How do players get into the Birmingham City academy?

Ask the academy about recruitment: Email academy@bcfc.com to ask about the route for your child’s age. This is the club’s published academy contact. It does not promise a trial or a reply. Read the academy information: The club describes coaching for players registered in its academy. Its public pages also explain support for players away from the pitch.

What should parents do if a Birmingham City scout makes contact?

Ask which age group and programme the invitation covers. Ask how the club will give feedback and support schoolwork. Use the published academy contact to check the invitation.

Category ChampionshipEntry age unconfirmed to U21

Does Birmingham City run academy trials?

Knighthead Performance Centre, Redhill Road · Kings Norton, Birmingham · Checked 5 October 2026

NoTrial information

We found no current open academy trial date in the official pages checked. Birmingham publishes an academy contact at the Knighthead Performance Centre in Kings Norton. Parents can ask the academy about recruitment through academy@bcfc.com. The club also publishes information on player care, education and safeguarding. Its contact page does not set out a trial application process.

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Academy contactacademy@bcfc.com

Training baseKings Norton

Open trial datesNone found in pages checked

Entry ageNot confirmed

Recruitment and training programmes

How recruitment works

The pages checked do not publish the academy trial length or selection process. Ask the academy before making travel plans.

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Club programme
Ask the academy about recruitment
Email academy@bcfc.com to ask about the route for your child’s age. This is the club’s published academy contact. It does not promise a trial or a reply.
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Club programme
Read the academy information
The club describes coaching for players registered in its academy. Its public pages also explain support for players away from the pitch.
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What to bring to an academy trial

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Where scouts watch

The official pages checked do not publish a precise academy recruitment catchment. Ask the club about travel eligibility.

If a scout calls

Ask which age group and programme the invitation covers.
Ask how the club will give feedback and support schoolwork.
Use the published academy contact to check the invitation.

Girls' Professional Game Academy, Category 1

Birmingham City girls academy trials 2026/27

Girls' academies are licensed by the FA, not the Premier League. How the girls' pathway works.

Birmingham City is listed in the FA's Professional Game Academy directory. The FA also lists Birmingham City as an Emerging Talent Centre provider. A centre provides extra training alongside grassroots football. Girls' information checked 5 October 2026.

Club programme

Girls' academy contact

Use the FA's Professional Game Academy directory to contact this club. Ask which age groups it currently recruits and whether it is accepting trial enquiries. A directory listing does not mean trials are open.

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Club programmeFree

Girls' Emerging Talent Centre contact

The FA lists this club or its Foundation in its centre directory. Ask the listed contact about ages, assessments and available places. Centre attendance can run alongside grassroots football.

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Watch out

What to check before you agree

The published contact email is not an invitation to attend training.

We could not confirm the youngest entry age or current academy category from the official pages checked.

Questions

What parents ask about Birmingham City

How do I contact the Birmingham City academy?

The club publishes academy@bcfc.com on its academy contact page. Ask about recruitment for your child’s age before sending further details.

Where is the Birmingham City academy based?

The academy contact page gives Knighthead Performance Centre, Redhill Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 9EJ.

Sources

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Updated 17 October 2026. Last verified 5 October 2026. Spotted a change? Tell us so we can check the page.

Also see: Aston Villa academy and Brookvale

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Category 3

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Wimbledon, south-west London · U9 to U18

No open trials

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Category 1

Arsenal

Walthamstow, north-east London · U9 to U21

No open trials

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How recruitment works

What to bring to an academy trial

Birmingham City girls academy trials 2026/27

What to check before you agree

What parents ask about Birmingham City

How do I contact the Birmingham City academy?

Where is the Birmingham City academy based?

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