List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see Aston Villa F.C. seasons

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; overall, they have won 21 major honours.^[2] In 1982 the club became one of only four English clubs to win the European Cup, a record still accurate as of 2011.^[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, 71 to date.^[4]

All figures are correct as of 12 August 2010.

Honours

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

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

Domestic

League

Football League First Division / Premier League:^[A]
- Winners (7): 1894, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1910, 1981
- Runners up (10): 1889, 1903, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1931, 1933, 1990, 1993
Football League Second Division:^[A]
- Winners (2): 1938, 1960
- Runners up (2): 1975, 1988
Football League Third Division:^[A]
- Winners (1): 1972

Cups

FA Cup:
- Winners (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957
- Runners up (3): 1892, 1924, 2000
Football League Cup:
- Winners (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
- Runners up (3): 1963, 1971, 2010
FA Charity Shield
- Winners (1): 1981 (shared)^[B]
- Runners up (3): 1910, 1957, 1972
Football League War Cup
- Winners (1): 1944 (Shared)

Player records

Appearances

Youngest first-team player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days (v. Bolton Wanderers, Division Two, 17 September 1969).^[7]
Oldest first-team player: Brad Friedel, 40 years 4 days (v. Liverpool, Premier League, 22 May 2011).

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
1	Aitken, CharlieCharlie Aitken	1959–1976	561 !559 (2)	35 !34 (1)	61 !61 (0)	03 !3 (0)	660 !657 (3)
2	Walker, BillyBilly Walker	1919–1934	478 !478 (0)	53 !53 (0)	00 !0 (0)	00 !0 (0)	531 !531 (0)
3	Cowans, GordonGordon Cowans	1976–1985 1988–1991	414 !399 (15)	09 !8 (1)	44 !40 (4)	41 !39 (2)	528 !506 (22)
4	Bache, JoeJoe Bache	1900–1915	431 !431 (0)	42 !42 (0)	00 !0 (0)	01 !1 (0)	474 !474 (0)
5	Evans, AllanAllan Evans	1977–1989	380 !374 (6)	26 !26 (0)	43 !42 (1)	24 !24 (0)	473 !466 (7)
6	Spink, NigelNigel Spink	1979–1996	361 !357 (4)	28 !28 (0)	45 !45 (0)	20 !19 (1)	454 !449 (5)
7	Smart, TommyTommy Smart	1919–1933	405 !405 (0)	47 !47 (0)	00 !0 (0)	00 !0 (0)	452 !452 (0)
8	Barry, GarethGareth Barry	1997–2009	365 !353 (12)	21 !19 (2)	29 !29 (0)	26 !22 (4)	441 !423 (18)
9	Dixon, JohnnyJohnny Dixon	1945–1961	392 !392 (0)	38 !38 (0)	00 !0 (0)	00 !0 (0)	430 !430 (0)
10	Mortimer, DennisDennis Mortimer	1975–1985	316 !315 (1)	21 !21 (0)	38 !38 (0)	30 !30 (0)	405 !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
011	Walker, BillyBilly Walker	1919–1933	214 !214 (478)	30 !30 (53)	0 (0)	0 (0)	244 (531)
022	Hampton, HarryHarry Hampton	1904–1920	215 !215 (339)	27 !27 (34)	0 (0)	0 (0)	242 (373)
033	Devey, JohnJohn Devey	1891–1902	169 !169 (268)	18 !18 (38)	0 (0)	0 (2)	187 (308)
044	Bache, JoeJoe Bache	1900–1914	168 !168 (431)	17 !17 (42)	0 (0)	0 (1)	185 (474)
055	Houghton, EricEric Houghton	1927–1946	160 !160 (361)	10 !10 (31)	0 (0)	0 (0)	170 (392)
066	Waring, TomTom Waring	1928–1935	159 !159 (216)	08 !8 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)	167 (226)
077	Dixon, JohnnyJohnny Dixon	1945–1961	132 !132 (392)	12 !12 (38)	0 (0)	0 (0)	144 (430)
088	McParland, PeterPeter McParland	1952–1962	097 !97 (293)	19 !19 (36)	4 (11)	0 (1)	120 (341)
099	Garraty, BillyBilly Garraty	1897–1908	096 !96 (224)	15 !15 (31)	0 (0)	1 (3)	112 (258)
1010=	Astley, DaiDai Astley	1931–1936	092 !92 (165)	08 !8 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	100 (173)
1010=	Capewell, LenLen Capewell	1921–1930	088 !88 (143)	12 !12 (13)	0 (0)	0 (0)	100 (156)

