Everyone will know what we’ve done – Birmingham’s ‘legacy’

 

Birmingham City manager Chris Davies says the “legacy” his record-breaking League One champions have created is “special” and a “remarkable” feat.

Blues broke the Football League record for most points in a season with a game to spare with Wednesday’s 2-0 win at Blackpool.

That victory increased their haul to 108 points, surpassing the mark of 106 set by Reading when they won the Championship title 19 years ago.

“Think how many football teams there have been, how many seasons there have been,” Davies told BBC WM.

“And we are the team to have got the most points in the history of English football. To achieve 108 points is truly special and a remarkable achievement.

“I had spoken to the players about the legacy we could leave this season and the mark we could make in the footballing world.

“I have been drumming it into them – to chase a record like this isn’t a club record, not something that people will brush over. Everyone will know what we have done.”

 

And it is Blues’ relentlessness – not easing off when promotion, the title or the third-tier points record had all been ticked off – that pleases the 40-year-old rookie head coach the most.

“Not only have we broken the record but we have achieved it by having to play, I believe, more games than any team in England or Scotland,” Davies added.

Blues reached the FA Cup fourth round this season, losing a 3-2 thriller to Premier League side Newcastle, as well as reaching the Vertu Trophy final at Wembley, where they were beaten by League One rivals Peterborough.

“That’s 60 games we’ll have played [after Saturday’s final-day trip to Cambridge] so it’s not like we’ve just turned up fresh for every game – we’ve had cup runs and everything,” Davies added.

“To finish this season with that level of points is something I’ll savour.”