Aston Villa news from the Birmingham Mail

FA Cup Flashback: Aston Villa beat Arsenal in 1974 titanic tussle Jan 26 2012

IF Aston Villa will be underdogs away to Arsenal in the FA Cup on Sunday, they were even more so when Vic Crowe’s side visited the Gunners in the fourth round in 1974. But they went through after a titanic two-game tussle thanks to a sterling effort from players and fans alike. Brian Halford reports on a cup conquest which owed much to the Holte End’s hounding of a star goalkeeper. Read

Aston Villa NextGen series: Tony McAndrew proud of next generation Jan 26 2012

TONY McAndrew was full of pride for Aston Villa’s young guns despite their NextGen Series adventure ending with an agonising quarter-final exit. Read

Nextgen Series match report: Aston Villa 1 Marseille 2 Jan 26 2012

Mat Kendrick's match report of the Nextgen Series between Aston Villa and MarseilleRead

Aston Villa: I'm a one-club man says Gabby Agbonlahor Jan 26 2012

GABBY Agbonlahor has revealed Aston Villa have never received a transfer window bid for him because rivals know he is a one-club man. Read

Aston Villa initiative is just the ticket for schools Jan 26 2012

ASTON Villa hope a new initiative will be just the ticket to attract fans of the future from schools across Birmingham.Read

Aston Villa: Alex McLeish praises Gary Gardner after full debut Jan 26 2012

ALEX McLeish has hailed Gary Gardner’s first team emergence, claiming the promising teenager would “run through brick walls for Villa.Read

Aston Villa: Stephen Ireland determined to continue fine form Jan 26 2012

STEPHEN Ireland is determined to pick up where he left off this weekend after recovering from a momentum-stopping injury.Read

Villa View: Is Brian "Rambo" Brown coming to Aston Villa Jan 25 2012

Aston Villa have offered a trial to Jamaican striker Brian ‘Rambo’ Brown, although the prospect of the 19-year-old gaining a work permit to join the club is slim. Read

Harry Redknapp payment from Peter Crouch's Aston Villa move was 'not dodgy,' court told Jan 25 2012

FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp angrily denied taking a “bung” and insisted cash in an offshore account was a “bonus” from Peter Crouch’s £5 million move to Aston Villa.Read

Aston Villa stars visit local pupils, but who visited YOUR school? Jan 25 2012

MARC Albrighton and Gary Gardner created a wave of excitement when they dropped in at Boldmere Primary on Monday to promote the Aston Villa’s Tickets for Schools scheme.Read

Aston Villa: Mixed injury news with three fit and Charles N'Zogbia seeing a specialist Jan 25 2012

ALEX McLeish is optimistic Gabby Agbonlahor, Stephen Ireland and Emile Heskey will be fit for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round trip to Arsenal.Read

Aston Villa: Marc Albrighton insists he is not a cheat Jan 25 2012

MARC Albrighton insists he is not a cheat after claiming critics questioning his integrity hurt him almost as much as Karl Henry’s boot to his chest.Read

Aston Villa: Alex McLeish hails Stephen Warnock's reaction to being dropped Jan 24 2012

ALEX McLeish has saluted Stephen Warnock’s professionalism after the dropped defender’s positive response to having his Premier League ever-present run ended.Read

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp received £100k 'bung' for Peter Crouch transfer to Aston Villa - court told Jan 24 2012

ENGLAND star Peter Crouch’s £5million move to Aston Villa earned top football manager Harry Redknapp around £100,000 in a tax-free “bung”, a court heard.Read

Aston Villa: One from the archives - Derby County 0-6 Villa, Apr 12, 2008 Jan 24 2012

Spotted this nostalgic slice of goalscoring on YouTube, Villa don't score six away from home very often!Read

Aston Villa: Are claret and blue NextGen Series starlets the next big thing? Jan 24 2012

Aston Villa correspondent Mat Kendrick takes a look at the NextGen Series.Read

Aston Villa: Bosko Balaban - what happened next? Jan 24 2012

When Croatian striker Bosko Balaban checked in at Villa Park in 2001 he did so with a fine goalscoring pedigree behind him and a £5.8m price tag to live up to.Read