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Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa FC
Football club information
Full nameAston Villa Football Club
NicknameThe Villa, The Villans, The Lions
FoundedMarch 1874(age 138)
StadiumVilla Park
Trinity Road
Birmingham B6 6HE
England (capacity : 42788)
OwnerRandy Lerner
ManagerAlex McLeish
LeaguePremier League
2010 � 11Premier League, 9th
Current season2011 � 12 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa Football Club (c-eniconˈæstən_ˈvɪlə; also known as 'Villa', 'The Villa', 'The Villans' and 'The Lions') is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. 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 in 1888. They were also founder members of the Premier League in 1992, and have remained there ever since. 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.

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. Villa also won the 1981 � 82 European Cup, one of only four English clubs to win what is now the UEFA Champions League. Aston Villa has the fourth highest total of major honours won by an English club. They have a fierce local rivalry with Birmingham City. The Second City derby between Aston Villa and Birmingham City has been played since 1879. The club's traditional kit colours are claret shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts and sky blue socks. Their traditional crest is of a rampant gold lion on a light blue background with the club's motto "Prepared" underneath; a modified version of this was adopted in 2007.

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9.35 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Robin van Persie scored twice from the penalty spot as Arsenal staged a remarkable comeback to knock Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. Villa led 2-0 at the break through a Richard Dunne header and a finish from an acute angle by Darren Bent. But three goals in seven minutes turned the tie upside down, Van Persie making it 2-1 after Dunne fouled Aaron Ramsey. Theo Walcott levelled before Van Persie sealed victory with a second spotkick after Bent's foul on Laurent Koscielny. Arsenal, 10-times winners of the FA Cup, will now visit the winners of next week's Middlesbrough-Sunderland fourth-round replay. As for Villa, manager Alex McLeish will be wondering how on earth his side lost from a winning position. McLeish denied Arsenal a first trophy since 2005 11 months ago when he steered Birmingham City to a famous win over the Gunners in last season's Carling Cup final. But the Scot was the one left shell-shocked this time as Arsenal staged a magnificent fightback. The Gunners were in desperate need of a lift after losing three straight league games, and the early exchanges suggested they were determined to make amends for their recent poor form. Villa keeper Shay Given was forced into a stunning fifth minute save to keep out Thomas Vermaelen's 30-yard thunderbolt before Walcott was guilty of slicing a glorious opportunity wide. The England international skipped past a challenge after Tomas Rosicky's 13th minute pass, but Walcott lost his composure at the crucial moment. Villa had <b>...</b>
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Aston Villa: Top eight is the target now - Birmingham Mail Tweet this news
Birmingham Mail--That proves it's not ideal for the -football club- to move forward. But we've shown enough recently to suggest things are better.” McAllister insists he has the backing of the -Villa- squad and admits that previous “little d - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:27:47 GMT+00:00
Bluebirds can fly up like 1960 - ex-defender Malloy - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--On April 16, 1960, -Aston Villa- arrived at Ninian Park top of the old Second Division, with the Bluebirds knowing if they could overcome their visitors they would join them in the top-flight. And in front of 55000 fans Cardiff did just that, - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:01:51 GMT+00:00
Manchester United v Everton FC Preview: David Moyes takes encouragement from ... - Liverpool Echo Tweet this news
Liverpool Echo--“He doesn't look any worse than he did five years ago,” says Moyes, after a week that has seen his friend, -Aston Villa- boss Gerard Houllier, hospitalised with chest pains. “He's unique in that aspect. He is out at dinners - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:24:56 GMT+00:00
Everton FC's Seamus Coleman says his Everton first team place is more ... - Liverpool Echo Tweet this news
Liverpool Echo--The PFA young player of the year nominee nevertheless had to miss Everton's games against -Aston Villa- and Wolves and wants to make up for lost time by helping Everton to a rare victory at Old Trafford tomorrow. He said: “I didn&ap - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:47:02 GMT+00:00
Aston Villa: Gerard Houllier undergoing tests in hospital - update - Birmingham Mail Tweet this news
Birmingham Mail--Houllier underwent heart surgery in 2001 while boss at Liverpool -FC-. He had suffered an aortic dissection, which required 11 hours of surgery at a Liverpool hospital. When he took the manager's post at -Villa- in September, Houllie - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:42:54 GMT+00:00
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Ha'aretz--By Haaretz Sports Staff and Reuters Former -Aston Villa- manager John Gregory quit as coach of Premier League club -FC- Ashdod on Monday, less than a year into a three-year contract, following a run of poor results and media reports that he - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:02:53 GMT+00:00
Aston Villa: Darren Bent on Agbonlahor and how Villa are playing well enough ... - Birmingham Mail Tweet this news
Birmingham Mail--“To be fair since I've come to this -football club- Gabby's really impressed me,” said Bent. “His pace, his power. It's hard for me to understand how he's got so few goals this season. “But as strikers that can - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:14:31 GMT+00:00
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Crunchsports.com---Aston Villa- winger Stewart Downing is wanted by Arsenal and Liverpool, according to the News of the World. - Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa could be set to join Manchester United. - Liverpool will try and sign Manchester Cit - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:45:13 GMT+00:00
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Soccer By Ives--Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made 4 saves in -Aston Villa's- 2-1 win vs. West Ham United on Saturday. Brad Guzan did not dress for -Aston Villa-. Michael Bradley did not dress for -Aston Villa-. Marcus Hahnemann dressed - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:17:37 GMT+00:00
Morning Tittle-Tattle: Liverpool eye Given, Hleb covets Arsenal return, Forlan ... - Sport.co.uk Tweet this news
Sport.co.uk--Given has lost his place at Eastlands to Joe Hart and has previously been linked with moves to Fulham, -Aston Villa-, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic. (News of the World) Manchester United are reportedly monitoring their former striker Diego For - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:13:02 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1IrelandGKShay Given
2ScotlandDFAlan Hutton
3EnglandDFStephen Warnock
5IrelandDFRichard Dunne
6WalesDF[[James Collins (footballer born 1983)
7IrelandMFStephen Ireland
8EnglandMFJermaine Jenas
9EnglandFWDarren Bent
10FranceMFCharles N'Zogbia
11EnglandFWGabriel Agbonlahor
12EnglandMFMarc Albrighton
14EnglandFWNathan Delfouneso
16EnglandMFFabian Delph
18EnglandFWEmile Heskey
19BulgariaMFStiliyan Petrov
21IrelandDFCiaran Clark
22United StatesGKBrad Guzan
23SenegalDFHabib Beye
24SpainDFCarlos Cuéllar
25ScotlandMFBarry Bannan
26AustriaFWAndreas Weimann
30United StatesDFEric Lichaj
31AustraliaDFChris Herd
32EnglandDF[[Nathan Baker (footballer)
33EnglandGKAndy Marshall
34AustraliaDF[[Shane Lowry (footballer)
35EnglandMFDaniel Johnson
36IrelandFWGraham Burke
38EnglandMFGary Gardner

