Birmingham become first EFL club to win promotion as Tom Brady’s club bounce back to Championship at first attempt
BIRMINGHAM CITY have been promoted from League One.
Chris Davies’ side have led the way for months and sealed their return to the Championship at the first time of asking after beating Peterborough 2-1.
Blues knew a win would guarantee promotion, even if rivals Wycombe won at Huddersfield, which they did.
Birmingham are now just two points from becoming champions, but could have their name on the trophy without playing another league game.
That is because they play in the final of the EFL Trophy against tonight’s opponents Peterborough at Wembley on Sunday.
If Wrexham fail to win at Wigan, Birmingham will be crowned champions, with the promotion winners still capable of reaching an astonishing 113 points.
If they do so they will set a record number of points in League One, surpassing Wolves total of 103 which they managed in the 2013/14 campaign.
They could also set an EFL record, which is held by Reading who got 106 points in the Championship in 2005/06.
Birmingham were relegated from the Championship last season – Tom Brady’s first season at the club.
Promotion was a forgone conclusion however with Birmingham losing just three of their 40 league games so far.
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They were favourites for top spot after spending an eye-watering £34million on transfers.
Striker Jay Stansfield was brought in for a League One record fee of £15m, and he is the club’s top scorer this season with 18 goals.
