Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have played at their home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won the Football League First Division seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the League Cup five times, and the European Cup and European Super Cup once.
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Brian Little is an English football manager and former player.
Ronald Saunders was an English football player and manager. He played for Everton, Tonbridge Angels, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton Athletic during a 16-year playing career, before moving into management. He managed seven clubs in 20 years, and he was the first manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, the three rival clubs based in and around the city of Birmingham.
David John Bradley is an English actor. He is best known for his screen roles including Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain.
Gordon Francis Lee was an English football player and manager. He played 144 league and cup matches in a 12-year career in the Football League, before going on to greater success as a manager, as he would take charge of 777 matches in a 23-year managerial career.
Gordon Sidney Cowans is an English retired football player and coach.
Peter Atherton is an English football coach and former professional player. His last job was as assistant manager of Bolton Wanderers.
Luis Oscar Fulloné Arce, better known as Oscar Fulloné was an Argentine football coach and player. He played as a midfielder for Independiente Medellín and Real Oviedo before moving to England to play for Aston Villa in 1967. Known as Oscar Arce during his time in England he remained in the country following his retirement from playing and was a coach for both Sheffield United and Sunderland. He became manager of Swiss side FC Sion in 1980 before going on to become one of the most successful African club managers.
David Wayne Norton is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Darren Michael Bradley is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Walsall. He also represented England at youth level.
Keith Andrew Leonard is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Aston Villa. He also played on loan at Port Vale. He played non-League football for Kidderminster Harriers, Darlaston, and Highgate United. He won the League Cup with Villa in 1975, and was also promoted out of the Second Division. He later became a coach and led the Aston Villa youth team players to FA Youth Cup victory in 1980; he later served Birmingham City as caretaker manager in 1986.
Erik Lund is a Swedish football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Ljungskile SK. He played as right back and spent most of his career at Ljungskile SK and IFK Göteborg. Lund also spent three years at the Aston Villa Academy and played twice for the Sweden national team in 2010.
Damian Bellón is a former Swiss footballer and current football manager. He is the current coach of Thai League 3 club Pattani.
Lewis Kinsella is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a left back. He also works as a talent scout for Arsenal.
Louie Mark Barry is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for Hull City on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa.
The 1975–76 English football season was Aston Villa's 76th in the Football League and their first season in the top division for eight years.
The 1964–65 English football season was Aston Villa's 65th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division.
Bradley Jamie Ethan Young is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.
