Commemorative Books Coverage List Birmingham 2015 Date of Paper Pages Event Covered 27 Dec 1905 Page 12 Birmingham 7 Middlesbrough 0 10 Dec 1906 Page 14 Birmingham 5 Woolwich Arsenal 1 8 May 1921 Page 15 Birmingham are Division 2 champions 15 Feb 1931 Page 30 Birmingham 3 Watford 0 (FA Cup 5th Round) 1 Mar 1931 Page 30 Birmingham 2 Chelsea 2 (FA Cup quarter-final) 5 Mar 1931 Pages 22 and back Chelsea 0 Birmingham 3 (FA Cup quarter-final replay) 15 Mar 1931 Page 30 Birmingham 2 Sunderland 0 (FA Cup semi-final) 26 Apr 1931 & Pages 1 and 26 West Brom 2 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup Final) 27 Apr 1931 Back page 10 Feb 1935 Page 38 Birmingham beat Arsenal 3-0 24 Mar 1946 Page 11 Derby 1 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup semi-final) 18 Apr 1948 Page 11 Birmingham are Division 2 champions 12 Dec 1954 Page 18 Birmingham 9 Liverpool 1 1 May 1955 Page 22 Birmingham draw 2-2 at Liverpool 5 May 1955 Page 17 Birmingham are Division 2 champions 5 Mar 1956 Page 16 Arsenal 1 Birmingham 3 (FA Cup quarter-final) 19 Mar 1956 Page 19 Birmingham 3 Sunderland 0 (FA Cup semi-final) 6 May 1956 & Pages 22 & 23 Manchester City 3 Birmingham 1 (FA Cup Final) 7 May 1956 Pages 16 & 17 17 May 1956 Page 23 Inter Milan 0 Birmingham 0 (Fairs Cup) 25 Aug 1957 Page 22 Birmingham 3 Aston Villa 1 30 Mar 1960 Page 28 Birmingham 0 Barcelona 0 (Fairs Cup Final 1st leg) 5 May 1960 Page 29 Barcelona 4 Birmingham 1 (Fairs Cup Final 2nd leg) 20 Apr 1961 Page 24 Inter Milan 1 Birmingham 2 (Fairs Cup semi-final 1st leg) 4 May 1961 Page 24 Birmingham 2 Inter Milan 1 (Fairs Cup semi-final 2nd leg) 28 Sep 1961 Page 25 Birmingham 2 Roma 2 (Fairs Cup Final 1st leg) 12 Oct 1961 Page 30 Roma 2 Birmingham 0 (Fairs Cup Final 2nd leg) 24 May 1963 Page 31 Birmingham 3 Aston Villa 1 (League Cup Final 1st leg) 28 May 1963 Page 31 Aston Villa 0 Birmingham 0 (League Cup Final 2nd leg) 29 Apr 1964 Page 31 Gil Merrick is sacked as manager 1 Oct 1964 Page 31 Wolves 0 Birmingham 2 11 May 1966 Page 26 Barry Bridges joins Birmingham for £55,000 13 Mar 1968 Page 30 Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1 (FA Cup 5th Round replay) 31 Mar 1968 Pages 42 & 43 Birmingham 1 Chelsea 0 (FA Cup quarter-final) 20 Mar 1972 Pages 30, 31 and back Birmingham 3 Huddersfield 1 (FA Cup quarter-final) 3 May 1972 Back page Orient 0 Birmingham 1 (promoted to Division 1) 9 Sep 1977 Page 27 Sir Alf Ramsey is appointed manager 12 Nov 1978 Page 47 Birmingham 5 Manchester United 1 10 Feb 1979 Pages 30 and back Trevor Francis is sold for £1m 8 Oct 1980 Back page Birmingham 3 Arsenal 1 28 Dec 1982 Back page Birmingham 3 Aston Villa 0 8 Feb 1984 Page 27 Birmingham 2 Manchester United 2 6 May 1985 Page 27 Birmingham 2 Cardiff 0 (promoted to Division 1) 27 Apr 1992 Page 27 Birmingham 1 Shrewsbury 0 (promoted to Division 2) 11 Dec 1993 Page 29 Barry Fry is appointed manager 5 Oct 1994 Back page Birmingham 1 Blackburn 1 (League Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg) 2 Jan 1995 Page 37 Birmingham 7 Blackpool 1 9 Jan 1995 Pages 36 & 37 Birmingham 0 Liverpool 