List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons

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The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double.

This is a list of seasons played by Aston Villa Football Club in English and European football, from 1879 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry) to the most recent completed season. Aston Villa football club was founded in March, 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston. Throughout the 1870s Aston Villa played a small number of games. At least one game, against Aston Brook St Mary's was played with one half under Rugby rules and the other under football rules. [1] In the 1880s the game became more formalised and in 1888, William McGregor formed the Football League with eleven other clubs. [2]

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The club has won the League Championship seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the EFL Cup five times, the Charity Shield once (shared), the European Cup once, the European Super Cup once and the Intertoto Cup twice. [3]

This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Records of competitions such as the Birmingham Senior Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Seasons

SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos FA Cup EFL Cup [a] Europe / OtherPlayer(s)Goals
LeagueTop goalscorer(s) [b]
1879–80 N/AR3
1880–81 N/AR4
1881–82 N/AR4
1882–83 N/AQF
1883–84 N/AQF
1884–85 N/AR3
1885–86 N/AR2
1886–87 N/A W
1887–88 N/AR5
1888–89 FL [c] 2212556142292ndR3 Albert Allen 19
1889–90 FL2275104351198thR2 Dennis Hodgetts 11
1890–91 FL2274114558189thR2 Arthur Brown 13
1891–92 FL26150118956304th RU John Devey 34
1892–93 Div 1 [d] 30163117362354thR1 John Devey 19
1893–94 Div 13019658442441stR3 John Devey 22
1894–95 Div 13017588243393rd W John Devey 19
1895–96 Div 13020557845451stR1 John Campbell 26
1896–97 [e] Div 13021547338471st W Fred Wheldon 22
1897–98 Div 130145116151336thR5 Fred Wheldon 23
1898–99 Div 13419787640451stR1 John Devey 21
1899–1900 Div 13422667735501stR3 Billy Garraty 30
1900–01 Div 13410101445513015thSF John Devey 15
1901–02 Div 134138134240348thR1 Jasper McLuckie 16
1902–03 Div 134193126140412ndSF Jasper McLuckie 20
1903–04 Div 134177107048415thR2 Joe Bache 16
1904–05 Div 134194116343424th W Harry Hampton 22
1905–06 Div 138176157256408thR3 Billy Garraty 22
1906–07 Div 138196137852445thR2 Harry Hampton 21
1907–08 Div 138179127759432ndR3 Joe Bache 25
1908–09 Div 1381410145856387thR1 Joe Bache 11
1909–10 Div 13823788442531stR3 Harry Hampton 29
1910–11 Div 13822796941512ndR2 FA Charity Shield RU Harry Hampton 21
1911–12 Div 138177147663416thR2 Harry Hampton 28
1912–13 Div 138191278652502nd W Harry Hampton 30
1913–14 Div 138196136550442ndSF Harry Hampton 24
1914–15 Div 13813111462723714thR2 Harry Hampton 20
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
1919–20 Div 142186187573429th W Clem Stephenson 29
1920–21 Div 1421871763704310thR4 Billy Walker 31
1921–22 Div 142223177455475thR4 Ian Dickson 28
1922–23 Div 1421810146451466thR1 Billy Walker 23
1923–24 Div 1421813115237496th RU Len Capewell 26
1924–25 Div 14213131658713915thR3 Billy Walker 25
1925–26 Div 1421612148676446thR5 Len Capewell 34
1926–27 Div 1421871781834310thR3 Len Capewell 16
1927–28 Div 142179167873438thR5 George Cook 27
1928–29 Div 142234159881503rdSF Pongo Waring 32
1929–30 Div 142215169283474thQF George Brown 30
1930–31 Div 1422598128 [f] 78592ndR3 Pongo Waring 50 [g]
1931–32 Div 1421981510472465thR4 Pongo Waring 30
1932–33 Div 142238119267542ndR4 George Brown 35
1933–34 Div 14214121678754013thSF Dai Astley 33
1934–35 Div 14214131574884113thR3 Dai Astley 21
1935–36 Div 14213920811103521st↓R3 Dai Astley 21
1936–37 Div 2421612148270449thR3 Frank Broome 29
