MATCH
Stevenage Borough 0–2 Birmingham City
FA Cup R3 · Saturday 4 January 1997
L
Result
H
Venue
15,536
Attendance
Unknown
Referee
played at St Andrews, Birmingham
Team
(12)
(8)Match Notebook
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Ryan Kirby made his 10th Stevenage appearance.
This was Boro’s 1st senior meeting with Birmingham City.
This was Boro’s 1st senior defeat against Birmingham City.
Ryan Kirby made his 10th Stevenage start.
This was Boro’s 1st FA Cup Round 3 match and our 1st defeat at this stage. We’ve kept 0 clean sheets in these matches.
This was Boro’s 50th match in the FA Cup.
This was Boro’s 1st FA Cup meeting with Birmingham City. We’ve won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 of those matches.
Boro’ have now played 3 competitive matches on 4 January — winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 1. We’ve scored 5 goals, conceded 4 and kept 1 clean sheets on this day. This was Boro’s heaviest defeat on this date.
This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.