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Offline Lee

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2011, 12:43:43 PM »
Coombs Wood Villa
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Offline olaftab

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #31 on: October 31, 2011, 12:44:54 PM »
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on October 31, 2011, 12:34:28 PM
Isn't their official name still something like Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Football Club? They just use AFC Bournemouth as a trade name as it's a bit less of a mouthful?
Yes that is correct. AFC was invented in 1972 by John Bond ...after we beat them in that famous  game at VP!
« Last Edit: October 31, 2011, 12:46:35 PM by aftab235 »
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Offline villa1

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #32 on: October 31, 2011, 12:47:53 PM »
Wollescote Villa.

Not sure if they're still around. 
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Offline villa1

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #33 on: October 31, 2011, 12:49:20 PM »
Wollescote Villa.

Not sure if they're still around. 
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Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #34 on: October 31, 2011, 03:30:31 PM »
Quote from: Phil from the upper holte on October 31, 2011, 10:43:00 AM
Port Vale are unique as well aren't they? Only club not to be named after the place they are in
Add to them Grimsby Town who have always played at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes.
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Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #35 on: October 31, 2011, 03:33:22 PM »
Yeah but Grimsby is a place, Arsenal were woolich Arsenal as Risso said
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Offline Reuben

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #36 on: October 31, 2011, 04:41:37 PM »
(Plymouth) Argyle is unique too.
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Offline TopDeck113

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #37 on: October 31, 2011, 07:12:07 PM »
Quote from: Reuben on October 31, 2011, 04:41:37 PM
(Plymouth) Argyle is unique too.

Preston North End (although there's Glossop NE in the non-league),Leyton Orient and (spit) MK Dons.
« Last Edit: October 31, 2011, 07:14:38 PM by TopDeck113 »
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Offline Jon Crofts

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #38 on: October 31, 2011, 07:56:45 PM »
There's a Villa Park in The Hague, Holland.

There's Villa Aston FC in Mauritius.
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Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #39 on: October 31, 2011, 11:50:33 PM »
Sevilla FC.

Indeed I believe they named the city after us.
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Offline Archie

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #40 on: November 01, 2011, 01:14:22 AM »
As you surely know, Villa is a Latin and now an Italian name as well, so in Italy there are lots of villages, and consequently teams, named: Villa.

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Offline Lucky Eddie

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #41 on: November 01, 2011, 12:37:42 PM »
How come WBA named themselves after West Bromwich when they are, were and have always been from Birmingham? ;-)
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Offline Lee

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #42 on: November 01, 2011, 01:18:31 PM »
Quote from: Lucky Eddie on November 01, 2011, 12:37:42 PM
How come WBA named themselves after West Bromwich when they are, were and have always been from Birmingham? ;-)

Like in a Facebook stylie .........
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Offline OasisVillain

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #43 on: November 02, 2011, 02:48:11 PM »
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on October 31, 2011, 11:52:38 AM
Quote from: Legion on October 31, 2011, 10:33:27 AM
Villa Park

Kevin Costner graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973

I went to California on holiday in 1992 and i'm sure I have a photo somewhere of me and my villa supporting mate standing beside a signpost with 'Villa Park' on it, IIRC it was a place near Anaheim.
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Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Are we the one and only Villa?
« Reply #44 on: November 02, 2011, 06:54:37 PM »
Quote from: OasisVillain on November 02, 2011, 02:48:11 PM
I went to California on holiday in 1992 and i'm sure I have a photo somewhere of me and my villa supporting mate standing beside a signpost with 'Villa Park' on it, IIRC it was a place near Anaheim.

There is, it comes up on the newsnow Villa feed from time to time.
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