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Shop the latest Birmingham City football shirts at UK Soccer Shop. From the iconic royal blue home kit that's graced St Andrew's for over 140 years to striking away jerseys, we stock the complete range of Birmingham City kits for men, women and kids. With fast UK delivery and worldwide shipping, supporting The Blues has never been easier.
Whether you're looking for the latest season's designs or classic retro Birmingham City shirts celebrating their 2011 League Cup triumph, memorable cup runs, and the club's proud Midlands heritage, our collection honours one of England's most historic clubs. Add official EFL lettering and personalise your shirt with your favourite player's name and number.
Order your Birmingham City kit today and wear the royal blue of one of football's founding clubs. With secure checkout, hassle-free returns, and expert customer service, UK Soccer Shop makes it simple to support the Blues.
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Birmingham City football shirts represent over 145 years of Midlands footballing tradition and working-class pride. Founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, the distinctive royal blue shirt has been worn through remarkable moments including their 1963 League Cup victory, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runs, and memorably their stunning 2011 League Cup triumph when they defeated Arsenal at Wembley. The Birmingham shirt represents the city's industrial heritage, fierce local rivalries, and a fanbase's unwavering loyalty through various divisions and challenges.
The Blues kit has been worn by club legends from Trevor Francis (England's first £1 million player) to Bob Latchford, Joe Gallagher, and modern heroes who've kept the royal blue tradition alive. The shirt carries the weight of the Second City's pride and one of English football's most passionate supporter bases.
The royal blue home shirt has been Birmingham's signature for most of their history, though the club originally wore red and then various combinations before settling on blue in 1888. The exact shade has varied from bright royal blue to deeper navy tones, with white trim being traditional. Away kits have explored white, yellow, red, and various experimental designs, with recent seasons producing bold modern interpretations.
Birmingham's kit partnerships have included major British brands. Umbro produced their shirts during various periods, Patrick created distinctive designs in the 1980s, TFG Sport had a memorable spell, and more recently Le Coq Sportif and Puma have provided kits. Each manufacturer has respected the royal blue tradition while bringing contemporary styling.
Sponsors have evolved from local businesses to national brands, with Triton Showers, Auto Windscreens, F&C Investments, and others becoming part of the shirt's visual identity across different eras.
The 2010-11 League Cup winning shirt stands as Birmingham's most celebrated modern jersey. The TFG Sport-manufactured royal blue kit worn during their stunning penalty shootout victory over Arsenal at Wembley, with Obafemi Martins scoring the winning penalty, represents Birmingham's greatest achievement in nearly 50 years. This shirt symbolises giant-killing spirit and Cup final glory.
The 1962-63 League Cup winning shirt (Birmingham's first major honour) featured classic early-60s styling and represents the club's first trophy success, though original shirts are rare collector's items.
The 1955-56 FA Cup final shirt, worn during Birmingham's only FA Cup final appearance (losing to Manchester City), carries historical significance as the club's closest approach to England's most prestigious trophy.
The 2001-02 promotion to the Premier League shirt under Steve Bruce represents Birmingham's return to the top flight after 16 years, featuring Le Coq Sportif design and the triumphant Auto Windscreens sponsorship.
The Small Heath Red Erased History Birmingham City wasn't always blue - when founded as Small Heath Alliance in 1875, they wore red and white halved shirts, then various colour combinations before adopting royal blue in 1888. The club actively downplays this red heritage because red is associated with fierce rivals Aston Villa. Official histories rarely mention the red era prominently. Original Small Heath red shirts are extremely rare museum pieces, and when the club briefly considered a throwback red away kit in 2008 to celebrate their founding, fan backlash was so intense the idea was immediately abandoned. Birmingham fans consider the pre-1888 colours "not real Birmingham," making those early red shirts the club's forgotten identity.
The Trevor Francis Million Pound Shirt When Trevor Francis became Britain's first £1 million player in 1979 (transferring from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest), Birmingham's kit supplier had already produced thousands of "Francis 8" replica shirts for the 1978-79 season. After his record transfer, these Birmingham Francis shirts became instant collector's items - fans wanted mementos of the player who put Birmingham on the map. However, the club continued selling them throughout the season despite Francis being gone, creating the unusual situation where Birmingham's best-selling shirt featured a player at another club. These post-transfer Francis Birmingham shirts are now valuable collectibles representing the bittersweet pride of developing England's first million-pound player then losing him.
The League Cup Trophy Tumble After winning the 2011 League Cup, captain Stephen Carr dropped the trophy during celebrations, denting it. However, what's less known is that several players' match-worn final shirts were damaged during the chaotic celebrations - champagne stains, tears, and trophy polish marks. The club tried to clean match-worn shirts for museum display but some damage was permanent. These imperfect, celebration-damaged 2011 final shirts are considered more authentic than pristine versions because they bear the physical evidence of Birmingham's greatest modern triumph. Collectors specifically seek shirts with champagne stains or minor tears as proof of genuine celebration wear.
