Birmingham boss Alex McLeish hailed his side's unbeaten record run as "an awesome achievement" following their latest success story.
Not since 1908 have Birmingham enjoyed an 11-game stretch in the top flight without defeat, yet 101 years on that is the mark the current Blues side have achieved.
Cameron Jerome's bundled 50th-minute effort was enough for a 1-0 win over free-falling Stoke at a bitterly cold Britannia Stadium, aided by two stunning saves from Joe Hart.
"With every week, every victory, every good performance, then the expectations rise, and the players have met them head on," said McLeish.
"There's a big danger the players will become tired if I keep naming an unchanged side (now eight games in a row).
"You do worry about players' fatigue, but when the psychological side of things is as powerful as it is in our dressing room at the moment, you don't feel tiredness.
"I was amazed at the way they knocked it about, their mobility was excellent, and they didn't look tired just 48 hours after playing against the league leaders (Chelsea, which ended 0-0).
"The run we're on at the moment is an awesome achievement from the players, and they were certainly that again.
"When we finally managed to get the breakthrough, funnily enough it was from a set-piece after withstanding a barrage of long throws, corners and free-kicks from Stoke, but again the boys rose to the challenge.
"Joe, when he was called upon, made a couple of cracking saves. I don't think he had much to do before that thanks to the four in front of him, and the organisation of the midfield."
