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The two-and-a-half years I was there were the best of my life. There’s absolutely no doubt about it. The fans got me, and I got the fans. We were bottom of the league when I joined and although we still went down that year, we won six games, drew two and lost just once. That match against Tranmere on the last day of the season, although we went down, the fans had dressed up and I could feel the passion coming from the stands.

They physically carried the lads around the pitch after the game – I thought they were going to strangle us because we had been relegated but they appreciated the work that had gone in. Absolutely brilliant!

There were also great memories away from the league during your time here?

There weren’t half! Winning the league was an unbelievable achievement but my word, the trip to Wembley for the Auto Windscreens Trophy was fantastic. The noise from the crowd, the sea of Blue. They are memories I will never, ever forget.

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Barry Fry

hen Barry Fry swapped the Southend seaside for the Second City, few would have predicted just how colourful the next two-and-a-half years would prove to be.

A relegation, promotion and Wembley glory followed in quick succession as Fry strapped himself into the Blues rollercoaster and went full steam ahead.

For every ‘joy’ in his reign came a ‘sorrow’ – he will admit that himself. But almost three decades on from his St. Andrew’s appointment, there is still an affinity between the former manager to the Club that he admits, gave him the happiest years of his life.

manager and sixteen as Director of Football.

But now, he is 26 years into his tenure at this evening’s opponents Peterborough United. Ten of those have come as

Barry, it is great to be talking to you. A big game this evening as your current team come up against Blues, how do you feel about it ahead of kick-off?

I won’t lie, it is a big game for both teams.

We have had horrendous injury problems recently but some of those lads are coming back now. I am confident that the second-half of the season will help us improve but please God, I would like ‘Boro to start climbing up the table!

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So as his current and former employers prepare to lock horns, Blues News caught up with the larger-than-life character to discuss all things Birmingham City.

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Come on then, let’s talk about your time here. What are your memories?

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Darren Ferguson

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT

Head Coach: Lee Bowyer Assistant Head Coach: Mark Kennedy

DOB: 9 February 1972 Appointed: January 2019 With more than 500 games and four promotions at Posh, no one is more in-tune with the club’s visions and philosophies than Ferguson.

The 49-year-old returned for his third spell as manager of the Cambridgeshire club in January 2019 and masterminded promotion from League One for the third time last season, as the club finished second behind Hull City.

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Now Sir Alex’s son, who had a year in charge at Preston North End in 2010 and achieved promotion with Doncaster Rovers in 2016/17, is facing a similar task to that of a decade ago in steadying the ship and keeping Posh in the second tier.

DOB: 21 July 1994 Peterborough have a reputation as ‘master developers’, unearthing rough diamonds to sell on for substantial gains, and the latest to emerge from Posh’s production line is JCH. Following in the footsteps of Dwight Gayle, Britt Assombalonga and Ivan Toney was a daunting prospect, yet the 27-year-old exceeded all expectations last season in earning the League One Golden Boot with 31 goals, the highest haul since Jordan Rhodes nine years prior.

The former Bristol Rovers sharpshooter also earned the accolade as League One Player of the Year, and Posh’s Player of the Season in 2020/21, but this time around a level up he has found Championship defences more difficult to manipulate.

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Posh’s No.9 though will be determined to underline his credentials and increase his four-goal haul, something chairman Darragh MacAnthony believes he can accomplish, telling his official podcast: “I will eat my left foot if he does not start dominating and scoring in the Championship. He was the best player in League One last season by a country mile and is one of the best number nines in the country and not many have scored as many goals as him in the last 20 months.”

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Posh have the worst record in the second tier away from home, having lost 11 times in a dozen outings, while conceding a divisional high 33 goals. Such a charitable nature on the road includes 3-0 losses at Coventry City, Swansea City and Luton Town, haemorrhaging four at Blackburn Rovers and being hit for six by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

After witnessing defeat at Blackpool last time on the road the boss

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expressed his frustration to the Peterborough Telegraph about their travel ailments, saying: “I am extremely disappointed and shocked how we have lost 3-1. It is a hard one to take. We felt it was a real opportunity to get some momentum back into the season and we can not seem to get it at the moment. Our away form is horrendous, and our home form will have to keep us in the league. Whatever we try in away games we seem to end up getting beaten.

“The gap is still very much catchable though. There are teams around us we can catch, but it has been a very poor first half of the season, particularly away from home. We have to improve massively in the second half of the campaign, and I feel that we can do that.

Ferguson agreed a new three-anda-half-year deal with the club to run until 2025 in November and explained: “I am an ambitious manager, and the owners are ambitious people. It was an easy decision to commit my future.

Right now, it is an exciting time. We are a Championship club, the aim is to build on that and try and become an established club at this level.

“There is a lot of growth and potential in this club. We have a new stadium on the horizon, the training ground is being developed, we have continued our philosophy of bringing in young players and trying to develop them and we have a good group here.”

“We have to keep the belief and I ask the fans to stick with us. The gap is that small you win next week and you are out of it [the bottom three].

The criticism is absolutely fair, but we have got to stick together.”

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best of the season so far 40,793 packed St. Andrews for a Christmas cracker with Cardiff. The game took place on a Monday, the day after Boxing Day when Birmingham’s attendance was looked on enviously by the rest of the division where the next biggest gate on the day was 9,000 fewer at Sheffield Wednesday.

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eterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has demanded his side cease their philanthropy to opposition strikers on their travels during the second half of the season.

Posh’s travelling supporters, who were at The Hawthorns on Saturday, have been left watching through their fingers on the majority of journeys away from the Fens and Ferguson remains perplexed as to why his side can’t shake their awayday hoodoo.

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Head of Physical Performance: Sean Rush

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IN THIS ISSUE IN THE DUGOUT

Technical Director: Craig Gardner

It is fantastic to hear you still follow the Club. Just finally, how are you keeping in yourself, still loving your role and working in the beautiful game?

