The oldest existing club in the world's oldest league.

[Villa'Zawg]

Aston Villa
Ancient Villans who ruled Europe



The Football League was the brainchild of William McGregor the pioneer. It was one William McGregor the fan would exult 22 years after its 1888 inception. For the club at which he directed and followed religiously had, by then, won the English top flight a record six times.

It would take 71 years for Aston Villa to recapture the First Division crown, but that unforeseen conquest proved the gateway to their zenith: an against-all-odds defeat of Bayern Munich in the European Cup final. FIFA.com delivers the tale of the oldest existing club in the world’s oldest league...

Fifa.com - Classic Football - Aston Villa - Clicky

[sendô WHU]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_F.C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notts_County_F.C.


Sheffield FC world's oldest association football club.

Notts County worlds oldest professional football club.

[Risso]

Yes, I was going to say that we can't claim to be the oldest existing club in the league - that's surely Notts County.

[Villa'Zawg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_F.C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notts_County_F.C.


Sheffield FC world's oldest association football club.

Notts County worlds oldest professional football club.

"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

[Concrete John]

It's FIFA - I'd be more surprised is they got it right!

[Chico Hamilton III]

And Reading were founded before Villa

Although Villa v Albion must be the oldest local derby in the world

[sendô WHU]

"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).

It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.

[el león Benidorm]

As  you read down, it says we won the FA cp against Wess Brommich in 1987??

Ah good, so the myth that was Bingo McBungle is just a nightmare then

[Chico Hamilton III]

 It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, .

Bet you wouldn't be saying that if you were the first to wear the great colours......

[Risso]

"Villa became the first club to adopt the now-popular claret-and-blue jerseys before the turn of the 20th century..."

I can see why you're trying to undermine the Official FIFA version of events :-)

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).

It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.

Cheeky sod.  As if Burnley get more recognition than us.

[Brend'Watkins]

It doesn't matter a bit to me who had the kit first, we've worn it for over 100 years now.

It's about time you returned it isn't it?

[el león Benidorm]

West Ham in their Famous Claret & Blue
Villa in the familiar Claret & Blue

If the press got this more accurate, we would have less to gripe about.

[Ads]

We were also founded in 1874 and we're not the oldest club in the top flight, Stoke are.

 As for whose the most famous of claret and blue- its beyond doubt. Johnny Foreigner, even on a remote strip of sand in the middle of an archipelago, surrounded by thousands of miles of Indian Ocean could spot a Villa shirt.
West Ham “the famous Claret and Blue” peh-lease.

[pauliewalnuts]

It seems to be a unique thing to Villa fans to bemoan the fact that another club wears the same kit as them (and seemingly gets recognised more than they do), considering the number of clubs up and down the league that wear near identical strips (Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton spring to mind).

Ah, that's where the error is.

It isn't just a "kit". It is claret and blue and therefore more gravitas is involved.

[Risso]

We were also founded in 1874 and we're not the oldest club in the top flight, Stoke are.

It's a Villadawg post, you weren't expecting accurate facts and figures were you?! ;P