Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records
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This article contains the honours, records and statistics of Aston Villa Football Club. This article lists all of the major honours won by Aston Villa since their foundation. This list also lists the major playing honours including top goalscorer and most appearances. The Club records including record transfer fees are shown below as are international player honours.
Aston Villa 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] Aston Villa is the fourth most successful club in English football history, having won 21 major honours,[3] the most recent in 1996. In 1982 the club became one of only four English clubs to win the European Cup, a record still accurate as of 2007.[4]
Aston Villa have provided more England internationals than any other club; 66 as of November 2007.[5] Arthur Brown and Howard Vaughton were Aston Villa's first England players in 1882, and the 66th was Ashley Young in 2007. No fewer than 20 of Villa's 66 England internationals played just once for the national team during their time at the club, the last being Lee Hendrie in 1998.[6]
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[edit] Honours
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Aston Villa have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. Their last senior league honour was a League Cup win in 1996.[7]
[edit] European
- European Cup:
- Winners (1): 1981–82
- European Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- InterToto Cup Winners:
[edit] Domestic
[edit] League titles
- Football League First Division:[8]
- Football League Second Division:[9]
- Football League Third Division:[10]
[edit] Cups
[edit] Player records
[edit] Appearances
- Youngest first-team player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days (v. Bolton Wanderers, 17 September 1969).[12]
- Oldest first-team player: Ernie "Mush" Callaghan, 39 years 86 days (v. Grimsby Town, 12 March 1948).[13]
[edit] Most appearances
Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.[14]
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charlie Aitken |
1959–1976 | 559 (2) | 34 (1) | 61 (0) | 3 (0) | 657 (3) |
| 2 |  Billy Walker |
1919–1934 | 478 (0) | 53 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 531 (0) |
| 3 | Gordon Cowans |
1970–1985 1988–1991 |
399 (15) | 8 (1) | 40 (4) | 39 (2) | 506 (22) |
| 4 | Joe Bache |
1900–1915 | 431 (0) | 42 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 474 (0) |
| 5 | Allan Evans |
1977–1989 | 374 (6) | 26 (0) | 42 (1) | 24 (0) | 466 (7) |
| 6 | Nigel Spink |
1979–1996 | 357 (4) | 28 (0) | 45 (0) | 19 (1) | 449 (5) |
| 7 | Tommy Smart |
1919–1933 | 405 (0) | 47 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 452 (0) |
| 8 | Johnny Dixon |
1945–1961 | 392 (0) | 38 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 430 (0) |
| 9 | Dennis Mortimer |
1975–1985 | 315 (1) | 21 (0) | 38 (0) | 30 (0) | 404 (1) |
| 10 | Billy George |
1897–1911 | 358 (0) | 40 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 401 (0) |
[edit] Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 50 goals in 1930–31 season.[15]
- Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 1930–31 season.[16]
[edit] Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[17]
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Walker |
1919–1933 | 214 (478) | 30 (53) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 244 (531) |
| 2 | Harry Hampton |
1904–1920 | 215 (339) | 27 (34) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 242 (373) |
| 3 | John Devey |
1891–1902 | 169 (268) | 18 (38) | 0 (0) | 0 (2) | 187 (308) |
| 4 | Joe Bache |
1900–1914 | 168 (431) | 17 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 185 (474) |
| 5 | Eric Houghton |
1927–1946 | 160 (361) | 10 (31) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 170 (392) |
| 6 | Tom Waring |
1928–1935 | 159 (216) | 8 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 167 (226) |
| 7 | Johnny Dixon |
1945–1961 | 132 (392) | 12 (38) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 144 (430) |
| 8 |  Peter McParland |
1952–1962 | 97 (293) | 19 (36) | 4 (11) | 0 (1) | 120 (341) |
| 9 | Billy Garraty |
1897–1908 | 96 (224) | 15 (31) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 112 (258) |
| 10= |  Dai Astley |
1931–1936 | 92 (165) | 8 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 100 (173) |
| 10= | Len Capewell |
1921–1930 | 88 (143) | 12 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 100 (156) |
[edit] International
This section refers only to caps won whilst an Aston Villa player.
