2010–11 Birmingham City F.C. season

May 2020 March 2018 Birmingham City 2010–11 Alex McLeish Manager Vico Hui Chairman St Andrew's Premier League 18th (relegated) FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Winners Craig Gardner (8) Craig Gardner (10) 28,270 (vs Newcastle United, 15 February 2011) 6,431 (vs Rochdale, League Cup 2nd round, 26 August 2010) 25,462http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/birc.htm Birmingham City FC European Football Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110719102809/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/birc.htm 19 July 2011 _birmingham1011H _birmingham1011H _birmingham1011H _birmingham1011h _birmingham1011hl 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000099 _birmingham1011a _birmingham1011A _birmingham1011a _birmingham1011a _birmingham1011al FFFFFF 000099 FFFFFF 000099 FFFFFF _birmingham1011t _birmingham1011T _birmingham1011t _birmingham1011t _birmingham1011tl FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 season was Birmingham Citys seventh season in the Premier League and their 57th in the top tier of English football. It ran from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Led by former Scotland national team manager Alex McLeish, the team finished in 18th place in the league, thus being relegated to the Championship for the next season. They reached the sixth round of the FA Cup, losing to Bolton Wanderers, but did win the League Cup, their first major trophy since 1963, by beating favourites Arsenal 2–1 in the final with goals from Nikola Žigić and Obafemi Martins. This win brought the club qualification for the next season's Europa League, their first appearance in any European competition since 1961. The top scorer for the season was Craig Gardner with ten goals in all competitions, of which eight were in the Premier League. McLeish resigned as manager on 12 June 2011, and later joined local rivals Aston Villa on 17 June. Pre-season Following Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung's takeover of the club in 2009, Birmingham travelled to China for their 2010–11 pre-season tour. They began with a 3–2 victory against a Hong Kong League XI to win the inaugural Xtep Cup. The winning goal was scored by Garry O'Connor, set up by debutant Nikola Žigić from a Stuart Parnaby cross. In the second match, O'Connor scored the only goal of the game against Beijing Guoan on a dreadful pitch in the Bird's Nest Stadium, and Birmingham then beat Liaoning Whowin with goals from O'Connor and Sebastian Larsson to achieve a hat-trick of victories over Chinese opposition. While in China, club officials and players were involved in promotional activities including attending the launch in Beijing of the 2010–11 kit, supplied for the first time by Chinese manufacturer Xtep.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-can-be-big-in-china-128567 Birmingham City can be big in China and the Far East, says kit chief Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 21 July 2010 22 September 2013 Back on home soil, Birmingham continued their good form at Pride Park, where they beat a Derby County side featuring former Blues midfielder Robbie Savage. The following day, a Birmingham XI including first-team players rested for the match against Derby drew 2–2 against Northampton Town, conceding a late header from Liam Davis. Birmingham came from two goals down to beat Milton Keynes Dons. James McFadden missed a first-half penalty, but two second-half goals from Cameron Jerome and an 88th-minute winner from O'Connor were enough to see off the League One opposition. Mallorca, the visitors for the only home friendly of the 2010 pre-season, inflicted Birmingham's only defeat with a goal from Emilio Nsue. Craig Gardner played in an unfamiliar right-back position with both Stephen Carr and Stuart Parnaby injured. +Pre-season friendly match detailsDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReport18 July 2010Hong Kong League XIAW3–2Dann 21', Gardner 74', O'Connor 89'13,626http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2095233,00.html McLeish's men win Xtep Cup Birmingham City F.C 18 July 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329053908/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2095233,00.html 29 March 2018http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/detail/7347/ Match results: 2010-07-18 Hong Kong Football Association 28 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220648/http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/detail/7347/ 29 October 201321 July 2010Beijing GuoanAW1–0O'Connor 82'70,000https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/match-report-beijing-guoan-0-128663 Match report: Beijing Guoan 0 Birmingham City 1 Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 22 July 2010 9 September 201324 July 2010Liaoning WhowinAW2–0O'Connor 18, Larsson 38'20,000http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2101178,00.html Blues Far East hat-trick Birmingham City F.C 21 July 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231529/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2101178,00.html 28 March 201831 July 2010Derby CountyAW2–1Murphy 31', Larsson 46'4,458http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-slip-defeat-final-friendly/article-2478010-detail/article.html Rams slip to defeat in final friendly therams.co.uk Northcliffe Media 31 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803115052/http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-slip-defeat-final-friendly/article-2478010-detail/article.html 3 August 20101 August 2010Northampton TownAD2–2Jerome 50', McFadden 68'1,617http://world.ntfc.co.uk/page/PreSeason/0,,10425~2075115,00.html Pre-season ends with Blues draw Northampton Town F.C. 1 August 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231105/http://world.ntfc.co.uk/page/PreSeason/0,,10425~2075115,00.html 28 March 20183 August 2010MK DonsAW3–2 Jerome (2) 53', 78', O'Connor 88'5,896http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Sport/Football/MK-Dons/2010-2011/Dons-unlucky-in-narrow-defeat-to-Birmingham.htm MK Dons 2–3 Birmingham MKWeb 3 August 2010 8 September 2013 https://archive.today/20130909154027/http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Sport/Football/MK-Dons/2010-2011/Dons-unlucky-in-narrow-defeat-to-Birmingham.htm 9 September 20137 August 2010MallorcaHL0–110,190https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/ben-foster-underlines-england-credentials-248870 Ben Foster underlines England credentials as Birmingham City's pre-season record goes Sunday Mercury Birmingham 8 August 2010 8 September 2013 Premier League 2010–11 Premier League August Birmingham opened their Premier League campaign with a visit to Sunderland. Garry O'Connor returned to the team after two operations on a chronic hip problem caused him to miss most of the previous season,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8816961.stm Garry O'Connor given new six-month Birmingham City deal BBC Sport 16 July 2010 25 May 2011 and goalkeeper Ben Foster made his debut. Captain Stephen Carr fouled Fraizer Campbell to concede a penalty which Darren Bent converted, though the foul appeared to have been committed outside the penalty area. Home captain Lee Cattermole had already avoided punishment for cutting O'Connor's head open with an elbow, but still received two yellow cards and was sent off before half-time. Carr doubled Sunderland's lead with an own goal when an attempted headed clearance looped over Foster. Alex McLeish brought on new signing Nikola Žigić, who "injected a note of panic hitherto undetected" in the home team's defence as Sebastian Larsson's crosses produced goals from Scott Dann and a late equaliser from Liam Ridgewell after a goalmouth scramble.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/bent-marks-card-for-cattermole-after-captain-s-loss-of-discipline-2053499.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/bent-marks-card-for-cattermole-after-captain-s-loss-of-discipline-2053499.html 1 May 2022 subscription Bent marks card for Cattermole after captain's loss of discipline Les Ward The Independent London 16 August 2010 7 August 2021 Žigić marked his first start, at home to Blackburn Rovers, by pulling Christopher Samba's shirt to concede a penalty. After Foster saved Morten Gamst Pedersen's spot-kickone of many saves in a man-of-the-match performanceBlackburn took the lead. Craig Gardner equalised three minutes later with a tap-in from James McFadden's cushioned volley, and after Nikola Kalinić had hit the post, Gardner scored the winner in the second half with a 25 yd on shot. Matt Derbyshire, on loan from Olympiacos, made his debut as a second-half substitute. In an eventful visit to Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham took an early lead after a passing move involving McFadden, Lee Bowyer and Cameron Jerome was finished by Roger Johnson with his first goal for the club. After 36 minutes, Johnson fouled goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen as both competed for a bouncing ball. As the players got to their feet, Jääskeläinen slapped Johnson across the face and was sent off. Five minutes into the second half, McFadden's cross was headed down by Jerome for Gardner to score a scrappy goal at his second attempt. Bolton pulled one back from the penalty spot after Johnson was judged to have fouled Gary Cahill, then with ten minutes left, a foul was given against Barry Ferguson, who had appeared to be squeezed between two Bolton players. From just outside the penalty area, former Birmingham forward Robbie Blake struck a superb free kick to tie the scores. There were late chances for both sides but the score remained 2–2. BBC Sport reporter suggested that "Birmingham's flickers of poise and invention" were "positive signs" for the season to come. Contract talks with Alex McLeish broke down, leading acting chairman Peter Pannu to deny reports of a "bust-up," and contract talks with Sebastian Larsson resumed.