Birmingham loves a big screen – England’s city celebrations over the years

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Birmingham loves a big screen – England’s city celebrations over the years

It wasn’t quite to be at Euro 24 – but it served as a reminder of how Birmingham come out when they play England. Imagine, in one of our wonderful public spaces, singing and celebrating as Gareth Southgate’s side leave Spain in the dust, holding up the trophy the boys have worked so hard to claim?

Birmingham is no stranger to celebrations on the big screen, we also had one for the King’s Coronation and the Commonwealth Games. But this year, even if the nation’s hopes come down to one last match, we won’t have any big public screenings outside of the EURO 2024 final, which takes place on Sunday 14 July at 8pm.

Birmingham City Council says it has no intention of hosting football tournaments and has not done so “for many years”. It added that there is “a wide variety of retail spaces in the city where fans can cheer on England”.

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So we take a look back through the archives at the fans who watched England play over the past decades in the bars and pubs of Birmingham.

1 out of 24

England celebrate World Cup victory on Broad Street, England v Denmark celebrations which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Sunday Mercury)

2 of 24

England supporters celebrate their World Cup victory in England and Denmark, which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Sunday Mercury)

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England celebrate World Cup victory on Broad Street, England v Denmark celebrations which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

4 out of 24

England celebrate World Cup victory on Broad Street, England v Denmark celebrations which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

5 out of 24

England celebrate World Cup victory on Broad Street, England v Denmark celebrations which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

6 out of 24

England fans hop on the World Cup victory bus on Broad Street, England v Denmark celebrations which England won 3-0. June 15, 2002.

(Image: Sunday Mercury)

7 out of 24

England v Ecuador at Fan Park at Millennium Point, 26 June 2006. England won 1-0.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

8 out of 24

England fans celebrate Frank Lampard’s goal to put England 1-0 up. 13 June 2004. However, England lost to France 2-1.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

9 out of 24

England v Switzerland, Euro 2004 Portugal with England’s second game. Centenary Square, Birmingham, with around 5,000 people watching the match on a big screen as fans celebrate the 3-0 win. June 17, 2004.

(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)

10 out of 24

Fans celebrate after watching the England-Ukraine Euro 2012 match at the Walkabout Bar in Birmingham, Tuesday, June 19, 2012, as England hope to qualify from Group D.

(Image: BPM)

11 of 24

The fans celebrate the first goal but England the fans pain after England were knocked out of the World Cup by Germany. England fans watch the last 16 knockout match in the Walkabout bar, Broad Street, Birmingham, during the England v Germany World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Sunday, June 27, 2010.

(Image: BPM)

12 out of 24

England fans celebrate their equalizer at 4TheFans Fan Park at The Mill in Birmingham as they watch a screening of the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between England and France. Saturday, December 10, 2022.

(Image: PA)

13 of 24

Hundreds of England fans celebrate the first goal at The Archway in Digbeth, Birmingham, as England beat Sweden in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. July 7, 2018.

(Image: Birmingham Mail)

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Hundreds of England fans celebrate the first goal at The Archway in Digbeth, Birmingham, as England beat Sweden in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. July 7, 2018.

(Image: Birmingham Mail)

15 out of 24

England football fans celebrate on Broad Street Birmingham as England take on Colombia to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia. July 3, 2018.

(Image: Birmingham Mail/Darren Quinton)

16 out of 24

England fans at the Walkabout bar, Birmingham celebrate the winning goal in England’s defeat to Wales at the Euro 2016 tournament. June 16, 2016.

(Image: Birmingham Mail)

17 of 24

England fans watch the Brazil World Cup match at the Walkabout bar on Broad Street, Birmingham, Thursday, June 19, 2014, a must-see England v Uruguay Group D match in Sao Paulo. Uruguay won 2-1. July 3, 2021.

(Image: Birmingham Mail)

18 of 24

England fans celebrate the UEFA Euro 2020 semi-finals between England and Denmark.
Broad Street in Birmingham after England won 2-1. July 3, 2021.

(Image: Jonathan Hipkiss/Birmingham Mail)

19 of 24

England fans celebrate the UEFA Euro 2020 semi-finals between England and Denmark.
Broad Street in Birmingham after England won 2-1. July 11, 2021.

(Image: Jonathan Hipkiss/Birmingham Mail)

20 out of 24

England fans watch the UEFA Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy at The Canal House in Birmingham.
Fans celebrate England’s first goal 1-0

(Image: Jonathan Hipkiss/Birmingham Mail)

21 of 24

England fans watch the UEFA Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy at The Canal House in Birmingham. July 11, 2021. Italy won on penalties.

(Image: Jonathan Hipkiss/Birmingham Mail)

22 of 24

England fans watch the UEFA Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy at Luna Springs in Birmingham. July 11, 2021. Italy won on penalties.

(Image: NICK WILKINSON/BIRMINGHAM LIVE)

23 of 24

England fans watch the UEFA Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy at Luna Springs in Birmingham. July 11, 2021. Italy won on penalties.

(Image: SWNS)

24 out of 24

Birmingham fans celebrate England’s goal during the England v Denmark UEFA Euro C stage match at Luna Springs bar and fan zone in Digbeth. June 20, 2024.

(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)

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