- First capped players for England: Arthur Alfred Brown and Howard Vaughton on 18 February 1882.[18]
- Most capped player: Paul McGrath, 51 caps for the Republic of Ireland as an Aston Villa player.[19]
- Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps whilst an Aston Villa player.
- First player to play in a World Cup: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.
- First player to score in a World Cup: 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).
- Most World Cup goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958).
- First player to play in a European Championships: Tony Daley for England against Denmark on 11 June 1992.
- First player to score in a European Championships: Marcus Allbäck for Sweden against Bulgaria on 14 June 2004.
- Most European Championships appearances: Gareth Southgate, 6 (1996 and 2000).
- Most European Championships goals: Marcus Allbäck, 1 (2004).
[edit] World Cup participants
This section lists all players who have played in a World Cup Finals game.
[edit] Record transfer fees
This section lists the record transfer fees paid by the club for a player.
| # | Name | Fee | From | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Young |
£9.65m | Watford | January 2007 | [21] |
| 2 |  Juan Pablo Ángel |
£9.5m | River Plate | January 2001 | [22] |
| 3 | Nigel Reo-Coker |
£8.5m | West Ham | July 2007 | [23] |
| 4 | Stan Collymore |
£7m | Liverpool | May 1997 | [24] |
| 5 | Paul Merson |
£6.75m | Middlesbrough | September 1998 | [25] |
| 6 |  Milan Baroš |
£6.5m | Liverpool | August 2005 | [26] |
| 7 |  Bosko Balaban |
£5.8m | Dinamo Zagreb | August 2001 | [27] |
| 8 | Dion Dublin |
£5.75m | Coventry City | November 1998 | [28] |
| 9 |  Olof Mellberg |
£5.7m | Racing Santander | July 2001 | [29] |
| 10 |  Alpay Ozalan |
£5.5m | Fenerbahce | July 2000 | [30] |
[edit] Club records
[edit] Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 128 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31.[31][32]
[edit] Matches
[edit] Firsts
- First match: Aston Villa 1–0 Aston Brook St Mary's, 1874.[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.[33]
- First League Cup match: Aston Villa 4–1 Huddersfield Town, 1960.[34]
[edit] Record wins
- Record league win: 12–2 (v. Accrington Stanley, 12 March 1892).[16]
- Record FA Cup win: 13–0 (v. Wednesbury Old Athletic, first round, October 1886).[13]
- Record Premier League win: 7–1 (v Wimbledon, 1995).
[edit] Record defeats
- Record league defeats:[35][36]
- 0–7 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 19 October 1899).
- 0–7 (v. Everton, 4 January 1890).
- 7–0 (v. West Bromwich Albion, 19 October 1935).
- 0–7 (v. Manchester United, 8 March 1950).
- 0–7 (v. Manchester United, 24 October 1964).
- Record Premier League defeat: 0–5 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 1996 and v. Arsenal, 2006).
- Record FA Cup defeat: 1–8 (third Round v Blackburn Rovers).[16]
[edit] Attendances
- Highest attendance at a home match (Villa Park): 76,588 (v. Derby County, sixth round FA Cup, 2 March 1946).[16]
- Highest attendance at a Premier League game: 42,640 (v. Liverpool, 11 August 2007).
- Lowest attendance at Villa Park: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).