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/6354099/no-blues-rift-with-mcleish No Blues rift with McLeish Sky Sports 2 September 2010 27 March 2018https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/6357445/blues-open-larsson-talks Blues open Larsson talks Sky Sports 4 September 2010 27 March 2018 September McFadden and Ferguson were instrumental as Birmingham extended their unbeaten Premier League home record to 17 matches with a goalless draw with Liverpool. Pepe Reina kept the visitors in the game with a succession of fine saves from Jerome, Gardner and others. In the run-up to the visit to West Bromwich Albion, McFadden suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which was to keep him out for the season,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/birmingham-city/8009979/Birminghams-James-McFadden-could-face-eight-months-out-after-knee-damage.html Birmingham's James McFadden could face eight months out after knee damage Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 17 September 2010 1 June 2011 football consultant Sammy Yu left the club,https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/6384200/yu-steps-down-from-blues-role Yu steps down from Blues role Sky Sports 18 September 2010 27 March 2018 and McLeish signed a new three-year contract. The home side appeared to have no answer to Jerome's early goal, but Roberto Di Matteo brought Graham Dorrans on at half time, moved Peter Odemwingie from the wing to play up front, and the game was transformed. Odemwingie forced an own goal off Scott Dann and scored a second as Albion won 3–1. Bowyer was substituted to avoid the likelihood of his being sent off, and the player had to apologise after a foul-mouthed exchange with a female supporter. At home to Wigan Athletic, the unbeaten home run extended to a day short of 12 months. A dull game was enlivened by an altercation between Johnson and Hugo Rodallega for which both were booked, the skills of Charles N'Zogbia and the home supporters' adverse reactions thereto, Jerome missing chances, and Gardner's reckless tackle on Franco Di Santo for which he was sent off. October Having gone 18 top-flight games unbeaten to equal the club record, Birmingham made little impression as Everton won their first match of the season. After Johnson's mistake allowed Yakubu in, Foster took enough pace off his shot to give Ridgewell time to make a goalline clearance, but Johnson then gave Everton the lead when he prodded Leon Osman's cross past Foster, and Tim Cahill's stoppage-time header doubled their advantage. Two weeks later, Birmingham took the lead through a Žigić header, Arsenal equalised from the penalty spot after Marouane Chamakh went down after minimal contact from Dann, and Chamakh himself scored the winner just after half time. On a day when manager Arsène Wenger used his programme notes to highlight the problem of reckless tackling, England hopeful Jack Wilshere was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Žigić, and Emmanuel Eboué was fortunate to escape a red card for a scissors tackle on Ridgewell. At home to newly promoted Blackpool, whose attacking style had earned them the best away record in the Premier League, Birmingham played them at their own game, with Alexander Hleb given a free role behind O'Connor and Žigić, and outclassed them 2–0. The goals came from Ridgewell's close-range header after Žigić had headed against the bar, and from Žigić himself after Charlie Adam gave the ball away. The Guardian reporter suggested that "if City had had more pace and movement up front than was offered by Garry O'Connor and Nikola Zigic, they would have won by five or six." In an improvement for Birmingham on the last time the clubs met, they had the better of a goalless draw at Aston Villa. The referee missed a clear handball by Nigel Reo-Coker; the same player could have been sent off for "kicking his former team-mate (Gardner) up the backside".https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0504141534/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=TTDA&xid=eeb30563 Villa lack edge but still make their point Peter Lansley The Times London 1 November 2010 7[S] 24 October 2020 Jerome passed to goalkeeper Brad Friedel with Žigić unmarked in the box, and Ashley Young could have won the game for Villa right at the end with a shot that came off the angle of post and bar. November West Ham United co-owner David Gold, formerly Birmingham's co-owner, was banned from attending the clubs' meeting on 6 November for referring to vice-chairman Peter Pannu in the press as "disgusting." The club later accepted Gold's apology.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/8111259/Birmingham-City-acting-chairman-Peter-Pannu-is-disgusting-says-David-Gold.html Birmingham City acting chairman Peter Pannu is disgusting, says David Gold Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 5 November 2010 2 June 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-david-gold-makes-135385 David Gold makes public apology to Peter Pannu Birmingham Mail Colin Tattum 12 November 2010 9 September 2013 On the field, Birmingham played the diamond formation that had been effective against Blackpool. Apart from the sprinklers suddenly coming on soon after kickoff, the highlight of the first half was Foster's fine save to tip a short-range shot from Carlton Cole onto the post. Early in the second half, West Ham took a two-goal lead and nearly scored a third when Victor Obinna's shot from distance hit the woodwork. After Gardner and Beauseajour replaced Hleb and Keith Fahey, Birmingham came back to draw with a Jerome goal from a Žigić knockdown and a characteristic Ridgewell tap-in when Robert Green failed to gather a Larsson free kick. They could have won it late on when Jerome's shot was deflected on to the crossbar by Danny Gabbidon, and West Ham's penalty appeal against Jean Beausejour for shirt-pulling was turned down. Birmingham went two goals down at Stoke City, but came back to equalise with a 20 yd on shot from Fahey and a glancing header by Jerome from a Larsson cross, and Gardner forced two saves from Asmir Begović. Stoke manager Tony Pulis had spoken out before the game about referees' decisions repeatedly going against them; this time, match referee Mark Clattenburg failed to notice a handball in the build-up to Dean Whitehead's winning goal for the home side.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/09/stoke-city-birmingham-city-premier-league Dean Whitehead's intervention for Stoke sees off Birmingham's fightback Phil Shaw The Guardian London 9 November 2010 25 October 2020 The defending improved at Manchester City. The nearest the home side came to scoring was when Carlos Tevez handled the ball into the net and when Foster blocked a James Milner shot and man-of-the-match Stephen Carr cleared the rebound off the line. Bowyer, replacing the injured Gardner, stole unmarked into the penalty area to meet a Jerome knockdown and take a 17th-minute lead at home to Chelsea. Thereafter, Foster, criticised for his performance for England against France in midweek but now "defiance personified," made numerous saves including one where he "somehow clawed out a Didier Drogba header that was flying in the far corner," as Chelsea failed to score from 32 shots at goal. Away at Fulham, Hleb made a strong run through midfield to the penalty area and played a pinpoint pass which gave the onrushing Larsson time to set himself and pass the ball into the net for his first goal of the season. After Clint Dempsey arguably climbed on Fahey's shoulders to head the equaliser, Birmingham came close to regaining the lead when Dann's header from a Larsson cross hit the bar, but lost Hleb to a hamstring injury. December Gardner was central to Birmingham achieving a draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Sébastien Bassong scored after Foster failed to deal with Gareth Bale's free kick, but the introduction of Žigić, a hero after scoring the winner against Aston Villa in the League Cup quarter-final in the week, made the difference. Ridgewell's powerful shot was blocked by Heurelho Gomes' groin, before Johnson's long ball found Žigić, who headed into the penalty area for Gardner to head home after a well-timed run. Speaking after the 1–0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, McLeish said, "We didn't turn up at all for the first 60 minutes. We were outfought and then had a go. We need to start games the way we finish them." The visit of Newcastle United on 18 December was a late postponement because of heavy snowfall, and the Boxing Day trip to Everton was called off on the morning of the match after frozen pipes within Goodison Park burst.http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2247322,00.html Newcastle game off Birmingham City F.C. 18 December 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054035/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2247322,00.html 29 March 2018http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2251551,00.html Everton game off Birmingham City F.C. 26 December 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231550/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2251551,00.html 28 March 2018 In Birmingham's last match of 2010, Manchester United scored after an hour through Dimitar Berbatov, but in the 89th minute, Žigić appeared to foul Rio Ferdinand as he controlled Johnson's cross with his arm, touching it on to Bowyer who equalised from an arguably offside position. January Birmingham began the new year outplayed by Arsenal by three goals to nil. Television replays highlighted incidents, unnoticed by the referee, in which Bowyer stamped on Bacary Sagna and seemed to rake his studs down the same player's achilles. Suggestions in the media that he might be banned for six matches prompted Alex McLeish to argue that the football authorities were not treating all clubs equally when using television evidence. Bowyer received the standard three-match ban for violent conduct.