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Aston Villa F.C.
association football club
Inception21 Sapal/Nwadispii nɛ ayi 1874 Dɛmisim gbɛlima
NameAston Villa, Aston Villa Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Official nameAston Villa Football Club Dɛmisim gbɛlima
NicknameΟι Χωριάτες, The Villa, The Lions, The Claret & Blue Army Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Sportassociation football Dɛmisim gbɛlima
ChairpersonNassef Sawiris Dɛmisim gbɛlima
CountryUnited Kingdom Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Head coachUnai Emery Dɛmisim gbɛlima
League or competitionPremier League Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Home venueVilla Park Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Owned byWes Edens, Nassef Sawiris Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Owner ofVilla Park Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Headquarters locationAston Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Statistical leaderBilly Walker, Charlie Aitken Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Official websitehttps://www.avfc.co.uk/ Dɛmisim gbɛlima
History of topichistory of Aston Villa F.C. Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Official colorbordeaux, sky blue Dɛmisim gbɛlima
Category for members of a teamCategory:Aston Villa F.C. players Dɛmisim gbɛlima

Aston Villa Boole Club (wʋʋd ye o buon ye Villa) anɛ bɔlnwɛ'ɛdib banɛ bɛ Aston, Birmingham, England la. Gbambʋʋg la ka ba da pin'il 1874, zab nɛ Premier League, solemiine tita'ar la zu'oe. Tiim la di'emnɛ ba yaan, Villa Park, din yi 1897. Aston Villa anɛ kpɛɛmnam nɛ banɛ nyaŋid bɛ England la yinne, ka di nwɛnɛ Boole Diction yiiga diib ayɔpɔi, FA kupi la nɔɔnɛ nɔɔra ayɔpɔi, nɛ European Cup nɛ European Cup yimmט.

Aston Villa anɛ English kilab kanɛ ka ba mi’ ba yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nam saŋa (1880s), ban da an banɛ gat tuon di’ema pʋʋgin la. A-nwɛn’ɛtɔlis taaba giŋa-giŋa baŋir da pin’ili yinɛ daʋ kanɛ yit Scotland George Ramsay, onɛ ka ba da gaŋ o ka o an dunia wʋsa football kilab yiiga tuongat yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ ayuobʋ (1886). Kilab la da tʋmtʋʋma nɛ bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ anu (1885), ka li da anɛ Villa director, William McGregor, da gaad tuoni gɔs dunia wʋsa yiiga Football League yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ anii ni (1888).[1][2][3][4]

George Ramsay da di ya’an League Championships nama ayuobʋ nɛ FA Cups nama ayuobʋ la da kɛ ka Aston Villa an kilab kanɛ kɛn tuoni bɛ England, ba da mɔr ya’an kanɛ yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai nam saŋa (1890s) kɛŋ paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nam saŋa (1970s). Villa da di goal nam kɔbiga nɛ pisi nɛ anii (128) bɛ season 1930–31, ba bʋ lɛn nyɛɛ li buudi ya’asɛ paae zina,[5] amaa kilab la da pin’ili lɛbis nya’aŋ nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pistan’ nam saŋa (1930s); yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnaasi nam saŋa (1940s) nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnu nam saŋa (1950s) ka yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyuobʋ nam saŋa la (1960s) ka ba lu tɛŋin ka lini da kɛ ka Doug Ellis da kɛna di’e kilab la yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyuobʋ nɛ anii ni (1968) ka Villa da lɛb nya’aŋ kɛŋ relegation English football ni yʋʋm 1969–70. Villa da lɛn duoe bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nam tɛnsʋk (1970s) ka ba manager da an Ron Saunders, onɛ da kɛ ka kilab la paas 1980–81 di’ema pʋʋgin. Banɛ da paas English kilab nama anaasi ni da di European Cup, bɛ 1981–82, nɛ European Super Cup1982.

Aston Villa da paasi pin’il Premier League bɛ 1992, ba da paasi ba taaba atan’ banɛ da pin’il Football League nɛ Premier League la. Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai saŋa lanɛ yʋʋm tusayi saŋa, Villa da kɛn tuoni nwɛ’ɛd European football, amaa ka Martin O'Neill da gaad la ka kilab la da lɛb nya’aŋ ka da lɛb relegation Premier League ni 2015–16. Ban di’em yʋma atan’ bɛ EFL Championship ka mɛ ti’as tuongatiba ayi nya’aŋ la, kilab la da lɛb Premier League yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai ni (2019). Unai Emery da an tuongat yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi ni la (2024), kilab la da nyaŋi lɔ’ɔŋi kɛŋ UEFA Champions League ba yiiga daan lin yi yטטm tusir, kɔbis wai nɛ pisnii paae yטטm tusir, kɔbis wai nɛ pisnii nɛ ayi la ni 1982/83 sa.

Ba di’ema pʋʋgin, Villa di’em yʋʋm kɔbiga nɛ piinɛ yinnɛ (111) ka bɛnɛ agɔla, fʋ ya’a nɔki mak nɛ si’eba li anɛ abʋyi’ daani tisi ba, ka mɛ di ya’an 78 England internationals, ka di ya’ani gaadi ba taaba. Aston Villa yʋ’ʋn anɛ abʋnu English di’ema pʋʋgin, lin da pin’il yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ anii saŋ la sa (1888)[6] ka an kilab kanɛ paas ayɔpɔi bɛ English football ni nya’a di ya’an.

Villa nya’ad nɛ Birmingham City bɛɛ ba tɛŋin ka ba dataas banɛ ti’al ayi an City derby ban di’em nɛ kilab si’eba yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anii saŋa sa (1879).[7] Ba mɛ lɛn mɔr dataalig nɛ West Bromwich Albion, ka di’em banɛ ka ba di’emid nidib pʋdi ba ye West Midlands derby. Kilab la fuud colours anɛ wiig nɛ dɛn’ɛm, kurug giŋ pi’el nɛ socks banɛ an dɛ’ɛm wʋʋ sangbaŋ nɛ. Ba kilab la zanbin anɛ wɛbaa.[8][9] Banɛ sʋ’ʋe kilab la nannanna anɛ V Sports, tʋʋmkanɛ an Egypt dim ligid daan Nassef Sawiris, America ligid daan Wes Edens, nɛ America da’adiib tʋʋma kanɛ buon Atairos.

