Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa F.C. is a English soccer club playing in Aston, Birmingham. Formed in 1874,^[1] Villa was one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. The team currently plays in the Football League Championship and is one of the most successful clubs in English football, winning the League, F.A. Cup and League Cup several times and the European Cup once. The current manager is Steve Bruce, and the team displays the logo of local charity Acorn's Children Hospise.

Roster[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

• 1 Brad Friedel
• 22 Bradley Guzan
• 33 Andy Marshal

Defenders[edit]

• 2 Luke Young
• 3 Wilfred Bouma
• 5 Richard Dunne
• 15 Curtis Davies
• 21 Nicky Shorey
• 23 Habib Beye
• 24 Carlos Cuellar
• 25 Stephen Warnock
• 29 James Collins
• 44 Eric Lichaj
• 45 Shane Lowry
• 47 Ciaran Clark

Midfielders[edit]

• 4 Steve Sidwell
• 6 Stewart Downing
• 7 Ashley Young
• 8 James Milner
• 12 Marc Albrighton
• 14 Nathan Delfouneso
• 16 Fabian Delph
• 17 Moustapha Salifou
• 19 Stiliyan Petrov
• 20 Nigel Reo-Coker
• 26 Craig Gardner
• 27 Isaiah Osbourne
• 46 Barry Bannon
• 49 Chris Herd
• 50 Jonathan Hogg

Strikers[edit]

• 9 Marlon Harewood
• 10 John Carew
• 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor
• 18 Emile Heskey
• 42 Andreas Weimann

Notable Former Players[edit]

• MF Gordon Cowans

Honors[edit]

League Champions - 7 : 1893-1894, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1898-1899, 1899-1900, 1909–1910, 1980-1981

Football Association Cup Winners - 7 : 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957

League Cup Winners - 5 : 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996

European Cup Winners - 1 : 1982

European Super Cup Winners - 1 : 1983

Inter-Toto CupWinners - 1 : 2001

References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10265~1096594,00.html