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List of Aston Villa F.C. players

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For a list of all Aston Villa F.C. players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Aston Villa F.C. players.
Aston Villa players from the squad that won the 1982 European Cup Final at the 25 years celebration: Jimmy Rimmer, Kenny Swain, Allan Evans, Ken McNaught, Gary Williams, Des Bremner, Gordon Cowans, Dennis Mortimer, Gary Shaw, Tony Morley, Peter Withe, and Nigel Spink

Aston Villa F.C. is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992.[1]

They are one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England, having won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times.[2] Villa are also one of only four English clubs to win the European Cup, which they did in 1982.[3] Aston Villa is the fourth most successful club in English football history, having won 20 major honours,[4]

This is a list of its notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and club captains are included. Players who hold club records have footnotes describing the record. Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 25 May 2009.

Contents

[edit] Notable players

      This and the † indicate that they are a club record holder
      This and the * indicate that they played their full career at Aston Villa.
(n/a) = Information not available

Name Nationality Position[5] Aston Villa career Captaincy Appearances Goals Notes
Price, Walter H.Walter H. Price England  England Defender 1874 1874–1876 &Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n".Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"n/a &Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n".Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"n/a †[6][7]
Ramsay, GeorgeGeorge Ramsay Scotland  Scotland Forward 1876–1882 1876–1884 &Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n".Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"n/a &Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"Expression error: Unrecognised word "n".Expression error: Unrecognised word "n"n/a [8]
Hunter, ArchieArchie Hunter Scotland  Scotland Forward 1878–1890 1884–1891 &0000000000000073.00000073 &0000000000000042.00000042 [9]
Cox, GershomGershom Cox England  England Defender 1878–1893 – &0000000000000101.000000101 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Vaughton, HowardHoward Vaughton England  England Forward 1880–1888 – &0000000000000026.00000026 &0000000000000015.00000015 –
Brown, ArthurArthur Brown England  England Forward 1884–1894 – &0000000000000114.000000114 &0000000000000058.00000058 †[10]
Hodgetts, DennisDennis Hodgetts England  England Midfielder 1886–1896 – &0000000000000215.000000215 &0000000000000091.00000091 –
Warner, JimmyJimmy Warner England England Goalkeeper 1886–1892 – &0000000000000101.000000101 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Cowan, JamesJames Cowan Scotland  Scotland Midfielder 1889–1902 – &0000000000000354.000000354 &0000000000000027.00000027 –
Athersmith, CharlieCharlie Athersmith England  England Winger 1891–1901 – &0000000000000307.000000307 &0000000000000085.00000085 –
Devey, JohnJohn Devey England  England Forward 1891–1902 1891–1898 &0000000000000304.000000304 &0000000000000187.000000187 †[11]
Spencer, HowardHoward Spencer England  England Defender 1892–1907 1902–1906 &0000000000000292.000000292 &0000000000000002.0000002
Reynolds, JackJack Reynolds England  England Midfielder 1893–1897 – &0000000000000110.000000110 &0000000000000017.00000017 –
Smith, StephenStephen Smith England  England Forward 1893–1901 – &0000000000000184.000000184 &0000000000000042.00000042 –
Crabtree, JimmyJimmy Crabtree England  England Defender 1895–1904 1898–1902 &0000000000000200.000000200 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
Evans, AlbertAlbert Evans England England Defender 1896–1906 – &0000000000000206.000000206 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Wheldon, FredFred Wheldon England  England Forward 1896–1900 – &0000000000000137.000000137 &0000000000000074.00000074 –
George, BillyBilly George England  England Goalkeeper 1897–1911* – &0000000000000401.000000401 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Garraty, BillyBilly Garraty England  England Forward 1897–1908 – &0000000000000255.000000255 &0000000000000112.000000112 –
Bowman, TommyTommy Bowman Scotland  Scotland Midfielder 1897–1901 – &0000000000000113.000000113 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Johnson, GeorgeGeorge Johnson England England Forward 1897–1905 – &0000000000000110.000000110 &0000000000000047.00000047 –
