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Author Topic: Are we the one and only Villa?  (Read 20791 times)

Offline Handsworth Wood Villa

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Are we the one and only Villa?
« on: October 31, 2011, 12:00:53 AM »
In the Football League alone there are:

15 Uniteds - Carlisle, Colchester, Hartlepool, Hereford, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Peterbrough, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Southend, Torquay and West Ham

12 Citys - Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Exeter, Hull, Leicester, Manchester, Norwich, Stoke and Swansea

10 Towns - Aldershot, Cheltenham, Crawley, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Macclesfield, Northampton, Shrewsbury, Swindon and Yeovil

4 Rovers - Blackburn, Bristol, Doncaster and Tranmere

3 Albions - Brighton & Hove, Burton and West Bromwich

3 Athletics - Charlton, Oldham and Wigan

3 Wanderers - Bolton, Wolverhampton and Wycombe

2 Countys - Derby and Notts

But there is only one Villa  ;)

However does anyone know if we are the only Villa in the country?

Are there are Villas in non-league football?

Also where does the name "Villa" come from and what does it actually mean?


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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 12:02:08 AM »
There's Pelsall, Askern and the one who lost in the cup on Saturday. The origin of the name Aston Villa is explained in the current H&V.

Offline Brian Taylor

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2011, 12:24:48 AM »
There will always be only one 'Villa'

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 12:30:31 AM »
Pine Villa are now called Oldham Athletic I think.

Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2011, 05:16:55 AM »
I think there is a team in the NE called Ashton Villa too - a nice tribute in my eyes.

Offline willywombat

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2011, 06:06:43 AM »
I can only think of a few clubs with unique names: Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Crewe Alexandra, MK Dons . Anyone think of anymore? Probably a few in Scotland

Offline philthebar

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2011, 06:55:05 AM »
Stanway Villa

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2011, 07:02:55 AM »
Does Villareal count?

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2011, 07:26:43 AM »
There is, or used to be, a team called Bulwell Forest Villa, I think.

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 07:27:38 AM »
Euxton Villa, up North just south of Preston

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2011, 07:53:12 AM »
I can only think of a few clubs with unique names: Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Crewe Alexandra, MK Dons . Anyone think of anymore? Probably a few in Scotland

Hamilton Academical, Iverness Caledonian Thistle

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2011, 08:09:24 AM »
What about that French band ?  ;)

Offline Zhong Yi

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2011, 08:17:39 AM »
there was a TV programme called Crapstone Villa once. Always wondered if it was a dig at the name of our club! Bastards.

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2011, 08:27:32 AM »
There's a couple of local clubs down the south that were started up by a villa and villa on the end.

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2011, 08:58:22 AM »
Hanworth Villa just got knocked out of the FA Cup. If they'd beaten AFC Totton in the 4th Qualifying Round, they'd have been in the 1st round of the FA Cup.

Pelsall Villa are probably the best known other Villa otherwise.

 


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