List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century

Aston Villa Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the EFL Championship. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founding members of the Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992.[1] They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times.[2] In 1982 the club became one of only five English clubs to win the European Cup.[3]

This list encompasses the major honours won by Aston Villa and the records set by the players and the club. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Villa Park are also included in the list. Aston Villa have provided more England internationals than any other club, 72 to date.[4]

Honours

The 1982 European Cup winning squad celebrate the 25th anniversary of their win.
The Aston Villa team of 1896–97 with the First Division Championship and the FA Cup

Aston Villa have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. Their last senior honour was a League Cup win in 1996.[5][6]

European

Domestic

League

Cups

Youth

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.[8]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1Scotland Charlie Aitken1959–1976559 (2)34 (1)61 (0)3 (0)657 (3)
2England Billy Walker1919–1934478 (0)53 (0)0 (0)0 (0)531 (0)
3England Gordon Cowans1976–1985
1988–1991		399 (15)8 (1)40 (4)39 (2)506 (22)
4England Joe Bache1900–1915431 (0)42 (0)0 (0)1 (0)474 (0)
5Scotland Allan Evans1977–1989374 (6)26 (0)42 (1)24 (0)466 (7)
6England Nigel Spink1979–1996357 (4)28 (0)45 (0)19 (1)449 (5)
7England Tommy Smart1919–1933405 (0)47 (0)0 (0)0 (0)452 (0)
8England Gareth Barry1997–2009353 (12)19 (2)29 (0)22 (4)423 (18)
9England Johnny Dixon1945–1961392 (0)38 (0)0 (0)0 (0)430 (0)
10England Dennis Mortimer1975–1985315 (1)21 (0)38 (0)30 (0)404 (1)
Other competitions include European Cup, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup

Goalscorers

  • Most goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 50 goals in 1930–31 season.[9]
  • Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 1930–31 season.[10]
  • In the 1899–1900 season Billy Garraty became the top goalscorer in world football scoring 27 goals in just 33 league games and a total 30 goals in 39 league and cup games.

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[11]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1England Billy Walker1919–1933214 (478)30 (53)0 (0)0 (0)244 (531)
2England Harry Hampton1904–1920215 (339)27 (34)0 (0)0 (0)242 (373)
3England John Devey1891–1902169 (268)18 (38)0 (0)0 (2)187 (308)
4England Joe Bache1900–1914168 (431)17 (42)0 (0)0 (1)185 (474)
5England Eric Houghton1927–1946160 (361)10 (31)0 (0)0 (0)170 (392)
6England Tom Waring1928–1935159 (216)8 (10)0 (0)0 (0)167 (226)
7England Johnny Dixon1945–1961132 (263)12 (38)0 (0)0 (0)144 (430)
8Northern Ireland Peter McParland1952–196297 (293)19 (36)4 (11)0 (1)120 (341)
9England Billy Garraty1897–190896 (224)15 (31)0 (0)1 (3)112 (258)
10=Wales Dai Astley1931–193692 (165)8 (8)0 (0)0 (0)100 (173)
10=England Len Capewell1921–193088 (143)12 (13)0 (0)0 (0)100 (156)

International

Olof Mellberg, one of only three Villa players to play in two World Cups while at the club. He also captained Sweden during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[12]

This section refers only to caps won while an Aston Villa player.

Record transfer fees paid

Darren Bent: Aston Villa's record signing.

This section lists the record transfer fees paid by the club for a player. The highest transfer fee received by the club is believed to be the reported £32.5 million fee paid by Liverpool F.C. for Christian Benteke during the Transfer window following the Premier League 2014-15 season.[18] The record fee Aston Villa have paid for a player was £18 million (rising to £24 million with add ons) for Darren Bent from Sunderland in January 2011. In August 2008 Milner was bought from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.[19] Milner's fee is officially undisclosed; various sources declare it to be between £10–12 million.[20] Also in August 2008, Aston Villa bought Curtis Davies for an undisclosed fee. Sources have speculated on the fee paid, and this has varied between £8–10 million.[21] Due to the uncertainty surrounding these transfers they are not included in this table at this time.

