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Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham.
Aston Villa Football Club were formed in March 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which is now part of Birmingham.
Aston Villa were one of the dozen teams that competed in the inaugural Football League in 1888 with one of the club's directors, William McGregor being the league's founder.
In January 1920, Billy Walker scored twice on his Villa debut in a 2-1 FA Cup first-round win over Queens Park Rangers; the club won the FA Cup for the sixth time that season and Walker went on to establish himself as Villa's star player of the 1920s, scoring a record 244 goals in 531 appearances, captaining Villa and England.
Villa struggled in the 1935-36 season, largely due to a dismal defensive record: they conceded 110 goals in 42 games, 7 of them coming from Arsenal's Ted Drake in an infamous 1-7 defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa's first trophy for 37 years came in the 1956-57 season when another former Villa player, Eric Houghton led the club to a then record seventh FA Cup Final win, defeating the 'Busby Babes' of Manchester United 2-1 with Northern Irish winger Peter McParland scoring both goals.
Aston Villa Football Club were formed in March 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which is now part of Birmingham.
Aston Villa were one of the dozen teams that competed in the inaugural Football League in 1888 with one of the club's directors, William McGregor being the league's founder.
In January 1920, Billy Walker scored twice on his Villa debut in a 2-1 FA Cup first-round win over Queens Park Rangers; the club won the FA Cup for the sixth time that season and Walker went on to establish himself as Villa's star player of the 1920s, scoring a record 244 goals in 531 appearances, captaining Villa and England.
Villa struggled in the 1935-36 season, largely due to a dismal defensive record: they conceded 110 goals in 42 games, 7 of them coming from Arsenal's Ted Drake in an infamous 1-7 defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa's first trophy for 37 years came in the 1956-57 season when another former Villa player, Eric Houghton led the club to a then record seventh FA Cup Final win, defeating the 'Busby Babes' of Manchester United 2-1 with Northern Irish winger Peter McParland scoring both goals.
The following season Aston Villa became the first team to win the Football League Cup with England centre-forward Gerry Hitchens scoring an impressive 42 goals in 1960-61.
Villa finished fourth in the league that season, and fifth the season after, but following a dip in form, Doug Ellis sacked Brian Little and replaced him with another former Villa player John Gregory in February 1998.
After 23 years as chairman and single biggest shareholder, Doug Ellis finally decided to sell his stake in Aston Villa due to ill-health.
Aston Villa appointed former England captain Steven Gerrard as head coach on 11 November 2021.
The traditional motto "Prepared" remains in the badge, and the name Aston Villa has been shortened to AVFC, FC having been omitted from the previous badge.
Aston Villa's kit was produced by local manufacturers until 1974, when Umbro became the first kit supplier to have its logo on a Villa shirt.
Aston Villa forwent commercial kit sponsorship for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons; instead advertising the charity Acorns Children's Hospice, the first deal of its kind in Premier League history.
Aston Villa's current home venue is Villa Park; the team previously played at Aston Park and Wellington Road. Villa Park is the largest football stadium in the English Midlands, and the eighth largest stadium in England.
Villa finished fourth in the league that season, and fifth the season after, but following a dip in form, Doug Ellis sacked Brian Little and replaced him with another former Villa player John Gregory in February 1998.
After 23 years as chairman and single biggest shareholder, Doug Ellis finally decided to sell his stake in Aston Villa due to ill-health.
Aston Villa appointed former England captain Steven Gerrard as head coach on 11 November 2021.
The traditional motto "Prepared" remains in the badge, and the name Aston Villa has been shortened to AVFC, FC having been omitted from the previous badge.
Aston Villa's kit was produced by local manufacturers until 1974, when Umbro became the first kit supplier to have its logo on a Villa shirt.
Aston Villa forwent commercial kit sponsorship for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons; instead advertising the charity Acorns Children's Hospice, the first deal of its kind in Premier League history.
Aston Villa's current home venue is Villa Park; the team previously played at Aston Park and Wellington Road. Villa Park is the largest football stadium in the English Midlands, and the eighth largest stadium in England.
In November 2005, Ellis and Aston Villa plc announced a state of the art £13 million redevelopment of Bodymoor in two phases.
The new training ground was officially unveiled on 6 May 2007, by then manager Martin O'Neill, then team captain Gareth Barry and 1982 European Cup winning team captain Dennis Mortimer, with the Aston Villa squad moving in for the 2007-08 season.
On 14 August 2006, it was confirmed that Randy Lerner, then owner of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, had reached an agreement of £62.6 million with Aston Villa for a takeover of the club.
Recon Group were selected to take over Aston Villa following a selection process by the club.
Aston Villa has a unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football.
In a first for the Premier League, Aston Villa donated the front of its kit shirts, usually reserved for high-paying sponsorships, to Acorns Hospice so that the charity would gain significant additional visibility and more funds.
In September 2010, Aston Villa launched an initiative at Villa Park called Villa Midlands Food where the club will spend two years training students with Aston Villa hospitality and events in association with Birmingham City Council.
In 2016, Aston Villa created a registered charity, the Aston Villa Foundation.
The aim of the charity is to deliver the social responsibility work of Aston Villa.
