Birmingham City break EFL points record with victory over Blackpool

Birmingham City have broken the record for the most points in an English Football League season after defeating Blackpool at Bloomfield Road to reach 108 points.

The Blues were crowned champions of League One with six games to spare in a phenomenal campaign orchestrated by rookie manager Chris Davies.

Birmingham surpassed Wolves' League One points record of 103 with a comprehensive 4-0 rout of Mansfield Town on Sunday and after conquering Blackpool, the second city outfit have now exceeded Reading's EFL record points tally of 106 from the 2005/06 Championship season.

Davies' men will not be done yet, either, as they travel to relegated Cambridge United on Saturday with the opportunity to accomplish 111 points.

"For all the people that thought it was going to be easy for Birmingham, you can never take away from this group of players what they've done," Blues boss Davies told BBC Radio WM.

"Full credit to everyone, players and staff for what they've done. They've given so much and they deserve to have an occasion like this."

Birmingham's supremacy is highlighted by the fact they've only suffered three defeats over the course of the campaign.

The Blues have also transformed St Andrew's into a fortress after going the entire season unbeaten at home in the league.

There was great scrutiny of Birmingham's lavish spending spree last summer as the club obliterated the League One transfer record to purchase Jay Stansfield, while the likes of Willum Willumsson, Christoph Klarer and Lyndon Dykes were all signed for seven-figure fees.

The club's spending has been justified in the midst of a record-breaking season and Birmingham will not be content with consolidating themselves in the Championship next season as they plot an eventual return to the Premier League.

Birmingham's ambitions were outlined by their co-owner and chairman, Tom Wagner, who suggested in an interview with the Times that Birmingham will have the financial muscle to compete with those at the top of the Championship.

Wagner said: “If our revenue progresses as we expect into next season, which is basically a certainty, we will be the highest revenue-generating club in the Championship ever not receiving parachute payments – and we will be on a par with those receiving parachute payments.”

Birmingham have not featured in the top-flight since 2011 when they were relegated in the same year as their League Cup triumph over Arsenal.

Jaquob Crooke

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