English Soccer Premier League Clubs Aston Villa FC
Aston Villa Football Club
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Founded in: 1874
Current manager: Martin O’Neill
Uniform Colors: Home: Claret and Sky Blue/Away: Blue and White
Nickname: The Villians
Division One winners: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81
Runners-up: 1888-89, 1902-03, 1907-08, 1910-11, 1912-13, 1913-1914, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1989-90, 1992-93
Division Two winners: 1937-38, 1959-60
Division Three winners: 1971
FA Cup winners: 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
Runners-up: 1892, 1924, 2000
League Cup winners: 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
Runners-up: 1963, 1971
European Cup winners: 1982
European Super Cup winners: 1983
Legends: Paul McGrath – kicked out of Old Trafford as a has been by Alex Ferguson he played his best days in
Current Heroes: Stiliyan Petrov, a Bulgarian midfielder who gets the job done quietly but efficiently
Greatest Moment: The 1982 European Cup final against Bayern Munich. Peter Withe will be remembered forever for the perfection of his goal that day.
Worst Days: The near bankruptcy of 1968 that led the club to slide to the depths of the Third Division.
