Birmingham Excelsior
(1874 - 1888)
Homes…
1874-1885 Aston Lower Grounds
1885-1888 Fentham Road, Aston
Honours…
Wednesbury Charity Cup 1885
…Dis-Honours…
After being beaten to the tune of 15-1 by a rampant Darwen, this once proud club, at one time described as being “Very Nearly the Best Football Club in Birmingham…” & now, sadly, nothing but a “…Ghost of a club…”, Birmingham’s Excelsior go & give up the “Ghost” completely.
I, Trivium…
In 1881 the Ex even supply the National Side with a player, namely, one…
…they grab a double figure haul - 11-1 over poor little Aston Clifton in the Birmingham Senior Cup run of 1885…
…a run that will take them as far as the semi’s, where it will take the famous…
…of Wolverhampton, just the two replays to eventually reach the final…
Early ‘86 sees them giving their near neighbours in Aston, the Villa, a 3-0 thumping -at their place, too…
Georgie Tait
Wanderers
Aston’s Villa’s Wellington Road Ground
(1876-’97)
Credit, where Credit’s due, Brian…
Historical Football Kits
Before the ‘D’
The Birmingham Evening Post
Umpired by Wikipedia
