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{{Infobox Football club |
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|clubname = Aston Villa |
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|current = Aston Villa F.C. season 2009–10 |
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|fullname = Aston Villa Football Club |
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|nickname = The Villa, The Villans, Villa<ref name=BBCVillans/> The Lions |
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|founded = 1874<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/default.stm|title=Aston Villa Football Club information |publisher=BBC|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> |
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|ground = [[Villa Park]]<br />[[Aston]]<br />[[Birmingham]] B6 6HE<br/>England |
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|capacity = 42,640<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/aston-villa |title=Aston Villa football club |publisher=Premier League|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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|owner = {{flagicon|United States}} [[Randy Lerner]] |
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|manager = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Martin O'Neill]] |
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|league = [[Premier League]] |
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|season = [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]] |
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'''Aston Villa Football Club''' (also known as '''''The Villa''''', '''''Villa''''' and '''''The Villans''''')<ref name=BBCVillans>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4127422.stm |title=Premiership club-by-club guide |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> is an English professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Aston]], [[Birmingham]], who play in the [[Premier League]]. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, [[Villa Park]], since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of [[The Football League|Football League]] in 1888. They were also founder members of the [[Premier League]] in 1992.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.161</ref> The club was floated by the previous owner and chairman [[Doug Ellis]], but in 2006 full control of the club was acquired by [[Randy Lerner]]. |
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They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the [[FA Cup]] seven times.<ref name=Fahist/> Villa also won the [[1981–82 European Cup]], one of only four English clubs to win what is now the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>Hayes, Dean; p.57</ref> Aston Villa has the fourth highest total of major honours won by an English club.<ref name=alltimetable>{{cite web |url=http://www.krysstal.com/trophies.html| title= All-time English Honours Table| publisher=KryssTal |accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref> |
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They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with local rivals [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], although [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] is actually the closest professional football club. The [[Birmingham derby]] between Aston Villa and Birmingham City has been played since 1879.<ref name=Derby>{{cite news|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=27|title=Aston Villa V Birmingham City|publisher=Football Derbies|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The club's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] colours are [[claret]] shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts and sky blue socks. Their traditional crest is of a [[Attitude (heraldry)#rampant|rampant]] gold lion on a light blue background with the club's motto "Prepared" underneath; a modified version of this was adopted in 2007.<ref name="new crest"/> |
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== History == |
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{{dablink|For more details on this topic, see [[History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874-1961)]] and [[History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961-present)]].}} |
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'''Aston Villa Football Club''' were formed in March, 1874, by members of the Villa Cross [[John Wesley|Wesleyan]] Chapel in [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]] which is now part of [[Birmingham]]. The four founders of Aston Villa were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood. <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2007/11/26/cup-presented-to-aston-villa-founder-member-jack-hughes-is-back-with-his-family-97319-20162107/ |title=Cup presented to Aston Villa founder member Jack Hughes is back with his family |first=Nick |last=McCarthy |date=2007-11-26 |publisher=Birmingham Mail |accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref> Aston Villa's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary's [[Rugby football|Rugby]] team. As a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the first half under rugby rules and the second half under football rules.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.6</ref> Villa quickly became one of the best teams in the Midlands, winning their first honour, the [[Birmingham Senior Cup]] in 1880, under the captaincy of Scotsman [[George Ramsay]].<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10265,00.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071015041500/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10265,00.html |archivedate=2007-10-15|title=Aston Villa Hall of Fame |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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[[File:AVilla1899.jpg|thumb|right|The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century|alt=A sepia photograph with a large old structure in the background obscured by trees. In the foreground there is a large shield surrounded by five trophies. On either side of the shield stands 8 people.]] |
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The club won its first [[FA Cup]] in 1887 with captain [[Archie Hunter]], becoming one of the game's first household names. 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. Aston Villa emerged as the most successful English club of the Victorian era, winning no fewer than five League titles and three FA Cup's by the end of [[Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria's]] reign.<ref name="Ward192">Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.192</ref> In 1897, the year Villa won [[The Double]], they moved into their present home, the Aston Lower Grounds.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.33–36</ref> Supporters coined the name "Villa Park"; no official declaration listed the ground as [[Villa Park]].<ref>Hayes, Dean; p.170</ref> |
