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Aston Villa Announce Members Premier League Ticket on-sale Dates
Aston Villa Ticket on-sale Dates 2026/27As you'll be more than aware now, there's a shortage of tickets next season for the three-stand Villa Park. Around 27,000 to 28,000 of the 37,000 temporary capacity are already allocated to season ticket holders. Add away supporters (typically around 3,000 per match), hospitality, commercial partners, press, and club operations, and the number of tickets entering any public or...
Aston Villa Membership: Is It Actually Worth It For Ticket Access?
Aston Villa Membership - Is it Worth it for Tickets?Last month Aston Villa announced three new initiatives to help members get to games this season. With the North Stand closed for the entire 2026-27 rebuild, working capacity drops to 37,000, and the club's own figure for average match-by-match availability this season is just 3,600 tickets a game. "An unavoidable consequence of the redevelopment works,"...
Aston Villa’s Champions League Dream Soured: Fans Being Priced Out
Souring a Champions League Season Villa Fans Have Eagerly AwaitedWhile Unai Emery talks in his post-match interviews about connecting with Aston Villa fans, the...
Aston Villa Away Ticket Categories Get a Revamp
Away points system for the 2024/25 SeasonAfter originally contemplating a change half-way through last season, Aston Villa have switched to a new points based...
Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes – Club’s Stance on Crest, FFP Logistics, North Stand and more
Below are the summarised 'official' notes from the club of the latest Fan Advisory Board meeting that took place this week. A wide range...
The FA Rules on Club Badges That Most Football Fans Don’t Know About
'It’s your club and your voice matters...'Back in 2022, Aston Villa declared they were going to create a new crest, and they planned to...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes – Unsatisfactory Crest Process and North Stand U-turn
Fan Advisory Board (FAB) 20th December 2023Location: Villa Park Fan representatives Joanne McKibbens Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association John Gillett Lions Clubs Nilesh Chauhan Villans Together Lena Curran Fan Representative Guri Nandra Punjabi VillansConnor Smith Fan RepresentativeMo Razzaq Aston...
The Inside Track on Aston Villa Away Tickets, Developments and Ticket Abuse
Aston Villa Away Ticket UpdateBelow are the notes/minutes from Aston Villa's Away Working Group meeting that took place earlier in the month. The meeting...
Why Having a Star in the Aston Villa Badge is Fool’s Gold
The Issues of Having a Star in the Aston Villa BadgeLast year, the club conducted a fan survey on the Aston Villa badge design,...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes and Insights from Chris Heck’s First Meeting
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) 16th September 2023 Villa Park 28th September 2023 follow up Microsoft Teams meeting Fan representatives Villa Park Joanne McKibbens Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association John Gillett Lions...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Agenda With Chris Heck
Aston Villa Fan Meeting With Chris HeckBefore the Crystal Palace match at Villa Park on Saturday, there was the first Aston Villa Fan Advisory...
Sold Out Aston Villa Season Ticket Delivery Dates
Aston Villa Season Tickets Sold OutAston Villa have announced that season tickets for the 2023/24 Premier League campaign have sold out. The number of...
Potential Changes for Aston Villa Away Ticket Allocation and Fan Loyalty
Villa Away Ticket Consultation Group ReformThe reintroduction of the Away Ticket Consultation Group has largely flown under the radar of Aston Villa supporters since...
Aston Villa Fans Hit By Cynically Timed Big Season Ticket Price Rise
Aston Villa Season Ticket Price Rise for 2023/24The Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board meeting earlier this week confirmed that Aston Villa season ticket holders...