Second City derby

Second City Derby

Aston Villa Birmingham City
Other names	Birmingham derby
Location	Birmingham, England
Teams	Aston Villa Birmingham City
First meeting	Small Heath 0–4 Aston Villa 1887–88 FA Cup 27 September 1879
Latest meeting	Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa 2018–19 EFL Championship (10 March 2019)
Statistics
Meetings total	127
Most wins	Aston Villa (57)
Top scorer	Billy Walker (11)
All-time series	Aston Villa: 57 Drawn: 33 Birmingham City: 38
Largest victory	Aston Villa 6–0 Birmingham (1988)

In English football, the Second City derby^[1] or Birmingham derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Birmingham – Aston Villa and Birmingham City, first contested in 1879. Villa play at Villa Park while Birmingham play at St Andrew's, the two grounds separated by roughly 2.4 miles (3.9 km). It is known as the Second City Derby based on Birmingham being referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom. The two clubs are generally regarded as each other's most fierce rivals. In addition both sides have affiliated women's sides, Aston Villa W.F.C. and Birmingham City W.F.C.

On 10 March 2019, Jack Grealish was "punched from behind by a pitch invader"^[2] during the derby match at St Andrew's. Later in the second half, Grealish scored to give Villa a 1–0 victory.^[3] Following Villa's promotion, the teams have not met since.