Pin’ilig nɛ nɔbigir (1874−1886)

Aston Villa Football Club da pin’il nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anaasi, sapal nwadig, dabpisi nɛ yinnɛ daar (21 November 1874), ka banɛ da pin’ili li an Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel nidib banɛ bɛ Handsworth: linɛ yʋ’ʋn bɛ Birmingham sʋ’ʋli la.[10] Nidib anaasi banɛ da pin’il Aston Villa da anɛ Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price nɛ William Scattergood, banɛ da paas chapel's cricket team banɛ da ied suor kanɛ ka ba na wisigi ba ningbina waad saŋa.[11] Footballkilab nami da kae la zug Aston Villa yiiga nwɛ’ɛb da anɛ ban nɛ Aston Brook St Mary's Rugby team. Di’ema la pʋʋgin, Villa dim da di’em nɛ dɔlis Rugby dim wada ka nyaan kɛŋ vʋ’ʋs ka ban da vʋ’ʋsi lɛb na la ka dɔlis Association la wada. Villa da di ba yiiga 1–0.[12]

Kilab la da nyɛ zugsʋŋ ban da nyɛ Scotland dim daʋ ka o yʋ’ʋr buon George Ramsay ka o da kɛna nyɛ ka Villa nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib bɛ ba di’ema pʋʋgin bɛ Aston Park yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii ne pisyɔpɔi nɛ ayʋobʋ ni (1876). Ba da nɔk o paas ye ba kanl paae ka li da lidigi ba nɛ o baŋir la; ba da nan pʋ nyɛ sɔ’ ka o pa’al baŋir ala. Di’ema la da naae la, Villa nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib da la’asi gilig o ka buol o ye o paasi ba an ba captain.[13] Labaar da yi lalli Ramsay baŋir yela, nidib bɛdigʋ da la’asid ye ba gɔs ninkanɛ ka ba da pʋd o giŋa ye ‘Scotty’ la. Onɛ da zamisidi ba, Ramsay da buol kilab saaŋ nwa di’emid nɛ pʋtɛn’ɛr si’a la ye 'gɔsim nidib la ka nwɛ’ɛ nɛ paŋ'.[14] Ramsay da paam kpɛmisigi yi Scottish dim kilab, Queen's Park, onɛ da gaad tuoni gɔs bʋnlinɛ ka ba buon 'combination football' linɛ da bɛ Glasgow, ban da tɔmisid bɔɔl la si’em la da ti’ak English kilab nam 1870s.[15][16]

Villa da pin’ili maali ba mɛŋi an banɛ gati ba taaba bɛ Midlands, ka da di ba ya’an piini, Birmingham Senior Cup in 1880. Kilab la da kɛŋ tuoni di’e ya’an piini kan nɔɔra awai yʋʋm piinɛ yi pʋʋgin.[17]

Victorian Nɛ Edwardian golden yטma(1886–1914)

Fט ya'a gsɔ boolnwɛ'ɛbi nar siem bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ anu ni clab la da gban'e nɛ ye ba yט'טm nwɛn'ɛd bool la saŋa wטsa ka ka kpɛɛmnam la tisi ba li yɔɔd. laba bama ka ba da mɔli di yɛla bɛ Birmingham Daily Gazette laba mɔɔlטg zin'igin la bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ ayuobu Sigir Nwadig la ni.

'Bɔɔdi sɔ': Aston Villa dim Football Club kpɛɛm iɛɛdi onɛ na nyaŋi pɛsigi o mɛŋi pa'al nwɛ'dib la tituaa. Yɔɔd anɛ £100 yטטm pטטgin. banɛ bɔɔd na mɔr gbana tis Aston Villa Club House kpɛɛmnam la bɛ 6 Witton Road, Aston’ la, ka da ke ka di yטטgi gaad Sigir Nwadig la dabisim pisyi nɛ atan' daare.

Villa da di'e gbana bɛdigט dinɛ an gbana kɔbiga nɛ pisnu nɛ 150 ka ba wטsa bɔɔd tטטma la, amaa George Ramsay da paam suor ka ba nɔk tטטma la ni ka di anɛ on da onɛ an nimi'idi galis la yɛla ka ba da gan o. Ka din ka yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnii nɛ ayuobu Sigir Nwadig la dabism pisyi nɛ ayuobu la ni ba gaŋi ba ye ba an dunia wטsa yiiga banɛ na gɔs bool yɛla.[18]

Din yi saŋkan la Aston Villa da tuon hali dunia nwa' ni ka an yiiga bɛ Midlands teamla ni ka di ya'an ni bɛ FA Cup bɛ yטטm tusir kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ ayɔpoi bɛ1887 la ni. Villa tuoni gaadטg, powerful Scottish centre-forward Archie Hunter yט'on da anɛ yir la yiiga yט'טr, ba da an yiiga dim banɛ di goal la yiiga ba nwɛ'ɛd FA Cupsaŋa wטsa. Aston Villa da anɛ team yinne kanɛ pɛɛs team nam bɛdigט ni da keŋ nwɛ' zטŋir nwɛ'ɛb dinɛ anɛ inaugural Football League bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ anii 1888 la ni pɛɛs nɛ ba clab la pa'an-pa'an yinne, William McGregor onɛ da sin'iŋ league la. Dɔlisid nwɛni boolwɛ'ɛbi nar yɛ li an siem bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ awai 1889 la ni, clab la da bɔɔdnɛ ligidi kanɛ ka ba na mɔri yɔɔdi ba nwɛ'ɛdib la. saŋa wטsa zuod friendlies la daa san'amnɛ ka di dɔlisnɛ ban da ɛɛnti nwɛ'ɛdi geesid taaba FA Cup bɛɛ county cup matches bɛɛ clubs da pט ka ba paam zugsטŋɔ la'am nɛ ba nwɛ'ɛb la da an sטm la wטsa bab ka ni wטsa ka keŋi nwɛ'.[19][20] McGregor da nyɛ' ka ba kad Villa matches la bas ka ba nwɛ'ɛd-nwɛ'ɛdib yט'טm namis la o da nɔk sɔŋkpi'em bɛ Asibiddaar nami anu la ni.[20] Yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ anii la Dɔnwalig Nwadig (March 1888) la ni, o da sɔbi tis club la kpɛɛmnam, Aston Villa, la'am nɛ Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North EndWest Bromwich Albion,[21] pian'adi pa'an yee ba ya'a maal team yinne pɛɛs di na sטŋ ka ba mɔr nidibi tis clab ka ba nwɛ'ɛd saŋa wטsa.[22][23] Fט ya'a gɔsi ba la'asטg nami ayi ka ba kpɛɛmnam la da mɔri ba keŋ dunia wטsa yiiga Football League season dinɛ da sin'iŋ yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ pisnii nɛ anii Sɛnlʋŋ Nwadig (September 1888) la ni nɛ club la nwɛ'ɛdibi piiga nɛ ayi (12) banɛ yit Midlands nɛ north of England: Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderer.

La'am nɛ Villa da sin'iŋ league yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ piswai nɛ atan' ka ba nam bɔɔd yee ba di ya'an. Villa tuongatib kpɛɛmnam la ni yinne Frederick Rinder an onɛ da sin'iŋ club la la'asטg bɛ Barwick Street yטטm tusir, kɔbis nii nɛ piswai nɛ atan' Fulumfug Nwadig (February 1893) la ni yis tuongatib kpɛɛmnam banɛ da da bɛ saŋkan la gɔsid club la yɛla. Tuongatib kpɛɛmnam la da sɔb gbana pa'al yee ba bas tטטma la, ka ba nyɔdig Tuongatib kpɛɛmnam anu dinɛ ka Rinder  da ba gaadi ba tuoni aan ba kpɛɛm, onɛ da pian;a fiiɛeɛ kpɛɛmnam banɛ da pט gɔsid nwɛ'ɛd-nwɛ'ɛdib la, hali ka bas ka nwɛ'ɛd-nwɛ'ɛdib sieba nuud daam. Pitch la ni ka manager George Ramsay gטn'טl team la banɛ ka ba yט'טr yi hali giŋa, tɔ'ɔtɔ'ɔ la'asi gaadi nyɛ' Villa ka o di ya'an yiiga league dinɛ pia'nzug nɛ bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai atan' keŋ paae yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai anaasi (1893 - 94) la ni nɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai ayuobu keŋ paae yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswa ayɔpoi (1896 - 1897) la ni.