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.^[13]
Most capped player: Steve Staunton, 102 caps for the Republic of Ireland.^[14]
Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps.^[15]
First player to play at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.^[16]
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).^[17]
Most World Cup finals goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958).^[16]

Record transfer fees paid

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 £26 million fee paid by Manchester City for James Milner in 2010.^[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.

#	Name	Fee	From	Date	Notes
1	Bent, DarrenDarren Bent	096£18m (rising to £24m)	Sunderland	2007-01January 2011	^[22]
2	Downing, StewartStewart Downing	096£12m	Middlesbrough	2007-01July 2009	^[23]
3	Milner, JamesJames Milner	085£8.5m	Newcastle United	2007-07August 2008	^[24]
4	Young, AshleyAshley Young	096£9.65m	Watford	2007-01January 2007	^[25]
5	Angel, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Ángel	095£9.5m	River Plate	2001-01January 2001	^[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]

Cumulative Goal Difference

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: 36 goals (in 42 matches in the 1969–70 season, Division Two).^[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:78 points (in 42 matches in the 1987–88 season, Division Two).^[30]
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:
  - 36 points (in 42 matches in the 1986–87 season, Division One).^[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 Stanley, 12 March 1892).^[10]
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).^[10]
Record European win: 5–0 (v. Valur Reykjavík in the European Cup, 16 September 1981 and v. Vitória de Guimarães in the UEFA Cup, 28 September 1983).^[38]

Record defeats

Record league defeats, all while in Division One:^[39]^[D]
- 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: 7–1 (v. Chelsea F.C., 27 March 2010).^[40]
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).^[41]

Attendances

Highest attendance at Villa Park:
- League game: 69,492 (v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27 December 1949).^[42]
- FA Cup game: 76,588 (v. Derby County, 6th round, 2 March 1946).^[10]
- As an all-seater stadium: 42,788 (v. Manchester United, 10 February 2010).^[43]
Lowest attendance at Villa Park:
- League game: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).^[42]

National Records

All-Time record for the most top-flight goals scored in a season, scoring 128 in season 1930-31.^[44]
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.^[45]
Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup Semi-Finals than any other ground, 55 to date.^[46]
First top-flight club to appoint a foreign manager, Jozef Vengloš in July 1990.^[47]
Highest FA Cup attendance (pre-World War I): 121,919 (Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Final at Crystal Palace, 19 April 1913)^[48]
First British club to give up shirt sponsorship fee in order to promote a charity. The Acorns Children's Hospice logo was printed on the Villa shirt from 2008 to 2010.^[49]
More goals in the history of the FA Cup than any other league club, 817 to date.^[50]
More wins (128) and more goals (434) than any other team in the history of the League Cup.^[51]

Aston Villa in UEFA competitions

Below is Aston Villa's record in European and Intercontinental competitions sanctioned by UEFA. As of 2011, they are one of only four English clubs to have won the European Cup, which they did in 1982.^[6]^[52] 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 Reykjavík	5–0	2–0
		2R	East Germany	Dynamo Berlin	2–1	0–1
		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	Russia	Spartak Moscow	1–2	2–2
1990–91	UEFA Cup	1R	Czech Republic	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	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

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against
European Cup	15	9	3	3	24	10
UEFA Cup	49	23	12	15	71	51
UEFA Europa League	3	1	1	1	3	3
UEFA Intertoto Cup	16	6	4	6	21	17
UEFA Super Cup	2	1	0	1	3	1
FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	0	0	1	0	2
Total	85	40	19	27	121	83

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.^[53]

D ^ The home team are listed first.

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General

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Aston Villa Football Club

Overview	Aston Villa · Managers · Players · Records and Statistics · Seasons · Bodymoor Heath · Second City derby · Reserves and Academy · Ladies · All articles

History	1874–1961 · 1961–present

Grounds	Villa Park