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Round 1

  1. In which year was Aston Villa founded?
  2. Aston Villa were one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in which year?
  3. Which Aston Villa committee member is credited as the founder of the Football League?
  4. Which stadium has been Aston Villa's home ground since 1897?
  5. What are Aston Villa's traditional home colours?
  6. In 1897 Aston Villa won the league title together with which other major trophy in the same season?
  7. Aston Villa's Second City derby is contested against which club?
  8. Which famous stand at Villa Park is one of the largest single-tier ends in English football?
  9. Which German club did Aston Villa defeat in the 1982 European Cup final?
  10. In which city was the 1982 European Cup final played?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1874 — Villa were formed in 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel cricket team in Aston, Birmingham.
  2. 1888 — The Football League's inaugural 1888-89 season featured Villa among its twelve founder clubs.
  3. William McGregor — Scot William McGregor, on Villa's committee, proposed the league in a letter to fellow clubs and became its first chairman.
  4. Villa Park — Villa Park in Aston opened in April 1897 and has staged Villa's home games ever since.
  5. Claret and blue — Villa's claret shirts with sky-blue sleeves are said to have inspired West Ham's later adoption of the same colours.
  6. FA Cup — Villa completed the League and FA Cup 'Double' in 1896-97, a feat achieved by very few English clubs.
  7. Birmingham City — The Villa-Birmingham City rivalry dates back to the 19th century; Birmingham is dubbed England's 'second city'.
  8. The Holte End — The Holte End is named after Sir Thomas Holte of nearby Aston Hall and is Villa Park's traditional home end.
  9. Bayern Munich — Villa beat the German champions 1-0 despite going into the final as clear underdogs.
  10. Rotterdam — The final took place at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Round 2

  1. Who scored Aston Villa's winning goal in the 1982 European Cup final?
  2. After keeper Jimmy Rimmer went off injured early in the 1982 European Cup final, which young substitute goalkeeper starred for Villa?
  3. Who was Aston Villa's manager when they won the 1982 European Cup?
  4. Who captained Aston Villa and lifted the trophy when they won the 1982 European Cup?
  5. In the 1982 European Super Cup, Aston Villa beat which Spanish club over two legs?
  6. Aston Villa's 2024-25 Champions League campaign was their first in Europe's top club competition since which season?
  7. Which manager guided Aston Villa back into the Champions League for the 2024-25 season?
  8. Which Republic of Ireland defender, nicknamed 'God' by supporters, was a cult hero at Aston Villa in the early 1990s?
  9. Which Trinidad and Tobago striker was a prolific fan favourite for Aston Villa in the 1990s?
  10. Which midfielder, nicknamed 'Sid', had three spells at Aston Villa and won the European Cup with the club?
Answers — round 2
  1. Peter Withe — Withe turned in Tony Morley's cross off the post for the only goal of the final.
  2. Nigel Spink — Making only his second senior appearance, 23-year-old Nigel Spink produced a string of crucial saves.
  3. Tony Barton — Barton had taken charge only months earlier, following the shock resignation of the title-winning manager.
  4. Dennis Mortimer — Club captain Dennis Mortimer raised the biggest trophy in Villa's history.
  5. Barcelona — Villa overturned a first-leg deficit to win 3-0 at home and beat Barcelona 3-1 on aggregate.
  6. 1982-83 — Villa had not played in the European Cup / Champions League since the 1982-83 season, over 40 years earlier.
  7. Unai Emery — Emery, appointed in October 2022, led Villa to a top-four Premier League finish in 2023-24.
  8. Paul McGrath — Despite chronic knee trouble, McGrath was voted PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1993 while at Villa.
  9. Dwight Yorke — Yorke scored freely for Villa before a big-money transfer in 1998, and later captained Trinidad & Tobago at the 2006 World Cup.
  10. Gordon Cowans — Gordon 'Sid' Cowans was a mainstay of Villa's early-1980s golden era.