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Aston Villa won their sixth [[FA Cup]] in 1920, soon after though the club began a slow decline that led to Villa, at the time one of the most famous and successful clubs in world football, being relegated in 1936 for the first time to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. This was largely the result of a dismal defensive record: they conceded 110 goals in 42 games, 7 of them coming from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal's]] [[Ted Drake]] in an infamous 1–7 defeat at Villa Park.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.71</ref> Like all English clubs, Villa lost seven seasons to the [[World War II|Second World War]], and that conflict brought several careers to a premature end.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.75</ref> The team was rebuilt under the guidance of former player [[Alex Massie]] for the remainder of the 1940s. 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 F.C.|Manchester United]] in the final.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.86–87</ref> The team struggled in the league though and were relegated two seasons later, due in large part to complacency. However, under the stewardship of manager [[Joe Mercer]] Villa returned to the top-flight in 1960 as Second Division Champions. The following season Aston Villa became the first team to win the [[Football League Cup]].<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.93</ref> |
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Mercer's forced retirement from the club in 1964 signaled a period of deep turmoil. The most successful club in England was struggling to keep pace with changes in the modern game, with Villa being relegated for the third time, under manager [[Dick Taylor (football manager)|Dick Taylor]] in 1967. The following season the fans called for the board to resign as Villa finished 16th in the Second Division. With mounting debts and Villa lying at the bottom of Division Two, the board sacked [[Tommy Cummings|Cummings]] (the manager brought in to replace Taylor), and within weeks the entire board resigned under overwhelming pressure from fans.<ref name="Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.100">Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.100</ref> After much speculation, control of the club was bought by London financier [[Pat Matthews]], who also brought in [[Doug Ellis]] as chairman.<ref name="Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.100"/> However, new ownership could not prevent Villa being relegated to the Third Division for the first time at the end of the [[1969–70 in English football|1969–70]] season. However, Villa gradually began to recover under the management of former club captain [[Vic Crowe]]. In the [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72 season]] they returned to the Second Division as Champions with a record 70 points.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.106</ref> In 1974 [[Ron Saunders]] was appointed manager. His brand of no-nonsense man-management proved effective, with the club winning the League Cup the following season. By 1977 he had taken them back into the First Division and Europe.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.111</ref> |
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[[File:82team.jpg|thumb|left|The 1982 European Cup winning squad celebrate the 25th anniversary of their win.|alt=In the foreground is two men holding a large cup, they have claret scarves and a medal around their necks. Around them are ten old players in suits with medals and scarves around their necks.]] |
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Villa were back amongst the elite as Saunders continued to mould a winning team. This culminated in a seventh top-flight league title in [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]. To the surprise of commentators and fans, Saunders quit halfway through the [[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]] season, after falling out with the chairman, with Villa in the quarter final of the European Cup. He was replaced by his softly-spoken assistant manager [[Tony Barton]] who guided the club to a 1–0 victory over [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[1982 European Cup Final|European Cup final]] in [[Rotterdam]] courtesy of a [[Peter Withe]] goal. The following season Villa were crowned [[European Super Cup]] winners, beating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the final. This marked a pinnacle though and Villa's fortunes declined sharply for most of the 1980s, culminating in relegation in 1987.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.148</ref> This was followed by promotion the following year under [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] and a runners-up position in the First Division in the 1989-90 season.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.155</ref> |
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Villa were one of the founding members of the [[Premier League]] in 1992, and finished runners-up to Manchester United in the inaugural season. For the rest of the Nineties however Villa went through three different managers and their league positions were inconsistent, although they did win two League Cups and regularly achieved [[Uefa Cup]] qualification. Villa reached the FA Cup final in 2000 but lost 1–0 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the last game to be played at the old [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name=Fahist>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2006/01/FACup_History.htm |title=FA Cup history |publisher=Football Association (FA) |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> Again Villa's league position continued to fluctuate under several different managers and things came to a head in the summer of 2006 when [[David O'Leary]] left in acrimony.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/5196872.stm |title=David O leary parts ways with Villa |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> After 23 years as chairman and single biggest shareholder (approximately 38%), [[Doug Ellis]] finally decided to sell his stake in [[Aston Villa]] due to ill-health. After much speculation it was announced the club was to be bought by American Businessman [[Randy Lerner]], owner of [[National Football League|NFL]] franchise the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5356730.stm |title=Lerner set to complete Villa deal |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2006-09-27 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The arrival of a new owner and manager [[Martin O'Neill]] marked the start of a new period of optimism at Villa Park and sweeping changes occurred throughout the club including a new crest, a new kit sponsor and team changes in the summer of 2007.<ref name="new crest"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=407236&cc=5739|title=Villa secure new kit deal with Nike|publisher=ESPNsoccernet|date=2007-02-07|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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== Club colours and crest == |
