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.
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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