NICKNAME: Villans

FOUNDED: 1874

MANAGER: Martin O'Neill

GROUND: Villa Park

LAST SEASON:

League Sixth FA Cup Third Round Carling Cup Third Round

HONOURS:

European Cup Winners (1) 1981-82

European Super Cup Winners (1) 1982

Division One Champions (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81

Division Two Champions (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

Division Three Champions (1) 1971-72

FA Cup Winners (7) 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957

Double Winners (1) 1896-97

League Cup Winners (5) 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996

RECORD VICTORY: League 12-2 v Accrington S, Division One, 12-03-1892 Cup 13-0 v Wednesbury, FA Cup First Round, 30-10-1886

RECORD DEFEAT: 1-8 v Blackburn, FA Cup Third Round, 16-02-1889

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 76,588 v Derby, FA Cup Sixth Round, 02-03-1946

RECORD TRANSFER PAID: Undisclosed (thought to be around £10m), James Milner to Newcastle, August 2008

RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £12.6m, Dwight Yorke from Manchester United, August 1998

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season Pongo Waring, 49, 1930-31 All-time Harry Hampton, 215, 1904-15

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Charlie Aitken, 561, 1961-76