List of Aston Villa F.C. players

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 Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at its current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa was one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992.[1] Aston Villa is one of the most successful clubs in English football history, having won 25 honours in its history.

This is a list of Aston Villa's notable players, generally this means players that have played 100 or more competitive matches for the club, a feat often referred to as joining the 100 club.[2][3] 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, club captains, record-holders, and players that became coaches or managers at the club are also included. Players who hold 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 including those as a substitute; wartime matches are excluded as competitions were regarded as invitational or friendly.

In 2024, to commemorate Aston Villa's 150th anniversary, every player to represent Aston Villa in a competitive first team fixture was given a unique "legacy number".[4]

## Notable players

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* Statistics correct as of 15 January 2025.

This and the † indicate that they hold or held a club or national record
This and the * indicate that they played their full professional career at Aston Villa.
(n/a) = Information not available
Players in bold are still playing for the club.

Legacy number  | Name  | Nationality | Position[5] | Aston Villa career | Captaincy | Appearances | Goals | Notes

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n/a  | Walter H. Price |  England | Defender | 1874 | 1874–1876 | n/a | n/a | †[6][7]
5  | Archie Hunter |  Scotland | Forward | 1878–1890 | 1882–1891 | 73 | 42 | [8]
12  | George Ramsay |  Scotland | Forward | 1876–1882 | 1876–1882 | n/a | n/a | [9]
14  | Howard Vaughton |  England | Forward | 1880–1888 | – | 26 | 15 | †[10]
32  | Albert Brown |  England | Forward | 1884–1894 | – | 114 | 58 | †[11]
39  | Dennis Hodgetts |  England | Midfielder | 1886–1896 | – | 215 | 91 | –
41  | Jimmy Warner |  England | Goalkeeper | 1886–1892 | – | 101 | 0 | –
44  | Gershom Cox |  England | Defender | 1878–1893 | – | 101 | 0 | –
56  | James Cowan |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1889–1902* | – | 354 | 27 | –
73  | Charlie Athersmith |  England | Winger | 1891–1901 | – | 307 | 85 | –
74  | Jack Devey |  England | Forward | 1891–1902 | 1891–1898 | 304 | 187 | †[12]
96  | Jack Reynolds |  England | Midfielder | 1893–1897 | – | 110 | 17 | –
99  | Willie Groves |  Scotland | Midfielder, Forward | 1893–1894 | – | 22 | 4 | †[13]
100  | Stephen Smith |  England | Forward | 1893–1901 | – | 184 | 42 | –
108  | Howard Spencer |  England | Defender | 1892–1907 | 1902–1906 | 292 | 2 |
112  | Jimmy Crabtree |  England | Defender | 1895–1904 | 1898–1902 | 200 | 7 | –
116  | Fred Wheldon |  England | Forward | 1896–1900 | – | 137 | 74 | –
118  | Albert Evans |  England | Defender | 1896–1906 | – | 206 | 0 | –
122  | Billy George |  England | Goalkeeper | 1897–1911* | – | 401 | 0 | –
123  | Tommy Bowman |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1897–1901 | – | 113 | 2 | –
