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The Legends of Aston Villa 1874-2007

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"The Legends of Aston Villa" will delight all true supporters of the club and many followers of the game in general. Stories of many Villa players are covered in detail in this book, which is illustrated with some high-quality photographs. Aston Villa, founded in 1874 and one of the great clubs in world football, were giants in the game long before the introduction of League football in 1888. Throughout their history, the name of Aston Villa has never been far away from the honours, and over the years some brilliant players have worn the famous claret-and-blue strip, many helping them win the Football League title, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the coveted European Cup and the European Super Cup as well as a handful of other competitions. Now the team is playing with the elite in the Premiership, where they have been since its introduction in 1992, and one feels there could be a few more prizes to be won in the very near future. Around 1,000 players have represented the club at various levels since 1874, but only 100 have been chosen after great deliberation, and their Villa stories are covered in detail in this book, which is illustrated with some high-quality photographs. "The Legends of Aston Villa" is an important addition to the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in this proud club and is sure to appeal to Villa supporters of all ages.

Author Biography:

Tony Matthews was born and bred in the Black Country and wrote his first football book in 1974. Almost 100 more have followed since, including six on Aston Villa: The Complete Record (1874-1988, updated in 1992), The Complete Encyclopaedia of Aston Villa (1874-2001), Images of Sport - Aston Villa FC (2003) and two entitled the Who's Who of Aston Villa (the first in 1989, the second in 2004). Educated at Christ Church and George Salter schools in West Bromwich, he was an amateur footballer at The Hawthorns, played in Switzerland for Lucerne and had spells with both Coventry City and Shrewsbury Town before working as a sports master at a Birmingham preparatory school for 10 years. He has competed in and finished two marathons, run a football programme/ memorabilia shop in Birmingham, started the West Bromwich Albion museum and at one time (in the mid-1980s) had a personal collection of one million football programmes.
Release date Australia
November 1st, 2012
Author
Pages
208
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
illustrations
ISBN-13
9781780911373
Product ID
19899022

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