Aston Villa vs Birmingham City - Ralph Ellis

More than a century of outstanding football reporting in the Daily and Sunday Mirror comes together with the wealth of publishing experience of Haynes Publishing to create the definitive account of one of football's great rivalries.

Packed with detailed statistics, RIVALS: Classic Birmingham Derby Games contains all you need to know about a story that began in 1879 when Small Heath beat Aston Villa by "one goal and a disputed goal to nil". No subsequent meeting of the two clubs, even when it wasn't in a League or Cup, could ever be called a friendly.

The book has detailed accounts and statistics from every meeting between the two clubs in league and cup competitions from the earliest days to the present.

Working through the decades, it sets the matches into context following the fortunes of both clubs around the times of their clashes, picking out the star players and the personalities.
Complete with iconic images drawn from the unique Mirrorpix archive, the book takes a journey through history that any fan of either club - or supporter of football itself - will find enchanting.

Written and compiled by one of Fleet Street's most experienced football writers who has covered the fortunes of both clubs for more than 30 years.