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Aston Villa

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15-5-12, 35 PTS

Saturday, 17 March 1906

1905-06

3rd

Lost

0-1

Preston North End

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14-11-5, 39 PTS

Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 20,000

🟥 17 Mar 1906, Villa 0-1 Preston, Villa Park

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Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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🟨 2 Sep 1905, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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🟩 9 Sep 1905, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 11 Sep 1905, Villa 5-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 16 Sep 1905, Villa 0-2 Birmingham, Muntz Street

Division One

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🟩 23 Sep 1905, Villa 4-0 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 30 Sep 1905, Villa 0-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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🟩 7 Oct 1905, Villa 3-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 14 Oct 1905, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground

Division One

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🟩 21 Oct 1905, Villa 2-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 28 Oct 1905, Villa 1-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

Division One

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🟩 4 Nov 1905, Villa 4-1 Boro, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 11 Nov 1905, Villa 0-2 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

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🟩 13 Nov 1905, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

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🟥 18 Nov 1905, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 25 Nov 1905, Villa 6-0 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 2 Dec 1905, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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🟩 9 Dec 1905, Villa 4-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 16 Dec 1905, Villa 1-2 Notts County, Trent Bridge

Division One

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🟩 23 Dec 1905, Villa 3-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 26 Dec 1905, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 27 Dec 1905, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 30 Dec 1905, Villa 0-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 2 Jan 1906, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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🟩 13 Jan 1906, Villa 11-0 King's Lynn, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟥 20 Jan 1906, Villa 1-3 Birmingham, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 27 Jan 1906, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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🟨 3 Feb 1906, Villa 0-0 Plymouth, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟩 7 Feb 1906, Villa 5-1 Plymouth, Home Park

FA Cup

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🟨 10 Feb 1906, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Owlerton

Division One

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🟩 17 Feb 1906, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 24 Feb 1906, Villa 1-5 United, Bank Street

FA Cup

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🟥 28 Feb 1906, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker

Division One

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🟨 3 Mar 1906, Villa 3-3 Bury, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

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🟩 14 Mar 1906, Villa 4-1 Manchester City, Hyde Road

Division One

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🟥 17 Mar 1906, Villa 0-1 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

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🟥 31 Mar 1906, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

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🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground

Division One

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🟨 14 Apr 1906, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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🟩 16 Apr 1906, Villa 6-0 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 21 Apr 1906, Villa 2-1 Notts County, Villa Park

Division One

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Saturday, 17 March 1906

Scroll for more ⬇️

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Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 622 | 🟩 329 🟨 108 🟥 185 | 1.76

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #648

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Match Record

Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #622 |
Saturday, 17 March 1906

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Total 🕒 34 | 🟩 W19 (56% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(65% ) | 🟥 L12 (35% ) | ⚽ 69 | 🥅 49 | GD 20

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1904–05

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Preston North End

League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

🟢 M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Final Appearances

🔴 W George Garratt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Match Timeline

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🟢 | 1' Debut, Rowland Codling
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Alex Leake (og)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Preston North End
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Preston North End

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Officials

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Referee: John Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1905-

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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

None

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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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Aston Villa
George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Boden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Samuel Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W George Garratt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Preston North End
E.H. Bahr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Not Recorded

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Team News

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Injury | 1 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Alex Leake and Rowland Codling (debut) replace Jock Logan and Harry Hadley.

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Preston North End

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Preston North End

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Match Media

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What they Said

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

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1905-06

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB John Boden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #185 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Harry Hadley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #180 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #189 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Elston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #187 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #160 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #176 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Cooch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #162 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Walter Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #174 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #163 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Windmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #168 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Samuel Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #184 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Barney Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #179 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #178 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Matthews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #172 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Joe Hisbent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #186 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

F Watty Corbett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #177 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #142 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Bert Kingaby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #188 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W George Garratt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #181 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #183 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

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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, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Reserve League
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Reserve Cup
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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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 Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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