Wilkes, AlbertAlbert Wilkes England  England Midfielder 1898–1907 – &0000000000000157.000000157 &0000000000000008.0000008 –
Pearson, JoeJoe Pearson England  England Midfielder 1900–1908 – &0000000000000118.000000118 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
Bache, JoeJoe Bache England  England Forward 1900–1914 1906–1914 &0000000000000474.000000474 &0000000000000185.000000185
Wood, AlfAlf Wood England England Defender 1900–1905 – &0000000000000111.000000111 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
Brawn, WilliamWilliam Brawn England England Forward 1901–1906 – &0000000000000107.000000107 &0000000000000020.00000020 –
Miles, AlfAlf Miles England England Defender 1902–1914 – &0000000000000269.000000269 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Leake, AlexAlex Leake England England Midfielder 1902–1907 – &0000000000000140.000000140 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Hall, AlbertAlbert Hall England England Forward 1903–1913 – &0000000000000214.000000214 &0000000000000062.00000062 –
Hampton, HarryHarry Hampton England  England Forward 1904–1920 – &0000000000000376.000000376 &0000000000000242.000000242 †[12]
Logan, JamesJames Logan Scotland Scotland Defender 1905–1912 – &0000000000000157.000000157 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Tranter, GeorgeGeorge Tranter England England Midfielder 1905–1915 – &0000000000000174.000000174 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Walters, JosephJoseph Walters England England Forward 1905–1912 – &0000000000000121.000000121 &0000000000000041.00000041 –
Buckley, ChrisChris Buckley England England Forward 1906–1914 – &0000000000000143.000000143 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Lyons, TomTom Lyons England England Defender 1907–1915 – &0000000000000238.000000238 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Wallace, CharlieCharlie Wallace England  England Forward 1907–1921 – &0000000000000349.000000349 &0000000000000057.00000057 –
Stephenson, ClemClem Stephenson England  England Forward 1910–1921 – &0000000000000216.000000216 &0000000000000096.00000096 [9]
Weston, TommyTommy Weston England England Defender 1911–1922 – &0000000000000179.000000179 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Harrop, JimmyJimmy Harrop England England Defender 1912–1921 – &0000000000000171.000000171 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Ducat, AndyAndy Ducat England  England Midfield 1912–1921 1919–1921 &0000000000000087.00000087 &0000000000000004.0000004
Hardy, SamSam Hardy England  England Goalkeeper 1912–1921 – &0000000000000183.000000183 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 [9]
Moss, FrankFrank Moss England  England Defender
Midfielder		 1914–1929 1921–1927 &0000000000000283.000000283 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
York, RichardRichard York England  England Forward 1915–1931 – &0000000000000390.000000390 &0000000000000086.00000086 –
Blair, DannyDanny Blair Scotland Scotland Defender 1931–1936 – &0000000000000138.000000138 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Dorrell, ArthurArthur Dorrell England England Forward 1919–1931 – &0000000000000390.000000390 &0000000000000065.00000065
Barson, FrankFrank Barson England  England Midfielder 1919–1922 – &0000000000000108.000000108 &0000000000000010.00000010 –
Jackson, TommyTommy Jackson England England Goalkeeper 1919–1930 – &0000000000000186.000000186 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Kirton, BillyBilly Kirton England England Forward 1919–1928 – &0000000000000261.000000261 &0000000000000059.00000059 –
Walker, BillyBilly Walker England  England Forward 1919–1933* 1927–1933 &0000000000000531.000000531 &0000000000000244.000000244 †[13][14]
Blackburn, GeorgeGeorge Blackburn England  England Midfielder 1920–1926 – &0000000000000145.000000145 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Smart, TommyTommy Smart England  England Defender 1920–1934 – &0000000000000452.000000452 &0000000000000008.0000008 –
Capewell, LenLen Capewell England England Forward 1921–1930 – &0000000000000156.000000156 &0000000000000100.000000100 –