Come April, I turn 77. I have now been in football for 61 years which is just staggering if you think about it! 26 years at Peterborough – ten years as manager, 16 as Director of Football. I still love the banter, buying players, selling players. I am so lucky to be in the game that I love so much.

How is it now seeing the Posh competing in the same division as Blues after all these years?

I am looking forward to coming back to St. Andrew’s first and foremost! When Lee [Bowyer] came to Birmingham it was a breath of fresh air to everyone at the Club.

He has brought passion and commitment – the same sort the fans have in the stands. It seems a good match and I hope it works out for him there, but it is great to have my current team and Blues battling in the same league.

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What captured your imagination about this club?

The Bluenoses are my kind of people. Simply – they are mad, like me [laughing]! But they are full of passion, commitment and truth and I love that. I called the Club a sleeping giant back then and they still are. The beauty of the fans is that they Keep Right On just like the song says. Birmingham City is still one of the first results I look out for every week.

Freddie Goodwin named an unchanged team from the preChristmas draw at Charlton and sat back and enjoyed the proceedings as Garry Pendrey gave Blues the lead with Bob Hatton doubling the advantage before the interval. Always in control Birmingham could have won by a wider margin than the three goal advantage secured by Trevor Francis’ first goal in over two months.

As the calendar year came to a close Birmingham were perhaps a trifle fortunate to be in fifth place as the three teams immediately behind them were also on the same 26 point mark from 23 games.

Had it been three points for a win Blues would have been four points behind two of those teams and three points behind the other. Similarly, instead of being eight points behind leaders Norwich the gap would have widened to 13.

While only second placed Millwall and mid-table Bristol City had treated their home fans to more goals, on the road Blues had scored just one more goal than the three lowest scorers, including rock bottom Watford. If 1972 was going to be a promotion year clearly there was a lot of improvement to be made .

It was far from a happy Christmas for the visiting Bluebirds who after this loss ended the calendar year one off the bottom of the table after suffering a ninth away defeat out of a dozen trips.

Managed by Jimmy Scoular the Welsh club went on to claw their way to safety, finishing just one point ahead of Charlton who went down.

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CARDIFF CITY 0: Irwin, Carver, Bell, Phillips, Morgan, Derrett, Gibson, Clark, Woodruff (Sutton), Warboys, Rees.

Attendance: 40,793 This article was written for the original date of this fixture on 29 December.

ELSEWHERE IN FOOTBALL As Blues were beating Cardiff, in the top-flight leaders Manchester United were held to a two all draw by Coventry at Old Trafford where Denis Law was amongst the scorers. That dropped point enabled neighbours City to close the gap to three points after a 3-1 victory at Stoke City. Manchester City were one of only two first division sides to score more than twice. Third placed Leeds also scored three times as they beat Derby County by 3-0 at Elland Road. In the third division Bournemouth’s loss in front of over 30,000 at Brighton enabled Villa to leapfrog them into second place on goal average after winning at Swansea. www.bcfc.com

CLASS OF 71/72 GARRY PENDREY Garry Pendrey’s only goal in 40 league games this season came in today’s featured game against Cardiff City. It was one of just four Garry scored in 306 league matches for Blues with one more coming in another 54 cup games.

Later inducted into Blues Hall of Fame, Pendrey sat in the hot seat as manager between May 1987 and April 1989.

Born in Lozells, Birmingham on 9 February 1949 Garry signed for Blues in July 1965 straight from school and turned professional in October of the following year, going on to play in the FA Youth Cup final of 1967. Within two years of that he had become Blues youngest ever skipper and remained an ever dependable and whole-hearted defender until 1979 when he left to spend a couple of years with West Bromwich Albion before playing briefly for Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall, doubling up as coach with the Saddlers. He later coached at Wolves before coming home to St. Andrews as manager. It was a tough time in a financially restrained period which resulted in his sacking as Blues slipped into the third tier for the first time.

Rejecting the chance to stay on as coach Garry went on to subsequently coach at Wolves again before becoming Gordon Strachan’s assistant manager at Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough.

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BOWYER ood evening and thank you for attending tonight’s game at St. Andrew’s.

Firstly, welcome to Darren Ferguson and his visiting Peterborough United squad as they travel to B9 for the first time in almost ten years. That welcome extends to everyone else associated with the Posh and of course, Barry Fry, who will always be welcome around these parts.

This is our second home game in less than a week against another Sky Bet Championship side who are fighting for points. In that sense, we know they will be up for the game and ready for a fight.

We saw that at London Road during the reverse fixture back in September and we must do far better tonight than we did that day. I feel that we have come a long way since then, developing as a team, and I am sure the result will be different this time around. That being said, myself and the squad certainly head into the game with renewed confidence after a winning performance against Barnsley on Saturday.

There were plenty of positives to come from victory over the Tykes but the highlight for me was the performance of Onel Hernandez.

We knew the change in formation would suit Onel and his ability when playing out wide. He gave us everything we brought him to provide

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– fast on the break, quality when finishing and hard working out of possession too. He will only improve with more minutes and I am happy to see him hit the ground running as he has.

The weekend’s match was another example of our ability to create chances, but I would like to see us be a little more clinical. I felt we were the better side throughout versus Barnsley but when the opportunities we created came along, we needed to put them away. That would prevent the slightly needless late pressure we put ourselves under but again, credit the lads, they saw the game out in the end.

I also want to take time to thank you, the fans for your support. Not just on Saturday but throughout the campaign. We have not won as many games as I would like and I recognise that, but you have stuck by me and the lads and it means a lot. To the many thousands of you chanting my name and pulling us over the finish line, it was brilliant, and it does not go unnoticed in the slightest.

This is a big week for us, and you will play a big part in this evening’s outcome. So, as you did on Saturday, get behind the team and let’s get St. Andrew’s rocking.

