Aston Villa Football Club, commonly referred to as Villa, is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. The team have played at their home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa is 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.
Jlloyd Tafari Samuel was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played two full international matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.
David John Bradley is an English actor. He is 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.
Ernie "Mush" Callaghan BEM was an English footballer. He played as a defender for several small clubs before being signed for Aston Villa F.C. in 1930. He played for them for 125 league games and in 17 cup matches.
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, and previously 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.
James Keith Brown is a Scottish former footballer.
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.
Keith Jones was a Welsh international footballer. A goalkeeper, he made 295 league appearances in a 13-year career in the Football League, and won one cap for Wales in 1949.
Daniel Anthony Johnson is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stoke City and the Jamaica national team.
Lewis Kinsella is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a left back for Maidenhead United. He also works as a talent scout for Arsenal.
Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. He has represented Ireland as a youth international. Doyle-Hayes is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and spent six years at the club, making appearances in the Football League Cup in 2017 and 2018 before loan spells at Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town, he left Villa in June 2020. After a season with St Mirren, he signed for Hibernian in June 2021.
Louie Mark Barry is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for League Two club Stockport County, 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 1946–47 English football season was Aston Villa's 47th 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 Cymru Premier club The New Saints.
