Get The Ball Rolling. [94], Resulting from the 1986 Popplewell Report into the safety of sports grounds and the later Taylor Report, the capacity of St Andrew's was set at 28,235 for safety reasons,[35][94] but it was accepted that the stadium had to be brought up to modern all-seated standards. Report: Swansea City 0 Blues 0 . [16] They were finally relegated in 1939, the last full season before the Football League was abandoned for the duration of the Second World War. [24] Gil Merrick's side saved their best form for cup competitions. Aitor Karanka has been appointed the new head coach at Birmingham City, signing a three-year contract. For accessibility information on Birmingham Coach Station please visit AccessAble. As interest grew, they moved to a fenced-off field in Ladypool Road, Sparkbrook, where admission could be charged. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time. For accessibility information on Birmingham Coach Station please visit AccessAble. The site was where a brickworks once operated; the land sloped steeply down to stagnant pools, yet the stadium was constructed in under twelve months from land clearance to opening ceremony on Boxing Day 1906. [160] A second-place finish in the 2012 FA WSL earned them qualification for the 2013–14 Champions League, in which they reached the semi-final. [49] Jermaine Pennant and Emile Heskey left for record fees,[50][51] many others were released,[52] but Bruce's amended recruitment strategy, combining free-transfer experience with young "hungry" players and shrewd exploitation of the loan market, brought automatic promotion at the end of a season which had included calls for his head. Children under 14 cannot travel alone unless accompanied by a responsible adult (16+). At Birmingham Coach Station you can find the following facilities to make your time as comfortable as possible: Other National Express coach stations include: Book tickets & track your coach anytime, anywhere. A year later, they moved again, to a field adjoining Muntz Street, Small Heath, near the main Coventry Road, with a capacity of about 10,000. They were also the first English club side to reach a European final, losing 4–1 on aggregate to Barcelona in the 1960 Fairs Cup final and 4–2 to A.S. Roma the following year. records and statistics, Birmingham City F.C. Sean Rush has left Birmingham City along with Darryl Flahavan and James Beattie, Sign up NOW for daily Blues headlines straight to your inbox. Birmingham City have confirmed Aitor Karanka as their new head coach. Shorts have been either blue or white, and socks usually blue, white or a combination. Birmingham finished the Championship season with a 14-match winless run that saw the Midlands club drop from 14th in the standings to finish 20th -- two points above the relegation zone. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Use Coach Tracker from your mobile or desktop to track your coach in real-time. [A] On the outbreak of the Second World War, the Chief Constable ordered the ground's closure because of the danger from air raids; it was the only ground to be thus closed, and was only re-opened after the matter was raised in Parliament. 2 DAYS AGO. Email or phone. It was badly damaged during the Birmingham Blitz: the Railway End and the Kop as a result of bombing, while the Main Stand burnt down when a fireman mistook petrol for water. In July 2005, chairman David Gold said it was time to "start talking about being as good as anyone outside the top three or four" with "the best squad of players for 25 years". After the last home game of the 1993–94 season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces were demolished – fans took home a significant proportion as souvenirs – to be replaced at the start of the new season by a 7,000-seat Tilton Road Stand, continuing round the corner into the 9,500-seat Kop which opened two months later. Saunders' team struggled to score goals and were relegated in 1984. [61] Under Lee Clark, Birmingham twice retained their divisional status, albeit through Paul Caddis's 93rd-minute goal in the last match of 2013–14 to avoid relegation on goal difference,[62] but continued poor form saw him dismissed in October 2014. The club's CEO Dong Ren said: "I would like to give Aitor a very warm welcome to Birmingham City Football Club. As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first champions of the Football League Second Division.