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• Saunders led Villa to First Division title and two League Cups
• Black armbands to be worn for Sunday’s game against Leicester
• Black armbands to be worn for Sunday’s game against Leicester
The former Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders, who led the club to the First Division title in 1980-81, has died at the age of 87.
Saunders, born in Birkenhead in 1932, also enjoyed a prolific career as a centre-forward, scoring 200 goals combined for Everton, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton from 1951 to 1967.
Written by Guardian sport and agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/07/ron-saunders-aston-villa under the title “Ron Saunders, title-winning Aston Villa manager, dies aged 87”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