126  | Billy Garraty |  England | Forward | 1897–1908 | – | 255 | 112 | –
129  | George Johnson |  England | Forward | 1897–1905 | – | 110 | 47 | –
131  | Albert Wilkes |  England | Midfielder | 1898–1907 | – | 157 | 8 | –
142  | Joe Pearson |  England | Midfielder | 1900–1908 | – | 118 | 7 | –
144  | Joe Bache |  England | Forward | 1900–1914 | 1906–1914 | 474 | 185 |
147  | Alf Wood |  England | Defender | 1900–1905 | – | 111 | 7 | –
152  | Willie Clarke |  Scotland | Forward | 1901–1905 | – | 41 | 5 | †[14]
160  | William Brawn |  England | Forward | 1901–1906 | – | 107 | 20 | –
163  | Alex Leake |  England | Midfielder | 1902–1907 | – | 140 | 9 | –
169  | Bert Hall |  England | Forward | 1903–1913 | – | 214 | 62 | –
170  | Alf Miles |  England | Defender | 1902–1914 | – | 269 | 0 | –
175  | Harry Hampton |  England | Forward | 1904–1920 | – | 376 | 242 | †[15]
182  | James Logan |  Scotland | Defender | 1905–1912 | – | 157 | 4 | –
183  | Joe Walters |  England | Forward | 1905–1912 | – | 121 | 41 | –
191  | Chris Buckley |  England | Forward | 1906–1914 | – | 143 | 3 | –
195  | George Tranter |  England | Midfielder | 1905–1915 | – | 174 | 1 | –
196  | Charlie Wallace |  England | Forward | 1907–1921 | – | 349 | 57 | –
201  | Tom Lyons |  England | Defender | 1907–1915 | – | 238 | 0 | –
220  | Clem Stephenson |  England | Forward | 1910–1921 | – | 216 | 96 | [8]
228  | Tommy Weston |  England | Defender | 1911–1922 | – | 179 | 0 | –
236  | Andy Ducat |  England | Midfield | 1912–1921 | 1919–1921 | 87 | 4 |
238  | Sam Hardy |  England | Goalkeeper | 1912–1921 | – | 183 | 0 | [8]
239  | Jimmy Harrop |  England | Defender | 1912–1921 | – | 171 | 4 | –
258  | Frank Moss |  England | Defender
Midfielder | 1914–1929 | 1921–1927 | 283 | 9 | –
260  | Richard York |  England | Forward | 1915–1931 | – | 390 | 86 | –
263  | Arthur Dorrell |  England | Forward | 1919–1931 | – | 390 | 65 |
272  | Frank Barson |  England | Midfielder | 1919–1922 | – | 108 | 10 | –
273  | Billy Kirton |  England | Forward | 1919–1928 | – | 261 | 59 | –
276  | Billy Walker |  England | Forward | 1919–1933* | 1927–1933 | 531 | 244 | †[16][17]
278  | Tommy Smart |  England | Defender | 1920–1934 | – | 452 | 8 | –
279  | Tommy Ball |  England | Defender | 1920–1923 | – | 77 | 0 | [18][19]
280  | Cyril Spiers |  England | Goalkeeper | 1920–1927 | – | 112 | 0 | –
282  | Tommy Jackson |  England | Goalkeeper | 1919–1930 | – | 186 | 0 | –
283  | George Blackburn |  England | Midfielder | 1920–1926 | – | 145 | 2 | –
289  | Jock Johnstone |  Scotland | Defender | 1921–1927 | – | 115 | 1 | –
290  | Len Capewell |  England | Forward | 1921–1930 | – | 156 | 100 | –
292  | Thomas Mort |  England | Defender | 1921–1935 | – | 368 | 2 | –
296  | Vic Milne |  Scotland | Defender | 1923–1929 | – | 175 | 1 | –
298  | Teddy Bowen |  England | Defender | 1923–1934 | – | 199 | 0 | –
299  | Alec Talbot |  England | Defender | 1923–1936 | 1933–1934 | 263 | 7 | –
319  | Billy Kingdon |  England | Midfielder | 1926–1936 | – | 241 | 5 | –
322  | Jimmy Gibson |  Scotland | Defender | 1927–1936 | – | 197 | 9 | –
323  | Joseph Beresford |  England | Forward | 1927–1935 | – | 251 | 73 | –
327  | Joe Tate |  England | Midfielder | 1925–1935 | – | 193 | 4 | –
