Meet The Lions
Name: Luke Frost
How long have you supported Villa? 15 Years
First Memory Of Villa: First walking out at Villa Park, also missed Gabby scoring against Portsmouth as I was waiting for a pie!
Most memorable game: Villa 6-1 Brighton. First time I brought my son with me to the Villa, lucky charm!
Favourite Player/s: Currently I’d probably so it’s Ollie Watkins
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? (player you've met, tattoo, European Cup): Not Villa as such but do have a lion on my leg representing me and my son. Little link there!
Name: Shonagh Mcdonald
How long have you supported Villa? All my life.
First Memory Of Villa: Sneaking in the ground to watch matches 92/93
Most memorable game: Bayern Munich
Favourite Player/s: Dean Saunders, pablo angel, savo, petrov, mellberg, Ollie, EMI and konza
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Met god when I first started going, delivered newspapers to doug Ellis good tipper around Xmas 😂, loved the champions league journey. I have two villa tattoos one one my fore arm and my lion on my leg with 1874 in his mane
Name: Darren Sturman
How long have you supported Villa? All my life.
First Memory Of Villa: 1996 cup final
Most memorable game: Bayern Munich or psg
Favourite Player/s: Stylian Petrov, pablo angel ,emi Martinez ,ugo ehiogu jusu for starters,there so many Players to name
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Currently go through a nice Aston Villa leg tattoo ,steeped with history
Name: Tina Merry
How long have you supported Villa? Since I met my husband Kirk in 2001
First Memory Of Villa: 2001 - Kirk too me to my first ever game at Villa Park against Man U. Top of the Trinity but atmosphere was amazing and been following Villa since then
Most memorable game:
I've got a couple. Bolton away in 2019 - we had a hotel booked opposite the stadium. After the game the players were just mingling about - managed to meet Dean Smith, John Terry, Jack Grealish and John McGinn. McGinn was with his family and his mom took my phone and got him to have selfie's with us!
The other game would be the friendly against Valencia. The players hotel was close to our airbnb so pre-game we went for a nosey. Somehow managed to get myself on the players side of the rope and found myself standing by Unai - such a lovely person who was happy to have a photo with our group and our flag
Favourite Player/s: Juan Pablo Angel
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? I've been running Bedford Lions since the 23/24 season and am known as the Beddy Lions Selfie Queen! Met most of the players. No Villa related tattoo ....yet. I did say last season if we won the Champions League I was getting a Villa tattoo so let's see what happens over the next few seasons!
Name: Lynne
How long have you supported Villa? 54 years
First Memory Of Villa: Going past the AV lights as a young kid going to be nans
Most memorable game: European Cup final 1982 in Rotterdam
Favourite Player/s: Shaw Blair Mings
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? I was at the European Cup final in 1982. Met loads of players and unfortunately some of the players know me . Not in a bad way lol
Name: Adam Parsons (Parso)
How long have you supported Villa? 38 years
First Memory Of Villa: First home game Villa 6 Everton 2. Brilliant game Platty bagged 4 and instantly became my hero!
Most memorable game: Aston Villa 3 Manchester United 1 in the Coca Cola Cup Final. What a performance that stopped United winning the treble. Big Ron pulled off a masterstroke by going all out attack, and also started Graham Fenton! I was behind the goal when big Dalian poked us in front.
Favourite Player/s: Platt, Cowans, God, Grealish, Rogers
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Holte Enders in the sky lyrics as a tattoo on my arm. I’ve also farted in Doug Ellis’s roller! 🤣🤣
Name: Kieron Duggan
How long have you supported Villa? Since 1999 (birth). First home game was 2004.
First Memory Of Villa: Beating West Ham United home. 2-1. Holte End Lower. Me, my dad and brother (who is a West Ham fan)
Most memorable game: Villa 5-1 Blues
Favourite Player/s: All time: Pablo Angel Now: John McGinn
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? On my way to Portugal, I was in Birmingham Airport, Gate 43 and a little lad was running around and he fell over and dropped his toy. I went to retrieve the toy that went some distance and then turned went to gift it back to the child, standing there was his father, Andreas Wiemann. He was happy to stop for a photo!
Name: George
How long have you supported Villa? 30 years
First Memory Of Villa: Dion Dublin scoring the winner against Bradford not the most exciting game but we have a had a few of them!
Most memorable game: Has to be the PSG game last season never been in the stadium with that atmosphere
Favourite Player/s: Super John me and my boy love him what hes done/doing for a club a proper leader
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Have a very questionable pink tattoo on my back that's all im saying
Name: Lisa Perkins
How long have you supported Villa? 50 years
First Memory Of Villa: First match I ever went to with my Dad . Home to Notts County , first game of the season and we lost!
Most memorable game: Villa v Notts County - I was so excited by the atmosphere and size of the ground . After going to Layer Road from an early age this was something else. Also i got to experience my first game with my lovely Dad ❤️
Favourite Player/s: Tyrone Mings - shock - plus Tielemans
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? I met Dion Dublin whilst in London watching The Bodyguard . Had a photo taken and I looked about 2ft tall !!
