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]

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

Season Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup EFL Cup[a] Europe / Other Player(s) Goals
League Top goalscorer(s)[b]
1879–80 N/A R3
1880–81 N/A R4
1881–82 N/A R4
1882–83 N/A QF
1883–84 N/A QF
1884–85 N/A R3
1885–86 N/A R2
1886–87 N/A W
1887–88 N/A R5
1888–89 FL[c] 22 12 5 5 61 42 29 2nd R3 Albert Allen 19
1889–90 FL 22 7 5 10 43 51 19 8th R2 Dennis Hodgetts 11
1890–91 FL 22 7 4 11 45 58 18 9th R2 Arthur Brown 13
1891–92 FL 26 15 0 11 89 56 30 4th RU John Devey 34
1892–93 Div 1[d] 30 16 3 11 73 62 35 4th R1 John Devey 19
1893–94 Div 1 30 19 6 5 84 42 44 1st R3 John Devey 22
1894–95 Div 1 30 17 5 8 82 43 39 3rd W John Devey 19
1895–96 Div 1 30 20 5 5 78 45 45 1st R1 John Campbell 26
1896–97[e] Div 1 30 21 5 4 73 38 47 1st W Fred Wheldon 22
1897–98 Div 1 30 14 5 11 61 51 33 6th R5 Fred Wheldon 23
1898–99 Div 1 34 19 7 8 76 40 45 1st R1 John Devey 21
1899–1900 Div 1 34 22 6 6 77 35 50 1st R3 Billy Garraty 30
1900–01 Div 1 34 10 10 14 45 51 30 15th SF John Devey 15
1901–02 Div 1 34 13 8 13 42 40 34 8th R1 Jasper McLuckie 16
1902–03 Div 1 34 19 3 12 61 40 41 2nd SF Jasper McLuckie 20
1903–04 Div 1 34 17 7 10 70 48 41 5th R2 Joe Bache 16
1904–05 Div 1 34 19 4 11 63 43 42 4th W Harry Hampton 22
1905–06 Div 1 38 17 6 15 72 56 40 8th R3 Billy Garraty 22
1906–07 Div 1 38 19 6 13 78 52 44 5th R2 Harry Hampton 21
1907–08 Div 1 38 17 9 12 77 59 43 2nd R3 Joe Bache 25
1908–09 Div 1 38 14 10 14 58 56 38 7th R1 Joe Bache 11
1909–10 Div 1 38 23 7 8 84 42 53 1st R3 Harry Hampton 29
1910–11 Div 1 38 22 7 9 69 41 51 2nd R2 FA Charity Shield RU Harry Hampton 21
1911–12 Div 1 38 17 7 14 76 63 41 6th R2 Harry Hampton 28
1912–13 Div 1 38 19 12 7 86 52 50 2nd W Harry Hampton 30
1913–14 Div 1 38 19 6 13 65 50 44 2nd SF Harry Hampton 24
1914–15 Div 1 38 13 11 14 62 72 37 14th R2 Harry Hampton 20
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
1919–20 Div 1 42 18 6 18 75 73 42 9th W Clem Stephenson 29
1920–21 Div 1 42 18 7 17 63 70 43 10th R4 Billy Walker 31
1921–22 Div 1 42 22 3 17 74 55 47 5th R4 Ian Dickson 28
1922–23 Div 1 42 18 10 14 64 51 46 6th R1 Billy Walker 23
1923–24 Div 1 42 18 13 11 52 37 49 6th RU Len Capewell 26
1924–25 Div 1 42 13 13 16 58 71 39 15th R3 Billy Walker 25
1925–26 Div 1 42 16 12 14 86 76 44 6th R5 Len Capewell 34
1926–27 Div 1 42 18 7 17 81 83 43 10th R3 Len Capewell 16
1927–28 Div 1 42 17 9 16 78 73 43 8th R5 George Cook 27
1928–29 Div 1 42 23 4 15 98 81 50 3rd SF Pongo Waring 32
1929–30 Div 1 42 21 5 16 92 83 47 4th QF George Brown 30
1930–31 Div 1 42 25 9 8 128[f] 78 59 2nd R3 Pongo Waring 50[g]
1931–32 Div 1 42 19 8 15 104 72 46 5th R4 Pongo Waring 30
1932–33 Div 1 42 23 8 11 92 67 54 2nd R4 George Brown 35
1933–34 Div 1 42 14 12 16 78 75 40 13th SF Dai Astley 33
1934–35 Div 1 42 14 13 15 74 88 41 13th R3 Dai Astley 21
1935–36 Div 1 42 13 9 20 81 110 35 21st↓ R3 Dai Astley 21
1936–37 Div 2 42 16 12 14 82 70 44 9th R3 Frank Broome 29
1937–38 Div 2 42 25 7 10 73 35 57 1st SF Frank Broome 25
1938–39 Div 1 42 16 9 17 71 60 41 12th R4 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 1 42 18 9 15 67 53 45 8th R3 Dicky Dorsett 13
1947–48 Div 1 42 19 9 14 65 57 47 6th R3 Trevor Ford 18
1948–49 Div 1 42 16 10 16 60 76 42 10th R4 Trevor Ford 14
1949–50 Div 1 42 15 12 15 61 61 42 12th R3 Trevor Ford 18
1950–51 Div 1 42 12 13 17 66 68 37 15th R4 Johnny Dixon 16
1951–52 Div 1 42 19 9 14 79 70 47 6th R3 Johnny Dixon 28
1952–53 Div 1 42 14 13 15 63 61 41 11th QF Johnny Dixon 14
1953–54 Div 1 42 16 9 17 70 68 41 13th R3 Tommy Thompson 21
1954–55 Div 1 42 20 7 15 72 73 47 6th R4 Tommy Thompson 20