Keep Right On, Lee Bowyer

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Barry Fry

hen Barry Fry swapped the Southend seaside for the Second City, few would have predicted just how colourful the next two-and-a-half years would prove to be.

A relegation, promotion and Wembley glory followed in quick succession as Fry strapped himself into the Blues rollercoaster and went full steam ahead.

For every ‘joy’ in his reign came a ‘sorrow’ – he will admit that himself. But almost three decades on from his St. Andrew’s appointment, there is still an affinity between the former manager to the Club that he admits, gave him the happiest years of his life.

manager and sixteen as Director of Football.

But now, he is 26 years into his tenure at this evening’s opponents Peterborough United. Ten of those have come as

Barry, it is great to be talking to you. A big game this evening as your current team come up against Blues, how do you feel about it ahead of kick-off?

I won’t lie, it is a big game for both teams.

We have had horrendous injury problems recently but some of those lads are coming back now. I am confident that the second-half of the season will help us improve but please God, I would like ‘Boro to start climbing up the table!

So as his current and former employers prepare to lock horns, Blues News caught up with the larger-than-life character to discuss all things Birmingham City.

How is it now seeing the Posh competing in the same division as Blues after all these years?

I am looking forward to coming back to St. Andrew’s first and foremost! When Lee [Bowyer] came to Birmingham it was a breath of fresh air to everyone at the Club.

He has brought passion and commitment – the same sort the fans have in the stands. It seems a good match and I hope it works out for him there, but it is great to have my current team and Blues battling in the same league.

Come on then, let’s talk about your time here. What are your memories?

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The two-and-a-half years I was there were the best of my life. There’s absolutely no doubt about it. The fans got me, and I got the fans. We were bottom of the league when I joined and although we still went down that year, we won six games, drew two and lost just once. That match against Tranmere on the last day of the season, although we went down, the fans had dressed up and I could feel the passion coming from the stands.

They physically carried the lads around the pitch after the game – I thought they were going to strangle us because we had been relegated but they appreciated the work that had gone in. Absolutely brilliant!

There were also great memories away from the league during your time here?

There weren’t half! Winning the league was an unbelievable achievement but my word, the trip to Wembley for the Auto Windscreens Trophy was fantastic. The noise from the crowd, the sea of Blue. They are memories I will never, ever forget.

What captured your imagination about this club?

The Bluenoses are my kind of people. Simply – they are mad, like me [laughing]! But they are full of passion, commitment and truth and I love that. I called the Club a sleeping giant back then and they still are. The beauty of the fans is that they Keep Right On just like the song says. Birmingham City is still one of the first results I look out for every week.

It is fantastic to hear you still follow the Club. Just finally, how are you keeping in yourself, still loving your role and working in the beautiful game?

Come April, I turn 77. I have now been in football for 61 years which is just staggering if you think about it! 26 years at Peterborough – ten years as manager, 16 as Director of Football. I still love the banter, buying players, selling players. I am so lucky to be in the game that I love so much.

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Formed: 1934 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Stadium Capacity: 13,456 Manager: Darren Ferguson Last season finish: 2nd in League One

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Jonson Clarke-Harris STRIKER DOB: 21 July 1994 Peterborough have a reputation as ‘master developers’, unearthing rough diamonds to sell on for substantial gains, and the latest to emerge from Posh’s production line is JCH. Following in the footsteps of Dwight Gayle, Britt Assombalonga and Ivan Toney was a daunting prospect, yet the 27-year-old exceeded all expectations last season in earning the Sky Bet League One Golden Boot with 31 goals, the highest haul since Jordan Rhodes nine years prior.

The former Bristol Rovers sharpshooter also earned the accolade as League One Player of the Year, and Posh’s Player of the Season in 2020/21, but this time around a level up he has found Championship defences more difficult to manipulate.

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Posh’s number nine will be determined to underline his credentials and increase his four-goal haul, something chairman Darragh MacAnthony believes he can accomplish, telling his official podcast: “I will eat my left foot if he does not start dominating and scoring in the Championship. He was the best player in League One last season by a country mile and is one of the best number nines in the country and not many have scored as many goals as him in the last 20 months.”

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IN THE DUGOUT

Darren Ferguson DOB: 9 February 1972 Appointed: January 2019 With more than 500 games and four promotions at Posh, no one is more in-tune with the club’s visions and philosophies than Darren Ferguson.

The 49-year-old returned for his third spell as manager of the Cambridgeshire club in January 2019 and masterminded promotion from League One for the third time last season, as the club finished second behind Hull City.

Now Sir Alex’s son, who had a year in charge at Preston North End in 2010 and achieved promotion with Doncaster Rovers in 2016/17, is facing a similar task to that of a decade ago in steadying the ship and keeping Posh in the second tier.

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eterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has demanded his side cease their philanthropy to opposition strikers on their travels during the second-half of the season.

Posh have the worst record in the second tier away from home, having lost 11 times in a dozen outings, while conceding a divisional high 33 goals. Such a charitable nature on the road includes 0-3 losses at Coventry City, Swansea City and Luton Town, haemorrhaging four at Blackburn Rovers and being hit for six by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Posh’s travelling supporters, who were at The Hawthorns on Saturday, have been left watching through their fingers on the majority of journeys away from the Fens and Ferguson remains perplexed as to why his side cannot shake their away-day hoodoo.

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expressed his frustration to the Peterborough Telegraph about their travel ailments, saying: “I am extremely disappointed and shocked how we have lost 3-1. It is a hard one to take. We felt it was a real opportunity to get some momentum back into the season and we can not seem to get it at the moment. Our away form is horrendous, and our home form will have to keep us in the league. Whatever we try in away games we seem to end up getting beaten.

“The gap is still very much catchable though. There are teams around us we can catch, but it has been a very poor first-half of the season, particularly away from home. We have to improve massively in the second-half of the campaign, and I feel that we can do that.