Johnstone, JohnJohn Johnstone Scotland Scotland Defender 1921–1927 – &0000000000000115.000000115 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Mort, ThomasThomas Mort England England Defender 1921–1935 – &0000000000000368.000000368 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Milne, VicVic Milne Scotland Scotland Defender 1923–1929 – &0000000000000175.000000175 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Talbot, AlecAlec Talbot England  England Defender 1923–1936 1933–1934 &0000000000000263.000000263 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
Bowen, TeddyTeddy Bowen England England Defender 1923–1934 – &0000000000000199.000000199 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Tate, JoeJoe Tate England England Midfielder 1925–1935 – &0000000000000193.000000193 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Kingdon, BillyBilly Kingdon England England Midfielder 1926–1936 – &0000000000000241.000000241 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Beresford, JosephJoseph Beresford England  England Forward 1927–1935 – &0000000000000251.000000251 &0000000000000073.00000073 –
Houghton, EricEric Houghton England  England Forward 1927–1946 1934–1936 &0000000000000392.000000392 &0000000000000170.000000170 [8]
Waring, TomTom Waring England  England Forward 1928–1935 – &0000000000000226.000000226 &0000000000000167.000000167 †[15]
Brown, GeorgeGeorge Brown England England Forward 1929–1934 – &0000000000000126.000000126 &0000000000000089.00000089 –
Mandley, JackJack Mandley England England Forward 1929–1934 – &0000000000000112.000000112 &0000000000000026.00000026 –
Callaghan, ErnieErnie Callaghan England  England Defender 1930–1947* – &0000000000000142.000000142 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 †[16]
Morton, HarryHarry Morton England England Goalkeeper 1930–1937 – &0000000000000207.000000207 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Biddlestone, FredFred Biddlestone England England Goalkeeper 1930–1939 – &0000000000000160.000000160 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Astley, DaiDai Astley Wales  Wales Forward 1931–1936 – &0000000000000173.000000173 &0000000000000100.000000100 –
Dix, RonnieRonnie Dix England England Striker 1932–1937 – &0000000000000104.000000104 &0000000000000030.00000030 –
Allen, JimmyJimmy Allen England England Midfielder 1934–(n/a) – &0000000000000160.000000160 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Broome, FrankFrank Broome England  England Forward 1934–1946 – &0000000000000151.000000151 &0000000000000090.00000090 –
Haycock, FrederickFrederick Haycock Ireland Ireland Forward 1936–1939 – &0000000000000110.000000110 &0000000000000033.00000033 –
Cummings, GeorgeGeorge Cummings Scotland  Scotland Defender 1935–1949 1938–1939 &0000000000000232.000000232 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Griffiths, TomTom Griffiths Wales  Wales Midfielder 1935–1939 1936–1937 &0000000000000067.00000067 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Massie, AlexAlex Massie Scotland  Scotland Midfielder 1935–1945 1937–1938 &0000000000000152.000000152 &0000000000000005.0000005
Iverson, BobBob Iverson England England Defender 1936–1948 – &0000000000000153.000000153 &0000000000000012.00000012 –
Goffin, BillyBilly Goffin England England Forward 1937–1954 – &0000000000000173.000000173 &0000000000000042.00000042 –
Edwards, GeorgeGeorge Edwards England England Forward 1938–1956 – &0000000000000152.000000152 &0000000000000041.00000041 –
Moss, FrankFrank Moss England England Midfielder 1938–1951 – &0000000000000313.000000313 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Parkes, HarryHarry Parkes England  England Defender
Utility		 1939–1955* – &0000000000000345.000000345 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Rutherford, JoeJoe Rutherford England England Goalkeeper 1939–1951 – &0000000000000156.000000156 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Dixon, JohnnyJohnny Dixon England  England Forward 1945–1961* 1955–1959 &0000000000000430.000000430 &0000000000000144.000000144
Lowe, EdmundEdmund Lowe England England Midfielder 1945–1950 – &0000000000000117.000000117 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Moss, AmosAmos Moss England England Defender 1945–1956 – &0000000000000109.000000109 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Smith, LeslieLeslie Smith England England Forward 1945–1952 – &0000000000000197.000000197 &0000000000000037.00000037 –
Dorsett, DickyDicky Dorsett England  England Defender 1946–1953 1949–1951 &0000000000000271.000000271 &0000000000000036.00000036 –
Jones, KeithKeith Jones Welsh Wales Goalkeeper 1946–1957 – &0000000000000199.000000199 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford Wales  Wales Forward 1947–1950 – &0000000000000128.000000128 &0000000000000061.00000061 [9][8]
