 Akashandurwa kuva mutsigiri mukuru achitambira chikwata chekuchengetedza cheBirmingham City, uye akaita mutambo wake wekutanga wechikwata munzvimbo iyoyo muna Ndira 1951, kunyangwe asina kuve wenguva dzose kuchikwata chekutanga kusvika muna 1953. Aive chikamu chechikwata cheBirmingham City icho chakakunda Second Division Championship mumwaka wa195455 Football League. Muna 195556, aive chikamu chechikwata chakasvika pachikwata chepamusoro-soro chekupedzisa, chechitanhatu muChikamu Chekutanga, uye muCup Final., vachirasikirwa neManchester City 3-1. Akatambawo muBirminghams Inter-Cities Fairs Cup mushandirapamwe. 