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Are you a loyal Blues supporter? Never missed a match and think you know all there is to know about your favourite team? If so, have a go at tackling the 1,000 brain teasing questions in this quiz book, each one cleverly thought out to test your memory of the people and places that have shaped the history of Birmingham City Football Club. With sections on all aspects of the game including players, managers, scores, transfer fees, opponents, competitions, wins, draws and losses, you just won't be able to put this book down. Whether you want to impress your family with some little known facts or challenge your mates, The Official Birmingham City Quiz Book is a must have for football fans of all ages and is certain to provide hours of fun. This fitting tribute to the Blues is both educational and entertaining. So dip inside the cover and check up on all those important details about the team you didn't realise you had forgotten.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	14 juillet 2011
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9781908382900
Langue	English

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THE OFFICIAL BIRMINGHAM CITY QUIZ BOOK

Compiled by Chris Cowlin and Marc White
Foreword by Alex McLeish

Publisher Information
Apex Publishing Ltd
PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO1 5 5WN, England
www.apexpublishing.co.uk

Digital Edition converted and published in 2011 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

Copyright © 2009 by Chris Cowlin and Marc White
The authors have asserted their moral rights

All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition, that no part of this book is to be reproduced, in any shape or form. Or by way of trade, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser, without prior permission of the copyright holder.

Cover Design: Siobhan Smith

Author’s Note: Please can you contact me: ChrisCowlin@btconnect.com if you find any mistakes/errors in this book as I would like to put them right on any future reprints of this book. I would also like to hear from Blues fans who have enjoyed the test! For more information on me and my books please look at:
www.ChrisCowlin.com

This book is an official product of Birmingham City Football Club.

We would like to dedicate this book to:
All the players and staff who have worked
for the club during their history.

Foreword

Hello and welcome to The Official Birmingham City Quiz Book.
Birmingham City is a football club with a great history and tradition.
Here at The Blues we have wonderful supporters who give the players such tremendous backing and once again you’ve shown just how much you love the club by purchasing this great quiz book.
I’d like you all to ‘Keep Right On’ with cheering the lads on and when you’re not down at St Andrews making a huge noise.
This quiz book is both informative and enjoyable and will certainly have one or two bluenoses scratching their heads! A certain must have for all blues fans! I hope you spend many happy hours enjoying The Official Birmingham City Quiz Book.

Enjoy the book!
Alex McLeish

Introduction
By Chris Cowlin

I would first of all like to thank Alex McLeish for writing the foreword to this book. I am very grateful for his help on this project and was truly delighted when he agreed to write a few words. I would also like to thank everyone for their comments and reviews (which can be found at the back of the book).
I would also like to thank Wayne Cowen at Birmingham City Football Club for his help and advice during the book’s compilation.
I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this book. Up the Blues!
It was great working with Marc White again. I really hope you enjoy this book. Hopefully it should bring back some wonderful memories of this fantastic club!
In closing, I would like to thank all my friends and family for encouraging me to complete this project.

Best wishes
Chris Cowlin

Questions
Club History & Records

1.In what year was the club formed?
2.True or false: the club was formed by a group of cricketers, known then as Small Heath Alliance?
3.Where were the team placed at the end of the 1955/56 season, their highest ever finishing position in Division 1?
4.Who was Birmingham’s manager when the club won the League Cup in 1963?
5.In which two years were Birmingham City FA Cup runners-up?
6.In which Cup were Birmingham City runners-up in 1960 and 1961?
7.By what three names has the club been known since its formation, prior to adopting the name of Birmingham City in 1945?
8.For which centre forward did Birmingham pay a club record transfer fee of £6.25 million during May 2004?
9.Who holds the club record for scoring the most League goals in a season, with 29 goals during 1927/28 in Division 1?
10.What is the club’s nickname?

League Cup Runners-Up - 2001

11.Which team beat The Blues 5-4 on penalties in the final?
12.Which defender scored a goal for Birmingham in the 90th minute to level the score at 1-1?
13.At which stadium was the final played?
14.Which Birmingham manager guided the club to the final?
15.Can you recall the name of the referee in the final?
16.Which East Anglian team did Birmingham beat 4-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals over the two legs?
17.Which defender scored the winning goal in the 90th minute in a 2-1 win against Newcastle United at St Andrew’s in the 4th round?
18.Which Essex team did Birmingham beat 5-0 away from home during August 2000 in the 1st round, 1st leg?
19.Which North London team did Birmingham beat 3-1 away from home in the 3rd round?
20.Following on from the previous question, which Blues striker scored a brace in the game?

