BIRMINGHAM CITY have smashed the record for the most points scored in a single EFL campaign.
The club’s 2-0 win over Blackpool on Wednesday evening took their overall points total up to 108 – two more than the record previously set by Reading (106) in the 2005-06 Championship season.
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Ethan Laird broke the deadlock in the 39th minute before striker Alfie May secured the win at the start of the second half.
Birmingham, co-owned by NFL legend Tom Brady, still have one more game left to play – against Cambridge United.
The Blues were promoted back to the Championship earlier this month and clinched the League One title just days later.
They have lost just three games all season and now remain 19 points clear of second-placed Wrexham.
After lifting the trophy on home soil at St Andrew’s last week, manager Chris Davies said: “It’s an incredible achievement.
“I really have to reiterate that. I don’t want people to start taking this for granted and thinking that we just won another game.
“We just got the most points any team in the history of English football have got in this league.
“It’s an incredible achievement of how consistent the players have been, with all the ups and downs you have through a season, and injuries and everything else.
“They’ve done exceptionally well, so it’s an achievement that will be hard to match, 105 points in a season and I’m very, very proud of everyone.
“We’re unbeaten in the league at home, so I wanted to finish strong today. We scored some good goals, it was a dominant performance – a really good way to finish.”
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