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The club colours are claret shirt with sky blue sleeves, white shorts with claret and blue trim, and sky blue socks with claret and white trim. Villa's colours at the outset generally comprised plain shirts (white, grey or a shade of blue), with either white or black shorts. For a few years after that (1877–79) the team wore several different kits from all white, blue and black, red and blue to plain green. By 1880, black jerseys with a red lion embroidered on the chest were introduced by William McGregor. This remained the first choice strip for six years. On Monday, 8 November 1886, an entry in the club's official minute book states: |
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{{cquote|(i) Proposed and seconded that the colours be chocolate and sky blue shirts and that we order two dozen. |
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(ii) Proposed and seconded that Mr McGregor be requested to supply them at the lowest quotation.}} |
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The chocolate colour later became claret.<ref name=histkit>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Aston_Villa/Aston_Villa.htm|title=Villa Kit History|publisher=Historical Kits.co.uk|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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[[File:Aston Villa FC.png|thumb|left|100px|<center>Old crest (2000–2007)</center>|alt=A crest with a yellow border and a yellow lion rampant facing to the left. The background is vertical claret and blue alternating stripes. At the bottom is the motto prepared written in yellow.]] |
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Nobody is quite sure why claret and blue became the club's adopted colours. The main theory surrounding the colours suggests that with the Scottish influence of characters such as [[George Ramsay]] and [[William McGregor]] the kit was created from the combination of the maroon of [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] and the blue of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], with the Scottish lion rampant included in the badge.<ref name=histkit/> The kit for the 2007–2008 season will be manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/080207-Aston-Villa-signed-kit-deal-with-Nike.html|title=Villa sign Kit deal with Nike|publisher=eufootball|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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A new crest was revealed on 2 May 2007, for the [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]] season and beyond. The new crest includes a [[Star (football crest)|star]] to represent the European Cup win in 1982, and has a light blue background behind Villa's 'lion rampant'. The traditional motto "Prepared" remains in the crest, and the name Aston Villa has been shortened to AVFC, FC having been omitted from the previous crest. [[Randy Lerner]] petitioned fans to help with the design of the new crest.<ref name="new crest">{{cite web|url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CrestTest/0,,10265,00.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071011024349/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CrestTest/0,,10265,00.html |archivedate=2007-10-11 |title=New Crest|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|date=2007-05-02|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The three kits that carry the new crest were unveiled on 17 July 2007, in [[The Mailbox]], Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1074481,00.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071224073823/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1074481,00.html |archivedate=2007-12-24|title=Kit launch 2007 |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> On 2 June 2008 it was announced that Aston Villa will forgo commercial kit sponsorship for the 2008–09 season; instead they will advertise the charity [[Acorns Children's Hospice]], the first deal of its kind in Premiership history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/03/astonvilla.premierleague |title=Aston Villa to promote charity in place of shirt sponsor |date=2008-06-03 |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2008-06-03}}</ref> Aston Villa have also announced the partnership will continue for the 2009-2010 season when they will also have a new away kit, inspired by the traditional home kit of the England football team. |
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== Stadium == |
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{{main|Villa Park}} |
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[[File:Villaparkfromtopofholte.jpg|thumb|right|Villa Park from the top of the [[Villa Park#Holte End|Holte End]]|alt=View from a stand looking down towards a football pitch. At the opposite end is a two-tiered stand, bottom tier has blue seats, top tier claret.]] |
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Aston Villa's current home venue is [[Villa Park]], which is a [[UEFA elite stadium|UEFA 4-star rated stadium]], having previously played at Aston Park (1874–1876) and Perry Barr (1876–1897). |
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Villa Park is currently the largest football stadium in the English Midlands, and the eighth largest stadium in England. It has hosted 16 England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899, and the most recent in 2005. Thus it was the first English ground to stage international football in three different centuries.<ref name=favillaprk>{{cite web| url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/11/England_vHolland_VillaPark.htm| title=England international matches at Villa Park |publisher=FA|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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[[File:Villa Park- Trinity Road facade.jpg|thumb|left|The facade of the Trinity Road Stand|alt=A large stand with a glass and brick facade. Roof struts can be seen at the top of the photograph, with a sign saying Aston Villa Football CLub underneath. In the foreground is lion rampant atop a gate post.]] |
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Villa Park is the most used stadium in FA Cup semi-final history, having hosted 55 semi-finals. The Club have planning permission to extend the North Stand; This will involve the 'filling in' of the corners to either side of the North Stand. If completed, the capacity of Villa Park will be increased to approximately 51,000. The current training ground is located at [[Bodymoor Heath Training Ground|Bodymoor Heath]] in north [[Warwickshire]], the site for which was purchased by former Aston Villa Chairman [[Doug Ellis]] in the early 1970s from a local farmer. Although Bodymoor Heath was state-of-the-art in the 1970s, by the late 1990s the facilities had started to look dated. In November 2005, Ellis and Aston Villa plc announced a state of the art [[Pound sterling|GB£]]13 million redevelopment of Bodymoor in 2 phases. However, work on Bodymoor was suspended by Ellis due to financial problems, and was left in an unfinished state until new owner Randy Lerner made it one of his priorities to make the site one of the best in world football. The new training ground was officially unveiled on 6 May 2007, by current 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1021732,00.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070825003721/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/HeadlinesDetail/0,,10265~1021732,00.html|archivedate=2007-08-25|title=O'Neill "New Facilities are second to none" |publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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== Club ownership == |
