Doug Ellis beside Graham Taylor as Taylor was unveiled as Aston Villa manager (Photo: Dave Tyrrell/Getty Images) Now there would be a significant shift in the dynamic between manager and chairman.

John Gregory on life at Aston Villa: ‘We had club chocolates that went off in 2000 – Doug Ellis got an intern to change the date to 2002’ The former Aston Villa manager on winning in Europe ...

THESE are exciting times to be an Aston Villa fan – and they are about to get even better. The club tasted Champions League football for the first time this season, with memorable victories ...

“Pele and I were in a limo,” Terry Cecil, an Aston Villa fan, recalls from his home in California. “We were in Atlanta with the Ford Motor Company and on behalf of a youth soccer project.

In a surprising twist, Aston Villa are reported to be interested in bringing Luiz back to the Premier League. However, the ...

We have an extensive archive of old pictures here at the Birmingham Mail and we thought we would share some of our superb old Aston Villa pictures with you. We have pictures from the famous Aston ...

Aston Villa season ticket holders in the Doug Ellis Stand upper section will have to move seats when the club faces West Ham in the FA Cup. Unai Emery’s side host the Hammers in the third round ...

Doug Ellis, Chairman Aston Villa Football Club, photocall with new manager Graham Taylor, June 1987. (Image: Mirrorpix ) Aston Villa footballer Ron Wylie playing football with his son Nigel in the ...

We delve into our Aston Villa picture library to bring you a selection of claret and blue images from different decades.