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 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]

The Aston Villa team of the late 19th century

This list encompasses the 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 189697 with the First Division Championship and the FA Cup

Aston Villa have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. Their most recent domestic honour was a League Cup win in 1996.[4][5]

European

  • European Super Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1982–83
  • Intertoto Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2001
    • Co-winners (1): 2008[C]

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 (4): 1972, 1980, 2002, 2021
  • FA Premier League Cup
    • Winners (1): 2018
  • HKFC Soccer Sevens
    • Winners (6): 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016
  • NextGen Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2013

Friendly and exhibition

  • Football World Championship
    • Winners (3): 1887, 1894,[6] 1900 (shared)[7]
  • Bass Charity Vase
    • Winners (3): 1893, 1894, 2018
  • Dublin Tournament
    • Winners (1): 2003[8]
  • Peace Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2009
  • Cup of Traditions
  • Queensland Champions Cup
    • Winners (1): 2022[11]

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.[13]

Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Charlie Aitken19591976559 (2)34 (1)61 (0)3 (0)657 (3)
2 Billy Walker19191934478 (0)53 (0)0 (0)0 (0)531 (0)
3 Gordon Cowans19761985
19881991
399 (15)8 (1)40 (4)39 (2)508 (22)
4 Joe Bache19001915431 (0)42 (0)0 (0)1 (0)474 (0)
5 Allan Evans19771989374 (6)26 (0)42 (1)24 (0)466 (7)
6 Nigel Spink19791996357 (4)28 (0)45 (0)19 (1)449 (5)
7 Tommy Smart19191933405 (0)47 (0)0 (0)0 (0)452 (0)
8 Gareth Barry19972009353 (12)19 (2)29 (0)22 (4)423 (18)
9 Johnny Dixon19451961392 (0)38 (0)0 (0)0 (0)430 (0)
10 Dennis Mortimer19751985315 (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 193031 season.[14]
  • Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 193031 season.[15]
  • In the 18991900 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.[16]

Rank Player 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)
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.[17]

International

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.[18]
  • Most capped player: Steve Staunton, 102 caps for the Republic of Ireland.[19]
  • Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps.[20]
  • First player to play at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.[21]
  • 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).[22]
  • Most World Cup finals goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958).[21]

Record transfer fees

Emiliano Buendía, Aston Villa's record signing. (Pictured here playing for Norwich City)

This section lists the record transfer fees paid by the club for a player. The highest transfer fee received by the club is the £100 million fee paid by Manchester City for Jack Grealish in August 2021. The sale at the time was a British transfer record.[23] The highest initial fee Aston Villa have ever paid for a player was £33 million, rising to £38 million with add-ons, for Argentinian midfielder Emiliano Buendía from Norwich City in June 2021. [24]

Fees Paid

RankPlayerFeeFromDateRef.
1 Emiliano Buendía096£33m (rising to £38m) Norwich City2021-06June 2021[24]
2 Leon Bailey096£30m Bayer Leverkusen2021-08August 2021[25]
3 Ollie Watkins096£28m (rising to £33m) Brentford2020-09September 2020[26]
4 Diego Carlos096£26m Sevilla2022-05May 2022[27]
5 Danny Ings096£25m (rising to £30m) Southampton2021-08August 2021[28]
=5 Lucas Digne096£25m Everton2022-01January 2022[29]
7 Wesley 096£22m Club Brugge2019-06June 2019[30]
8 Tyrone Mings096£20m Bournemouth2019-07July 2019[31]
9 Darren Bent096£18m (rising to £24m) Sunderland2011-01January 2011[32]
10 Emiliano Martínez096£17m Arsenal2020-09September 2020[33]
=10 Bertrand Traore096£17m Lyon2020-09September 2020[34]
=10 Philippe Coutinho096£17m Barcelona2022-05May 2022[35]