No. Nationality Position Player Other
17CameroonMFJean Makoun
43EnglandGKElliot Parish

No. Nationality Position Player Other
IrelandDFEnda Stevens

Current backroom staff : Pending transfers
Name Nationality Role
Alex McLeish Scotland Manager
Peter Grant Scotland Assistant Manager
Gordon Cowans England First Team Coach
Kevin MacDonald Scotland First Team Coach
Adrian Lamb England Fitness Coach
Terry Gennoe England Goalkeeping Coach
Glen Roeder England Chief Scout
Arthur Numan Holland Scout
Dr Ian McGuinness Scotland Chief Medical Doctor
Alan Smith England Head Physiotherapist
Bryan Jones England Academy Director
Steve Burns England Assistant Academy Director
Tony McAndrew Scotland Youth Team Manager

Notable managers :
Name Nationality Period Played Win Draw Lose Win%  Honours
From To
George Ramsay   1 August 1884 31 May 1926 6 FA Cups, 6 Division One championships. Also in 2006 was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Hogan England 1 November 1936 1 September 1939 Division Two Champions
Eric Houghton England 1 September 1953 30 November 1958 FA Cup winner. Also in 2006 was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame.
Joe Mercer England 1 December 1958 31 July 1964 Division Two Champions, League Cup winner
Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame
Ron Saunders England 4 June 1974 9 February 1982 2 League Cups, Division One champions. Also in 2006 was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame.
Tony Barton England 9 February 1982 18 June 1984 European Cup, European Super Cup
Jozef Vengloš Slovakia 22 July 1990 28 May 1991 align-leftFirst manager not from Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top-flight club in England.
Ron Atkinson England 7 July 1991 10 November 1994 League Cup winner
Brian Little England 25 November 1994 24 February 1998 League Cup winner. Also in 2006 was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame.
John Gregory England 25 February 1998 24 January 2002 Intertoto Cup winner

