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| Other names | Birmingham derby | ||
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| Location | Birmingham, England | ||
| Teams | Aston Villa Birmingham City | ||
| First meeting | Small Heath 0–4 Aston Villa 1887–88 FA Cup 27 September 1879 | ||
| Latest meeting | Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa 2018–19 EFL Championship (10 March 2019) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Meetings total | 127 | ||
| Most wins | Aston Villa (57) | ||
| Top scorer | Billy Walker (11) | ||
| All-time series | Aston Villa: 57 Drawn: 33 Birmingham City: 38 | ||
| Largest victory | Aston Villa 6–0 Birmingham (1988) | ||
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In English football, the Second City derby[1] or Birmingham derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Birmingham – Aston Villa and Birmingham City, first contested in 1879. Villa play at Villa Park while Birmingham play at St Andrew's, the two grounds separated by roughly 2.4 miles (3.9 km). It is known as the Second City Derby based on Birmingham being referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom. The two clubs are generally regarded as each other's most fierce rivals. In addition both sides have affiliated women's sides, Aston Villa W.F.C. and Birmingham City W.F.C.
On 10 March 2019, Jack Grealish was "punched from behind by a pitch invader"[2] during the derby match at St Andrew's. Later in the second half, Grealish scored to give Villa a 1–0 victory.[3] Following Villa's promotion to the Premier League, the teams have not met since.
- ^ The Second City derby, footballderbies.com. Retrieved 11 February 2007
- ^ "Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa, 2018-19 Championship, 10 Mar 2019".
- ^ Scott, Ged (10 March 2019). "Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport.