Johnny Dixon

1946-61
430 appearances 144 goals
Dixon enjoyed 17 wonderful years playing at Villa Park - the highlight coming when he lifted the FA Cup in 1957.

Paul McGrath

1989-96
313 appearances 9 goals.
Known affectionately as 'God' by the Villa faithful Macca won plenty of admirers for his classy defending and commitment to the cause.

William McGregor

A true football legend, McGregor was the brains behind the formation of the Football League in 1888.

Peter Withe

1980-85
232 appearances 90 goals.
The final piece in Villa's championship-winning side of 1980-81, Withe was worth every penny of what was then a club record £500,000.

Gordon Cowans

1975-85, 1988-91 and 1993-94
515 appearances 59 goals.
Gordon 'Sid' Cowans joined Villa as a 15 year old apprentice in July 1974, and became a professional a month before his 18th Birthday in 1976.

Ron Saunders

1974-82.
Saunders succeeded Vic Crowe in the Villa hotseat in June 1974 and quickly laid the foundations for the most successful spell in Villa's modern history.

Brian Little

1971-80 and 1994-98 as manager
301 appearances 82 goals.
Little joined Villa as an apprentice in 1969 and turned professional two years later. Making his debut as a substitute at home to Blackburn on October 30 1971.

Eric Houghton

1929-47 and 1953-58 as manager.
392 appearances 170 goals.
One of the most respected figures in Villa's history, Houghton had a great reputation both as a player and a manager.

Charlie Aitken

1960-76
656 appearances 16 goals.
Left-back Aitken was one of Villa's all-time greats. In his long career he made a club record 656 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 goals.

Tom 'Pongo' Waring

1928-35
226 appearances 167 goals
Tom 'Pongo' Waring was described as 'The Gay Cavailer' of Aston Villa's forward line , which in one glorious record-breaking season of 1930-31, scored 128 goals in 42 league matches, with Waring getting a club record of 49.