1937–38 Div 242257107335571stSF Frank Broome 25
1938–39 Div 1421691771604112thR4 Frank Broome 16
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46 N/A [h] QF
1946–47 Div 142189156753458thR3 Dicky Dorsett 13
1947–48 Div 142199146557476thR3 Trevor Ford 18
1948–49 Div 14216101660764210thR4 Trevor Ford 14
1949–50 Div 14215121561614212thR3 Trevor Ford 18
1950–51 Div 14212131766683715thR4 Johnny Dixon 16
1951–52 Div 142199147970476thR3 Johnny Dixon 28
1952–53 Div 14214131563614111thQF Johnny Dixon 14
1953–54 Div 1421691770684113thR3 Tommy Thompson 21
1954–55 Div 142207157273476thR4 Tommy Thompson 20
1955–56 Div 14211131852693520thR4 Johnny Dixon 18
1956–57 Div 14214151365554310th W Peter McParland 19
1957–58 Div 1421671973863914thR3 FA Charity Shield RU Peter McParland 17
1958–59 Div 1421182358873021st↓SF Gerry Hitchens 18
1959–60 Div 24225988943591stSF Gerry Hitchens 25
1960–61 Div 142179167877439thR5 W [i] Gerry Hitchens 42
1961–62 Div 142188166556447thQFR3 Harry Burrows 20
1962–63 Div 1421581962683815thR4 RU Harry Burrows 22
1963–64 Div 14211121962713419thR3R3 Tony Hateley 19
1964–65 Div 1421652157823716thR5SF Tony Hateley 34
1965–66 Div 1421562169803616thR3QF Tony Hateley 28
1966–67 Div 1421172454852921st↓R4R2 Lew Chatterley 13
1967–68 Div 2421572054643716thR4R2 Brian Godfrey 13
1968–69 Div 24212141637483818thR5R2 Brian Godfrey 7
1969–70 Div 2428132136622921st↓R3R2 Bruce Rioch 6
1970–71 Div 3461915125446534th [j] R1 RU Andy Lochhead 13
1971–72 Div 34632688532701stR1R4 Andy Lochhead 25
1972–73 Div 2421814105147503rdR3R3 FA Charity Shield RU Alun Evans 11
1973–74 Div 24213151448454114thR5R2 Sammy Morgan 9
1974–75 Div 24225897932582nd↑R5 W Ray Graydon 27
1975–76 Div 14211171451593916thR3R3 UEFA Cup R1 Ray Graydon 14
1976–77 Div 142227137650514thQF W Andy Gray 29
1977–78 Div 1421810145742468thR3R4 UEFA Cup QF Andy Gray 20
1978–79 Div 1421516115949468thR3R4 John Deehan 10
1979–80 Div 1421614125150467thQFR3 Gary Shaw 13
1980–81 Div 14226887240601stR3R3 Peter Withe 21
1981–82 [k] Div 142151215555357 [l] 11thR5QF FA Charity Shield
European Cup
W [m]
W
Peter Withe 17
1982–83 Div 142215166250686thQFR2 Super Cup [n]
European Cup
Intercontinental Cup
W
QF
RU
Gary Shaw 24
1983–84 Div 1421791659616010thR3SF UEFA Cup R2 Peter Withe 22
1984–85 Div 14215111660605610thR3R3 Paul Rideout 15
1985–86 Div 14210141851674416thR4SF Simon Stainrod 21
1986–87 Div 1428122245793622nd↓R3R4 Allan Evans 8
1987–88 Div 2442212106841782nd↑R4R4 Warren Aspinall 13
1988–89 Div 1389131645564017thR4QF Alan McInally 22
1989–90 Div 138217105738702ndQFR3 David Platt 24
1990–91 Div 1389141546584117thR3QF UEFA Cup R2 David Platt 24
1991–92 Div 142179164844607thQFR2 Dwight Yorke 17
1992–93 Prem 422111105740742ndR4R4 Dean Saunders 16
1993–94 Prem 4215121546505710thR5 W UEFA Cup R2 Dean Saunders 16
1994–95 Prem 4211151651564818thR4R4 UEFA Cup R2 Dean Saunders 17
1995–96 Prem 38189115235634thSF W Dwight Yorke 25
1996–97 Prem 381710114734615thR4R4 UEFA Cup R1 Dwight Yorke 20
1997–98 Prem 38176154948577thR5R3 UEFA Cup QF Dwight Yorke 16
1998–99 Prem 381510135146556thR4R3 UEFA Cup R2 Julian Joachim 16
1999–2000 Prem 381513104635586th RU SF Dion Dublin 16
2000–01 Prem 381315104643548thR4R3 Intertoto Cup SF Dion Dublin 9
2001–02 Prem 381214124647508thR3R4 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Cup
W [o]
R1 		Juan Pablo Ángel 16
2002–03 Prem 381291742474516thR3QF Intertoto Cup SF Dion Dublin 14
2003–04 Prem 381511124844566thR3SF Juan Pablo Ángel 23
2004–05 Prem 3812111545524710thR3R3 Juan Pablo Ángel 9
2005–06 Prem 3810121642554216thR5R4 Milan Baroš 12
2006–07 Prem 3811171043415011thR3R4 Gabriel Agbonlahor 10
2007–08 Prem 381612107151606thR3R3 John Carew 13
2008–09 Prem 381711105448626thR5R3 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Cup 		Qualified from

