2023–24 Birmingham City F.C. season
Birmingham City F.C.'s 121st league season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023–24 season is Birmingham City Football Club's 121st season in the English football league system and 13th consecutive season in the second-tier EFL Championship.[5] As with all members of the English Football League, the club's first team also competed in the FA Cup, in which they lost to Leicester City in the fourth round, and the EFL Cup, from which they were eliminated in the second round by Cardiff City.
2023–24 season | ||||
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Owners |
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Chairman | Tom Wagner[3] | |||
Manager |
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Stadium | St Andrew's | |||
EFL Championship | 22nd (relegated) | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by Leicester City) | |||
EFL Cup | Second round (eliminated by Cardiff City) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jay Stansfield (12) All: Jay Stansfield (13) | |||
Highest home attendance | 27,680 (vs Norwich City, 4 May 2024) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 7,133 (vs Hull City, FA Cup, 16 January 2024) | |||
Average home league attendance | 21,180[4] | |||
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In October, head coach John Eustace was sacked and replaced by Wayne Rooney as manager. Rooney was sacked on 2 January 2024. His successor, Tony Mowbray, stepped back from the role in February to undergo medical treatment, took formal medical leave on 19 March, and Gary Rowett rejoined the club as interim manager.
Birmingham ended the season with 50 points, which was not enough to save them from relegation to EFL League One. They finished 22nd in the 24-team table, one point behind Plymouth Argyle.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.