Aston villa da yi an banɛ yina ken tuon hali English club, Victorian era saŋa la, ba da di ya'anam ka di pט pɔɔd di gad League nami anu pian'azut nɛ FA Cups nam atan' Queen Victoria's reign la naarin bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ ayinne 1901 la ni.[24] Onɛ da an Villa kpɛɛm saŋa kaŋa da anɛ Birmingham-born forward John Devey, onɛ da ken tuon bɛ lightning-fast winger Charlie Athersmith nɛ marshalling Villa's gudim da anɛ tough-tackling Scotsman James Cowan onɛ da mɔr ya'am mi'i saŋa kanɛ ka ba na nwɛ'.[25] yטטm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai ayɔpoi 1897 la, yטטm kan la ka Villa da di ya'an nam abטyi la (The Double), ba da yii lɛb ba yin dinɛ ka ba bɛ nananna, Aston Lower Grounds la.[26] Sטŋ-sטŋidib la da maal bטgilim-bטgilim ka zin'ig la ye "Villa Park"; Ba da pט gban'e gban'ar sia ka pa'al ye zini'ig la yט'ri an Villa Park.[27]

Ba tuon ken la da kpɛm kenɛ ala ti paae Edwardian era, nɛ Villa ti kenna טk FA Cup dinɛ pɛɛsidi abטnaasi bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ anaasi paae yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ anu (1904 - 1905) la ni, nɛ league kanɛ pɛɛsi ayuobט bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ awai paae yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piiga (1909 - 1910) la ni. Ti ya'a keŋ tuon FA Cup yaŋir la da nyaŋi tטm eve First World War bɛ yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piiga nɛ atan' 1913 la ni club la da kɔ'ɔŋ nɛ ban na di ya'an abטyi (Double) la, naar league. Banɛ da nwɛ'ɛd bool la paam anɛɛ Howard Spencer, ka gur cultured onɛ an kpɛɛm da an Villa nɛ England, nɛ banɛ an prolific strike force of Joe Bache nɛɛ Harry Hampton onɛ da bɛ batbetween them scored 382 goals bɛclaret nɛblue.

Yטטm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyi (January1920), Billy Walker da di goals nam abטyi o Villa nya’aŋi ba 2-1 FA Cup la first round la ni k aba di ya’aŋ ka bas QPR; Club la da di FA Cub la ya’aŋ dinε pεεŋi abʋtan’ la saŋkan la ka Walker keŋ pa’al yee on anε Villa’s star player bε yʋʋm tusir kɔbiswai nε psyi (1920s) saŋa, ka di goals nam kɔbisyi nε pisnaasi nε anaasi (244) bε o nwε’εbnam kɔbisnu nε pistan’nε yinne (531), onε da an kpεεm tis Villa nε England. George Ramsay da bas boolwε’εb nε bε yʋʋm tusir kɔbiswai nε pisyi nε ayuobu (1926) la ni, ka mɔr yʋma pisyɔpɔi nε ayinne la’am nε on da nɔk Billy Smith lεdig la wʋsa o da pʋ nyaŋi keŋ wʋʋ on da kn tuon siem laa, di an sida mεŋa football clubs da kena yʋ’ʋm pʋm nwε’εdi gat Aston Villa, kaskas anε Arsenal, banε da pʋ nyaŋi keŋ tuon ya’as bε league yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’(1930) kεm paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε ayinne (1931) nε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε ayi (1932) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε atan’ (1933) la. La’am nε bam da pʋ nya’ŋi di ya’an la, wʋrʋg la da bε Villa Park la ni da mɔri nɔŋgbanwa’ar nε boolwε’εb yεl, goals banε ka ba da di kɔbiga nε pisyi nε anii la bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ (1930) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ ayinne (1931) an dinε ka sɔ’ɔ nam pʋ nyaŋi dii tʋʋg wala hali ti kεna paae zina. Goals pisnaaasi nε anaasi (49) sieba ka ba da di ka li bεε di kɔn’ hali saŋakan la tεŋsʋk tuon sɔb Tom ‘Pongo’ Warning la da di goals ban la, nε goals pistan’ sieba mεn ka kpεn-kpεn sɔb Eric Houghton la da dii li.

Club la da gaŋ Jimmy McMullan ye o an kpεεm kani gɔsid bool la nwε’εb yεla bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε anaasi (1934), amaa ba gban’ar kaŋa da naae ba sʋmm, din ka ke ka ba gʋ’ʋŋ ka lʋ teŋin hali yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε anu (1935) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε ayuobu (1936) la nib a da did ya’an ha yʋma anii (48 years) yεla la. Villa da namisnε hali gʋ’ʋŋir la yεla:  ba da di kɔbiga nε piiga (110) bε nwε’εb pisnaasi ni, ka ayɔpɔi (7) yit Arsenal's Ted Drake dinε an infamous 1–7 nyaŋir bε Villa Park la ni.[28] Club la da tik nu’ug nwεnε bam baba ayɔpɔi ka sa’am ligidi saŋkan la £35,500 mɔɔd ban na niŋ siem ka nyaŋi keŋ tuo din kun tun’oe ka an siem wʋsa, amaa ba da pʋ yaŋi da’ ba mεŋi yεla la nii. Saŋa kan la Aston Villa da an boolnwε’εdi banε k aba yʋ’ʋr yi hali k aba ken tuon hali bε dunia wʋsa ni boolnwε’εbin la, ba da yʋ’ʋm sigi bε teŋin bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pistan’ nε ayuobu (1936) la ni yεlkuda dinε nan zi maal kudim.

