On this day (June 9) in 2011, Roberto Martinez asked for time from Wigan Athletic as he was being headhunted for the Aston Villa vacancy. Gerard Houllier had departed at the end of the season due to poor health and the Guardian noted that Martinez was interested in replacing him. Wigan chairman Dave Whelan was […]
Aston Villa have agreed a deal with Norwich City for Emiliano Buendia and could be breaking their transfer record to sign him for £33m, so Read Aston Villa looked at the last club-record signing and didn’t have to go far back to find him. It was Ollie Watkins, signed for £30.6m from Brentford in the […]
Aston Villa confirmed on Monday that they’d reached an agreement with Norwich City over the transfer of Emiliano Buendia and Stan Collymore revealed his delight on social media. Buendia is yet to undergo a medical as he’s in a bubble with the Argentina national team, so he’ll complete the move after their meeting with Colombia […]
On this day (June 3) in 1994, Aston Villa sold Tony Daley to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.25m. He went on to make approximately 21 appearances in all competitions for the Old Gold, scoring four goals. At Villa, Daley had 233 appearances between 1985 and 1994, scoring 31 goals. He had seven caps for England during […]
On this day in 1964, Mark Walters was born in Lozells, Birmingham. He played for Aston Villa as a schoolboy and would go on to make 224 appearances over six years for the Midlands outfit. Walters, who is the uncle of footballer Simon Ford, became an apprentice at Villa after leaving school in the summer […]
Aston Villa have two players in the England team ahead of this summer’s European Championships – Tyrone Mings and Jack Grealish. Ollie Watkins was nearly the third representative after making the provisional 33-man squad, but he was cut when the squad was trimmed to 26 players. Not only is it rare that a Villa player […]
It’s been nearly ten years since Gerard Houllier stepped down as Aston Villa manager by mutual consent. The 73-year-old was struggling with ill health for months and announced on June 1 in 2011 that he wouldn’t be returning to the club ahead of the new season. It was a sad announcement because there were fears […]
It’s been nearly 87 years since Aston Villa appointed their first full-time manager – Jimmy McMullan on Jume 1 in 1934. He was brought in from Oldham Athletic and lasted two years in the job before being sacked, eventually moving on to Notts County. McMullan was a former left half who played for Third Lanark […]
On this day in 1966, Lee Butler was born in Sheffield. The 54-year-old would go on to play for Aston Villa in his nomadic career, spending four years in the West Midlands while being understudy to Nigel Spink, but he fell down the divisions after leaving. Before turning professional, Butler played for Harworth Colliery at […]
On this day (May 27) in 2019, Aston Villa won promotion back to the Premier League. The Villans beat Derby County 2-1 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley, courtesy of goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn. Villa took the lead before halftime when El Ghazi headed home Ahmed Elmohamady’s cross from the […]
On this day (May 27) in 1982, Aston Villa were given a rousing welcome by supporters in Birmingham after winning the European Cup. The Midlands outfit beat Bayern Munich in the final at Rotterdam on May 26 and travelled back home a day later. Ron Saunders’ side booked their place in the European Cup after […]
On this day in 1982, Aston Villa won the European Cup, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 at Feyenoord’s De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. Peter Withe’s goal was the difference in front of 46,000 supporters, but the result was a major upset as Bayern were big favourites to come out on top. Villa reached the final by […]