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Ron Saunders the lost master: He won Aston Villa the title in 1981 and soon after walked out... but that is only part of his amazing history

Daily Mail | March 24, 2017

Related Topics: Aston Villa F.C., Howard Wilkinson, Ron Saunders, Bobby Robson, Brian Clough, Bob Paisley, List of English football champions

Of the 36 Englishmen who have won the league title as managers only two are still alive.

Howard Wilkinson won it with Leeds 25 years ago in the final campaign before the Premier League began.

The other is Ron Saunders, who outwitted Bobby Robson, Brian Clough and Bob Paisley in 1981 to lead Aston Villa to their only title in the last 107 years.

Ron Saunders parades the trophy after winning the league title with Aston Villa in 1981
Ron Saunders parades the trophy after winning the league title with Aston Villa in 1981
Ron, now 84 and living with dementia, with his two sons last September before playing golf
Ron, now 84 and living with dementia, with his two sons last September before playing golf

Saunders is 84 and is living with dementia.

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