Aston Villa Football Club were formed in March,1874by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in aston which is now part of birmingham. Ther four founders of Aston Villa were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood. Aston Villa's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary's rugby team. As a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the first half under rugby rules and the second half under football rules. Villa quickly became one of the best teams in the Midlands, winning their first honour, the birmingham seniour club in 1880, under the captaincy of Scotsman george ramsey
The club won its first FA Cup in 1887 with captain Archie Hunter becoming one of the game's first household names. Aston Villa were one of the dozen teams that competed in the inaugural Football League in 1887 with one of the club's directors, William Mcgregar being the league's founder. Aston Villa emerged as the most successful English club of the Victorian era, with numerous League titles and FA Cup wins. In 1897, the year Villa won the double, they moved into their present home, the Aston Lower Grounds.The name of Villa Park came about through fan usage and no official declaration was made that listed the name as Villa park
Aston Villa won their sixth Fa Cup in 1920, soon after though the club began a slow decline that led to Villa, at the time one of the most famous and successful clubs in world football, being relegated in 1936 for the first time to the 2nd League. This was largely due to a dismal defensive record though as they conceded 110 goals, 7 of them coming from Aresenal ted drake in an infamous 1–7 defeat at Villa Park. As with all English clubs, the brought about the loss of seven seasons, and several careers were brought to a premature end by the conflict. Aston Villa went about rebuilding the team under the guidance of former player alex massie for the remainder of the 1940s. Aston Villa's first trophy for 37 years came in the 1956–57 season which saw them go on an unexpected FA Cup run that would culminate in them defeating the 'Busby Babes' Machester United in the final. The team were relegated though two seasons later, in 1958–59, and a complacency had set in at Villa Park. This was soon vanquished though as Villa returned to the top flight in 1960 as Second Division Champions and the following season Villa won the inaugural League Cup.
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