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

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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

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

• ​​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.

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

• 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.

• ​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

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• ​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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