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9337014.stm Birmingham's Lee Bowyer receives three-match ban BBC Sport 4 January 2011 3 June 2011 Birmingham went to Blackpool as the only Premier League team without an away win. After Blackpool lost at St Andrew's in October, manager Ian Holloway had promised that if Birmingham used the same attacking tactics when they came to Bloomfield Road, his players would know how to counter them. He was nearly right. Hleb, returning from injury to play behind Jerome and Matt Derbyshire, scored the opening goal after being gifted the ball in the penalty area. Former Birmingham player DJ Campbell equalised, both sides hit the woodwork, the visitors were particularly profligate in front of goal, but Dann scored an 89th-minute winner with a poacher's finish from Johnson's knock-down. Without Dann, whose hamstring injury sustained in the League Cup first leg was to keep him out for the rest of the season, Ridgewell moved to centre back, David Murphy started at left back, and loanee David Bentley made his debut in the Sunday lunchtime kickoff against Aston Villa. Both teams had chances to win but the 1–1 draw left both teams just outside the relegation zone. The attendance of 22,287 was the lowest for Premier League matches between the clubs. With the League Cup semi-final four days later, Birmingham gave Jordon Mutch a League debut and rested Gardner, Jerome and Larsson as they visited Manchester United. They lost 5–0. February Martin Jiránek made his Premier League debut at home to Manchester City in a match moved to the Wednesday at short notice because City's FA Cup-tie was being televised the previous Sunday. City's Micah Richards was knocked unconscious in collision with teammate Nigel de Jong, and manager Roberto Mancini accused Kevin Phillips of diving to earn the penalty from which Gardner gave Birmingham what BBC Sport's reporter termed a "deserved equaliser." Returning to West Ham United having beaten them to reach the League Cup final, Birmingham ensured that it would be they and not the hosts who escaped from the relegation places when Žigić scored the only goal of the game midway through the second half. Obafemi Martins had a quiet debut at home to Stoke City. A dull match was goalless until stoppage time, when Begović fumbled Bentley's shot, Jerome robbed him of the ball, flicked it up from the byline and Žigić outjumped John Carew and headed the winner to give Birmingham their first consecutive Premier League wins in almost a year. McLeish suggested that fatigue might be a factor in Birmingham's "flat" performance three days later as they lost 2–0 at home to Newcastle United to leave themselves in 14th place, three points above the relegation zone. March Beausejour scored his first Premier League goal in a losing cause at home to West Bromwich Albion, in Birmingham's first league match after the League Cup win. His second, a header from Mutch's cross, took the lead at Everton, but the match was drawn. In the second half, referee Peter Walton had taken the field without his yellow card, so had to act out issuing a caution to Mutch using an imaginary card. Having exited the relegation zone the previous week, Birmingham conceded a stoppage-time goal at Wigan Athletic to find themselves back in it. Ridgewell scored early on from what appeared to be an offside position, and Jiránek left the field soon afterwards with an injury, but Wigan equalised through Tom Cleverley before Maynor Figueroa scored the winner from 20 yd. The defeat left them in 19th place, though if they won their game in hand, the three points would take them to a mid-table 13th. April After goals by Phillips from a Larsson corner and by Gardner after a one-two with Jerome, a Larsson goal disallowed for offside and a Johnson volley drawing a good save from Jääskeläinen, Birmingham should have been comfortable. However, Johan Elmander scored an excellent volleyed goal from distance, Bolton Wanderers took heart, and only fine goalkeeping from Foster kept the visitors at bay. Bowyer's tap-in from Jerome's pass took the lead at Blackburn Rovers, and shortly before half-time, Johnson received lengthy treatment for a head injury before leaving the pitch for further attention. Seven minutes into stoppage time, he returned to the field, apparently distracting defensive partner Ridgewell who allowed Junior Hoilett to steal the ball and take it past Foster to equalise. Curtis Davies replaced Johnson for the second half, the first time in nearly two seasons with the club that Johnson had been substituted. A 2–0 defeat of Sunderland, with goals from Larsson and Gardner, gave Birmingham seven points from the last three games. With six games left to play, they were in 14th place, five points above the relegation zone with a game in hand on most teams below them, albeit with some difficult fixtures to come. Chelsea had little difficulty in beating Birmingham 3–1, the visitors' goal coming from the penalty spot; Larsson and Gardner had a lengthy discussion as to who should take the kick, eventually won by the former. McLeish confirmed afterwards that Gardner would be the designated penalty-taker in future. Maxi Rodríguez, in the starting eleven only because Andy Carroll was injured, scored a hat-trick as Foster sustained an injury trying to prevent Liverpool's second goal and had to be replaced by Colin Doyle, making his first Premier League appearance since 2007. May Bentley left the ground "in a huff" when not included in the matchday squad for the home game with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves took an early lead from the penalty spot before Michael Mancienne failed to deal with Foster's clearance. Larsson, having run the length of the field, collected the loose ball and clipped it past the goalkeeper. In an aggressive game, Gardner was booked after an altercation with Jamie O'Hara, and after suffering a wild tackle by Richard Stearman, who went unpunished, he "went down under pressure" from Jody Craddock and received a second yellow card for simulation. His second dismissal of the season meant he would miss two of the club's last three games. Birmingham's ten men held on for the draw, which left them four points clear of the relegation zone. Foster kept Birmingham in the game at Newcastle United until Ridgewell was sent off for handling the ball on the goalline. Newcastle scored the resultant penalty, doubled their lead from Steven Taylor's header, then Bowyer pulled a goal back just before half-time when Jerome's shot was parried. Larsson missed a clear chance to equalise, shooting over the bar after Tim Krul fumbled Beausejour's cross, but the home side also had chances to extend their lead. With Jerome injured, Phillips and Derbyshire started at home to Fulham and youngster Akwasi Asante was the only forward among the substitutes. The players seemed nervous, made little impression, were unable to deal with the power of Brede Hangeland, who scored both Fulham goals, and the only serious chance came when Jiránek turned Parnaby's cross towards goal with his chest. Birmingham finished the match with only ten men, after losing Hleb, Bowyer, Parnaby and Jiránek to injury, and in 17th place in the league, ahead of Blackpool and Wigan Athletic only on goal difference after they and Wolves all won.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-aleksandr-hleb-injury-154672 Aleksandr Hleb injury spells the end Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 19 May 2011 9 June 2011 Birmingham went into their final match, away to Tottenham Hotspur, as one of five teams still at risk of relegation. Doing no worse than Blackpool and Wigan would keep them safe, and there were more complicated calculations depending on the result of the match between Blackburn and Wolves. Jerome, who had undergone specialist treatment all week on his injured heel, was able to start the game, and Davies was an excellent replacement for Jiránek. Roman Pavlyuchenko put Tottenham one up early in the second half, but Gardner's 79th-minute equaliser put his team ahead of Wolves and safe. With stoppage time approaching, Wolves scored again to leave Birmingham needing another goal. The message appeared to take time getting through to the players, but they eventually threw everyone forward, leaving themselves open at the back, and Pavlyuchenko scored a spectacular winner to ensure fifth place and Europa League qualification. Birmingham finished 18th, and were relegated. Match details Match details, including date, result, venue, lineups, league positions and goal times (apart from for goals scored in stoppage time) are sourced to 11v11.com.https://www.11v11.com/teams/birmingham-city/tab/matches/season/2011/ Birmingham City football club match record: 2010/2011 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 27 March 2018 General source (match reports):http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/birmingham/reports/birmingham_2010.html Birmingham City Reports sportinglife.com 365 Media Group dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111016143924/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/birmingham/reports/birmingham_2010.html 16 October 2011http://world.bcfc.com/page/Fixtures/0,,10412~2010,00.html Fixtures & Results: First team: 2010/2011 season Birmingham City F.C. 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231403/http://world.bcfc.com/page/Fixtures/0,,10412~2010,00.html 28 March 2018 Individual match reports are linked from these pages. Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually. Scorelines list Birmingham's score first. + Premier League match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceRefs14 August 20106thSunderlandAD2–2Dann 77', Ridgewell 88'38,39021 August 20104thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Gardner (2) 57', 71'21,394https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/23/birmingham-city-blackburn-rovers-premier-league Hart who? Ben Foster excels for Birmingham in win over Blackburn The Guardian London John Ashdown 23 August 2010 25 May 201129 August 20106thBolton WanderersAD2–2Johnson 4', Gardner 50'18,139https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8946659.stm Bolton 2–2 Birmingham Chris Whyatt BBC Sport 29 August 2010 25 May 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/29/bolton-birmingham-city-premier-league Robbie Blake denies Birmingham and salvages a point for 10-man Bolton Richard Jolly The Guardian London 29 August 2010 25 May 201112 September 20105thLiverpoolHD0–027,333https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8983680.stm Birmingham 0–0 Liverpool Mandeep Sanghera BBC Sport 12 September 2010 5 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7989357/Birmingham-City-0-Liverpool-0-match-report.html Birmingham City 0 Liverpool 0: match report The Daily Telegraph London Henry Winter 12 September 2010 5 June 201118 September 201011thWest Bromwich AlbionAL1–3Jerome 15'23,062https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9006917.stm West Brom 3–1 Birmingham Mark Ashenden BBC Sport 18 September 2010 1 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/19/west-bromwich-albion-birmingham-premier-league Fast-learning West Bromwich ruin Alex McLeish's big day for Birmingham The Guardian London Joe Lovejoy 19 September 2010 1 June 201125 September 201011thWigan AthleticHD0–022,168https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9023188.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20160322232210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9023188.stm dead 22 March 2016 Birmingham 0–0 Wigan James Standley BBC Sport 25 September 2010 5 June 2011https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/birmingham-0-0-wigan-craig-gardner-1692639 Birmingham 0–0 Wigan: Craig Gardner sees red in stalemate Janine Self The People London 26 September 2010 27 March 2018https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943405/Birmingham-City-0-Wigan-Athletic-0-match-report.html Birmingham City 0 Wigan Athletic 0: match report Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 26 September 2010 27 March 20182 October 201015thEvertonHL0–223,138https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9040835.stm Birmingham 0–2 Everton Mandeep Sanghera BBC Sport 2 October 2010 1 June 201116 October 201016thArsenalAL1–2Žigić 33'60,070https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/16/arsenal-birmingham-city-premier-league Chamakh strikes to lift Arsenal against Birmingham as Wilshere sees red Dominic Fifield The Observer London 17 October 2010 1 June 2011https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wenger-s-tough-talk-on-tackling-backfires-2108850.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wenger-s-tough-talk-on-tackling-backfires-2108850.html 1 May 2022 subscription Wenger's tough talk on tackling backfires Nick Szczepanik The Independent London 17 October 2010 7 August 202123 October 201012thBlackpoolHW2–0Ridgewell 36', Žigić 56'26,850https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9106549.stm Birmingham 2–0 Blackpool John Oakley BBC Sport 23 October 2010 1 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/25/birmingham-city-blackpool-premier-league Birmingham's forward thinking finds Blackpool unable to change tack The Guardian London Richard Rae 25 October 2010 1 June 201131 October 201014thAston VillaAD0–040,688https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9128210.stm Aston Villa 0–0 Birmingham Phil McNulty BBC Sport 31 October 2010 1 June 20116 November 201014thWest Ham UnitedHD2–2Jerome 64', Ridgewell 73'26,474https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/grant-blasts-referee-after-hammers-blow-their-lead-2127423.html Grant blasts referee after Hammers blow their lead Phil Shaw The Independent London 7 November 2010 7 August 2021 10 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110023637/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/grant-blasts-referee-after-hammers-blow-their-lead-2127423.html dead https://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-west-ham/report/215273 Ridgewell rescues Birmingham Elliot Ball Sky Sports 6 November 2010 27 March 2018 9 November 201017thStoke CityAL2–3Fahey 74', Jerome 76'26,381https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9163117.stm Stoke 3–2 Birmingham Phil Dawkes BBC Sport 9 November 2010 2 June 201113 November 201018thManchester CityAD0–044,321https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9177456.stm Man City 0–0 Birmingham Phil Dawkes BBC Sport 13 November 2010 5 June 2011https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/boos-mancini-fun-goes-out-city-s-circus-2133591.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/boos-mancini-fun-goes-out-city-s-circus-2133591.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Boos for Mancini as fun goes out of City's circus Jon Culley The Independent London 14 November 2010 7 August 202120 November 201013thChelseaHW1–0Bowyer 17'24,357https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mcleish-toasts-foster-as-chelsea-problems-mount-2139809.html McLeish toasts Foster as Chelsea problems mount Phil Shaw The Independent London 21 November 2010 7 August 2021 24 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124031215/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mcleish-toasts-foster-as-chelsea-problems-mount-2139809.html dead https://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-chelsea/report/215132 Fabulous Foster denies Chelsea Sky Sports James Riach 20 November 2010 27 March 2018 27 November 201014thFulhamAD1–1Larsson 20'24,391https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9219996.stm Fulham 1–1 Birmingham Les Roopanarine BBC Sport 27 November 2010 2 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/27/fulham-birmingham-city-premier-league Fulham come back against Birmingham City thanks to Clint Dempsey James Callow The Observer London 28 November 2010 2 June 20114 December 201014thTottenham HotspurHD1–1Gardner 81'25,770https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9244664.stm Birmingham 1–1 Tottenham Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 4 December 2010 2 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943706/Birmingham-City-1-Tottenham-Hotspur-1-match-report.html Birmingham City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1: match report John Ley The Daily Telegraph London 4 December 2010 25 October 202012 December 201016thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–125,150https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9268435.stm Wolverhampton 1–0 Birmingham Les Roopanarine BBC Sport 12 December 2010 2 June 201128 December 201016thManchester UnitedHD1–1Bowyer 89'28,242https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/28/birmingham-city-manchester-united-premier-league Late goal by Birmingham's Lee Bowyer earns draw with Manchester United Kevin McCarra The Guardian London 29 December 2010 2 June 20111 January 201119thArsenalHL0–324,341https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/birmingham-city/8238289/Birmingham-manager-Alex-McLeish-accuses-FA-of-picking-on-smaller-club.html Birmingham manager Alex McLeish accuses FA of picking on smaller club The Daily Telegraph London 4 January 2011 3 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8236086/Birmingham-City-midfielder-Lee-Bowyer-faces-possible-six-match-ban-following-stamp-on-Arsenals-Bacary-Sagna.html Birmingham City midfielder Lee Bowyer faces possible six-match ban following stamp on Arsenal's Bacary Sagna Jason Burt The Daily Telegraph London 3 January 2011 3 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/03/alex-mcleish-fa-lee-bowyer Alex McLeish blasts FA as Lee Bowyer faces violent conduct charge Stuart James The Guardian London 3 January 2011 3 June 20114 January 201115thBlackpoolAW2–1Hleb 24', Dann 89'14,550https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9331275.stm Blackpool 1–2 Birmingham Sam Sheringham BBC Sport 4 January 2011 3 June 2011https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/221218/Blackpool-1-Birmingham-2-Dann-the-man-as-Blues-add-to-Ollie-s-woe Blackpool 1 Birmingham 2: Dann the man as Blues add to Ollie's woe Daily Express London Matthew Dunn 5 January 2011 27 March 201816 January 201116thAston VillaHD1–1Johnson 49'22,287https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9359485.stm Birmingham 1–1 Aston Villa Phil Dawkes BBC Sport 16 January 2011 3 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/16/birmingham-city-aston-villa-premier-league James Collins ensures Birmingham and Aston Villa creep clear of drop Stuart James The Guardian London 16 January 2011 3 June 201122 January 201117thManchester UnitedAL0–575,326https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9363496.stm Man Utd 5–0 Birmingham Chris Whyatt BBC Sport 22 January 2011 3 June 20112 February 201117thManchester CityHD2–2Žigić 23', Gardner 77' pen.24,379https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9382102.stm Birmingham 1–1 Aston Villa Mark Ashenden BBC Sport 2 February 2011 5 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/02/birmingham-city-manchester-city-premier-league Birmingham's Craig Gardner spot on to hurt Manchester City's title bid Kevin McCarra The Guardian London 2 February 2011 5 June 20116 February 201116thWest Ham UnitedAW1–0Žigić 65'32,927https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9385585.stm West Ham 0–1 Birmingham Alistair Magowan BBC Sport 15 February 2011 5 June 201112 February 201114thStoke CityHW1–0Žigić 90+3'23,660https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9391008.stm Birmingham 1–0 Stoke Les Roopanarine BBC Sport 12 February 2011 5 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7944038/Birmingham-City-1-Stoke-City-0-match-report.html Birmingham City 1 Stoke City 0: match report Gerry Cox The Daily Telegraph London 13 February 2011 5 June 201115 February 201114thNewcastle UnitedHL0–228,270https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9395082.stm Birmingham 0–2 Newcastle Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 15 February 2011 5 June 20115 March 201118thWest Bromwich AlbionHL1–3Beausejour 48'27,013https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9410920.stm Birmingham 1–3 West Brom Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 