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Villa manager Joe Mercer persuaded Burrows to sign part-time in March 1958. He played and scored in the final of the inaugural League Cup in 1961 as Villa beat Rotherham United 3–2. [ 3 ] Burrows won an England U23 cap against Greece and finished as Villa's top goalscorer in 1961–62 and 1962–63 .
Villa were relegated for the second time in their history. Local rival "Wolves" achieved the double over Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960. [1] In the second City derby Villa could only manage a draw at home before being defeated at St Andrews. [2] There were exits for Les Smith, Billy Myerscough, Peter Aldis and Wally Hazelden.
The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double. This is a list of seasons played by Aston Villa Football Club in English and European football, from 1879 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry) to the most recent completed season. Aston Villa football club was founded in March, 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston. Throughout the 1870s, Aston Villa played a small ...
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 ...
Aston Villa: 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 Promoted to the First Division: 2 Cardiff City: 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58 3 Liverpool: 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50 4 Sheffield United: 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50 5 Middlesbrough: 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48 6 Huddersfield Town: 42 19 9 14 73 52 1.404 47 7 Charlton Athletic: 42 17 13 12 90 87 1.034 47 8 ...
12 September 1959 Lincoln City: A 2–0 Massie (2) 10,406 2nd 17 September 1959 Swansea Town: A 1–3 Sinclair 15,250 5th 19 September 1959 Aston Villa: H 0–1 22,522 6th 26 September 1959 Sunderland: A 0–0 31,655 7th 3 October 1959 Portsmouth: H 6–3 Connor (2), Massie (2), McHale, Taylor 15,452 4th 10 October 1959 Rotherham United: A 1 ...
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Gérard Houllier, manager 2010–11 – see List of Aston Villa F.C. managers 2007–08 saw Villa progress further, finishing sixth to qualify for the Intertoto Cup. A victory against Danish side Odense BK , over two legs in the final during the summer of 2008, put Villa into European competition for the 2008–09 season for the first time in ...