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15-13-6, 58 PTS

Sunday, 18 April 2010

2009-10

6th (+1)

Portsmouth

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Premier League

Fratton Park

Attendance: 16,523

๐ŸŸฉ 18 Apr 2010, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

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Scorer(s) | John Carew | 16โ€™ | Nathan Delfouneso | 82โ€™ |

Assist(s) | Stephen Warnock | 16โ€™ | Emile Heskey | 82โ€™ |

Fixture List

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Aug 2009, Villa 0-2 Wigan, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Aug 2009, Villa 0-1 Rapid, Gerhard Hanappi Stadion

Europa League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Aug 2009, Villa 2-1 Rapid, Villa Park

Europa League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Aug 2009, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Sep 2009, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Sep 2009, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Sep 2009, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Sep 2009, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Oct 2009, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Oct 2009, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Oct 2009, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Oct 2009, Villa p0-0 Sunderland, Stadium of Light

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 31 Oct 2009, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Nov 2009, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Nov 2009, Villa 5-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Nov 2009, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Turf Moor

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Nov 2009, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 2009, Villa 4-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 2009, Villa 3-0 Hull, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2009, Villa 1-0 United, Old Trafford

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Dec 2009, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Stadium of Light

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Dec 2009, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Dec 2009, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Emirates

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Dec 2009, Villa 0-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Jan 2010, Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 2010, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Ewood

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Jan 2010, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 2010, Villa 6-4 Blackburn, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Jan 2010, Villa 3-2 Brighton, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Jan 2010, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 2010, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2010, Villa 0-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Feb 2010, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Feb 2010, Villa 2-2 Palace, Selhurst

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2010, Villa 5-2 Burnley, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2010, Villa 3-1 Palace, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Feb 2010, Villa 1-2 United, Wembley

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Mar 2010, Villa 4-2 Reading, Madejski

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Mar 2010, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Britannia

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 2010, Villa 2-1 Wigan, DW

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Mar 2010, Villa 2-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Mar 2010, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Mar 2010, Villa 1-7 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 2010, Villa 1-0, Bolton, Reebok

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Apr 2010, Villa 0-3, Chelsea, Wembley

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Apr 2010, Villa 2-2 Everton, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Apr 2010, Villa 2-1 Portsmouth, Fratton

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Apr 2010, Villa 2-0, Hull, KC

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 2010, Villa 1-0, Birmingham, Villa Park

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 May 2010, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Eastlands

Premier League

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 May 2010, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

Premier League

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Sunday, 18 April 2010

Scroll for more โฌ‡๏ธ

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Martin O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | 2006-2010

๐Ÿ•’ 186 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 78 ๐ŸŸจ | 60 ๐ŸŸฅ 48 | 1.58

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Game #5078

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Match Record

Season | 2009-10 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Game | #34 |
Manager Game | #186 |
Sunday, 18 April 2010

Game Record

Manager: Martin Oโ€™Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Lee Probert | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 2007-2017
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 85 | ๐ŸŸฉ W39 (46% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D22 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(72% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L24 (28% ) | โšฝ 155 | ๐Ÿฅ… 133 | GD 22

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1995-96

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Portsmouth

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 2007-08

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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๐Ÿฅ… | 9โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Michael Brown
โšฝ | 16โ€™ Goal, 1-1, John Carew, Assist by Stephen Warnock
๐Ÿ’ฅ | 40โ€™ Missed Penalty, John Carew
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ” | 72โ€™ Sub off, John Carew, Sub on, Emile Heskey
๐Ÿ” | 80โ€™ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Nathan Delfouneso
โšฝ | 82โ€™ Goal, 2-1, Nathan Delfouneso, Assist by Emile Heskey
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Portsmouth 1-2 Aston Villa

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Officials

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Referee: Lee Probert | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wiltshire, 2007-2017

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

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Villa Sendings Off

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Opposition Bookings

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Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Possession F | 55%
Possession A | 45%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 16
Shots on Target F | 9
Shots on Target A | 12
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 7
Fouls F | 10
Fouls A | 5

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Line Up & Subs

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Martin O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | 2006-2010

GK Brad Friedel | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |
LB Stephen Warnock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CB James Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Carlos Cuรฉllar | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |
CB Richard Dunne | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ |
W Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Stewart Downing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W James Milner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Carew | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” CF Emile Heskey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | for CF John Carew | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | 72โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” F Nathan Delfouneso | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 80โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Brad Guzan | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |
CB Ciaran Clark | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Habib Bรจye | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ |
M Steve Sidwell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Portsmouth
Avram Grant | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |

GK David James (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lennard Sowah | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Aaron Mokoena | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |
CB Marc Wilson | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Anthony Vanden Borre | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Papa Bouba Diop | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Michael Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Kevin-Prince Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Hassan Yebda | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ |
W John Utaka | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ |
CF Nwankwo Kanu | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Papa Bouba Diop | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ | (W Matt Ritchie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | M Kevin-Prince Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ | (RB Joel Ward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Nwankwo Kanu | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ | (CF Tommy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Jamie Ashdown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Marlon Pack | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Nadir ร‡iftรงi | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท |

Team News

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Injury | 2 |
CB Curtis Davies | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Fabian Delph | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Martin O'Neill names an unchanged line up for the second successive game.

