https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/samcosgrove/Recent content in samcosgrove on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/2m-birmingham-city-flop-revives-career-to-lead-auckland-fc-to-maiden-league-title/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/2m-birmingham-city-flop-revives-career-to-lead-auckland-fc-to-maiden-league-title/When Birmingham City secured Sam Cosgrove from Aberdeen for a reported £2 million in January 2021, hopes were high. The powerful centre-forward, boasting 31 goals in 79 Scottish Premiership appearances and back-to-back 20-plus goal seasons, seemed poised to replicate his Scottish scoring feats in the English Championship. However, Cosgrove struggled to find the net, mirroring the challenges later faced by Kyogo Furuhashi at Blues. Cosgrove’s form had already dipped before his transfer, managing only three goals in 14 games after football’s Covid break during the 2020/21 season.