List of Aston Villa F.C. players

Aston Villa players from the squad that won the 1982 European Cup Final at the 25 years celebration: Jimmy Rimmer, Kenny Swain, Allan Evans, Ken McNaught, Gary Williams, Des Bremner, Gordon Cowans, Dennis Mortimer, Gary Shaw, Tony Morley, Peter Withe, and Nigel Spink

Aston Villa F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Football League 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] Villa are also one of only five English clubs to win the European Cup, which they did in 1982.[3] Aston Villa are one of the most successful clubs in English football history, having won 25 honours in their history.

This is a list of its notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and club captains are included. Players who hold club records have footnotes describing the record. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only including those as a substitute; wartime matches are excluded.

Notable players

  • Statistics correct as of 26 January 2014.

  This and the † indicate that they are a club record holder
  This and the * indicate that they played their full career at Aston Villa.
(n/a) = Information not available
Players in bold are still playing for the club.

NameNationalityPosition[4]Aston Villa careerCaptaincyAppearancesGoalsNotes
Walter H. Price  England Defender18741874–1876n/an/a†[5][6]
George Ramsay  Scotland Forward1876–18821876–1884n/an/a[7]
Archie Hunter  Scotland Forward1878–18901884–18917342[8]
Gershom Cox  England Defender1878–1893–1010–
Howard Vaughton  England Forward1880–1888–2615–
Arthur Brown  England Forward1884–1894–11458†[9]
Dennis Hodgetts  England Midfielder1886–1896–21591–
Jimmy Warner  England Goalkeeper1886–1892–1010–
James Cowan  Scotland Midfielder1889–1902–35427–
Charlie Athersmith  England Winger1891–1901–30785–
Jack Devey  England Forward1891–19021891–1898304187†[10]
Howard Spencer  England Defender1892–19071902–19062922
Jack Reynolds  England Midfielder1893–1897–11017–
Stephen Smith  England Forward1893–1901–18442–
Jimmy Crabtree  England Defender1895–19041898–19022007–
Albert Evans  England Defender1896–1906–2060–
Fred Wheldon  England Forward1896–1900–13774–
Billy George  England Goalkeeper1897–1911*–4010–
Billy Garraty  England Forward1897–1908–255112–
Tommy Bowman  Scotland Midfielder1897–1901–1132–
George Johnson  England Forward1897–1905–11047–
Albert Wilkes  England Midfielder1898–1907–1578–
Joe Pearson  England Midfielder1900–1908–1187–
Joe Bache  England Forward1900–19141906–1914474185
Alf Wood  England Defender1900–1905–1117–
William Brawn  England Forward1901–1906–10720–
Alf Miles  England Defender1902–1914–2690–
Alex Leake  England Midfielder1902–1907–1409–
Bert Hall  England Forward1903–1913–21462–
Harry Hampton  England Forward1904–1920–376242†[11]
James Logan  Scotland Defender1905–1912–1574–
George Tranter  England Midfielder1905–1915–1741–
Joe Walters  England Forward1905–1912–12141–
Chris Buckley  England Forward1906–1914–1433–
Tom Lyons  England Defender1907–1915–2380–
Charlie Wallace  England Forward1907–1921–34957–
Clem Stephenson  England Forward1910–1921–21696[8]
Tommy Weston  England Defender1911–1922–1790–
Jimmy Harrop  England Defender1912–1921–1714–
Andy Ducat  England Midfield1912–19211919–1921874
Sam Hardy  England Goalkeeper1912–1921–1830[8]
Frank Moss  England Defender
Midfielder		1914–19291921–19272839–
Richard York  England Forward1915–1931–39086–
Jimmy Gibson  Scotland Defender1927–1936–1979–
Danny Blair  Scotland Defender1931–1936–1380–
Arthur Dorrell  England Forward1919–1931–39065
Frank Barson  England Midfielder1919–1922–10810–
Tommy Jackson  England Goalkeeper1919–1930–1860–
Billy Kirton  England Forward1919–1928–26159–
Billy Walker  England Forward1919–1933*1927–1933531244†[12][13]
Tommy Ball  England Defender1920–1923–770[14][15]
George Blackburn  England Midfielder1920–1926–1452–
Tommy Smart  England Defender1920–1934–4528–
Cyril Spiers  England Goalkeeper1920–1927–1120–
Len Capewell  England Forward1921–1930–156100–
John Johnstone  Scotland Defender1921–1927–1151–
Thomas Mort  England Defender1921–1935–3682–
Vic Milne  Scotland Defender1923–1929–1751–
Alec Talbot  England Defender1923–19361933–19342637–
Teddy Bowen  England Defender1923–1934–1990–
Joe Tate  England Midfielder1925–1935–1934–