Ferguson agreed a new three-anda-half-year deal with the club to run until 2025 in November and explained: “I am an ambitious manager, and the owners are ambitious people. It was an easy decision to commit my future.

Right now, it is an exciting time. We are a Championship club, the aim is to build on that and try and become an established club at this level.

“There is a lot of growth and potential in this club. We have a new stadium on the horizon, the training ground is being developed, we have continued our philosophy of bringing in young players and trying to develop them and we have a good group here.”

“We have to keep the belief and I ask the fans to stick with us. The gap is that small you win next week and you are out of it [the bottom three].

The criticism is absolutely fair, but we have got to stick together.”

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AROUND THE GROUNDS Nottingham Forest came out on top against rivals Derby County in the 100th East Midlands derby on Saturday and will be aiming for a fourth consecutive victory this evening against troubled Barnsley.

Posh had fixtures against Reading and Blues postponed in December, but after an Emirates FA Cup reprieve with victory against Bristol Rovers a 1-4 loss to Coventry City left them three points from safety. Picking up just one league victory from their past ten games has been due to a lack of cutting edge, scoring just six times away from PE2, which has further exposed the side’s vulnerabilities at the back and cranked up the pressure to make home comforts at the Weston Homes Stadium count.

Darragh MacAnthony was certainly not pulling any punches in his ‘Hard Truth’ podcast before the turn of the year. The outspoken Posh chairman called his side “toothless” and their away record “disgraceful”. United have failed to score in 13 games this term as stellar striker Jonson Clarke-Harris has not reached the heights he achieved in 2020/21. The League One Golden Boot winner has found the net on just four occasions this term, and with favourite Jack Marriott sidelined since September the effervescent Siriki Dembele heads the scoring charts with five.

A lack of shots on target and creativity emerging from a midfield diamond has been the source of supporters’ ire. Ex-Lincoln City playmaker Jorge Grant has alternated with homegrown youngster Harrison Burrows at the tip of the diamond, with the athleticism of Jack Taylor utilised down the right. Ghana international Kwame Poku has been an option www.bcfc.com

from off the bench in recent games, 21-year-old Callum Morton has been loaned from West Brom to provide greater intensity and attacking midfielder Sammie Szmodics, who was called up to Republic of Ireland squads last May, scored a first goal since October in the cup.

It has been at the back though where Posh have strengthened so far this month. England youth international Bali Mumba was borrowed from Norwich City, with the wing-back scoring on his debut against Bristol Rovers, and 6ft 4ins German goalkeeper Steven Benda was loaned from Swansea City and will be looking to dislodge Welsh shot-stopper David Cornell who has been between the posts since October.

He has been protected by ballplaying centre-backs Josh Knight and Ronnie Edwards of late, although former Colchester United Player of the Year Frankie Kent is an alternative, and tenacious Grenadian Oliver Norburn shields the backline. Full-back Dan Butler is out with an ankle problem which should see 21-year-old Joseph Tomlinson involved, with the versatile Nathan Thompson on the other side.

Despite the dressing down before the new year from the head honcho, MacAnthony believes the side do have enough in the dressing room to survive and will want to be proved right in what could be a challenging time until May.

Forest have been rejuvenated since Steve Cooper took charge in September, winning ten of their 19 Championship fixtures, to be within striking distance of the play-offs. They will fancy their chances of closing to within a point of Huddersfield Town in sixth spot with their game in hand against bottom-of-the-table Barnsley.

The South Yorkshire side have not won away from home all season and remain winless since early November following Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Blues.

Meanwhile, it is ninth versus tenth as Coventry City host Stoke City, with both clubs determined to get their play-off charge back on track after identical records of just one win in their last five outings. The Potters were on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller against league leaders Fulham at the weekend, while the outlook was equally as downcast for the Sky Blues after a late Albert Adomah goal handed Queens Park Rangers maximum spoils from their visit to the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Victory maintained the R’s impressive recent form, with Mark Warburton’s side now up to fourth and with an opportunity to overtake Bournemouth if they can get the better of a Swansea City side searching for a first win on the road since November.

Elsewhere, Bristol City will want to capitalise on a 3-2 success in the Severnside derby against Cardiff City when they travel to Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road, a ground they have not won at since 2000.

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Played for B th BLUES NEWS TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT TWO PLAYERS WHO HAVE DONNED THE COLOURS OF BOTH BIRMINGHAM CITY AND PETERBOROUGH UNITED OVER THE YEARS.

DAVID SEAMAN Widely renowned as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, David Seaman spent time at both Peterborough United and Blues before his 13-year affiliation with Arsenal began in 1990.

Having come through the youth ranks at Leeds United, Seamen struggled to break into the first team under Eddie Gray and moved to London Road in 1982 for a fee around the £4,000 mark.

He would make almost 50 appearances during his debut season in the fourth division as the Posh finished ninth, and a half-century more the following year as the team finished seventh.

This piqued Blues’ interest and in October 1984, Seaman signed in the Second City, helping the team to promotion in his debut campaign. Blues finished second on 82 points, with the likes of Wayne Clarke, Martin Kuhl and Robert Hopkins starring that campaign.

The ‘keeper would spend another season at St. Andrew’s as the team tackled the top flight, but just eight league wins between August and May resulted in relegation.

That demotion did, however, lead to interest in Seaman’s services, and he was snapped up by Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 1986. There he would make 141 outings and break into the England squad for the first time.

CURTIS WOODHOUSE Signed by Blues boss Trevor Francis in February 2001, Curtis Woodhouse arrived in the West Midlands as hot property after breaking through the Sheffield United ranks in the late 1990s. He had also become the Blades’ youngest ever captain at just 19-years-old during his time at Bramall Lane.

He made his Birmingham debut in a 2-1 home victory against Norwich City and would make 17 appearances that season, scoring twice in the final league match of the campaign – a 1-2 away success over Huddersfield Town. The team would also reach the League Cup final that year, but Woodhouse was unable to play in the showpiece fixture because he was cup-tied.