5 March 2011 6 June 20119 March 201117thEvertonAD1–1Beausejour 17'33,974https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9415280.stm Everton 1–1 Birmingham Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 9 March 2011 6 June 201119 March 201119thWigan AthleticAL1–2Ridgewell 6'16,421https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9426720.stm Wigan 2–1 Birmingham Owen Phillips BBC Sport 19 March 2011 6 June 20112 April 201115thBolton WanderersHW2–1Phillips 4', Gardner 59'26,142https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9439624.stm Birmingham 2–1 Bolton Sean Chaney BBC Sport 2 April 2011 7 June 20119 April 201115thBlackburn RoversAD1–1Bowyer 32'28,426https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9448840.stm Blackburn 1–1 Birmingham BBC Sport 9 April 2011 7 June 201116 April 201114thSunderlandHW2–0Larsson 41', Gardner 66'28,108https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9455492.stm Birmingham 2–0 Sunderland Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 16 April 2011 7 June 201120 April 201115thChelseaAL1–3Larsson 66' pen.40,848https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9457016.stm Chelsea 3–1 Birmingham Pail Fletcher BBC Sport 20 April 2011 9 June 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/truce-called-in-birmingham-city-penalty-153044 Truce called in Birmingham City penalty squabble Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 22 April 2011 9 June 201123 April 201115thLiverpoolAL0–544,734https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9463392.stm Liverpool 5–0 Birmingham Phil Dawkes BBC Sport 23 April 2011 9 June 2011https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-5-birmingham-city-3378306 Liverpool FC 5 Birmingham City 0: Rampant Reds have fans daring to dream it's 1986 all over again James Pearce Liverpool Echo 25 April 2011 9 June 20111 May 201115thWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Larsson 27'26,072https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9469679.stm Birmingham 1–1 Wolverhampton Phil Fletcher BBC Sport 1 May 2011 9 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7944279/Birmingham-City-1-Wolverhampton-Wanderers-1-match-report.html Birmingham City 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1: match report Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 1 May 2011 9 June 20117 May 201116thNewcastle UnitedAL1–2Bowyer 45'47,409https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9475301.stm Newcastle 2–1 Birmingham Saj Chowdhury BBC Sport 7 May 2011 9 June 201115 May 201117thFulhamHL0–227,759https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13364707 Birmingham 0–2 Fulham Peter Scrivener BBC Sport 15 May 2011 9 June 201122 May 201118thTottenham HotspurAL1–2Gardner 79'36,119https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13444710 Tottenham 2–1 Birmingham Phil Dawkes BBC Sport 22 May 2011 9 June 2011http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6945532,00.html Premier League Clockwatch Football365 22 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110526171358/http://www.football365.com/story/0%2C17033%2C8652_6945532%2C00.html 26 May 2011 League table BIR http://www.11v11.com/teams/birmingham-city/tab/leagueTables/2011/ Birmingham City league performance history: League Championship table at close of 2010–11 season 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 28 March 2018 Select season and date required via dropdown menu. Results summary 6 8 5 19 22 2 7 10 18 36 end of season May 2020 FA Cup 2010–11 FA Cup Birmingham were drawn away against Millwall for their opening match in the 2010–11 FA Cup. With the League Cup semi-final scheduled for three days later, McLeish made seven changes from the side that had beaten Blackpool in midweek, including a first start for Jordon Mutch after his successful loan spell at Watford. They might have expected more competition from a team just outside the play-off positions in the Championship, but two goals from Derbyshire, a precise free kick from Murphy, and a powerful header by Jerome shortly after coming on a late substitute gave them a 4–0 lead. Had Millwall's finishing been betterSteve Morison failed to take an early chance when through on goalkeeper Maik Taylor, James Henry had an attempt disallowed for offside, and Taylor saved Morison's weak penaltythey might well have achieved more than Danny Schofield's consolation. In the fourth round, Birmingham made nine changes from the eleven that had started the League Cup semi-final three days before. After Žigić headed wide and Phillips' header was deflected onto the crossbar, they went two goals down at home to mid-table Championship club Coventry City. Bentley's 25 yd on shot was too hot for Keiren Westwood and went in off the underside of the bar, then in the second half Parnaby scored his first senior goal for nearly five years after Hleb had drawn Westwood out of goal. After 73 minutes, Phillips volleyed in a ball from Beausejour for the winner. A stronger Birmingham team than that selected in previous rounds enjoyed a comfortable win against Sheffield Wednesday of League One in the fifth round. Goals from Beausejour and Martins, his first for the club, were both set up by Hleb before he left the field on a stretcher, the victim of a late tackle by James O'Connor. Murphy scored a third from close range to take Birmingham into the quarter-finals for the second year running. Roger Johnson punched the dug-out after he was substituted with half an hour remaining, but McLeish said he took the sensible course, to avoid the risk of a second yellow card which would mean Johnson missing the approaching League Cup final.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-boss-fears-impact-148875 Birmingham City boss fears impact of Cup glory hunt on league race Birmingham Mail 20 February 2011 25 October 2020 Bolton Wanderers had to take the lead three times to eliminate a Birmingham side so short of fit players that they started the 19-year-old Mutch in central midfield, gave a squad number to 17-year-old defender Alpaslan Öztürk, and were still unable to name a full complement of seven substitutes. Johan Elmander scored for Bolton after 21 minutes, and within the next ten minutes Birmingham had lost Ferguson and Jiránek to injury. Jerome took advantage of a defensive error to equalise with a tidy finish from 16 yd, and each side made penalty appeals that were correctly turned down. Bolton regained the lead from the penalty spot when Curtis Davies fouled Kevin Davies before Phillips first hit the post, then from a flick-on by the 17-year-old Nathan Redmond, "somehow Phillips swivelled, scissor-kicking a volley from outside the area over the head of Jaaskelainen and in." McLeish brought on striker Derbyshire in place of Murphy and went for the win, but in stoppage time, Kevin Davies headed across goal for Lee Chung-yong to take the visitors into the semi-finals. Scorelines list Birmingham's score first. + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreScorersAttendanceReportThird round8 January 2011MillwallAW4–1Derbyshire (2) 17', 45', Murphy 27', Jerome 72'9,841https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9341908.stm Millwall 1–4 Birmingham BBC Sport 8 January 2011 9 June 2011http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LNWB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=134ACF601040E380&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Jackett's Lions roar but lack Blues' bite Dan King News of the World London 9 January 2011 9 September 2013 NewsbankFourth round29 January 2011Coventry CityHW3–2Bentley 35', Parnaby 67', Phillips 73'16,669https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9379060.stm Birmingham 3–2 Coventry BBC Sport 29 January 2011 9 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/29/birmingham-city-coventry-city-fa-cup Kevin Phillips completes Birmingham comeback against Coventry The Guardian Press Association 29 January 2011 25 October 2020Fifth round9 February 2011Sheffield WednesdayHW3–0Beausejour 6', Martins 17', Murphy 53'14,607https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9401043.stm Birmingham 3–0 Sheff Wed BBC Sport 19 February 2011 9 June 2011Sixth round12 March 2011Bolton WanderersHL2–3Jerome 38', Phillips 80'23,699https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9421125.stm Birmingham 2–3 Bolton Mandeep Sanghera BBC Sport 12 March 2011 10 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bolton-wanderers/8378063/Birmingham-City-2-Bolton-Wanderers-3-match-report.html Birmingham City 2 Bolton Wanderers 3: match report Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 12 March 2011 10 June 2011 League Cup 2010–11 Football League Cup Birmingham began their League Cup campaign in the second round, drawn at home to Rochdale of League One in the first competitive meeting between the clubs. They made eight changes to the previous starting eleven, giving debuts to Enric Vallès and, from the substitutes' bench, Nathan Redmond, at 16 years 173 days the club's second-youngest first-team debutant after Trevor Francis. A goal down after 26 minutes, Birmingham equalised two minutes later through a "harsh" penalty scored by McFadden, as Marcus Holness was adjudged to have fouled Derbyshire. Goals followed from Murphy, playing his first game since breaking his kneecap in April 2009, and Derbyshire, but a second Rochdale goal made for a tense last quarter of an hour. Third-round opponents Milton Keynes Dons proved less of an obstacle. Birmingham made nine changes from their previous match, including a debut for Jiránek, a first start for Beausejour, and first games of the season for Phillips and Parnaby. Hleb, making his home debut, and Žigić each scored their first goal for the club and substitute Gardner made the score 3–0 in a four-minute spell midway through the first half. Though MK Dons scored late on, Birmingham's victory was comfortable. Brentford, Birmingham's third consecutive visitors from League One, had beaten Premier League Everton on penalties in the third round. Sam Wood gave them the lead with a volley after 68 minutes, goalkeeper Richard Lee produced a fine save to deny Gardner's curling shot, and after Žigić headed over the bar with four minutes of normal time remaining, it seemed as though they were going to repeat the upset. But after two minutes of stoppage time, Ridgewell squared the ball to Phillips who scored with a low shot. In extra time, Lee saved a header from Žigić, and the tie went to penalties. On Brentford's last attempt before sudden death, Craig Woodman hit the ball straight at Taylor, who was able to deflect it onto the bar, so Birmingham scraped through to the fifth round. The quarter-final pitted Birmingham against local rivals Aston Villa, again at home. West Midlands Police had been sufficiently concerned about the potential for trouble and possible adverse effects on England's World Cup bid that they made an unsuccessful request for a change of date and had four times the usual number of officers on duty.