Birmingham finished 21st in the Championship. On the final day of the season, they needed at least a point away at Bolton Wanderers, and for other results to favour them, to avoid relegation to League One. After falling two goals behind, goals from Nikola Žigić after 78 minutes and Paul Caddis three minutes into stoppage time, combined with Doncaster Rovers' defeat, secured their second-tier status for a further season. In the League Cup, Birmingham lost to Premier League team Stoke City in the fourth round after a penalty shootout. They were eliminated by Swansea City, also of the Premier League, in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Forty-one players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, of whom twelve were loan signings and a further three signed on short-term contracts; there were twenty different goalscorers. Chris Burke appeared in 49 of the 52 matches over the season; Darren Randolph played every minute of the 46 Championship matches. Loanee Federico Macheda was top league goalscorer, with 10 goals from only 18 appearances, while Lee Novak scored 11 goals in all competitions.

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