Billy Kingdon  England Midfielder1926–1936–2415–
Joseph Beresford  England Forward1927–1935–25173–
Eric Houghton  England Forward1927–19461934–1936392170[7]
Tom Waring  England Forward1928–1935–226167†[16]
George Brown  England Forward1929–1934–12689–
Jack Mandley  England Forward1929–1934–11226–
Ernie Callaghan  England Defender1930–1947*–1420†[17]
Harry Morton  England Goalkeeper1930–1937–2070–
Fred Biddlestone  England Goalkeeper1930–1939–1600–
Dai Astley  Wales Forward1931–1936–173100–
Ronnie Dix  England Striker1932–1937–10430–
Jimmy Allen  England Midfielder1934–(n/a)–1603–
Frank Broome  England Forward1934–1946–15190–
Frederick Haycock  Ireland Forward1936–1939–11033–
George Cummings  Scotland Defender1935–19491938–19392320–
Tom Griffiths  Wales Midfielder1935–19391936–1937671–
Alex Massie  Scotland Midfielder1935–19451937–19381525
Bob Iverson  England Defender1936–1948–15312–
Billy Goffin  England Forward1937–1954–17342–
George Edwards  England Forward1938–1956–15241–
Frank Moss  England Midfielder1938–1951–3133–
Harry Parkes  England Defender
Utility		1939–1955*–3454–
Joe Rutherford  England Goalkeeper1939–1951–1560–
Johnny Dixon  England Forward1945–1961*1955–1959430144
Eddie Lowe  England Midfielder1945–1950–1173–
Amos Moss  England Defender1945–1956–1095–
Leslie Smith  England Forward1945–1952–19737–
Dicky Dorsett  England Defender1946–19531949–195127136–
Keith Jones  Wales Goalkeeper1946–1957–1990–
Trevor Ford  Wales Forward1947–1950–12861[7][8]
Peter Aldis  England Defender1948–1960–2941–
Con Martin  Ireland Goalkeeper
Utility		1948–1956–2131–
Colin Gibson  England Forward1949–1956–16726–
Stan Lynn  England Defender1950–1961–32338–
Derek Pace  England Forward1950–1958–10742–
Tommy Thompson  England Forward1950–1955–16575–
Davy Walsh  Ireland Striker1950–1955–11440–
Vic Crowe  Wales Midfielder1951–19641959–196435112
Danny Blanchflower  Northern Ireland Midfielder1951–19541951–195515510[8][18]
Peter McParland  Northern Ireland Forward1952–1962–340120†[7][19]
Billy Baxter  England Midfielder1953–1957–1086–
Gordon Lee  England Defender1955–1966–1422–
Pat Saward  Ireland Defender1955–1961–1682–
Jackie Sewell  England Forward1955–1959–14440–
Harry Burrows  England Forward1956–1965–18173–
Alan Deakin  England Midfielder1956–19691964–19692709–
Jimmy Dugdale  England Defender1956–1962–2443–
Nigel Sims  England Goalkeeper1956–1964–3080–
Leslie Smith  England Forward1956–1960–12925–
Mike Tindall  England Midfielder1956–1961–1344–
Gerry Hitchens  England Forward1957–1961–16096–
Ron Wylie  Scotland Midfielder
Forward		1958–1965–24428–
Charlie Aitken  Scotland Defender1959–1976*1966–197366016†[7][20]
Jimmy MacEwan  Scotland Forward1959–1966–18131–
John Neal  England Defender1959–1963–1140–
Bobby Thomson  Scotland Forward1959–1963–17170–
Alan Baker  England Defender1960–1966–10917–
John Sleeuwenhoek  England Defender1961–1967–2601–
Lew Chatterley  England Defender
Midfielder		1960–1971–16027–
Phil Woosnam  Wales Forward1962–1966–12530–
Mick Wright  England Defender1962–1973–3151–
Keith Bradley  England Defender
Midfielder		1962–1972–1359–
Tony Hateley  England Forward1963–1966–14886–
Dave Pountney  England Midfielder1963–1968–1287–
Johnny MacLeod  Scotland Right-winger1964–1968–13918–
Colin Withers  England Goalkeeper1964–1969–1630–
William Anderson  England Forward1967–1973–26345–
John Dunn  England Goalkeeper1967–1971–1180–
Brian Godfrey  England Midfielder
Forward		1967–1971–26025–
Fred Turnbull  England Defender1967–1975–1833–
Brian Tiler  England Defender1968–1973–1274–
Chico Hamilton  England Forward1969–1976–23448–
Pat McMahon  Scotland Midfielder1969–1976–14930–
Bruce Rioch  Scotland Midfielder1969–1974–17537–
Brian Little  England Forward1970–1979–30182[7]
Andy Lochhead  Scotland Forward1970–1973–15347–
Jimmy Cumbes  England Goalkeeper1971–1976–1820–
Ray Graydon  England Forward1971–1977–23081–
Geoff Vowden  England Striker1971–1974–11425–
John Gidman  England Defender1972–1980–2439–
Chris Nicholl  England Defender1972–19771976–197725120
John Robson  England Defender1972–1978–1761–
Ian Ross  Scotland Defender1972–19761974–19762043
John Deehan  England Midfielder1973–1979–13951–
Leighton Phillips  Wales Defender1974–1978–1754–
Frank Carrodus  England Midfielder1974–1979–19610–
Andy Gray  Scotland Forward1975–1979
1985–1987		–20978[21][22]
Gary Williams  England Defender1975–1987–3032–
Dennis Mortimer  England Midfielder1975–19851977–198440536[7]
Gordon Cowans  England Midfielder1976–1985
1988–1991
1993–1994		–52859†[7][23]
Colin Gibson  England Defender1976–1985–23817–
Jimmy Rimmer  England Goalkeeper1977–1983–2870–
Allan Evans  Scotland Defender1977–19891984–198946962–
Ken McNaught  Scotland Defender1977–1983–25914–
Nigel Spink  England Goalkeeper1977–1996–4540–
Brendan Ormsby  England Defender1978–1986–1407–
Gary Shaw  England Forward1978–1988–16578[22]
Kenny Swain  England Defender1978–1983–1782–
Paul Birch  England Midfielder1978–1991–18825–
Des Bremner  Scotland Midfielder1979–1984–22610–
Tony Morley  England Midfielder1979–1983–17934–
Peter Withe  England Forward1980–1985–18290[7]
Mark Walters  England Midfielder1981–1987–22448–
Tony Dorigo  England Defender1983–1987–1351–
Tony Daley  England Midfielder1985–1994–29038–
Kevin Gage  England Defender1987–1992–14512–
Stuart Gray  England Midfielder1987–19911989–199213215–
David Platt  England Midfielder1988–1991–14568[21]
Chris Price  England Defender1988–1992–1424–
Paul McGrath  Ireland Defender1989–1996–32110[7][8][21]
Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Forward1989–1998–28897–
Dalian Atkinson  England Forward1991–1995–12438–
Ugo Ehiogu  England Defender1991–2000–28517–
Garry Parker  England Midfielder1991–1995–11914–
Kevin Richardson  England Midfielder1991–19951992–199518816–
Steve Staunton  Ireland Defender1991–1998
2000–2003		2002–200335019–
Shaun Teale  England Defender1991–1995–1855–
Dean Saunders  Wales Forward1992–1995–14249–
Earl Barrett  England Defender1992–1995–1322–
Mark Bosnich  Australia Goalkeeper1992–1999–2270–
Ray Houghton  Ireland Midfielder1992–1995–12111–
Andy Townsend  Ireland Midfielder1993–19971995–199717711–
Lee Hendrie  England Midfielder1993–2007–30832–
Ian Taylor  England Midfielder1994–2003–29343–
Savo Milošević Serbia Serbia Forward1995–1998–11734–
Mark Draper  England Midfielder1995–2000–14114–
Gareth Southgate  England Defender1995–20011997–20012449–
Alan Wright  England Defender1995–2003–3315–
Saša Ćurčić Serbia Serbia Midfielder1996–1998–290–
Julian Joachim  England Striker1996–2001–17346–
Darius Vassell  England Forward1997–2005–16235–
Gareth Barry  England Defender
Midfielder		1998–20092006–200844152–
Dion Dublin  England Defender
Forward		1998–2004–19059–
Paul Merson  England Midfielder1998–20022001–200214519–
Steve Stone  England Midfielder1999–2002–1217–
Mark Delaney  Wales Defender1999–2007–1932–
George Boateng  Ghana Midfielder1999–2002–1275–
Jlloyd Samuel Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defender1999–2007–1993–
Thomas Hitzlsperger  Germany Midfielder2001–2005–11013–
Juan Pablo Ángel  Colombia Forward2001–2007–20566–
Olof Mellberg  Sweden Defender2001–20082003–20062638†[24]
Gavin McCann  England Midfielder2003–2007–1295–
Thomas Sørensen  Denmark Goalkeeper2003–2008–1580–
Martin Laursen  Denmark Defender2004–20092008–20099111–
Steven Davis  Northern Ireland Midfielder2004–2007–1099–
Gabriel Agbonlahor  England Forward2005–20182015–201640186[Note 1]
James Milner  England Midfielder2005–2006
2008–2010		–12622
Stiliyan Petrov  Bulgaria Midfielder2006–20132009–20121878–
Ashley Young  England Winger2007–2011–19038–
John Carew  Norway Forward2007–2011–14347–
Nigel Reo-Coker  England Midfielder2007–2011–1223–
Brad Friedel  United States Goalkeeper2008–2011–1300–
Brad Guzan  United States Goalkeeper2008–2016–1270–
Carlos Cuéllar  Spain Defender2008–2012–1203–
Emile Heskey  England Forward2008–2012–11014–
Fabian Delph  England Midfielder2009–201520151348–
Ciaran Clark  Ireland Defender2009–2016–15910–
Marc Albrighton  England Midfielder2009–2014–1019–
Stephen Warnock  England Defender2009–2012–1044–
Richard Dunne  Ireland Defender2009–2013–1114–
James Collins  Wales Defender2009–2012–1106–
Andreas Weimann  Austria Forward2010–2015–12924–
Alan Hutton  Scotland Forward2011––1681–
Ashley Westwood  England Midfielder2012–2017–1023–
Ron Vlaar  Netherlands Defender2012–20152012–2015882–
Christian Benteke  Belgium Forward2012–2015–10149–
Jack Grealish  England Midfielder2014–1109
Tommy Elphick  England Defender2016–2016320–
James Chester  Wales Defender2016–2016–2017 & 2018-967–
John Terry  England Defender2017–20182017–2018371–

