About Aston Villa FC
Aston Villa Football Club is one of England's oldest and most decorated football teams, founded on 21 November 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth, Birmingham. The club's founders—Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price, and William Scattergood—were cricketers seeking winter fitness, inadvertently creating a footballing institution that would help shape the modern game. Villa's contribution to football history is immense: the club was instrumental in football's move to professionalism in 1885, and it was Villa director William McGregor who founded the world's first Football League in 1888. George Ramsay, appointed as the world's first professional football manager in 1886, introduced the modern passing game. Today, Villa compete in the Premier League and were founding members of the breakaway division in 1992. The club's trophy cabinet includes seven Football League First Division titles, seven FA Cups, five League Cups, and the prestigious European Cup (1982) and European Super Cup. Villa Park, their home since 1897, is the largest football stadium in the English Midlands and has hosted more FA Cup semi-finals than any other venue. The iconic claret and blue kit colours have been used continuously since 1887. UK shoppers can find official Aston Villa FC merchandise at supermarkets including Morrisons, from garden gnomes to gifts. Grocefully helps Villa supporters compare prices on licensed products, bringing claret and blue pride to fans at the best value.
