Head coach
Unai Emery
Spain·in charge since Nov 2022
- Captain
- John McGinn
- Shape
- 4-2-3-1
- Ground
- Villa Park
- Founded
- 1874
Birmingham · The Villans
Aston Villa
Villa Park · 37,000
Founded
1874
Shape
4-2-3-1
Captain
John McGinn
Avg age
27.8
Nations
12
Why this club
Founded in 1874, Aston Villa helped invent the Football League and won the European Cup in 1982. Villa Park is still one of England's great Victorian grounds, and the claret-and-blue identity is Birmingham through and through. After years in the wilderness they have come back as a serious European side under Unai Emery. A good pick if you want history, a proper stadium, and a club that feels like a city rather than a brand.
League titles
7
FA Cups
7
League Cups
5
Europe
1
Last major honour
European Cup 1982
Matchday
Starting XI
4-2-3-1
Squad profile
The numbers
Average age
27.8
Average height
1.83 m
Under-23s
2
Countries
12
Age profile
- U232
- 23–2910
- 30+5
Nations in the 17
Also around the XI
Regulars who can walk into the side on a given weekend.