Football's Coming Home... Fixtures for the Big Five Bragging Rights Grudge Games

It's gonna be tough, it's gonna be rough... but it's also gonna be fun! Political correctness may go out of the window this season, but we're all West Midlanders together, so let's show the Premiership that the West Midlands is on the football ascendancy.


Never mind your softie Super Leagues and Champion Leagues - these are five of the stalwart Midlands teams who started it all in the first place back in the 1870s. But now it's 2010-11 and we're collectively back where we belong ...so bring it on.

As the originator and editor of the Braggers' League I wish you all well with complete impartiality. May the best team win by finishing in highest position next May.

The Key Battles

The big five West Midlands clubs, Villa, Blues, Stoke, Albion and Wolves will clash a total of 20 times in local derbies this season. Here are the dates to watch out for:

14th August
Wolverhampton v Stoke, 15:00

13th September
Stoke v Villa, 8pm

18th September
West Brom v Birmingham, 15:00

26th September
Wolverhampton v Aston Villa, 14:05

31st October
Aston Villa v Bimringham 12.00

9th November
Stoke v Birmingham 19.45

20th November
West Brom v Stoke, 15:00

11th December
Aston Villa v West Brom, 15:00

12th December
Wolverhampton v Birmingham, 13:30

19th December
West Brom v Wolverhampton, 12:00

16th January
Birmingham v Villa 12:00

12th February
Birmingham v Stoke, 15:00

26th February
Stoke v West Brom, 15:00

5th March
Birmingham v West Brom, 15:00

19th March
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton, 15:00

16th April
Stoke v Wolverhampton, 15:00

23rd April

Aston Villa v Stoke, 15:00

30th April
West Brom v Aston Villa, 15:00

1st May
Birmingham v Wolverhampton, 12:00

7th May
Wolverhampton v West Brom, 15:00

Corrrrm on!