Aston Villa F.C. statistics and records
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Aston Villa F.C. 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 2009.[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, 67 to date.[4]
All figures are correct as of 2 September 2008.
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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 honour was a League Cup win in 1996.[5][6]
[edit] European
- European Cup:
- Winners (1): 1982
- European Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- Intertoto Cup:
- Winners (2): 2001, 2008
[edit] Domestic
[edit] League
- Football League First Division / Premier League:[A]
- Football League Second Division:[A]
- Football League Third Division:[A]
- Winners (1): 1972
[edit] Cups
[edit] Player records
See also: List of Aston Villa F.C. players
[edit] Appearances
- Youngest first-team player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days (v. Bolton Wanderers, Division Two, 17 September 1969).[7]
- Oldest first-team player: Ernie "Mush" Callaghan, 39 years 257 days (v. Grimsby Town, Division One, 12 April 1947).[8]
[edit] Most appearances
Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.[9]
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
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| 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 | Gareth Barry |
1997–2009 | 364 (12) | 21 (2) | 29 (0) | 26 (4) | 440 (18) |
| 8 | Tommy Smart |
1919–1933 | 405 (0) | 47 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 452 (0) |
| 9 | Johnny Dixon |
1945–1961 | 392 (0) | 38 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 430 (0) |
| 10 | Dennis Mortimer |
1975–1985 | 315 (1) | 21 (0) | 38 (0) | 30 (0) | 404 (1) |
- Other competitions include European Cup, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup
[edit] Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 50 goals in 1930–31 season.[10]
- Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 1930–31 season.[11]
- Villa's Bob Chatt scored the winner in the 1895 FA Cup Final after just 30 seconds. It was the fastest goal scored in an FA Cup final until Louis Saha scored in 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea in the FA Cup final of 2009.
[edit] Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[12]
| # | 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 while an Aston Villa player.
- First capped players for England: Arthur Alfred Brown and Howard Vaughton on 18 February 1882.[14]
- Most capped player: Steve Staunton, 64 caps for the Republic of Ireland.[15]
- Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps.[16]
- First player to play at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.[17]
- 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).[18]
- Most World Cup finals goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958).[17]
[edit] 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 was £12,600,000 paid by Manchester United for Dwight Yorke in 1998.[15] In August 2008 James Milner was bought from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.[19] Milner's fee is officially undisclosed; various sources declare it to be a record transfer fee, but the value of the record varies at £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.
| # | Name | Fee | From | Date | Notes |
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| 1 | Ashley Young |
£9.65m | Watford | January 2007 | [22] |
| 2 |  Juan Pablo Ángel |
£9.5m | River Plate | January 2001 | [23] |
| 3 | Nigel Reo-Coker |
£8.5m | West Ham United | July 2007 | [24] |
| 4 |  Carlos Cuéllar |
£7.8m | Rangers | August 2008 | [25] |
| 5 | Stan Collymore |
£7m | Liverpool | May 1997 | [26] |
[edit] 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.[11]
- Longest serving manager: George Ramsay.[11]
- Most successful manager: George Ramsay, 6 League Championships and 6 FA Cups.[11]
[edit] Club records
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
- Two points for a win:
[edit] Matches
[edit] 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 FC 4–1 Aston Villa, 17 September 1975, UEFA Cup.[35]
[edit] Record wins
- Record Football League win: 12–2 (v. Accrington Stanley, 12 March 1892).[11]
- 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).[11]
- Record European win: 5–0 (v. Valur Reykjavik in the European Cup, 16 September 1981 and v. Vitoria Guimaraes in the UEFA Cup, 28 September 1983).[38]
[edit] 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: 0–5 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 17 January 1998 / v. Arsenal, 1 April 2006).[40]
- Record FA Cup defeat: 1–8 (v. Blackburn Rovers, 3rd round, 16 February 1889).[11]
- 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]
[edit] 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).[11]
- Premier League game: 42,640 (v. Liverpool, 11 August 2007).[43] INCORRECT highest attendance at PL game is v Liverpool May 1994. Attendance 45,000+
- Lowest attendance at Villa Park:
- League game: 2,900 (v. Bradford City, Division One, 13 February 1915).[42]
[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.[44][6] Aston Villa's scores are noted first in both results columns.
