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ENTERED LEAGUE | Founder member of Football League in 1888; Founded in 1874 | ||
LEFT LEAGUE | Remain a Championship Team for 2018-19 season | ||
GROUNDS | Villa Park (1897) | ||
CAPACITY | 42,640 | ||
NICKNAMES | Villans, founded as a group of cricketers from the Villa Cross Weslyan Chapel in Aston area of Birmingham | ||
BEST WIN | 12-2 v Accrington Stanley on 12/3/1892 | ||
WORST DEFEAT | 0-7 v Manchester United on 24/10/1964 | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION | Champions 1894 1896 1897 1899 1900 1910 1981 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION | 4th in Division 3 in 197-71 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (2 pts) | 70 in Division 3 in 1971-72 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (3 pts) | 78 in Division 2 in 1987-8 | ||
MOST LEAGUE GOALS | 128 in Division 1 in 1930-31 | ||
BEST F.A.CUP SEASON | Winners in 1887 1895 1897 1905 1913 1920 1957 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES | 657 Charlie Aitken 1959-76 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS | 244 Billy Walker 1927-33 | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD | 76,588 v Derby County on 2/3/1946 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE CROWD | 2,900 v Bradford City on 13/2/1915 | ||
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Championship for 2018-19 season | ||
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