The Second City derby

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Aston Villa v Birmingham City, the Second City derby: who is winning on the books, and on the pitch?

Aston Villa's turnover of £359m is £324m ahead of Birmingham City's £36m. Aston Villa lost £74m before tax; Birmingham City lost £35m before tax. The fixtures feed has no meetings between the two in recent seasons.

Bigger turnover

Aston Villa

£359m v £36m

Pre-tax result

Birmingham City

-£74m v -£35m

Next meeting

None scheduled

Not in the same league this season

Last result

No recent meeting in the feed

Goals, last 0 meetings

Aston Villa0 – 0Birmingham City

0 Aston Villa wins · 0 draws · 0 Birmingham City wins

Aston Villa (Premier League) and Birmingham City (Championship) are not in the same league this season, so there is no league meeting to come.

Which club is richer?

Aston Villa's turnover of £359m is £324m ahead of Birmingham City's £36m. Aston Villa lost £74m before tax; Birmingham City lost £35m before tax.

Birmingham City spends more on wages, with staff costs of £36m against £21m. That is 5.7% of turnover at Aston Villa and 100.2% at Birmingham City.

Latest filed accountsAston Villa
Year to Jun-25
Birmingham City
Year to Jun-25
Turnover£359m£36m
Turnover growth+36.6%+24.1%
Pre-tax profit-£74m-£35m
Staff costs£21m£36m
Wages as a share of turnover5.7%100.2%
Net assets£6m-£122m
Cash£6m£14m
Borrowings (estimated)£78m£9m
Employees793305

Figures from each club's latest accounts at Companies House: ASTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (03375789) and BIRMINGHAM CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (00027318). Borrowings are Spark Intel's estimate from the balance sheet. Full club finances: Aston Villa and Birmingham City.

Who wins more often?

The fixtures feed has no meetings between the two in recent seasons.

Results: football-data.org. The fixtures and latest result on this page refresh automatically after each game.

Aston Villa v Birmingham City: common questions

Which club is richer, Aston Villa or Birmingham City?

Aston Villa's turnover of £359m is £324m ahead of Birmingham City's £36m. Aston Villa lost £74m before tax; Birmingham City lost £35m before tax.

Who spends more on wages?

Birmingham City spends more on wages, with staff costs of £36m against £21m. That is 5.7% of turnover at Aston Villa and 100.2% at Birmingham City.

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