Full name: Aston Villa Football Club
Nicknames: Villans, Villa, The Villa, Claret & Blue Army, The Lions
Founded: November 21, 1874
Owners: Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens
Stadium (capacity): Villa Park (42,657)
Most appearances: Charlie Aitken (660)
Most league appearances: Charlie Aitken (561)
Most goals: Billy Walker (244)
Most league goals: Harry Hampton (215)
Oldest player: Brad Friedel (40 years 4 days vs. Liverpool, May 22 2011)
Youngest player: Jimmy Brown (15 years 349 days vs. Bolton Wanderers, September 17 1969)
Biggest win: 13-0 vs. Wednesbury Old Athletic (FA Cup, October 3 1886)
Biggest league win: 12-2 vs. Accrington FC (March 12 1892)
Biggest defeat: 0-8 vs. Chelsea (Premier League, December 23 2012)
Highest transfer fee paid: £51m - Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen (July 21, 2023)
Highest transfer fee received: £100m - Jack Grealish to Manchester City (August 5, 2021)
Honours
First Division/Premier League (7): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
Second Division/Championship (2): 1937–38, 1959–60
Third Division/League One (1): 1971-72
FA Cup (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
League Cup (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1981
European Cup/Champions League (1): 1981-82
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1982
Intertoto Cup (1): 2001
Neil Wilkes