In the following season, Woodhouse helped Blues to a fifth-place finish in the First Division where they would lose their play-off semi-final against Preston North End. The campaign after saw him record 28 appearances as Blues this time made it out of the leagye, overcoming Millwall and then Norwich at the Millennium Stadium in to achieve play-off glory.

After leaving Blues and spending a brief period at Rotherham United, Woodhouse signed for Peterborough United in 2003 and would appear on 68 occasions for the Posh, scoring 12 goals.

Later in his career, Woodhouse played for teams including Hull City, Grimsby Town, and Harrogate Town before he switched to boxing and became a British LightWelterweight champion in 2014.

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Half a century on from the glorious 1971/72 season when Freddie Goodwin’s Blues dramatically clinched promotion to the top flight having also reached the FA Cup semi-finals, we turn the Blues News spotlight on recalling one of the finest seasons in Blues’ post-war history.

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best of the season so far 40,793 packed St. Andrew’s for a Christmas cracker with Cardiff City. The game took place on a Monday, the day after Boxing Day when Birmingham City’s attendance was looked on enviously by the rest of the division where the next biggest gate on the day was 9,000 fewer at Sheffield Wednesday.

Freddie Goodwin named an unchanged team from the preChristmas draw at Charlton Athletic and sat back and enjoyed the proceedings as Garry Pendrey gave Blues the lead with Bob Hatton doubling the advantage before the interval. Always in control Birmingham could have won by a wider margin than the three goal advantage secured by Trevor Francis’ first goal in over two months.

As the calendar year came to a close, Birmingham were perhaps a trifle fortunate to be in fifth place as the three teams immediately behind them were also on the same 26 point mark from 23 games.

Had it been three points for a win Blues would have been four points behind two of those teams and three points behind the other. Similarly, instead of being eight points behind leaders Norwich the gap would have widened to 13.

While only second placed Millwall and mid-table Bristol City had treated their home fans to more goals, on the road Blues had scored just one more goal than the three lowest scorers, including rock bottom Watford. If 1972 was going to be a promotion year clearly there was a lot of improvement to be made .

It was far from a happy Christmas for the visiting Bluebirds who after this loss ended the calendar year one off the bottom of the table after suffering a ninth away defeat out of a dozen trips.

Managed by Jimmy Scoular, the Welsh club went on to claw their way to safety, finishing just one point ahead of Charlton who went down.

TEAMS BLUES 3: Latchford D., Carroll, Pendrey, Page, Hynd, Harland, Campbell, Francis, Latchford B., Hatton Taylor.

CARDIFF CITY 0: Irwin, Carver, Bell, Phillips, Morgan, Derrett, Gibson, Clark, Woodruff (Sutton), Warboys, Rees.

Attendance: 40,793 This article was written for the original date of this fixture on December 29.

ELSEWHERE IN FOOTBALL As Blues were beating Cardiff, in the top-flight leaders Manchester United were held to a two all draw by Coventry City at Old Trafford where Denis Law was amongst the scorers. That dropped point enabled neighbours City to close the gap to three points after a 1-3 victory at Stoke City. Manchester City were one of only two first division sides to score more than twice. Third placed Leeds United also scored three times as they beat Derby County by 3-0 at Elland Road.

In the third division AFC Bournemouth’s loss in front of over 30,000 at Brighton & Hove Albion enabled Aston Villa to leapfrog them into second place on goal average after winning at Swansea City. www.bcfc.com

CLASS OF 71/72 GARRY PENDREY Garry Pendrey’s only goal in 40 league games this season came in today’s featured game against Cardiff City. It was one of just four Pendrey scored in 306 league matches for Blues with one more coming in another 54 cup games.

Later inducted into Blues’ Hall of Fame, Pendrey sat in the hot seat as manager between May 1987 and April 1989.

Born in Lozells, Birmingham on February 9 1949 Garry signed for Blues in July 1965 straight from school and turned professional in October of the following year, going on to play in the FA Youth Cup final of 1967. Within two years of that he had become Blues’ youngest ever skipper and remained an ever dependable and whole-hearted defender until 1979 when he left to spend a couple of years with West Bromwich Albion before playing briefly for Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall, doubling up as coach with the Saddlers.

He later coached at Wolverhampton Wanderers before coming home to St. Andrew’s as manager. It was a tough time in a financially restrained period which resulted in his sacking as Blues slipped into the third tier for the first time. Rejecting the chance to stay on as coach, Pendrey went on to subsequently coach at Wolves again before becoming Gordon Strachan’s assistant manager at Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough.

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NCS Summer Recruitment The Birmingham City FC Community Trust NCS department are still recruiting participants for their summer wave – this is open to 16-17-year-olds who are looking to do something different with their summer.

Think long sunny days (probably some wet ones too, who are we kidding), hanging with new mates, having a week of adventures staying away from home that you will talk about for years, a week of doing some good in your community, and becoming the best version of yourself. What more could you want?

If you are interested or want more information, please contact NCS@bcfc.com or visit www.wearencs.com to sign up directly.

Football Education Programme Recruitment Evening and Football Assessment If your child is aged 16 and currently considering their education options for next year, they are invited to attend the Birmingham City FC Community Trust Football Education Programme recruitment evening at St. Andrew’s on Monday 7 February starting at 6.30pm.

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Reading 3 2 Blues BARCLAYS FA WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE | SUNDAY 23 JANUARY

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lues Women fell to defeat against Reading in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League on Sunday afternoon.

Darren Carter’s side started brightly and took an early lead. Lucy Quinn floated in a dangerous corner and Gemma Lawley climbed above her marker to power in her first professional goal. It was not long after that the visitors scored their second. Jade Pennock won the ball high up the pitch and played it onto Libby Smith. The forward then played a dinked pass through to Pennock who managed to get to the ball ahead of ‘keeper Grace Moloney and roll it into the net.

