Leston Villa
| Full name | Leston Villa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1875 |
| Ground | Leston Park, Leston, Midlands, England |
| Capacity | 51.000 (in 1984) |
| Manager | Peter Tyson (1983-84) |
| League | FA Premier League |
Leston Villa are a fictional football team in the Bristish comic Champ, which first appeared in February 1984 in the We are United strip.[1] Leston Villa also appeared in the Goals of Jimmy Grant in Victor comics of D.C. Thomson and the Football Pictury Story Monthly. The name is a reference to Aston Villa and possibly Leicester City. The club's nickname is The Villans.
History
Villw were an original memeber of the Football League which was formed in 1888. It was the only club by 1983/84 that never been outside the First Division (like Arsenal). It was located in the Midlands.
The club won the UEFA Cup in 1971 and 6 league titles. In 78/79 they played at Wembley in the League Cup final but lost to almighty United with 3-2 (Connely scored both goals). Leston Villa were a tough opponent for opponent for Riverton United, playing in the First Divsion in 1983/84, starting really well topping the table and aiming at their 7th title. During that winning run Tony Saunders was the top scorer of the league with 1 goal per game. Then they lost 6 out of 7 games to end up mid-table by March 1984. They had a great run in 84/85 finished 5 points behind champions Southpool.
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Leston Villa aganist United, February 1984 for the FA Cup, at Leston Park.
They started very strong in 85/86 being on top of the league at the end of September.
In 1986/87 young Bob Bancs was Villa's biggest hope (signed from United in summer 1985), but the England manager picked United's Jimmy Grant instead for the national team.
Leston Villa was last mentioned in 1988 in a United story in FPSM.
Honours
Note that all records are fictional, as of the 1983/84 season.
League
- Premier League (including (Old) First Division): 6 titles'
- Winners: 1894, 1921, 1922, 1949, 1958, 1974
- Runners up: 1985
Cups
- FA Cup: 3
- 1924, 1938, 1968
- League Cup: 1
- Winners: 1976
- Runners up: 1979
European
- UEFA Cup: 1
- 1971
Colours and kits
The club colours were blue and white.
Stadium
Villa played at Leston Park of 51.000 capacity.
Records
Note that all records are fictional, as of the 1983/84 season.
- Highest record fee paid: £850.000 for Tony Saunders in 1979
- Highest record fee received: £850.000 for Garry Townar in 1980
- Most capped player ever: Tommy McKay (43 caps for Scotland)
Notable players
Bob Banks- Garry Townar
- Tony Saunders
Notable managers
- Peter Tyson
Sources
- United trophies on Talk In Archived 2024-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
