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| 2011–12 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Randy Lerner | ||
| Manager |  Alex McLeish | ||
| Stadium | Villa Park | ||
| Premier League | TBA | ||
| FA Cup | TBA | ||
| Football League Cup | TBA | ||
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| ← 2010–112012–13 → | |||
The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston Villa's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham boss Alex McLeish this season, following Gérard Houllier's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City were relegated to the Football League Championship at the end of the 2010–11 season. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
Players
Current squad
In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.
Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as at the end of the 2010-11 season. Squad list may change over the course of the Summer transfer window.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sponsorship
Aston Villa will have a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxPro was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos.
Managerial changes
Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at Liverpool. On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health. He was replaced by Scottish former Birmingham manager Alex McLeish on 17th June 2011.
| Date | Outgoing Manager | New Club | Incoming Manager | Previous Team | Notes |
| 17 June 2011 |  Gérard Houllier
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 Unattached
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Alex McLeish
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 Birmingham City
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Villa had to pay £2 million compensation for McLeish's sevices. |
Transfers
Out
Summer
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Nigel Reo-Coker
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | FW |  John Carew
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Isaiah Osbourne
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF |  Moustapha Salifou
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Robert Pirès
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Harry Forrester
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N/A | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | DF/FW |  Arsenio Halfhuid
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N/A | N/A | Released | Youth Player |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | Durrell Berry
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N/A | N/A | Released | Youth Player |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | Ellis Deeney
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N/A | N/A | Released | Youth Player |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | Calum Flanagan
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N/A | N/A | Released | Youth Player |
| 3 June 2011 | GK | Brad Friedel
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Premier League
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Free Transfer | |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | Ashley Young
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Manchester United
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Premier League
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Undisclosed | Believed to be in the region of £16m-£20m |
Fixtures and results
Pre-season
Derby County v Aston Villa| 3 August 2011 | Derby County | v | Aston Villa | Pride Park Stadium |
| 19:45 UTC±0 |
Barclays Asia Trophy
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers| 27 July 2011 - 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy | Aston Villa | v | Blackburn Rovers | Hong Kong Stadium |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
| 31 July 2011 - 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy | Aston Villa | v | Chelsea / Kitchee | Hong Kong Stadium |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
Premier League
Main article: 2011-12 Premier League
References
- "Home-grown quota for Premier League". premierleague.com. Premier League. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Aston Villa search for a shirt sponsor after deal with FX Pro comes to an end". Birmingham Post. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "Villa announce Genting as new principal partner". AVFC. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "Club statement: Gerard Houllier". AVFC. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "Club statement: McLeish confirmed as new Villa manager". AVFC. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Farewell to Reo Coker and Carew as Release List is Announced". 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- "Friedel agrees to join Tottenham". AVFC. 3 June 2011.
- "Ashley Young joins Man Utd from Aston Villa". BBC. 23 June 2011.
- http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2352501,00.html
- http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2367555,00.html