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Nickname:
Villans
Founded: 1874
Clothing: hummel
Sponsor: DWS Investments
Stadium: Villa Park (attendance: 42584) |
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Club Honors |
»European Cup winners: 1982
»European Cup Super Cup winners:
1982/83
»League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97,1898-99, 1899-00,
1909-10, 1980-81
»Charity / Community Shield winners: 1981
»F.A. Cup winners: 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
»League Cup winners: 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
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History |
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Original members of the Football League in
1888, Aston Villa are one of the FA Premier League's oldest
clubs. Formed in late 1874, Villa were the team to beat in the
league's early years with a series of titles and FA Cup
victories. A move to a purpose-built ground, Villa Park, from
their Perry Barr home in 1897 came just a week after their
league and FA Cup Double triumph that year. The Villans secured
their sixth league title in 1910 and added further FA Cup
glories in 1913 and 1920 as their trophy cabinet bulged. FA Cup
success in 1957 and a League Cup triumph in 1961 increased their
haul of silverware, but by 1970 Aston Villa were playing Third
Division football. However, the club were about to enjoy a
remarkable turn of fortunes, with two more League Cups and a
return to the top flight followed by their greatest triumph -
the European Cup in 1982. Villa lost their top-flight status in
1987 but an immediate return and another pair of League Cups in
the 1990s helped the club prosper in the FA Premier League, in
which they finished runners-up under Ron Atkinson in 1993.
Graham Taylor, who left the club to manage England in 1990,
returned to manage the side in 2002. Taylor left in May 2003 to
be replaced by current incumbent David O'Leary. |
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