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| − | '''Aston Villa F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] club playing in Aston, [[Birmingham]]. Formed in 1874,<ref>http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10265~1096594,00.html</ref> Villa was one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. The team currently plays in the [[English Premier League]] and is one of the most successful clubs in English football, winning the League, F.A. Cup and League Cup several times and the European Cup once. The current manager is Martin O' Neill. | + | '''Aston Villa F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] club playing in Aston, [[Birmingham]]. Formed in 1874,<ref>http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10265~1096594,00.html</ref> Villa was one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. The team currently plays in the [[English Premier League]] and is one of the most successful clubs in English football, winning the League, F.A. Cup and League Cup several times and the European Cup once. The current manager is Martin O' Neill, and the team displays the logo of local charity Acorn's Children Hospise. |
==Roster== | ==Roster== | ||
Revision as of 18:07, March 19, 2009
Aston Villa F.C. is a British soccer club playing in Aston, Birmingham. Formed in 1874,[1] Villa was one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. The team currently plays in the English Premier League and is one of the most successful clubs in English football, winning the League, F.A. Cup and League Cup several times and the European Cup once. The current manager is Martin O' Neill, and the team displays the logo of local charity Acorn's Children Hospise.
Contents
Roster
Goalkeepers
- 1 Brad Friedel
- 13 Stuart Taylor
- 22 Bradley Guzan
Defenders
- 2 Luke Young
- 3 Wilfred Bouma
- 5 Martin Laursen
- 15 Curtis Davies
- 16 Zat Knight
- 21 Nicky Shorey
- 24 Carlos Cuellar
- 29 Stephen O'Halloran
- 46 Barry Bannon
- 47 Ciaran Clark
- 48 Nathan Baker
Midfielders
- 4 Steve Sidwell
- 6 Gareth Barry
- 7 Ashley Young
- 8 James Milner
- 17 Moustapha Salifou
- 19 Stiliyan Petrov
- 20 Nigel Reo-Coker
- 26 Craig Gardner
- 27 Isaiah Osbourne
- 49 Chris Herd
- 51 Shane Lowry
- Zoltan Steibler
Strikers
- 9 Marlon Harewood
- 10 John Carew
- 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor
- 14 Nathan Delfouneso
Notable Former Players
Honors
League Champions - 7 : 1893-1894, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1898-1899, 1899-1900, 1909-1910, 1980-1981
Football Association Cup Winners - 7 : 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
League Cup Winners - 5 : 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
European Cup Winners - 1 : 1982
European Super Cup Winners - 1 : 1983
Inter-Toto CupWinners - 1 : 2001
References
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