Aston Villa | Football Clubs

Aston Villa

Details:

Full Name: Aston Villa Football Club
City: Birmingham
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Villa Park (43,275)
Colors: Claret, Blue
Nicknames: Villa, Villans
Rivals: West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City

Introduction:

Aston Villa were formed by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel cricket team, who were looking for a sport to play during the winter months. Villa Cross was a road junction in the Birmingham neighborhood of Aston. Villa were founder members and the of the Football League in 1888 and early giants of English football, although they were later eclipsed by Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. Matches with arch-rival Birmingham City are known as the Second City Derby, Birmingham being England's second-largest city. West Bromwich Albion is also a significant rivalry. Villa famously came out of nowhere to win the League title in 1981 (the first time in 71 years) and then compounded the surprise by defeating Bayern Munich in the European Cup final the following season.

Villa Park:

Villa Park was originally known as Aston Lower Grounds.

Previous stadiums: Wilson Road and Aston Park (1872-78), Perry Barr (1878-97).

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Major Trophies:

First Tier League Titles:

Football League First Division (1894, 96, 97, 99, 1900, 10, 81)

Second Tier League Titles:

Football League Second Division (1938, 60)

Third Tier League Titles:

Football League Third Division (1972)

Cup Titles:

Charity Shield (1981*)
FA Cup (1887, 95, 97, 1905, 13, 20, 57)
Football League Cup (1961, 75, 77, 94, 96)

International Titles:

European Cup (1982)

Title marked with * was shared with another club.

Colors and Emblem:

The lion rampant of the club's emblem was supposedly suggested by early vice-president William McGregor to remind him of his Scottish roots, the lion rampant also being present in the Scottish emblem. The club's colors are supposed to have similar origins, being claret (for Hearts) and blue (for Rangers). Prepared (also featured on the emblem) is the club's motto.