This Birmingham City vs Leeds United timeline details more than two decades of meetings between the two clubs across multiple divisions
The Birmingham City vs Leeds United timeline spans 29 competitive meetings between the clubs since 2002.
Birmingham City hold a slight edge with 15 wins from those matches.
Leeds United have won 11 times, and the sides have drawn on three occasions.
Across the fixture, Birmingham have scored 41 goals while Leeds have scored 38.
The two clubs met most recently in the FA Cup in February 2026, when the match finished level at 1-1 at St Andrew’s.
That result reflected a fixture that has often been tightly contested regardless of which division either club has occupied.
Over the last five meetings, Birmingham have won three, drawn two and lost none.
Leeds have shown stronger recent form across their last five outings overall, winning four with a single draw.
Below is a summary of the key figures behind the rivalry.
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total meetings since 2002 | 29 |
| Birmingham City wins | 15 |
| Leeds United wins | 11 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Birmingham City goals scored | 41 |
| Leeds United goals scored | 38 |
| Most recent result | Birmingham City 1-1 Leeds United, February 2026 |
| Last five meetings | Birmingham City 3W 2D 0L |
Birmingham City and Leeds United have crossed paths regularly since the early 2000s, largely due to both clubs spending extended periods in the second tier of English football.
Leeds United’s financial collapse in the mid-2000s led to a period of lower division football, during which meetings with Birmingham became less frequent.
Birmingham City’s own fluctuations between the Premier League and Championship shaped the rhythm of the fixture over the following decade.
The clubs met repeatedly during Championship seasons through the 2010s, with results swinging fairly evenly between the two sides.
Leeds United’s return to the Premier League in 2020 under Marcelo Bielsa temporarily reduced the frequency of meetings between the clubs.
Birmingham’s relegation to League One in recent seasons created a further gap, before the FA Cup brought the two sides back together in February 2026.
That cup meeting ended 1-1, a result that extended a long running trend of closely fought contests between the clubs regardless of league status.
Birmingham’s edge in total wins has been built gradually rather than through any single dominant period in the rivalry.
Leeds have historically responded well in away fixtures against Birmingham, contributing to the relatively narrow overall gap in the head-to-head record.
The three draws across 29 meetings suggest a fixture that rarely settles into one sided contests, even accounting for differences in squad quality across eras.
Recent form has favoured Birmingham slightly, with the club unbeaten in its last five meetings against Leeds heading into 2026.
Leeds, by contrast, have shown stronger general form in their most recent matches overall, even though that form has not always translated into results specifically against Birmingham.
The Birmingham City vs Leeds United timeline shows a rivalry built on consistency rather than dominance, with both clubs trading results across more than two decades and their most recent FA Cup draw keeping the head-to-head as tightly balanced as it has ever been.