Fees Received

RankPlayerFeeToDateRef.
1 Jack Grealish096£100m Manchester City2021-08August 2021[23]
2 Christian Benteke096£32.5m Liverpool2015-07July 2015[36]
3 James Milner096£26m Manchester City2010-08August 2010[37]
4 Stewart Downing096£20m Liverpool2011-07July 2011[38]
=4 Carney Chukwuemeka096£20mChelsea2022-08August 2022[39]
6 Ashley Young096£17m Manchester United2011-06June 2011[40]
7 Matt Targett096£15m Newcastle United2022-06June 2022[41]
8 Dwight Yorke096£12.6m Manchester United1998-08August 1998[42]
9 Gareth Barry096£12m Manchester City2009-06June 2009[43]
10 Jordan Amavi096£8.9m Marseille2018-01January 2018[44]


Managerial records

  • First manager/secretary of the club: George Ramsay, in charge of 1327 games from August 1884 to 5 May 1926.[15]
  • Longest serving manager: George Ramsay.[15]
  • Most successful manager: George Ramsay, 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.[15]

Club records

Goals

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 128 (in 42 matches in the 193031 season, Division One).[45]
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 27 goals (in 38 matches in the 201516 season, Premier League).[46]
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 110 goals (in 42 matches in the 193536 season, Division One).[46]
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 goals (in 46 matches in the 197172 season, Division Three).[47]

Points

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 70 points (in 46 matches in the 197172 season, Division Three).[48]
    • Three points for a win: 83 points (in 46 matches in the 201718 season, Championship).
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win:
      • 18 points (in 22 matches in the 189091 season, Division One).[48]
      • 29 points (in 42 matches in the 196667 season, Division One / 196970 season, Division Two).[48]
    • Three points for a win:
      • 17 points (in 38 matches in the 2015–16, Premier League).[49]

Firsts

  • First match: Aston Villa 10 Aston Brook St Mary's, March 1874.[50]
  • First league match: Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 Aston Villa, 8 September 1888.[50]
  • First match at Villa Park: friendly; 30, Blackburn Rovers, on 17 April 1897.[51]
  • First FA Cup match: Stafford Road Works 11 Aston Villa, 13 December 1879. Aston Villa won the replay 31 on 24 January 1880.[50]
  • First League Cup match: Aston Villa 41 Huddersfield Town, 12 October 1960.[52]
  • First European match: Royal Antwerp 41 Aston Villa, 17 September 1975, UEFA Cup.[53]

Record wins

  • Record Football League win: 122 (v. Accrington, 12 March 1892).[15]
  • Record Premier League win: 71 (v. Wimbledon, 11 February 1995).[54]
  • Record FA Cup win: 130 (v. Wednesbury Old Athletic, 1st round, 3 October 1886).[55]
  • Record League Cup win: 81 (v. Exeter City, 2nd round, 9 October 1985).[15]
  • Record European win: 50 (v. Valur in the European Cup, 16 September 1981 and v. Vitória de Guimarães in the UEFA Cup, 28 September 1983).[56]

Record defeats

  • Record defeat: 0–8 (v. Chelsea, Premier League, 23 December 2012).
  • Record FA Cup defeat: 18 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 3rd round, 16 February 1889).[15]
  • Record League Cup defeat: 16 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 2nd round, 14 September 1966).[5]
  • Record European defeat: 14 (v. Royal Antwerp, 1st round UEFA Cup, 17 September 1975).[57]

Attendances

  • Highest attendance at Villa Park:
  • Lowest attendance at Villa Park:
    • League game: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).[58]
  • Highest attendance at Wellington Road:
  • Lowest attendance at Wellington Road
    • League game: 600 (v. Accrington, 27 October 1888).[60]

Streaks

  • 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)[61]
    • League: 10 games (2018–19 EFL Championship: 2 March 2019 – 22 April 2019)[62]
  • 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)[63]
    • In one league season: 13 games (1898–99 Football League: 17 September 1898 – 24 December 1898); [64][65] (2008-09 Premier League: 15 November 2008 - 7 February 2009)
  • Longest losing run (consecutive losses):
    • 11 games (1962–63 Football League: 23 March 1963 – 20 April 1963);[66] (2015–16 Premier League: 14 February 2016 – 30 April 2016)[67]
  • Longest run without a league win:
    • 19 games (2015–16 Premier League: 14 August 2015 – 1 January 2016)[67]

