Villa Park hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, more than any other stadium. The club hosted the League Cup Final in 1980–1981 when Liverpool beat West Ham 2–1 in a replay. In 1999, the stadium hosted the last final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in which Lazio beat Real Mallorca 2–1. During the construction of the new Wembley Stadium between 2001 and 2005, the FA Trophy Final was held at Villa Park. The 2012 Community Shield was held at Villa Park instead of Wembley due to Olympic Games at the stadium. The venue has also hosted two first-class cricket matches. The first
Aston Villa F.C. in the 1870s Park in 1896. While Ramsay was the first famous Scot in Villa's history, he would not be the last. A stroke of extreme fortune presented Villa with the second, 1878. Their most legendary captain until Dennis Mortimer, Archie Hunter was also recognised as the first in the Football League's list of 100 greats released more than a century later. In the region to sign for the Calthorpe club, Hunter was unable to find the way. However, he had heard of a fellow Scot in the area who was trying to recruit new stars to his football club. That Scot was