Gallery: 2022 in pictures

Gallery: 2022 in pictures

31 December 2022

January: Onel Hernandez, on loan from Norwich City, hits the opener as Blues beat Barnsley 2-1 at St. Andrew's.

January: Onel Hernandez, on loan from Norwich City, hits the opener as Blues beat Barnsley 2-1 at St. Andrew's.

January: Lyle Taylor marks his arrival on loan from Nottingham Forest by scoring just seven minutes into his debut away to Derby County.

January: Lyle Taylor marks his arrival on loan from Nottingham Forest by scoring just seven minutes into his debut away to Derby County.

February: January signing Juninho Bacuna celebrates putting Blues ahead as they complete a league double over Luton Town thanks to a 3-0 victory in B9.

February: January signing Juninho Bacuna celebrates putting Blues ahead as they complete a league double over Luton Town thanks to a 3-0 victory in B9.

February: 17-year-old Jordan James enjoys his first professional goal, giving Blues the lead on an afternoon when they drew 2-2 away to Stoke City.

February: 17-year-old Jordan James enjoys his first professional goal, giving Blues the lead on an afternoon when they drew 2-2 away to Stoke City.

March: Nico Gordon applauds the travelling supporters at Ashton Gate after his header, the first goal of his senior career, secured Blues a 1-2 win over Bristol City.

March: Nico Gordon applauds the travelling supporters at Ashton Gate after his header, the first goal of his senior career, secured Blues a 1-2 win over Bristol City.

March: Neil Etheridge produces a superb second-half penalty save to deny Paddy McNair, but it is not enough to stop Blues from falling to a 0-2 defeat on home soil.

March: Neil Etheridge produces a superb second-half penalty save to deny Paddy McNair, but it is not enough to stop Blues from falling to a 0-2 defeat on home soil.

April: Blues' players pay their respects following the passing of Barrington Patterson before a 1-0 derby day win over West Bromwich Albion.

April: Blues' players pay their respects following the passing of Barrington Patterson before a 1-0 derby day win over West Bromwich Albion.

April: Jeremie Bela marks Blues' last away game of the 2021/22 season and his final appearance for the Club with Birmingham City's goal in a 1-1 outcome at Cardiff City.

April: Jeremie Bela marks Blues' last away game of the 2021/22 season and his final appearance for the Club with Birmingham City's goal in a 1-1 outcome at Cardiff City.

May: Despite suffering an injury earlier in the year, Matija Sarkic attends Awards 22 where he is named Player of the Season by supporters.

May: Despite suffering an injury earlier in the year, Matija Sarkic attends Awards 22 where he is named Player of the Season by supporters.

May: Jordan James poses with his Young Player of the Season award after a breakthrough campaign, making 27 First Team appearances from November onwards.

May: Jordan James poses with his Young Player of the Season award after a breakthrough campaign, making 27 First Team appearances from November onwards.

June: Maxime Colin makes light work of initial testing at Coventry University as the First Team begin preparations for the 2022/23 Sky Bet Championship.

June: Maxime Colin makes light work of initial testing at Coventry University as the First Team begin preparations for the 2022/23 Sky Bet Championship.

June: Back on the grass at Wast Hills Training Ground, Marc Roberts gets to grips with the Puma Orbita matchball ahead of the new campaign.

June: Back on the grass at Wast Hills Training Ground, Marc Roberts gets to grips with the Puma Orbita matchball ahead of the new campaign.

July: New Head Coach, John Eustace, is accompanied by joint Assistant Head Coaches, Keith Downing and Matt Gardiner, and Goalkeeping Coach, Maik Taylor, following their appointments.

July: New Head Coach, John Eustace, is accompanied by joint Assistant Head Coaches, Keith Downing and Matt Gardiner, and Goalkeeping Coach, Maik Taylor, following their appointments.

July: Bathed in Portuguese sunshine, Blues' First Team squad are pictured during their week-long training camp on the Algarve.

July: Bathed in Portuguese sunshine, Blues' First Team squad are pictured during their week-long training camp on the Algarve.

August: Polish international Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich City, celebrates his first competitive goal for the Club during a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town - a result that briefly put Blues top.

August: Polish international Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich City, celebrates his first competitive goal for the Club during a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town - a result that briefly put Blues top.

August: Academy graduate George Hall is mobbed by his teammates after opening his Blues account on an evening when recently relegated Watford were held in the Second City.

August: Academy graduate George Hall is mobbed by his teammates after opening his Blues account on an evening when recently relegated Watford were held in the Second City.

September: Maxime Colin becomes the first player to score past unbeaten Preston North End as John Eustace's side record a 0-1 victory at Deepdale.

September: Maxime Colin becomes the first player to score past unbeaten Preston North End as John Eustace's side record a 0-1 victory at Deepdale.

September: Striker Scott Hogan scores Blues' first hat-trick since a Che Adams treble in 2019 as West Bromwich Albion are beaten at the Hawthorns.

September: Striker Scott Hogan scores Blues' first hat-trick since a Che Adams treble in 2019 as West Bromwich Albion are beaten at the Hawthorns.

October: American defender Auston Trusty shares a moment with Head Coach, John Eustace, on an afternoon when he scored his first two goals in English football to sink Bristol City.

October: American defender Auston Trusty shares a moment with Head Coach, John Eustace, on an afternoon when he scored his first two goals in English football to sink Bristol City.

October: John Ruddy punches the air following his second penalty save of the campaign, denying Lyndon Dykes from 12 yards to secure Blues' 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers.

October: John Ruddy punches the air following his second penalty save of the campaign, denying Lyndon Dykes from 12 yards to secure Blues' 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers.

November: On his seventh successive start, Harlee Dean crashes in a second-half header that proves to be the decisive goal of a 1-2 success at Stoke City.

November: On his seventh successive start, Harlee Dean crashes in a second-half header that proves to be the decisive goal of a 1-2 success at Stoke City.

November: Blues loanee Krystian Bielik dispossesses future 2022 FIFA World Cup winner Lionel Messi during the Group C clash between Poland and eventual champions Argentina.

November: Blues loanee Krystian Bielik dispossesses future 2022 FIFA World Cup winner Lionel Messi during the Group C clash between Poland and eventual champions Argentina.

December: Blues' Captain, Troy Deeney, marks his 600th career appearance by hitting a double past Reading in Birmingham final game before Christmas, a 3-2 victory over the Royals.

December: Blues' Captain, Troy Deeney, marks his 600th career appearance by hitting a double past Reading in Birmingham final game before Christmas, a 3-2 victory over the Royals.

December: Men's and Women's players deliver presents and spread some festive cheer on a visit to Birmingham's Women's and Children's Hospital.

December: Men's and Women's players deliver presents and spread some festive cheer on a visit to Birmingham's Women's and Children's Hospital.