22 players you forgot played for Aston Villa - from six-time Premier League winner to iconic striker

Aston Villa, one of the Premier League’s biggest and greatest clubs, have had a rollercoaster journey in the top flight of English football, while they’ve also spent a few campaigns in the second tier.

With such a reputation comes great responsibility and to maintain that, transfer business is pivotal. Some signings go down as successes and others go down as flops, but what about those which have been almost entirely forgotten about?

Every club has its players who have escaped the memory, and Villa are no exception. In fact, there are so many that we’ve had to limit it to just 22 for the purpose of this article.

Some arrived at Villa Park on a temporary loan basis, whereas others were actually around for multiple years - yet many Villans supporters will have completely forgotten their presence.

Without further ado, here are the 22 players we’ve picked out that may well have slipped your mind. How many of these did you know once donned the claret and blue of the Villans?