List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics


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 were founding members of the Football League in 1888, as well as the Premier League in 1992. They are one of the oldest football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times. In 1982, the club became one of only six English clubs to win the European Cup.
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

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

European

League

Appearances

  • Youngest first-team player: Andy Hunter, 15 years 134 days
  • Youngest league player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days.
  • Oldest first-team player: Brad Friedel, 40 years 4 days.

    Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.
RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1sortname|Charlie|Aitken|Charlie Aitken nowrap|1959-1976sort|561|559 sort|35|34 sort|61|61 sort|03|3 sort|660|'''657 '''

Goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Number of appearances in brackets.
RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
011sortname|Harry|Hampton|Harry Hampton sort|215|215 sort|27|27

International

''This section refers only to caps and honours won while an Aston Villa player. Players in bold are still active professionally''

Most capped international players

Note: internationals with over 50 international caps.
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. The highest initial fee Aston Villa have ever paid for a player was £50 million for Belgian midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton in July 2024.

Fees Paid
RankPlayerFeeFromDateRef.
1sortname|Amadou|Onanantsh|50000000fbaicon|ENG

Managerial records

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

    Club records

Goals

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 128.
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 27 goals.
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 110 goals.
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 goals.

    Points

  • Most points in a season:
  • * Two points for a win: 70 points.
  • * Three points for a win: 83 points.
  • Fewest points in a season:
  • * Two points for a win:
  • ** 18 points.
  • ** 29 points.
  • * Three points for a win:
  • ** 17 points.

    Matches

Firsts

As of July 2023, Aston Villa are one of only six English clubs to have won the European Cup, doing so in 1982. Aston Villa's scores are noted first in both results columns.

List of matches

;Key
  • 2QR = Second qualifying round
  • P/O = Play-off round
  • 1R = First round
  • 2R = Second round
  • 3R = Third round
  • GS = Group stage
  • LP = League phase
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final

    Record by competition