![Kind-hearted ex-Aston Villa owner 'Deadly Doug' Ellis left part of £16m fortune to Spanish housekeeper and Birmingham sports clubs – The Sun | The Sun Kind-hearted ex-Aston Villa owner 'Deadly Doug' Ellis left part of £16m fortune to Spanish housekeeper and Birmingham sports clubs – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NINTCHDBPICT000440922274.jpg)
Kind-hearted ex-Aston Villa owner 'Deadly Doug' Ellis left part of £16m fortune to Spanish housekeeper and Birmingham sports clubs – The Sun | The Sun
![Aston Villa vs Hull City, Sky Bet EFL Championship, Football, Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom - 19 Jan 2019 | TGS PHOTO LTD - Editorial Sports Photography Aston Villa vs Hull City, Sky Bet EFL Championship, Football, Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom - 19 Jan 2019 | TGS PHOTO LTD - Editorial Sports Photography](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TvAdZLlnnXQ/s/860/860/AstonVilla-Hull-190119-TGS005.jpg)
Aston Villa vs Hull City, Sky Bet EFL Championship, Football, Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom - 19 Jan 2019 | TGS PHOTO LTD - Editorial Sports Photography
![Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis looks pleased after completing the signings of David Ginola and Alpay Ozalan Stock Photo - Alamy Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis looks pleased after completing the signings of David Ginola and Alpay Ozalan Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G9DBJ0/aston-villa-chairman-doug-ellis-looks-pleased-after-completing-the-G9DBJ0.jpg)
Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis looks pleased after completing the signings of David Ginola and Alpay Ozalan Stock Photo - Alamy
![Villa vs Burnley May 2015 view from the Doug Ellis P5 row UU - Picture of Villa Park Stadium Tour, Birmingham - Tripadvisor Villa vs Burnley May 2015 view from the Doug Ellis P5 row UU - Picture of Villa Park Stadium Tour, Birmingham - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/f5/26/b0/villa-vs-burnley-may.jpg)
Villa vs Burnley May 2015 view from the Doug Ellis P5 row UU - Picture of Villa Park Stadium Tour, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
![Doug Ellis: Aston Villa chairman who was 'Deadly' in firing a string of managers | The Independent | The Independent Doug Ellis: Aston Villa chairman who was 'Deadly' in firing a string of managers | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/10/11/17/doug-ellis-1.jpg)
Doug Ellis: Aston Villa chairman who was 'Deadly' in firing a string of managers | The Independent | The Independent
![Aston Villa, Villa Park - Doug Ellis Stand/Holte End Poster | Matthew J I Wood Design & Illustration Aston Villa, Villa Park - Doug Ellis Stand/Holte End Poster | Matthew J I Wood Design & Illustration](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f237b4e4b00a9ac8f11c6a/1678189341885-C0K32H2PLTCQR2AULB05/Villa+Park+Doug+Ellis%3AHolte+End+Framed+Poster.jpg?format=1500w)