Aldis, PeterPeter Aldis England  England Defender 1948–1960 – &0000000000000294.000000294 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Martin, ConCon Martin Ireland  Ireland Goalkeeper
Utility		 1948–1956 – &0000000000000213.000000213 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Gibson, ColinColin Gibson England England Forward 1949–1956 – &0000000000000167.000000167 &0000000000000026.00000026 –
Lynn, StanStan Lynn England  England Defender 1950–1961 – &0000000000000323.000000323 &0000000000000038.00000038 –
Pace, DerekDerek Pace England England Forward 1950–1958 – &0000000000000107.000000107 &0000000000000042.00000042 –
Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson England England Forward 1950–1955 – &0000000000000165.000000165 &0000000000000075.00000075 –
Walsh, DaveDave Walsh Ireland Ireland Striker 1950–1955 – &0000000000000114.000000114 &0000000000000040.00000040 –
Crowe, VicVic Crowe Wales  Wales Midfielder 1951–1964 1959–1964 &0000000000000351.000000351 &0000000000000012.00000012
Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland Midfielder 1951–1954 1951–1955 &0000000000000155.000000155 &0000000000000010.00000010 [9][17]
McParland, PeterPeter McParland Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland Forward 1952–1962 – &0000000000000340.000000340 &0000000000000120.000000120 †[18][8]
Baxter, BillyBilly Baxter England England Midfielder 1953–1957 – &0000000000000108.000000108 &0000000000000006.0000006 –
Lee, GordonGordon Lee England England Defender 1955–1966 – &0000000000000142.000000142 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Saward, PatPat Saward Ireland Ireland Defender 1955–1961 – &0000000000000168.000000168 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Sewell, JackieJackie Sewell England England Forward 1955–1959 – &0000000000000144.000000144 &0000000000000040.00000040 –
Burrows, HarryHarry Burrows England England Forward 1956–1965 – &0000000000000181.000000181 &0000000000000073.00000073 –
Deakin, AlanAlan Deakin England  England Midfielder 1956–1969 1964–1969 &0000000000000270.000000270 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Dugdale, JimmyJimmy Dugdale England England Defender 1956–1962 – &0000000000000244.000000244 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Sims, NigelNigel Sims England  England Goalkeeper 1956–1964 – &0000000000000308.000000308 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Smith, LeslieLeslie Smith England England Forward 1956–1960 – &0000000000000129.000000129 &0000000000000025.00000025 –
Tindall, MikeMike Tindall England England Midfielder 1956–1961 – &0000000000000134.000000134 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Hitchens, GerryGerry Hitchens England  England Forward 1957–1961 – &0000000000000160.000000160 &0000000000000096.00000096 –
Wylie, RonRon Wylie Scotland  Scotland Midfielder
Forward		 1958–1965 – &0000000000000244.000000244 &0000000000000028.00000028 –
Aitken, CharlieCharlie Aitken Scotland  Scotland Defender 1959–1976* 1966–1973 &0000000000000660.000000660 &0000000000000016.00000016 †[19][8]
MacEwan, JimmyJimmy MacEwan Scotland Scotland Forward 1959–1966 – &0000000000000181.000000181 &0000000000000031.00000031 –
Neal, JohnJohn Neal England England Defender 1959–1963 – &0000000000000114.000000114 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson Scotland Scotland Forward 1959–1963 – &0000000000000171.000000171 &0000000000000070.00000070 –
Baker, AlanAlan Baker England England Defender 1960–1966 – &0000000000000109.000000109 &0000000000000017.00000017 –
Sleeuwenhoek, JohnJohn Sleeuwenhoek England England Defender 1961–1967 – &0000000000000260.000000260 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Sleeuwenhoek, JohnJohn Sleeuwenhoek England England Defender 1961–1967 – &0000000000000260.000000260 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Chatterley, LewLew Chatterley England England Defender
Midfielder		 1960–1971 – &0000000000000160.000000160 &0000000000000027.00000027 –
Woosnam, PhilPhil Woosnam Wales  Wales Forward 1962–1966 – &0000000000000125.000000125 &0000000000000030.00000030 –
Wright, MickMick Wright England England Defender 1962–1973 – &0000000000000315.000000315 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Bradley, KeithKeith Bradley England England Defender
Midfielder		 1962–1972 – &0000000000000135.000000135 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Hateley, TonyTony Hateley England  England Forward 1963–1966 – &0000000000000148.000000148 &0000000000000086.00000086 –
