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 Wesleyan Chapel at Villa Cross 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. In the 1880s, the game became more formalised and in 1888, William McGregor formed the Football League with eleven other clubs.

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 Europa League once, the European Super Cup once and the Intertoto Cup twice.

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 SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosFA CupEFL CupEurope / OtherPlayer(s)GoalsLeagueTop goalscorer(s)1879–80N/AR31880–81N/AR41881–82N/AR41882–83N/AQF1883–84N/AQF1884–85N/AR31885–86N/AR21886–87N/AW1887–88N/AR51888–89FL2212556142292ndR3Albert Allen191889–90FL2275104351198thR2Dennis Hodgetts111890–91FL2274114558189thR2Arthur Brown131891–92FL26150118956304thRUJohn Devey341892–93Div 130163117362354thR1John Devey191893–94Div 13019658442441stR3John Devey221894–95Div 13017588243393rdWJohn Devey191895–96Div 13020557845451stR1John Campbell261896–97Div 13021547338471stWFred Wheldon221897–98Div 130145116151336thR5Fred Wheldon231898–99Div 13419787640451stR1John Devey211899–1900Div 13422667735501stR3Billy Garraty301900–01Div 13410101445513015thSFJohn Devey151901–02Div 134138134240348thR1Jasper McLuckie161902–03Div 134193126140412ndSFJasper McLuckie201903–04Div 134177107048415thR2Joe Bache161904–05Div 134194116343424thWHarry Hampton221905–06Div 138176157256408thR3Billy Garraty221906–07Div 138196137852445thR2Harry Hampton211907–08Div 138179127759432ndR3Joe Bache251908–09Div 1381410145856387thR1Joe Bache111909–10Div 13823788442531stR3Harry Hampton291910–11Div 13822796941512ndR2FA Charity ShieldRUHarry Hampton211911–12Div 138177147663416thR2Harry Hampton281912–13Div 138191278652502ndWHarry Hampton301913–14Div 138196136550442ndSFHarry Hampton241914–15Div 13813111462723714thR2Harry Hampton20No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War1919–20Div 142186187573429thWClem Stephenson291920–21Div 1421871763704310thR4Billy Walker311921–22Div 142223177455475thR4Ian Dickson281922–23Div 1421810146451466thR1Billy Walker231923–24Div 1421813115237496thRULen Capewell261924–25Div 14213131658713915thR3Billy Walker251925–26Div 1421612148676446thR5Len Capewell341926–27Div 1421871781834310thR3Len Capewell161927–28Div 142179167873438thR5George Cook271928–29Div 142234159881503rdSFPongo Waring321929–30Div 142215169283474thQFGeorge Brown301930–31Div 142259812878592ndR3Pongo Waring501931–32Div 1421981510472465thR4Pongo Waring301932–33Div 142238119267542ndR4George Brown351933–34Div 14214121678754013thSFDai Astley331934–35Div 14214131574884113thR3Dai Astley211935–36Div 14213920811103521st↓R3Dai Astley211936–37Div 2421612148270449thR3Frank Broome291937–38Div 242257107335571stSFFrank Broome251938–39Div 1421691771604112thR4Frank Broome16No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War1945–46N/AQF1946–47Div 142189156753458thR3Dicky Dorsett131947–48Div 142199146557476thR3Trevor Ford181948–49Div 14216101660764210thR4Trevor Ford141949–50Div 14215121561614212thR3Trevor Ford181950–51Div 14212131766683715thR4Johnny Dixon161951–52Div 142199147970476thR3Johnny Dixon281952–53Div 14214131563614111thQFJohnny Dixon141953–54Div 1421691770684113thR3Tommy Thompson211954–55Div 142207157273476thR4Tommy Thompson201955–56Div 14211131852693520thR4Johnny Dixon181956–57Div 14214151365554310thWPeter McParland191957–58Div 1421671973863914thR3FA Charity ShieldRUPeter McParland171958–59Div 1421182358873021st↓SFGerry Hitchens181959–60Div 24225988943591stSFGerry Hitchens251960–61Div 142179167877439thR5WGerry Hitchens421961–62Div 142188166556447thQFR3Harry Burrows201962–63Div 1421581962683815thR4RUHarry Burrows221963–64Div 14211121962713419thR3R3Tony Hateley191964–65Div 1421652157823716thR5SFTony Hateley341965–66Div 1421562169803616thR3QFTony Hateley281966–67Div 1421172454852921st↓R4R2Lew Chatterley131967–68Div 2421572054643716thR4R2Brian Godfrey131968–69Div 24212141637483818thR5R2Brian Godfrey71969–70Div 2428132136622921st↓R3R2Bruce Rioch61970–71Div 3461915125446534thR1RUAndy Lochhead131971–72Div 34632688532701stR1R4Andy Lochhead251972–73Div 2421814105147503rdR3R3FA Charity ShieldRUAlun Evans111973–74Div 24213151448454114thR5R2Sammy Morgan91974–75Div 24225897932582nd↑R5WRay Graydon271975–76Div 14211171451593916thR3R3UEFA CupR1Ray Graydon141976–77Div 142227137650514thQFWAndy Gray291977–78Div 1421810145742468thR3R4UEFA CupQFAndy Gray201978–79Div 1421516115949468thR3R4John Deehan101979–80Div 1421614125150467thQFR3Gary Shaw131980–81Div 14226887240601stR3R3Peter Withe211981–82Div 14215121555535711thR5QFFA Charity ShieldEuropean CupWWPeter Withe171982–83Div 142215166250686thQFR2Super CupEuropean CupIntercontinental CupWQFRUGary Shaw241983–84Div 1421791659616010thR3SFUEFA CupR2Peter Withe221984–85Div 14215111660605610thR3R3Paul Rideout151985–86Div 14210141851674416thR4SFSimon Stainrod211986–87Div 1428122245793622nd↓R3R4Allan Evans81987–88Div 2442212106841782nd↑R4R4Warren Aspinall131988–89Div 1389131645564017thR4QFAlan McInally221989–90Div 138217105738702ndQFR3David Platt241990–91Div 1389141546584117thR3QFUEFA CupR2David Platt241991–92Div 142179164844607thQFR2Dwight Yorke171992–93Prem422111105740742ndR4R4Dean Saunders161993–94Prem4215121546505710thR5WUEFA CupR2Dean Saunders161994–95Prem4211151651564818thR4R4UEFA CupR2Dean Saunders171995–96Prem38189115235634thSFWDwight Yorke251996–97Prem381710114734615thR4R4UEFA CupR1 Dwight Yorke201997–98Prem38176154948577thR5R3UEFA CupQF Dwight Yorke161998–99Prem381510135146556thR4R3UEFA CupR2Julian Joachim161999–2000Prem381513104635586thRUSFDion Dublin162000–01Prem381315104643548thR4R3Intertoto CupSFDion Dublin92001–02Prem381214124647508thR3R4Intertoto CupUEFA CupWR1Juan Pablo Ángel162002–03Prem381291742474516thR3QFIntertoto CupSFDion Dublin142003–04Prem381511124844566thR3SFJuan Pablo Ángel232004–05Prem3812111545524710thR3R3Juan Pablo Ángel92005–06Prem3810121642554216thR5R4Milan Baroš122006–07Prem3811171043415011thR3R4Gabriel Agbonlahor102007–08Prem381612107151606thR3R3John Carew132008–09Prem381711105448626thR5R3Intertoto CupUEFA CupQualified from

