 Aston Villa Football Club were formed in March 1874 , by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which is now part of Birmingham . The four founders of Aston Villa were Jack Hughes , Frederick Matthews , Walter Price and William Scattergood . Aston Villa 's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary 's Rugby team . As a condition of the match , the Villa side had to agree to play the first half under rugby rules and the second half under football rules . After moving to the Wellington Road ground in 1876 , Villa soon established themselves as one of the best teams in the Midlands , winning their first honour , the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1880 , under the captaincy of Scotsman George Ramsay . 
 Aston Villa Football Club <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> formed in March 1874 , by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>now part of Birmingham . The four founders of Aston Villa <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> Jack Hughes , Frederick Matthews , Walter Price and William Scattergood . Aston Villa <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>Rugby team . As a condition of the match , the Villa side had to agree to play the first half under rugby rules and the second half under football rules . After moving to the Wellington Road ground in 1876 , Villa soon established themselves as one of the best teams in the Midlands , winning their first honour , the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1880 , under the captaincy of Scotsman George Ramsay . 
Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874 , by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which now part of Birmingham . da four founders of Aston Villa was Jack Hughes , Frederick Matthews , Walter Price and William Scattergood . Aston Villa  first match was against tdalocal Aston Brook St Mary  Rugby team . As a condition of the match , thdailla side had to agree to play the first half under rugby rules and the second half under football rules . After moving to the Wellington Road ground in 1876 , Villa soon established themselves as one of the best teams in the Midlands , winning their first honour , the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1880 , under thedaptaincy of Scotsman George Ramsay .