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CLIMBING WITH CHRIS

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The Late Tackle Magazine Team
2 June 2025

LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM FAN KEITH DIXON ON THE IMPACT OF ROOKIE BOSS CHRIS DAVIES...

IN MY soon to be published book ‘Birmingham City -150 years of a remarkable football club’, there is a chapter on managers and the opening paragraph refers to those who achieved success in the past.
Of permanent bosses, number one was Harry Storer in the ’40s with a win ratio of 50.8 per cent over 118 games, followed by Trevor Francis, who achieved 47.9 per cent over 290 games.
That record-winning ratio was surpassed in 2024-25 by Chris Davies, who has managed the Blues for 60 game...

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