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Portsmouth

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Portsmouth

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"I wouldn't be surprised that James Milner and Ashley Young would have attracted interest from the best football clubs in the land and possibly one or two in European football as well. I don't think that would surprise anybody.

"Their games have improved immensely. James Milner has been a revelation. He's just a different player. He's got the energy, the determination and, more importantly than anything, he's got the ability. He looks as if he has played [in central midfield] since he was 16. And I know sometimes [the press] think Ashley Young is maybe not the same as last season but that's not my view. I think he is even better than ever.

"They have served the club brilliantly. I think the club has served them brilliantly as well too. They have had a chance here to play week-in, week-out in the side to get their confidence going, to get their ability going. But they might be in a more rotational business and, just at this minute, that would be something that is a consideration because most players want to play every single week.

"I noticed when I went up to watch Wigan play Manchester United earlier this season and just in front of me were the unstripped players of Manchester United sitting the game out. And it really was eye-opening to see the players sitting perfectly fit to play who would have graced any team, and they're sitting in the stand, about five of them together, not even on the substitutes' bench. That would be the thing.

"[Milner and Young] have done brilliantly and it's not to say that they wouldn't be first choices โ€“ I am sure they would be brilliant for any side. But my own view is that I would obviously prefer them to stay here and see if we could finally break [into the top four]."

Martin Oโ€™Neill.




โ€œIโ€™m delighted for Nathan (Delfouneso). Iโ€™ve been saying this for some considerable time, but heโ€™s going to be a proper player and if he keeps his feet on the ground, heโ€™s got a real proper chance.

โ€œNow, to give ourselves any chance (of finishing fourth) we have to win all our games. Today would have been disappointing, considering the amount of possession we had away from home, not to have taken all three points.

โ€œIโ€™m delighted weโ€™ve done that and we go to Hull on Wednesday and weโ€™re still full of hope.โ€

Martin Oโ€™Neill.

*Nathan Delfouneso came off the bench to score his first Premier League goal and keep Aston Villaโ€™s faint hopes of a top-four finish alive at Portsmouth.*

It was no more than Villa deserved, the young striker prodding home on 82 minutes from Emile Heskeyโ€™s flick-on.

But it was still a little harsh on the hosts after another brave display, kick-started by Michael Brownโ€™s curler.

John Carew drilled the leveller but also missed a penalty among a glut of chances, before Villa snatched victory.

And it could prove a crucial intervention from 19-year-old Delfouneso, his winner pushing Villa up to sixth spot, two points ahead of Liverpool, four behind Manchester City and six off fourth-placed Tottenham.

Tottenhamโ€™s defeat of Chelsea on Saturday had prompted manager Martin Oโ€™Neill to reason before kick-off that his Villa side needed to win all of their last five games to have a chance of grabbing the final Champions League spot.

And despite a mixture of good goalkeeping, poor finishing and some strange decisions from referee Lee Probert, the visitors eventually secured a potentially priceless three points with four matches left in their season.

Portsmouth played their part in an entertaining and remarkably open tie, though.

Boosted by the return of a number of first-teamers, the hosts played with enviable freedom on the counter attack, while Villa pushed and probed with width and pace throughout.

As a result, chances for both sides were aplenty.

Villa keeper Brad Friedel did well to deny Kevin-Prince Boatengโ€™s snap-shot early on, Kanu seeing his follow-up blocked, while the
American also tipped a Boateng free-kick wide and charged down John Utaka well to deny the Nigerian through on goal.

He could do little about Portsmouthโ€™s opener, though, Boateng cleverly stepping over Anthony Vanden Borreโ€™s cross and Brown curling a fine shot into the far corner for his first goal for the club.

At the other end, Carew somehow fired straight at James with the goal gaping, while Marc Wilson was lucky to see his attempted clearance from Ashley Youngโ€™s cross rebound back off the post.

And between those two chances, Villa deservedly drew level. Carew was the goalscorer to make amends for his earlier miss, the Norwegian - onside - dashing onto Stephen Warnockโ€™s ball over the top, turning inside Wilson and thrashing into the roof of the net.

Probert, the same official that denied Bolton two strong penalty appeals against Chelsea in midweek, then took centre stage.

First he waved away Portsmouthโ€™s shouts for a spot-kick when Richard Dunne looked to have felled Boateng clumsily in the box, and then bizarrely did likewise to Villaโ€™s appeals despite Vanden Borre clearly hauling Agbonlahor to the ground in the home penalty area.

He finally gave in on 40 minutes after Papa Bouba Diop tripped Carew, but James responded with a smart save from the strikerโ€™s penalty.