Pountney, DaveDave Pountney England England Midfielder 1963–1968 – &0000000000000128.000000128 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
MacLeod, JohnnyJohnny MacLeod Scotland Scotland Right-winger 1964–1968 – &0000000000000139.000000139 &0000000000000018.00000018 –
Withers, ColinColin Withers England England Goalkeeper 1964–1969 – &0000000000000163.000000163 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Anderson, WilliamWilliam Anderson England  England Forward 1967–1973 – &0000000000000263.000000263 &0000000000000045.00000045 –
Dunn, JohnJohn Dunn England England Goalkeeper 1967–1971 – &0000000000000118.000000118 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Godfrey, BrianBrian Godfrey England England Midfielder
Forward		 1967–1971 – &0000000000000260.000000260 &0000000000000025.00000025 –
Turnbull, FredFred Turnbull England England Defender 1967–1975 – &0000000000000183.000000183 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Tiler, BrianBrian Tiler England England Defender 1968–1973 – &0000000000000127.000000127 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Hamilton, ChicoChico Hamilton England England Forward 1969–1976 – &0000000000000234.000000234 &0000000000000048.00000048 –
McMahon, PatPat McMahon Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1969–1976 – &0000000000000149.000000149 &0000000000000030.00000030 –
Rioch, BruceBruce Rioch Scotland Scotland Midfielder 1969–1974 – &0000000000000175.000000175 &0000000000000037.00000037 –
Little, BrianBrian Little England  England Forward 1970–1979 – &0000000000000301.000000301 &0000000000000082.00000082 [8]
Lochhead, AndyAndy Lochhead Scotland  Scotland Forward 1970–1973 – &0000000000000153.000000153 &0000000000000047.00000047 –
Cumbes, JimmyJimmy Cumbes England England Goalkeeper 1971–1976 – &0000000000000182.000000182 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Gibson, JimmyJimmy Gibson England England Defender 1971–1979 – &0000000000000197.000000197 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Graydon, RayRay Graydon England  England Forward 1971–1977 – &0000000000000230.000000230 &0000000000000081.00000081 –
Vowden, GeoffGeoff Vowden England England Striker 1971–1974 – &0000000000000114.000000114 &0000000000000025.00000025 –
Gidman, JohnJohn Gidman England England Defender 1972–1980 – &0000000000000243.000000243 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Nicholl, ChrisChris Nicholl England  England Defender 1972–1977 1976–1977 &0000000000000251.000000251 &0000000000000020.00000020
Robson, JohnJohn Robson England England Defender 1972–1978 – &0000000000000176.000000176 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Ross, IanIan Ross Scotland  Scotland Defender 1972–1976 1974–1976 &0000000000000204.000000204 &0000000000000003.0000003
Deehan, JohnJohn Deehan England  England Midfielder 1973–1979 – &0000000000000139.000000139 &0000000000000051.00000051 –
Phillips, LeightonLeighton Phillips Wales Wales Defender 1974–1978 – &0000000000000175.000000175 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
Carrodus, FrankFrank Carrodus England England Midfielder 1974–1979 – &0000000000000196.000000196 &0000000000000010.00000010 –
Gray, AndyAndy Gray Scotland  Scotland Forward 1975–1979
1985–1987		 – &0000000000000209.000000209 &0000000000000078.00000078 [20][21]
Williams, GaryGary Williams England  England Defender 1975–1987 – &0000000000000303.000000303 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Mortimer, DennisDennis Mortimer England  England Midfielder 1975–1985 1977–1984 &0000000000000405.000000405 &0000000000000036.00000036 [8]
Cowans, GordonGordon Cowans England  England Midfielder 1976–1985
1988–1991
1993–1994		 – &0000000000000528.000000528 &0000000000000059.00000059 †[22][8]
Gibson, ColinColin Gibson England  England Defender 1976–1985 – &0000000000000238.000000238 &0000000000000017.00000017 –
Rimmer, JimmyJimmy Rimmer England  England Goalkeeper 1977–1983 – &0000000000000287.000000287 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Evans, AllanAllan Evans Scotland  Scotland Defender 1977–1989 1984–1989 &0000000000000469.000000469 &0000000000000062.00000062 –
McNaught, KenKen McNaught Scotland  Scotland Defender 1977–1983 – &0000000000000259.000000259 &0000000000000014.00000014 –
Spink, NigelNigel Spink England  England Goalkeeper 1977–1996 – &0000000000000454.000000454 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Ormsby, BrendanBrendan Ormsby England England Defender 1978–1986 – &0000000000000140.000000140 &0000000000000007.0000007 –
