Championship (Week 11) : Birmingham City beats Blackburn 1-0
ENGLAND, Oct. 1, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 11: After their 1-1 draw against QPR on September 27 and 2-2 draw against Preston on September 27, the Blues bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Saturday.
Blackburn Rovers made Birmingham City doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Irish midfielder Stephen Gleeson in the 64th minute.
Birmingham City FC climbed to 6th place with 20 points from 11 games, tie on points with Norwich City, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of October 1, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Brentford | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 13 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Preston | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Derby County | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 8 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 2-2 Preston (27 Sep.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Birmingham City (14 Oct.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday (27 Sep.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Ipswich Town (15 Oct.)
Birmingham City
1:0
Blackburn Rovers
1:0 (0:0)
- 1 October 2016
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 25 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 22 |
| 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 20 |
| 5 |  Norwich City | 20 |
Week 11 Results
| Saturday 1 October 2016 | ||||
 | Fulham | 1-2 | QPR |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |  | |
 | Leeds United | 2-1 | Barnsley | |
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Newcastle | |
| Burton Albion | 2-0 | Cardiff City |  | |
| Preston | 2-0 | Aston Villa |  | |
| Birmingham City | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
 | Reading | 1-1 | Derby County |  |
 | Brentford | 0-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17:30 | Norwich City | |