Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, with a seating capacity of 42,640. It has been the home of Premier League club Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations and has hosted sixteen England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899 and the most recent in 2005. Villa Park has hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, more than any other stadium, and it is the 10th largest in England.
Villa Park
The Holte Hotel behind the Holte End, part of the original Aston Lower Grounds, refurbished in 2006
Villa Park during a match against Liverpool in 1907. The ground is yet to be squared off, and the cycle track can still be seen.
The brick facade of the Holte End, rebuilt in 1994 in the style of the adjacent Trinty Rd stand, built in 1922
Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre.
Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston
Aston Hall.
Aston University. Its campus is about 1.3 miles south of Aston in Birmingham city centre.
Villa Park, home of Aston Villa F.C.
