The Soccer History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book
The Football History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book - Historic Newspapers
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The personalized book features over 100 pages of authentic Telegraph newspaper football reports about Aston Villa, from 1887 onwards. It comes with a choice of covers and the option to have the recipient’s name printed on the cover for free.
About this book

"It’s Boxing Day, 1893. Queen Victoria is the reigning monarch, William Gladstone is Prime Minister, and Aston Villa fans are having a jolly good day out. At their home ground of Wellington Road, Villa inflict a 9-0 thrashing on Darwen FC, on their way to become champions of England for the first time."

REPORTERS who witnessed matches like this would never have heard of teams like Birmingham FC or Manchester United – at the time, they were called Small Heath and Newton Heath respectively. But everyone knew the name Aston Villa. 

This book is any Villa fan’s ticket back in time to an era when the Football League we know today was in its infancy. Through authentic newspaper reports from the Daily Telegraph, fans can follow the Aston Villa story from this vintage era, all the way up to recent seasons.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from the Daily Telegraph scan archive. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.

Size & Quality

Cover: Hardback 

Size: Tabloid 11" x 13.9"

Pages: 130+

Paper source: our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.

How is this book personalised?

Name: first name up to 13 characters, and an optional surname up to 13 characters, printed on the cover.
Gift Box: optional (see image for an example of our gift boxes)
Personal message: use the prewritten dedication, or write one for us to print, which will appear on the first page.

The Soccer History of Aston Villa Telegraph Edition Book FAQs

How long will this book take to arrive?

Each of our orders is printed on demand, made special just for you and the reader you’ve created it for! Typically, it takes 1-3 days for our workshops to receive, make, and finally hand each order over to the postal carriers for delivery.

Who would this football book make a great gift for?

Our football history books would make a great gift for any lover of the history of football. However, the each book is designed to appeal to fans of the individual football teams. They make a great keepsake to look back on again and again.

Are the pages real, or reproductions of newspapers?

The pages are scans of original newspaper pages. Every effort has been made to clean up scans to make them as clear as possible. In some instances there will be blemishes and the reproduction quality may not be as clear or precise as copying directly from the actual papers itself. 

What name can I enter in the personalization?

Enter the name as you wish it to be printed on the book. You have a maximum of 13 characters for the first name and surname – which is optional. Please only use standard characters that may be part of someone's name. This include accents. Make sure to double-check your spelling.

Does the book contain every newspaper article about the team?

If we included every article then the book would be too big to print. We have edited the book to include the most interesting articles about their victories, and defeats, to tell the the full story of the team's history.
Make it personal

Choose the cover colour and add the recipient's name to make the gift personal. Make the book a keepsake to treasure forever.

Write a dedication

Add a dedication to the first page. Birthday, holiday, special occasion or just because. Whatever the celebration, use our suggestion or write your own personal message.

Present your Present

Add a keepsake giftbox to ensure the gifting moment is extra special.

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