Dɔlisidi kεn tuon sa bε ba Second Division la ni, Villa board dim la da gʋ’ʋŋ  ka ken mɔri ba club chairman Fred Rinder onε ann ba kpεεm kudig la lεb na, o da o ya’a lεb na Villa na lεm du agola ka kεŋ tuon nwεni on da bε k aba da kεn tuon ka did ya’an siem la. O da piε o pʋʋg ka pian’a yee ‘’bam kε ka team la pʋ nyaŋi kεŋ tuon nε ka lεε yɔɔd lig titara tisid nwε’εdib banε pʋm dεŋim bε sa, ka fiεe ba pamm.’’ Ka ye on niŋ yada pamm paa ye di anε ban da tiak wada la ka sin’iŋi zamisid dasam paalis ba pʋm nɔbig ka mɔr boolnwε;εb ya’am la ke ka ba da lʋ teŋin ka pʋ nyaŋi ken tuon ba malima la ni bεε ba an ninsieba la. Dinε da mɔr a-pʋ-gɔsimεŋ itima kεŋ Villa boolnwε’εdib la ni na ke k aba lu. Rinder's yiiga tumir dinε  ka o da tum anε on da nwieε kεŋ Austria mɔr coach Jimmy Hogan ka o an ba manager. Ka saansa ayi ma’aa ka Hogan da nyaŋi sʋŋi pa’al Villa tituaa ka ba keŋ tuon yʋ’ʋm pεεs banε nwε’εd bool sʋŋa la ba ayi ni Second Division champions k aba yʋ’ʋm kpεm boola tituaa yim. Hogan da pa’al nyain o yam kanε ka mɔr boolnwε’εbin yee: "I am a teacher and lover of constructive football with every pass, every kick, every movement an object.”[29] O daa εεnt yεti o nidib la saŋa wʋsa yee boolnwε’εb nwεnε Viennese waltz, rhapsody nε. Ka di nar yee ba nwε’εdi tisid taaba saŋa wʋsa ka kεn tuon (One-two-three, one-two-three, pass-move-pass, pass-move-pas.”)[30] amaa, Second World War da naae la ka  Hogan's pʋtεn’εr kanε ka o da mɔr ye o ke ka Aston Villa yaŋ di ya’aŋ bε English game la ni da pʋ nyaŋi tʋmm.

Ba Luun nε Ban Gʋ’ʋŋir (1945 - 1961)

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Nwεni English clubs nam εεnti pʋn lut siem la, Villa mε da gʋ’ʋŋ bε Second World War la ka di da ke ka sielnam bεdigʋ sa’am ba bεlim pʋʋgin.[31] Bumper nidib bεdigʋ da kεŋ Villa Park dɔlisid nwε’εb ka na la, nidib tusa kɔbispisyɔpɔi nε pisyuobu, kɔbiswai nε pisnii nε anii (76,588) da kεŋ FA Cup quarter-final, Villa nε Derby County da nwε’εd bε yʋʋm tusa kɔbiswai nε pisnasi ayuobu Dɔnwalig nwadig la ni (March 1946), nε’εŋa an dinε ka nidib da kεŋ zuo hali bε Villa Park la ni. Alex Massie onε an ba nwε’εd kudug la da sʋŋi zamis ka kpa’al li ba titua din nar siem bε yʋʋm tusa kɔbiswai nε pisnasi (1940s) saŋa la. Star players da anε club dau yinne ma’aa onε an Harry Parkes, Welsh ε tεŋsʋk tuon Trevor Ford nε pʋʋgin - tuon Johnny Dixon, fʋ ya’a gɔs club la da di ya’aŋ dinε an ba  mid-table ka naas wʋsa ba pisnaasi nam ni bεε ba pisnu nam ni din bεε agɔl bεdigʋ gat 6th place league ni. Board la da kpε’ pʋʋgin na ban da nyε ka nidib la sin’iŋi fieεεd saŋa kan la nε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu nε atan’ (1953) la AGM ka Sports Argus pa’ali di yεla yee "the longest and liveliest Villa meeting".[32] Yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu nε anaasi (1954) la ni, Danny Blanchflower da bɔɔd ye ba nɔk o tɔɔm tεŋ o da ye “club la nɔbignε mɔr kpaam ka gbanya’am mɔri banε ban na lεbi sin’iŋ ban da maan siel la ka li kε ka εεnnbir pʋoεe san’amid”.[33] La’am nε ba ban daa pʋ bɔɔd ye ba sik teŋin la wʋsa saŋa kanε da dɔl la, Aston Villa's first trophy ba yʋma pistan’ nε ayɔpɔi (37 years) la ni, yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu ayuobu (1956) paae  yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu ayɔpɔi (1957) la ni, saŋa kanε Villa boolnwε’εd niŋ kudʋg, Eric Houghton onε da Gaad Manchester United 2-1 nε Northern Irish winger Peter McParland kanε ka ba da la’am la’asi di goal la.[34] Team la da kpεm kεnε tuoni namisid ka pʋ bata league la, ka dinzug ka ba da yis Eric Houghton bε , yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu nε anii Samampiid Nwadig (December 1958) la ni.Ban da yis o ka nɔk Joe mercer la pʋ sʋŋ siel-siel ka yaŋi ke ka team nɔɔrim abʋtan’ dinε nan zi naam kudim bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu nε anii (1958) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnu nε awai (1959) la ni. Amaa fd ya’a gts Mercer saŋa la o da nyaŋi ke ka Villa ken tuon bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnyuobʋ (1960) ka an Second Division Champions dasam paalis  yʋ’ʋs ja ba da buoni ba ye 'Mercer's Minors' Aston Villa yʋ’ʋm da an team kanε an yiiga di Football League Cup nε England teŋʋk-tuon Gerry Hitchens di goals vεnna pisnaasi nε ayi bε yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnyuobʋ (1960) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnyuobʋ ayinne (1961).[35]

Ban Da Di’e Tʋ’ʋd Siem Ka Tεdigi Ba Mεŋ (1961 - 1974).

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Hitchens' goal si da ke ka Italian club Inter Milan, da wdm o yεla ka tis o ligidi bεdigʋ ka tik nu’ug. Ba da kuos o nε £85,000 bε paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nε pisnyuobʋ ayinne (1961). Ka ban da nɔk Derek Dougan nytdig la di da pʋ sʋŋi ba Villa lεb nya’aŋ.

Championship to Champions League (2016–present)

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Yʋʋm tusa ayi, nɛ piiga ayuobʋ, sigir nwadig la ni (June 2016), Chinese kpikpiŋ daan kanɛ ka ba buon Tony Xia da da’ kilab la £76 million.[36] Kpɛɛm kanɛ da sʋ’ʋe Chelsea ka ba buon  o Roberto Di Matteo ka ba da gaŋ ye o an kilab la manager, amaa ba da kad o yis di’ema piinɛ yi pʋʋgin, ban da pʋ nyaŋi pin’il sʋ’ʋŋa la zug.[37] Onɛ da kɛna di’e o nɔbir anɛ Birmingham manager kudug kanɛ buon Steve Bruce.[38] Bruce da gaadi ba tuon ka ba da naae bɛ abʋnaasi 2017–18 season la ni, amaa ka da lɛb nya’aŋi bɛ 2018 EFL Championship play-off final ban da nwɛ’ɛd nɛ Fulham la.

