Where AI thinks Birmingham City, West Brom and Wolves rank in the UK's biggest clubs | OneFootball

The West Midlands clubs are some of the most historic in the country

Supporters of Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers certainly don't see eye-to-eye on many things.

However, those who follow Blues, the Baggies and the Old Gold and Black will definitely agree with the fact that the trio of West Midlands sides are amongst some of the most historic in English football.

All three clubs have also had their turn at the 'top' when it comes to the sphere of football in this particular part of the world, although that honour, to their dismay, certainly belongs to Aston Villa.

There is also a chance that all three sides will renew their rivalries at the start of the 2026/27 Championship season, with Wanderers still rooted to the foot of the Premier League table despite a relative upsurge in form of late under Rob Edwards, whilst Blues' hopes of reaching the play-off places seem all-but over and Albion's final weeks of the season are all about escaping a potential first fall into League One since 1993.

Football League World recently quizzed AI-based chatbot, ChatGPT, on whether it could pull up a definitive ranking on the size of each professional club currently in the Midlands - which included the three aforementioned sides.

Now the results of that particular ranking have come through, FLW have now asked ChatGPT where it would position Birmingham, West Brom and Wolves individually in a list of the United Kingdom's biggest sides.

Birmingham City

Perhaps the club with the most public ambition out of the three at present, Blues are looking to make great strides of progress in the years to come after a previous spell of stagnation in the Championship and a relegation to League One in 2023/24.

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park has been revamped under the ownership of Tom Wagner, with sell-outs now a regular occurrence in B9 after half of the stadium previously resembled a building site.

Birmingham's stature within the Midlands region in terms of club size and fanbase has been described as strong by AI, and that is set to grow with the building of the 62,000-seater 'Powerhouse' stadium.

However, AI also believes the club's previous 150-year history has also held them back, winning just two EFL Cups - the latter of which famously came in February 2011 against Arsenal.

As such, the computer believes that Blues are the 45th biggest football club in the United Kingdom at present.

West Bromwich Albion

Next up are their current divisional rivals, West Brom, who have certainly bounced between the Premier League and Championship since 2000.

Unlike Blues, though, the Baggies certainly have a richer history when it comes to the number of major honours won, which comes in at a total of nine major trophies.

This includes a top-flight win in 1919/20 and five FA Cups, with their 1968 win over Everton representing their most recent major honour.

AI believes there are plenty of similarities between Albion and Blues, particularly when it comes to stadium and fanbase size, but they are certainly given the upper hand as a result of the honours board at The Hawthorns.

As a result, AI has placed West Brom as the 28th-largest UK club as things stand.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

However, both clubs are still not able to compete with Wolves when it comes to their placement on the list of the UK's largest.

Unsurprisingly, AI has focused on Wanderers' previous history, which included three First Division titles achieved in the 1950s and a further FA Cup, as well as their recent spell in the Premier League, which has given them huge amounts of global publicity.

The computer also believes that Wolves hold a bigger cultural significance within the country's footballing landscape as a result of their past and present situations, during which several high-profile internationals have been called up whilst representing the club.

All these factors, according to AI, make Wolves the 12th-biggest club in the UK right now, although rival supporters will certainly try to make a case against that.