List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

Aston Villa Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. 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 article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons

The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century

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.

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.[4][5]

European
  • European Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1982
  • European Super Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1982–83
  • Intertoto Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2001

Domestic

League
  • Football League First Division:[A]
    • Winners (7): 1894, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1910, 1981
    • Runners up (9): 1889, 1903, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1931, 1933, 1990
  • Premier League:[A]
    • Runners up (1): 1993
  • Football League Second Division:[A]
    • Winners (2): 1938, 1960
    • Runners up (2): 1975, 1988
    • Play-Offs (1): 2019
  • Football League Third Division:[A]
    • Winners (1): 1972

Cups
  • FA Cup*
    • Winners (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
    • Runners up (4): 1892, 1924, 2000, 2015
  • Football League Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
    • Runners up (4): 1963, 1971, 2010, 2020
  • FA Charity Shield
    • Winners (1): 1981 (shared)[B]
    • Runners up (3): 1910, 1957, 1972
  • Sheriff of London Charity Shield:
    • Winners (2): 1899, 1901
    • Runners up (1): 1900
  • Football League War Cup
    • Winners (1): 1944

Youth
  • FA Youth Cup:
    • Winners (3): 1972, 1980, 2002
  • FA Premier League Cup
    • Winners (1): 2018
  • NextGen Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2013

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.[7]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Charlie Aitken1959–1976559 (2)34 (1)61 (0)3 (0)657 (3)
2 Billy Walker1919–1934478 (0)53 (0)0 (0)0 (0)531 (0)
3 Gordon Cowans1976–1985
1988–1991		399 (15)8 (1)40 (4)39 (2)506 (22)
4 Joe Bache1900–1915431 (0)42 (0)0 (0)1 (0)474 (0)
5 Allan Evans1977–1989374 (6)26 (0)42 (1)24 (0)466 (7)
6 Nigel Spink1979–1996357 (4)28 (0)45 (0)19 (1)449 (5)
7 Tommy Smart1919–1933405 (0)47 (0)0 (0)0 (0)452 (0)
8 Gareth Barry1997–2009353 (12)19 (2)29 (0)22 (4)423 (18)
9 Johnny Dixon1945–1961392 (0)38 (0)0 (0)0 (0)430 (0)
10 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.[8]
  • Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 1930–31 season.[9]
  • 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.[10]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
011 Billy Walker1919–1933214 (478)30 (53)0 (0)0 (0)244 (531)
022 Harry Hampton1904–1920215 (339)27 (34)0 (0)0 (0)242 (373)
033 John Devey1891–1902169 (268)18 (38)0 (0)0 (2)187 (308)
044 Joe Bache1900–1914168 (431)17 (42)0 (0)0 (1)185 (474)
055 Eric Houghton1927–1946160 (361)10 (31)0 (0)0 (0)170 (392)
066 Tom Waring1928–1935159 (216)8 (10)0 (0)0 (0)167 (226)
077 Johnny Dixon1945–1961132 (263)12 (38)0 (0)0 (0)144 (430)
088 Peter McParland1952–196297 (293)19 (36)4 (11)0 (1)120 (341)
099 Billy Garraty1897–190896 (224)15 (31)0 (0)1 (3)112 (258)
1010= Dai Astley1931–193692 (165)8 (8)0 (0)0 (0)100 (173)
1010= 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.[11]

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

  • First capped players for England: Arthur Alfred Brown and Howard Vaughton on 18 February 1882.[12]
  • Most capped player: Steve Staunton, 64 caps for the Republic of Ireland.[13]
  • Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps.[14]
  • First player to play at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.[15]
  • First player to score at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Argentina on 11 June 1958.
  • First player to score in a World Cup for England: David Platt for England against Belgium on 26 June 1990.
  • Most World Cup appearances: Paul McGrath, 9 (1990 and 1994).[16]
  • Most World Cup finals goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958).[15]

Record transfer fees paid
Wesley Moraes: 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.[17] The record initial transfer fee Aston Villa have paid for a player was £22 million, for Wesley Moraes from Club Brugge in June 2019. In January 2011, Darren Bent signed for a fee that eventually cost £24 million from Sunderland. However, the initial fee was £18 million. On 8 July 2019, Villa signed Tyrone Mings from A.F.C. Bournemouth for a fee that could reach £25 million, with add-ons, but the initial fee was believed to be £20 million.[18]

