Aston Villa Football Club 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.Hayes, Dean; p.63 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 honour was a UEFA Europa League win in 2026.

European European Cup: Winners (1): 1982 UEFA Europa League: Winners (1): 2026 European Super Cup: Winners (1): 1982–83 Runners up (1): 2026-27 Intertoto Cup: Winners (1): 2001 Co-winners (1): 2008

Domestic

League Football League First Division: Winners (7): 1894, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1910, 1981 Runners up (9): 1889, 1903, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1931, 1933, 1990 Premier League: Runners up (1): 1993 Football League Second Division: Winners (2): 1938, 1960 Runners up (2): 1975, 1988 Play-Offs (1): 2019 Football League Third Division: Winners (1): 1972

Cups FA Cup: Winners (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957 Runners up (4): 1892, 1924, 2000, 2015 Football League Cup: Winners (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996 Runners up (4): 1963, 1971, 2010, 2020 FA Charity Shield: Winners (1): 1981 (shared) Runners up (3): 1910, 1957, 1972 Sheriff of London Charity Shield: Winners (2): 1899 (shared), 1901 Runners up (1): 1900 Football League War Cup: Winners (1): 1944

Youth FA Youth Cup: Winners (5): 1972, 1980, 2002, 2021, 2025 FA Premier League Cup Winners (1): 2018 HKFC Soccer Sevens Winners (7): 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2023 NextGen Cup: Winners (1): 2013

Friendly and exhibition Football World Championship Winners (3): 1887, 1894,Aston Villa v. Celtic. The Scotsman, 10 April 1894, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club 1900 (shared)Dual Champions. The Scottish Referee, 4 May 1900, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club West Bromwich Charity Cup Winners (1): 1890 (shared) Bass Charity Vase Winners (3): 1893, 1894, 2018 Dublin Tournament Winners (1): 2003 Peace Cup: Winners (1): 2009 Cup of Traditions Winners (1): 2017 Queensland Champions Cup Winners (1): 2022 Al Wahda Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2022 Orange Trophy Winners (1): 2023 Trofeo de La Cerámica Winners (1): 2025 Antonio Puerta Trophy Winners (1): 2026

Player records

Most successful: Howard Spencer Football League First Division: 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900 FA Cup: 1895, 1897, 1905

Jack Devey, James Cowan Football League First Division: 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900 FA Cup: 1895, 1897 Baseball: 1890

Appearances Youngest first-team player: Andy Hunter, 15 years 134 days (v. Stafford Road, FA Cup, 13 December 1879) Youngest league player: Jimmy Brown, 15 years 349 days (v. Bolton Wanderers, Division Two, 17 September 1969).Hayes, Dean; p.191 Oldest first-team player: Brad Friedel, 40 years 4 days (v. Liverpool, Premier League, 22 May 2011).

Most appearances Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.Barry: Others: Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy, pp.300–319. RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal1 2 1919–19343 1976–19851988–19914 1900–19155 1977–19896 1979–19967 1919–19338 1997–20099 1945–196110 1975–1985 Other competitions include European Cup, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup

Goalscorers Most goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 50 goals in 1930–31 season.Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.31. Most league goals in a season: Tom 'Pongo' Waring, 49 goals in 1930–31 season.Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.192–193 In the 1899–1900 season Billy Garraty became the top goalscorer in world football scoring 27 goals in just 33 league games and a total 30 goals in 39 league and cup games. Most consecutive matches scored in: Len Capewell, 8 games, 1925–26 season. Youngest goalscorer: Andy Hunter, 15 years 134 days (v. Stafford Road, FA Cup, 13 December 1879) Oldest goalscorer: Peter Schmeichel, 37 years and 336 days (v. Everton, Premier League, 20 October 2001)

Top goalscorers Competitive matches only. Players in bold are still active professionally. Number of appearances in brackets.All Top goalscorers statistics sourced to pp.300–319 of Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy RankPlayerYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal011 0 (0)0 (0)244 (531)022 1904–19200 (0)0 (0)242 (373)033 1891–19020 (0)0 (2)187 (308)044 1900–19140 (0)0 (1)185 (474)055 1927–19460 (0)0 (0)170 (392)066 1928–19350 (0)0 (0)167 (226)077 1945–19610 (0)0 (0)144 (430)088 1952–19624 (11)0 (1)120 (341)099 1897–19080 (0)1 (3)112 (258)1010 2020–2026108 (278)

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

Most capped international players Note: internationals with over 50 international caps. John McGinn, 81 caps for Scotland between 2018 to present. Olof Mellberg, 69 caps for Sweden between 2001 and 2008. Emiliano Martinez, 67 caps for Argentina between 2021 to 2026. Steve Staunton, 64 caps for Republic of Ireland between 1991 and 1998 and 2001 and 2002. Paul McGrath 51 caps for Republic of Ireland between 1989 and 1996.

England First capped players for England: Arthur Alfred Brown and Howard Vaughton on 18 February 1882. Most capped player for England: Gareth Southgate, 42 caps.

World Cup First player to play at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Czechoslovakia on 8 June 1958.Hayes, Dean; p.114 First player to score at the World Cup finals: Peter McParland for Northern Ireland against Argentina on 11 June 1958. First player to score in a World Cup for England: David Platt for England against Belgium on 26 June 1990. Most World Cup finals goals: Peter McParland, 5 (1958). Most World Cup appearances: Emi Martínez, 15 (2022 and 2026); Paul McGrath, 9 (1990 and 1994); Steve Staunton, 8 (1994 and 2002); Olof Mellberg, 8 (2002 and 2006); Ezri Konsa, 8 (2026). Golden Glove: Emi Martínez (2022). Most successful players at the World Cup: Winner: Emi Martínez (2022).Martínez also won the Golden Glove at the 2022 World Cup. Runner-up: Emi Martínez (2026). 3rd Place: Alpay Özalan (2002); Ron Vlaar (2014); Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, and Ollie Watkins (2026). 4th Place: David Platt (1990), Lucas Digne (2026).