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- Key
- 2QR = Second Qualifying Round
- 1R = First Round
- 2R = Second Round
- 3R = Third Round
- GS = Group Stages
- QF = Quarter-Finals
- SF = Semi-Finals
- F = Final
[edit] Record by competition
Correct as of 2 October 2008
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against |
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| European Cup | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 |
| UEFA Cup | 49 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 51 |
| 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 | 84 | 39 | 19 | 26 | 119 | 81 |
[edit] 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.[45]
- D ^ The home team are listed first.
[edit] References
- Specific
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.63
- ^ "FA Cup history". Football Association (FA). http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2006/01/FACup_History.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "European Cup Win". Aston Villa F.C.. http://web.archive.org/web/20060211203957/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/EuroWinDetail/0,,10265~676380,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ "A list of every Villa player to play for England". England Football online. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/ClubsMostCapped/AstonVillaMostCapped.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-15.
- ^ "AVFC club Honours". Aston Villa F.C.. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10265,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ^ a b c "Aston Villa". Football Club History Database (FCHD). http://www.fchd.info/ASTONVIL.HTM. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.191
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.125
- ^ All appearances statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy
- ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.192–193
- ^ All Top goalscorers statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - Sweden". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410004/report.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Short biographical notes of the world‘s top international goal scorers for each year; 1882,". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). http://www.iffhs.de/?c02bc4ac1398c433ccdd52b9b95405fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeeda083f11. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ a b "Aston Villa records". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=154. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Gareth Southgate". Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/Postings/2004/03/Gareth+Southgate+Middlesbrough.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean; p.114
- ^ McGrath, Paul (2006). Back from the brink: The autobiography. Century. ISBN 978-1846050763.
- ^ "Villa sign Milner from Newcastle". BBC. 2008-08-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7587996.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ^ Bright, David (2008-08-29). "£12m James Milner delighted to join Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/astonvilla/2643728/Newcastles-12m-James-Milner-delighted-to-join-Martin-ONeill-at-Aston-Villa--Football.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
"James Milner: I thought it was a joke when Newcastle halted Villa move". Guardian. 2008-08-29. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/30/premierleague.astonvilla. Retrieved on 2008-08-29. - ^ "Aston Villa complete Curtis Davies signing". The Times. 2008-07-03. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/aston_villa/article4261712.ece. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
"Curtis Davies player statistics". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=36726. Retrieved on 2008-08-31.
"Aston Villa's Curtis Davies targeting comeback against West Brom". Daily Mirror. 2008-07-04. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/07/04/aston-villa-s-curtis-davies-targeting-comeback-against-west-brom-89520-20630995/. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
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"West Brom sign £3.2m Dutch defender Zuiverloon from Heerenveen". Evening Standard. 2008-07-02. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23506346-details/West+Brom+sign+3.2m+Dutch+defender+Zuiverloon+from+Heerenveen/article.do. Retrieved on 2008-07-21. - ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC. 2007-01-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6277389.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Villa to complete Angel deal". BBC. 2001-01-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1105856.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Villa complete Reo-Coker signing". BBC. 2007-07-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6260924.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Cuellar seals £7.8million move to Aston Villa". BBC. 2008-08-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7555187.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Collymore's ups and downs". BBC. 2000-10-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/l/leicester_city/943258.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161
- ^ a b Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.300–319
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.102
- ^ a b c d Hayes, Dean; p.131
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.284
- ^ a b c Hayes, Dean; p.62
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.35
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.258
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.273
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.285
- ^ Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.144
- ^ Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.257
- ^ Hayes, Dean; p.46
- ^ "Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa". BBC. 2006-04-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4842386.stm. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ^ Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.273
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean; p.13
- ^ Aston Villa F.C. match-day programme, v. Fulham F.C., 25 August 2007, p.4
- ^ "England reign in Europe". Football Association. 2005-05-25. http://www.thefa.com/Features/ChampionsLeague/Postings/2005/05/England_PastEuropeanCupFinals.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Competition format". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/format/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- General
- 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". Aston Villa F.C.. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10265,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] External links
- "FA Cup seasons". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- "League Cup seasons". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- "Premier League seasons". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=1. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- "Season Summaries". Lerwill-Life. http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villa_summary.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- "Player data". Lerwill-Life. http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villan01.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- "Aston Villa Match Results and Team Line-ups 1871-present". Jorgen Bohlin. http://www.dromelvan.net/villamatches. Retrieved on 2009-02-05.
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