Aston Villa factfile
Factfile on Aston Villa, who contest the FA Cup final against holders Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday: Name: Aston Villa Football Club Founded: 1874 Stadium: Villa Park, Birmingham (capacity: 42,682) Nickname: Villa, The Villans Colours: claret shirts with light blue sleeves, white shorts, light blue and claret striped socks Chairman: Randy Lerner (USA) Chief executive: Tom Fox (USA) Manager: Tim Sherwood (ENG) Assistant manager: Kevin MacDonald (SCO) Captain: Fabian Delph (ENG) Honours English First Division/Premier League (7): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81 FA Cup (7): 1886–87, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1956–57 League Cup (5): 1960–61, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1993–94, 1995–96 FA Community Shield (1): 1981 European Cup (1): 1981-82 UEFA Super Cup (1): 1982 Intertoto Cup (2): 2001, 2008 Most appearances Charlie Aitken (SCO): 660 Most goals Billy Walker (ENG): 244 Record transfer fee paid (as reported) Darren Bent (ENG), £18 million ($27.6 million, 25.3 million euros; rising to £24 million) to Sunderland/ENG, January 2011 Record transfer fee received (as reported) James Milner (ENG), £26 million ($39.8 million, 36.6 million euros)from Manchester City/ENG, August 2010
