List of Birmingham City F.C. Players (fewer Than 25 Appearances) - Key

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 1 July 2013. 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.
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player

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.
  • Between 1926 and 1950, two competing football teams claimed to represent the island of Ireland. Some players, including Birmingham's Owen Madden, appeared for both teams. For more information, see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) and Republic of Ireland national football team.
    • Ireland denotes players who played for the Irish Football Association team;
    • Republic of Ireland denotes players who played for the Football Association of Ireland team.

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.

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