Mat Kendrick

Football editor at Birmingham Mail covering the clubs in the West Midlands.

'Broken skull, apparently' - The Aston Villa players you really wouldn't have wanted a ruck with

We have compiled a list of Aston Villa hardmen and asks fans what they think

Explained: Why there's so much dislike for Aston Villa on the Newcastle United terraces

BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as Newcastle United rivalry explained ahead of the Boxing Day Premier League clash

Ollie Watkins hopes to go one better as four Aston Villa teammates battle for votes

It's been an impressive year for Aston Villa, so voting for your Fans' Footballer of the Year won't be easy...

Hitting the wall, Raheem Sterling and Unai Emery's leak - how to fix frazzled Aston Villa

Unai Emery's Aston Villa go in search of their first league win in over six weeks tonight as Brentford head to Villa Park

Brummie actor and Aston Villa fan stars in new play about forgotten boxer

Nigel Boyle shot to fame in Line of Duty and is now in Going for Gold, a new boxing play

'We're not fickle. We just don't like you' - The inside story behind that Aston Villa banner

Mat Kendrick speaks to the creator of the infamous Aston Villa banner

'He's stuck in a time warp' - John Gregory's most outrageous Aston Villa outbursts

Mat Kendrick looks back at some of John Gregory's most famous comments, quotes and outbursts

How bionic man Paul McGrath continued to defy medical science even after he left Aston Villa

McGrath produced imperious performances on the pitch despite his dodgy knees preventing him from training

'I can't wait' - The huge transfer blow that rocked Aston Villa

This is one transfer that Aston Villa fans will never forget

I’ve been in some of the biggest TV shows but I really want an Aston Villa role

Line of Duty star Nigel Boyle would love to land a claret and blue part

When West Brom striker's injury woes were solved in the most peculiar manner

West Bromwich Albion FC

Here we recall how West Brom striker fixed his back problem

'Who is this Mr Blobby?' - The bizarre Aston Villa clash that sparked moment of genius

Newcastle United FC

Aston Villa's former Newcastle and Tottenham man man produced the perfect response to those jibes

I left Aston Villa and got hit with a stupid £10,000 bill

Former Aston Villa star Paul Merson reveals how his pampered privileges at Villa soon stopped at Portsmouth

Aston Villa and Liverpool might share one song but these terrace chants belong at Villa Park

Mat Kendrick picks out some classic claret and blue cover versions

When Aston Villa fans staged the "most violent" protest at Villa Park

Fans demonstrated against the board at the ground and later that evening outside the Sunday Mercury offices in Colmore Circus

The Aston Villa 'mistake' that still haunts John Gregory

Former boss still feels the agony of Chelsea defeat nearly 25 years on, admitting Villa should have been more offensive

'Best stag-do I've ever been on' - Inside an incredible Aston Villa trip that made a World Cup winner wince

Mat Kendrick shares the remarkable story of fun in the sun as Aston Villa gave Peace a chance in the balmy summer of 2009.

'I said to my mate in the Holte End - think we should get out of here'

Fans remember a "war zone" at Villa Park after the 'friendly' game between Aston Villa and Glasgow Rangers

When Birmingham City beat Aston Villa in THAT 'Peter Enckelman' derby

Birmingham City FC

Villa fans looks away now, while Blues fans take a joyous wander down memory lane

The feelgood factor kept rolling - a look back at the Ron Atkinson years at Aston Villa

Enjoy our pictures and nostalgia from Ron Atkinson's time at Villa Park

'It's a Brummie thing... but the stars have aligned perfectly for Unai Emery and Aston Villa'

Our Claret and Blue podcast team of Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson have been debating the question that all Villa fans will dread - what happens when a club like Man United come calling for Unai Emery's services

Aston Villa's one-game wonders - do you remember them?

The players who have made a solitary appearance for Aston Villa

Aston Villa legend Peter Withe on Ford Cortinas, Sugar Puffs and his famous wristbands

We take a European Cup hero on a trip down memory lane

The story of how Aston Villa almost signed Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer

Mat Kendrick looks back at John Gregory's pursuit of the England striker and what might have been for Aston Villa

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