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/8171430/Birmingham-City-v-Aston-Villa-police-increase-presence-fourfold-to-avoid-Carling-Cup-derby-battleground.html Birmingham City v Aston Villa: police increase presence fourfold to avoid Carling Cup derby battleground Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 1 December 2010 27 March 2018 Larsson opened the scoring with a penalty after Richard Dunne fouled Bowyer, then Gabriel Agbonlahor equalised for Villa on the break after Žigić had an apparently valid goal disallowed. Jerome shot wide when one-on-one with goalkeeper Brad Friedel, and Foster saved well from Ashley Young after parrying a shot from Agbonlahor, but neither side could make the breakthrough until, on 86 minutes, Žigić scrambled home a shot deflected off Luke Young. At the end of the match, large numbers of Birmingham fans invaded the pitch and were separated from the visiting support by riot police. Missiles, including seats and a flare, believed by police to have originated in the visitors' section, were thrown back and forth, and the violence continued outside the ground.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/cops-make-arrest-over-birmingham-136866 Cops make arrest over Birmingham City v Aston Villa flare throwing Mark Cowan Birmingham Mail 7 December 2010 24 February 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/birmingham-city/8175525/Violence-hits-Birmingham-Citys-Carling-Cup-win-over-Aston-Villa-at-St-Andrews-as-14-people-taken-to-hospital.html Violence hits Birmingham City's Carling Cup win over Aston Villa at St Andrew's as 14 people taken to hospital Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 2 December 2010 24 February 2011 Birmingham were drawn against West Ham United in the two-legged semi-final. In the first leg, at Upton Park, West Ham had much the best of the first half, and took a deserved lead when Mark Noble scored from a tight angle with Foster's view at the near post obscured by Dann. Dann sustained an injury just before half-time which was to keep him out for the rest of the season. Early in the second half, Birmingham equalised through Ridgewell's header from a corner, then took a man advantage when Victor Obinna was sent off for kicking Larsson in the groin. Even after a penalty was denied when Ferguson was knocked flying by Matthew Upson, it looked as Birmingham would go on to win, but goalkeeper Foster blundered when he allowed a weak shot from Carlton Cole to go through him. West Ham increased their lead to 3–1 on aggregate in the first half of the second leg when Cole collected a throw-in and shot past Foster from 25 yd. The half-time introduction of Žigić put pressure on West Ham's defence. A penalty appeal against Wayne Bridge for handball was rejected, but from the resultant corner, Bowyer tied the scores on the night, and prolonged pressure led to Johnson's 79th-minute headed goal which tied the scores overall. With the last play of normal time, Gardner's shot was touched onto the post by Green, and the game went into extra time. Four minutes later, Gardner repeated the shot with enough power and accuracy to beat Green and give Birmingham the 4–3 aggregate lead which took them into the final. +League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportSecond round26 August 2010RochdaleHW3–2McFadden 28' pen., Murphy 48', Derbyshire 53'6,431https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8939700.stm Birmingham 3–2 Rochdale BBC Sport 26 August 2010 24 February 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/26/birmingham-rochdale-carling-cup-report Derbyshire's tumble helps Birmingham City to quell Rochdale's resistance Richard Rae The Guardian London 26 August 2010 24 February 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-3-rochdale-2-130831 Birmingham City 3, Rochdale 2 Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 26 August 2010 24 February 2011Third round21 September 2010MK DonsHW3–1Hleb 24', Žigić 26', Gardner 28'9,450https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9009796.stm Birmingham 3–1 MK Dons BBC Sport 21 September 2010 11 June 2011 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hleb-starts-goal-rush-to-ko-mk-dons-2085740.html Hleb starts goal-rush to KO MK Dons Drew Williams Press Association The Independent London 21 September 2010 7 August 2021 10 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310195619/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/hleb-starts-goal-rush-to-ko-mk-dons-2085740.html dead Fourth round19 October 2010BrentfordHW1–1 a.e.t.4–3 pens.Phillips 90+2'Phillips, Gardner, Dann, Carr.15,166https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9059354.stm Birmingham 1–1 Brentford BBC Sport 26 October 2010 24 February 2011https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/26/birmingham-city-brentford-carling-cup Birmingham City hold nerve from the spot to end Brentford's cup run Stuart James The Guardian London 26 October 2010 24 February 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-1-brentford-1-134324 Birmingham City 1, Brentford 1 (aet, Blues win 4-3 on penalties) Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 27 October 2010 24 February 2011Fifth round1 December 2010Aston VillaHW2–1Larsson 12' pen., Žigić 84'27,679https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9233759.stm Birmingham 2–1 Aston Villa Phil McNulty BBC Sport 26 August 2010 24 February 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/8170677/Birmingham-City-2-Aston-Villa-1-match-report.html Birmingham City 2 Aston Villa 1: match report Jason Burt The Daily Telegraph London 2 December 2010 24 February 2011Semi-final first leg11 January 2011West Ham UnitedAL1–2Ridgewell 56'29,034https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9354485.stm West Ham 2–1 Birmingham Jonathan Stevenson BBC Sport 11 January 2011 24 February 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-ham-2-birmingham-city-146398 West Ham 2, Birmingham City 1 Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 12 January 2011 24 February 2011Semi-final second leg26 January 2011West Ham UnitedHW3–1 a.e.t.4–3 agg.Bowyer 59', Johnson 79', Gardner 94'27,519https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9362794.stm Birmingham 3–1 West Ham (agg 4–3) Phil McNulty BBC Sport 26 January 2011 24 February 2011https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-colin-tattums-carling-147376 Birmingham City: Colin Tattum's Carling Cup big match verdict and match stats Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 12 January 2011 24 February 2011 Final 2011 Football League Cup Final Going into the final, media focus centred on the competition being the first element of Arsenal's potential quadruple, their failure to win a trophy for six years, and concerns over the fitness of their captain Cesc Fàbregas. Pundits and bookmakers were in agreement that there could be only one winner, though Cameron Jerome suggested that being overwhelming favourites would put extra pressure on Arsenal, and that if they had a weakness, it lay with their defence.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/24/arsenal-cesc-fabregas-carling-cup-final Arsenal's Cesc Fábregas ruled out of Carling Cup final Jamie Jackson The Guardian London 24 February 2011 11 June 2011 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/cesc-fabregas-ready-fitness-battle-ahead-carling-cup-final-2224316.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/cesc-fabregas-ready-fitness-battle-ahead-carling-cup-final-2224316.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Cesc Fabregas ready for fitness battle ahead of Carling Cup final Paul Hirst Press Association The Independent London 24 February 2011 7 August 2021 http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/football/carling-cup/birmingham-head-to-wembley-in-fruitless-search-for-carling-cup_046216.html Birmingham head to Wembley in fruitless search for Carling Cup Robbie Morris Ladbrokes 27 February 2011 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110221023746/http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/football/carling-cup/birmingham-head-to-wembley-in-fruitless-search-for-carling-cup_046216.html 21 February 2011 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/cameron-jerome-ramps-up-pressure-on-arsenal-ahead-of-carling-cup-final-2224313.html Cameron Jerome ramps up pressure on Arsenal ahead of Carling Cup final John Curtis Press Association The Independent London 24 February 2011 7 August 2021 27 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110227213155/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/cameron-jerome-ramps-up-pressure-on-arsenal-ahead-of-carling-cup-final-2224313.html dead https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/feb/27/arsenal-birmingham-city-five-things-we-learned Arsenal v Birmingham City: five things we learned Stuart James The Guardian London 27 February 2011 10 June 2011 To counteract Arsenal's perceived strength, their passing ability in midfield, McLeish set his side out in a 4–5–1 formation with three defensive midfieldersFerguson covering the centre backs and Gardner and Bowyer closing opponents down and chasingand wide players Fahey and Larsson supporting the tall but less mobile Žigić.https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/feb/27/arsenal-birmingham-city-david-pleat Arsenal laid low by Birmingham City's astute use of Nikola Zigic David Pleat The Guardian London 27 February 2011 10 June 2011 In the first two minutes, Bowyer ran on to a through ball from Žigić and was brought down by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny for what appeared to be a penalty and a red card. Arsenal were relieved to see the linesman raise his flag for offside, though television replays showed his decision to have been wrong. With nearly half an hour gone, Larsson's corner seemed to confuse the Arsenal centre backs. Roger Johnson headed the ball towards goal and Žigić outjumped his opponents to head home. Towards half time, Jack Wilshere hit the crossbar, and when Birmingham failed to clear, Andrey Arshavin crossed for Robin van Persie to direct an aerial volley past Foster.