Tuesday, 13 August 2024

Aston Villa F.C. - Aston Villa 150th Anniversary 1874-2024 Sticker Album


2024-25
Aston Villa 150th Anniversary 1874-2024 Sticker Album
Aston Villa F.C.
150 stickers

Revered publication ‘The Villa News & Record’ is celebrating the club’s 150th anniversary season with a timeless commemorative sticker set and album. Featuring iconic former playing greats and managers to current stars, trophy lifts, Villa Park through the ages and unforgettable moments from the club’s illustrious history, the set of 150 stickers will be available in all 19 home league editions of the matchday programme this season. To house such a treasured collection there is the 150th Anniversary album. An A4 size 52-page commemorative publication lovingly put together, it features themed pages on Villa Park, Top Goalscorers, European Nights and Fans’ Favourites, to name but a few, and provides context and interesting facts on each sticker. The album is available from the Club Store at Villa Park, as well as from matchday vendors around the stadium. The album will be available for home delivery from early August and costs £4, plus post and packaging to a UK/Ireland address.
UPDATE (17-08-2024 11:48):  Checklist added.

1.  Emblem

The Villans

2.  1870s
3.  1880s
4.  1890s
5.  1900s
6.  1910s
7.  1920s
8.  1930s
9.  1940s
10.  1950s
11.  1960s
12.  1970s
13.  1980s
14.  1990s
15.  2000s
16.  2010s
17.  2020s

Villa Park

18.  Gas Lamp
19.  William McGregor Statue
20.  Villa Park, 1907
21.  F.A. Cup Semi-Final - Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur, 1948
22.  Floodlights
23.  Holte End Steps
24.  Night Football
25.  Villa Park from above

Most Apperances

26.  Charlie Aitken
27.  Gordon Cowans
28.  Allan Evans
29.  Nigel Spink
30.  Tommy Smart
31.  Gareth Barry
32.  Dennis Mortimer
33.  Billy George

Top Goalscorers

34.  Billy Walker
35.  Harry Hampton
36.  Joe Bache
37.  John Devey
38.  Eric Houghton
39.  Johnny Dixon
40.  Peter McParland
41.  Billy Garraty

Trophy Room

42.  First Division
43.  European Cup
44.  F.A. Cup
45.  Football League Cup
46.  UEFA Super Cup
47.  F.A. Charity Shield
48.  F.A. Youth Cup
49.  Trophy Room

Homegrown Heroes

50.  Gary Shaw
51.  Paul Birch
52.  Tony Daley
53.  Lee Hendrie
54.  Darius Vassell
55.  Gabby Agbonlahor
56.  Jack Grealish
57.  Jacob Ramsey

The Managers

58.  Eric Houghton
59.  Joe Mercer
60.  Ron Saunders
61.  Graham Taylor
62.  Ron Atkinson
63.  Brian Little
64.  Dean Smith
65.  Unai Emery

Premier League Years

66.  Dalian Atkinson
67.  Paul McGrath
68.  Dean Saunders v Wimbledon 7-1
69.  Dwight Yorke
70.  John Gregory
71.  Gareth Barry
72.  Brad Friedel
73.  Martin O'Neill
74.  Gabby Agbonlahor
75.  Christian Benteke
76.  Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
77.  John McGinn
78.  Jack Grealish
79.  Ollie Watkins
80.  v Brighton & Hove Albion 2022-23
81.  2023-24

F.A. Cup Greats

82.  Dennis Hodgetts
83.  1895 F.A. Cup winning team
84.  1905 F.A. Cup win
85.  Harry Hampton
86.  Andy Ducat
87.  Johnny Dixon
88.  1957 F.A. Cup win

League Cup Legends

89.  Harry Burrows
90.  Ron Sauders
91.  Ray Graydon
92.  Chris Nicholl
93.  v Manchester United 3-1
94.  Kevin Richardson
95.  v Leeds United 3-0
96.  Ugo Ehiogu

European Nights

97.  Barcelona 2 Aston Villa 1
98.  Aston Villa 2 Dynamo Kyiv 0
99.  Aston Villa 3 Barcelona 0
100.  Aston Villa 2 Inter Milan 0
101.  Aston Villa 1 Inter Milan 0
102.  Aston Villa 4 Basel 1
103.  Aston Villa 2 Ajax 1
104.  LOSC Lille 2 Aston Villa 1

We Even Conquered Europe in 1982!

105.  The Squad
106.  Peter With
107.  Tony Barton
108.  Gary Williams, Allan Evans, Dennis Mortimer
109.  Gordon Cowans
110.  Victory Parade
111.  Official Programme
112.  Dennis Mortimer

The News  & Record

113.  First Edition, 1906
114.  v Crystal Palace, F.A. Cup, 1962
115.  v Sheffield United, 1975
116.  v Bracelona, European Super Cup, 1983
117.  Premier League, 1992-93 - Dariusz Kubicki
118.  v Manchester United, 1995 - Gareth Southgate
119.  2015-16
120.  v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2018 - Neil Taylor

Classic Kits

121.  1982-83 (numbered 123 in the album)
122.  1988-89
123.  1992-93
124.  1993-94
125.  1999-2000
126.  2009-10

Goalkeepers

127.  Jimmy Rimmer
128.  Nigel Spink
129.  Mark Bosnich
130.  David James
131.  Brad Friedel
132.  Emiliano Martinez

Fan Favourites

133.  Savo Milošević
134.  Thomas Hitzlsperger
135.  Juan Pablo Angel
136.  Olof Mellberg
137.  Wilfred Bouma
138.  Stiliyan Petrov

Number Nines

139.  Trevor Ford
140.  Andy Gray
141.  Alan McInally
142.  Dean Saunders
143.  Dion Dublin

Villa Women

144.  Dani Petrovic - F.A. Women's Premier League Cup
145.  Aston Villa Women
146.  Gemma Davies
147.  Marisa Ewers
148.  Rachel Daly
149.  Carla Ward

New Crest

150.  New Crest

6 comments:

  1. How awesome! :-)
    Any idea if there will be a checklist?

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    1. I might be able to compile one. It depends what sort of information is in the album.

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    2. If it's a lot of work I'm happy to do it if you send me scans of the pages and the empty XLS you use.

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    3. Hi Dan,

      Thanks for the offer, but hopefully, I'll mange to compile a checklist.

      Cheers,
      Alan

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  2. OK, no worries :-)

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  3. Has anyone ever told you how awesome you are! :-)
    Thanks.

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