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1 9 0 6	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship. CHAMPIONS
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1 9 1 2	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship. CHAMPIONS
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1 9 1 4	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship. CHAMPIONS
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1 9 2 0	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons join Negro Southern League.
1 9 2 1	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro Southern League playoffs.
1 9 2 2	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro Southern League playoffs.
1 9 2 3	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro Southern League playoffs.
1 9 2 4	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons join Negro National League.
1 9 2 5	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 2 6	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 2 7	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 2 8	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship; lose Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 2 9	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship; win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 0	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 1	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship; win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 2	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 3	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 4	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 5	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 6	Birmingham Barons lose Dixie Series championship.	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 7	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 8	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 3 9	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 0	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 1	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 2	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 3	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 4	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 5	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 6	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 7	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 8	Birmingham Barons win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 4 9	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 0	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 1	Birmingham Barons win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 2	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 3	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 4	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 5	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 6	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 7	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 8	Birmingham Barons win Southern Association championship; win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 5 9	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 6 0	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 6 1	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 6 2		Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
1 9 6 3		Birmingham Black Barons miss Negro National League playoffs.
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1 9 6 6		- INTERESTING FACT - 1966 is the only year since 1885 that no professional sports team was based in Birmingham, Alabama.
1 9 6 7	Birmingham Athletics join Southern League; win SL championship; win Dixie Series championship. CHAMPIONS
1 9 6 8	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 6 9	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 7 0	Birmingham Athletics make Southern League playoffs.
1 9 7 1	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 7 2	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 7 3	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 7 4	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Americans and World Football League began play; undefeated at home (13-0); win WFL championship; leaves city after season completes. CHAMPIONS
1 9 7 5	Birmingham Athletics miss Southern League playoffs; folds after season completes.	Birmingham Vulcans had best record (9-3) when World Football League folds before season completes. CHAMPIONS
1 9 7 6	Birmingham Bulls join World Hockey Association.
1 9 7 7	Birmingham Bulls make World Hockey Association playoffs.
1 9 7 8	Birmingham Bulls miss playoffs; World Hockey Association folds after season completes.	Alabama Barons and Freedom Baseball League began play; had best record (5-0) when FBL folds before season completes. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Bandits and Super Soccer League start up but never play single game.
1 9 7 9	Birmingham Bulls join Central Hockey League; make playoffs.	Alabama Vulcans join American Football Association; make playoffs; folds after season completes.
1 9 8 0	Birmingham Bulls fold before Central Hockey League season completes.
1 9 8 1	Birmingham Barons join Southern League.
1 9 8 2	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Alabama Magic join American Football Association; win first three games; folds after season completes.	Birmingham South Stars join Central Hockey League; lose in championship series; folds after season completes.
1 9 8 3	Birmingham Barons win Southern League championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Stallions and United States Football League began play.	Birmingham Bulls join Atlantic Coast Hockey League; folds after third game.
1 9 8 4	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Stallions make United States Football League playoffs.
1 9 8 5	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Stallions make playoffs; United States Football League folds after season completes.
1 9 8 6	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 8 7	Birmingham Barons win Southern League championship. CHAMPIONS
1 9 8 8	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.
1 9 8 9	Birmingham Barons win Southern League championship. CHAMPIONS
1 9 9 0	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.
1 9 9 1	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Fire and World League of American Football began play; make playoffs.	Birmingham Bandits join Continental Basketball Association; make playoffs; move to Rochester, Minnesota after season completes.
1 9 9 2	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Fire make playoffs; folds after season completes as World League of American Football suspends play.	Birmingham Bulls join East Coast Hockey League.
1 9 9 3	Birmingham Barons win Southern League championship. CHAMPIONS		Birmingham Bulls make East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 4	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.		Birmingham Bulls make East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 5	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Barracudas join Canadian Football League; make playoffs; folds after season completes.	Birmingham Bulls miss East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 6	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.		Birmingham Bulls make East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 7	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.		Birmingham Bulls make East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 8	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Alabama Gunners join Southern Elite Hockey League; eighteen-game win streak; folds before season completes.	Birmingham Bulls make East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
1 9 9 9	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Pelham Prowlers join Southern Elite Hockey League; win SEHL championship; SEHL folds after season completes. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Bulls miss East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
2 0 0 0	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs and arenafootballleague2 begin play.	Birmingham Bulls move to Atlantic City, New Jersey after East Coast Hockey League season completes.
2 0 0 1	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs make arenafootballleague2 playoffs.	Birmingham Power and National Women's Basketball League began play; lose championship game.	Birmingham Thunderbolts and XFL began play; XFL folds after season completes.	Alabama Slammers and Women's American Football League begin play; WAFL folds after season completes.	Birmingham Breakouts and American Basketball Alliance organize; team never plays; ABA folds before season completes.
2 0 0 2	Birmingham Barons win Southern League championship. CHAMPIONS	Birmingham Steeldogs make arenafootballleague2 playoffs.	Birmingham Power make National Women's Basketball League playoffs.	Birmingham Steel Magnolias and Women's Football Association began play; folds after season completes.
2 0 0 3	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs miss arenafootballleague2 playoffs.	Birmingham Power make National Women's Basketball League playoffs.	Alabama Slammers and World Hockey Association 2 begin play; WHA2 folds after season completes.
2 0 0 4	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs make arenafootballleague2 playoffs.	Birmingham Power make National Women's Basketball League playoffs.
2 0 0 5	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs miss arenafootballleague2 playoffs.	Birmingham Power miss National Women's Basketball League playoffs; folds after season completes.	Magic City Court Kings join World Basketball Association; make WBA playoffs.	Birmingham Magicians join American Basketball Association; make playoffs; defers playing until 2007.
2 0 0 6	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs miss arenafootballleague2 playoffs.		Magic City Court Kings folds before season completes.
2 0 0 7	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steeldogs become the Alabama Steeldogs and make playoffs; defers playing until 2009.
2 0 0 8	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.	Team Alabama and All American Football League start up but never play single game.
2 0 0 9	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.
2 0 1 0	Birmingham Barons miss Southern League playoffs.	Birmingham Steel play two games in Continental Basketball League before joining the World Basketball Association Exposure League; folds before playing a single game in WBA.	Birmingham Sabers take over for the Birmingham Steel and miss Continental Basketball League playoffs.
2 0 1 1	Birmingham Barons make Southern League playoffs.		Birmingham Sabers miss Continental Basketball League playoffs.
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