On the stroke of half-time the hosts managed to pull one back through Justine Vanhaevermaet. Lily Woodham swung in a free-kick from

the right and found the towering Belgian midfielder who headed in.

Minutes after the restart, the Royals were handed the opportunity to draw level when Emma Harries was bundled over inside the area. Dowie stepped up, planting the ball beyond Emily Ramsey. And soon after, Harries turned goalscorer. Deanne Rose paced down the left-hand side before cutting onto her right foot and finding the forward who volleyed into the far corner to turn the game on its head.

Head Coach Reaction: “I thought in the first-half we were excellent, up until we conceded the goal. I wanted us to start with a real intensity and energy and I thought we did that. We got the early goal, which gave us a platform, but I thought in and out of possession we

were excellent. To go and get that second goal was key, but the next key moment was not conceding from then until half-time. Either side of half-time, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot, conceding before and conceding after.”

Reading (3-4-3): Grace Moloney (Rhiannon Stewart 45), Faye Bryson, Gemma Evans, Natasha Harding, Amalie Eikeland, Justine Vanhaevermaet, Sanne Troelsgaard, Lily Woodham, Emma Harries, Natasha Dowie, Deanne Rose.

Substitutes not used: Bethan Roberts, Leila Lister, Sophie Baigent, Taylor Macdonald, Tia Primmer, Hannah Poulter.

Blues Women (3-4-3): Emily Ramsey, Gemma Lawley, Louise Quinn (captain), Harriet Scott, Jamie Finn, Christie Murray, Veatriki Sarri, Rebecca Holloway, Jade Pennock (Sarah Ewens 81), Libby Smith (Emily Whelan 67), Lucy Quinn (Eleanor Ryan-Doyle 81).

Substitutes not used: Lucy Jones, Abi Cowie, Abbi Jenner, Lucy Whipp, Lisa Robertson, Louanne Worsey.

Referee: Paul Holland.

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lues Under-23s were beaten by Newcastle United in the Premier League Cup on Friday night.

“We need to attack and defend the boxes better, but in terms of the quality of our football, it was very good. The performance was very good, except for the goals. I would not want to dwell on the negatives too much. We had three Under18s starting in the team and they handled themselves very well.”

Under the lights at Nuneaton Borough’s Liberty Way, the hosts were undone by two goals in the final quarter of an hour to be edged out by the Magpies.

But the late goal rush went against the grain of a first-half where Birmingham City’s players kept Will Brown busy in the visitor’s goal, whilst preventing them from even managing an effort on target.

This pattern continued deep into the second period until 14 minutes from time Newcastle broke the deadlock, with full-back Matt Bondswell heading in from a free-kick.

Just five minutes later this lead was doubled and the points all but wrapped up, Niall Brookwell finding the net past Archie Matthews in the aftermath to a penalty the goalkeeper had impressively saved.

Speaking to BCFC.com after the match, Steve Spooner offered his thoughts on the PL Cup clash.

He said: “I was really pleased with our performance, It was just the ten minutes that cost us the game.

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in the second-half that nullified us somewhat.

“I felt we got back into the game ten to 15 minutes into the second period and got a stronghold of the game, creating several good opportunities. [Oriol] Soldevila and [Leo] Dos Reis were both through on the ‘keeper. We had a good chance from a cross as well and that was also very much the story of the first-half.”

Delving further into events against Newcastle, the Under-23s Head Coach outlined where he felt the match got away from his side.

Spooner explained: “I summed it up to the players after that it was really the story of what happened in both boxes.

We didn’t defend their first goal well and they got a header on the far post and for the second, they got a penalty, but my gripe was with my players that didn’t get in after Archie Matthews’ save.

Blues are back in action in the Premier League 2 Division 2 on Monday, with West Bromwich Albion the opponents at Wast Hills Training Ground.

Blues: Archie Matthews, Josh Williams, Rico Browne, Mitch Roberts (captain), Renedi Masampu, Remi Walker, Brandon Khela (Josh Home 75), Oriol Soldevila, Rico Patterson (Keyendrah Simmonds 80), Kyle Hurst, Leo Dos Reis (Kieran Wakefield 60).

Substitutes not used: Oliver Basey, Tommy Fogarty.

Newcastle United: Will Brown, Nathan Carlyon, Niall Brookwell, Charlie Wiggett, Matt Bondswell, Jack Young (c), Lucas De Bolle, Adam Wilson, Josh Scott, Joe White, Cameron Ferguson (Tom Allan 67).

Substitutes not used: Reagan Thomson, Steven Bessent, Tom Allan, Rodrigo Vilca.

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Blues 2 1 barnsley SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | SATURDAY 22 JANUARY 2022

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lues claimed their first win of 2022 as they overcame a Barnsley side whom they failed to beat last season and the victory tasted even sweeter as it came at St. Andrew’s.

The Tykes posed a potential banana skin as they went in search of a first away win this campaign and kept Neil Etheridge honest by forcing him into two early saves.

But from these moments onwards, it was the hosts who seemed the most likely to break the deadlock and so it proved. Lukas Jutkiewicz did exceptionally well to gather possession and when he played Onel Hernandez clear there was only going to be one outcome, with the Cuban finishing confidently into the corner.

Lee Bowyer’s men seized on the momentum gained from this and doubled their advantage early in the second-half. Ryan Woods’ corner saw visiting defenders dither and Scott Hogan was awake to the opportunity, prodding the ball in from close range.

Victor Adeboyejo did strike in the final knockings for Poya Asbaghi‘s team, but the lifeline could not be capitalised on by the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom side as Blues professionally saw the game out.

Mighty Mengi

Yet to miss a minute since his arrival on loan from Manchester United, Teden Mengi looks right at home in a Birmingham City shirt.

Singled out for praise by his Gaffer postmatch, the centre-back impressed with his all-action performance versus the Reds that included a tackle and subsequent pirouette inside his own area.

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Blues (4-1-2-1-2): Neil Etheridge, Maxime Colin, Marc Roberts, Teden Mengi, Kristian Pedersen, Ryan Woods, Gary Gardner (George Friend 90+6), Jordan James (Ivan Sunjic 69), Onel Hernandez (Jeremie Bela 84), Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz (captain).

Substitutes not used: Connal Trueman, Tate Campbell, Jordan Graham, Jobe Bellingham.

Booking: Gardner 90.

Barnsley (4-2-3-1): Bradley Collins, Jordan Williams, Michal Helik, Mads Andersen (captain), Liam Kitching, Claudio Gomes, Romal Palmer (Jasper Moon 76), Victor Adeboyejo, Callum Styles (Cameron Thompson 88), Carlton Morris, Aaron Iseka (Devante Cole 64).

Substitutes not used: Jack Walton, William Hondermarck, Jason Sraha, Aiden Marsh.

Booking: Palmer 37.

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ROLL CALL & LEAGUE TABLE PLAYER

LEAGUE APPS GLS

FA CUP APPS GLS

LEAGUE CUP APPS GLS

CHUKS ANEKE (F)

1 (17) 2

0 (1) 0

2 (0) 0

POS.

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

JEREMIE BELA (F)

19 (4) 1

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

1

FULHAM

27

17

6

4

48

57

JOBE BELLINGHAM (F)

0 (1) 0

0 (1) 0

0 (0) 0

TATE CAMPBELL (M)

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

0 (1) 0

2

BOURNEMOUTH

27

14

7

6

19

49

ALFIE CHANG (M)

0 (0) 0

0 (1) 0

0 (1) 0

3

BLACKBURN ROVERS

27

14

7

6

14

49

TAHITH CHONG (M)

13 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

4

QUEENS PARK RANGERS

26

14

5

7

9

47

MAXIME COLIN (D)

16 (1) 1

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

5

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

27

12

9

6

14

45

HARLEE DEAN (D)

14 (1) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

TROY DEENEY (F)

14 (4) 4

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

6

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

28

12

8

8

4

44

NEIL ETHERIDGE (G)

4 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

7

MIDDLESBROUGH

26

12

6

8

6

42

GEORGE FRIEND (D)

9 (2) 0

1 (0) 0

2 (0) 0

8

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

27

11

7

9

6

40

9

STOKE CITY

26

11

5

10

4

38

10

COVENTRY CITY

25

10

7

8

4

37

11

SHEFFIELD UNITED

25

10

6

9

1

36

GARY GARDNER (M)

15 (3) 3

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

NICO GORDON (D)

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

JORDAN GRAHAM (M)

8 (1) 0

0 (0) 0

2 (0) 0

GEORGE HALL (M)

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

ONEL HERNANDEZ (M)

3 (0) 1

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

12

BLACKPOOL

27

10

6

11

-4

36

13

LUTON TOWN

25

9

8

8

5

35

14

MILLWALL

26

8

9

9

-2

33

15

PRESTON NORTH END

26

8

9

9

-4

33

SCOTT HOGAN (F)

20 (4) 8

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

IVAN SANCHEZ (M)

0 (2) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

JORDAN JAMES (M)

7 (3) 0

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

JUAN CASTILLO (D)

1 (2) 0

0 (0) 0

2 (0) 0

14 (11) 2

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

16

BRISTOL CITY

27

9

6

12

-12

33

CHARLIE LAKIN (M)

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (1) 0

17

SWANSEA CITY

24

8

7

9

-4

31

JONATHAN LEKO (M)

1 (3) 0

0 (0) 0

2 (0) 0

18

BIRMINGHAM CITY

27

8

7

12

-12

31

RILEY MCGREE (M)

10 (3) 2

0 (0) 0

1 (1) 0

TEDEN MENGI (D)

3 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

19

HULL CITY

27

8

5

14

-8

29

RENEDI MUSAMPU (D)

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

20

CARDIFF CITY

26

6

5

15

-19

23

MARCEL OAKLEY (D)

LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ (F)

2 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

2 (0) 1

21

READING

27

8

4

15

-18

22

KRISTIAN PEDERSEN (D) 21 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

22

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

25

5

4

16

-30

19

MITCHELL ROBERTS (D)

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

MARC ROBERTS (D)

25 (0) 2

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

23

DERBY COUNTY

27

8

11

8

0

14

DION SANDERSON (D)

14 (1) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

24

BARNSLEY

25

2

8

15

-21

14

MATIJA SARKIC (G)

23 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

KEYENDRAH SIMMONDS (F) 0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (1) 0

IVAN SUNJIC (M)

23 (3) 2

0 (1) 0

2 (0) 0

CONNAL TRUEMAN (G)

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

1 (0) 0

REMI WALKER (M)

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

JOSHUA WILLIAMS (M)

0 (0) 0

0 (1) 0

0 (0) 0

RYAN WOODS (M)

