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The 1977–78 English football season was Aston Villa's 78th in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the top division. Villa reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup where they went out 4–3 on aggregate against Barcelona. In the domestic league, however, they struggled, and Saunders started rebuilding the team. [3]
The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century Aston Villa Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and were founding members of the Football League in 1888, as well as the Premier League in 1992. They are one of the oldest football clubs in England, having won the First ...
The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double. This is a list of seasons played by Aston Villa Football Club in English and European football, from 1879 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry) to the most recent completed season. Aston Villa football club was founded in March, 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston. Throughout the 1870s, Aston Villa played a small ...
The history of Aston Villa Football Club from 1961 to the current season covers the fluctuating fortunes of the club during the 1960s and 1970s, the European Cup victory in 1982 and the present day Premier League club. The late 1960s was a turbulent time for the club.
The 1978–79 English football season was Aston Villa's 79th in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the top division. Manager, Ron Saunders had signed a six-year contract in the pre-season.
16 May 1977: Ivor Linton made his debut in the First Division as a 17-year-old apprentice, as a substitute in a 1–0 home victory against Stoke City relegating the Potteries club. [8] West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers win their last matches of the season to survive, and Bristol City keep their hopes alive by beating Liverpool 2–1.
The club's official history states that soccer (association football) was chosen after witnessing an "impromptu game on a meadow off Heathfield Road". [6] Four of the founders of Aston Villa FC and those who were delegated to view the game were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood.
3 Jul 1987 – Chelsea sign defender Tony Dorigo from Aston Villa for £475,000. [2]31 Aug 1987 – Plymouth Argyle and Barnsley lead the way on goal difference, but fancied Aston Villa are fourth from bottom.