The Bantams bridged the gap between the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.
Another chapter will now be written in one of the most remarkable football stories of recent times as Phil Parkinson’s League Two side will face either Swansea City or Chelsea on 24 February.
Bradford may have lost on the night but they stubbornly protected a 3-1 first-leg advantage to emulate a feat last achieved by Rochdale in 1962.
Christian Benteke’s first-half goal was just reward for Villa’s undoubted superiority but Bradford managed to survive without further damage until half-time, before scoring the goal that takes them to Wembley for the first time since 1996.
James Hanson, the striker who used to stack shelves in a supermarket, flashed a superb header past Shay Given from Gary Jones’s corner 10 minutes after the break.
– bbc