▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 1 – 8 2 ▁season ), ▁changing ▁to ▁their ▁new ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁They ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Com bin ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁finishing ▁ 1 0 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁provided ▁the ▁Com bin ation ▁with ▁its ▁president , ▁Mr . ▁H . ▁Mitchell . ▁The ▁Com bin ation ▁dis band ed ▁after ▁a ▁season . ▁They ▁applied ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁membership ; ▁they ▁received ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁of ▁the ▁non - elect ed ▁clubs , ▁two ▁behind ▁Not ts ▁County ▁( S under land ▁were ▁the ▁w inners ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁membership ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁they ▁were ▁founder ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Alliance , ▁also ▁reaching ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup . ▁The ▁Alliance ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁with ▁B irmingham ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁becoming ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁accepted . ▁As ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁and ▁Small ▁He ath ▁Alliance ▁began ▁domin ating ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁football ing ▁landscape , ▁the ▁club ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁because ▁of ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁clubs ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁clubs ▁dis