Villa Park matches and international rugby league and rugby union matches. In 1999, the last ever final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup took place at Villa Park. Villa Park also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, as Wembley Stadium was in use for the final of the Olympic football tournament. The Aston Lower Grounds, later renamed Villa Park, was not the first home of Aston Villa F.C. Their previous venue, Wellington Road, faced increasing problems including an uneven pitch, poor spectator facilities, a lack of access and exorbitant rents. As a result, in 1894 Villa's committee began negotiations with the owners
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