2026 Winner

Best Aston Villa FC Blog

Aston Villa FC

My Old Man Said

My Old Man Said carries Villa’s history and ambition in prose that feels handed down rather than harvested for hits.

myoldmansaid.com

Winner dossier

Established: Long-running independent outlet
Focus: The essential Aston Villa fan site — news, transfers, Champions League coverage, retro shirts and the MOMS podcast. Up the Villa.
Standout coverage: The Post-Mortem into Villa Crumbling Twice Despite Early Christmas Gifts from United
Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa Player Ratings: One Villan Shines as Villa Show a Soft Spine
Five Reasons to Be Cheerful as Villans After the Dismal Capitulation at Old Trafford
Social: twitter: @myoldmansaid · instagram: @myoldmansaid

Commended

AVillaFan.com – Aston Villa Fan Site
Quietly excellent on Aston Villa conversation — AVillaFan.com – Aston Villa Fan Site brings texture the panel noted.
Aston Villa Blog – A blog. About Aston Villa.
A commended voice in the Aston Villa conversation — Aston Villa Blog – A blog. About Aston Villa. brings texture the panel noted.

How this was decided

The panel scored a shortlist drawn from reader nominations and editorial scouting — longlists typically ran 8–12 blogs for Aston Villa.

Reader nominations for 2027 open in January.

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