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Aston Villa F.C.
	Aston Villa F.C.
Full name	Aston Villa Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Villa; The Villans; Villa; The Lions
Short name	Aston Villa
Founded	1874
Ground	Villa Park; (Capacity: 42,640)
Owner	<img alt="Flag of the United States" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" width="22" height="12" class="thumbborder lzy lzyPlcHld" data-image-name="Flag of the United States.png" data-image-key="Flag_of_the_United_States.png" data-src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090516055154/football/en/images/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_United_States.png/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png" onload="if(typeof ImgLzy=="object"){ImgLzy.load(this)}" /><noscript><img alt="Flag of the United States" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090516055154/football/en/images/thumb/d/de/Flag_of_the_United_States.png/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png" width="22" height="12" class="thumbborder" data-image-name="Flag of the United States.png" data-image-key="Flag_of_the_United_States.png" /> Randy Lerner
Manager	<img alt="Flag of None" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder lzy lzyPlcHld" data-image-name="Flag of None.png" data-image-key="Flag_of_None.png" data-src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100510115219/football/en/images/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_None.png/22px-Flag_of_None.png" onload="if(typeof ImgLzy=="object"){ImgLzy.load(this)}" /><noscript><img alt="Flag of None" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100510115219/football/en/images/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_None.png/22px-Flag_of_None.png" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" data-image-name="Flag of None.png" data-image-key="Flag_of_None.png" /> Paul Lambert
Head Coach	Sid Cowans
Current league	Premier League,
2009-10	Premier League, 6th
Website	Club home page
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Aston Villa Football Club (also known as Villa, The Villa and The Villans) is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder members of the Premier League in 1992. The club was floated by the previous owner and chairman Doug Ellis, but in 2006 full control of the club was acquired by Randy Lerner. They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times. Villa also won the 1981–82 European Cup, one of only five English clubs to win what is now the UEFA Champions League. Aston Villa has the fourth highest total of major honours won by an English club. They have a fierce rivalry with local rivals Birmingham City. The Second City derby between Aston Villa and Birmingham City has been played since 1879. The club's traditional kit colours are claret shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts and sky blue socks. Their traditional crest is of a rampant gold lion on a light blue background with the club's motto "Prepared" underneath; a modified version of this was adopted in 2007.

Current squadsEdit

As of 26 August 2010.

First Team SquadEdit

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Shay Given
2	DF	Alan Hutton
3	DF	Stephen Warnock
5	DF	Richard Dunne
6	DF	James Collins
7	MF	Stephen Ireland
8	MF	Jermaine Jenas (on loan from Spurs)
9	MF	Darren Bent
10	MF	Charles N'Zogbia
11	FW	Gabriel Agbonlahor
12	MF	Marc Albrighton
14	FW	Nathan Delfouneso
16	MF	Fabian Delph

No.	Position	Player
18	FW	Emile Heskey
19	MF	Stiliyan Petrov (captain)
21	DF	Ciaran Clark
22	GK	Brad Guzan
23	DF	Habib Beye
24	DF	Carlos Cuéllar
25	MF	Barry Bannan
26	FW	Andreas Weimann
30	DF	Eric Lichaj
31	MF	Chris Herd
32	DF	Nathan Baker
33	GK	Andy Marshall
34	DF	Shane Lowry
38	MF	Gary Gardner