Ban da pʋ nyɛ suori paas Premier League la ni la, kilab la da namis ligidi yela. Ban da baŋ ye li kpɛɛmnam anɛ yela la, Xia da gban’a ye o kuos kilab la.[39] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, Mɔraug nwadig la, dabpisi daar (20 July 2018) labaar da yina ye NSWE Group, tʋʋma kanɛ an Egypt tɛŋ ligid daan kanɛ ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Nassef Sawiris nɛ America ligid daan kanɛ ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Wes Edens din la, da si’ak ye ba kpɛn’ɛsi ba ligidi bɔɔl kilab la ni. Ba da da’ kilab la faar pisnu nɛ anu, kɔbiga pʋʋgin (55%), ka Sawiris da di’e kpɛŋi an chairman, ka da gaŋ Christian Purslow ye o an CEO.[40]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, Sawaar nwadig la ni (October 2018), ba da yis Bruce on da gaad tuon ka ba nwɛ’ɛ bɔɔl nɔɔra awai ka di ya’an nɔɔra ayinnɛ ma’a la yela.[41] Onɛ da di’e o nɔbir anɛ Brentford manager kudug nɛ boyhood Villa nya’andɔl Dean Smith,[42][43] onɛ da gaad kilab la tuon ka ba paas abʋnu zin’ig, ka kɛ ka ba di ya’an nɔɔr piiga banɛ ka ba da nwɛ’ɛ la wʋsa ka nyaŋi lɔ’ɔŋ playoffs ya’as. Ba da paae 2019 EFL Championship play-off final ka da di Derby County 2–1 ka da paam suori kpɛn’ɛ Premier League ni ya’as, ban da pʋ nyaŋi paasɛ yʋma atan’ pʋʋgin nya’aŋ la.[44]

Yʋ’ʋŋ kanɛ ka Villa lɛb Premier League ni la, Recon Group faar kanɛ ka ba mɔr kilab la ni la, NSWE da da’ li, ka li pa’al ye Xia pʋ lɛn mɔr si’el kilab la nii.[45] Villa da nyaŋi lɛb Premier League ni sansi’a la, ba nwɛ’ɛb da guoe ya, ka nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib piinɛyi yi ka basi ba. Ba da lɛb nya’aŋi bɛ relegation ni season nam bɛdigʋ ni, amaa ka li naarin la ka ba da paas nɛ piinɛ yɔpɔi zin’igin.[46] Villa da lɛb Premier League ni abʋyi daan la, Smith nɛ o nidib la da naae bɛnɛ piinɛ yinnɛ zin’igin, amaa o da pʋ nyaŋi muk ka ba nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛd kanɛ mɔr baŋir ka an captain ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Jack Grealish la ka o kpɛlim kilab la nii, Manchester City dimi da ye ba da’a o £100 million la da kɛ ka o gaad tɔ’ɔtɔ’. Ban da pʋ nwɛ’ɛ sʋ’ʋm bɛ 2021–22 season ni la, ba da nwɛ’ɛ nɔɔr piinɛ yinnɛ ka kɔ’ɔŋ ayɔpɔi, linzug ka ba da yis Dean Smith.[47]

Aston Villa da gaŋ Liverpool nɛ England captain kudug  kanɛ ka ba buon o Steven Gerrard ka o an head coach yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinnɛ, sapal nwadig, dapiinɛ yinne daar (11 November 2021).[48] Ban da pʋ pin’il 2022–23 season titua la, ba da di goal nɔɔra yi ma’a ka ba goal nam kanl la’asa ayɔpɔi, ba da yis Gerrard yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yi, Sawaar nwadig la ni (October 2022),[49] ka onɛ da di’e o nɔbir an Ninkanɛ gaad tuoni di ya’an nɔɔra anaasi bɛ Europa League ni ka an Spain nid ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Unai Emery.[50] O da gaad Villa tuon ka ba bɛ ayɔpɔi zin’ig ka paam suori nwɛ’ɛ Europa Conference League o pin’ilig yʋʋŋ la ni.[51] 2023–24 season la ni, Emery da gaad kilab la tuoni paae Conference League semi-finals,[52] anina ka Olympiacos da yisi ba, ka ba da naae anaasi zin’ig league la ni, ka da paam suori kpɛn’ɛ UEFA Champions League ni lin yi 1982–83 saŋa sa.[53]

Banɛ maan fʋʋd la nɛ sʋŋidib

Tables bama anɛ banɛ maan fʋʋd la nɛ ba sʋŋidib:[54]

Years Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor Sleeve sponsor Back sponsor
1974–1981 Umbro None None None
1981–1982 Le Coq Sportif
1982–1983 Davenports Brewery
1983–1984 None
1984–1985 Mita Copiers
1985–1987 Henson
1987–1990 Hummel
1990–1993 Umbro
1993–1995 Asics Müller
1995–1998 Reebok AST Computers
1998–2000 LDV Vans
2000–2002 Diadora NTL
2002–2004 Rover
2004–2006 Hummel DWS Investments
2006–2007 32Red
2007–2008 Nike
2008–2010 Acorns Children's Hospice
2010–2011 FxPro
2011–2012 Genting Casinos
2012–2013 Macron
2013–2015 Dafabet
2015–2016 Intuit Quickbooks
2016–2017 Under Armour
2017–2018 Unibet Recon Group
2018–2019 Luke 1977 32Red None
2019–2020 Kappa W88 BR88
2020–2021 Cazoo LT.COM
2021–2022 OB Sports
2022–2023 Castore Kaiyun Sports
2023–2024 BK8[55] Trade Nation[56]
2024– Adidas[57] Betano[58] Black Sabbath (League Cup)

Aston Villa fuud la ba da maani bɛnɛ tɛnkan ni ti paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anaasi ni (1974), sankan ka Umbro da an yiiga maali li zanbini niŋ Villa fuugin la. Banɛ da sʋŋ Aston Villa tisi ba fuud la yiiga da anɛ Davenports Breweries bɛ 1982–83 season.[59] Aston Villa da gaad tuoni ia banɛ na sʋŋi ba fuud la yela bɛ 2008–09 nɛ 2009–10 season nam; ka da pin’ad asʋ’ʋmmɛŋ lugir kanɛ ka ba buon Acorns Children's Hospice yela, banɛ da an yiiga ba Premier League bɛilim pʋʋgin.[60] Nɔnaalig nwa da kɛŋ tuoni paae yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga ni (2010) anina ka lugir si’a da di’e Acorns nɔbir, ka hospice kilim kilab la sʋŋid.[61] Ba da maal fuug kanɛ mɔr nu’us yiiga nɛ 2019–20 season ni ka pa’an BR88s.[62]

Di’ema Zin’ig (Stadium)

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Aston Villa di’emidi ba yin di’ema bɛ nɛ Villa Park; ba da di’emid yiiga bɛnɛ Aston Park (1874–1876) nɛ Wellington Road (1876–1897). Villa Park anɛ bɔɔl nwɛ’ɛb zin’ig kanɛ yalim hali bɛ English Midlands sʋ’ʋlim, ka paasa anii daani zuoe gaad o taaba bɛ England. England di’ema nam piinɛ yuobʋ ka ba da di’em anina, pin’ilig saŋa da anɛ 1899, ka linɛ nan pʋ yʋʋgɛ an 2005. Nwa’ pa’al ye linɛ an yiiga zin’ig English ka ba nwɛ’ɛ bɔɔl yʋʋm pistan’ pʋʋgin.[63] Villa Park anɛ zin’ig kanɛ ka ba di’emid anina tita’am FA Cup semi-final pin’ilig sa paae zina, di’emanam pisnu nɛ anu, 55 semi-finals nam. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ ayi ni  (2022), club la da yis labaar na ye ba ye ba maligim mɛ North Stand ka maal Trinity Road zin’ig si’eba ka li nyaŋi nɔk nidib tusa pisnu (50,000).[64]

