BIRMINGHAM CITY

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Photo: Birmingham Mail

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MY RECORD

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PWDL
League14419
League Cup2101
FA Cup2002
Total185112

HIGHLIGHTED GAME

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Saturday 2nd May 1992
Barclays League Division 3 (Tier 3)
Stockport County 2 – 0 Birmingham City
Att: 7,840
1 Neil Edwards, 2 Darren Knowles (14 Paul Wheeler), 3 Lee Todd, 4 David Frain, 5 Tony Barras, 6 Bill Williams, 7 Jim Gannon, 8 Peter Ward, 9 Kevin Francis, 10 Chris Beaumont, 11 Andy Preece

(Sub not used: David Miller)
Scorers: Jim Gannon; Kevin Francis

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Encounters with Birmingham were on the whole not particularly successful. Just 5 wins and a draw in 18 games, and on the road trips to St Andrews provided me with the worst of all possible records on the road. 10 games and 10 defeats, only 6 scored and 27 conceded!

Which makes the game on 2nd May 1992 particularly memorable. After beating Exeter on 10th April we stood second, a point behind leaders Stoke, with 4 ganes left. The next three games consigned us to the play-offs – only 2 points were won. The last league game provided a deal of satisfaction. Birmingham, (the visitors), were top, knowing that a win would secure them the title, and even a point might be good enough, if Brentford, (2nd), were to win but only by a single goal.

The contest drew a crowd of 7,840, bolstered by a sizeable following from St Andrews. Within 12 minutes we were two up, (thanks to goals from Jim Gannon and Kevin Francis, who of course was to move to his home town club within 3 years). There was no comeback from ‘Blues’ and we denied them the title, and in doing so confirmed our place in the play-offs. The season ended with the double Wembley trip, and double heartache, (more fully dealt with in Away Trip 59), but despite the disappointment there was still much to savour after all the hard years that had preceded Bergara’s appointment.

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Reflections on trips to St Andrews

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THE GAMES

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Where the date is in bold click for highlights of the game

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DateVenueGroundCompetitionFAAtt:
Sat12/10/91aSt AndrewsBarclays League Division 3 (Tier 3)L0312,364
Sat02/05/92hEdgeley ParkBarclays League Division 3 (Tier 3)W207,840
Sat26/11/94hEdgeley ParkEndsleigh League Division 2 (Tier 3)L015,577
Sat04/02/95aSt AndrewsEndsleigh League Division 2 (Tier 3)L0117,160
Sat25/01/97aSt AndrewsFA Cup (Round 4)L1318,487
Fri29/08/97hEdgeley ParkNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)D226,260
Wed17/09/97aSt AndrewsCoca-Cola Cup (Round 2 – 1st Leg)L144,900
Tue23/09/97hEdgeley ParkCoca-Cola Cup (Round 2 (2nd Leg))W212,074
Sat24/01/98aSt AndrewsFA Cup (Round 4)L1215,882
Tues27/01/98aSt AndrewsNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L1417,118
Tues08/09/98aSt AndrewsNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L0216,429
Sat13/02/99hEdgeley ParkNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)W109,056
Fri27/08/99hEdgeley ParkNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)W206,115
Sat29/01/00aSt AndrewsNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L1217,150
Tues17/10/00aSt AndrewsNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L0415,579
Sat17/03/01hEdgeley ParkNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)W207,176
Mon27/08/01aSt AndrewsNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L1218,478
Sat29/12/01hEdgeley ParkNationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2)L035,827

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