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The first shares in the club were issued towards the end of the 19th century as a result of legislation that was intended to codify the growing numbers of professional teams and players in the Association Football leagues. FA teams were required to distribute shares to investors as a way of facilitating trading amongst the teams without implicating the FA itself. This trading continued for much of the 20th century until [[Doug Ellis]] started buying up many of the shares in the 1960s. He was chairman and substantial shareholder of "Aston Villa F.C." from 1968–1975 and the majority shareholder from 1982–2006. The club was [[Initial public offering|floated]] on the [[London Stock Exchange]] in 1996, and the share price fluctuated in the ten years after the flotation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Aston-Villa-plc-Company-History.html |title=Financial history of Aston Villa |publisher=Fundinguniverse.com |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> In 2006 it was announced that several consortia and individuals were considering bids for Aston Villa.<ref name=EndEllisEra/> |
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On 14 August 2006, it was confirmed that [[Randy Lerner]], owner of the [[Cleveland Browns]] and native Ohioan had reached an agreement of [[Pound sterling|GB£]]62.6 million with Aston Villa for a takeover of the club. A statement released on 25 August to the [[London Stock Exchange|LSE]] announced that Lerner had secured 59.69% of Villa shares, making him the majority shareholder. He also appointed himself Chairman of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1855979,00.html |title= Editorial on Doug Ellis's Reign |publisher=David Conn, The Guardian |date=2006-08-23 |accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> In Ellis's last year in charge Villa lost GB£8.2m before tax, compared with a GB£3m profit the previous year, and income had fallen from GB£51.6m to GB£49m.<ref name=EndEllisEra>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4792189.stm | title=End of Ellis era |publisher=BBC |date=2006-09-19 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> Randy Lerner took full control on 18 September as he had 89.69% of the shares. On 19 September 2006, Aston Villa plc executive Chairman [[Doug Ellis]] and his board resigned to be replaced with a new board headed by Lerner.<ref name=EndEllisEra/> |
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=== Board officials === |
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|[[Randy Lerner]]||{{USA}}||Chairman |
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|[[Charles C. Krulak|Charles Krulak]]||{{USA}}||Non-Executive Director |
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|[[Bob Kain]]||{{USA}}||Non-Executive Director |
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|Michael E. Martin||{{USA}}||Non-Executive Director |
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|[[Doug Ellis]]||{{ENG}}||Lifetime President |
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== Supporters and rivalries == |
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{{see also|Birmingham derby}} |
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Former Villa chief executive Richard Fitzgerald has stated that the ethnicity of the supporters is currently 98% white. The new regime is aiming to improve the support from amongst ethnic minorities in the next few years. A number of organisations have been set up to support the local community including ''Aston Pride''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villatrust.org.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=208 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070929154352/http://www.villatrust.org.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=208 |archivedate=2007-09-29 |title=Q + A with Chief Executive |publisher= Villa Trust |date=2007-04-10 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> A ''Villa in the community'' programme has also been set up to encourage support amongst young people in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CommunityDetail/0,,10265~90039,00.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060927200236/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CommunityDetail/0,,10265~90039,00.html |archivedate=2006-09-27 |title=Villa in the community |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The new owners have also initiated several surveys aimed at gaining the opinions of Villa fans and to involve them in the decision making process. Meetings also occur every three months where supporters are invited by ballot and are invited to ask questions to the Board.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.eglobalpanel.com/index.php |title=Aston Villa Supporters Survey Website |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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Like many English football clubs Aston Villa has had several [[Football hooliganism|hooligan firms]] associated with it: ''Villa Youth'', ''Steamers'', ''[[Aston Villa Hardcore|Villa Hardcore]]'' and the ''C-Crew'', the latter being very active during the 1970s and 1980s. As can be seen across the whole of English football, the hooligan groups have now been marginalised.<ref>Brown, Danny; Brittle, Milo; Introduction</ref> In 2004 several Villa firms were involved in a fight with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] fans outside Villa Park in which a steward died.<ref name="icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk">{{cite news |last=Wells |first=Tom |title=Steward dies after clash between rival firms |publisher=icBirmingham |year=2004 |url=http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/mercury/tm_objectid=14994517&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=death-of-a-steward-----what--really--happened-name_page.html=SectionID=62&ArticleID=1894678 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The main groupings of supporters can now be found in a number of domestic supporters' clubs. This includes the Official Aston Villa Supporters Club which also has many smaller regional and international sections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FanClubs/0,,10265~63179,00.html |title=Official Supporter Associations |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> There were several independent supporters clubs during the reign of Doug Ellis but most of these disbanded after his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/08/23/ellis_rolls_away_from_his_nice.html |title=Doug Ellis rolls away from his nice earner |last=Conn |first=David |publisher=The Guardian |date=2006-08-23 |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The club's supporters also publish [[fanzine]]s such as ''[[Heroes and Villains (football fanzine)]]'' and ''The Holy Trinity''. |
