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Aston Villa transfers seats to Scunthorpe United after 35 years

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 30, 2026, 12:34 PM

Last updated Jul 30, 2026

Aston Villa transfers seats to Scunthorpe United after 35 years

Summary

Aston Villa has transferred seats to Scunthorpe United as part of a long-standing agreement dating back to 1991. When Neil Cox was signed by Villa from Scunthorpe for a £400,000 fee, part of the deal included delivering 2,000 seats to Glanford Park. Scunthorpe's Stadium Manager, Julie Taylor, recently requested replacement seats from Villa during renovations. Villa agreed, and Taylor retrieved the seats, expressing surprise at the continued fulfillment of the agreement. Neil Cox remarked on the surprising legacy of this arrangement after visiting the renewed seats.

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Key Details

•Aston Villa transferred seats to Scunthorpe United after 35 years.
•The original deal included a £400,000 fee and seats in 1991.
•Julie Taylor requested replacement seats during Villa's renovations.
•Cox visited Scunthorpe to see the transferred seats.
•Villa agreed to fulfill this part of the old transfer agreement.

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12:34 PMYahoo Sports — Villa transfer still being paid in seats

What they're saying

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Thirty-five years after Neil Cox moved from Scunthorpe United to Aston Villa, the club is still honouring part of the deal – in seats. When Villa agreed a deal to sign defender Cox in 1991, they agreed a £400,000 fee and 2,000 seats for the Iron's ground at Glanford Park. This summer, when Scunthorpe Stadium Manager Julie Taylor saw Villa revamping their North Stand and lower seating of the Trinity Stand, she asked whether any of the seats could be used to replace those at Glanford Park.
— Yahoo Sports

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