1955–56 Div 1 42 11 13 18 52 69 35 20th R4 Johnny Dixon 18
1956–57 Div 1 42 14 15 13 65 55 43 10th W Peter McParland 19
1957–58 Div 1 42 16 7 19 73 86 39 14th R3 FA Charity Shield RU Peter McParland 17
1958–59 Div 1 42 11 8 23 58 87 30 21st↓ SF Gerry Hitchens 18
1959–60 Div 2 42 25 9 8 89 43 59 1st SF Gerry Hitchens 25
1960–61 Div 1 42 17 9 16 78 77 43 9th R5 W[i] Gerry Hitchens 42
1961–62 Div 1 42 18 8 16 65 56 44 7th QF R3 Harry Burrows 20
1962–63 Div 1 42 15 8 19 62 68 38 15th R4 RU Harry Burrows 22
1963–64 Div 1 42 11 12 19 62 71 34 19th R3 R3 Tony Hateley 19
1964–65 Div 1 42 16 5 21 57 82 37 16th R5 SF Tony Hateley 34
1965–66 Div 1 42 15 6 21 69 80 36 16th R3 QF Tony Hateley 28
1966–67 Div 1 42 11 7 24 54 85 29 21st↓ R4 R2 Lew Chatterley 13
1967–68 Div 2 42 15 7 20 54 64 37 16th R4 R2 Brian Godfrey 13
1968–69 Div 2 42 12 14 16 37 48 38 18th R5 R2 Brian Godfrey 7
1969–70 Div 2 42 8 13 21 36 62 29 21st↓ R3 R2 Bruce Rioch 6
1970–71 Div 3 46 19 15 12 54 46 53 4th[j] R1 RU Andy Lochhead 13
1971–72 Div 3 46 32 6 8 85 32 70 1st R1 R4 Andy Lochhead 25
1972–73 Div 2 42 18 14 10 51 47 50 3rd R3 R3 FA Charity Shield RU Alun Evans 11
1973–74 Div 2 42 13 15 14 48 45 41 14th R5 R2 Sammy Morgan 9
1974–75 Div 2 42 25 8 9 79 32 58 2nd↑ R5 W Ray Graydon 27
1975–76 Div 1 42 11 17 14 51 59 39 16th R3 R3 UEFA Cup R1 Ray Graydon 14
1976–77 Div 1 42 22 7 13 76 50 51 4th QF W Andy Gray 29
1977–78 Div 1 42 18 10 14 57 42 46 8th R3 R4 UEFA Cup QF Andy Gray 20
1978–79 Div 1 42 15 16 11 59 49 46 8th R3 R4 John Deehan 10
1979–80 Div 1 42 16 14 12 51 50 46 7th QF R3 Gary Shaw 13
1980–81 Div 1 42 26 8 8 72 40 60 1st R3 R3 Peter Withe 21
1981–82[k] Div 1 42 15 12 15 55 53 57[l] 11th R5 QF FA Charity Shield
European Cup
Peter Withe 17
1982–83 Div 1 42 21 5 16 62 50 68 6th QF R2 Super Cup[n]
European Cup
Intercontinental Cup
QF
 Gary Shaw 24
1983–84 Div 1 42 17 9 16 59 61 60 10th R3 SF UEFA Cup R2 Peter Withe 22
1984–85 Div 1 42 15 11 16 60 60 56 10th R3 R3 Paul Rideout 15
1985–86 Div 1 42 10 14 18 51 67 44 16th R4 SF Simon Stainrod 21
1986–87 Div 1 42 8 12 22 45 79 36 22nd↓ R3 R4 Allan Evans 8
1987–88 Div 2 44 22 12 10 68 41 78 2nd↑ R4 R4 Warren Aspinall 13
1988–89 Div 1 38 9 13 16 45 56 40 17th R4 QF Alan McInally 22
1989–90 Div 1 38 21 7 10 57 38 70 2nd QF R3 David Platt 24
1990–91 Div 1 38 9 14 15 46 58 41 17th R3 QF UEFA Cup R2 David Platt 24
1991–92 Div 1 42 17 9 16 48 44 60 7th QF R2 Dwight Yorke 17
1992–93 Prem 42 21 11 10 57 40 74 2nd R4 R4 Dean Saunders 16
1993–94 Prem 42 15 12 15 46 50 57 10th R5 W UEFA Cup R2 Dean Saunders 16
1994–95 Prem 42 11 15 16 51 56 48 18th R4 R4 UEFA Cup R2 Dean Saunders 17
1995–96 Prem 38 18 9 11 52 35 63 4th SF W Dwight Yorke 25
1996–97 Prem 38 17 10 11 47 34 61 5th R4 R4 UEFA Cup R1 Dwight Yorke 20
1997–98 Prem 38 17 6 15 49 48 57 7th R5 R3 UEFA Cup QF Dwight Yorke 16
1998–99 Prem 38 15 10 13 51 46 55 6th R4 R3 UEFA Cup R2 Julian Joachim 16
1999–2000 Prem 38 15 13 10 46 35 58 6th RU SF Dion Dublin 16
2000–01 Prem 38 13 15 10 46 43 54 8th R4 R3 Intertoto Cup SF Dion Dublin 9
2001–02 Prem 38 12 14 12 46 47 50 8th R3 R4 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Cup
R1 		Juan Pablo Ángel 16
2002–03 Prem 38 12 9 17 42 47 45 16th R3 QF Intertoto Cup SF Dion Dublin 14
2003–04 Prem 38 15 11 12 48 44 56 6th R3 SF Juan Pablo Ángel 23
2004–05 Prem 38 12 11 15 45 52 47 10th R3 R3 Juan Pablo Ángel 9
2005–06 Prem 38 10 12 16 42 55 42 16th R5 R4 Milan Baroš 12
2006–07 Prem 38 11 17 10 43 41 50 11th R3 R4 Gabriel Agbonlahor 10
2007–08 Prem 38 16 12 10 71 51 60 6th R3 R3 John Carew 13
2008–09 Prem 38 17 11 10 54 48 62 6th R5 R3 Intertoto Cup
UEFA Cup 		Qualified from

