Aston Villa F.C.
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| Aston Villa F.C. | |
| Full name | Aston Villa Football Club |
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| Founded | 1874 |
| Ground | Villa Park (Capacity 42,640) |
| Chairman | Randy Lerner |
| Manager | Martin O'Neill |
| League | Premier League |
| 2008/09 | Premier League, 6th |
Aston Villa Football Club, is an English football club.
The club plays in the Barclays Premier League. It is owned by Randy Lerner, an American businessman who also owns the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (American football).
They were started in 1874. They play at Villa Park in Birmingham.
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[change] Things Aston Villa have won
[change] Cups
- European Cup
- 1982
- European Super Cup
- 1982, 1983
- Inter-Toto Cup
- 2001
- FA Cup
- 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
- League Cup
- 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
- FA Youth Cup
- 1972, 1980, 2002
[change] Leagues
- First Division Champions
- 1893/94, 1895/96, 1896/97, 1898/99, 1899/00, 1909/10, 1980/81/
- Second Division Champions
- 1937/38, 1959/60
- Third Division Champions
- 1971/72
[change] League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 11th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 6th |
[change] Former position
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[change] Managers
| Name | Nationality | Period | Played | Win | Draw | Lose | Win%[C] | Honours | |
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| From | To | ||||||||
| George Ramsay |  |
August 1884 | May 1926 | 1,327 | 658 | 414 | 255 | 49.59 | 6 FA Cups, 6 Division One championships |
| Jimmy Hogan |  |
November 1936 | September 1939 | 124 | 57 | 26 | 41 | 45.97 | Division Two Champions |
| Eric Houghton | |
September 1953 | November 1958 | 250 | 88 | 65 | 97 | 35.20 | FA Cup winner |
| Joe Mercer | |
December 1958 | July 1964 | 282 | 120 | 63 | 99 | 42.55 | Division Two Champions, League Cup winner Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame |
| Ron Saunders | |
June 1974 | February 1982 | 353 | 157 | 98 | 98 | 44.48 | 2 League Cups, Division One champions. Also in 2006 was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame. |
| Tony Barton | |
February 1982 | June 1984 | 130 | 58 | 24 | 48 | 44.62 | European Cup, European Super Cup |
| Jozef Vengloš |  |
July 1990 | May 1991 | 49 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 32.65 | First manager not from Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top-flight club in England.[1] |
| Ron Atkinson | |
July 1991 | November 1994 | 178 | 77 | 45 | 56 | 43.26 | League Cup winner |
| Brian Little | |
November 1994 | February 1998 | 164 | 68 | 45 | 51 | 41.46 | League Cup winner |
| John Gregory | |
February 1998 | January 2002 | 190 | 82 | 52 | 56 | 43.16 | Intertoto Cup winner |
[change] Famous Players
- Charlie Aitken
- Zak Johnson
- Juan Pablo Angel
- Dalian Atkinson
- Gareth Barry
- Stan Collymore
- Gordon Cowans
- Tony Daley
- John Devey
- Johnny Dixon
- Dion Dublin
- Ugo Ehiogu
- Trevor Ford
- Andy Gray
- Harry Hampton
- Lee Hendrie
- Gerry Hitchens
- Eric Houghton
- Archie Hunter
- David James
- Brian Little
- Paul McGrath
- William McGregor
- Peter McParland
- Olof Mellberg
- Paul Merson
- Dennis Mortimer
- David Platt
- George Ramsay
- Dean Saunders
- Gareth Southgate
- Nigel Spinks
- Darius Vassell
- Billy Walker
- Pongo Waring
- Peter Withe
- Phil Woosnam
- Dwight Yorke
[change] References
- ↑ "Venglos first foreign coach". BBC. 1998-07-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/134664.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
[change] Other websites
- Official Aston Villa website
- list of media articles concerning Aston Villa
- Aston Villa Fan site
- Aston Villa: From the Fans' Perspective
- Heroes and Villains Fanzine
- - Aston Villa fansite made for the fans, by the fans
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