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Stat Pack: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

We head to St. Andrew's on Saturday to take on Birmingham City, hoping for much of the same after already defeating Blues in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

2026-02-06T15:02+00:00

by Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

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06 Feb, 2026

Stat Pack: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

We head to St. Andrew's on Saturday to take on Birmingham City, hoping for much of the same after already defeating Blues in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2026-02-06T15:02+00:00

Stat Pack: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

We head to St. Andrew's on Saturday to take on Birmingham City, hoping for much of the same after already defeating Blues in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2026-02-06T15:02+00:00

Stat Pack: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

We head to St. Andrew's on Saturday to take on Birmingham City, hoping for much of the same after already defeating Blues in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2026-02-06T15:02+00:00

Stat Pack: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

We head to St. Andrew's on Saturday to take on Birmingham City, hoping for much of the same after already defeating Blues in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Sam Stevens & Dave Smith

2026-02-06T15:02+00:00

With the help of Dave Smith, who co-authored Of Fossils & Foxes, here's a look at some of the stats and figures which have illuminated previous encounters with Birmingham...

Previous encounters

The two sides last met in August 2025, when goals from Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira secured a 2-0 home victory for the Foxes. That result followed a memorable 23/24 Championship double over Blues, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Stephy Mavididi on target in a 2-1 win at King Power Stadium in April 2024 – a key moment in our title-winning campaign – after a thrilling 3-2 success at St. Andrew’s earlier that season, when Mavididi struck twice and Dewsbury-Hall added another. Jordan James, incidentally, scored twice for Birmingham that day.

The history between Leicester and Birmingham dates back to an FA Cup qualifier in 1891, when City were beaten 6-2. Since then, the sides have contested league and cup fixtures across the first and second tiers and knockout competitions. City’s most recent cup meeting with Blues came in January 2024, a 3-0 FA Cup win courtesy of goals from Jamie Vardy, Yunus Akgün and Dennis Praet. Curiously, though, the clubs have never met in the League Cup, despite this fixture dating back to the late 19th century.

Landmark moments

Memorable moments litter this fixture’s timeline. Arthur Rowley (pictured) scored a hat-trick at Filbert Street in 1951, the last Leicester player to net three in a single game against Birmingham. The Blues’ most recent treble came in 1976, when Kenny Burns struck three times at Filbert Street.

The 1961 FA Cup Semi-Final also holds a special place in our folklore – although not against Blues. Played at St. Andrew’s – Birmingham’s home – City overcame Sheffield United 2-0 in a second replay to book their place in the final, having previously lost a semi-final at the same ground to Portsmouth in 1934.

Our most recent debutants against Birmingham came in January 2024, when Brandon Cover and Arjan Raikhy made their senior City bows in the FA Cup. In total, 14 players have made their Leicester debuts in post-war clashes with Blues.

Played for both & top scorers

Many players have represented both clubs, leaving lasting impressions at King Power Stadium and St. Andrew’s alike. Among them are Emile Heskey, Muzzy Izzet, Robbie Savage and Demarai Gray, who returned to Birmingham this term. The list also includes Curtis Davies, Lloyd Dyer, Jesse Lingard and Frank Worthington.

Transfers between the clubs have also proved significant, with Steve Claridge’s 1996 move perhaps the most notable from a Leicester perspective. Claridge went on to score the goals that sealed promotion back to the Premier League via the play-offs and City’s dramatic extra-time victory in the 1997 League Cup Final, later also featuring in the UEFA Cup against Atlético Madrid.

Arthur Chandler remains our leading scorer in this fixture, with 11 goals against Birmingham. For Blues, Joe Bradford and Charlie Jones top their chart with eight apiece against the Foxes.

Ken Leek holds the rare distinction of scoring for both sides in this fixture, while Dennis Rofe and Steve Walsh also found the net for both clubs – albeit via own goals when facing their former team.

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