Season 2008/09: 6th place

Nickname: The Villans

Stadium: Villa Park, Birmingham
Capacity: 43,300
Away end: Doug Ellis Stand

Song they run out to: Thunderbirds Countdown

Top scorer 08/09: John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor (11 goals each)

Manager: Martin O'Neill
Assistant Manager: John Robertson
In the backroom: Academy Coach Gordon Cowans is hero worshipped at Villa, helping them win the League Cup, Division One and the European Cup during the late 70s and early 80s.

Home kit: Claret and blue shirts, white shorts.
Away kit: Blue and black shirts, black shorts.

• Div One: 1981, 1910, 1900, 1899, 1897, 1896, 1894
• Div Two: 1938, 1960
• Div Three: 1972
• FA Cup: 1957, 1920, 1913, 1905, 1897, 1895, 1887
• League Cup: 1996, 1994, 1977, 1975, 1961
• European Cup: 1982
• European Super Cup: 1983
• Intertoto Cup: 2001

Essential reading: The Legends of Aston Villa, by Tony Matthews

Did you know?
Villa are the first English top-flight club to carry a charity's name as their sponsor - Acorns, a local children's hospice.

More information:

• Aston Villa official website

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