Record transfer fees This section lists the record transfer fees paid by the club for a player. The highest transfer fee received by the club is the £117 million fee paid by Chelsea for Morgan Rogers in July 2026. The sale at the time was a British transfer record. The highest initial fee Aston Villa have ever paid for a player was £52 million for Swiss midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg in July 2026.

Fees Paid RankPlayerFeeFromDateRef.1 096£52m (rising to £59.5m) Freiburg2026-07July 20262 096£50m Everton2024-07July 20243 096£47.5m (rising to £65m) Chelsea2026-08August 20264 096£47m Paris Saint-Germain2026-09September 20265 096£37.5m Chelsea2024-06June 20246 096£34.2m (rising to £51.9m) Bayer Leverkusen2023-07July 20237 096£34m (rising to £38m) Wolverhampton Wanderers2026-07July 20268 096£33m (rising to £38m) Norwich City2021-06June 20219 096£31.5m Villarreal2023-07July 202310 096£30m Bayer Leverkusen2021-08August 2021 Fees Received RankPlayerFeeToDateRef.1 096£117m Chelsea2026-07July 20262 096£100m Manchester City2021-08August 20213 096£71m Al Nassr2025-01January 20254 096£51m (rising to £55m) Arsenal2026-08August 2026 096£51m Al Hilal2026-08August 20266 096£50.5m Al-Ittihad2022-06July 20247 096£42.4m Juventus2024-06June 20248 096£39m (rising to £44m) Newcastle United2025-08August 20259 096£35m Manchester United2026-07July 202610 096£32.5m Liverpool2015-07July 2015

Historical Jimmy Crabtree 1895 £250 p119, The Aston Villa Miscellany David Woodhall, 2007. Andy Ducat 1913 £1,000 Jimmy Allen 1934 £10,500 Mike Ferguson 1968 £55,000 Bruce Rioch 1969 £100,000 Ken McNaught 1977 £200,000 David Geddis 1979 £300,000 Peter Withe 1980 £500,000 Tony Cascarino 1990 £1.5m Dean Saunders 1992 £2.3m Savo Milošević 1995 £3.5m Saša Ćurčić 1996 £4m Stan Collymore 1997 £7m Juan Pablo Ángel 2001 £9.5m Ashley Young 2007 £9.5m Darren Bent 2011 £18m Wesley Moraes 2019 £22m Ollie Watkins 2020 £28m (rising to £33m)

Terrace Trophy 1957-58 Nigel Sims 1961-62 Charlie Aitken 1962-63 Vic Crowe 1964-65 Ron WylieYour Our Champ King Andy, Sports Argus, 22 April 1972, p5 1965-66 Colin Withers 1966-67 Colin Withers 1968-69 Barrie Hole 1972-73 Jimmy BrownThe Aston Villa Miscellany David Woodhall, 2007. 1973-74 John GidmanSaunders on Trial, Sports Argus, 3 August 1974, p22 2007-08 Martin Laursen 2010–11 Marc Albrighton & Ciaran Clark (Shared) 2011-12 Steven Irelandhttps://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2012/10/04/midfield-ace-holman-wins-player-of-the-month-award-for-september 2014-15 Fabian Delph 2020-21 Emiliano Martinez 2021-22 Matty Cash 2022-23 Douglas Luiz 2023-24 Ollie Watkins 2024-25 Youri Tielemans

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 (in 42 matches in the 1930–31 season, Division One).Goodyear, David; Matthews, Tony, p.161 Fewest league goals scored in a season: 27 goals (in 38 matches in the 2015–16 season, Premier League).Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; pp.300–319 Most league goals conceded in a season: 110 goals (in 42 matches in the 1935–36 season, Division One). Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 goals (in 46 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).Hayes, Dean; p.102

Points Most points in a season: Two points for a win: 70 points (in 46 matches in the 1971–72 season, Division Three).Hayes, Dean; p.131 Three points for a win: 83 points (in 46 matches in the 2017–18 season, Championship). Fewest points in a season: Two points for a win: 18 points (in 22 matches in the 1890–91 season, Division One). 29 points (in 42 matches in the 1966–67 season, Division One / 1969–70 season, Division Two). Three points for a win: 17 points (in 38 matches in the 2015–16, Premier League).Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.284

Matches

Firsts First match: Aston Villa 1–0 Aston Brook St Mary's, March 1874.Hayes, Dean; p.62 First league match: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa, 8 September 1888. First match at Villa Park: friendly; 3–0, Blackburn Rovers, on 17 April 1897.Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.35 First FA Cup match: Stafford Road Works 1–1 Aston Villa, 13 December 1879. Aston Villa won the replay 3–1 on 24 January 1880. First League Cup match: Aston Villa 4–1 Huddersfield Town, 12 October 1960.Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.258 First European match: Royal Antwerp 4–1 Aston Villa, 17 September 1975, UEFA Cup.Hayes, Dean; p.273

Record wins Record Football League win: 12–2 (v. Accrington, 12 March 1892). Record Premier League win: 7–1 (v. Wimbledon, 11 February 1995).Ward, Adam; Griffin, Jeremy; p.285 Record FA Cup win: 13–0 (v. Wednesbury Old Athletic, 1st round, 3 October 1886).Ward, Adam;Griffin, Jeremy; p.144 Record League Cup win: 8–1 (v. Exeter City, 2nd round, 9 October 1985).