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The 1977–78 English football season was Aston Villa's 78th in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the top division. Villa reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup where they went out 4–3 on aggregate against Barcelona. In the domestic league, however, they struggled, and Saunders started rebuilding the team. [3]
16 May 1977: Ivor Linton made his debut in the First Division as a 17-year-old apprentice, as a substitute in a 1–0 home victory against Stoke City relegating the Potteries club. [8] West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers win their last matches of the season to survive, and Bristol City keep their hopes alive by beating Liverpool 2–1.
In the 37 years that Ellis was involved with the Board, he hired and fired 13 out of the 24 managers that Aston Villa have had over their 133-year history. [2] One of Ellis's last acts before selling the club to Randy Lerner was to appoint Martin O'Neill , who was with the club from 4 August 2006 to 9 August 2010.
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The 1978–79 English football season was Aston Villa's 79th in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the top division. Manager, Ron Saunders had signed a six-year contract in the pre-season.
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 ...
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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. [3]In October 1975, at the age of 19, Andy Gray (167) moved south to newly promoted Villa for £110,000. [4]