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Only the Real Thing: Aston Villa and The Coca Cola Cup 1993–1996

Original price was: £18.99.Current price is: £13.40.

Relive the glory years of Aston Villa’s last two major trophy triumphs with this celebration of the Coca-Cola Cup wins of 1994 and 1996.

This engrossing book:

Takes a deep dive into the 1993/94 Coca-Cola Cup campaign and victory achieved under Ron Atkinson, followed by a second win in 1995/96 under Brian LittleExplores the style of both managers and the culture they instilled and developedExamines the players and squads and how they changed in the 1993–96 period while telling a wider story of the transitionary shift towards modern footballReveals what the cup campaigns tell us about Aston Villa’s transition into the new Premier League worldPlaces the cup wins in a wider context to help the reader to understand Villa’s status and progress since that time

Essential reading for all Aston Villa fans, this is an inspirational tale of a pivotal moment in the club’s modern history.


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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Mar. 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1801509409
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1801509404
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 432 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.2 x 14.4 x 2.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 55,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 10 in Aston Villa 121 in History of Sports (Books) 308 in Ball Games
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Relive the glory years of Aston Villa’s last two major trophy triumphs with this celebration of the Coca-Cola Cup wins of 1994 and 1996.

This engrossing book:

Takes a deep dive into the 1993/94 Coca-Cola Cup campaign and victory achieved under Ron Atkinson, followed by a second win in 1995/96 under Brian LittleExplores the style of both managers and the culture they instilled and developedExamines the players and squads and how they changed in the 1993–96 period while telling a wider story of the transitionary shift towards modern footballReveals what the cup campaigns tell us about Aston Villa’s transition into the new Premier League worldPlaces the cup wins in a wider context to help the reader to understand Villa’s status and progress since that time

Essential reading for all Aston Villa fans, this is an inspirational tale of a pivotal moment in the club’s modern history.


From the brand

Pitch Publishing

One of the UK’s leading independent sports publishers specialising in inspirational non-fiction stories and high-quality publishing.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Mar. 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1801509409
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1801509404
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 432 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.2 x 14.4 x 2.5 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 55,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 10 in Aston Villa 121 in History of Sports (Books) 308 in Ball Games
Customer reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 9 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });

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