Ban wisigidi ba mɛŋ zin’ig si’a an Bodymoor Heath linɛ kpi’e Kingsbury linɛ bɛ  north Warwickshire, zin’ig kan ka chairman kudug Doug Ellis da da’a bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔinam pin’ilig saŋa la (1970s) o da da’ yi nɛ kpaad sɔ’ ni. Bodymoor Heath da anɛ zin’ig kanɛ ka la’avɛnla bɛ ka nidib kɛnni gɔsid yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi saŋa (1970s), amaa yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai naar saŋa la (1990s) zin’ig la da pʋ lɛn vɛnl ya’asɛ. Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ anu, kusanwadis piiga ni la (November 2005), Ellis nɛ Aston Villa plc da yis labaar na ye ba ye ba nɔk nɛ £13 million maligim maal Bodymoor zin’is ayi. Zin’ig paalig nwa’ da yi paalʋ na yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayɔpɔi, kusanwadis anaasi, daba yuobʋ daar (6 May 2007), ka banɛ da gaad tuoni gɔsi li yela an onɛ da an manager sankan ka ba buon o Martin O'Neill, team captain ka ba buon o Gareth Barry nɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisnii nɛ ayi (1982) captain kanɛ da gaad tuon ka ba di’e European Cup ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Dennis Mortimer, ka Aston Villa nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib da nyaŋi paas 2007–08 season la ni.[65]

Ba da yis labaar yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ anaasi, kusanwadis anii, daba yuobʋ daar (6 August 2014), ye Villa Park da yi FIFA video game ni na bɛ FIFA 15, ka Premier League stadiums banɛ kpɛlim la wʋsa mɛ da bas suor ye ba paas di’emkan ni mɛn.[66]

Ba da pin’ili bas suor ka nidib paam suori paasi sʋ’ʋe club la bɛ 19th century naar saŋa ka li yina wada kanɛ da kɛna ye li la’as nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib nɛ teams nam banɛ bɛ Association Football leagues ni la. Ba da tis FA teams wada ye ba bas suor ka nidib da’ faari mɛ paasi sʋ’ʋe ba ka li kɛ ka da’a diib kɛŋ tuoni bɛ FA. Da’ diib nwa tɔlis ala paae 20th century sankanɛ ka Ellis da pin’ili da’ad faar la bɛdigʋ bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyuobʋ saŋa (1960s) la. O da anɛ chairman ka lɛn an sʋ’ʋe (shareholder) "Aston Villa F.C." gaad o taaba lin yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyuobʋ nɛ anii ni (1968) paae yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anu ni (1975) ka lɛn gaad o taaba lin yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiwai nɛ pisnii nɛ ayi (1982) paae yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ ni (2006). Ba da la’asi pɛ’ɛli bɛ London Stock Exchange (LSE) bɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ ayuobʋ ni (1996), ka ba ligidi da lu hali yʋʋm piiga pʋʋgin.[67] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ ni (2006), ba da yis labaar na ye tʋʋma zin’is bɛdigʋ nɛ Nidib bɛdigʋ bɔɔd ye ba da Aston Villa.[68]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ, kusanwadis ayɔpɔi ni, dabpiinɛ anaasi ni  (14 August 2006), ba da yel ye Randy Lerner, onɛ da sʋ’ʋe National Football League ka ba buon o Cleveland Browns la, da naal nɔɔr nɛ taaba ligidi £62.6 million nɛ Aston Villa ye o di’e club la. Lerner da pin’ili sʋ’ʋe nɛ kusanwadis piinɛ nii, dabpiinɛ nii daar (18 September) nɛ Ellis ka o kpɛɛmnam la mɛ da gaad ka Lerner bɔ kpɛɛm paala kusanwadis piinɛ nii, dabpiinɛ awai, yʋʋm tusayi nɛ ayuobʋ (19 September 2006).[68] Lerner da gaŋ o mɛŋ ka o an chairman tis club la ka Charles Krulak an director ka Ellis da di’e kpɛŋ kanɛ ka ba pʋd ye Chairman Emeritus. [69]Lerner da ti’eb ye o kuos club la bɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ naasi, kusanwadis anaasi ni (May 2014), ka ligidi kanɛ ka o da bɔɔd an £200 million.[70]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ ayuobʋ, kusanwadis anaasi, dabpiinɛ nii daar (18 May 2016), Randy Lerner da si’ak ye o kuos Aston Villa tis Recon Group, tʋʋma zin’ig kanɛ ka onɛ sʋ’ʋe an Chinese kpikpiŋ daan Tony Xia. Ba da naae kuosig la gbana nɛ yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ, kusanwadis anu, piinɛ anaasi daar (14 June 2016) ka ligidi la da an £76 million, Football League la da bas suor la nya’aŋ.[71] Ban da da’a la’ad bɛdigʋ ka mɛ pʋ lɛn nyaŋi kɛŋ Premier League pʋʋginɛ 2017–18 Championship final, ka ligidi yela yʋ’ʋn muki ba. Ba da tisid labaya ye Villa mɔr sama ka pʋ nyaŋi yɔ la, Xia da pin’ili ied suoya ye o kuos club la yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, kusanwadis anu ni (June 2018).[72][73]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ nii, kusanwadis ayuobʋ, dabpisi daar (20 July 2018), ba da yis labaar ye V Sports (sankan li da anɛ NSWE Group), tʋʋma zin’ig kanɛ ka Egypt dim dau kanɛ an ligid daan ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Nassef Sawiris nɛ America nid kanɛ an ligid daan ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Wes Edens, da ye ba kpɛn’ɛs ligidi bɔɔl kilab la ni. Ba da da’ kilab la sʋ’ʋd pisnu nɛ nu, kɔbiga pʋʋgin (55%), ka Sawiris da di’e an kilab la chairman.[74] Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ wai, kusanwadis ayɔpɔi, daba wai daar (9 August 2019), ban da tɔlis tuoni yʋ’ʋn wa’ae Premier League ni la, Companies House da yis labaar ye Xia sʋ’ʋd la ba da’a li ka o pʋ lɛn sʋ’ʋe si’el kilab la ni ya’asɛ.[75]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ atan’, samanpiid nwadig, dabpiinɛ nu daar (15 December 2023), Aston Villa da yis labaar ye America tʋmtʋmnib zin’ig kanɛ ka ba buon Atairos la na kpɛn’ɛs ligidi V Sports, kilab la sʋ’ʋe tʋʋma zin’ig si’a la.[76] Nɔɔrnaalig nwa, linɛ da kɛ ka Atairos paam ya’ani sʋ’ʋe V Sport pʋdigir pisi, kɔbiga pʋʋgin (20%), ka Villa ligidi da gaad £500 million.[77] Nɔɔrnaalig kanɛ da bɛ ban nɛ Atairos tɛnsʋk la da pin’il tʋʋma nɛ yʋʋm tusayii nɛ pisi nɛ anaasi, na’asaanwadis anaasi, dabpiinɛ yi daar (12 April 2024), ka onɛ sʋ’ʋe Atairos la nɛ Comcast CFO kudug kanɛ ka o yʋ’ʋr buon Michael Angelakis da paas Villa tuongatib la pʋʋgin.[78][79]

