On this day (April 29) in 1959, Aston Villa are held to a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion and fail to beat the drop. The Midlands outfit needed a win on the last day to avoid relegation from the First Division but concede a late equaliser to fall one point behind Manchester City in […]
On this day in 1905, Aston Villa beat Manchester City 3-2 on the last day of the season and a number of their opponents ended up being accused of match-fixing. City were battling Newcastle United and Everton for the First Division crown, and a win in their final game would have sealed the title. If […]
John Terry enjoyed an evening of football from the comfort of his own home on Tuesday, posting a video on his Instagram stories of him watching Aston Villa thrash Newcastle United in the Youth Cup quarter-finals and Chelsea draw with Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Top ranked IPTV Providers for 2026 […]
On this day (April 28) in 2019, Leeds United and Aston Villa brawled at Elland Road after Leeds scored a controversial goal midway through the second half. Marcelo Bielsa allowed Villa to walk in an equaliser, but that caused another brawl as Pontus Jansson tried to stop them from scoring. Jonathan Kodjia picked up an […]
On this day in 1983, Peter Withe scored his first goal for England in a 2-0 win over Hungary, netting in the 70th minute of the Euro ’84 qualifiers after Trevor Francis opened the scoring on the half hour mark. The Aston Villa striker was making his seventh appearance for the Three Lions, starting up […]
On this day (April 27) in 1903, Aston Villa enjoyed a 5-0 win over Middlesbrough but missed out of the First Division title by a single point. The Villans finished the season strongly with five consecutive league wins and 15 goals scored to three conceded, but it wasn’t enough to pip Sheffield Wednesday. Villa started […]
Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry were the first inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame, and now talk is on who will be the next inclusion. Gareth Barry’s name has been trending on Twitter because he’s made the most appearances in the top-flight, so Aston Villa may soon boast their own Hall of Famer. […]
On this day (April 26) in 1924, Aston Villa lost to Newcastle United in the FA Cup final, courtesy of goals from Neil Harris and Stan Seymour. The match was played in front of more than 91,000 supporters at the Empire Stadium and was the first defeat Villa suffered in a final. George Ramsay […]
Jack Grealish has been sidelined with a shin injury since mid-February and is still working towards getting fit with the exercise bike. The 25-year-old’s return in believed to be weeks away, but Grealish isn’t giving up. He posted on his Instagram story looking exhausted after a workout, but the Villa playmaker has been busy filming […]
Aston Villa threw away a 1-0 lead against Manchester City and ended up suffering a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night. It’s their seventh consecutive defeat to the Sky Blues and the 11th consecutive meeting they’ve failed to win, so Read Villa took a look at the last time Villa got one over […]
On this day in 1969, Aston Villa won the FA Cup and scored the fastest goal in the competition’s history. The Villans beat rivals West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at the Crystal Palace in London, courtesy of a Bob Chatt goal between 30 and 39 seconds. Villa and Albion were the first two teams to contest […]
On this day in 1969, Aston Villa staved off relegation to the third tier of English football despite suffering defeat in their final Second Division game of the season. The Villans lost 1-0 to Hull City and finished 18th in Division Two with 37 points from 42 games, winning 12 games while losing 16. Bury […]