Tag: Birmingham

Dion Sanderson: Blackburn sign Birmingham defender on loan
11 January 2025 Off

Dion Sanderson: Blackburn sign Birmingham defender on loan

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers have signed defender Dion Sanderson on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old has worked with Rovers boss John Eustace before, at both Birmingham and QPR.

Sanderson began his career at Wolves before subsequent spells at Cardiff City and Sunderland.

The centre-half, who has only made two League One appearances this season, is not eligible for Blackburn’s FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough on

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Gary Rowett: Oxford United appoint former Birmingham and Millwall boss as head coach
20 December 2024 Off

Gary Rowett: Oxford United appoint former Birmingham and Millwall boss as head coach

By Total Football News

By Jerome Sale, BBC Radio Oxford’s Oxford United commentator

What Gary Rowett is, is a Championship manager.

He has hundreds of games behind him in the second tier and he joins a club that has, in the last quarter of a century, been in just 20 matches at that level.

If the owners, executives, and most of the players don’t have Championship know-how, he does.

Over all his games as

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Lyndon Dykes: Birmingham sign Scotland striker from QPR
28 August 2024 Off

Lyndon Dykes: Birmingham sign Scotland striker from QPR

By Total Football News

Dykes has dropped a level from the Championship to League One to join a Birmingham side, who, having been installed as promotion favourites, have made a good start, taking seven points from their first three games.

“The club has a clear aim for where they want to go in the future,” Dykes told Bluestv.

“They are ambitious and that is like myself as a player.

“I want to get to

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Taylor Gardner-Hickman: Birmingham sign Bristol City midfielder
23 August 2024 Off

Taylor Gardner-Hickman: Birmingham sign Bristol City midfielder

By Total Football News

“It’s all about building good depth within the squad,” Blues boss Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM.

“He’s young still, but he already has good experience in the Championship with West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City.

“He’s high energy. He’s versatile. And he’s a player that fits in profile wise with the type of team we want to be.

“Another example who falls into the category of Championship-level players who

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Willum Thor Willumsson: Birmingham City sign Go Ahead Eagles midfielder
22 July 2024 Off

Willum Thor Willumsson: Birmingham City sign Go Ahead Eagles midfielder

By Total Football News

Birmingham City have signed Iceland midfielder Willum Thor Willumsson on a four-year deal from Go Ahead Eagles for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old scored 15 goals and provided six assists in 62 appearances in his two seasons with the Deventer-based side, and helped them secure a top half finish in the Dutch top flight last term.

Willumsson, who has earned nine caps for Iceland, began his career with Breidablik in

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Birmingham City sign goalkeeper Ryan Allsop from Hull City
19 June 2024 Off

Birmingham City sign goalkeeper Ryan Allsop from Hull City

By Total Football News

Birmingham City have signed Ryan Allsop from Hull City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 32-year-old former England Under-17 goalkeeper becomes Blues’ first summer signing following their relegation from the Championship to League One – and the first for new boss Chris Davies.

Former West Bromwich Albion trainee Allsop, a boyhood Blues fan, has made 367 career appearances with his 11 previous clubs.

“It feels like

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Chris Davies: New Birmingham City boss ‘ready for step up’
11 June 2024 Off

Chris Davies: New Birmingham City boss ‘ready for step up’

By Total Football News

New Birmingham City boss Chris Davies says he is ready to make the step up to manager after such a long time as a number two.

The 39-year-old took charge at Blues on 6 June after a season as Ange Postecoglou’s assistant at Tottenham.

The Spurs stint followed 13 years working under Brendan Rodgers at Swansea, Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester, and Davies says becoming a manager was just about finding

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Birmingham City: Chris Davies appointed new head coach from Spurs
6 June 2024 Off

Birmingham City: Chris Davies appointed new head coach from Spurs

By Total Football News

Birmingham City have appointed Tottenham Hotspur assistant boss Chris Davies as their new head coach on a four-year deal.

Davies, 39, who was a coach at Swansea City, Liverpool and Celtic under Brendan Rodgers, succeeds Tony Mowbray at the newly relegated League One club.

Blues have agreed a compensation package with Spurs as Davies still had two years left on his contract.

The club spoke to over 40 candidates for

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Birmingham City: Tony Mowbray resigns as Blues boss
21 May 2024 Off

Birmingham City: Tony Mowbray resigns as Blues boss

By Total Football News

Tony Mowbray has resigned as manager of relegated Championship club Birmingham City.

Mowbray, who had been on sick leave since February, has informed the club of his decision to stand down with immediate effect.

Blues co-owner Tom Wagner said: “We are disappointed that Tony will not be coming back to lead the team forward but respect his decision to put his health and his family first.”

Mowbray, who succeeded Wayne

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