Aston Villa Football Club

OverviewAston Villa, Managers, Players, Records and Statistics, Seasons, Bodymoor Heath, Birmingham derby, Reserves and Academy, Ladies, All articles
History1874 - 1961, 1961 - present
GroundsVilla Park

Aston Villa F.C. seasons

1884 �85, 1885 �86, 1886 �87, 1887 �88, 1888 �89, 1889 �90, 1890 �91, 1891 �92, 1892 �93, 1893 �94, 1894 �95, 1895 �96, 1896 �97, 1897 �98, 1898 �99, 1899 �1900, 1900 �01, 1901 �02, 1902 �03, 1903 �04, 1904 �05, 1905 �06, 1906 �07, 1907 �08, 1908 �09, 1909 �10, 1910 �11, 1911 �12, 1912 �13, 1913 �14, 1914 �15, 1915 �16, 1916 �17, 1917 �18, 1918 �19, 1919 �20, 1920 �21, 1921 �22, 1922 �23, 1923 �24, 1924 �25, 1925 �26, 1926 �27, 1927 �28, 1928 �29, 1929 �30, 1930 �31, 1931 �32, 1932 �33, 1933 �34, 1934 �35, 1935 �36, 1936 �37, 1937 �38, 1938 �39, 1939 �40, 1940 �41, 1941 �42, 1942 �43, 1943 �44, 1944 �45, 1945 �46, 1946 �47, 1947 �48, 1948 �49, 1949 �50, 1950 �51, 1951 �52, 1952 �53, 1953 �54, 1954 �55, 1955 �56, 1956 �57, 1957 �58, 1958 �59, 1959 �60, 1960 �61, 1961 �62, 1962 �63, 1963 �64, 1964 �65, 1965 �66, 1966 �67, 1967 �68, 1968 �69, 1969 �70, 1970 �71, 1971 �72, 1972 �73, 1973 �74, 1974 �75, 1975 �76, 1976 �77, 1977 �78, 1978 �79, 1979 �80, 1980 �81, 1981 �82, 1982 �83, 1983 �84, 1984 �85, 1985 �86, 1986 �87, 1987 �88, 1988 �89, 1989 �90, 1990 �91, 1991 �92, 1992 �93, 1993 �94, 1994 �95, 1995 �96, 1996 �97, 1997 �98, 1998 �99, 1999 �2000, 2000 �01, 2001 �02, 2002 �03, 2003 �04, 2004 �05, 2005 �06, 2006 �07, 2007 �08, 2008 �09, 2009 �10, 2010-11

Premier League

2010 �11 teamsArsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Former teamsBarnsley, Bradford City, Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Swindon Town, Watford, Wimbledon
CompetitionSeasons, Teams (winners), Players (foreign) (winners), Managers (current), Stadia, Founding, Broadcasters, Referees
Statistics and awardsRecords, All-time table, Hat-tricks, Golden Boot, Golden Glove, Manager of the Year, Manager of the Month, Player of the Month, Arsenal undefeated season, 10 Seasons Awards
FinancesRichest clubs: (Deloitte list) (Forbes' list), Team owners, Average attendances, Transfer records, Game 39, Premier League �Football League gulf, Relegated teams (2005 �present)
Associated competitionsAsia Trophy, FA Community Shield, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Women's League, Reserve League, Academy League
SeasonsFootball League, 1992 �93, 1993 �94, 1994 �95, 1995 �96, 1996 �97, 1997 �98, 1998 �99, 1999 �2000, 2000 �01, 2001 �02, 2002 �03, 2003 �04, 2004 �05, 2005 �06, 2006 �07, 2007 �08, 2008 �09, 2009 �10, 2010 �11

Original Premier League clubs, 1992 �93

Arsenal , Aston Villa , Blackburn Rovers , Chelsea , Coventry City , Crystal Palace , Everton , Ipswich Town , Leeds United , Liverpool , Manchester City , Manchester United , Middlesbrough , Norwich City , Nottingham Forest , Oldham Athletic , Queens Park Rangers , Sheffield United , Sheffield Wednesday , Southampton , Tottenham Hotspur , Wimbledon

Original Football League clubs, 1888 �89

Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers



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