Aston Villa mɔr nɔnaalig nɛ Acorns Children's Hospice lugur kanɛ sʋŋid bɔɔl yela banɛ tʋm tʋʋma English bɔɔl ni.[80] Ba yiiga Premier League, Aston Villa da sʋŋ nɛ ba fuud la tuon zanbina la maalig, banɛ maan ala pa’al ye ba yɔ ligid tita’ar, tis Acorns Hospice lin na niŋ si’em ka lugur kan dim yʋ’ʋr yi ka ba mɛ paam ligidi.[81] Fu ya’a yis fuud sʋŋir la yela, kilab la yɔ hospice ye ba kɛm tuoni sʋŋid ka mɛ kaad zin’is banɛ ka hospice bɛ.[82][83]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piiga, nwadisawai ni (September 2010), Aston Villa da pin’il gban’ar si’a bɛ Villa Park ka ba da buol ye Villa Midlands Food (VMF) ye kilab la nɔk yʋma yi pa’al sakur biis Aston Villa hospitality and events ban nɛ Birmingham City Council. Kilab la da yɔ’ɔg diib zin’igi bɛ Trinity Road Stand ka nɔk biis piinɛyi banɛ pʋ lal la wʋʋ 10-mile (16 km) nɛ Villa Park ka diib banɛ ka ba kuosid anina la da an ba tɛŋ la diib.[84]

Aston Villa Foundation

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ piinɛ yuobʋ ni (2016), Aston Villa da mɔr gbaŋ ye ba maal sʋŋir lugir, ka li yʋ’ʋr an Aston Villa Foundation.[85] Ba bɔɔdim da anɛ ye ba sʋŋ tɛŋ maalig yela bɛ Aston Villa. Ba da tʋm nɛ tɛŋzʋŋ nɛ ba mɛŋ tɛŋin nidib, ka ban da nyaŋi maal si’elnam an bɔɔl nwɛ’ɛb yela tɛŋin la, wintadimis yela, laafi yela nɛ bɛilim sʋŋ yela, sakur zamisig yela, nɛ tɛŋ maalig yela.[86]

Yʋʋm tusayi nɛ pisi nɛ yinnɛ, sigsaa nwadig la ni (May 2021), Prince William, Duke of Cambridge da la’as banɛ paas lugir nwa ni bɛ Aston Villa dim zin’ig kanɛ buon Bodymoor Heath Training Ground la. Nwa’ da anɛ ban da maan diibi tisid nidib tusir yel, ka lin anɛ tɛŋin tʋmtʋmnib, COVID-19 pandemic kanɛ da paae United Kingdom saŋa la ka mɛ bas suor ka sibiti dim ka ba buon  NHS Trust ka ba kpɛn’ɛ ka mɛ nɔk Villa Park la'ad la tum tuuma.[87]

Aston Villa Football Club di’e European nɛ ba mɛŋ tɛŋin league nam piini. Kilab la piini kanɛ ba da di’e yi English ni da anɛ yʋʋm tusir, kɔbiswai nɛ piswai nɛ ayuobʋ ni (1996) sankan ka ba da di’e League Cup la, ba daa lɛn di’e 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Ba tɛŋin

League

·        First Division / Premier League (level 1)[88]

·        Champions (7): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81

·        Runners-up (10): 1888–89, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1989–90, 1992–93

·        Second Division / Championship (level 2)[88]

·        Champions: 1937–38, 1959–60

·        Runners-up: 1974–75, 1987–88

·        Play-off winners: 2019[89]

·        Third Division (level 3)[88]

·        Champions: 1971–72

kapnam

·        FA Cup

·        Winners (7): 1886–87, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1956–57

·        Runners–up (4): 1891–92, 1923–24, 1999–2000, 2014–15

·        Football League Cup / EFL Cup

·        Winners (5): 1960–61, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1993–94, 1995–96

·        Runners-up (4): 1962–63, 1970–71, 2009–10, 2019–20

·        FA Charity Shield

·        Winners: 1981

·        Sheriff of London Charity Shield

·        Winners: 1899, 1901

European

·        European Cup

·        Winners: 1981–82

·        European Super Cup

·        Winners: 1982

·        Intertoto Cup

·        Winners: 2001

·        3rd Round Winners (1 of 11) & Overall Joint Runners-Up (1 of 3): 2008[90]

Ba nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib

Nwa’ anɛ 1 Sigir 2025 Nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib, nɛ ba bibaanlig banɛ paas di’ema pʋʋgin.[91][92]

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF POL Matty Cash
4 DF ENG Ezri Konsa
5 DF ENG Tyrone Mings
6 MF ENG Ross Barkley
7 MF SCO John McGinn (captain)
8 MF BEL` Youri Tielemans
11 FW ENG Ollie Watkins
12 DF FRA Lucas Digne
14 DF ESP Pau Torres
16 DF ESP Andrés García
17 FW NED Donyell Malen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF NED Ian Maatsen
23 GK ARG Emiliano Martínez (vice-captain)
24 MF BEL Amadou Onana
25 GK SWE Robin Olsen
26 MF NED Lamare Bogarde
27 FW ENG Morgan Rogers
30 DF ENG Kortney Hause
31 FW JAM Leon Bailey
41 MF ENG Jacob Ramsey
44 MF FRA Boubacar Kamara
48 GK POL Oliwier Zych

Ban da’a si’eba sam

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK AUS Joe Gauci (at Barnsley until 30 June 2025)
GK ENG Filip Marschall (at Crewe Alexandra until 30 June 2025)
GK ENG James Wright (at Real Unión until 30 June 2025)
DF SRB Kosta Nedeljković (at RB Leipzig until 30 June 2025)
DF ENG Josh Feeney (at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2025)
DF ENG Kaine Kesler-Hayden (at Preston North End until 30 June 2025)
DF ESP Àlex Moreno (at Nottingham Forest until 30 June 2025)
DF ENG Finley Munroe (at Real Unión until 30 June 2025)
DF ENG Travis Patterson (at Milton Keynes Dons until 30 June 2025)
DF NED Sil Swinkels (at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2025)
DF ENG Lino Sousa (at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF ARG Emiliano Buendía (at Bayer Leverkusen until 30 June 2025)
MF ARG Enzo Barrenechea (at Valencia until 30 June 2025)
MF BRA Philippe Coutinho (at Vasco da Gama until 30 June 2025)
MF BEL Leander Dendoncker (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2025)
MF ENG Samuel Iling-Junior (at Middlesbrough until 30 June 2025)
MF ENG Tommi O'Reilly (at Milton Keynes Dons until 30 June 2025)
FW ENG Lewis Dobbin (at Norwich City until 30 June 2025)
FW ENG Charlie Lutz (at Kidderminster Harriers until 30 June 2025)
FW ENG Kobei Moore (at Fleetwood Town until 30 June 2025)
FW ENG Kadan Young (at Royal Antwerp until 30 June 2025)
FW ENG Louie Barry (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

Banɛ pʋ paae yʋʋm pisi nɛ yinnɛ nɛ zamisig zin’igzy

Nwa anɛ 28 Mɔtul 2024, Nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib banɛ pʋ paae yʋʋm pisi nɛ yinnɛ ka ba yuda paas kpɛɛmnam zin’igin bɛɛ agola la, yʋda bama anɛ banɛ paas zamisig la ni ka ba mi’ paasi ba yʋda bɛ nwɛ’ɛb daar.[93][94][95]