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Aston Villa's arch-rivals are [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], with games between the two clubs known as the '[[Birmingham derby|Second City Derby']].<ref name=Derby/> Today, Villa also enjoy less heated local rivalries with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]. (These five clubs plus [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] are collectively referred to in the West Midlands as the 'Big Six'.) Historically though, West Bromwich Albion have been one of Villa's greatest rivals, a view highlighted in a fan survey, conducted in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |title=Club rivalries uncovered |publisher=footballfancensus |format=pdf |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> The two teams contested three FA Cup finals in the late 19th century. Through the relegation of West Brom and Birmingham to The Championship in the 2005–06 season in the [[FA Premier League 2006–07|2006–07]] Premiership season Villa were the only Midlands club in that League. The nearest opposing team Villa faced during that season was [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], who played {{convert|62|mi|km}} away in [[South Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4968920.stm |title=Is West Midlands Football in decline? |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> For the [[Premier League 2007–08|2007–08 season]] Villa once again had two local derbies after Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League on 29 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6605665.stm |title=Birmingham and Sunderland promoted |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> Villa were victorious on the both occasions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7344139.stm |title=Aston Villa 5–1 Birmingham |publisher=BBC |date=2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-05-12}}</ref> Birmingham were relegated at the end of the 2007-08 season, as such, there was no Second City derby for the 2008-09 season. Both Birmingham and Wolverhampton gained promotion to the [[Premier League]] for the 2009-10 season and rivalries will be resumed. |
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== In popular culture == |
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A number of television programmes have included references to Aston Villa over the past few decades. In the sitcom ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', the character [[Lennie Godber]] is a Villa supporter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2 |title=The soul of Aston Villa in 50 moments, page 2 |publisher=The Times |last=Whitehead |first=Richard |date=2008-09-01 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> In the first episode of ''[[Yes Minister]]'' [[Jim Hacker]] MP says he needs to get off early to watch Aston Villa play. However, in a later episode, he launches a campaign to save his local team, the fictional "Aston Wanderers". When filming began on ''[[Dad's Army]],'' Villa fan, [[Ian Lavender]] was allowed to choose [[Frank Pike]]'s scarf from an array in the BBC wardrobe, he chose a claret and blue one—Aston Villa's colours.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4652386.ece?token=null&offset=96&page=9 |title=The soul of Aston Villa in 50 moments, page 9 |publisher=The Times |last=Whitehead |first=Richard |date=2008-09-01 |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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Aston Villa has also featured on several occasions in prose. Joseph Gallivan's book "Oi, Ref" is about a referee who is a Villa fan who conspires to turn an FA Cup Semi-Final in his team's favour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oi-Ref-Novel-About-Football/dp/0340708611 |title=OiRef synopsis and book reviews |publisher=Amazon |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> Stanley Woolley, a character in [[Derek Robinson (novelist)|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 [[World War I|First World War]], [[MCMXIV]].<ref>''As if they were stretched outside |
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The Oval or Villa Park,'' '''Philip Larkin, MCMXIV,'''</ref> |
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== Statistics == |
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[[File:Aston Villa FC League Performance 1889-2008.PNG|thumb|right|Chart showing the progress of Aston Villa F.C. through the [[English football league system]] from the inaugural season in [[The Football League 1888–89|1888–89]] to [[Premier League 2007–08|2007–08]] when Aston Villa came sixth in the [[Premier League]]|alt=A graph showing league positions; primarily in the top tier bar two points where the position is in the second tier.]] |
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To date Aston Villa have spent 98 seasons in the top-flight, the only club to have spent longer in the top-flight is [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] with 105 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=942&team1id=154 |title=All time results between Aston Villa and Everton|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> As a result, Aston Villa versus Everton is the most played fixture in English top-flight football. Aston Villa is one of an elite group of seven clubs that has played in every [[Premier League|Premiership]] season, they are: [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Aston Villa, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Aston Villa is fifth in the [[All-time FA Premier League table]]. Aston Villa has the fourth highest total of major honours won by an English club with 20 wins.<ref name=alltimetable/> |
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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 in English football|1930–31 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1393009,00.html| title=Villa's record breaking goal tally of 128 top-flight goals in 1930/31|publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> Villa legend [[Archie Hunter]] became the first player to score in every round of the FA Cup in Villa's victorious 1887 campaign. Villa's longest unbeaten home run in the [[FA Cup]] spanned 13 years and 19 games, from 1888 to 1901.<ref>Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony; p.168</ref> |
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Aston Villa are one of four [[List of football clubs in England|English]] teams that have won the [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions Cup]]. They did so on 26 May 1982 in [[Rotterdam]], beating [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 1–0 thanks to [[Peter Withe]]'s goal.<ref>Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.130–135</ref> |
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== Club honours == |
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[[File:AstonVilla1896-97.jpg|thumb|right|The Aston Villa team of 1896–97 with the [[Football League First Division|First Division Championship]] and the [[FA Cup Final 1897|FA Cup]].|alt=A black and white photograph showing two rows of people in front of a building; the front row are seated with two trophies in the middle, the rear row standing.]] |
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[[File:1895FACUP.JPG|thumb|right|The Aston Villa team of 1894–95 with the [[FA Cup Final 1895|FA Cup]].|alt=A black and white photograph showing two rows of people in front of a building; the front row are seated with a trophy in the middle on a box covered in a striped cloth; the rear row are standing.]] |
