Founded: 1874
Professional: 1885
Club Nickname: The Villans
Board of Directors
Chairman: Randy Lerner
Chief Executive: Richard FitzGerald
Non-Executive Director: Charles Krulak
Non-Executive Director: Bob Kain
Non-Executive Director: Michael Martin
Management and coaching staff
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Assistant Manager: John Robertson
First Team Coach: Steve Walford
Chief Scout: Ian Storey-Moore
Physiotherapist: Alan Smith
Physiotherapist: Stuart Walker
Goalkeeping Coach: Seamus McDonagh
Reserve Team Coach: Kevin MacDonald
Youth Team Coach: Gordon Cowans
Youth Team Coach: Tony McAndrew
Performance Analyst: Patrick Riley
Previous Grounds:
1874 Wilson Road
1876-1897 Wellington Road, Perry Bar
1897 Villa Park
Records:
Record Attendance: 76588 vs Derby County 02/03/1946 FA Cup R6
Best league win: 12 - 2 vs Accrington Stanley 12/03/1892 Division 1
Worst league loss: 0-7 vs Blackburn Rovers 19/10/1899 Division 1
Best cup win: 13 - 0 vs Wednesbury Old Athletic 30/10/1886 FA Cup R1
Most capped player: Paul McGrath, 51 caps, Republic of Ireland
Most Appearances: Charlie Aitken, 561 appearences, 1961/76
Record Goalscorer: Billy Walker, 244 goals, 1920-33
Most Goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring: 49, 1930/31, Division 1
Highest Transfer fee received: £12,600,000, Dwight Yorke August 1998
Highest Transfer fee paid: £9,500,000, Juan Pablo Angel, River Plate, 13 January 2001
Appearance Records
Charlie Aitken 660
Billy Walker 531
Gordon Cowans 528
Joe Bache 474
Allan Evans 469
Nigel Spink 460
Tommy Smart 452
Johnny Dixon 430
Dennis Mortimer 406
Billy George 402
Gareth Barry 392
All Time Leading Goalscorers
Billy Walker 244
Harry Hampton 242
John Devey 187
Joe Bache 185
Eric Houghton 170
Tom 'Pongo' Waring 167
Johnny Dixon 144
Peter McParland 120
Billy Garraty 112
Dai Astley 100
Len Capewell 100
Managers
Aug 1884 - May 1926: George Ramsay (Secretary)
August 1926 - May 1934: W J Smith (Secretary)
June 1934 - October 1935: Jimmy McMullan
November 1936 - September 1939: Jimmy Hogan
August 1945 - August 1950: Alex Massie
December 1950 - August 1953: George Martin
September 1953 - November 1958: Eric Houghton
December 1958 - July 1964: Joe Mercer
July 1964 - May 1967: Dick Taylor
July 1967 - November 1968: Tommy Cummings
December 1968 - January 1970: Tommy Docherty
January 1970 - May 1974: Vic Crowe
June 1974 - February 1982: Ron Saunders
February 1982 - June 1984: Tony Barton
July 1984 - September 1986: Graham Turner
September 1986 - May 1987: Billy McNeill
May 1987 - July 1990: Graham Taylor
July 1990 - May 1991: Jozef Venglos
July 1991 - November 1994: Ron Atkinson
November 1994 - February 1998: Brian Little
February 1998 - January 2002: John Gregory
February 2002 - May 2003: Graham Taylor
May 2003 - July 2006 : David O'Leary
Aug 2006 - present : Martin O'Neill
Club Honours
European Cup 1982
European Super Cup 1983
Inter-Toto Cup 2001
FA Cup 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
League Cup 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
League Champions 1893-1894, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1898-1899, 1899-1900, 1909-1910, 1980-1981
Second Division Champions 1937-1938, 1959-1960
Third Division Champions 1971-1972
FA Youth Cup 1972, 1980, 2002
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