National records

  • Most League Cup matches played (252) and won (148)
  • All-Time record for the most top-flight goals scored in a season, scoring 128 in season 1930–31.[68]
  • First football club in the world to appoint a paid manager, George Ramsay in 1886.[69]
  • First top-flight club to appoint a manager from outside the British Isles, Jozef Vengloš in July 1990.[70]
  • Villa Park was the first English stadium to stage international football in three different centuries.[71]
  • Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup Semi-Finals than any other ground, 55 to date.[72]
  • Highest FA Cup attendance (pre-World War I): 121,919 (Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Final at Crystal Palace, 19 April 1913)[73]
  • First football club to have a player score in every round of the FA Cup, when captain Archie Hunter led the club to its first FA Cup trophy in 1887.
  • First football club to pay more than £100 for a player, for Willie Groves in 1893.
  • First English football club to have a Black player on the scoresheet in the English Football League, when Willie Clarke scored on Christmas Day 1901, in a 3–2 victory over Everton.[74]
  • First English club to have a player score a hat-trick of penalty kicks in a league match, Billy Walker doing so in a 7–1 win against Bradford City in November 1921.[75]
  • First football club to have a player win both the PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year in the same season, Andy Gray in 1976–77.

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][76] Aston Villa's scores are noted first in both results columns.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
197576 UEFA Cup 1R  Belgium Royal Antwerp 01 14
197778 UEFA Cup 1R  Turkey Fenerbahçe 40 20
2R  Poland Górnik Zabrze 20 11
3R  Spain Athletic Bilbao 20 11
QF  Spain Barcelona 22 12
198182 European Cup (Winners) 1R  Iceland Valur 50 20
2R  East Germany Dynamo Berlin 01 21
QF  Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 20 00
SF  Belgium Anderlecht 10 00
F  West Germany Bayern Munich 10
1982 UEFA Super Cup (Winners) F  Spain Barcelona 30 01
1982 Intercontinental Cup F  Uruguay Peñarol 02
198283 European Cup 1R  Turkey Beşiktaş 31 00
2R  Romania Dinamo București 42 20
QF  Italy Juventus 12 13
198384 UEFA Cup 1R  Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 50 01
2R  Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 12 22
199091 UEFA Cup 1R  Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 31 21
2R  Italy Internazionale 20 03
199394 UEFA Cup 1R  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 21 00
2R  Spain Deportivo La Coruña 01 11
199495 UEFA Cup 1R  Italy Internazionale 10 01
2R  Turkey Trabzonspor 21 01
199697 UEFA Cup 1R  Sweden Helsingborg 11 00
199798 UEFA Cup 1R  France Bordeaux 10 00
2R  Spain Athletic Bilbao 21 00
3R  Romania Steaua București 20 12
QF  Spain Atlético Madrid 21 01
199899 UEFA Cup 1R  Norway Stromsgodset 32 30
2R  Spain Celta Vigo 13 10
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R  Czech Republic Dukla Pribram 31 00
SF  Spain Celta Vigo 12 01
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Winners) 3R  Croatia Slaven Belupo 20 12
SF  France Rennes 10 21
F  Switzerland Basel 41 11
200102 UEFA Cup 1R  Croatia Varteks 23 10
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R  Switzerland Zürich 30 02
SF  France Lille 02 11
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Co-Winners) 3R  Denmark Odense 10 22
200809 UEFA Cup 2QR  Iceland Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar 11 41
1R  Bulgaria Litex Lovech 11 31
GS  Netherlands Ajax 21
GS  Czech Republic Slavia Prague 10
GS  Slovakia Žilina 12
GS  Germany Hamburg 13
R32  Russia CSKA Moscow 11 02
200910 UEFA Europa League P/O  Austria Rapid Wien 21 01
201011 UEFA Europa League P/O  Austria Rapid Wien 23 11
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, final tie of the 2008 Intertoto Cup and were named a co-winner of the tournament, as a result they qualified for the 2008-09 UEFA Cup. The outright winner of the Intertoto Cup was the team that progressed furthest in the UEFA Cup that season, which was SC Braga.[77]
D ^ The home team are listed first.

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