|  Nickname:
The Blues
Year formed:
1875
Ground: St Andrews
Capacity: 30,016 2007/08
average: 26,181
Record attendance:
66,844
For visitors: 3,000 on one
side of the Railway Stand's
lower tier.
Position last season:
19th in the Premiership.
Manager: Alex McLeish
(November 2007)
 Players
in:
Kevin Phillips (West Brom, free),
Lee Carsley (Everton, free)
Players out: Daniel De
Ridder (Wigan, free), David
Howland (Port Vale, free), Adam
Legzdins (Crewe, free), Fabrice
Muamba (Bolton, £5m)
Key man: Kevin
Phillips
Record transfer fee
paid: £4.75m
(James McFadden, Everton, 2008)
Record transfer fee
received: £6.7m
(Jermaine Pennant, Liverpool,
2006)
Ticket office: 0844 5571875
Ticket prices: Adult
£15-£45, concessions
£5-£23
Official website: www.bcfc.co.uk
 Journey:
160 miles
Journey time:
2 hours, 59 minutes
For directions to the ground
click
here
Best League Win: 12-0
v Walsall T Swifts 17/12/1892
Division 2
Last meeting: Norwich
City 1, Birmingham City 0 (March
13, 2007): Darren Huckerby’s
magical second half strike derailed
Birmingham’s Championship
title push. City’s flying
wide man blitzed through the
back pedalling Blues rearguard
on a 45-yard burst before crashing
an unstoppable right footer
past Doyle. Huckerby’s
understated one handed salute
in front of the Barclay faithful
barely did justice to the sublime
goal – his 11th of a productive
campaign completing a memorable
league double for Peter Grant’s
resurgent outfit. Full
Match Report
Last Norwich away win:
Birmingham City 0, Norwich City
1 (Oct 17, 2006): Norwich City
manager Peter Grant couldn’t
have asked for a better start
to his new career as City won
an away match for the first
time this season. City were,
as Grant promised, showing no
fear, but they desperately needed
a goal – and it came on
66 minutes, when Huckerby’s
free kick was headed home by
Shackell, although there was
some debate as to whether or
not it came off the head of
Sadler.
Full
Match Report
Chances: A
massive disappointment to go
down on the last day but home
form was an Achilles heel. However,
they will be among the favourites
for a return to the top-flight.
Poaching Kevin Phillips from
West Brom could be a masterstroke
while mercurial Scottish forward
James McFadden could terrorise
defences if he stays at St Andrew’s.
Fans will demand a play-off
place at least.
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