Founded
in 1874 by cricketers from the Villa Cross
Wesleyan Chapel, Aston, Birmingham. They played on
Aston Park, moving to a field in Wellington
Road, Perry Barr in 1876.
Prominent nationally,
the club was a founder
member of the Football
League in 1888. The landlord
at Perry Barr
made such demands that the
club sought its
own ground and
eventually moved back to
Aston occupying the Aston Lower
Grounds,
which had already been
used for some big
games. Not known
as Villa Park until some
time later, the ground first
saw league football
in 1897.
Premier League founder members 1992.