Shaw, GaryGary Shaw England  England Forward 1978–1988 – &0000000000000165.000000165 &0000000000000078.00000078 [21]
Swain, KennyKenny Swain England  England Defender 1978–1983 – &0000000000000178.000000178 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Birch, PaulPaul Birch England  England Midfielder 1978–1991 – &0000000000000188.000000188 &0000000000000025.00000025 –
Bremner, DesDes Bremner Scotland  Scotland Midfielder 1979–1984 – &0000000000000226.000000226 &0000000000000010.00000010 –
Morley, TonyTony Morley England  England Midfielder 1979–1983 – &0000000000000179.000000179 &0000000000000034.00000034 –
Withe, PeterPeter Withe England  England Forward 1980–1985 – &0000000000000182.000000182 &0000000000000090.00000090 [8]
Walters, MarkMark Walters England  England Midfielder 1981–1987 – &0000000000000224.000000224 &0000000000000048.00000048 –
Dorigo, TonyTony Dorigo England England Defender 1983–1987 – &0000000000000135.000000135 &0000000000000001.0000001 –
Daley, TonyTony Daley England  England Midfielder 1985–1994 – &0000000000000290.000000290 &0000000000000038.00000038 –
Gage, KevinKevin Gage England England Defender 1987–1992 – &0000000000000145.000000145 &0000000000000012.00000012 –
Gray, StuartStuart Gray England  England Midfielder 1987–1991 1989–1992 &0000000000000132.000000132 &0000000000000015.00000015 –
Platt, DavidDavid Platt England  England Midfielder 1988–1991 – &0000000000000145.000000145 &0000000000000068.00000068 [20]
Price, ChrisChris Price England England Defender 1988–1992 – &0000000000000142.000000142 &0000000000000004.0000004 –
McGrath, PaulPaul McGrath Ireland  Ireland Defender 1989–1996 – &0000000000000321.000000321 &0000000000000010.00000010 [9][20][8]
Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke Trinidad Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Forward 1989–1998 – &0000000000000288.000000288 &0000000000000097.00000097 –
Atkinson, DalianDalian Atkinson England  England Forward 1989–1995 – &0000000000000121.000000121 &0000000000000038.00000038 –
Ehiogu, UgoUgo Ehiogu England England Defender 1991–2000 – &0000000000000285.000000285 &0000000000000017.00000017 –
Parker, GarryGarry Parker England England Midfielder 1991–1995 – &0000000000000119.000000119 &0000000000000014.00000014 –
Richardson, KevinKevin Richardson England  England Midfielder 1991–1995 1992–1995 &0000000000000188.000000188 &0000000000000016.00000016
Staunton, SteveSteve Staunton Ireland  Ireland Defender 1991–1998
2000–2003		 2002–2003 &0000000000000350.000000350 &0000000000000019.00000019 –
Teale, ShaunShaun Teale England England Defender 1991–1995 – &0000000000000185.000000185 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Saunders, DeanDean Saunders Wales  Wales Forward 1992–1995 – &0000000000000142.000000142 &0000000000000049.00000049 –
Barrett, EarlEarl Barrett England  England Defender 1992–1995 – &0000000000000132.000000132 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Bosnich, MarkMark Bosnich Australia  Australia Goalkeeper 1992–1999 – &0000000000000227.000000227 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Houghton, RayRay Houghton Ireland Ireland Midfielder 1992–1995 – &0000000000000121.000000121 &0000000000000011.00000011 –
Townsend, AndyAndy Townsend Ireland  Ireland Midfielder 1993–1997 1995–1997 &0000000000000177.000000177 &0000000000000011.00000011
Hendrie, LeeLee Hendrie England  England Midfielder 1993–2007 – &0000000000000308.000000308 &0000000000000032.00000032 –
Taylor, IanIan Taylor England  England Midfielder 1994–2003 – &0000000000000293.000000293 &0000000000000043.00000043 –
Milošević, SavoSavo Milošević Serbia Flag of Serbia Serbia Forward 1995–1998 – &0000000000000117.000000117 &0000000000000034.00000034 –
Draper, MarkMark Draper England England Midfielder 1995–2000 – &0000000000000141.000000141 &0000000000000014.00000014 –
Southgate, GarethGareth Southgate England  England Defender 1995–2001 1997–2001 &0000000000000244.000000244 &0000000000000009.0000009 –
Wright, AlanAlan Wright England  England Defender 1995–2003 – &0000000000000331.000000331 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Joachim, JulianJulian Joachim England England Striker 1996–2001 – &0000000000000173.000000173 &0000000000000046.00000046 –
Vassell, DariusDarius Vassell England  England Forward 1997–2005 – &0000000000000162.000000162 &0000000000000035.00000035 –
Barry, GarethGareth Barry England  England Defender
