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On the cusp of greatness
Unai Emery is on the cusp of winning his 100th game as Villa boss, needing just one more win to hit the historic milestone and become one of only five managers to have achieved the feat and the first since….

James
6 hours ago9 min read


Double Centurion #7 Incoming
If Tyrone Mings plays against Brighton & Hove Albion this evening, he will become the seventh member of Unai Emery’s squad to make 200 Appearances for Villa.
The first time a Villa squad will include seven double-centurions since...

James
1 day ago1 min read


Relive the 1989-90 Season in Glorious VHS
Bored at Work? Want to escape at Home?
Lose 90 minutes in glorious VHS and re-live the legendary 1989-90 season under Graham Taylor.

James
3 days ago2 min read


Villa's Prodigal Sons
Before this week, only seven players in 152 years had made the return journey to Villa Park.
How did Villa's original Prodigal Sons fare? And what does it tell us about Tammy and Dougie's emotional returns to VP?

James
Jan 286 min read


24 January - The George Ramsay Edit
1880 🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road, George Ramsay makes his sole FA Cup appearance for Villa

James
Jan 241 min read


Fenerbahçe S. K.
Villa's last game away to Fenerbahçe S. K. saw John Deehan and Brian Little secure a 2-0 victory at Şükrü Saracoğlu in September 1977 in a 6-0 aggregate triumph for Ron Saunders' boys.

James
Jan 213 min read


Amongst the legends
"We're creating something special here. More than the capacity to buy everything we want."
Unai Emery.

James
Jan 181 min read


Rogers or Grealish?
This weekend’s game against Everton is set to be Morgan Rogers’ 100th appearance for Villa. It will undoubtedly be a milestone, but earlier this season, doubts arose for some, prompting thoughts about a potential attempt to bring back an old player to Villa.
So what's it to be? Rogers or Grealish?

James
Jan 136 min read


Villa-Newcastle is the FA Cup tie of all FA Cup ties
So it's Newcastle United at home in the 4th Round of the 2025-26 FA Cup. If any tie has had an impact on the ultimate destination of the FA Cup, it is this one. Villa and Newcastle have met one another six times in the FA Cup (excluding replays). On five of the six occasions the two teams have met in the competition, one or the other of Villa or Newcastle has gone on to win the FA Cup. Villa's double winning squad of 1896-97 having beaten Newcastle in the FA Cup First Round.

James
Jan 122 min read


5 Years On, Where are they now?
Friday, 8 January 2021, one of the most remarkable days in Villa's long and illustrious history as an entirely new team, packed with youth team players, take on the reigning Premier League Champions in the third round of the FA Cup.

James
Jan 89 min read


1914 vs. 2025
Comparing Aston Villa's 1914 11-match winning run under George Ramsay with 2025's 11-match winning run under Unai Emery.

James
Dec 29, 20255 min read


Unai Emery 🇪🇸 The 3rd Anniversary
Unai Emery 🇪🇸 wins his 50th home match in 77 games at a rate of 64.94%

James
Oct 25, 20252 min read


The fable of Fabian
Can the career of a multi-million pound player ever be said to be sad? Sure, there are moments in all our lives, whatever our backgrounds...

James
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Anwar heads off.
"First of all I want to say THANK YOU Aston Villa and their supporters for the amazing 4 years and the opportunity to play for this...

James
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Let's all meet up for win 2000
Villa go into the game tonight in search of their 2,000th League win having chalked up 1,999 since founding the Football League in 1888...

James
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Just how bad is he?
Let’s start with Loss Rate. Gerrard, post West Ham, has a loss rate of 48.48%, the same loss rate as Tommy Cummings who led Villa in the...

James
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Worcester Villa boy calls it quits.
In sad news bearded wonder Nathan Baker has announced his retirement from football on medical advice after two successive concussion...

James
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Let's all meet up for win 2000
Villa go into the weekend in search of their 2,000th League win having chalked up 1,999 since founding the Football League in 1888...

James
Aug 26, 20221 min read


RIP Dave Rudge
In sad news former Villa midfielder Dave Rudge (1966-70) has passed away aged 74. Over his 60 appearances Dave hit 10 goals from...

James
Aug 24, 20221 min read


This joke isn't funny any more
Surprise surprise Villa draw Manchester United in a Cup game yet again. But it's ok it's only the 7th time in 22 seasons, once in every...

James
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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