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round) 19 Jan 1995 Back page Birmingham lose to Liverpool on penalties (FA Cup 3rd Round replay) 24 Apr 1995 Pages 34, 35 and back Birmingham 1 Carlisle 0 (Auto Windscreens Shield Final) 8 May 1995 Score pages 6 & 7 Huddersfield 1 Birmingham 2 (Division 2 champions) 10 May 1996 Pages 36 & 37 Trevor Francis is appointed manager 14 Apr 1998 Mania page 6 Manchester City 0 Birmingham 1 1 Nov 2000 Page 39 Tottenham 1 Birmingham 3 (League Cup 3rd Round) 1 Feb 2001 Pages 58 and back Birmingham 4 Ipswich 1 (League Cup semi-final 2nd leg) 26 Feb 2001 Back page Birmingham lose 5-4 to Liverpool on penalties (League Cup Final) 13 Dec 2001 Page 60 Steve Bruce is appointed manager 13 May 2002 Mania pages 10 & 11 Birmingham beat Norwich 4-2 on penalties in the Playoff Final to win promotion to the Premiership 27 Apr 2003 Premplus pages 8 & 9 Birmingham 3 Middlesbrough 0 17 Aug 2003 Premplus page 4 Birmingham 1 Tottenham 0 21 Sep 2003 Premplus page 10 Leeds 0 Birmingham 2 5 Jan 2004 Mania page 14 Birmingham 4 Blackburn 0 12 Feb 2004 Page 66 Birmingham 3 Everton 0 28 Mar 2004 Premplus pages 2 & 3 Birmingham 4 Leeds 1 13 Feb 2005 Premplus pages 2 & 3 Birmingham 2 Liverpool 0 21 Mar 2005 Mania pages 2 & 3 Birmingham 2 Aston Villa 0 16 May 2005 Mania page 14 Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1 28 Aug 2005 Premplus page 6 West Brom 2 Birmingham 3 22 Jan 2006 Premplus page 5 Birmingham 5 Portsmouth 0 20 Apr 2006 Page 67 Birmingham 2 Blackburn 1 18 Jan 2007 Pages 76 & 77 Newcastle 1 Birmingham 5 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay) 23 Apr 2007 Mania page 20 Wolves 2 Birmingham 3 30 Apr 2007 Page 56 Birmingham are promoted to the Premiership 28 Oct 2007 Premplus page 16 Birmingham 3 Wigan 2 2 Mar 2008 Premplus page 5 Birmingham 4 Tottenham 1 7 Apr 2009 Page 50 Birmingham 2 Wolves 0 4 May 2009 Mania pages 1, 10 & 11 Reading 1 Birmingham 2 (promoted to Premier League) 24 Jan 2010 Premplus pages 6 & 7 Everton 1 Birmingham 2 (FA Cup 4th Round) 8 Feb 2010 Mania pages 2 & 3 Birmingham 2 Wolves 1 14 Feb 2010 Premplus pages 6 & 7 Derby 1 Birmingham 2 (FA Cup 5th Round) 2 Dec 2010 Pages 90 & 91 Birmingham 2 Aston Villa 1 (League Cup quarter-final) 27 Jan 2011 Pages 68 & 69 Birmingham 3 West Ham 1 (League Cup semi-final 2nd leg) 28 Feb 2011 Pages 1, 58, 59 and 60 Birmingham 2 Arsenal 1 (League Cup Final) 21 Oct 2011 Page 83 Bruges 1 Birmingham 2 (Europa League) 29 Jan 2012 Football page 12 Sheffield United 0 Birmingham 4 (FA Cup 4th Round) 18 Mar 2012 Football page 15 Birmingham 3 Middlesbrough 0 8 Apr 2012 Football page 13 Birmingham 3 Crystal Palace 0 28 Oct 2012 Football page 14 Leeds 0 Birmingham 1 11 Mar 2013 Football page 16 Birmingham 3 Derby 1 22 Sep 2013 Football page 15 Birmingham 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1 26 Sep 2013 Page 65 Birmingham 3 Swansea 1 (League Cup 3rd Round) 4 May 2014 Football page 13 Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 14 Dec 2014 Football page 14 Birmingham 6 Reading 1 12 Apr 2015 Football page 15 Birmingham 2 Wolves 1 TOTAL PAGES 126 .