Aston Villa, nicknamed 'The Villains' or simply 'Villa', are an English Premier League football club based in Aston, Birmingham. Aston Villa were the founders of the Football League (the first of its kind in the world) in 1888, and were also founding members of the Premier League in 1992. Villa have a very strong European pedigree, being one of very few English teams to have won the European Cup.
Villa have a long standing rivalry with fellow midlanders Birmingham City, although West Bromwich Albion are geographically the more local 'rivals'. The club's motto- on the crest- is 'Prepared'. The crest itself underwent a revamp in 2007, when a much simpler design was adopted. The club have played at their famous Villa Park ground, used by England's international side and for FA Cup semi finals, since 1897. |