List of Aston Villa F.C. seasons explained

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	Europe / Other	Player(s)	Goals
League	Top goalscorer(s)
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									bgcolor=gold	W
1887–88	N/A									R5
1888–89	FL	22	12	5	5	61	42	29	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	RU				John Devey	34
1892–93	Div 1	30	16	3	11	73	62	35	4th	R1				John Devey	19
1893–94	Div 1	30	19	6	5	84	42	44	bgcolor=gold	1st	R3				John Devey	22
1894–95	Div 1	30	17	5	8	82	43	39	3rd	bgcolor=gold	W				John Devey	19
1895–96	Div 1	30	20	5	5	78	45	45	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1				John Campbell	26
1896–97	Div 1	30	21	5	4	73	38	47	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1				John Devey	21
1899–1900	Div 1	34	22	6	6	77	35	50	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	1st	R3				Harry Hampton	29
1910–11	Div 1	38	22	7	9	69	41	51	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R2		FA Charity Shield	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	W				Harry Hampton	30
1913–14	Div 1	38	19	6	13	65	50	44	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=silver	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	78	59	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R3				Pongo Waring	50
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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=pink	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	bgcolor=Gold	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									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	bgcolor=gold	W				Peter McParland	19
1957–58	Div 1	42	16	7	19	73	86	39	14th	R3		FA Charity Shield	bgcolor=silver	RU	Peter McParland	17
1958–59	Div 1	42	11	8	23	58	87	30	bgcolor=pink	21st↓	SF				Gerry Hitchens	18
1959–60	Div 2	42	25	9	8	89	43	59	bgcolor=Gold	1st	SF				Gerry Hitchens	25
1960–61	Div 1	42	17	9	16	78	77	43	9th	R5	bgcolor=gold	W			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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=pink	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	bgcolor=pink	21st↓	R3	R2			Bruce Rioch	6
1970–71	Div 3	46	19	15	12	54	46	53	4th	R1	bgcolor=silver	RU			Andy Lochhead	13
1971–72	Div 3	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R1	R4			Andy Lochhead	25
1972–73	Div 2	42	18	14	10	51	47	50	3rd	R3	R3	FA Charity Shield	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=palegreen	2nd↑	R5	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	1st	R3	R3			Peter Withe	21
1981–82	Div 1	42	15	12	15	55	53	57	11th	R5	QF	FA Charity Shield European Cup	W W	Peter Withe	17
1982–83	Div 1	42	21	5	16	62	50	68	6th	QF	R2	Super Cup European Cup Intercontinental Cup	W QF RU	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	bgcolor=pink	22nd↓	R3	R4			Allan Evans	8
1987–88	Div 2	44	22	12	10	68	41	78	bgcolor=palegreen	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	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R4	R4			Dean Saunders	16
1993–94	Prem	42	15	12	15	46	50	57	10th	R5	bgcolor=gold	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	bgcolor=gold	W			Dwight Yorke	25
1996–97	Prem	38	17	10	11	47	34	61	5th	R4	R4	UEFA Cup		Dwight Yorke	20
1997–98	Prem	38	17	6	15	49	48	57	7th	R5	R3	UEFA Cup		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	bgcolor=silver	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	W 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	John Carew	15
2009–10	Prem	38	17	13	8	52	39	64	6th	SF	bgcolor=silver	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	bgcolor=silver	RU	R2			Christian Benteke	15
2015–16	Prem	38	3	8	27	27	76	17	bgcolor=pink	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	bgcolor=silver	RU	Albert Adomah	15
2018–19	Champ	46	20	16	10	82	61	76	bgcolor=palegreen	5th↑	R3	R2	League play-offs	bgcolor=gold	W	Tammy Abraham	26
2019–20	Prem	38	9	8	21	41	67	35	17th	R3	bgcolor=silver	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	38	20	8	10	76	61	68	4th	R4	R3	UEFA Europa Conference League	SF	Ollie Watkins	27

Key

Pld – Matches played
W – Matches won
D – Matches drawn
L – Matches lost
GF – Goals for
GA – Goals against
Pts – Points
Pos – Final position

FL – Football League
Div 1 – Football League First Division
Div 2 – Football League Second Division
Div 3 – Football League Third Division
Champ – EFL Championship
Prem – Premier League
N/A – Not applicable
Divisions in bold indicate a change in division.

PO – Play-off round
R1 – Round 1
R2 – Round 2
R3 – Round 3
R4 – Round 4
R5 – Round 5
R32 – Round of 32
R16 – Round of 16
QF – Quarter-finals
SF – Semi-finals
RU – Runners-up
W – Winners

bgcolor=gold	Winners	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up	bgcolor=PaleGreen	Promoted ↑	bgcolor=Pink	Relegated ↓

References

Specific

General

Web site: FA Cup seasons. Soccerbase.com. 2007-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226190127/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58#. 26 February 2009. dead.
Web site: League Cup seasons. Soccerbase.com. 2007-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20100313032425/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60#. 13 March 2010. dead.
Web site: Premier League seasons. Soccerbase.com. 2007-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807134048/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=1#. 7 August 2007. dead.
Web site: Season Summaries. Lerwill-Life. 2007-08-30. 8 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208092559/http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villa_summary.htm. live.
Web site: Player data. Lerwill-Life. 2007-08-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001341/http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/astonvilla/a_villan01.htm. 28 September 2007.
Web site: Comprehensive Aston Villa Player database. Jörn Mårtensson. 2007-08-30. 26 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526064401/http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/. live.
News: Villa's record breaking goal tally of 128 top-flight goals in 1930/31 . The Guardian . 2007-06-26 . London . 2005-01-19 . Neil . Welch . Daniella . Matar . 18 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118030335/http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1393009,00.html . live .
Book: Hayes, Dean . The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa . Mainstream Publishing . 2 October 1997 . 978-1-85158-959-3.
Book: Holt . Frank Lee . Bishop . Rob . Aston Villa: The Complete Record . Derby Books Publishing . Derby . 2010 . 978-1-85983-805-1.
Book: Ward . Jeremy . Griffin . The essential history of Aston Villa . Headline book publishing . 2002 . 0-7553-1140-X.

Notes and References

Web site: Aston Villa's history 1874 - 1887 . Aston Villa F.C. . 31 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029140603/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10265~422987%2C00.html . 29 October 2007 .
Web site: Villa History 1888 - 1899 . Aston Villa F.C. . 26 June 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812184144/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10265~423093%2C00.html . 12 August 2007 .
Web site: Club Honours. AVFC.co.uk. 18 April 2011. 16 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110916125118/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/HistoryHonours. live.