The 2016-17 campaign delivered a chaotic, dramatic survival for Birmingham City, as the Blues finished a precarious 19th in the Championship following a tumultuous managerial merry-go-round. Leading the charge was the powerful forward Lukas Jutkiewicz, whose 11 goals proved vital in a campaign built on the controversial sacking of Gary Rowett, the disastrous spell under Gianfranco Zola, and a desperate final-day rescue by Harry Redknapp. It was a turbulent year that marked the club's fraught battle with relegation and remains a defining chapter of sheer grit.