15 (3) 0

1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

Fixtures & RESULTS 2021/22 DATE

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RES

COMP

POS

ATT

STARTING XI

AUGUST Sat 07

8.00pm

SHEFFIELD UNITED

A

1-0

LEAGUE

5

29,043

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN ■

COLIN 1 ■

TUE 10

7.45PM

COLCHESTER UNITED

H

1-0

EFL CUP

-

6,199

TRUEMAN

OAKLEY 1

GORDON

FRIEND

CASTILLO

SUNJIC

Sat 14

3.00pm

STOKE CITY

H

0-0

LEAGUE

10

10,189

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

WED 18

7.45pm

AFC BOURNEMOUTH

H

0-2

LEAGUE

11

9,922

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN ■

COLIN

CHONG

SAT 21

3.00pm

LUTON TOWN

A

5-0

LEAGUE

8

10,014

SARKIC

ROBERTS 1 ■

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

TUE 24

7.45PM

FULHAM

H

0-2

EFL CUP

-

4,783

ETHERIDGE

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

FRIEND

OAKLEY

SUNJIC

Sat 28

3.00pm

BARNSLEY

A

1-1

LEAGUE

8

13,950

SARKIC

COLIN

DEAN

PEDERSEN

OAKLEY

SUNJIC

FRI 10

8.00pm

DERBY COUNTY

H

2-0

LEAGUE

7

14,912

SARKIC

ROBERTS ■

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC ■

WED 15

7.45pm

FULHAM

H

1-4

LEAGUE

10

14,562

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

SAT 18

3.00pm

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

A

0-3

LEAGUE

11

12,199

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

DEENEY

Sat 25

3.00pm

PRESTON NORTH END

H

0-0

LEAGUE

12

14,925

SARKIC

SANDERSON

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

TUE 28

7.45pm

QUEENS PARK RANGERS

A

0-2

LEAGUE

13

12,257

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

SANDERSON

COLIN

SUNJIC ■

Sat 02

3.00pm

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

H

0-3

LEAGUE

16

15,148

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

Sat 16

3.00pm

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

A

0-1

LEAGUE

16

24,870

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

COLIN

SUNJIC

Wed 20

7.45pm

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

A

0-0

LEAGUE

19

15,618

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

FRIEND

SUNJIC

Sat 23

3.00pm

SWANSEA CITY

H

2-1

LEAGUE

17

16,132

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

FRIEND

SUNJIC

Sat 30

3.00pm

MIDDLESBROUGH

A

2-0

LEAGUE

15

21,582

SARKIC

ROBERTS 1

SANDERSON ■

PEDERSEN

FRIEND

SUNJIC

Tue 02

7.45pm

BRISTOL CITY

H

3-0

LEAGUE

13

16,143

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

BELA

FRIEND

SUNJIC

Sat 06

3.00pm

READING

H

1-2

LEAGUE

15

17,535

SARKIC

ROBERTS

DEAN ■

BELA ■

ROBERTS

SUNJIC

Sat 20

3.00pm

HULL CITY

A

0-2

LEAGUE

15

12,409

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

BELA

DEAN

SUNJIC

Tue 23

7.45pm

COVENTRY CITY

A

0-0

LEAGUE

17

22,676

SARKIC

ROBERTS ■

SANDERSON ■

BELA

DEAN

SUNJIC ■

Sat 27

3.00pm

BLACKPOOL

H

1-0

LEAGUE

13

17,686

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN ■

BELA

SUNJIC

SAT 04

3.00pm

MILLWALL

A

1-3

LEAGUE

16

14,324

ETHERIDGE

ROBERTS ■

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN ■

BELA

SUNJIC

Sat 11

3.00pm

CARDIFF CITY

H

2-2

LEAGUE

15

17,840

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

FRIEND ■

SUNJIC 1 ■

Sat 18

3.00pm

BLACKBURN ROVERS

A

0-4

LEAGUE

17

12,148

SARKIC

ROBERTS

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

FRIEND

SUNJIC ■

SUN 02

2.00pm

QUEENS PARK RANGERS

H

1-2

LEAGUE

18

18,279

SARKIC

COLIN

SANDERSON

PEDERSEN

FRIEND

SUNJIC ■

Sat 08

5.30pm

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

H

0-1

FAC R3

-

9,823

ETHERIDGE

COLIN

MENGI

PEDERSEN

FRIEND ■

CAMPBELL SUNJIC

GARDNER ■

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

Sat 15

3.00pm

PRESTON NORTH END

A

1-1

LEAGUE

18

12,821

ETHERIDGE

ROBERTS

MENGI ■

PEDERSEN

COLIN

TUE 18

7.45PM

FULHAM

A

2-6

LEAGUE

18

16,491

ETHERIDGE

ROBERTS

MENGI

PEDERSEN ■

COLIN

BELA

Sat 22

3.00pm

BARNSLEY

H

2-1

LEAGUE

18

15,742

ETHERIDGE

ROBERTS

MENGI

PEDERSEN

COLIN

WOODS

TUE 25

7.45pm

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

H

LEAGUE

SUN 30

1.30pm

DERBY COUNTY

A

LEAGUE LEAGUE

FEBRUARY FRI 04

7.45pm

SHEFFIELD UNITED

H

WED 09

7.45pm

AFC BOURNEMOUTH

A

LEAGUE

SAT 12

3.00pm

LUTON TOWN

H

LEAGUE

SAT 19

3.00pm

STOKE CITY

A

LEAGUE

TUE 22

8.00pm

READING

A

LEAGUE

Sat 26

3.00pm

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

H

LEAGUE

MARCH Sat 05

3.00pm

BRISTOL CITY

A

LEAGUE

Sat 12

3.00pm

HULL CITY

H

LEAGUE

TUE 15

7.45pm

MIDDLESBROUGH

H

LEAGUE

Sat 19

3.00pm

SWANSEA CITY

A

LEAGUE LEAGUE

APRIL sat 02

3.00pm

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

H

sat 09

3.00pm

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

A

LEAGUE

fri 15

3.00pm

COVENTRY CITY

H

LEAGUE LEAGUE

mon 18

3.00pm

BLACKPOOL

A

sat 23

3.00pm

MILLWALL

H

LEAGUE

Sat 30

3.00pm

CARDIFF CITY

A

LEAGUE

12.30pm

BLACKBURN ROVERS

H

LEAGUE

MAY Sat 01

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MESSAGES In loving memory of Robert Anthony Furnell, affectionately known as ‘Bob’ who passed away on 16/12/21.

He experienced many of the joys and sorrows over the years and brought four more bluenoses into the world.

Keep Right On, Bobby, Billy, Ricky and Molly

www.bcfc.com

Happy 10th Birthday James.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Megan and Thomas x KRO

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