Size: Default Title

Condition: 7/10 Good. Some wear to the stitching on the hem at the front of the collar. Light wear to the motif on the chest. A small faint dot mark on the lower front

Size: Adult Medium

Chest Measurement: 41-43 Inches / 104-109 CM

Manufacturer: Le Coq Sportif

Colour: Blue, silver trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2002/2003

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Le Coq Sportif Birmingham City football training T-shirt from the 2002/03 season.

Condition of this vintage jersey is 7/10 - Good. Some wear to the stitching on the hem at the front of the collar. Light wear to the motif on the chest. A small faint dot mark on the lower front (see photos).

Trevor Francis introduced players with top-level experience such as Manchester United skipper Steve Bruce. In his second season the club narrowly missed out on a play-off position, followed by three years of play-off semifinal defeats. They also reached the 2001 League Cup final against Liverpool at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time, but the match went to a penalty shootout which Liverpool won.

By October 2001, lack of progress had made Francis's position untenable. After a 6–0 League Cup defeat to Manchester City, he left by mutual consent, replaced two months later by Steve Bruce. Bruce shook up a stale team, taking them from mid-table into the play-offs where they beat Norwich City on penalties to win promotion to the Premier League.

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