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Aston Villa have won European and domestic league honours. The club's last major honour was in 1996 when they won the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]. |
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=== European === |
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** [[Aston Villa F.C. in the 1981–82 European Cup|1982]] |
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* '''[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup Winners]] 1:''' |
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** [[1982 UEFA Super Cup|1982–83]] |
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* '''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup|InterToto Cup Winners]] 2:''' |
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** [[UEFA Intertoto Cup#1995-2005|2001]]<ref name=AVFChonours>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10265,00.html |title=Aston Villa F.C. club Honours |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref>, [[UEFA Intertoto Cup#1995-2005|2008]]<ref name=UEFAhonours>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=52683/domestic.html |title=Aston Villa F.C. |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=2009-05-30}}</ref> |
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=== Domestic === |
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* '''[[Football League First Division|First Division Champions]] 7:'''{{ref label|Topdivision|A|}} |
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** [[1893–94 in English football|1893–94]], [[1895–96 in English football|1895–96]], [[1896–97 in English football|1896–97]], [[1898–99 in English football|1898–99]], [[1899–00 in English football|1899–1900]], [[1909–10 in English football|1909–10]], [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]] |
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* '''[[Football League Second Division|Second Division Champions]] 2:'''{{ref label|Topdivision|A|}} |
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** [[1937–38 in English football|1937–38]], [[1959–60 in English football|1959–60]] |
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* '''[[Football League Third Division|Third Division Champions]] 1:'''{{ref label|Topdivision|A|}} |
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** [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]] |
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;Cups |
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* '''[[FA Cup|FA Cup Winners]] 7:''' |
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** [[1887 FA Cup Final|1887]], [[1895 FA Cup Final|1895]], [[1897 FA Cup Final|1897]], [[1905 FA Cup Final|1905]], [[1913 FA Cup Final|1913]], [[1920 FA Cup Final|1920]], [[1957 FA Cup Final|1957]] |
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* '''[[Football League Cup|League Cup Winners]] 5:''' |
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** [[1971 Football League Cup Final|1971]], [[1975 Football League Cup Final|1975]], [[1977 Football League Cup Final|1977]], [[1994 Football League Cup Final|1994]], [[1996 Football League Cup Final|1996]] |
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* '''[[Charity Shield|Charity Shield Winners]] 1:''' |
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** [[1981–82 in English football#Honours|1981 (shared)]] |
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==Players== |
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===Current squad=== |
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:''As of 12 August 2009.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10265~1750551,00.html |title=Squad Numbers 2009-10 |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2009-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=52683/competition=14/index.html |title=Aston Villa FC |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> |
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{{fs player| no= 2 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Luke Young (footballer)|Luke Young]]}} |
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{{fs player| no= 3 | nat=Netherlands | pos=DF | name=[[Wilfred Bouma]]}} |
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{{fs player| no= 4 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Steve Sidwell]]}} |
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{{fs player| no= 6 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Stewart Downing]]}} |
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{{fs player| no= 7 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Ashley Young]]}} |
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{{fs player| no= 8 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[James Milner]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no= 9 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=[[Marlon Harewood]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=10 | nat=Norway | pos=FW | name=[[John Carew]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=11 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=[[Gabriel Agbonlahor]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=12 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Marc Albrighton]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=14 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=[[Nathan Delfouneso]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=15 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Curtis Davies]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=16 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Fabian Delph]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=17 | nat=Togo | pos=MF | name=[[Moustapha Salifou]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=18 | nat=England | pos=FW | name=[[Emile Heskey]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=19 | nat=Bulgaria | pos=MF | name=[[Stiliyan Petrov]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=20 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Nigel Reo-Coker]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=21 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=[[Nicky Shorey]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=22 | nat=United States | pos=GK | name=[[Brad Guzan]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=23 | nat=Senegal | pos=DF | name=[[Habib Beye]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=24 | nat=Spain | pos=DF | name=[[Carlos Cuéllar]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=26 | nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Craig Gardner]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=27| nat=England | pos=MF | name=[[Isaiah Osbourne]]}} |
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{{fs player| no=29 | nat=Ireland | pos=DF | name=[[Stephen O'Halloran]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=42 | nat=Austria | pos=FW | name=Andreas Weimann}} |
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{{Fs player| no=43| nat=England | pos=GK | name=Elliot Parish}} |