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9405702.stm Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham Philip McNulty BBC Sport 27 February 2011 11 June 2011https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/8350596/Arsenal-1-Birmingham-City-2-match-report.html Arsenal 1 Birmingham City 2: match report Henry Winter The Daily Telegraph 27 February 2011 26 October 2020 Early in the second half, Beausejour replaced Gardner. A few minutes later he set up Fahey, whose poor shot hit teammate Žigić. The ball rebounded back to Fahey who reacted quickly to volley it goalwards, only for it to strike the inside of the post with Szczęsny beaten and bounce across the goal to safety.http://world.bcfc.com/page/CarlingCupWinners2011/0,,10412~2309926,00.html Carling Cup Winners 2011 Birmingham City F.C. 27 February 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231548/http://world.bcfc.com/page/CarlingCupWinners2011/0,,10412~2309926,00.html 28 March 2018 Van Persie, who had hurt himself in the act of scoring, was struggling by the middle of the second half and was replaced by former Birmingham loanee Nicklas Bendtner. Towards the end of normal time, Birmingham were tiring; Johnson remained on the field after receiving treatment for an injury that restricted his movement,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9408768.stm Sunday football as it happened BBC Sport 27 February 2011 26 October 2020 Jiránek was limping,https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/birmingham-s-glory-leaves-arsenal-face-defining-run-2227471.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/birmingham-s-glory-leaves-arsenal-face-defining-run-2227471.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Birmingham's glory leaves Arsenal to face defining run Sam Wallace The Independent London 28 February 2011 7 August 2021 and the defence as a whole had hardly trained in the week leading up to the game.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-carling-cup-success-149469 Birmingham City: Carling Cup success could be catalyst for Birmingham City says Liam Ridgewell Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 2 March 2011 16 October 2011 But it was that defence, and particularly Foster, who won the man of the match award for the second time in three years, who prevented Arsenal from taking advantage. With seven minutes left of normal time, Obafemi Martins replaced Fahey for his League Cup debut. After 89 minutes, Foster cleared the ball long, Žigić touched it on, and when Laurent Koscielny attempted to play it, distracting Szczęsny from making what should have been a straightforward gather, the ball fell loose to Martins in front of goal. He tapped it into an empty net for what he called "the easiest goal I've ever scored in my career",https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11061/6784538/Martins-joy-at-easy-goal Martins joy at 'easy' goal Sky Sports 27 February 2011 26 October 2020 and celebrated with his trademark somersaults, although not the ten he had promised.https://www.eurosport.com/football/carling-cup/2010-2011/martins-hoping-for-cup-win_sto2665525/story.shtml Martins hoping for cup win Eurosport PA Sport 14 February 2011 26 October 2020 For the remaining few minutes, Birmingham defended stoutly, but Martins had a fine chance to increase the lead when he took the ball past Johan Djourou and the goalkeeper but found himself with too narrow a shooting angle. Jerome, who had come on during stoppage time, and Ferguson were both booked for time-wasting as Birmingham held on to win their first major trophy for nearly 50 years.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8350448/Arsenal-v-Birmingham-City-Carling-Cup-final-live.html Arsenal v Birmingham City: Carling Cup final live Thom Gibbs The Telegraph London 27 February 2011 10 June 2011 27 February 2011 16:00 Final Arsenal Birmingham City 1–2 Van Persie 39 Žigić 28 Martins 89 Wembley Stadium, London 88,851 Mike Dean W Birmingham City qualify for UEFA Europa Leaguehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13312588 Birmingham free to play in Europa League BBC Sport 6 May 2011 28 March 2018 Transfers At the end of the 2009–10 season, Birmingham released first-team players Gary McSheffrey, Grégory Vignal, Franck Queudrue and Lee Carsley,http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2050780,00.html Quintet Depart Birmingham City F.C 14 May 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231400/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2050780,00.html 28 March 2018 dead and chose not to sign loanee Christian Benítez on a permanent basis.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8656185.stm Birmingham City opt against signing Christian Benitez BBC Sport 14 May 2010 20 March 2011 Goalkeeper Joe Hart returned to parent club Manchester City, to be replaced by Birmingham's first signing of the new season, Manchester United's Ben Foster, who joined for an estimated initial fee of £4 million. Next to arrive was striker Nikola Žigić, who signed from Valencia shortly before joining up with the Serbia national team at the World Cup. After young Spanish midfielder Enric Vallès joined on a one-year contract and Matt Derbyshire returned to England on loan from Olympiacos, there were no more signings until transfer deadline day, when Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb arrived on a season-long loan and Chilean winger Jean Beausejour and Spartak Moscow captain and defender Martin Jiránek agreed permanent deals. Jordon Mutch joined Championship club Watford on an initial one-month loan, later extended until January 2011, and several fringe players left on loan. Garry O'Connor had two separate loan spells at Barnsley, initially to regain match fitness after injury, but was released in December to join that club on a permanent contract. In the January transfer window, Míchel joined AEK Athens on loan until the end of the season. League Two club Burton Albion intended to take 16-year-old winger Nathan Redmond on loan, but the move fell foul of regulations forbidding first-year scholars to sign on loan for League clubs.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9382909.stm Burton Albion's loan deal for Nathan Redmond collapses BBC Sport 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 Tottenham Hotspur winger David Bentley and Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins came in on loan, and Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies signed a three-and-a-half-year deal for an estimated £3.5M fee. Sebastian Larsson, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season, was given permission to speak to Newcastle United about a possible transfer, but personal terms were not agreed, and Kevin Phillips was told he could leave if "the right offer" were received.Sebastian Larsson's future at club in the balance https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-sebastian-larssons-future-146924 Colin Tattum Birmingham Mail 20 January 2011 12 June 2011 Among those players released at the end of the season when their contracts expired were first-teamers Larsson, Phillips, Jiránek, Lee Bowyer, Maik Taylor and Stuart Parnaby and fringe players Marcus Bent, Jay O'Shea, Dan Preston and Robin Shroot. All the loanees returned to their owning clubs. In DatePlayerClubFeeRef 19 May 2010 Ben Foster Manchester United Undisclosedhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/birmingham-city/7740657/Birmingham-complete-signing-of-Ben-Foster-from-Manchester-United.html Birmingham complete signing of Ben Foster from Manchester United Sandy Macaskill The Daily Telegraph London 19 May 2010 22 October 2010 26 May 2010 Nikola Žigić Valencia Undisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8704954.stm Birmingham seal signing of giant striker Nikola Zigic BBC Sport 26 May 2010 6 October 2010 1 July 2010 Enric Vallès (NAC Breda) FreeBirmingham sign Spanish midfielder Enric Valles https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8689847.stm BBC Sport 18 May 2010 27 September 2010 31 August 2010 Martin Jiránek Spartak Moscow UndisclosedBirmingham recruit Hleb, Jiranek & Beausejour https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8956520.stm BBC Sport 31 August 2010 6 October 2010 31 August 2010 Jean Beausejour Club América Undisclosed 28 January 2011 Curtis Davies Aston Villa UndisclosedCurtis Davies joins Birmingham from Aston Villa https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9372987.stm BBC Sport 28 January 2011 24 February 2011 Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham. Out DatePlayerFeeJoinedRef 12 December 2010 Garry O'Connor Released (Barnsley)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9278570.stm Garry O'Connor agrees permanent Barnsley switch BBC Sport 11 December 2010 9 September 2013 30 June 2011 Marcus Bent Released (Mitra Kukar) http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2367559,00.html Carr gears up Birmingham City F.C. 27 May 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054016/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2367559,00.html 