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6

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

93

Reserve Appearances

8

Reserve
Goals

2

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Roy Stark

First Team
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Centre Back

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Roy Howard Stark

Role

CB Roy Stark | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #566 |

Position

Born

Centre Back

28 November 1953

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Nottingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

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Transfer Notes

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June 1969: Aged 15, signed professional forms

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1968-69

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 June 1969

16

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1974-75

Unattached

Released

30 June 1975

21

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Roy Stark

Previous Clubs:

-1974 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Roy Stark

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Roy Stark

Subsequent Clubs:

Canberra City ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
National Soccer League

1974 Retired aged 20

Career Progression

Roy Stark

1969-74 Aston Villa u18s
1973-75 Aston Villa Reserves
1974 Aston Villa First Team

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Roy Stark

6

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

1974-75 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | *
1973-74 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1972-73 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

Reserve Career

Roy Stark

93

Reserve Appearances

8

Reserve
Goals

1974-75 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | โœ… 32 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1973-74 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | โœ… 34 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 |
1972-73 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 3 |

First Team Career

Roy Stark

2

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

CB Roy Stark | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1974 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #566 |
๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Roy Stark

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Roy Stark

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1974 Villa 2-0 Liverpool
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Apr 1972 Villa 1-0 Liverpool
Youth

1971-72

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 1972 Villa 4-2 Liverpool
Youth

1971-72

FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Aug 1972 Villa 4-1 Preston
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Aug 1972 Huddersfield 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Aug 1972 Burnley 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Aug 1972 Blackpool 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1972 Villa 2-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Aug 1972 Wolves 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1972 Stoke 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Oct 1972 Villa 1-2 Everton
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Oct 1972 Albion 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1972 Villa 2-0 Blackpool
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Nov 1972 Blackburn 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1972 Leeds 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Nov 1972 Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Nov 1972 Coventry 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Dec 1972 Forest 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 1972 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Dec 1972 Villa 1-0 Burnley
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Jan 1973 Preston 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 1973 Villa 2-1 Blackburn
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Feb 1973 Villa 1-3 Wolves
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Mar 1973 Bury 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Mar 1973 Villa 0-1 Manchester City
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Mar 1973 United 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Mar 1973 Villa 0-2 Albion
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Mar 1973 Sheffield United 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Apr 1973 Villa 0-0 Forest
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Apr 1973 Villa 3-1 Leeds
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Aug 1973 Albion 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Aug 1973 Sheffield United 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Sep 1973 Villa 1-1 Burnley
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Sep 1973 Villa 0-0 Blackburn
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1973 Wednesday 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1973 Leeds 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1973 Coventry 1-0 Villa
Youth

1973-74

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 1973 Villa 2-0 Everton
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1973 United 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Oct 1973 Liverpool 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Oct 1973 Villa 2-0 Bury
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Nov 1973 Blackpool 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 1973 Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1973 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Nov 1973 Villa 2-0 Derby
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 1973 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 1973 Villa 0-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Dec 1973 Stoke 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Dec 1973 Villa 1-1 Forest
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Jan 1974 Burnley 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Jan 1974 Villa 0-1 Albion
Youth

1973-74

Midland Intermediate League

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Jan 1974 Huddersfield 5-1 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 1974 Villa 2-0 Wednesday
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Feb 1974 Everton 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Feb 1974 Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1974 Villa 2-0 Stoke
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Feb 1974 Bolton 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Mar 1974 Newcastle 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Mar 1974 Bury 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 1974 Blackburn 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Mar 1974 Coventry 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Mar 1974 Preston 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Apr 1974 Villa 4-0 Preston
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Apr 1974 Villa 1-1 United
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 1974 Villa 1-0 Coventry
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Aug 1974 Villa 4-1 Preston
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Aug 1974 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 1974 Sheffield United 1-3 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Aug 1974 Albion 2-3 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1974 Villa 1-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Sep 1974 Wolves 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Sep 1974 Huddersfield 2-3 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 1974 Villa 3-1 Bolton
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1974 Burnley 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Sep 1974 Villa 2-4 Forest
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Oct 1974 Villa 1-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Oct 1974 Wednesday 0-3 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Oct 1974 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Oct 1974 Blackburn 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Oct 1974 Villa 5-2 Wolves
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 2 Nov 1974 Villa 2-2 United
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Nov 1974 Bury 5-3 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 16 Nov 1974 Villa 0-1 Blackpool
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Nov 1974 Everton 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Dec 1974 Derby 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Dec 1974 Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Dec 1974 Villa 0-2 Albion
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Jan 1975 Coventry 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Mar 1975 Wolves 3-1 Villa
Youth

1974-75

Midland Intermediate League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1975 Villa 3-1 Burnley
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 1975 Forest 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Apr 1975 Stoke 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Apr 1975 Villa 0-2 Bury
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Apr 1975 Villa 1-1 Blackburn
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Apr 1975 Preston 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Apr 1975 Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 1 May 1975 Newcastle 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 May 1975 Villa 0-2 Stoke
Reserves

1974-75

Central League

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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