Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The club has competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, since 2011, but will compete in EFL League One in the 2024–25 season, following relegation.
Small Heath F.C., champions of the inaugural Football League Second Division in 1892–93
Manager Steve Bruce led Birmingham City to promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and 2007
Main Stand, St Andrew's, 2005
Visiting Birmingham fans during the club's first away appearance in group stage of the UEFA Europa League in 2011
Football League Second Division
The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier became known as the Football League Second Division, while the second level was branded "First Division," below the Premiership. After the rebranding of the Football League in 2003–04, the second tier became known as the Championship, and the third tier became known as Football League One.
The Derby County team that won the 1968–69 Football League Second Division.