2020–21 Birmingham City F.C. season
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The 2020–21 season is Birmingham City Football Club's 118th season in the English football league system and 10th consecutive season in the second-tier Championship.[5] As with all English Football League clubs, the first team competed in the EFL Cup, in which they lost to Cambridge United in the first round, and in the FA Cup, in which they lost to Manchester City in the third round.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Birmingham Sports Holdings[1] | |||
Head coach |
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Stadium | St Andrew's | |||
Championship | 18th[4] | |||
FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Manchester City) | |||
EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Cambridge United) | |||
Top goalscorer | Lukas Jutkiewicz (8) | |||
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Aitor Karanka was appointed head coach on 31 July 2020, and was replaced by Lee Bowyer on 16 March 2021, with the team 21st in the table with ten matches left. With five wins and two draws from the next eight, Birmingham avoided relegation with two matches to spare, and eventually finished 18th.
The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.