Maik Taylor

21.From which club did The Blues sign Maik on loan in August 2003 and then on a permanent basis in March 2004?
22.What is Maik’s middle name - Serge, Sean or Stefan?
23.For which country has Maik won full international caps?
24.Against which country did Maik make his full international debut in a 3-0 defeat in 1999?
25.Which Birmingham City manager signed Maik for The Blues?
26.In which year was Maik born in Germany - 1970, 1971 or 1972?
27.For which team did Maik play between 1992 and 1995?
28.True or false: Maik scored a League goal for The Blues during the 2007/08 season?
29.How much did Maik cost Birmingham City when he signed in 2004?
30.In what position does Maik play?

Squad Numbers 2008/2009 - 1

Match up the player with the squad number he wore during the season

31.Cameron Jerome
32.Colin Doyle
33.Martin Taylor
34.Liam Ridgewell
35.Jordon Mutch
36.Radhi Jaidi
37.Gary McSheffrey
38.Sebastian Larsson
39.Stuart Parnaby
40.Marcus Bent

Numbers: 7, 6, 13, 21, 11, 10, 17, 23, 15, 5

The Championship Runners-Up - 2006/2007

41.Which Blues manager led the club to this success?
42.Which team denied Birmingham the Championship, winning by 2 points?
43.How many of their 46 League matches did The Blues win - 23, 26 or 29?
44.True or false: Birmingham were unbeaten in their six League matches during December 2006?
45.Which forward scored the winning goal for The Blues in the 2-1 home win on the opening day of the League season against Colchester United?
46.Which Blues player scored a brace in the 3-0 home win against Coventry City during April 2007?
47.Which striker finished as the club’s highest League scorer with 13 goals?
48.Can you name the two goalkeepers that played in Birmingham’s 46 League matches this season?
49.Who scored the winning goal for Birmingham City in the 88th minute in the 3-2 away win against Wolves during April 2007?
50.Which two teams did Birmingham beat 1-0 away from home during October 2006?

Sebastian Larsson

51.In which year was Sebastian born - 1983, 1985 or 1987?
52.From which club did Sebastian join Birmingham, initially on loan in 2006 and then on a permanent basis in 2007?
53.Which Blues manager signed Sebastian for Birmingham City?
54.Against which team did Sebastian score his first Blues goal, in the 90th minute in a 2-1 home win during August 2006?
55.How many League goals did Sebastian score for Birmingham City during 2006/07?
56.Against which team did Sebastian score the opening goal in a 1-1 away League draw during August 2008?
57.True or false: Sebastian won the Birmingham Player of the Season award during 2007/08?
58.How many League goals did Sebastian score for Birmingham City during 2007/08?
59.Against which team did Sebastian make his Blues League debut in a 0-0 home draw during August 2006?
60.For which country has Sebastian won full international caps?

Managers

Match up the manager with the year he took over at Birmingham City

61.Steve Bruce
62.Lou Macari
63.Ron Saunders
64.Terry Cooper
65.Dave Mackay
66.Alex McLeish
67.John Bond
68.Barry Fry
69.Garry Pendrey
70.Trevor Francis

Years: 1989, 2007, 1996, 2001, 1991, 1987, 1993, 1982, 1991, 1986

Trevor Francis - 1

71.Trevor began his professional career with Birmingham City in the early 1970s, making his debut for the club in what year?
72.How old was Trevor when he pulled on a Blues shirt for his professional debut?
73.Against which Welsh ‘Bluebirds’ did Trevor make his Birmingham City debut, in a 2-0 away defeat?
74.In what year did Trevor leave his beloved St Andrew’s?
75.Which club did Trevor join when he left The Blues?
76.Following on from the previous question, it was widely reported in the media that when Trevor joined this team he became British football’s first £1 million player. To the nearest £50, what was the actual fee?
77.How many goals did Trevor score in the 22 games he played for The Blues in first season?
78.On 30 October 1976 Trevor scored one of the greatest goals in Birmingham City’s history, against which London club in a 2-1 win?
79.In what year was Trevor capped at full international level by England?
80.Following on from the previous question, can you recall the England man