#NameFeeFromDateNotes
1England Darren Bent£18m (rising to £24m)England SunderlandJanuary 2011[22]
2England Stewart Downing£12mEngland MiddlesbroughJuly 2009[23]
3Scotland Ross McCormack£12mEngland FulhamAugust 2016[24]
4England James Milner£10-12mEngland Newcastle UnitedAugust 2008[25]
5England Ashley Young£9.65mEngland WatfordJanuary 2007[26]

Managerial records

  • First manager/secretary of the club: George Ramsay, in charge of 1327 games from August 1884 to 5 May 1926.[10]
  • Longest serving manager: George Ramsay.[10]
  • Most successful manager: George Ramsay, 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.[10]

Club records

Goals

Points

Matches

Firsts

  • First match: Aston Villa 1–0 Aston Brook St Mary's, March 1874.[32]
  • First league match: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa, 8 September 1888.[32]
  • First match at Villa Park: friendly; 3–0, Blackburn Rovers, on 17 April 1897.[33]
  • First FA Cup match: Stafford Road Works 1–1 Aston Villa, 13 December 1879. Aston Villa won the replay 3–1 on 24 January 1880.[32]
  • First League Cup match: Aston Villa 4–1 Huddersfield Town, 12 October 1960.[34]
  • First European match: Royal Antwerp 4–1 Aston Villa, 17 September 1975, UEFA Cup.[35]

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record defeat: 0–8 (v. Chelsea, Premier League, 23 December 2012).
  • Record FA Cup defeat: 1–8 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 3rd round, 16 February 1889).[10]
  • Record League Cup defeat: 1–6 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 2nd round, 14 September 1966).[6]
  • Record European defeat: 4–1 (v. Royal Antwerp, 1st round UEFA Cup, 17 September 1975).[39]

Attendances

National records

  • All-Time record for the most top-flight goals scored in a season, scoring 128 in season 1930–31.[43]
  • More England internationals than any other club, 71 to date.[4]
  • Villa Park was the first English stadium to stage international football in three different centuries.[44]
  • Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup Semi-Finals than any other ground, 55 to date.[45]
  • First top-flight club to appoint a foreign manager, Jozef Vengloš in July 1990.[46]
  • Highest FA Cup attendance (pre-World War I): 121,919 (Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Final at Crystal Palace, 19 April 1913)[47]
  • More goals in the history of the FA Cup than any other league club, 817 to date.[48]
  • More wins (136) and more goals (457) than any other team in the history of the League Cup.[49]

Aston Villa in UEFA competitions

Below is Aston Villa's record in European and Intercontinental competitions sanctioned by UEFA. As of December 2012, they are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup, which they did in 1982.[6][50] Aston Villa's scores are noted first in both results columns.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R  Belgium Royal Antwerp 0–1 1–4
1977–78 UEFA Cup 1R  Turkey Fenerbahçe 4–0 2–0
2R  Poland Górnik Zabrze 2–0 1–1
3R  Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–0 1–1
QF  Spain Barcelona 2–2 1–2
1981–82 European Cup (Winners) 1R  Iceland Valur 5–0 2–0
2R  East Germany Dynamo Berlin 0–1 2–1
QF  Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0
SF  Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 0–0
F  West Germany Bayern Munich 1–0
1982 UEFA Super Cup (Winners) F  Spain Barcelona 3–0 0–1
1982 Intercontinental Cup F  Uruguay Peñarol 0–2
1982–83 European Cup 1R  Turkey Beşiktaş 3–1 0–0
2R  Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 4–2 2–0
QF  Italy Juventus 1–2 1–3
1983–84 UEFA Cup 1R  Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 5–0 0–1
2R  Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1–2 2–2
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1R  Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 3–1 2–1
2R  Italy Internazionale 2–0 0–3
1993–94 UEFA Cup 1R  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–1 0–0
2R  Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 1–1
1994–95 UEFA Cup 1R  Italy Internazionale 1–0 0–1
2R  Turkey Trabzonspor 2–1 0–1
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R  Sweden Helsingborg 1–1 0–0
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1R  France Bordeaux 1–0 0–0
2R  Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 0–0
3R  Romania Steaua Bucureşti 2–0 1–2
QF  Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1R  Norway Stromsgodset 3–2 3–0
2R  Spain Celta Vigo 1–3 1–0
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R  Czech Republic Dukla Pribram 3–1 0–0
SF  Spain Celta Vigo 1–2 0–1
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Winners) 3R  Croatia Slaven Belupo 2–0 1–2
SF  France Rennes 1–0 2–1
F   Switzerland Basel 4–1 1–1
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1R  Croatia Varteks 2–3 1–0
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R   Switzerland Zürich 3–0 0–2
SF  France Lille 0–2 1–1
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Co-Winners) 3R  Denmark Odense 1–0 2–2
2008–09 UEFA Cup 2QR  Iceland Hafnarfjördur 1–1 4–1
1R  Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1–1 3–1
GS  Netherlands Ajax 2–1
GS  Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–0
GS  Slovakia Žilina 1–2
GS  Germany Hamburg 1–3
R32  Russia CSKA Moscow 1–1 0–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League P/O  Austria Rapid Wien 2–1 0–1
2010–11 UEFA Europa League P/O  Austria Rapid Wien 2–3 1–1
Key
  • 2QR = Second Qualifying Round
  • P/O = Play-off Round
  • 1R = First Round
  • 2R = Second Round
  • 3R = Third Round
  • GS = Group Stages
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • QF = Quarter-Finals
  • SF = Semi-Finals
  • F = Final

