Aston Villa: The Complete Record

[Legion]

From Pravda

A superb new book, Aston Villa - The Complete Record, is now on sale in the Villa Village store.

The 608-page volume, compiled by programme editor Rob Bishop and statistician Frank Holt, brings Villa's history right up to the end of last season.

It includes a resume of every season since Villa's formation, detailed grids showing the appearances, goalscorers and attendances of every competitive campaign, profiles of more than 150 of Villa's leading players, a selection of matches to remember - and much more.

All of the club's Premier League seasons are featured, and the book is extensively illustrated with photos, many in full colour.

Published by Derby Books, the new volume costs £25.

A signing session is also planned for the Villa Store next Thursday September 30.

Aston Villa - The Complete Record first appeared in 1988, the centenary year of the Football League and the season in which the club won promotion back to the top flight.

A second edition was published in 1992, just as the Premier League came into existence.

Now, 18 years later, Villa supporters can enjoy a brand new edition.

It isn't merely an update of the previous two editions. The authors have combined their vast knowledge of the club to produce a completely fresh volume.

Rob is the editor of the Villa News & Record, while Frank, who contributes a regular column to the programme, is a highly-respected historian who is a member of the Association of Football Statisticians.

All of the club's Premier League seasons are featured, and the book is illustrated with photos from the Villa Archives, making The Complete Record an indispensible guide to a great football club.

[TopDeck113]

I get it.  I've got the second edition, so it would be useful to have a record of what the club has done since football officially began.

[PeterWithesShin]

I have the first 2 editions, they are virtually falling apart i've flicked through them so often.

[villasjf]

A lot cheaper elsewhere.

[Simon Ward]

A lot cheaper elsewhere.

Amazon?

[villasjf]

Yes indeed.

[Chris Harte]

I've got the 1988 version. Its a bit dog-eared now mind.

[darren woolley]

I want it it would be a good book for my collection.

[Deano's Mullet]

There was a leaflet for this handed to me when i went in the Villa shop on the
 last day of last  season so i got quite excited about this book. Its got to be a million miles
better than the one released in 1992 ish as there were shit loads of mistakes in it.

[Salsa Party Animal]

so what the different apart from updated information

[cdbearsfan]

Can you get it from Smith's as I have a voucher with them?

[pauliewalnuts]

I've got the 1988 version.

Incidentally, save yourself some money and get this one from Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aston-Villa-Complete-Rob-Bishop/dp/1859838057

£15.96 rather than £25.00

[eric woolban woolban]

Did your name go in the original version?

My Dad has his name in there.