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-'''Birmingham City Football Club''' is a [[soccer]] (called football in [[England]]) club based in the city of [[Birmingham]], in the English [[midlands]].
-Founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888 and later Birmingham F.C. in 1905. They finally adopted the moniker Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.
-The club's home ground has been St. Andrew's since 1906. Although being the second largest city in England (after [[London]]) Birmingham City Football Club have known little success in the major competitions and have lived in the shadow of their neighbours and fierce rivals [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].
-The club's nickname is "The Blues" on account of the color of their team strip. Birmingham City was relegated from the Premier League to the Championship mat the end of the 2007-08 season.
-== Club Honours ==
-* The Club has never won significant silverware, their best performances being winning the Championship (former Division 2) on three occasions (including once as "Birmingham")  (1921, 1948, 1955)
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