61 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Steve Claridge | FW | 1994–1996 | 88 | 35 | 120 | 42 | — | — | [59] | |
Harry Hooper | FW | 1957–1960 | 105 | 34 | 119 | 42 | ![]() |
— | ||
Steve Whitton | FW | 1986–1989 | 103 | 30 | 119 | 35 | — | — | ||
Jeff Wealands | GK | 1979–1982 | 102 | 0 | 119 | 0 | — | — | ||
Bryan Orritt | FW | 1956–1961 | 99 | 23 | 119 | 27 | ![]() |
— | ||
Ted Linley | FW | 1921–1926 | 113 | 11 | 118 | 11 | — | — | ||
Mikael Forssell ‡ | FW |
|
101 | 30 | 118 | 37 | ![]() |
28 | [L 5] | [60] |
Ian Atkins | MF |
|
101 | 6 | 117 | 9 | — | — | ||
Martin Taylor | DF | 2004–2009 | 99 | 2 | 117 | 3 | ![]() |
— | [29][61] | |
Jack Randle | FB | 1927–1932 | 111 | 0 | 116 | 1 | — | — | ||
Colin Withers | GK | 1960–1964 | 98 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ![]() |
— | [62] | |
Ian Rodgerson | MF | 1990–1993 | 95 | 13 | 116 | 16 | — | — | ||
Jackie Whitehouse | FW | 1919–1923 | 110 | 31 | 115 | 35 | — | — | ||
Tom Grosvenor | FW | 1931–1936 | 108 | 17 | 115 | 18 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Archie Gemmill | MF | 1979–1982 | 97 | 12 | 115 | 14 | ![]() |
10 | ||
Johnny Gordon | FW | 1958–1961 | 96 | 32 | 115 | 40 | — | — | ||
Jimmy Harris | FW | 1960–1964 | 93 | 37 | 115 | 53 | ![]() |
— | [43] | |
Johnny Berry | FW | 1947–1951 | 104 | 6 | 114 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Tony Coton | GK | 1980–1984 | 94 | 0 | 114 | 0 | ![]() |
— | ||
Jonathan Grounds * | DF | 2014– | 107 | 2 | 113 | 3 | — | — | [63] | |
Jack Dorrington | GK | 1902–1912 | 106 | 0 | 111 | 0 | — | — | ||
Tony Rees | FW | 1983–1988 | 95 | 12 | 111 | 16 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Billy Hughes | FB | 1936–1947 | 104 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | [f] | |
Harold Bodle | FW | 1939–1949 | 95 | 32 | 110 | 37 | — | — | ||
Mick Harford | FW | 1982–1984 | 92 | 25 | 109 | 33 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Neil Dougall | FW | 1946–1949 | 93 | 15 | 108 | 18 | ![]() |
1 | [34] | |
Colin Todd | DF | 1979–1982 | 93 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Charlie Athersmith | FW | 1901–1905 | 100 | 12 | 106 | 13 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Frank Mitchell | HB | 1946–1949 | 93 | 6 | 106 | 8 | — | — | ||
Ray Ferris | HB | 1949–1953 | 93 | 3 | 106 | 4 | ![]() |
3 | ||
Graham Sissons | DF | 1957–1962 | 90 | 0 | 106 | 0 | — | — | ||
Curtis Davies | DF | 2011–2013 | 89 | 11 | 106 | 12 | ![]() |
— | [29][64] | |
Clayton Donaldson * | FW | 2014– | 101 | 31 | 105 | 32 |
|
[65] | ||
Arthur Atkins | HB | 1949–1954 | 97 | 0 | 105 | 0 | — | — | ||
Wayne Clarke | FW | 1984–1987 | 92 | 38 | 105 | 43 | ![]() |
— | ||
Wade Elliott | MF | 2011–2014 | 88 | 8 | 105 | 14 | ![]() |
— | [66] | |
Barry Bridges | FW | 1966–1968 | 83 | 37 | 104 | 46 | ![]() |
0 | ||
Andrew Johnson | FW | 1998–2002 | 83 | 8 | 104 | 13 | ![]() |
0 | [67] | |
Jack Hall | FW | 1910–1914 | 97 | 47 | 103 | 48 | — | — | ||
Alf Tinkler | HB | 1911–1915 | 97 | 3 | 103 | 3 | — | — | ||
Frank Mobley | FW | 1892–1896 | 96 | 62 | 103 | 64 | — | — | ||
Tony Towers | MF | 1977–1980 | 92 | 4 | 103 | 4 | ![]() |
0 | ||
William Robertson | U | 1896–1899 | 91 | 14 | 103 | 15 | — | — | ||
Gary Rowett | DF | 1998–2000 | 86 | 6 | 103 | 11 | — | — | [b] | [68] |
Dave Langan | DF | 1980–1983 | 92 | 3 | 102 | 3 | ![]() |
10 | ||
Julian Dicks | DF | 1985–1988 | 89 | 1 | 102 | 2 | ![]() |
— | ||
Jonathan Hunt | MF | 1994–1997 | 77 | 18 | 102 | 25 | — | — | [69] | |
Gary Poole | DF | 1994–1996 | 72 | 0 | 102 | 3 | — | — | [70] | |
Stephen Gleeson * | MF | 2014– | 96 | 6 | 101 | 6 | ![]() |
0 | [71] | |
David Holdsworth | DF | 1999–2001 | 84 | 7 | 101 | 8 | ![]() |
— | [29][72] | |
David Davis * | MF | 2014– | 94 | 7 | 100 | 7 | — | — | [73] |
Players with fewer than 100 appearances
Footnotes
- ^ Holds club record for total appearances, second overall for league appearances.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g Player who later managed the club.[13]
- ^ Holds club record for league appearances, second overall for total appearances, and holds club record for appearances by an outfield player.[1]
- ^ Holds club record for total goals scored, league goals scored,[3] and goals scored in a top-flight season (29, in 1927–28);[4] third overall for both league and total appearances.[1]
- ^ Player having won most caps for England while with the club.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f Player statistics exclude three games played in the aborted 1939–40 season.[14]
- ^ Second overall for both league and total goals scored.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Soccerbase has an incomplete teamsheet for Birmingham's match against Nottingham Forest on 15 November 1997. Where a discrepancy remains between Soccerbase and Matthews (2010) for players appearing in this match,[47] figures listed here are taken from Matthews (2010).
- ^ Third overall for both league and total goals scored.[3]
- ^ Holds club record for number of full international caps won while at the club. Includes caps won while on loan from Fulham.[2]
- ^ First player capped by his country at full international level while at the club.[6]
Player statistics include games played while on loan from:
References
General
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
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suggested) (help) - Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
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- "Birmingham City". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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Specific
- ^ a b c d Matthews (2000), pp. 12–15.
- ^ a b For Northern Ireland: Courtney, Barrie (2 March 2005). "(Northern) Ireland – International Results 2000–2005 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
"International: Maik Taylor". Irish Football Association. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. - ^ a b c d Matthews (2000), pp. 96–97.
- ^ a b "Top League Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 10 April 2003.
- ^ "Legends XI Confirmed". Birmingham City F.C. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010.
"The magnificent seven". Birmingham City F.C. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.{{cite web}}
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- ^ Lewis, Peter, ed. (2000). Keeping right on since 1875. The Official History of Birmingham City Football Club. Lytham: Arrow. p. 63. ISBN 1-900722-12-7.
- ^ Harris, Nick (4 February 2004). "Landmark £1m fee for Francis was no big deal for Clough". The Independent. London. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via Newsbank.
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"Striker Sutton joins Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2014. Chris Sutton played for Birmingham and then Aston Villa more recently, but it was not a direct transfer; after Birmingham released Sutton in June 2006, he was out of football until October when he joined Villa. - ^ Tattum, Colin (4 May 2006). "Jonty's the star at Blues ceremony". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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- ^ Matthews (1995), p. 236.
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- ^ John Frain at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
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For club: Michael Johnson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016. - ^ Bryan Hughes at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016
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- ^ Martin O'Connor at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016
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- ^ For club: Rollin & Rollin, p. 508.
Damien Johnson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2011. Soccerbase omits one League appearance. - ^ For England youth: Matthews (1995), p. 115.
- ^ For Scotland U23: Matthews (1995), p. 77.
- ^ Paul Tait at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ For Sweden: "Biography: Sebastian Larsson". Sunderland A.F.C. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011.
- ^ Sebastian Larsson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k For Under-21s: Rollin & Rollin, pp. 971–81.
- ^ "Profile: Cameron Jerome". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
- ^ Darren Purse at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Liam Ridgewell at Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ For country: Spector.html "List of Birmingham City F.C. players". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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For club: Jonathan Spector at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016. - ^ a b c For Scotland: "History Archives". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 November 2016. Select player via dropdown menu.
- ^ Paul Caddis at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ For country: "Žigić Nikola". reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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- ^ Paul Robinson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Chris Burke at Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ For country: "Paul Furlong". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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- ^ For Scottish Schools: "Ron Wylie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ a b For England U23: Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Kenny Cunningham at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
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For club: Keith Fahey at Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2013. - ^ For club: Jon McCarthy at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
For country: "Jon McCarthy". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 25 October 2007. - ^ Culley, Jon (17 November 1997). "Football: Bassett gives Francis vote of confidence". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Paul Devlin at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016
- ^ a b For England B: Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Stephen Clemence at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ For country: Holstein, Dick; Owsianski, Jarek; Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (6 December 2006). "Peter Ndlovu – International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
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For club: Peter Ndlovu at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010. - ^ For country: Rollin & Rollin, p. 427.
For club: David Murphy at Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 March 2014. - ^ Matthew Upson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ For country: Matthews (1995), p. 131.
- ^ Geoff Horsfield at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ For country: Matthews (1995), p. 68.
- ^ Gary Ablett at Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Stephen Carr at Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Steve Claridge at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
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- ^ Jonathan Grounds at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Curtis Davies at Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ For Jamaica: Donaldson.html "List of Birmingham City F.C. players". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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For England C: "Donaldson takes first 50". The Press. York. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
For club: Clayton Donaldson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016. - ^ For English Schools: "Wade Elliott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
For club: Wade Elliott at Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2014. - ^ Andrew Johnson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Gary Rowett at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Jonathan Hunt at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Gary Poole at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ For country: Gleeson.html "List of Birmingham City F.C. players". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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For club: Stephen Gleeson at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016. - ^ David Holdsworth at Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ David Davis at Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2016.