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Aston Villa is one of the most successful clubs in English football history, having won 25 honours in its history. This is a list of Aston Villa's notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more competitive matches for the club, a feat often referred to as joining the 100 club.
This is a category for Aston Villa F.C. players past and present. Pages in category "Aston Villa F.C. players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
Former Aston Villa players named in the Hall of Fame are Clem Stephenson, Danny Blanchflower, Peter Schmeichel, Cyrille Regis, and Paul McGrath; as well as former manager Joe Mercer. In 2006, the club announced the creation of an Aston Villa Hall of Fame.
The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century Aston Villa Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and were founding members of the Football League in 1888, as well as the Premier League in 1992. They are one of the oldest football clubs in England, having won the First ...
Keith Andrew Leonard (born 10 November 1950) 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.
According to former Aston Villa team-mate Derek Mountfield, Cowans was the best two-footed player he ever played with, capable of tough tackling and making spectacular assists. [2] Cowans is consistently rated by Villa fans as one of their 3 best ever players.
During the 1980s, Shaw's goals helped Aston Villa win the First Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year – the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981, he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year, and was awarded the Bravo Award the following year, as the best under-23 player in European competitions.
The team was managed by Anderson's former Aston Villa boss Vic Crowe and, after learning of Anderson's interest, ... Aston Villa [10] Third Division winner: 1971–72;