Birmingham City F.C.

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Birmingham City
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Full Name Birmingham City Football Club
Nickname(s) Blues
Founded 1875
Ground St Andrew's
(capacity 30,009)
Owner Joey Zyla
Manager Joey Zyla
League Premier League
2015/16 N/A


Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943. St Andrew's has been their home ground since 1906. They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours, with whom they play the Second City derby. The club's nickname is Blues, due to the colour of their kit, and their fans are known as Bluenoses.

After the collapse of BSkyB and the Premier League's subsequent acquisition by the Reject World Race Series, former racing driver Jack Christopherson acquired the club in 2015.