[edit] Aston Villa in Europe
Below is Aston Villa's record in Europe. As of 2008, they are one of only four English clubs to have won the European Cup which they did in 1982.[37][38]
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup | 1R | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} |
Antwerp FC | 1–4, 0–1 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
Fenerbahçe SK | 4–0, 2–0 |
| 2R |  |
Górnik Zabrze | 2–0, 1–1 | ||
| 4R |  |
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0, 1–1 | ||
| QF | |
FC Barcelona | 2–2, 1–2 | ||
| 1981–82 | European Cup (Winners) | 1R |  |
Valur Reykjavík | 5–0, 2–0 |
| 4R |  |
BFC Dynamo Berlin | 2–1, 0–1 | ||
| QF |  |
Dynamo Kiev | 0–0, 2–0 | ||
| SF | |
RSC Anderlecht | 1–0, 0–0 | ||
| F | |
Bayern München | 1–0 | ||
| 1982 | European Super Cup (Winners) | F | |
FC Barcelona | 0–1, 3–0 |
| 1982–83 | European Cup | 1R | |
Besiktas JK | 3–1, 0–0 |
| 4R |  |
Dinamo Bucharest | 2–0, 4–2 | ||
| QF |  |
Juventus | 1–2, 1–3 | ||
| 1983–84 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Vitória Guimarães | 0–1, 5–0 |
| 2R |  |
Spartak Moscow | 2–2, 1–2 | ||
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
Baník Ostrava | 3–1, 2–1 |
| 2R | |
Inter Milan | 2–0, 0–3 | ||
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Slovan Bratislava | 0–0, 2–1 |
| 2R | |
Deportivo La Coruna | 1–1, 0–1 | ||
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
Inter Milan | 0–1, 1–0 |
| 2R | |
Trabzonspor | 1–0, 1–2 | ||
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
Helsingborgs IF | 1–1, 0–0 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Girondins de Bordeaux | 0–0, 1–0 |
| 2R | |
Athletic Bilbao | 0–0, 2–1 | ||
| 3R | |
Steaua Bucharest | 1–2, 2–0 | ||
| QF | |
Atlético de Madrid | 0–1, 2–1 | ||
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Strømsgodset IF | 3–2, 3–0 |
| 2R | |
Celta de Vigo | 1–0, 1–3 | ||
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup (Winners) | 3R | |
Slaven Belupo | 1–2, 2–0 |
| SF | |
Rennes | 1–2, 1–0 | ||
| F |  |
FC Basel | 1–1, 4–1 | ||
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | 1R | |
NK Varteks | 2–3, 1–0 |
- Key
- 1R = first round
- 2R = second round
- 3R = third round
- 4R = fourth round
- QF = Quarter final
- SF = Semi final
- F = Final
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Villa History", AVFC.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ FA Cup history. Football Association (FA). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ All-time English League Table. ToffeeWeb. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ "European Cup Win", AVFC.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ England Players' Club Affiliations. England Football online. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ A list of every Villa player to play for England. England Football online. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ a b c AVFC club Honours. AVFC. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League.
- ^ Now known as the Football League Championship
- ^ Now known as Football League One
- ^ In 1981, the Charity Shield was shared in the event of a draw.
- ^ Mårtensson, Jörn. Brown, James Keith (Jimmy). Aston Villa player database. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b H&V: Club Records. Heroes and Villains. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ All appearances statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy,
- ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.31.
- ^ a b c d Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy, pp.192–193
- ^ All Top goalscorers statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy,
- ^ Short biographical notes of the world‘s top international goal scorers for each year; 1882,. IFFHS. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Paul McGrath has 83 caps in total. Ireland record for most capped player.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago - Sweden. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move", BBC, 2007-01-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Villa to complete Angel deal", BBC, 2001-01-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Villa complete Reo-Coker signing", BBC, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Collymore's ups and downs", BBC, 2000-10-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Merson in shock Villa exit", BBC, 2000-05-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Baros completes transfer to Villa", BBC, 2005-08-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Bosko Balaban career stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Dion Dublin career stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Olof Mellberg career stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Alpay talks imminent", BBC, 2002-07-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161
- ^ This remains the record number of top-flight league goals scored in a season by any English club.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean, p.62
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy, p.258
- ^ Hayes, Dean, p.46
- ^ Home team listed first
- ^ England reign in Europe. Football Association (FA) (2005-05-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Statistics sourced to FCHD:
Aston Villa. Football Club History Database (FCHD). Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
[edit] References
- Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony. Aston Villa A Complete Record 1874–1988,. Breedon Books (1988). ISBN 0907969372.
- Hayes, Dean. The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997). ISBN 978-1851589593.
- Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy. The essential history of Aston Villa. Headline book publishing (2002). ISBN 075531140X.
- Official website - Club honours. AVFC. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- Comprehensive Aston Villa Player database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] External links
- FA Cup seasons. Soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- League Cup seasons. Soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- Premier League seasons. Soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- Season Summaries. Lerwill-Life. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- Player data. Lerwill-Life. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
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