#NameFeeFromDateNotes
1 Wesley Moraes096£22m Club Brugge2019-06June 2019[19]
2 Tyrone Mings096£20m (rising to £25m) Bournemouth2019-07July 2019[20]
3 Darren Bent096£18m (rising to £24m) Sunderland2007-01January 2011[21]
4 Douglas Luiz096£15m Manchester City2019-07July 2019[22]
=5 Stewart Downing096£12m Middlesbrough2007-01July 2009[23]
=5 Ross McCormack096£12m Fulham2016-08August 2016[24]
=5 Scott Hogan096£12m Brentford2017-01January 2017[25]
=5 Ezri Konsa096£12m Brentford2019-07July 2019[26]

Managerial records
See also: List of Aston Villa F.C. managers
  • First manager/secretary of the club: George Ramsay, in charge of 1327 games from August 1884 to 5 May 1926.[9]
  • Longest serving manager: George Ramsay.[9]
  • Most successful manager: George Ramsay, 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.[9]

Club records

Goals
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 128 (in 42 matches in the 1930–31 season, Division One).[27]
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 27 goals (in 38 matches in the 2015–16 season, Premier League).[28]
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 110 goals (in 42 matches in the 1935–36 season, Division One).[28]
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 goals (in 46 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).[29]

Points
  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 70 points (in 42 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).[30]
    • Three points for a win: 83 points (in 46 matches in the 2017–18 season, Championship).
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win:
      • 18 points (in 22 matches in the 1890–91 season, Division One).[30]
      • 29 points (in 42 matches in the 1966–67 season, Division One / 1969–70 season, Division Two).[30]
    • Three points for a win:
      • 17 points (in 38 matches in the 2015-16, Premier League).[31]

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 Football League win: 12–2 (v. Accrington, 12 March 1892).[9]
  • Record Premier League win: 7–1 (v. Wimbledon, 11 February 1995).[36]
  • Record FA Cup win: 13-0 (v. Wednesbury Old Athletic, 1st round, 3 October 1886).[37]
  • Record League Cup win: 8–1 (v. Exeter City, 2nd round, 9 October 1985).[9]
  • Record European win: 5–0 (v. Valur in the European Cup, 16 September 1981 and v. Vitória de Guimarães in the UEFA Cup, 28 September 1983).[38]

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).[9]
  • Record League Cup defeat: 1–6 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 2nd round, 14 September 1966).[5]
  • Record European defeat: 1–4 (v. Royal Antwerp, 1st round UEFA Cup, 17 September 1975).[39]

Attendances
  • Highest attendance at Villa Park:
  • Lowest attendance at Villa Park:
    • League game: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).[40]
  • Highest attendance at Wellington Road:
  • Lowest attendance at Wellington Road
    • League game: 600 (v. Accrington, 27 October 1888).[42]

Winning & Losing Runs
  • Longest winning runs (consecutive wins) :
    • Multiple competitions: 11 games in the 1896-97 Football League, 1897-98 Football League and 1896-97 FA Cup (20 March - 18 September 1897)[43]
    • League: 10 games (2018–19 EFL Championship: 2 March 2019 - 22 April 2019) [44]
  • Longest unbeaten runs (without loss):
    • Multiple competitions: 22 games in the 1896-97 Football League, 1897-98 Football League, and 1896-97 FA Cup (16 January 1897 - 18 September 1897)[45]
    • In one league season: 13 games in the 1898–99 Football League (17 September 1898 – 24 December 1898)[46][47]
  • Longest losing run (consecutive losses):
    • 11 games (1962-63 Football League: 23 March 1963 - 20 April 1963)[48]; (2015-16 Premier League: 14 February 2016 - 30 April 2016) [49]
  • Longest run without a league win:
    • 14 games (2015–16 Premier League, into 2016–17 EFL Championship: 14 February 2016 - 13 August 2016)[49]
    • In one league season: 13 games (2015–16 Premier League: 14 February 2016 - 15 May 2016)[49]

National records
  • All-Time record for the most top-flight goals scored in a season, scoring 128 in season 1930–31.[50]
  • Villa Park was the first English stadium to stage international football in three different centuries.[51]
  • Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup Semi-Finals than any other ground, 55 to date.[52]
  • First top-flight club to appoint a manager from outside the British Isles, Jozef Vengloš in July 1990.[53]
  • Highest FA Cup attendance (pre-World War I): 121,919 (Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Final at Crystal Palace, 19 April 1913)[54]
  • More goals in the history of the FA Cup than any other league club, 817 to date.[55]
  • More wins (136) and more goals (457) than any other team in the history of the League Cup.[56]

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.[5][57] 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 Cup502312157151
UEFA Europa League311133
UEFA Intertoto Cup166462117
UEFA Super Cup210131
FIFA Intercontinental Cup100102
Total8740202712284

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.[58]
D ^ The home team are listed first.

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General
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  • 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.

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