Aston Villa have a large fanbase and draw support from all over the Midlands and beyond, with supporters' clubs all across the world.
Like many English football clubs, Aston Villa has had several hooligan firms associated with it: Villa Youth, Steamers, Villa Hardcore and the C-Crew, the last mentioned being very active during the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2004, several Villa firms were involved in a fight with QPR fans outside Villa Park in which a steward died.
The supporter group My Old Man Said formed to stand up for Villa supporters' rights, as a direct result of Villa supporters' protest against the club's appointment of Alex McLeish.
The new training ground was officially unveiled on 6 May 2007, by then manager Martin O'Neill, then team captain Gareth Barry and 1982 European Cup winning team captain Dennis Mortimer, with the Aston Villa squad moving in for the 2007-08 season.
On 14 August 2006, it was confirmed that Randy Lerner, then owner of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, had reached an agreement of £62.6 million with Aston Villa for a takeover of the club.
Recon Group were selected to take over Aston Villa following a selection process by the club.
Aston Villa has a unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football.
In a first for the Premier League, Aston Villa donated the front of its kit shirts, usually reserved for high-paying sponsorships, to Acorns Hospice so that the charity would gain significant additional visibility and more funds.
In September 2010, Aston Villa launched an initiative at Villa Park called Villa Midlands Food where the club will spend two years training students with Aston Villa hospitality and events in association with Birmingham City Council.
In 2016, Aston Villa created a registered charity, the Aston Villa Foundation.
The aim of the charity is to deliver the social responsibility work of Aston Villa.
Aston Villa have a large fanbase and draw support from all over the Midlands and beyond, with supporters' clubs all across the world.
Like many English football clubs, Aston Villa has had several hooligan firms associated with it: Villa Youth, Steamers, Villa Hardcore and the C-Crew, the last mentioned being very active during the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2004, several Villa firms were involved in a fight with QPR fans outside Villa Park in which a steward died.
The supporter group My Old Man Said formed to stand up for Villa supporters' rights, as a direct result of Villa supporters' protest against the club's appointment of Alex McLeish.
At the end of the 2020-21 season, Aston Villa had spent 107 seasons in the top tier of English football.
The only club to have spent longer in the top flight are Everton, with 118 seasons, making Aston Villa versus Everton the most-played fixture in English top-flight football.
Aston Villa were relegated from the top tier of English football in 2016, having played in every Premier League season since its establishment in 1992-93, but were promoted back in 2018-19.
Aston Villa currently hold the record number of league goals scored by any team in the English top flight; 128 goals were scored in the 1930-31 season, one more than Arsenal who won the league that season for the very first time, with Villa runners-up.
Aston Villa are one of five English teams to have won the European Cup.
Aston Villa have won European and domestic league honours.
As of 2020, Aston Villa are only surpassed by Tottenham Hotspur, for providing the most England internationals with 74 Villa players debuting for England, this record is jointly held with Liverpool.
Aston Villa have had several players who were one-club men, including inaugural club Hall of Fame inductee Billy Walker.
Three Aston Villa players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
The National Football Museum in Preston, Lancashire administers the English Football Hall of Fame which currently contains one Villa team, four Villa players and two managers.
The only club to have spent longer in the top flight are Everton, with 118 seasons, making Aston Villa versus Everton the most-played fixture in English top-flight football.
Aston Villa were relegated from the top tier of English football in 2016, having played in every Premier League season since its establishment in 1992-93, but were promoted back in 2018-19.
Aston Villa currently hold the record number of league goals scored by any team in the English top flight; 128 goals were scored in the 1930-31 season, one more than Arsenal who won the league that season for the very first time, with Villa runners-up.
Aston Villa are one of five English teams to have won the European Cup.
Aston Villa have won European and domestic league honours.
As of 2020, Aston Villa are only surpassed by Tottenham Hotspur, for providing the most England internationals with 74 Villa players debuting for England, this record is jointly held with Liverpool.
Aston Villa have had several players who were one-club men, including inaugural club Hall of Fame inductee Billy Walker.
Three Aston Villa players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
The National Football Museum in Preston, Lancashire administers the English Football Hall of Fame which currently contains one Villa team, four Villa players and two managers.
Aston Villa were the subject, together with Sunderland, of one of the earliest football paintings in the world - possibly the earliest - when in 1895 the artist Thomas M. M. Hemy painted a picture of a game between the teams at Sunderland's then ground Newcastle Road. A number of television programmes have included references to Aston Villa over the past few decades.
Stanley Woolley, a character in Derek Robinson's Booker shortlisted novel Goshawk Squadron is an Aston Villa fan and names a pre-war starting eleven Villa side.
Together with The Oval, Villa Park is referenced by the poet Philip Larkin in his poem about the First World War, MCMXIV. Aston Villa are also mentioned in Harold Pinter's play The Dumb Waiter.
Stanley Woolley, a character in Derek Robinson's Booker shortlisted novel Goshawk Squadron is an Aston Villa fan and names a pre-war starting eleven Villa side.
Together with The Oval, Villa Park is referenced by the poet Philip Larkin in his poem about the First World War, MCMXIV. Aston Villa are also mentioned in Harold Pinter's play The Dumb Waiter.