R32

John Carew 15
2009–10 Prem 38 17 13 8 52 39 64 6th SF RU UEFA Europa League PO John Carew 17
2010–11 Prem 38 12 12 14 48 59 48 9th R5 QF UEFA Europa League PO Darren Bent
Ashley Young 		9
2011–12 Prem 38 7 17 14 37 53 38 16th R4 R3 Darren Bent 10
2012–13 Prem 38 10 11 17 47 69 41 15th R4 SF Christian Benteke 23
2013–14 Prem 38 10 8 20 39 61 38 15th R3 R3 Christian Benteke 11
2014–15 Prem 38 10 8 20 31 57 38 17th RU R2 Christian Benteke 15
2015–16 Prem 38 3 8 27 27 76 17 20th↓ R4 R4 Jordan Ayew 7
2016–17 Champ 46 16 14 16 47 48 62 13th R3 R1 Jonathan Kodjia 19
2017–18 Champ 46 24 11 11 72 42 83 4th R3 R3 League play-offs RU Albert Adomah 15
2018–19 Champ 46 20 16 10 82 61 76 5th↑[p] R3 R2 League play-offs W Tammy Abraham 26
2019–20 Prem 38 9 8 21 41 67 35 17th R3 RU Jack Grealish 10
2020–21 Prem 38 16 7 15 55 46 55 11th R3 R4 Ollie Watkins 16
2021–22 Prem 38 13 6 19 52 54 45 14th R3 R3 Ollie Watkins 11
2022–23 Prem 38 18 7 13 51 46 61 7th R3 R3 Ollie Watkins 16
2023–24 Prem 24 14 4 6 50 32 52 4th R4 R3 UEFA Europa Conference League Currently in

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Key

Winners Runners-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

References

Specific
  1. ^ "Aston Villa's history 1874–1887". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Villa History 1888–1899". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Club Honours". AVFC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Football League Records: Goals". The Football League. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
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