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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1874 | Club formed | |
| 1874 | Started playing home matches at Wilson Road | |
| 1876 | Started playing home matches at Wellington Road, Perry Barr | |
| 1884 | George Ramsey became the first manager | |
| 1885 | Turned professional | |
| 1886 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Wednesbury Old Athletic 13-0 in FA Cup | |
| 1887 | Won FA Cup final beating WBA 2-0 | |
| 1888 | 1889 | Founder members, competing in first Football League Championship |
| 1888 | 1889 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1889 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Blackburn Rovers 8-1 in FA Cup 3rd round | |
| 1892 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Accrington Stanley 12-2 | |
| 1892 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to WBA 3-0 | |
| 1893 | 1894 | Football League Champions |
| 1895 | 1896 | Football League Champions |
| 1895 | Won FA Cup final beating WBA 1-0 | |
| 1896 | 1897 | Football League Champions |
| 1897 | Started playing home matches at Villa Park ground | |
| 1897 | Won FA Cup final beating Everton 3-2 | |
| 1898 | 1899 | Football League Champions |
| 1899 | 1900 | Football League Champions |
| 1902 | 1903 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1905 | Won FA Cup final beating Newcastle 2-0 | |
| 1907 | 1908 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1909 | 1910 | Football League Champions |
| 1910 | 1911 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1912 | 1913 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1913 | Won FA Cup final beating Sunderland 1-0 | |
| 1913 | 1914 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1915 | Harry Hampton became club's all-time record League scorer with 215 goals | |
| 1920 | Won FA Cup final beating Huddersfield 1-0 (aet) | |
| 1924 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Newcastle 2-0 | |
| 1926 | W J Smith became new manager | |
| 1930 | 1931 | Pongo Waring set record for most League goals in a season with 49 |
| 1930 | 1931 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1932 | 1933 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1934 | Jimmy McMullan became new manager | |
| 1935 | 1936 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1936 | Jimmy Hogan became new manager | |
| 1937 | 1938 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1945 | Alex Massie became new manager | |
| 1946 | Record home attendance of 76,588 against Derby in FA Cup 6th round | |
| 1950 | George Martin became new manager | |
| 1953 | Eric Houghton became new manager | |
| 1957 | Won FA Cup final beating Man United 2-1 | |
| 1958 | Joe Mercer became new manager | |
| 1958 | 1959 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1959 | 1960 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1961 | Won Football League Cup final beating Rotherham United 3-2 on aggregate (aet) | |
| 1963 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final, beaten by Birmingham 3-1 on aggregate | |
| 1964 | Dick Taylor became new manager | |
| 1966 | 1967 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1967 | Tommy Cummings became new manager | |
| 1968 | Tommy Docherty became new manager | |
| 1969 | Club became a Public Limited company | |
| 1969 | Jimmy Brown became club's youngest player at 15 years and 349 days | |
| 1969 | 1970 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1970 | Vic Crowe became new manager | |
| 1971 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final, beaten by Tottenham 2-0 | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1974 | 1975 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1974 | Ron Saunders became new manager | |
| 1975 | Won Football League Cup final beating Norwich City 1-0 | |
| 1976 | Charlie Aitken played last game, setting club record League appearances at 561 | |
| 1977 | Won Football League Cup final beating Everton 0-0, 1-1 (aet), 3-2 (aet) | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Football League Champions |
| 1982 | Tony Barton became new manager | |
| 1982 | Winners of European Cup final, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 | |
| 1982 | Winners of European Super Cup beating Barcelona 3-1 on aggregate | |
| 1982 | World Club Championship final: beaten by Penerol 2-0 | |
| 1984 | Graham Turner became new manager | |
| 1986 | Billy McNeill became new manager | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1987 | 1988 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1987 | Graham Taylor became new manager | |
| 1989 | 1990 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1990 | Dr Jozef Venglos became new manager | |
| 1991 | Ron Atkinson became new manager | |
| 1992 | 1993 | Runners-up in FA Premier League |
| 1994 | Won Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup) beating Man United 3-1 | |
| 1994 | Brian Little became new manager | |
| 1996 | Won Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup) beating Leeds 3-0 | |
| 1998 | John Gregory became new manager | |
| 1998 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Dwight Yorke to Man United for £12,600,000 | |
| 2000 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Chelsea 1-0 | |
| 2002 | Graham Taylor became manager for the second time | |
| 2002 | Steve Staunton became club's most-capped player with 64 caps | |
| 2003 | David O'Leary became new manager | |
| 2006 | Martin O'Neill became new manager | |
| 2007 | Club broke transfer record when buying Ashley Young for £9,600,000 | |