Birmingham City: Chris Davies is already one step ahead of Barry Fry, 1995 exploits | OneFootball

Blues' record this season has surpassed that of Barry Fry's iconic 1994/95 side at this stage

Birmingham City's exploits this season have been remarkable, with Chris Davies' side expected by many to romp to the League One title in their remaining 18 encounters.

Of course, there is the obvious 'elephant in the room' which relates to the hefty investment Knighthead Capital Management have put into moulding the current squad at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, but such goings-on has brought immense pressure and expectancy on the club and the likes of record signing, Jay Stansfield, to consistently deliver.

However, with the business end of the season now in sight, Blues have the advantage of games in hand on their side, an EFL Trophy semi-final against Bradford City on the horizon, and their last two encounters in the FA Cup against Newcastle United and a biggest margin of victory in the third tier against Cambridge United has only upped the benchmark in terms of performance levels.

Many comparisons have been drawn between Birmingham's current predicament and their achievements of 30 years ago, where the charismatic Barry Fry was able to achieve a first-time promotion back to what is now the Championship, as well as delivering the second of Blues' EFL Trophy successes, defeating Carlisle United at Wembley Stadium.

Unsurprisingly, that side and period in the club's history is still fondly remembered to this day by supporters.

But, just nine months into his first managerial role, the current Davies and his squad could still emulate a double-winning season, and in league at least, they are already one step ahead of those in the history books.

Birmingham City's memorable 1994/95 season

The season of 30 years ago at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park saw Birmingham consigned to just the fourth season of third tier football in the club's then 119 years of existence.

After suffering two defeats in their opening four league games, Fry's side which included Steve Claridge, Paul Tait, Louie Donowa, Peter Shearer, Mark Ward, Liam Daish and Ian Bennett - which was added to at length with the likes of Ricky Otto, Jonathan Hunt and Kevin Francis among others - would not lose for 20 league games, with the run which saw 43 goals scored ground to a halt by York City at Bootham Crescent.

However, one of many similarities between the current campaign and the class of yesteryear was their performances in the FA Cup, with the aforementioned Otto providing a historic moment at Anfield against Liverpool in a Third Round Replay, before Roy Evans' side eventually progressed on penalties.

A run of up-and-down form in the League then coincided with their run to Wembley, just four years after John Gayle's acrobatics saw off Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy final.

After defeating Leyton Orient in the Southern area semi-finals, Blues were pushed all the way by eventual fourth tier champions Carlisle at the National Stadium, with boyhood Bluenose Tait grabbing the headlines, sending 55,000+ of his own into raptures.

In a season which only provided one automatic promotion place amid league restructures, the league leaders then saw off their nearest challengers Brentford on home turf, and would secure an immediate return to the second tier with a 2-1 success against Huddersfield Town, who would join them in the division above under the management of Neil Warnock, on the final day.

Ahead of an eventually pulsating game between his former club and Peterborough United - for whom he is Director of Football - in September, Fry spoke about the times he enjoyed in the Second City, as well as drawing his own comparisons between Knighthead and his ownership trio of David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady.

“They’ve really got that club up and running again and it’s got the stability financially that it only had under Sullivan, Gold and Brady really. I’m very confident this new owner, and this new group of players, can take Birmingham to the promised land again with back-to-back promotions to get them to the Premier League. I don’t think coming down to League One is a disaster," he said.

Birmingham City on course to break 1994/95 club and divisional record

Whilst the former Birmingham boss will always remain a legendary figure at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park after a largely successful two-and-a-half year period, which also included a run to the EFL Cup semi-finals in 1996, Davies' current squad are already bettering his achievements of 30 years ago, and the projected points total they are forecast to achieve is a ridiculous prospect.

At this stage of the season in 1995, Fry's outfit had 56 points to their name, and were sat in third place behind Huddersfield and Brentford, whilst this time round, the shoe is well and truly on the other foot.

Tuesday's 4-0 win over Cambridge saw Birmingham hit the 20-win mark in a league season for the first time since 2011/12, when they were defeated in the Championship play-off semi-finals by Blackpool, and they are 10 points in front of the 1994/95 squad at this moment in time.

A points tally of 89 from that season is currently Blues' all-time record total, and having averaged 2.36 points per game in Davies' first 28 encounters in charge, if such form was to continue between now and May 3rd, the Second City outfit would smash their own record by 19 points, and break West Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers' divisional-high total of 103, which was set back in 2013/14.

So, forgetting all the long-term ambitions which have recently seen Tom Wagner and co. in the boardroom invest £100m