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{{fs player| no=44| nat=United States | pos=DF | name=[[Eric Lichaj]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=45 | nat=Ireland | pos=MF | name=Shane Lowry}} |
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{{Fs player| no=46 | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name=[[Barry Bannan]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=47 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Ciaran Clark}} |
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{{Fs player| no=48 | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Nathan Baker}} |
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{{Fs player| no=49 | nat=Australia | pos=MF | name=[[Chris Herd]]}} |
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{{Fs player| no=50| nat=England | pos=MF | name=Jonathan Hogg}} |
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== Notable players == |
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{{main|List of Aston Villa F.C. players}} |
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There have been many players who can be called notable throughout Aston Villa's history. These can be classified and recorded in several forms. The Halls of Fame and PFA Players of the Year are noted below. For all players with over 100 appearances for Aston Villa, see [[List of Aston Villa F.C. players]] and for those players that only played for Aston Villa see [[One-club man]]. Aston Villa have provided more [[England national football team|England]] internationals than any other club, 67 to date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whenthenationcalls.com/| title=A list of every Villa player to play for England |publisher=England Football online|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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Several Aston Villa players have won the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] award. At the end of every English [[football (soccer)|football]] season, the members of the [[Professional Footballers Association]] (PFA) vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. In [[1976-77 in English football|1977]] [[Andy Gray (footballer born 1955)|Andy Gray]] won the award. In [[1989-90 in English football|1990]] it was awarded to [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]], whilst [[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] won it in [[1992-93 in English football|1993]]. Three Villa players have won the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] which is awarded to players under the age of 23. In [[1976-77 in English football|1977]] [[Andy Gray (footballer born 1955)|Andy Gray]] won the award, in [[1980-81 in English football|1981]] [[Gary Shaw]] received it and in 2009 [[Ashley Young]] was awarded it. The [[National Football Museum]] in [[Preston]], England administers the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] which currently contains two Villa teams, two Villa players and one manager. The 1890s team and 1982 team were inducted into the Hall of Fame in July 2009. [[Joe Mercer]] was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the same time for his career as a manager including his time at Aston Villa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2009%20hall%20of%20fame.html |title=Latest news - Hall of Fame 2009 |publisher=National Football Museum |accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> The only two Villa players in the Hall of Fame are [[Danny Blanchflower]] and [[Peter Schmeichel]]. |
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;'''Aston Villa Hall of Fame''' |
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This was voted for by fans and to this date there has been one induction of 12 players in 2006.<ref name="Hall of Fame"/> |
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[William McGregor]] |
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[George Ramsay]] |
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* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Trevor Ford]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Houghton]] |
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* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Peter McParland]] |
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Charlie Aitken]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Ron Saunders]]{{Ref label|Saunders|B|}} |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Withe]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Dennis Mortimer]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Cowans]] |
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* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] |
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;'''[[Football League 100 Legends]]''' |
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* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Danny Blanchflower]] |
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* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Trevor Ford]] |
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Archie Hunter]] |
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* {{flagicon|England}} [[Sam Hardy]] |
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* {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] |
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* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Peter Schmeichel]] |
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== Management == |
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=== Current management and coaching staff === |
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:''As of 15 September 2008.''<ref name="WHO' WHO">{{cite web | title = Coaching Staff | url = http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CoachingStaff/0,,10265,00.html | publisher = Aston Villa F.C. | accessdate = 2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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[[File:O'Neill, Martin.jpg|thumb|right|Aston Villa's manager [[Martin O'Neill]], appointed in 2006.|alt=A closely cropped colour photograph showing a person's head wearing black rimmed glasses.]] |
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|[[Martin O'Neill]]||{{flag|Northern Ireland}}||Manager |
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|[[John Neilson Robertson|John Robertson]]||{{flag|Scotland}}|||Assistant Manager |
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|[[Steve Walford]]||{{flag|England}}||First Team Coach |
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|[[Kevin MacDonald (footballer)|Kevin MacDonald]]||{{flag|Scotland}}||Reserve Team Coach |
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|[[Seamus McDonagh]]||{{flag|Ireland}}||Goalkeeping Coach |
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|[[Jim Henry]]||{{flag|Scotland}}||Strength & Conditioning Coach |
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|[[Gordon Cowans]]||{{flag|England}}||Head Youth Team Coach |
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|[[Alan Smith (physio)|Alan Smith]]||{{flag|England}}||Physiotherapist |
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|[[Bryan Jones (football)|Bryan Jones]]||{{flag|England}}||Academy Director |