R32

John Carew 15
2009–10 Prem 38171385239646thSF RU UEFA Europa League PO John Carew 17
2010–11 Prem 381212144859489thR5QF UEFA Europa League PO Darren Bent
Ashley Young 		9
2011–12 Prem 387171437533816thR4R3 Darren Bent 10
2012–13 Prem 3810111747694115thR4SF Christian Benteke 23
2013–14 Prem 381082039613815thR3R3 Christian Benteke 11
2014–15 Prem 381082031573817th RU R2 Christian Benteke 15
2015–16 Prem 38382727761720th↓R4R4 Jordan Ayew 7
2016–17 Champ 4616141647486213thR3R1 Jonathan Kodjia 19
2017–18 Champ 462411117242834thR3R3 League play-offs RU Albert Adomah 15
2018–19 Champ 462016108261765th↑ [p] R3R2 League play-offs W Tammy Abraham 26
2019–20 Prem 38982141673517thR3 RU Jack Grealish 10
2020–21 Prem 381671555465511thR3R4 Ollie Watkins 16
2021–22 Prem 381361952544514thR3R3 Ollie Watkins 11
2022–23 Prem 38187135146617thR3R3 Ollie Watkins 16
2023–24 Prem 38208107661684thR4R3 UEFA Europa Conference League SF Ollie Watkins 27

Key

WinnersRunners-up Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

Notes

  1. ↑ The EFL Cup was founded in 1961.
  2. ↑ Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and European) are counted.
  3. ↑ Aston Villa was a founding member of the Football League.
  4. ↑ The Football League expanded to two divisions in 1892, absorbing most of the teams from the Football Alliance. The league previously known simply as the Football League became the Football League First Division.
  5. ↑ In this season Aston Villa became the second team to win the double and are one of eight clubs that have done it as of 2019.
  6. ↑ English record goals total for any club in the top flight, and for any club in a 42-game season. Aston Villa's 86 goals scored at home this season is a record for any club in the top division. [4]
  7. ↑ Club record for most league goals (49) and most goals in total (50) scored in a season.
  8. ↑ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  9. ↑ First winners of the League Cup.
  10. ↑ Lowest League finish.
  11. ↑ Villa became the fourth English club to lift the European Cup.
  12. ↑ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  13. ↑ From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months.
  14. ↑ The European Super Cup was played over two legs in January 1983.
  15. ↑ Intertoto Cup winners entered the first round of the UEFA Cup this season.
  16. ↑ Promoted via play-offs

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