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Villa Managers
All the permanent managers, caretaker managers and management committees who have led Villa since Villa's first FA Cup match in 1879
Click row for full Manager Biographies
From 1879 to 1934 Villa operated a management committee system that oversaw team selection, recruitment and tactics
From 1886 to 1934 Villa appointed a leader in the position of Secretary to oversee the activities of the committee
For the purposes of comparison the Secretaries that served over this period - George Ramsay and Billy Smith - are treated as de facto 'managers'
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