29 March 2018 deadhttp://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2366551,00.html Doyle pens extension Birmingham City F.C. 25 May 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231620/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2366551,00.html 28 March 2018 deadhttps://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/981377/marcus-bent-joins-indonesian-side-mitra-kukar?cc=5739 Marcus Bent joins Mitra Kukar ESPN FC 8 November 2011 9 September 2013 dead https://archive.today/20130909154053/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/981377/marcus-bent-joins-indonesian-side-mitra-kukar?cc=5901 9 September 2013 30 June 2011 Lee Bowyer Released (Ipswich Town)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14101570 Midfielder Lee Bowyer joins Ipswich Town BBC Sport 10 July 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Martin Jiránek Released (Terek Grozny)https://int.soccerway.com/players/martin-jiranek/10081/ М. Jiranek Soccerway Perform Group 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Sebastian Larsson Released (Sunderland)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13881030 Seb Larsson and Keiren Westwood sign for Sunderland BBC Sport 22 June 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 James McFadden Released (Everton)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18680175 Everton re-sign striker James McFadden BBC Sport 7 October 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Stuart Parnaby Released Middlesbroughhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18680175 Middlesbrough re-sign defender Stuart Parnaby BBC Sport 2 July 2012 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Kevin Phillips Released (Blackpool)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14098319 Kevin Phillips joins Blackpool on free transfer BBC Sport 10 July 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Maik Taylor Released (Leeds United) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9646810.stm Leeds United bring in goalkeeper Maik Taylor BBC Sport 24 November 2011 9 September 2013 30 June 2011 Mitch McPike Released 30 June 2011 Jay O'Shea Released (Milton Keynes Dons)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14256619 MK Dons sign Jay O'Shea and Ian McLoughlin BBC Sport 22 July 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Dan Preston Released (AFC Telford United)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14220917 AFC Telford United sign ex-Wolves man Nathan Rooney BBC Sport 20 July 2011 27 March 2018 30 June 2011 Luke Rowe Released (Team Wellington)http://www.tw.org.nz/news/?nid=522&start=468 Luke Rowe to TW Team Wellington 25 October 2011 9 September 2013 https://archive.today/20130909154028/http://www.tw.org.nz/news/?nid=522&start=468 9 September 2013 dead 30 June 2011 Robin Shroot Released (Stevenage)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14296350 Stevenage land midfielder Robin Shroot BBC Sport 26 July 2011 27 March 2018 Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired. Loan in DatePlayerClubReturnRef 16 August 2010 Matt Derbyshire Olympiacos End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8919392.stm Birmingham sign Olympiakos striker Matt Derbyshire BBC Sport 16 August 2010 6 October 2010 31 August 2010 Alexander Hleb Barcelona End of season 12 January 2011 David Bentley Tottenham Hotspur End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9349874.stm David Bentley completes loan move to Birmingham BBC Sport 12 January 2011 13 January 2011 31 January 2011 Obafemi Martins Rubin Kazan End of seasonhttp://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2279243,00.html Blues complete Martins deal Birmingham City F.C. 31 January 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231636/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2279243,00.html 28 March 2018 dead Loan out DatePlayerClubReturnRef 1 August 2010 Jordon Mutch Watford January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8990741.stm Watford extend Jordan Mutch's loan from Birmingham BBC Sport 11 September 2010 6 October 2010 5 August 2010 Jake Jervis Notts County 4 January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8887755.stm Notts County net Birmingham City striker Jake Jervis BBC Sport 5 August 2010 6 October 2010 7 August 2010 Robin Shroot Cheltenham Town January 2011https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/6323726/shroot-delight-at-robins-move Shroot delight at Robins move Chris Galea Sky Sports 19 August 2010 27 March 2018 20 August 2010 Luke Hubbins Notts County January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8932151.stm Notts County sign Luke Hubbins on loan from Birmingham BBC Sport 20 August 2010 6 October 2010 31 August 2010 Marcus Bent Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8956834.stm Wolves sign striker Marcus Bent on loan from Birmingham BBC Sport 31 August 2010 6 October 2010 10 September 2010 Garry O'Connor Barnsley One monthhttps://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/6369102/tykes-swoop-for-oconnor Tykes swoop for O'Connor Sky Sports 10 September 2010 27 March 2018 26 October 2010 Jay O'Shea Stevenage 16 January 2011http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,18940_6470126,00.html Boro land Brum winger O'Shea Sky Sports 26 October 2010 27 October 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091700/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,18940_6470126,00.html 16 July 2011 http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2233449,00.html O'Shea extends Stevenage stay Birmingham City F.C. 29 November 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054134/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2233449,00.html 29 March 2018 dead 8 November 2010 Garry O'Connor Barnsley One monthhttp://world.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2212484,00.html O'Connor returns on loan Barnsley F.C. 8 November 2010 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328234518/http://world.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~2212484,00.html 28 March 2018 dead 26 November 2010 Mitch McPike Kidderminster Harriers One monthhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9233948.stm Kidderminster Harriers sign Lindfield and McPike BBC Sport 26 November 2010 28 November 2010 18 January 2011 Marcus Bent Sheffield United 16 April 2011http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2269292,00.html Bent makes Blades move Birmingham City F.C. 18 January 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329053916/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2269292,00.html 29 March 2018 deadhttp://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2340465,00.html Loan duo return Sheffield United F.C. 16 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110418204148/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2340465,00.html 18 April 2011 20 January 2011 Jay O'Shea Port Vale One monthhttp://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2271034,00.html O'Shea on the move again Birmingham City F.C. 20 January 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180329053911/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2271034,00.html 29 March 2018 dead 20 January 2011 Nathan Redmond Burton Albion 31 January 2011 21 January 2011 Míchel AEK Athens End of seasonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9369746.stm Birmingham's Michel makes loan move to AEK Athens BBC Sport 21 January 2011 12 June 2011 21 January 2011 Jake Jervis Hereford United One monthhttp://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2273051,00.html Jervis back at the Bulls Birmingham City F.C 21 January 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231546/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2273051,00.html 28 March 2018 dead 28 January 2011 Dan Preston Hereford United 13 April 2011http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2278311,00.html Preston returns to Hereford Birmingham City F.C. 28 January 2011 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231436/http://world.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2278311,00.html 28 March 2018 deadhttp://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10835~2337281,00.html Preston returns to Birmingham Hereford United F.C. 13 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120314125129/http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10835~2337281%2C00.html 14 March 2012 Appearances and goals Source:http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=291&teamTabs=stats&season_id=140 Birmingham 2010/11 Player Appearances Soccerbase Centurycomm 9 September 2013 No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px|Booked|alt=A yellow rectangular card13px|Sent off|alt=A red rectangular card1 GKNIRMaik Taylor00103040002 DFIREStephen Carr3801050440503 DFENGDavid Murphy1004251193204 MFENGLee Bowyer2941051365705 DFENGRoger Johnson3821061453606 DFENGLiam Ridgewell3642051435617 MFSWESebastian Larsson3541051415608 MFENGCraig Gardner29820623710729 FWENGKevin Phillips14142212040010FWENGCameron Jerome34342404253011FWSCOGarry O'Connor300020500011MFENGDavid Bentley13021001510012MFSCOBarry Ferguson35010504103013GKIREColin Doyle102000300014FWENGMatt Derbyshire13022512031015DFENGScott Dann20210402525016FWSCOJames McFadden400011510017MFESPMíchel000030300017FWNGAObafemi Martins401111620018MFIREKeith Fahey24130503212019FWSRBNikola Žigić25520733484020MFESPEnric Vallès000020200021DFENGStuart Parnaby5041201111022MFBLRAlexander Hleb19130212420023FWCHIJean Beausejour17241402530024MFIREJay O'Shea000000000025MFENGJordon Mutch303000601026GKENGBen Foster38010404303027MFENGNathan Redmond001020300028DFCZEMartin Jiránek10030301602029FWENGMarcus Bent000000000030FWNEDAkwasi Asante000000000031DFSCOFraser Kerr000000000032DFENGCurtis Davies601000701033DFBELAlpaslan Öztürk000000000034GKENGJack Butland0000000000 References Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons 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