First Division Winners (1909–10)
The Lions of Villa Park
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. Founded in 1874, it competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and has played at its home ground, Villa Park, since 1897.
Quick Facts
- Points system
- Two points per win (draws awarded 1 point)
Lore & Background
Aston Villa is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won the Football League First Division seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the League Cup five times, as well as the European Cup, European Super Cup, and Europa League once. The club was a pioneer of the modern passing game, introduced by Scotsman George Ramsay, who was appointed as the world's first professional football manager in 1886. Villa were a founding member of the Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992.
Reader's Guide
The 1909–10 season was played under the two-points-per-win system, where draws were awarded 1 point, not 0.
Did You Know?
- Aston Villa scored 128 goals in 1930–31, which remains the all-time top-flight record.
- Villa became only the fourth English club to win the European Cup, in 1981–82.
- The club has spent 112 seasons in the top-flight, the second highest of any club.
- Aston Villa provided 78 England internationals, also the second highest of any club.
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