Name: Tony Nash
How long have you supported Villa? Since 1969
First Memory Of Villa: Them getting relegated to the old third division and then going to my first game on Boxing Day 1970
Most memorable game: Villa 5-1 Liverpool in December 1976. The older fans will remember that game and that season very well. Most exciting Villa team I have ever had the pleasure of watching
Favourite Player/s: Brian Little, Gary Shaw, Gordon cowans, Ian Taylor, Paul McGrath, Jack Grealish. Always loved a player who has been brought up as a villa fan
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Was one of the lucky people who was in Rotterdam
Name: Colin Curry
How long have you supported Villa? 50+ years on
First Memory Of Villa: Winning old Div 3 title
Most memorable game: Too many but probably the 1994 Tranmere semi-final
Favourite Player/s: Tony Morley, Gary Shaw, Dennis Mortimer, David Platt, Jack Grealish. I could mention loads more 😂
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Boring - No interesting fact 😂
Name: Andrew Fox
How long have you supported Villa? 38 years
First Memory Of Villa: 6-2 win over Everton under the AV lights, 1989
Most memorable game: Coca Cola Cup final, 1994
Favourite Player/s: Saunders, Cowans, Daley, Martinez
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Got my first Villa shirt from Dave Pountney who ran a sports shop in Shrewsbury. He played for Villa 1963-68.
Name: Troy Downes
How long have you supported Villa? 26 years
First Memory Of Villa: My first memory of villa is definitely my first ever game against Bolton at home in 2009 which we won 5-1!
Most memorable game: The game I remember the most has to be the semi final fa cup game against Liverpool where we come from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Wembley, being at the game with my Dad who isn’t no longer with us will always be a day I will never forget HEITS!
Favourite Player/s: Gabby Agbonlahor, Alan Hutton and Ollie Watkins are my 3 favourite players to wear a villa shirt.
Interesting Villa fact about yourself?
Name: Nim Gill
How long have you supported Villa? 50 years
First Memory Of Villa: Not sure exactly what year (1978 ?) it was but I had sneaked in to the Albion end. This was in the First Division, Villa won with goals from cowans, deehan and morti. I got caught out as I just couldn’t stop the Yesssssss!! And literally had to jump the fence to get away.
Most memorable game: Villa v Everton 2nd replay 1977!! Brian Little ❤️
Favourite Player/s: Brian Little
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? As a kid I lived in an Albion stronghold, right behind the Hawthorns and was certainly destined to be a baggie UNTIL a friends older brother gave me a villa shirt as he noticed I was the only kid playing football in the park in my school shirt. It came down to my knees BUT It was a thing of beauty with the famous round badge ❤️ #chosen
Name: John Fawcett
How long have you supported Villa? 38 years
First Memory Of Villa: Going to the Panini sticker room, pre match in the North Stand, in late 80s, in my Villa tracksuit.
Most memorable game:
There's loads.....
Villa 2 Inter Milan 0 (Uefa Cup)
Villa 3 Man Utd 1 (League Cup final)
Blues 0 Villa 1 (Grealish punch game)
Villa 2 Derby 1 (Play off final)
Arsenal 0 Villa 2 (Moving closer to the Champions league, best away day for me)
Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0
Villa 4 Celtic 2
Villa 3 PSG 2
....the Champions League games were off the scale!
Favourite Player/s: Paul McGrath, Steve Staunton, Gareth Barry, John McGinn, Tyrone Mings
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? I once got to Luton Airport, heading off to watch the Villa in Leipzig to find I'd brought my wife's passport rather than my own. Jumped in the car, headed home, watched it on TV :/ A lot of wasted money!
Name: David
How long have you supported Villa? Since my dad took me to my first game.
First Memory Of Villa: Watch villa reserves v spurs
Most memorable game: I went to the celebration at the town hall of Villa winning league and I’m on the picture My first ever proper game villa v spurs 1980
Favourite Player/s: Tony Morley
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? I once got to Luton Airport, heading off to watch the Villa in Leipzig to find I'd brought my wife's passport rather than my own. Jumped in the car, headed home, watched it on TV :/ A lot of wasted money!
Name: Luke Perkins
How long have you supported Villa? Since I was 5
First Memory Of Villa: 1996 Coca Cola cup final, my dad is a Leeds fan and went to the game. I think he hoped I would be a Leeds fan too, however he got a call asking for an Aston Villa scarf to be brought back for me and the rest is history.
Most memorable game: There’s been plenty over the years, my first ever game was Villa vs Leeds which ended 0-0 in the early 2000’s but I think for me it would be a recent one. The Home leg 3-2 win against PSG the comeback and Villa Park was electric that night.
Favourite Player/s: Growing up my Favourite players were Dion Dublin, Gareth Barry & Ashley Young. My current favourites are now Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara.
Interesting Villa fact about yourself? Met multiple players at Corley services in the past, Konsa, Bunn & Bacuna are couple that come to mind. I’m a Villa fan because of my mum and grandad. I live in Colchester in Essex but my Grandad is from the midlands and was posted to Colchester with the army. Hence the connection. Long old journey for every home game but so worth it.