 There have been many players who can be called notable throughout Aston Villa 's history . These can be classified and recorded in several forms . The <unk> of Fame and PFA Players of the Year are noted below . As of 2014 , Aston Villa , jointly with Tottenham Hotspur , hold the record for providing the most England internationals with 73 . Aston Villa have had several players who were one @-@ club men . In 1998 , to celebrate the 100th season of League football , The Football League released a list entitled the Football League 100 Legends that consisted of " 100 legendary football players . " There were seven players included on the list who had formerly played for Villa : Danny <unk> , Trevor Ford , Archie Hunter , Sam Hardy , Paul McGrath , Peter Schmeichel and <unk> <unk> . 
