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Baroness of Birmingham

Karren Brady was often referred to as the first lady of football and pioneered the way forward for future generations of women within football. Her first appointment was with Birmingham City in 1993 when she was given the role of managing director, aged just 23 years by the club’s then-owner David Sullivan. Sexism within the […]

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Million Pound Man

In 1979, Brian Clough agreed to make Trevor Francis the first player to demand a £1m transfer fee when he was purchased for Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City. The forward repaid some of that fee back later that year when he scored the winning goal in the European Cup final. SHOP the official England retro […]

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