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 defeated England in under four hours. Aston Park, though, was where Villa met with their most significant fate of the decade. A 21-year-old Scot called George Ramsay turned up and begged a game. His dribbling wizardry entranced the young Villa players. Ramsay was immediately offered membership, and the captaincy, by his new Villa team-mates. He became a Villa legend on and off the pitch. He helped develop Villa's first permanent home, Wellington Road, and enthralled crowds with his skills there. A fixture of Villa's history until his death in 1935, Ramsay also helped Frederick Rinder negotiate the purchase of Villa