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| Nation | England
| Year Founded | 1874
| Status | Professional
| Reputation | National
| World Ranking | 12th
| Chairman Status | Loves the club
| Favoured Personnel | Randy Lerner, Charles Krulak, Peter Withe, Martin O'Neill, Juan Pablo Angel, Dion Dublin
| Fierce Rivals | Birmingham, West Brom
| Other Rivals | Coventry, Wolves, Leicester
| Finances | Rich
| Estimated Value | £78m
| Stadium | Villa Park, Birmingham
| Stadium Capacity | 42584 all seater with under-soil heating
| Pitch Dimensions | Length: 106m, Width: 66m
| Maximum Pitch Dimensions | Length: 117m, Width: 74m
| Reserve Stadium | The Bescot Stadium, Walsall
| Training Facilities | Top training facilities
| Youth Facilities | Good youth facilities + Youth Academy
| Continental Competition | None
| Media Prediction | 9th
| Squad Average Age | 24
| Squad Personality | Determined
| Capital City | London
| Region | UK & Ireland
| Continent | Europe
| Captain | Gareth Barry
General Finances
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| Transfer Budget (Season) | £15,800,000 |
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| Transfer Budget (Remaining) | £15,800,000 |
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| % of transfer revenue made available | 90% |
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| Sponsors | 5 year kit sponsorship deal at £5M per season. Ends 2012. |
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| | 2 year general sponsorship deal at £500K per season. Ends 2008 |
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| Loans Outstanding | - |
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| Total Wage Budget | £681,265 |
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| Current Wage Total | £343,298 |
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First Team
| Pkd | Inf | Name | Position | Nat | Height | Weight | Age | Value |
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| - | | Scott Carson | GK | ENG | 191 cm | 87 kg | 21 | $8M |
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| - | | Thomas Sørensen | GK | DEN | 195 cm | 89 kg | 31 | $6M |
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| - | | Jordan Collins | D R | ENG | 186 cm | 81 kg | 18 | $140K |
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| - | | Olof Mellberg | D RC | SWE | 186 cm | 82 kg | 29 | $8.75M |
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| - | | Wilfred Bouma | D L | NED | 179 cm | 83 kg | 29 | $6M |
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| - | | Stephen O'Halloran | D LC | IRL | 183 cm | 73 kg | 19 | $3.2M |
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| - | | Gareth Barry | D L, M LC | ENG | 183 cm | 79 kg | 26 | $8M |
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| - | | Gary Cahill | D C | ENG | 188 cm | 79 kg | 21 | $6.5M |
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| - | Trn | Curtis Davies | D C | ENG | 188 cm | 79 kg | 22 | $5.25M |
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| - | | Zat Knight | D C | ENG | 198 cm | 87 kg | 27 | $7M |
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| - | | Martin Laursen | D C | DEN | 188 cm | 79 kg | 29 | $6.25M |
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| - | | Craig Gardner | M C | ENG | 178 cm | 71 kg | 20 | $5M |
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| - | | Isaiah Osbourne | M C | ENG | 188 cm | 79 kg | 19 | $2.9M |
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| - | | Nigel Reo-Coker | M C | ENG | 176 cm | 78 kg | 23 | $16.25M |
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| - | | Shaun Maloney | AM RLC, F C | SCO | 171 cm | 63 kg | 24 | $1.9M |
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| - | | Moustapha Salifou | AM R, F C | TOG | 180 cm | 69 kg | 24 | $3.5M |
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| - | | Ashley Young | AM RL, ST | ENG | 176 cm | 64 kg | 21 | $15.25M |
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| - | | Stiliyan Petrov | AM C | BUL | 178 cm | 73 kg | 28 | $8.25M |
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| - | | Gabriel Agbonlahor | ST | ENG | 181 cm | 79 kg | 20 | $8.5M |
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| - | | John Carew | ST | NOR | 195 cm | 89 kg | 27 | $9M |
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| - | | Marlon Harewood | ST | ENG | 186 cm | 89 kg | 27 | $7M |
