The greatest Aston Villa matches

1: Aston Villa 3 Everton 2, FA Cup Final, April 10, 1897

On the day that Derby County’s defeat by Bury hands Villa the league title, they also complete the other half of the Double in the Cup Final at Crystal Palace. The attendance of 65,891 is the largest for a football match and, after their 1-0 lead becomes a 2-1 deficit, they recover to win.

2: Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 4, top division, Aug 30, 1930

On the opening day of the 1930-31 season, Pongo Waring scores all four goals for Villa. They would finish second in the table that season, with their league games averaging almost five goals.

3: Aston Villa 5 Liverpool 1, top division, Dec 15, 1976

Liverpool, the champions, suffer their biggest league defeat since 1963. All six goals come in the first half of this evening match, with two each by Andy Gray and John Deehan and one from Brian Little. Liverpool go on to win the League and European Cup, and Villa the League Cup.

4: Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0, European Cup final, May 26, 1982

Jimmy Rimmer, the goalkeeper, limps off after nine minutes in Rotterdam and Nigel Spink, his replacement, makes several fine saves on only his second appearance. Peter Withe scuffs the winning goal in off the post.