Aston Villa Archive

#OnThisDay in 2009, Martin Laursen announced his retirement from football at the age of just 31. #AVFC

Aston Villa fans queue up outside Villa Park for tickets for the 1994 League Cup final. #AVFC

#OnThisDay in 2019.....👀 #AVFC

Ron Saunders talking about members of his League Championship winning side. #AVFC

Stan Collymore joined Aston Villa from Liverpool, #OnThisDay in 1997. #AVFC

League Cup final advert, 1994. #AVFC

Remembering John Robson, who sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 2004, aged just 54. 💜💙 #AVFC

Ian Taylor made his 290th and final Aston Villa appearance, #OnThisDay in 2003.

The late, great Paul Birch, 1986. #AVFC

#AVFC 1-0 Arsenal, #OnThisDay in 1998. Dwight Yorke 36' (pen)

A Tony Daley special, #OnThisDay in 1993. #AVFC

#OnThisDay in 1995, Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 2-0 in a testimonial match for Paul McGrath. #AVFC

Author and Aston Villa fan, Lee Child: "I have met President Clinton & President Obama. Tom Cruise flew me in his helicopter. But best of all was an invitation to meet Gordon Cowans at Villa Park. No Aston Villa player gave me more pleasure to watch." #AVFC

#OnThisDay in 1988, Aston Villa were promoted back to the First Division following a 0-0 draw with Swindon Town. #AVFC

The Holte End terrace was used for the final time, #OnThisDay in 1994. 💜💙 #AVFC

Gary Shaw & Mark Walters, 1983. #AVFC

#AVFC 2-0 Liverpool, #OnThisDay in 1995. Dwight Yorke 24' & 35'

#OnThisDay in 1957, the FA Cup winners returned home to a heroes welcome. 🏆 #AVFC

#AVFC 3-2 Coventry City, #OnThisDay in 2001. Darius Vassell 61' Juan Pablo Ángel 81' Paul Merson 86'

Aston Villa's FA Cup final mascot Andrew Pugh, #OnThisDay in 1957. #AVFC 🏆