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| - | | Luke Moore | ST | ENG | 180 cm | 76 kg | 21 | $10.25M |
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Reserves
| Pkd | Inf | Name | Position| Nat | Height | Weight | Age | Value |
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| - | | David Bevan | GK | IRL | 185 cm | 87 kg | 18 | $14K |
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| - | Lst | Lee Boyle | GK | IRL | 181 cm | 67 kg | 19 | $14K |
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| - | | Stuart Taylor | GK | ENG | 196 cm | 86 kg | 26 | $3.6M |
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| - | | Daniel Earls | D R | IRL | 171 cm | 73 kg | 18 | $120K |
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| - | | Erik Lund | D R | SWE | 179 cm | 76 kg | 18 | $160K |
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| - | | Shane Lowry | D LC | AUS | 180 cm | 79 kg | 18 | $110K |
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| - | Inj | Eric Lichaj | D C | USA | 190 cm | 86 kg | 18 | $625K |
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| - | Yth | Damian Bellon | D/M C | SUI | 187 cm | 89 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Yago Bellon | M RC | SUI | 180 cm | 77 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | | Christopher Herd | M C | AUS | 186 cm | 71 kg | 18 | $140K |
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| - | | Jonathon Hogg | M C | ENG | 179 cm | 77 kg | 18 | $40K |
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| - | Lst | Patrik Berger | AM LC | CZE | 186 cm | 80 kg | 33 | $2M |
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| - | | Zoltan Stieber | AM LC | *** | 178 cm | 76 kg | 18 | $325K |
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| - | Inj | Adam McGurk | AM/F C | NIR | 176 cm | 83 kg | 18 | $220K |
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| - | | Tobias Mikaelsson | ST | SWE | 191 cm | 72 kg | 18 | $325K |
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Youth
| Pkd | Inf | Name | Position| Nat | Height | Weight | Age | Value |
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| - | Yth | Daniel Bradley | GK | ENG | 184 cm | 85 kg | 15 | - |
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| - | Yth | Elliot Parish | GK | ENG | 175 cm | 77 kg | 16 | - |
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| - | Yth | Steven Clancy | D C | ENG | 175 cm | 74 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Ciaran Clark | D C | ENG | 186 cm | 75 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Mark Power | D C | IRL | 179 cm | 79 kg | 16 | - |
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| - | Yth | Matthew Roome | D C | ENG | 187 cm | 82 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Sam Simmonds | D C | ENG | 182 cm | 81 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | William Ricketts | WB L | ENG | 182 cm | 85 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Aaron Griffiths | DM | ENG | 170 cm | 71 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Marc Albrighton | AM R | ENG | 177 cm | 77 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Robert Gucher | AM R | AUT | 182 cm | 78 kg | 16 | - |
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| - | Yth | Barry Bannan | AM LC | SCO | 159 cm | 63 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Dominik Hofbauer | AM L | AUT | 175 cm | 74 kg | 17 | - |
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| - | Yth | Nathan Baker | AM L, ST| ENG | 188 cm | 85 kg | 15 | - |
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| - | Yth | James Collins | AM/F C | ENG | 170 cm | 70 kg | 15 | - |
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| - | Yth | Harry Forrester | AM/F C | ENG | 182 cm | 79 kg | 16 | - |
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| - | Yth | Nathan Delfouneso | ST | ENG | 186 cm | 75 kg | 16 | $525K |
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| - | Yth | Andreas Weimann | ST | AUT | 179 cm | 78 kg | 15 | - |
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Curious what others have done in the demo with the villa or plan on doing in release. A good transfer budget and solid young team, this has to be one of the more interesting mid table teams to play this year, and I had plenty of fun with them with fm2007 as well.
FM 2008: Aston Villa - Prepared 
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