Home shirt as worn when Alex McLeish guided the side back to the Premier League with a 2nd place finish in the Championship. The Blues ended the season strongly with some notable performances including a victory over 1st place local rivals Wolves which saw them pip Sheffield United to automatic promotion. Veteran goal machine Kevin Phillips ended the season as top scorer with 14 in all competitions with Lee Carsley rolling back the years to make more appearances than any other outfield player, both shrewdly signed for free by McLeish in the summer