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FA Youth Cup winner Alfie Lynskey signs new contract
Villa's 18-year-old double-winning centre-midfielder Alfie Lynskey has signed a new contract with the club.
Jan 271 min read


26 January
26 January
Villa have never lost on 26th January, and 9 other things that happened down Villa Park way on this day.
Jan 262 min read


Perfection
🟩 25 Jan 2026 Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’
Perfection 2 to 27 and all along the touchline.
Jan 256 min read


Villa Crushed
🟥 25 Jan 2026 Villa 1-4 United
Scorer(s): Kirsty Hanson | 37’ |
Villa equalise within two minutes of the visitors taking the lead, but a three-goal burst halfway through the second half crushes Villa and leaves them defeated for the second successive weekend.
Jan 251 min read


25 January
25 January
Carles Gil scores his first goal for Villa, and it's a stunner, plus 7 other things that happened down Villa Park way on this day.
Jan 251 min read


Villa Loan Watch w/e 25 January
Slim pickings so far this weekend for the Villa boys out on loan
🕒 16 Games
✅ 8 Starts
🔁 5 Substitutes
🇺 3 Unused
⚽ 0 Goals
🔥 0 Assists
🟩 4 Wins
🟨 1 Draw
🟥 11 Defeats
❌ 1 FA Cup Exit
'Keepers
🥅 3 Goals Conceded
⛔ 0 Clean Sheets
But Triston Rowe celebrates in his inimitable fashion as FC Annecy 🇫🇷 win again in Ligue 2
Jan 248 min read


A genuine thriller down the Villa
🟩 24 Jan 2025 Villa 5-4 Ipswich. A Kadan Young hat-trick helps Villa secure a thrilling 5-4 victory over third-placed Ipswich at Bodymoor Heath to climb to 11th in the PL2 table after 11 games.
Jan 241 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
Jan 241 min read


23 January - The Welsh Edit 🏴
23 January
Celebrating the birthday of the great James Chester, here are 14 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day - the Welsh Edit.
Jan 231 min read


Team News: Newcastle (a)
Leon Bailey “His adaptation is not necessary. He knows us and he is coming here fit. For Sunday, he is going to be available.”
Jan 235 min read


Villa's Turkish Delight tastes delish
Villa put in the archetypal European performance to win in Istanbul, top the table, and qualify directly for the Last 16 of the Europa League in Unai Emery's record 35th European game for the club.
Jan 227 min read


One burning question
Maguire and his band of social media muppets will need something else to bore on about as the Deloitte Football Money League for 2026 is published and Villa are apparently no longer the unsustainable, profligate, wage expenders they once were.
Jan 225 min read


22 January
22 January
22 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring 300 up for Sid, Big John Carew, Kortney's final bow, SJMs 50th win, Darren Bent's goalscoring debut and another League Cup final secured.
Jan 222 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.
Jan 213 min read


Team News: Fenerbahçe S.K. (a)
Villa have 17 Available First Team Players as Amadou Onana travels with the squad to play Fenerbahçe after four games out with injury
Jan 215 min read


21 January
21 January
43 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Villa's 1,000th League game, John Gregory's final game, Ross McCormack, boardroom interference, Alisha Lehmann, Robbie Keane's belated brace, Villa's 7,000th League goal and Albert Adomah saving Steve Bruce.
Jan 213 min read


Holders Villa make it through
Holders Villa make it through to the FA Youth Cup fifth round and a tie with Southend or Wrexham after surviving a late scare at Fleetwood.
Jan 201 min read


A handy guide to the transfer window for Social-Media-Super-Fans
Is it transfer window time?
Want to showcase your lack of support for Villa but don't know how to?
Follow these simple steps, and you too can become a Social-Media-Super-Fan and rule the window.
Jan 204 min read


20 January
20 January: 31 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Villa's record assist maker, JPA, Jlloyd, 6-4 Blackburn, a Tony Morley red and Jonathan Moss cheating Villa again.
Jan 202 min read


19 January
19 January. 30 things that happened down Villa Park way on this day, featuring Habib Bèye, snow in Miami, Gabby scoring a goal, the Dutch Quitter and Shrewsbury Town.
Jan 192 min read
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