Record by competition

Correct as of 2 October 2008

CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLost Goals forGoals against
European Cup159332410
UEFA Cup492312157151
UEFA Europa League311133
UEFA Intertoto Cup166462117
UEFA Super Cup210131
FIFA Intercontinental Cup100102
Total8540192712183

Footnotes

A. ^ The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
B ^ In 1981, the Charity Shield was shared in the event of a draw.
C ^ Aston Villa won their 3rd round match, as a result they qualified for the UEFA Cup; the 3rd round was the final round in the UEFA Intertoto Cup for the 2008 competition. The winner of the Intertoto Cup is the team that progresses furthest in the UEFA Cup.[51]
D ^ The home team are listed first.

References

Specific
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  2. ↑ "FA Cup history". Football Association (FA). Archived from the original on 26 March 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  3. ↑ "European Cup Win". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  4. 1 2 "England Players Supplied by Aston Villa". lerwill-life.org.uk.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "AVFC club Honours". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Aston Villa". Football Club History Database (FCHD). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Hayes, Dean; p.191
  8. ↑ Barry: "Gareth Barry: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
    Others: Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy, pp.300–319.
  9. ↑ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.31.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.192–193
  11. ↑ All Top goalscorers statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy
  12. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago - Sweden". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  13. ↑ "Short biographical notes of the world's top international goal scorers for each year; 1882,". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  14. ↑ "Aston Villa records". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  15. ↑ "Gareth Southgate". Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  16. 1 2 Hayes, Dean; p.114
  17. ↑ McGrath, Paul (2006). Back from the brink: The autobiography. Century. ISBN 978-1-84605-076-3.
  18. ↑ "Transfer window: Everton rule out selling Stones to Chelsea".
  19. ↑ "Villa sign Milner from Newcastle". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  20. ↑ Bright, David (29 August 2008). "£12m James Milner delighted to join Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa". London: Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
    "James Milner: I thought it was a joke when Newcastle halted Villa move". London: Guardian. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
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    "Curtis Davies player statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
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  23. ↑ "Downing joins Villa in £12m move". BBC. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  24. ↑ "Ross McCormack: Aston Villa sign Fulham striker for £12m". BBC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Aston Villa seal Milner signing". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  26. ↑ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
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  28. 1 2 Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.300–319
  29. ↑ Hayes, Dean; p.102
  30. 1 2 3 Hayes, Dean; p.131
  31. ↑ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.284
  32. 1 2 3 Hayes, Dean; p.62
  33. ↑ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.35
  34. ↑ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.258
  35. ↑ Hayes, Dean; p.273
  36. ↑ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.285
  37. ↑ Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.144
  38. ↑ Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.257
  39. ↑ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.273
  40. 1 2 Hayes, Dean; p.13
  41. ↑ "Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd". BBC News. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  42. 1 2 3 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p143, ISBN 0954783042
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  44. ↑ "Three centuries of history". BBC News. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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General
  • Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony. Aston Villa A Complete Record 1874–1988,. Breedon Books (1988). ISBN 0-907969-37-2.
  • Hayes, Dean (2 October 1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
  • Holt, Frank Lee; Bishop, Rob (2010). Aston Villa: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-805-7.
  • Ward; Griffin, Jeremy (2002). The essential history of Aston Villa. Headline book publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1140-X.
  • "Premier League seasons". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  • "Player data". Lerwill-Life. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  • "Aston Villa Match Results and Team Line-ups 1871-present". Jorgen Bohlin. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.

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