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OUR STORY

WE ARE ASTON VILLA

We are at the heart of English football, a majestic name, with a decorated past and an exciting future.

​In 1874 our cricketing founders met under a gas lamp and chose football as their sport.

 Led by Aston Villa Director William McGregor, the Football League was created in 1888, of which we are one of the founding members. We are one of only six English Clubs to have won the European Cup, lifting the famous trophy in 1982. We are also proud of the role we are playing in shaping the next generation of elite footballers with our flourishing Boys and Girls Academies.

Fast forward to more recent times, Aston Villa Football Club is proud that both of our first teams compete in the top flight of English men’s and women’s football.

The 2023/24 season saw us return to European football with our men's team reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League. Another unforgettable campaign followed in 2024/25, with continued growth both on and off the pitch. Villa progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals before our first Wembley appearance in five years as our men’s team reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. A sixth-place finish in the Premier League secured European football for a third consecutive season in the Europa League competition for season 2025/26.

We are determined to keep growing, both on and off the pitch. Our drive to succeed is visible on the global stage, we are building a family ethos and culture to be proud of, all while realising our ambitious plans for the expansion of our world-class facilities.

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OUR MILESTONES

Aston Villa Football Club formed

  • In 1874 our cricketing founders met under a gas lamp and chose football as their sport.

FA Cup Winners

  • Aston Villa won the FA Cup for the first time – with our most recent triumph in 1957 marking the seventh occasion the club have triumphed in the world’s oldest cup competition.

Football League formed

  • Led by Aston Villa Director, William McGregor, the Football League was created in 1888, of which we are one of the founding members.

Football League champions

  • ​The Club's maiden league title was secured, the first of seven

Aston Villa Football Club win the European Cup

  • We celebrate our finest hour as we lift the European Cup in 1982 on a famous night in Rotterdam, going on to win the European Super Cup in 1983.

Men's first team promoted back to Premier League

  • Our men's first team soared with a Club-record 10 league game winning streak and secured a return to England's top flight as we were successful in achieving promotion back to the Premier League

Women's first team promoted to Women's Super League

  • In the 2019/20 campaign, our women’s first team secured promotion to the women’s super league (WSL).

Aston Villa U18 Team win the FA Youth Cup

  • ​​In May 2021, our U18 Team won the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 2002 after beating Liverpool 2-1 at Villa Park.

Villa Park celebrates 125th anniversary

  • The club have been proud to call Villa Park home since April 1897, celebrating our iconic stadium with a special milestone.

UEFA Europa Conference League qualification and Women's FA Cup semi-finals

  • In the 2023/24 season, the Club saw a return to European football with our men's first team qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League and reaching the semi-finals.

  • Our Women's first team qualified for the Women's FA Cup semi-finals

  • Villa Park returned to being a world-class concert venue hosting global icons P!NK and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

Champions League qualification and commercial growth

  • ​Our Men's First Team clinched a memorable fourth place finish in the Premier League and, for the first time in our history, Champions League qualification for 2024/25 Season

  • In May 2024, our U18 Team won the Birmingham Senior Cup for the first time since 1985

  • We launched our new world-class Hospitality offering, spanning 17 areas, delivering a range of premium experiences in an unrivalled atmosphere

  • The Club and adidas announced our multi-year partnership that saw the sportswear giant become our official kit partner for the 2024/25 season onwards

  • The Foo Fighters were the latest world-renowned artists to play at our magnificent home

Unforgettable campaigns to mark our 150th anniversary season

  • As we marked the club’s historic 150th anniversary season, our men’s team competed among Europe’s elite and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and secured our first FA Cup semi-final at Wembley for 10 years.

  • In our Boys Academy, our Under 18s achieved an unprecedented treble - topping the Premier League southern section, celebrating the league’s national title and lifting the prestigious FA Youth Cup.

  • Our women’s team played all their home matches at Villa Park and secured a sixth-placed finish in the Women’s Super League.

  • Our Girls Academy Under-21s won the Professional Game Academy Plate at Loughborough Stadium.

  • The Club expanded our commercial footprint with the opening our brand-new retail store in the heart of Birmingham’s iconic Bullring shopping centre in May 2025

  • Villa Park hosted a series of music concerts of world-renowned artists: Guns N’ Roses, Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar and SZA and the unforgettable Back to the Beginning concert with the iconic Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath taking to the stage for the final time

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JOINING US

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY?

There has never been a better time to join Aston Villa Football Club. Working across our four sites, Villa Park, Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, London Offices, and Brookvale - Inner City Academy, none of this would be possible without all our staff working hard behind the scenes to make our a Club a success. We are one Club, one team.

Do you want to play your part in our historic Club? Check out our Current Vacancies!