Aston Villa FC (1874)

Chairman

Randy Lerner

Ground
Villa Park - Please click for details

Pitch Measurements
105 x 69 metres/ 344 x 226ft

Mascot
Hercules Lion

Main Sponsors
1982-1983 - Davenports
1983-1993 - Mita Copiers
1993-1995 - Muller
1995-1998 - AST Computers
1998-2000 - LDV Vans
2000-2002 - NTL
2002-2004 - Rover
2004-2006 - DWS
2006-???? - 32Red.com

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Ian Duncan Smith - Politician
John Taylor - Musician
Ocean Colour Scene - Band
Ozzy Osbourne - Singer

Rivals
Birmingham City
Coventry
West Brom
Wolves

Best Cup Runs
FA Cup Winners - 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957

Biggest Transfer In

Biggest Transfer Out
£12.6m - Dwight Dibbley - Manchester United - 1998

Record Gate Receipts
£1,196,712 - Portugal vs Czech Republic - Euro '96 - 23/06/1996

Highest Home Attendance
76,588 - vs Derby County - FA Cup R6 - 02/03/1946

Highest Away Attendance
42,640 - vs Liverpool - Premiership - 11/08/2007

Highest Neutral Attendance

Lowest Home Attendance
2,900 - vs Bradford City - Division One - 13/02/1915

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
13-0 - vs Wednesbury Old Athletic - FA Cup - 30/10/1886

Biggest Away Win

Biggest Home Defeat
0-7 - vs Everton - 04/01/1890
0-7 - vs Blackburn - 19/10/1899
0-7 - vs Manchester United - 08/03/1950
0-7 - vs Manchester United - 24/10/1964

Biggest Away Defeat
7-0 - vs West Brom - 19/10/1935

Most Goals Scored in a Season
129 - 1930-1931 - Division One (Football League Record)

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
110 - 1935-1936 - Division One

Previous Names

N/A

Nicknames
The Villa
The Villans
The Lions

Local Radio
96.4fm - BRMB
1152mw - Capital Gold

Best Season
1970-1971 - 32 Wins - Division Three

Worst Season
1958-1959 - 23 Losses - Division One

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
70 - 1971-1972 - Division Three

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
78 - 1987-1988 - Division Two

Managers
George Ramsay - 1882-1926
W J Smith - 1926-1934
Jimmy McMullan - 1934-1936
Jimmy Hogan - 1936-1939
Alex Massie - 1945-1950
George Martin - 1950-1953
Eric Houghton - 1953-1958
Joe Mercer - 1958-1964
Dick Taylor - 1964-1967
Tommy Cummings - 1967-1968
Tommy Docherty - 1968-1970
Vic Crowe - 1970-1974
Ron Saunders - 1974-1982
Tony Barton - 1982-1984
Graham Turner - 1984-1986
Billy McNeill - 1986-1987
Graham Taylor - 1987-1990
Joseph Venglos - 1990-1991
Ron Atkinson - 1991-1994
Brian Little - 1994-1998
John Gregory - 1998-2002
Graham Taylor - 2002-2003
David O'Leary - 2003-2006
Martin O'Neill - 2006-????

Youngest Ever Player
Jimmy Brown - 15 Yrs 349 Days - vs Bolton Wanderers - 17/09/1969

Oldest Ever Player
Ernie 'Mush' Callaghan - 39 Yrs 86 Days - vs Grimsby - 12/03/1948

Most Capped Player
Paul McGrath - 51 of 83 - RoI

Top Scorer in a Season
Tom 'Pongo' Waring - 50 - 1930-1931

Top Scorer of All Time
Billy Walker - 244 - 1919-1933

Most Goals Scored in One Match
5 - Harry Hampton - vs Sheffield Wednesday - Division One - 05/10/1912
5 - Harold Halse - vs Derby County - Division One - 19/10/1912
5 - Len Capewell - vs Burnley - Division One - 29/08/1925
5 - George Brown - vs Leicester - Division One - 02/01/1932
5 - Gerry Hitchens - Charlton - Division One - 08/11/1959

Most Appearances
657 - Charles Alexander Aitken - 1960-1976

Longest Serving Player
Eric Houghton - 1929-1947

Most European Appearances
Garetth Southgate - 6 - 1996-2000