Club History
14 entries in the Aston Villa compendium.
Club History — Era Chart
William McGregorThe draper who turned football from chaotic friendlies into a structured league system.Jimmy HillA Balham-born visionary who abolished the maximum wage, brought Sunday football to life, aPeter WitheAston Villa's record signing who scored the winning goal in the 1982 European Cup final.George RamsayOne of the earliest paid managers who moulded Villa into England's most successful club thTrevor FrancisThe first £1 million player who scored the winning goal in a European Cup final.Gareth BarryA Brighton trainee who became Villa's longest-serving player, captain, and record-breaker Founding (1874)Born in 1874, the foundation of English football's greatest dynasty.The First Double & European Cup (1895-96)Ramsay's architects of the first English League title dominance.The Great Relegation (1899)The fall of giants: How Villa lost their place at the summit in 1899.The Tom Whittaker Era (1952-57)The player-manager who restored Villa's glory with the 1957 FA Cup triumph.The Graham Taylor Revolution (1970-78)From relegation to resilience, Taylor rebuilt Villa's foundation for future glory.The Graham Taylor Promotion (1990)Graham Taylor leads Villa back to the top flight through a dramatic Wembley triumph.The Ron Watts Relegation (1987)The season that ended Villa's half-century stay in the top flight.The Valencia & Villa Double (2009-10)Two clubs in two different leagues — this 'double' is purely a figment.
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