Note 1. ^ Gabriel Agbonlahor was designated club captain while Micah Richards was designated team captain during the 2015-16 Premier League campaign. Agbonlahor resigned the position following a suspension from first team duties in April 2016. Richards was replaced by Tommy Elphick as captain in August 2016.

References

Specific

  1. ↑ "Villa History 1874–1887". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ↑ "FA Cup history". Football Association (FA). Archived from the original on 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  3. ↑ "European Cup Win". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  4. ↑ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  5. ↑ One of the four founding members (founding fathers) of the club.
  6. ↑ First official club captain of Aston Villa.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 One of 12 players to be inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Football League 100 Legends Hall of Fame entrant.
  9. ↑ Aston Villa's first England player in 1882.
  10. ↑ Third all time goalscorer.
  11. ↑ Second all time goalscorer.
  12. ↑ Club record goalscorer.
  13. ↑ Second all time appearances.
  14. ↑ The only Football League player to have been murdered.
  15. ↑ Cowan, Mark (6 May 2010). "The star Villa player shot dead by neighbour". From the archives. Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Club record for most league goals (49) and most goals in total (50) scored in a season, in 1930–31.
  17. ↑ Club record holder for oldest first team player; 39 years 86 days old.
  18. ↑ English Football Hall of Fame inductee (2003).
  19. ↑ First Aston Villa player to participate in a World Cup.
  20. ↑ Charlie Aitken is the all time appearance record holder.
  21. 1 2 3 Won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
  22. 1 2 Won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
  23. ↑ Third all time appearance record holder.
  24. ↑ First club captain not from Britain or Ireland.

General

  • 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.
  • "Current statistics page for Aston Villa". BBC. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  • "Information and career statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  • "Aston Villa fansite with history and appearance records". Christian Jahnsen. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  • "Comprehensive Aston Villa Player database". Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  • List of Aston Villa international players

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