Round 3

  1. Which future England manager captained Aston Villa in the mid-1990s after signing from Crystal Palace?
  2. Aston Villa sold England midfielder David Platt in 1991 to which Italian club?
  3. Under which manager did Aston Villa win the 1980-81 First Division title?
  4. Which manager led Aston Villa to First Division runners-up in 1989-90 before leaving to manage England?
  5. Which former Villa player managed the club to their 1996 League Cup triumph?
  6. Which former Liverpool captain managed Aston Villa from 2021 until October 2022?
  7. Which boyhood Villa supporter managed the club to promotion via the 2019 Championship play-offs?
  8. Under which manager did Aston Villa record three consecutive sixth-place Premier League finishes from 2008 to 2010?
  9. Which manager led Aston Villa to victory in the 1994 League Cup final?
  10. In 2021 Aston Villa sold which academy graduate to Manchester City for 100 million pounds?
Answers — round 3
  1. Gareth Southgate — Southgate spent several years at Villa before eventually managing the England national team from 2016.
  2. Bari — Platt's excellent Villa form earned a move to Serie A side Bari, launching a successful spell in Italy.
  3. Ron Saunders — Ron Saunders built the championship-winning side, then resigned midway through the following season.
  4. Graham Taylor — Graham Taylor's Villa finished second in 1989-90; he departed that summer to take the England job.
  5. Brian Little — Brian Little, once a Villa striker, returned as manager and won the League Cup in 1996.
  6. Steven Gerrard — Steven Gerrard managed Villa for roughly 11 months before being dismissed.
  7. Dean Smith — Local-born Dean Smith led Villa up through the 2019 play-off final at Wembley.
  8. Martin O'Neill — Martin O'Neill's Villa finished sixth three seasons running before he left in 2010.
  9. Ron Atkinson — 'Big Ron' Atkinson's Villa won the 1994 League Cup, denying their opponents a domestic treble.
  10. Jack Grealish — Grealish's 100m pound switch was the first 100m pound transfer between two English clubs.

Round 4

  1. Aston Villa signed striker Ollie Watkins in 2020 from which club?
  2. From which club did Aston Villa sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in 2020?
  3. Aston Villa signed winger Moussa Diaby in 2023 from which German club?
  4. Aston Villa broke their transfer record in 2021 to sign Emiliano Buendia from which club?
  5. Villa striker Ollie Watkins scored a stoppage-time winner against which country in the Euro 2024 semi-final?
  6. Which club did Aston Villa beat 2-1 in the 1957 FA Cup final?
  7. Who scored both of Aston Villa's goals in the 1957 FA Cup final?
  8. How many top-flight English league titles had Aston Villa won in total by 1981?
  9. In which season did Aston Villa win the very first Football League Cup?
  10. Which Aston Villa striker was named PFA Young Player of the Year for the 1980-81 season?
Answers — round 4
  1. Brentford — Watkins joined from Brentford in 2020 and became a prolific scorer for club and country.
  2. Arsenal — Martinez left Arsenal for regular first-team football at Villa in September 2020.
  3. Bayer Leverkusen — Diaby arrived from Bayer Leverkusen in a club-record deal in the summer of 2023.
  4. Norwich City — Argentine playmaker Buendia joined from newly promoted Norwich City for a then club-record fee.
  5. Netherlands — Watkins' late strike beat the Netherlands and sent England into the Euro 2024 final.
  6. Manchester United — Villa's Wembley win denied Manchester United the League and FA Cup Double in 1957.
  7. Peter McParland — Northern Ireland winger Peter McParland's double won Villa the FA Cup in 1957.
  8. Seven — Villa were champions of England seven times between 1894 and 1981.
  9. 1960-61 — Villa won the inaugural League Cup in 1960-61, the competition's debut season.
  10. Gary Shaw — Local-born forward Gary Shaw earned the PFA Young Player award during Villa's title-winning campaign.

Round 5

  1. Which animal features on Aston Villa's club crest?
  2. Aston Villa signed midfielder John McGinn in 2018 from which Scottish club?
  3. In October 2020 Aston Villa produced a shock home thrashing of reigning champions Liverpool by what scoreline?
  4. Aston Villa were knocked out of the 2024-25 Champions League in the quarter-finals by which eventual winners?
Answers — round 5
  1. A lion — A rampant lion appears on the badge, giving rise to Villa's alternative nickname 'The Lions'.
  2. Hibernian — McGinn joined from Hibernian and went on to captain Villa.
  3. 7-2 — Villa stunned Liverpool 7-2 at Villa Park early in the 2020-21 season.
  4. Paris Saint-Germain — Villa lost narrowly to eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain across the two quarter-final legs.

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