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Aston Villa
| Name: Aston Villa Football Club League: Premier League Location: Aston, Birmingham Nickname: The Villa Founded: 1874 Team Colours - Home: Claret/Sky Blue - Away: White/Grey Joined the League: 1888 Manager: Martin O’Neill Stadium: Villa Park Club Honours League Champions: 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81 FA Cup: 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957 League Cup: 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996 European Cup Winners Cup: 1982 UEFA Super Cup: 1982-1983 |
The Aston Villa Football Club was organized for a single purpose in 1874, control the internal league of champions and create a single winning reputation in Europe.
After WWII, the team had to be rebuilt and from 1940 to 1960 they were very successful in Division 2.
From 1970 to 1983 the team consolidated their reputation by winning the Super Cup two times.
In 1992, they became one of the founding members of the Premier League.
An examination at the players enrolled going into 2008-09, shows that Coach O'Neill has preference for elite contracts.
Players like Nicky Shorey, Luke Young, and Steve Sidwell will make a tactical difference on the field.
For the 2009/10 season the team is looking for a high table position
Aston Villa Current Squad
| No. | Pos | Player | No. | Pos | Player |
| 1 | GK | Brad Friedel | 20 | MF | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| 2 | DF | Luke Young | 21 | DF | Nicky Shorey |
| 3 | DF | Wilfred Bouma | 22 | GK | Brad Guzan |
| 4 | MF | Steve Sidwell | 23 | DF | Habib Beye |
| 6 | MF | Stewart Downing | 24 | DF | Carlos Cuéllar |
| 7 | MF | Ashley Young | 26 | MF | Craig Gardner |
| 8 | MF | James Milner | 27 | MF | Isaiah Osbourne |
| 9 | FW | Marlon Harewood | 42 | FW | Andreas Weimann |
| 10 | FW | John Carew | 43 | GK | Elliot Parish |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 44 | DF | Eric Lichaj |
| 12 | MF | Marc Albrighton | 45 | MF | Shane Lowry |
| 14 | FW | Nathan Delfouneso | 46 | MF | Barry Bannan |
| 15 | DF | Curtis Davies | 47 | DF | Ciaran Clark |
| 16 | MF | Fabian Delph | 48 | DF | Nathan Baker |
| 17 | MF | Moustapha Salifou | 49 | MF | Chris Herd |
| 18 | FW | Emile Heskey | 50 | MF | Jonathan Hogg |
| 19 | MF | Stiliyan Petrov | |||