Midfielder		 1998–2009 2006–2008 &0000000000000441.000000441 &0000000000000052.00000052
Dublin, DionDion Dublin England  England Defender
Forward		 1998–2004 – &0000000000000190.000000190 &0000000000000059.00000059 –
Merson, PaulPaul Merson England  England Midfielder 1998–2002 2001–2002 &0000000000000145.000000145 &0000000000000019.00000019
Delaney, MarkMark Delaney Wales  Wales Defender 1999–2007 – &0000000000000193.000000193 &0000000000000002.0000002 –
Boateng, GeorgeGeorge Boateng Netherlands Netherlands Midfielder 1999–2002 – &0000000000000127.000000127 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Samuel, JlloydJlloyd Samuel England England Defender 1999–2007 – &0000000000000199.000000199 &0000000000000003.0000003 –
Ángel, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Ángel Columbia  Colombia Forward 2001–2007 – &0000000000000205.000000205 &0000000000000066.00000066 –
Mellberg, OlofOlof Mellberg Sweden  Sweden Defender 2001–2008 2003–2006 &0000000000000263.000000263 &0000000000000008.0000008 †[23]
McCann, GavinGavin McCann England England Midfielder 2003–2007 – &0000000000000129.000000129 &0000000000000005.0000005 –
Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen Denmark Denmark Goalkeeper 2003–2008 – &0000000000000158.000000158 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 –
Laursen, MartinMartin Laursen Denmark Denmark Defender 2004–2009 2008–2009 &0000000000000091.00000091 &0000000000000011.00000011 –
Agbonlahor, GabrielGabriel Agbonlahor England England Forward 2005– – &0000000000000139.000000139 &0000000000000034.00000034 –

[edit] Cup-winning Captains

Captain Nationality Honours as Captain
Archie Hunter  Scotland 1887 FA Cup
John Devey  England 1894 First Division
1895 FA Cup
1896 First Division
1897 First Division and 1897 FA Cup (Double)
Jimmy Crabtree  England 1899 First Division
1900 First Division
Howard Spencer  England 1905 FA Cup
Joseph Bache  England 1910 First Division
1913 FA Cup
Andy Ducat  England 1920 FA Cup
Alex Massie  Scotland 1938 Second Division
Johnny Dixon  England 1957 FA Cup
Vic Crowe  Wales 1960 Second Division
1961 League Cup
Charlie Aitken  Scotland 1972 Third Division
Ian Ross  Scotland 1975 League Cup
Chris Nicholl  Northern Ireland 1977 League Cup
Dennis Mortimer  England 1981 First Division
1982 European Cup
Kevin Richardson  England 1994 League Cup
Andy Townsend  Ireland 1996 League Cup

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "Villa History 1874–1887". Aston Villa F.C.. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20071029140603/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10265~422987,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. 
  2. ^ "FA Cup history". Football Association (FA). http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2006/01/FACup_History.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. 
  3. ^ "European Cup Win". Aston Villa F.C.. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071224073807/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/EuroWinDetail/0,,10265~676380,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. 
  4. ^ "All-time English League Table". Everton Supporters Website. http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/records/alltime_total.asp. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. 
  5. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  6. ^ One of the four founding members (founding fathers) of the club.
  7. ^ First official club captain of Aston Villa.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j One of 12 players to be inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Football League 100 Legends Hall of Fame entrant.
  10. ^ Aston Villa's first England player in 1882.
  11. ^ Third all time goalscorer.
  12. ^ Second all time goalscorer.
  13. ^ Club record goalscorer.
  14. ^ Second all time appearances.
  15. ^ Club record for most league goals (49) and most goals in total (50) scored in a season, in 1930–31.
  16. ^ Club record holder for oldest first team player; 39 years 86 days old.
  17. ^ English Football Hall of Fame inductee (2003).
  18. ^ First Aston Villa player to participate in a World Cup.
  19. ^ Charlie Aitken is the all time appearance record holder.
  20. ^ a b c Won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
  21. ^ a b Won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
  22. ^ Third all time appearance record holder.
  23. ^ First club captain not from Britain or Ireland.

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