R32 John Carew152009–10Prem38171385239646thSFRUUEFA Europa LeaguePOJohn Carew172010–11Prem381212144859489thR5QFUEFA Europa LeaguePODarren BentAshley Young92011–12Prem387171437533816thR4R3Darren Bent102012–13Prem3810111747694115thR4SFChristian Benteke232013–14Prem381082039613815thR3R3Christian Benteke112014–15Prem381082031573817thRUR2Christian Benteke152015–16Prem38 3 8 27 27 76 1720th↓R4R4Jordan Ayew72016–17Champ46 16 14 16 47 48 6213thR3R1Jonathan Kodjia192017–18Champ46 24 11 11 72 42 834thR3R3League play-offsRUAlbert Adomah152018–19Champ46 20 16 10 82 61 765th↑R3R2League play-offsWTammy Abraham262019–20Prem38982141673517thR3RUJack Grealish102020–21Prem381671555465511thR3R4Ollie Watkins162021–22Prem381361952544514thR3R3Ollie Watkins112022–23Prem38187135146617thR3R3Ollie Watkins162023–24Prem38208107661684thR4R3UEFA Conference LeagueSFOllie Watkins272024–25Prem38199105851666thSFR4UEFA Champions LeagueQFOllie Watkins172025–26Prem38198115649654thR4R3UEFA Europa LeagueWOllie Watkins21

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

WinnersRunners-upPromoted ↑Relegated ↓

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