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Aston Villa did not become one of the most successful clubs in English football by not having a wealth of top, top managers since they were founded in 1874.

They have won it all, from English league titles, FA Cups and of course the European Cup.

Those successes have made the Villains one of the most well-supported clubs in England and have left fans crying out for their current side to attempt to match the achievements of the past.

Steve Bruce is currently the second-most successful Villa manager if win percentage is anything to go by and the former Birmingham manager certainly looks as though he is the man to take the club back into the Premier League after relegation in 2016.

Bruce understandably misses out on this list though and will have to pull off something quite special if he wants to emulate those before hi,

Here, Football Insider names the five best-ever manager Aston Villa have had.

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5. Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa enjoyed some of their best Premier League years under O'Neill's leadership and their decline was ultimately the result of the Northern Irishman quitting Villa Park on the eve of the 2010/11 season.

In his four years at Villa Park, O'Neill consistently led Villa to high finishes, mixing it with the big boys with three sixth-placed finishes in a row.

The club would qualify for the Europa League twice under his leadership, but never made it past the qualification rounds.

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4. Graham Taylor

It was impossible to find a supporter at Villa Park who disliked Graham Taylor.

He was one of the most popular managers that the club have ever had, not only because of his likable personality, but also because he was a very good boss.

Taylor had two spells at Villa Park. In his first he led the West Midlands club to promotion back to the First Division in 1986/87 and two years later helped them finish as runners-up in the top-flight - a feat that has been matched just once since.

He left Villa for England in 1990 and would return for his second spell between 2002 and 2003.

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3. Ron Saunders

Saunders kickstarted a golden era for Aston Villa when he joined the club in 1974.

Like Taylor, Ron Saunders led Villa to promotion from the Second Divison as runners-up in his first season in charge, ending almost a decade outside of the top-flight.

That same year he won the League Cup before winning the domestic competition again two years later.

Saunders developed the Villains into one of England's most feared teams before eventually winning the Division One title in 1980/81 before resigning due to a contract disagreement.

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2. Tony Barton

Tony Barton replaced Saunders having previously served as his assistant manager, but he managed to upstage his former superior within four months by winning the European Cup.

Though it was essentially Saunders' squad that won the European title, Barton was the man who got them over the line by winning 1-0 against Bayern Munich thanks to a legendary goal by Peter Withe.

The next season, Barton led the Villains to a European Super Cup victory before leaving in 1984.

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1. George Ramsay

Nobody will ever come close to even matching what George Ramsay achieved at Villa Park between 1884 and 1926.

Only Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have won more FA Cup and English league titles than Ramsay, who managed 1,327 games in charge of the West Midlands giants.

He won six FA Cups and six Division One titles in the late 19th century and early 20th century, helping Villa establish themselves as one of the country's most successful clubs.