The personalized book features over 130 pages of authentic newspaper football reports about Birmingham City, from 1905 onwards.It comes with a choice of covers and the option to have the recipient’s name printed on the cover for free.
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EIGHTY-NINE minutes in. Still level. Arsenal can’t find the finish. Cesc Fabregas is out. Robin van Persie has limped off. They pass, they press, always one move ahead. But we hold. Ben Foster sends it long. Nikola Žigić flicks the ball on. Laurent Koscielny and Wojciech Szczesny hesitate. The ball drops — Obafemi Martins pounces. Open net … goal! Chaos. Arms everywhere. I grab the bloke next to me. He grabs me back. Seconds left. It’s the 2011 League Cup Final — and Birmingham City are in front!
This book tells the story of Birmingham City Football Club through authentic newspaper reports, beginning in 1905. Relive historic moments — from winning the first major trophy in 1963, to the 2011 League Cup Final victory, up to becoming 2025 League One Champions. Follow the team’s journey decade by decade, told through the words of journalists who witnessed it.
Choose from a range of book covers and personalize your book with a name and message to create a lasting keepsake. Whether for a Blues fan, a history enthusiast, or someone who remembers it all first-hand — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of sports history ready to be passed on.
Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from the Daily Mirror scan archive. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.
Cover: Hardback
Size: Tabloid 11" x 13.9"
Pages: 130+
Paper source: our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.
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