Birmingham City change stadium name for one game in tribute to Peaky Blinders
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Birmingham City are set to change the name of their stadium for one match to Small Heath Alliance – by order of the Peaky Blinders.
The popular BBC One drama will air its sixth and final season this Sunday after garnering a huge fanbase.
And ahead of the show’s restart this weekend, the programme’s official social media account wrote in an Instagram post: "Order 5.
"Birmingham City FC have been ordered to return to their roots this Saturday for the game against Huddersfield.
"Will they carry out the order? Come on, Small Heath Alliance!"
And Birmingham City have heeded the call after replying: “Order accepted.”
As well as agreeing to change the name of their stadium, the players will also walkout of the tunnel to the song ‘Red Right Hand’, the theme song to the series, performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
But that is not all and ticket office staff will also be donning the flat caps that have been popularised by the TV show.
Fans will be able to purchase Small Heath Alliance match day programmes during the match as they take on Huddersfield this afternoon.
The name refers to an area of Birmingham named Small Heath which is where the Peaky Blinders is set in the 1920s.
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In 1875, Small Heath Alliance was founded before renaming to Small Heath in 1888 and Birmingham in 1905.
Eventually, the name Birmingham City was adopted in 1948, which is what it has been ever since.
The Blues have been struggling in recent memory after their relegation from the Premier League in 2011, sitting in the Championship ever since.
Last season was their most promising since, though, when they finished eighth but Lee Bowyer has overseen a tougher campaign this year.
Birmingham sit 18th ahead of today’s match-up against Huddersfield, who are flying high in fourth and are chasing an automatic promotion spot to the Premier League.
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