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK ESP Lander Emery
GK ENG Alex Hammond
GK ENG Sam Lewis
DF NOR Ethan Amundsen-Day
DF WAL Thierry Katsukunya
DF COL Yeimar Mosquera
45 DF ENG Triston Rowe
DF SCO Kerr Smith
DF ENG Nile Timson
MF ENG Todd Alcock
MF ENG Mikell Barnes
54 MF SCO Aidan Borland
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF BER Ajani Burchall
MF ENG I-lani Edwards
56 MF ENG Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
MF ENG Luka Lynch
MF ENG Charlie Pavey
MF ENG Kyrie Pierre
MF ENG Rico Richards
MF SCO Ewan Simpson
MF ENG Kane Taylor
79 FW ENG Ben Broggio
FW SCO Rory Wilson

Kilab captain nam

Kilab la pin’il yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ pisnyɔpɔi nɛ anaasi ni (1874) paae zina, Nwɛ’ɛ-nwɛ’ɛdib pisnaasi nɛ atan’ kɛna an captain tis  Aston Villa. John Devey onɛ da an captain lin da yi yʋʋm tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai nɛ yinnɛ (1891) paae tusir, kɔbisnii nɛ piswai nɛ anii ni la (1898), da an captain kanɛ gaad o taaba, da gaad Villa tuon ka ba di ya’an di’ema nama anu ni nɛ FA Cup nama ayi kilab la pin’ilig saŋa la. Onɛ an captain nannanna anɛ onɛ yit Scotland ka o yʋ’ʋr buon John McGinn.

Name Period
Walter H. Price 1874–1876
George Ramsay 1876–1884
Archie Hunter 1884–1891
John Devey 1891–1898
Jimmy Crabtree 1898–1902
Howard Spencer 1902–1906
Joe Bache 1906–1914
Andy Ducat 1919–1921
Frank Moss 1921–1927
Billy Walker 1927–1933
Alec Talbot 1933–1934
Eric Houghton 1934–1936
Tom Griffiths 1936–1937
Jimmy Allen 1937-1940
Alex Massie 1940–1945
George Cummings 1945–1949
Dicky Dorsett 1949–1951
Name Period
Danny Blanchflower 1951–1955
Johnny Dixon 1955–1959
Vic Crowe 1959–1964
Alan Deakin 1964–1966
Charlie Aitken 1966–1973
Chris Nicholl 1973–1974
Ian Ross 1974–1976
Chris Nicholl 1976–1977
Dennis Mortimer 1977–1984
Allan Evans 1984–1989
Stuart Gray 1989–1992
Kevin Richardson 1992–1995
Andy Townsend 1995–1997
Gareth Southgate 1997–2001[96]
Paul Merson 2001–2002[97]
Steve Staunton 2002–2003[98]
Name Period
Olof Mellberg 2003–2006[99]
Gareth Barry 2006–2009[100]
Martin Laursen 2008–2009[101]
Stiliyan Petrov 2009–2012[102]
Ron Vlaar 2012–2015[103]
Gabriel Agbonlahor 2015–2016[104]
John Terry 2017–2018[105]
Jack Grealish 2018–2021
Tyrone Mings 2021–2022[106]
John McGinn 2022–[107]

Tʋmtʋmnib banɛ pʋ paas nwɛ’ɛbinɛ

[dɛmisim gbɛlima | dɛmisimi din yi zin'isiana]

Kpɛɛm an yiiga

Source:[108]

Position Name
Executive Chairman Nassef Sawiris
Co-chairman Wes Edens
President of Business Operations Francesco Calvo[109]
Chief Commercial Officer Ron Erskine[110]
Chief Operating Officer Ben Hatton[110]
Vice President, Content & Digital Ryan Disdier[110]

Kpɛɛmnam

Sapal nwadig 2022 ni.

Position Name
Head Coach Unai Emery[111]
President of Football Operations Monchi[112]
First Team Coaching Department
Assistant Head Coach Pako Ayestarán[113]
First-Team Coach Pablo Villanueva[113]
Goalkeeping Coach Francisco Javier Garcia[113]
Individual Coach Rodri
Set-Piece Coach Austin MacPhee[114]
Analysis Department
Data/Video Analyst Victor Manuel Manas[113]
Performance Staff & Medical
Head of Strength & Conditioning Moises de Hoyo[113]
Performance Director Jeremy Oliver
Lead Physiotherapist Alan Smith
Head of Sport Medicine & Science Ricky Shamji
Head Psychologist Martin Littlewood[115]
Recruitment
Director of Football Operations Damian Vidagany[116]
Global Technical Role Alberto Benito[117]
Head of Recruitment Vacant
Head of Emerging Talents & Loans Adam Henshall[118]
Chief Scout Alex Fraser[119]
Scout Pablo Rodriguez[120]
Academy
Global Director of Football Development

and International Academies

Matthew Kidson[121]
Academy Manager Mark Harrison[122]
Assistant Academy Manager Sean Verity
Under-21 Head Coach Josep Gombau[123]
Under-21 Professional Development Coach Dan Green[124]
Under-21 Professional Development Coach Peter Gilbert[124]
Emerging Talent Programme Manager Tony Carss[125]
Under-18 Head Coach Jimmy Shan[126]
Under-18 Professional Development Coach Adem Atay
Under-18 Professional Development Coach Karl Hooper

Tuongatib banɛ yʋ’ʋri yi

Tuongatib bama da di ya’an piini yinnɛ bɛɛ babik ban da bɛ tʋʋma ni la ka Villa dim mi’ ba yela League la pʋʋgin, Nid yinnɛ anɛ Jozef Vengloš onɛ da kɛ ka ba di ya’an.

Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win% Honours
From To
George Ramsay 1 August 1884 31 May 1926 1,327 658 414 255 49.59 6 FA Cups, 6 Division One championships. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
Jimmy Hogan 1 November 1936 1 September 1939 124 57 26 41 45.97 Division Two champions
Eric Houghton 1 September 1953 30 November 1958 250 88 65 97 35.20 FA Cup winner. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
Joe Mercer 1 December 1958 31 July 1964 282 120 63 99 42.55 Division Two champions, League Cup winner

Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame

Ron Saunders 4 June 1974 9 February 1982 353 157 98 98 44.48 2 League Cups, Division One champions. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
Tony Barton 9 February 1982 18 June 1984 130 58 24 48 44.62 European Cup, European Super Cup
Jozef Vengloš 22 July 1990 28 May 1991 49 16 15 18 32.65 First manager not from Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top-flight club in England.
Ron Atkinson 7 July 1991 10 November 1994 178 77 45 56 43.26 League Cup winner
Brian Little 25 November 1994 24 February 1998 164 68 45 51 41.46 League Cup winner. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
John Gregory 25 February 1998 24 January 2002 190 82 52 56 43.16 Intertoto Cup winner
Dean Smith 10 October 2018 7 November 2021 100 43 20 37 43.00 Championship play-off winner

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