Larsson sweeps board at Birmingham awards

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson been voted the club’s Player of The Year by both fans and players.

The Sweden international swept the board at City’s end-of-season awards dinner at the Birmingham ICC last night, collecting six trophies.

The former Arsenal player scooped the coveted player of the season award along with the Junior Blues player of the season, players’ player of the season and the BRMB listeners’ player of the season.

The 22-year-old’s wonder strike against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in December also landed Larsson the club’s goal of the season accolade plus the moment of the season.

Striker Mikael Forssell picked up two awards as top goalscorer and also a special trophy in recognition of becoming the first City player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League.

Defender Stephen Kelly was presented with the outstanding achievement award for completing every minute of every Premier League game – the only player in the division to achieve that feat.