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The Villians

Aston Villa FC

 Founded 21 November 1874 as The Cricketers of Villa Cross Wesleyan Church FC
Turned professional 1885

Players provided 77
 Different scorers 32 (92 goals)
Total appearances 463
1882-2024

 

Villa Park
Domestic Honours FA Cup winners 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57, runners-up 1891-92, 1923-24, 1999-2000, 2014-15;
Football League runners-up 1888-89, 1902-03, 1907-08, 1910-11, 1912-13, 1913-14, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1989-90, Champions 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81; Division Two winners 1937-38, 1959-60, runners-up 1974-75, 1987-88; Division Three winners 1971-72;
The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield shared 1899, runners-up 1900, winners 1901, FA Charity Shield runners-up 1910, 1957, 1972, shared 1981;
Football League Cup winners 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96; runners-up 1962-63, 1970-71, 2009-10, 2019-20;
 After League restructure: FA Premier League runners-up 1992-93; Football League Championship fourth place-play-off runners-up 2017-18, fifth place-play-off winners 2018-19;
European Honours European Champions Club Cup winners 1981-82; 
European Super Cup winners 1982; 
Intercontinental Cup runners-up 1982;
UEFA Intertoto Cup winners 2001, 2008;
Home venue, based in Birmingham Aston Lower Grounds, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham since 1897 (renamed as Villa Park in 1900); previously occupied Wellington Road Football Ground, Perry Barr 1876-97; Aston Park 1874-76;
Home strip Claret shirts with light blue sleeves, white shorts, light blue socks.


The 77 Players   21 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
1 95 Arthur Brown IR 3 4 270 1882 23 days
96 Howard Vaughton F 5 6 450 1882-84 2 years
27 days
3 105 Oliver Whateley F 2 2 180 1883 14 days
Frank Coulton reserve March 1887
4 146 Dennis Hodgetts LF 6 1 540 1888-94 6 years
27 days
5 151 Albert Allen IL 1 3 90 1888 90 min
Albert Brown withdrew March 1889
6 195 Charlie Athersmith OR 12 3  1080 1892-1900 8 years
33 days
197 Jack Devey CF 2 1 180 1892-94 1 year
363 days
8 198 Jack Reynolds RH 5 1 450 1894-97 3 years
31 days
Bob Chatt reserve April 1894
9 227 Steve Smith OL 1 1 90 1895 90 min
10 212 Jimmy Crabtree F/HB 11 0 990 1896-1902 5 years
361 days
11 232 Fred Wheldon LF 4 6 360 1897-98 1 year
41 days
12 235 Howard Spencer FB 6 0 540 1897-1905 8 years
3 days
13 263 Albert Wilkes HB 5 1 450 1901-02 1 year
46 days
14 270 Bill George GK 3 2ᵍᵃ 270 1902 61 days
15 285 William Garraty IR 1 0 90 1903 90 min
286 Joe Bache IL 7 4 630 1903-11 8 years
30 days
17 293 Billy Brawn OR 2 0 180 1904 12 days
18 297 Alec Leake CH 5 0 450 1904-05 1 year
20 days
19 348 Bert Hall OL 1 0 90 1910 90 min
20 371 Charlie Wallace OR 3 0 270 1913-20 7 years
35 days
372 Harry Hampton CF 4 2 360 1913-14 1 year
18 days
Jimmy Harrop reserve March 1913, reserve March 1914
22 321 Sam Hardy GK 7 10ᵍᵃ 630 1913-20 7 years
5 days

