Club Founded
1875  
 
Turned Professional
1885  
 
Former Names 
1875 - 88  Small Heath Alliance
1888 - 05  Small Heath
1905 - 45  Birmingham
1945 -       Birmingham City Football Club 
 
Club Nickname
The Blues

Previous Grounds 
1875 - 1877  Arthur Street
1877 - 06     Muntz St, Small Heath
1906 -          St. Andrew's
 
Ground Capacity
30,009

Pitch Measurements
100m x 66m

Record Attendance
66,844 v Everton, FA Cup 5th Round, 11th March 1939

Record Transfer Paid
£6.25m for Emile Heskey from Liverpool May 2004 

Record Transfer Received
£6.5m from Liverpool for Jermaine Pennant, August 2006

Most Goals in a Season
Walter Abbott
42
1898-9 (34 League, 8 FA Cup)
 
Most League Goals In A Season
Walter Abbott
34
1898-9 (34 matches)
 
Most Goals in a Competitive Match
Will Devey
6 v Nottingham Forest (h) 12-0, Football Alliance, 8.3.1890
 
Most Goals in a League Match
Walter Abbott 5 v Darwen (h) 8-0, Div 2, 26.11.1898
John McMillan 5 v Blackpool (h) 10-1, Div 2, 2.3.1901
Bob McRoberts 5 v Blackpool (h) 10-1, Div 2, 2.3.1901
Ben Green 5 v Middlesbrough (h) 7-0, Div 1, 26.12.1905
Jimmy Windridge 5 v Glossop (h) 11-1, Div 2, 23.1.1915
 
Most Goals in a FA Cup Match
Eddie Stanley 4 v Burton W (h) 9-2, 31.10.1885
Ted Devey 4 v Burton W (h) 9-0, 8.12.1888
Will Devey 4 v Burton W (h) 9-0, 8.12.1888
 
Most Career Hat-tricks
Joe Bradford
13
12 League, 1 FA Cup
 
Longest Serving Player
Gil Merrick
22 yrs
1938-60
 
Oldest Player
Dennis Jennings
40 yrs 190 days
v Wolverhampton W, 6.5.1950
 
Youngest Player
Trevor Francis
16 yrs 139 days
v Cardiff City, 5.9.1970 (sub)
 
Most Club Appearances (inc. Wartime matches)
Gil Merrick
713
1940-59
 
Most Senior Appearances
Gil Merrick
551
1946-59
 
Most League Appearances
Frank Womack
491
1908-28
 
Consecutive Appearances
Gil Merrick
145
1949-52
 
Consecutive League Appearances
Gil Merrick
136
1949-52

Leading Goalscorers
1  Joe Bradford
   1920-35
   267
2  Trevor Francis
   1969-79
   134
3  Peter Murphy
   1952-61
   127
4  Freddie Wheldon
   1890-6
   118
5  George Briggs
   1923-33
   107
 
Most Senior Goals
Joe Bradford
267
1920-35
 
Most League Goals
Joe Bradford
249
1920-35
 
Consecutive Clean Sheets
Ian Bennett
9
29.10-10.12.1994
 
Consecutive League Clean Sheets
Ian Bennett
7
1994-5
 
Most Clean Sheets in a Season
Ian Bennett
27
(62 apps) 1994-5, Div 1
 
Most Clean Sheets in a League Season
Ian Bennett
21
(45 apps) 1997-8, Div 1
 
Consecutive Scoring in League Matches
Trevor Francis
8
(13 gls) 6.2-27.3.1971