It did not dent Villaโ€™s ambition after the break, though, as the visitors continued to create chance after chance.

Agbonlahor will kick himself for heading straight at James from six yards out from Youngโ€™s fine cross, while James Collins headed over unmarked soon after and Milner saw a long-ranger beaten away by the keeper.

And there were two further penalty appeals waved away as well, firstly when Young appeared to be tripped by Vanden Borre and the second when Stylian Petrov went over Jamesโ€™s sprawling challenge in the box.

For all their pressure, though, it looked like Villa would have to settle for a point and possibly downgrade their ambitions of a top-six finish as well as the minutes ticked down with Portsmouth looking increasingly comfortable.

But Delfouneso had other ideas, the youngster taking only two minutes to fire home the winner after fellow substitute Heskey had flicked on Milnerโ€™s cross.

*Aston Villa manager Martin Oโ€™Neill:*

โ€œIโ€™m delighted for Nathan (Delfouneso). Iโ€™ve been saying this for some considerable time, but heโ€™s going to be a proper player and if he keeps his feet on the ground, heโ€™s got a real proper chance.

โ€œNow, to give ourselves any chance (of finishing fourth) we have to win all our games. Today would have been disappointing, considering the amount of possession we had away from home, not to have taken all three points.

โ€œIโ€™m delighted weโ€™ve done that and we go to Hull on Wednesday and weโ€™re still full of hope.โ€

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Brad Friedel | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

84

โœ…

84*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

39*

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

18

โ›”

27

๐Ÿฅ…

100*

Defenders

LB Stephen Warnock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

37

โœ…

37*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

4*

๐ŸŸฉ

19*

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

7

CB James Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

33

โœ…

32*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

15*

๐ŸŸจ

13

๐ŸŸฅ

5

CB Carlos Cuรฉllar | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

81

โœ…

77*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

3

๐ŸŸฉ

40*

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

18

CB Richard Dunne | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

40

โœ…

40*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

18*

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

7

Midfielders

M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ |
๐Ÿ•’

155

โœ…

148*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

7

๐ŸŸฉ

66*

๐ŸŸจ

52

๐ŸŸฅ

37

M James Milner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

121

โœ…

114*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

19

33

๐ŸŸฉ

54*

๐ŸŸจ

36

๐ŸŸฅ

31

W Stewart Downing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

31

โœ…

29*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

5

๐ŸŸฉ

16*

๐ŸŸจ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

5

W Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

146

โœ…

143*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

29

47

๐ŸŸฉ

65*

๐ŸŸจ

46

๐ŸŸฅ

35

Forwards

CF John Carew | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด |
๐Ÿ•’

116

โœ…

92*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

47*

11

๐ŸŸฉ

45*

๐ŸŸจ

40

๐ŸŸฅ

31

F Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

181

โœ…

168*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

50

21

๐ŸŸฉ

74*

๐ŸŸจ

56

๐ŸŸฅ

51

Substitutes

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

CF Emile Heskey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

52

๐Ÿ”

15*

โšฝ

Sub 1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

3*

๐ŸŸฉ

22*

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

12

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

F Nathan Delfouneso | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

24

๐Ÿ”

17*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6*

0

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

10*

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

7

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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2009-10

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First Team Squad

GK Andy Marshall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Millwall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

GK Elliot Parish | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

St. Johnstone ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Retired

CB Curtis Davies | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #804 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Cheltenham Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Richard Dunne | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #822 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

QPR ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

RB Habib Bรจye | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ | #817 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

LB Stephen Warnock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #823 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Craig Gardner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #789 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Moustapha Salifou | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ | #805 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Tรผrkspor Augsburg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Retired

M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ | #791 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

W Marc Albrighton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #816 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #790 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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

GK Brad Friedel | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | #808 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Tottenham Hotspur ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Carlos Cuรฉllar | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ | #812 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Retired

CB James Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #821 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Ipswich Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Shane Lowry | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | #819 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Johor Darul Taโ€™zim ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ

RB Luke Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #811 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

QPR ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Barry Bannan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #814 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Sheffield Wednesday ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

M Fabian Delph | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #818 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Nigel Reo-Coker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #800 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

MK Dons ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

W Ashley Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #797 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Ipswich Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

W Stewart Downing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #824 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF John Carew | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | #798 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

West Ham United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

GK Brad Guzan | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | #813 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Atlanta United ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

CB Ciaran Clark | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #820 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Stoke City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Nathan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #833 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Bristol City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

RB Eric Lichaj | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | #827 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Fatih Karagรผmrรผk ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Retired

LB Nicky Shorey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #809 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Colchester United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

DM Chris Herd | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | #829 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Terengganu FC ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Retired

M Isaiah Osbourne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #794 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Barwell FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

M Steve Sidwell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #807 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟRetired

W James Milner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #785 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

CF Emile Heskey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #815 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Bolton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF Nathan Delfouneso | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #810 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Hednesford Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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