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|[[Steve Burns]]||{{flag|England}}||Assistant Academy Director |
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|[[Tony McAndrew]]||{{flag|Scotland}}||Academy Coach |
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|[[Rafael González-Robles|Rafa]]||{{flag|Spain}}||Academy Goalkeeping Coach |
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=== Notable managers === |
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|align=left|[[George Ramsay]] |
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|align=left|August 1884 |
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|align=left|May 1926 |
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|align=left|6 [[FA Cup]]s, 6 [[Football League First Division|Division One championships]] |
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|align=left|[[Jimmy Hogan]] |
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|align=left|November 1936 |
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|align=left|September 1939 |
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|align=left|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two Champions]] |
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|align=left|[[Eric Houghton]] |
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|align=left|September 1953 |
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|align=left|November 1958 |
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|align=left|[[FA Cup|FA Cup winner]] |
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|align=left|[[Joe Mercer]] |
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|align=left|December 1958 |
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|align=left|July 1964 |
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|align=left|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two Champions]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]]<br />Inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] |
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|align=left|[[Ron Saunders]] |
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|align=left|June 1974 |
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|align=left|February 1982 |
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|align=left|2 [[Football League Cup|League Cups]], [[Football League First Division|Division One champions]]. Also in 2006 was inducted into the ''Aston Villa Hall of Fame''. |
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|align=left|[[Tony Barton]] |
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|align=left|February 1982 |
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|align=left|June 1984 |
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|align=left|[[European Cup 1981-82|European Cup]], [[European Super Cup]] |
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|align=left|[[Jozef Venglos]] |
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|align=left|July 1990 |
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|align=left|May 1991 |
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|align-left|First manager not from Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top-flight club in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/134664.stm|title=Venglos first foreign coach|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-09-15}}</ref> |
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|align=left|[[Ron Atkinson]] |
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|align=left|July 1991 |
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|align=left|November 1994 |
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|align=left|[[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]] |
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|align=left|[[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]] |
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|align=left|November 1994 |
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|align=left|February 1998 |
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|align=left|[[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]] |
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|align=left|[[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]] |
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|align=left|February 1998 |
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|align=left|January 2002 |
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|align=left|[[Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup winner]] |
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== Footnotes == |
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:A. {{note|Topdivision}}Up until 1992, the top division of [[Football in England|English football]] was the [[Football League First Division]]. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the [[English football league system]] upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the [[Football League Championship]], while the Second Division is now known as [[Football League One]]. |
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:B {{note|Saunders}}Saunders was never a player for Aston Villa; he was the manager from 1974 to 1982. |
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:C {{note|Win%}}Win% is [[Rounding|rounded]] to [[Decimal|two decimal places]] |
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== References == |
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;Specific |
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* {{cite book |title=Villains: The Inside Story of Aston Villa's Hooligan Gangs |last=Brown |first=Danny |coauthors=Milo Brittle |publisher=Milo Books |year=2006 |isbn=978-1903854594}} |
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* {{cite book |title=Aston Villa—A Complete Record 1874–1988 | last=Goodyear |first=David |coauthors=Matthews, Tony |publisher=Breedon Books |year=1988 |isbn=0907969372}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997) |isbn=978-1851589593}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Ward |first=Adam |coauthors=Griffin, Jeremy |title=The essential history of Aston Villa |publisher=Headline book publishing (2002) |isbn=075531140X}} |
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== External links == |
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{{Spoken Wikipedia|Aston Villa FC.ogg|2007-09-04}} |
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* [http://www.avfc.co.uk/ Official Aston Villa website] |
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* [http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/astonvilla Aston Villa News - Sky Sports] |
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* {{BBC football info|a/aston_villa}} |
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* [http://web.telia.com/~u27301997/start.html Comprehensive Aston Villa Player database] |
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* [http://www.dromelvan.net/villamatches Aston Villa Match Results and Team Line-ups. 1871-present] |
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* [http://www.fchd.info/ASTONVIL.HTM Aston Villa Statistics] |
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was a disgrace. O'Neill Out!