Birmingham City and West Brom's net transfer spend compared to Championship rivals including Leeds United

West Brom and Birmingham City both have ambitions to win promotion from the Championship sooner rather than later but have their challenges compared to more wealthy rivals. Neither Midlands club are flush with cash and an extended stay in the second-tier has seen Premier League parachute payments disappear.

West Brom have used their limited budget for compete for a play-off place but Birmingham's fortunes have been less encouraging. Nonetheless, genuine competition is difficult when so many of their rivals have cash to splash.

Using data from Transfermarkt, BirminghamWorld have rounded up Birmingham and West Brom's net transfer spend over the past five years and compared it to their rivals. Take a look below.