Birmingham's run to the Worthington Cup final in Cardiff has included some notable Premiership scalps. BBC Sport Online examines their route to the Millennium Stadium.
Semi-final, second leg:
Birmingham 4-1 Ipswich,
after extra-time (aggregate 6-2)
Extra-time goals from Geoff Horsfield and Andy Johnson booked Birmingham's trip to Cardiff as they humbled Premiership Ipswich. Horsfield scored twice as he proved a constant menace to the Ipswich defence and Johnson capitalised on an error by Richard Wright to seal the tie.
Grainger put the Blues level on aggregate
real 14k Listen to BBC Sport's Ian Brown's match report.
Semi-final, first leg:
Ipswich 1-0 Birmingham
Ipswich took a slender lead into the semi-final second leg after Marcus Stewart's goal gave them a 1-0 victory at Portman Road. Stewart hit his 15th goal of the season from the penalty spot after 44 minutes in the first-leg encounter.
Ndlovu's attacking efforts were in vain
real 14k Listen to Birmingham goalkeeper's Neil Bennett's post-match views.
Birmingham 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham progressed to the semi-finals of the Worthington Cup with a comfortable win at St. Andrews. Midfielder Danny Sonner opened the scoring when he netted against his former club before Dele Adebola added the second.
Adebola's strike out the result beyond doubt
real 14k Listen to BBC Sport's Dave Woods' match report.
real 14k Listen to Blues' boss Trevor Francis thoughts on the game.
Birmingham 2-1 Newcastle
Michael Johnson's last-gasp strike saw Birmingham come from a goal behind to knock-out Premiership Newcastle. The Magpies took the lead through Kieron Dyer before the home side's momentum earned them an equaliser through striker Dele Adebola.
Johnson scored the last gasp winner
real 14k Listen to BBC Sport's Simon Brotherton's match report.
Tottenham 1-3 Birmingham
Dele Adebola's two first-half strikes and another by Mark Burchill, aided and abetted by an outstanding performance from jet-paced winger Stan Lazaridis knocked 1999 winners Tottenham out.
Francis applauds the travelling Blues fans
real 14k Listen to BBC Sport's Mike Sewell's match report.
Birmingham 5-3 Wycombe (on aggregate)
In a thrilling first-leg Wycombe fightback from 3-0 down in an amazing tie at Adams Park before Andrew Johnson scores a late winner for Birmingham. In the second-leg a Peter Ndlovu goal is enough to ease the Blues into the third round.
Johnson's strike secured victory at Adams Park