Waking the Giant: Inside the Rebirth of Aston Villa

by Matt Maher and Gregg Evans

The inside story of one football's club's astonishing revival

In early July 2018, Aston Villa were staring into the abyss.

Locked in a cash crisis triggered by defeat in the Championship play-off final, one of English football's most historic and successful clubs stood on the brink of financial catastrophe.

Yet less than six years later, Villa were celebrating qualifying for the Champions League for the first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000874100X
• ISBN13: 9780008741006
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Harpernorth
• Length: 288 Pages