# Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent

Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in the city of Birmingham, was founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance. For their first thirteen years, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. In 1888, Small Heath joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. However, the Combination was not well organised, and folded in April 1889 with many fixtures still outstanding. Small Heath were founder members of the Football Alliance in 1889, and three years later were elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. They topped the table in their first season, though failed to win promotion via the test match system then in operation, but reached the top flight for the first time in 1894. Since that time, they have not fallen below the third tier of the English football league system, and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time for the 2002–03 season.
Birmingham's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. The opening match of the 1889–90 Football Alliance season pitted them against near neighbours Birmingham St George's, their first Football League match was against Burslem Port Vale, and they met their 111th and most recent different league opponent, Stevenage, for the first time in the 2024–25 EFL League One season. The team that Birmingham have played most in league competition is Manchester City, whom they first met as Ardwick in the 1891–92 Football Alliance season. Wolverhampton Wanderers have beaten Birmingham 62 times in the league, more than any other team: they overtook Manchester City's total of 60 victories in the 2017–18 EFL Championship season. Derby County have drawn 36 league encounters with Birmingham, one more than Everton and West Bromwich Albion. Birmingham have recorded more league victories against Leicester City than against any other club, having beaten them 50 times out of 126 attempts.
All statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Northampton Town on 15 March 2025.

## Key

* The table includes results of matches played by Birmingham City's first team (under that name and under its former names, Birmingham and Small Heath) in the Football Alliance, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from uncompleted competitions – the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season and the unfinished 1888–89 season in the Combination – are excluded, as are test matches, Football League play-offs, and matches in the various wartime competitions.
* The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Birmingham City most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
* The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Birmingham City played league matches against each opponent.
* P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
* Clubs with this coloured background and marked † in the "Opponent" column are Birmingham City's divisional rivals in the current 2024–25 EFL League One season.
* Clubs with this coloured background and marked ‡ in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

## All-time league record

Birmingham City F.C. league record by opponent :
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | Win% | First | Last | Notes |
| Opponent | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | | | | Win% | First | Last | Notes |
| AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 016.67 | 1987–88 | 2021–22 | |
| Arsenal | 62 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 124 | 34 | 33 | 57 | 027.42 | 1893–94 | 2010–11 | |
| Aston Villa | 58 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 58 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 116 | 36 | 31 | 49 | 031.03 | 1894–95 | 2018–19 | |
| Barnsley † | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 39 | 19 | 23 | 048.15 | 1898–99 | 2024–25 | |
| Birmingham St George's ‡ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 016.67 | 1889–90 | 1891–92 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 64 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 64 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 128 | 45 | 33 | 50 | 035.16 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
| Blackpool † | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 91 | 33 | 22 | 36 | 036.26 | 1896–97 | 2024–25 | |
| Bolton Wanderers † | 65 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 130 | 44 | 34 | 52 | 033.85 | 1894–95 | 2024–25 | |
| Bootle ‡ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 062.50 | 1889–90 | 1892–93 | |
| Bradford City | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 050.00 | 1921–22 | 2001–02 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 037.50 | 1908–09 | 1947–48 | |
| Brentford | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 050.00 | 1935–36 | 2020–21 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 023.08 | 1980–81 | 2016–17 | |
| Bristol City | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 70 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 048.57 | 1902–03 | 2023–24 | |
| Bristol Rovers † | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 030.77 | 1953–54 | 2024–25 | |
| Burnley | 47 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 94 | 31 | 22 | 41 | 032.98 | 1894–95 | 2022–23 | |
| Burton Albion † | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 020.00 | 2016–17 | 2024–25 | |
| Burton Swifts ‡ | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 081.25 | 1891–92 | 1900–01 | |
| Burton United ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1902–03 | 1902–03 | |
| Burton Wanderers ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1896–97 | 1896–97 | |
| Bury | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 26 | 9 | 29 | 040.63 | 1895–96 | 1998–99 | |
| Cambridge United † | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 044.44 | 1979–80 | 2024–25 | |
| Cardiff City | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 29 | 19 | 32 | 036.25 | 1920–21 | 2023–24 | |
| Carlisle United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 044.44 | 1965–66 | 1984–85 | |
| Charlton Athletic † | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 031.82 | 1936–37 | 2024–25 | |
| Chelsea | 41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 82 | 20 | 24 | 38 | 024.39 | 1907–08 | 2010–11 | |
| Chester City ‡ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 075.00 | 1989–90 | 1994–95 | |
| Chesterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 042.86 | 1899–1900 | 1950–51 | |
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | |
| Coventry City | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 037.50 | 1919–20 | 2023–24 | |
| Crawley Town † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 2024–25 | 2024–25 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 065.38 | 1889–90 | 2001–02 | |
| Crystal Palace | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 045.45 | 1965–66 | 2012–13 | |
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | |
| Darwen ‡ | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 041.67 | 1889–90 | 1898–99 | |
| Derby County | 58 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 116 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 031.03 | 1894–95 | 2021–22 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 060.00 | 1902–03 | 2013–14 | |
| Everton | 59 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 59 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 118 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 020.34 | 1894–95 | 2010–11 | |
| Exeter City † | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 066.67 | 1990–91 | 2024–25 | |
| Fulham | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 86 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 036.05 | 1908–09 | 2021–22 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 050.00 | 1896–97 | 1911–12 | |
| Gillingham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | |
| Glossop | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 040.00 | 1898–99 | 1914–15 | |
| Grimsby Town | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 76 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 036.84 | 1889–90 | 2001–02 | |
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | |
| Huddersfield Town † | 57 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 114 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 035.96 | 1910–11 | 2024–25 | |
| Hull City | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 036.11 | 1908–09 | 2023–24 | |
| Ipswich Town | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 76 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 031.58 | 1954–55 | 2023–24 | |
| Leeds City ‡ | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 028.57 | 1908–09 | 1914–15 | |
| Leeds United | 51 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 102 | 40 | 25 | 37 | 039.22 | 1920–21 | 2023–24 | |
| Leicester City | 63 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 126 | 50 | 23 | 53 | 039.68 | 1896–97 | 2023–24 | |
| Leyton Orient † | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 050.00 | 1908–09 | 2024–25 | |
| Lincoln City † | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 064.86 | 1891–92 | 2024–25 | |
| Liverpool | 50 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 100 | 28 | 25 | 47 | 028.00 | 1893–94 | 2010–11 | |
| Long Eaton Rangers ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1889–90 | 1889–90 | |
| Loughborough ‡ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 075.00 | 1896–97 | 1899–1900 | |
| Luton Town | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 048.33 | 1897–98 | 2022–23 | |
| Manchester City | 67 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 134 | 49 | 25 | 60 | 036.57 | 1891–92 | 2010–11 | |
| Manchester United | 50 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 100 | 26 | 29 | 45 | 026.00 | 1889–90 | 2010–11 | |
| Mansfield Town † | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 040.00 | 1989–90 | 2024–25 | |
| Middlesbrough | 58 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 116 | 41 | 33 | 42 | 035.34 | 1899–1900 | 2023–24 | |
| Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1893–94 | 1893–94 | |
| Millwall | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 038.00 | 1946–47 | 2023–24 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | |
| New Brighton Tower ‡ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 | 1898–99 | 1900–01 | |
| Newcastle United | 48 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 96 | 29 | 26 | 41 | 030.21 | 1893–94 | 2016–17 | |
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | |
| Northampton Town † | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 033.33 | 1966–67 | 2024–25 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1892–93 | 1893–94 | |
| Norwich City | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 030.30 | 1965–66 | 2023–24 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 57 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 114 | 39 | 32 | 43 | 034.21 | 1889–90 | 2021–22 | |
| Notts County | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 038.46 | 1893–94 | 1993–94 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 033.33 | 1908–09 | 1996–97 | |
| Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 038.46 | 1968–69 | 1998–99 | |
| Peterborough United † | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 040.00 | 1991–92 | 2024–25 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 053.33 | 1946–47 | 2023–24 | |
| Portsmouth | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 86 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 044.19 | 1927–28 | 2011–12 | |
| Port Vale | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 060.71 | 1892–93 | 1999–2000 | |
| Preston North End | 49 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 98 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 033.67 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 040.63 | 1950–51 | 2023–24 | |
| Reading † | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 038.64 | 1986–87 | 2024–25 | |
| Rotherham Town ‡ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1893–94 | 1893–94 | |
| Rotherham County ‡ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 050.00 | 1919–20 | 1920–21 | |
| Rotherham United † | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 052.63 | 1951–52 | 2024–25 | |
| Sheffield United | 53 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 106 | 41 | 21 | 44 | 038.68 | 1892–93 | 2022–23 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 52 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 104 | 38 | 29 | 37 | 036.54 | 1889–90 | 2023–24 | |
| Shrewsbury Town † | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 021.05 | 1979–80 | 2024–25 | |
| Southampton | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 033.33 | 1946–47 | 2023–24 | |
| Southend United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 041.67 | 1990–91 | 2006–07 | |
| South Shields | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 025.00 | 1919–20 | 1920–21 | |
| Stevenage † | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 2024–25 | 2024–25 |
| Stockport County † | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 052.63 | 1900–01 | 2024–25 | |
| Stoke City | 50 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 100 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 036.00 | 1890–91 | 2023–24 | |
| Sunderland | 56 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 112 | 38 | 22 | 52 | 033.93 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
| Sunderland Albion ‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 000.00 | 1889–90 | 1890–91 | |
| Swansea City | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 045.00 | 1946–47 | 2023–24 | |
| Swindon Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 045.00 | 1969–70 | 1999–2000 | |
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 82 | 26 | 16 | 40 | 031.71 | 1908–09 | 2010–11 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 040.00 | 1989–90 | 2000–01 | |
| Walsall | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 064.29 | 1889–90 | 2001–02 | |
| Watford | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 032.56 | 1969–70 | 2023–24 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 63 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 63 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 126 | 38 | 35 | 53 | 030.16 | 1894–95 | 2023–24 | |
| West Ham United | 43 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 86 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 044.19 | 1919–20 | 2011–12 | |
| Wigan Athletic † | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 028.57 | 1989–90 | 2024–25 | |
| Wimbledon ‡ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 033.33 | 1984–85 | 2001–02 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 65 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 65 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 130 | 38 | 30 | 62 | 029.23 | 1894–95 | 2017–18 | |
| Wrexham † | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 | 1979–80 | 2024–25 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers † | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | 1994–95 | 2024–25 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | |
| York City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | |