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League

1978-79

Division One

First Division
8th of 22

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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6th=

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Aug 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 60' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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1st= (+5)

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 35' | John Gregory | 49' | Brian Little | 80' | Gary Shelton | 86' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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6th (-5)

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Aug 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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6th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 2 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 23' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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5th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 9 Sep 1978, Villa 2-0 Ipswich, Portman Road

Scorer(s) | John Gregory | 17' | Andy Gray | 90' (pen) |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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5th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Craig | 42' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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7th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 23 Sep 1978, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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11th= (-4)

๐ŸŸฅ 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tommy Craig | 20' (pen) |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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10th= (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 7 Oct 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | John Gregory | 84' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th= (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 14 Oct 1978, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Gregory | 32' | 45' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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7th= (+2)

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Oct 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 8' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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10th= (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Oct 1978, Villa 0-2 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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10th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 62' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 39' | Ken McNaught | 43' | John Deehan | 81' | Dennis Mortimer | 85' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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7th= (+2)

๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 59' | Gordon Cowans | 70' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 21 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 25 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 64' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th= (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 9 Dec 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 15' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 79' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 26 Dec 1978, Villa 2-2 Leeds, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Gregory | 21' | 26' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 49' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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12th (-3)

๐ŸŸจ 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Kenny Swain | 58' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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11th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 80' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th (+3)

๐ŸŸฉ 7 Mar 1979, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 17' | Kenny Swain | 30' | Own Goal | 45' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 10 Mar 1979, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 1979, Villa 3-1 QPR, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 34' | John Gidman | 72' (pen) | Dennis Mortimer | 89' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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11th (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 24 Mar 1979, Villa 2-3 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Gidman | 39' (pen) | Andy Gray | 44' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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11th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 49' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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13th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 4 Apr 1979, Villa 0-4 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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12th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 77' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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11th= (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 26' | 55' | John Gidman | 51' (pen) |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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14th (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 14 Apr 1979, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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10th= (+4)

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 33' | Own Goal | 41' | John Deehan | 84' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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10th= (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 13' | Alex Cropley | 72' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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9th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 49' | 51' | 85' (pen) | John Deehan | 69' | 73' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 28 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 68' | Kenny Swain | 82' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 2 May 1979, Villa 2-2 Ipswich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Kenny Swain | 8' | John Deehan | 13' |

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 5 May 1979, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 8 May 1979, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 11 May 1979, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1978-79
Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
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8th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 15 May 1979, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Alex Cropley | 50' | Dennis Mortimer | 72' | John Deehan | 75' |

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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