Aston Villa (Soccer team)
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Soccer
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Sources
found: Woolley R. Play up Villa, 1977 (subj.)t.p. (Villa) p. 20 (Aston Villa)
found: Rippon, A. The story of Aston Villa, c1981:p. 2 (Aston Villa Football Club)
found: Its Official website, viewed 6 March 2019:home page (Aston Villa Football Club) contact page (Aston Villa FC, Villa Park, Birmingham B6 6HE)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 6 March 2019(Aston Villa F.C.; Aston Villa Football Club; professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England; nicknames: Villans, The Villa, The Lions [in crest], The Claret & Blue Army (home colours); short name: Villa, AVFC [in badge]; formed in March 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth (now part of Birmingham); played at Aston Park (1874-1876) and Wellington Road (1876-1897), then moved to their present home, the Aston Lower Grounds, in 1897: supporters coined the name "Villa Park"; no official declaration listed the ground as Villa Park)
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1978-08-24: new
2019-03-07: revised
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