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Photo: Birmingham Mail
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MY RECORD
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| P | W | D | L | |
| League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
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..
THE GAMES..
Where the date is in bold click for highlights of the game
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| Date | Venue | Ground | Competition | F | A | Att: | ||
| Sat | 12/10/91 | a | St Andrews | Barclays League Division 3 (Tier 3) | L | 0 | 3 | 12,364 |
| Sat | 02/05/92 | h | Edgeley Park | Barclays League Division 3 (Tier 3) | W | 2 | 0 | 7,840 |
| Sat | 26/11/94 | h | Edgeley Park | Endsleigh League Division 2 (Tier 3) | L | 0 | 1 | 5,577 |
| Sat | 04/02/95 | a | St Andrews | Endsleigh League Division 2 (Tier 3) | L | 0 | 1 | 17,160 |
| Sat | 25/01/97 | a | St Andrews | FA Cup (Round 4) | L | 1 | 3 | 18,487 |
| Fri | 29/08/97 | h | Edgeley Park | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | D | 2 | 2 | 6,260 |
| Wed | 17/09/97 | a | St Andrews | Coca-Cola Cup (Round 2 – 1st Leg) | L | 1 | 4 | 4,900 |
| Tue | 23/09/97 | h | Edgeley Park | Coca-Cola Cup (Round 2 (2nd Leg)) | W | 2 | 1 | 2,074 |
| Sat | 24/01/98 | a | St Andrews | FA Cup (Round 4) | L | 1 | 2 | 15,882 |
| Tues | 27/01/98 | a | St Andrews | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 1 | 4 | 17,118 |
| Tues | 08/09/98 | a | St Andrews | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 0 | 2 | 16,429 |
| Sat | 13/02/99 | h | Edgeley Park | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | W | 1 | 0 | 9,056 |
| Fri | 27/08/99 | h | Edgeley Park | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | W | 2 | 0 | 6,115 |
| Sat | 29/01/00 | a | St Andrews | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 1 | 2 | 17,150 |
| Tues | 17/10/00 | a | St Andrews | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 0 | 4 | 15,579 |
| Sat | 17/03/01 | h | Edgeley Park | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | W | 2 | 0 | 7,176 |
| Mon | 27/08/01 | a | St Andrews | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 1 | 2 | 18,478 |
| Sat | 29/12/01 | h | Edgeley Park | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 (Tier 2) | L | 0 | 3 | 5,827 |
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