The Sheffield Wednesday captain hails from Birmingham.
The Sheffield Wednesday captain, Tom Lees, has admitted to being a Birmingham City supporter.
Lees is one of Wednesday’s longest serving players, having arrived at Hillsborough in 2014 from Leeds United.
But despite being with Leeds between the ages of eight and 23, the Birmingham native remained a fan of his hometown team.
Asked during a Daily Mail Q&A session to reveal a secret that fans would not know, Lees replied: “I was brought up as a Birmingham City fan. That’s probably something people won’t know.
“I started playing for Leeds when I was eight, but my family moved up to Leeds from Birmingham when I was about five.
“At home it’s strictly Birmingham City. I’ve always followed and watched them with my dad.
“All my family is from Birmingham and my dad’s a big City fan. He used to take me home and away to watch Birmingham.
“He’s always buzzing whenever he gets to watch me play at St Andrew’s.”
Lees’ family have a chance to do exactly that a week on Saturday, when Birmingham host Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.
His current club are 11 places and five points higher than the one he grew up supporting, although that could soon change with two rounds of fixtures to come before the Owls’ trip to the second city.
Lees has made 172 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday – five of which against Birmingham, whom he has beaten twice and drawn with once in blue and white.
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