23 346 Andy Ducat RH 3 0 270 1920 222 days
391 Frank Barson CH 1 0 90 1920 90 min
25 401 Billy Walker IL 18 9 1620 1920-32 12 years
45 days
26 410 Tommy Smart RB 5 0 450 1921-29 8 years
225 days
27 423 Frank Moss HB 5 0 450 1921-24 2 years
173 days
424 Billy Kirton IR 1 1 90 1921 90 min
29 432 Dicky York OR 2 0 180 1922-26 4 years
9 days
30 469 Tommy Mort LB 3 0 270 1924-26 2 years
45 days
31 475 George Blackburn LH 1 0 90 1924 90 min
32 484 Arthur Dorrell OL 4 1 360 1924-25 320 days
33 528 Ben Olney GK 2 2ᵍᵃ 180 1928 3 days
34 557 Eric Houghton OL 7 5 630 1930-32 2 years
48 days
35 562 Joe Tate LH 3 0 270 1931-32 1 year
186 days
563 Tom Waring CF 5 4 450 1931-32 330 days
37 511 George Brown CF 1 0 90 1932 90 min
38 598 Tom Gardner RH 2 0 180 1934-35 1 year
2 days
599 Joe Beresford IR 1 0 90 1934 90 min
40 578 Ron Starling IL 1 0 90 1937 90 min
41 646 Frank Broome F 7 3 630 1938-39 1 year
10 days

42 666 Eddie Lowe LH 3 0 270 1947 22 days
Colin Gibson party member May 1949

Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub		 App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
43 709 Tommy Thompson IR 1
0		 1 0 90 1951 90 min
Johnny Dixon reserve November 1952
44 795 Gerry Hitchens CF 3
0		 3 3 270 1961 17 days

13 years 359 days...
 
45 909 Brian Little CB 0
1		 1 0 17 1975 17 min
46 927 John Gidman RB 1
0		 1 0 90 1977 90 min
47 952 Peter Withe CF 9
2		 11 1 x 1981-84 3 years
186 days
48 953 Tony Morley OL 5
1		 6 0 455 1982-83 364 days
49 964 Gordon Cowans M 8
0		 8 1 720 1983-90 7 years
264 days
50 973 Nigel Spink GK 0
 1		 1 0ᵍᵃ 45 1983 45 min
51 996 Steve Hodge M 8
3		 11 0 794 1986-87 231 days
52 1019 David Platt M 15
7		 22 7 1541 1989-91 1 year
209 days
53 1037 Tony Daley M 4
3		 7 0 398 1991-92 216 days
54 1029 Earl Barrett CD 2
0		 2 0 180 1993 6 days
55 1054 Kevin Richardson CD 1
0		 1 0 90 1994 90 min
56 1071 Gareth Southgate CD 34
8		 42 1 3303 1995-2001 5 years
164 days
57 1077 Ugo Ehiogu CB 0
1		 1 0 14 1996 14 min
58 1067 Stan Collymore F 0
1		 1 0 8 1997 8 min
59 1085 Dion Dublin F 1
0		 1 0 90 1998 90 min
60 1087 Lee Hendrie M 0
1		 1 0 13 1998 13 min
61 1043 Paul Merson M 1
0		 1 1 77 1998 77 min
62 1100 Gareth Barry M 20
9		 29 1 1823 2000-09 8 years
305 days
63 1070 David James GK 2
1		 3 1ᵍᵃ 180 2000-01 191 days
64 1116 Darius Vassell F 6
16		 22 6 861 2002-04 2 years
132 days
65 1152 Scott Carson GK 2
0		 2 3ᵍᵃ 180 2007 4 days
on loan from Liverpool
66 1153 Ashley Young AM 4
11		 15 2 637 2007-11 3 years
200 days
Curtis Davies squad February 2008, squad November 2008
67 1158 Gabriel Agbonlahor AM 3
0		 3 0 218 2008-09 328 days
68 1094 Emile Heskey M/F 9
3		 12 2 551 2009-10 1 year
136 days
69 1160 James Milner M 5
7		 12 0 533 2009-10 364 days
70 1157 Stephen Warnock D 0
1		 1 0 18 2010 18 min
71 1141 Darren Bent F 5
1		 6 3 418 2011 279 days
72 1134 Stewart Downing LW 1
3		 4 0 112 2011 115 days
73 1204 Fabian Delph M 5
1		 6 0 416 2014-15 284 days
74 1244 Tyrone Mings CD 12
6		 18 2 1220 2019-23 3 years
245 days
75 1251 Jack Grealish LM 7
5		 12 0 651 2020-21 306 days
76 1259 Ollie Watkins CF 5
12		 17 4 540 2021-24 3 years
242 days
77 1279 Ezri Konsa R/CB 4
4		 8 0 457 2024 171 days

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