The Keep Right On Collar Secret "Keep Right On to the End of the Road" is Birmingham's famous anthem. Starting in 2016, the club began incorporating this phrase microscopically into shirt collars - written so small it required magnification to read. The text appears on the inside back of the collar, meant to inspire players without being visible marketing. However, production inconsistencies mean some shirts have the phrase while others from the same season don't, creating authentication confusion. Collectors now check collars with magnifying glasses to verify which batch their shirt comes from. "Keep Right On" collar shirts are considered more desirable than those without.
The Blues Brothers Mascot Mistake In 1996, Birmingham tried to modernize by introducing mascots called "Beau Brummie" - characters that vaguely resembled the Blues Brothers (Elwood and Jake). Limited edition shirts were produced featuring these mascot characters. However, Universal Pictures (owners of Blues Brothers copyright) sent cease-and-desist letters, claiming the mascots infringed their trademark. Birmingham was forced to redesign the mascots and destroy remaining mascot shirts. Only a few hundred "original Blues Brothers-style mascot" shirts escaped destruction, making them among Birmingham's rarest modern shirts - valuable precisely because they represent copyright infringement that the club wants forgotten.
The Carson Yeung Gold Trim Disaster When controversial owner Carson Yeung took over in 2009, he insisted on adding gold trim to Birmingham's shirts, believing gold represented wealth and success in Chinese culture. The 2009-10 kit featured unusual gold accents that clashed with the traditional royal blue and white. Fans hated the gold, calling it "tacky" and "un-Birmingham." After Yeung's later imprisonment for money laundering, these gold-trimmed shirts became symbols of his disastrous ownership. Some fans destroyed their gold-trim shirts in protest, making surviving examples rare. These "Yeung gold" shirts are now collectibles representing one of Birmingham's darkest ownership periods.
The Second City Derby Shirt Superstition Birmingham has a poor record against Aston Villa in the Second City Derby, and fans have noticed a pattern: Birmingham performs worse when wearing away kits at Villa Park than home kits at St Andrew's. This statistical reality has created superstition that Birmingham's away shirts are "cursed" for derbies. Between 1988-2010, Birmingham won only one derby wearing an away kit. This has led fans to campaign for Birmingham to wear home kits even at Villa Park when colour clash rules allow. Away shirts from derby matches are now collected as artifacts of "cursed" matches, despite being standard designs.
The Wembley Final Rotation Controversy For the 2011 League Cup final, Birmingham's squad rotated match shirts during the penalty shootout - several players swapped shirts with teammates for "luck" before penalties began. This created authentication chaos because multiple players technically wore multiple different shirt numbers during the same match. Match-worn shirts from the final with authentication certificates sometimes show different players' DNA/sweat markers than the number indicates. This bizarre shirt-swapping makes the 2011 final shirts among the most complex to authenticate in modern football - some shirts were worn by three different players during the same 120 minutes.
The St Andrew's Stands Pattern Birmingham's 2018-19 home kit featured what appeared to be a simple geometric pattern, but it was actually the outline of St Andrew's four stands (Kop, Main Stand, Tilton Road, Gil Merrick Stand) translated into abstract shapes across the fabric. The design was a tribute to the stadium, but so subtle that even when announced, most fans couldn't identify which patterns represented which stands. These "hidden stadium" shirts became sought after once collectors realized what the pattern actually depicted, though many were sold to fans who never knew their shirt contained St Andrew's blueprint.
The Birmingham Six Tribute Rejection In 1991, the Birmingham Six (men wrongly imprisoned for IRA bombings) were released after 16 years. Some Birmingham City fans proposed a commemorative shirt tribute to the wrongfully convicted Birmingham men. However, the club rejected the idea as "too politically sensitive," fearing it would alienate fans with different political views. Prototype designs were created showing subtle "Justice for Birmingham" elements but never produced. When one prototype leaked years later at auction, it became controversial - some see it as an important historical artifact of Birmingham's social justice history, others as an inappropriate mixing of football and politics. These "Birmingham Six tribute" prototypes are among the club's most contentious never-released designs.
At UK Soccer Shop, we stock the complete range of Birmingham City football shirts including the latest home, away, and third kits alongside classic retro designs celebrating the club's League Cup glory and historic moments. Our collection covers adult sizes from small to XXXL, kids' kits with matching shorts and socks, and women's fitted jerseys. Every shirt is 100% authentic and officially licensed by Birmingham City FC.
Personalise your Birmingham shirt with official EFL printing, adding your favourite player's name and number with authentic league patches. From club legends to current squad heroes, our professional printing service uses the same technology as EFL clubs themselves.
Fast UK dispatch typically arrives within 2-3 working days, with express international shipping available worldwide, ensuring Blues supporters across the globe can wear the royal blue with pride.
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