More info on the Birmingham Newspaper Book.

Birmingham City FC was formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance and didn’t become known by its present name until 1943. This history book gift covers some of the great games and behind the scenes stories of this famous club. Birmingham was the first club to take part in a European competition when the play in the inaugural Inter-Cities Fairs Cup competition in 1956. This commemorative book is the perfect present to add to any collection of memorabilia.

This unique Birmingham present evokes memories from every era to the present day; from the early victories against ‘Woolwich’ Arsenal in 1906 through to the 5:1 victory over Manchester United in 1978, to the promotions to the Premiership in 2002 and 2007. Give your fan a fantastic Birmingham City gift book souvenir.

Also included, in this Birmingham gift idea, in the exhaustive coverage are the turnover of managers and the big transfer news like the first one million pound player, Trevor Francis in 1979. Francis had scored 133 goals in 329 appearances for the club. Do you recall how much Barry Bridges cost the club - £55,000? All this incidental details go into making this a unique present for a Birmingham City fan.

1972 was one of those years in Birmingham City history to remember, starting with so many nearly results before finally coming good... Our Birmingham history book covers the victory in the FA Cup quarter final, the 1:1 draw with Middlesbrough in the promotion race and finally promotion to Division One.

What memorabilia about Birmingham City would be complete without reports of victory against Aston Villa? Read about the 3:0 victories in 1982 and 2002. Also included are key signings like Emile Heskey in May 2004 and Mikael Fossell in June 2005 for £3 million. All in all this is a true treasure chest of nostalgia for fans to read and read again.

This tabloid-sized Birmingham history book souvenir book with its gold embossing option will make quite an impact for those looking for a personal football gift idea.

All our books are hand-made by a collection of craftsmen and women in the west of Scotland. Each Birmingham book can have the recipient’s name and a greeting added to the first page for free.

We hold an archive of newspapers which we scan to make up these books and we update our complete range every year with the stories from last season. This is an up to date ‘nostalgic’ gift for the true follower of the ‘Blues.’

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