Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1963)

The Blues of Birmingham

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bordesley, Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

Quick Facts

Final opponent: Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
Aggregate score: N/A (Birmingham City did not reach the final)

Lore & Background

Birmingham City won the League Cup in 1963, defeating Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate in the final. They also reached the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1960 and again the following year, becoming the first English club side to reach a major European final.

Reader's Guide

The club's home ground is St Andrew's, currently known as St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park since 2024 for sponsorship reasons. Their nickname is Blues, and fans are known as Bluenoses. They have a long-standing rivalry with Aston Villa, with whom they contest the Second City derby.