331  | Tom Waring |  England | Forward | 1928–1935 | – | 226 | 167 | †[20]
333  | George Brown |  England | Forward | 1929–1934 | – | 126 | 89 | –
334  | Eric Houghton |  England | Forward | 1927–1946 | 1934–1936 | 392 | 170 | [9][21]
335  | Fred Biddlestone |  England | Goalkeeper | 1930–1939 | – | 160 | 0 | –
337  | Jack Mandley |  England | Forward | 1929–1934 | – | 112 | 26 | –
341  | Dai Astley |  Wales | Forward | 1931–1936 | – | 173 | 100 | –
342  | Danny Blair |  Scotland | Defender | 1931–1936 | – | 138 | 0 | –
343  | Harry Morton |  England | Goalkeeper | 1930–1937 | – | 207 | 0 | –
349  | Ernie Callaghan |  England | Defender | 1930–1947* | – | 142 | 0 | [22]
353  | Ronnie Dix |  England | Striker | 1932–1937 | – | 104 | 30 | –
355  | Jimmy Allen |  England | Midfielder | 1934–(n/a) | – | 160 | 3 | –
359  | Frank Broome |  England | Forward | 1934–1946 | – | 151 | 90 | –
361  | Tom Griffiths |  Wales | Midfielder | 1935–1939 | 1936–1937 | 67 | 1 | –
362  | George Cummings |  Scotland | Defender | 1935–1949 | 1938–1939 | 232 | 0 | –
366  | Alex Massie |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1935–1945 | 1937–1938 | 152 | 5 | [23]
376  | Freddie Haycock |  England | Forward | 1936–1939 | – | 110 | 33 | –
377  | Bob Iverson |  England | Defender | 1936–1948 | – | 153 | 12 | –
385  | Frank Moss |  England | Midfielder | 1938–1951 | – | 313 | 3 | –
386  | George Edwards |  England | Forward | 1938–1956 | – | 152 | 41 | –
389  | Joe Rutherford |  England | Goalkeeper | 1939–1951 | – | 156 | 0 | –
390  | Eddie Lowe |  England | Midfielder | 1945–1950 | – | 117 | 3 | –
391  | Harry Parkes |  England | Defender
Utility | 1939–1955* | – | 345 | 4 | –
393  | Leslie Smith |  England | Forward | 1945–1952 | – | 197 | 37 | –
394  | Billy Goffin |  England | Forward | 1937–1954 | – | 173 | 42 | –
396  | Johnny Dixon |  England | Forward | 1945–1961* | 1955–1959 | 430 | 144 |
401  | Dicky Dorsett |  England | Defender | 1946–1953 | 1949–1951 | 271 | 36 | –
402  | Amos Moss |  England | Defender | 1945–1956 | – | 109 | 5 | –
404  | Trevor Ford |  Wales | Forward | 1947–1950 | – | 128 | 61 | [9][8]
407  | Keith Jones |  Wales | Goalkeeper | 1946–1957 | – | 199 | 0 | –
412  | Con Martin |  Republic of Ireland/
Ireland | Goalkeeper
Utility | 1948–1956 | – | 213 | 1 | –
417  | Colin Gibson |  England | Forward | 1949–1956 | – | 167 | 26 | –
421  | Tommy Thompson |  England | Forward | 1950–1955 | – | 165 | 75 | –
422  | Stan Lynn |  England | Defender | 1950–1961 | – | 323 | 38 | –
424  | Davy Walsh |  Ireland/
Republic of Ireland | Striker | 1950–1955 | – | 114 | 40 | –
426  | Peter Aldis |  England | Defender | 1948–1960 | – | 294 | 1 | –
427  | Danny Blanchflower |  Northern Ireland | Midfielder | 1951–1954 | 1951–1955 | 155 | 10 | [8][24]
428  | Derek Pace |  England | Forward | 1950–1958 | – | 107 | 42 | –
431  | Peter McParland |  Northern Ireland | Forward | 1952–1962 | – | 340 | 120 | †[9][25]
435  | Billy Baxter |  England | Midfielder | 1953–1957 | – | 108 | 6 | –
439  | Vic Crowe |  Wales | Midfielder | 1951–1964 | 1959–1964 | 351 | 12 | [26]
447  | Pat Saward |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 1955–1961 | – | 168 | 2 | –
448  | Jackie Sewell |  England | Forward | 1955–1959 | – | 144 | 40 | –
450  | Jimmy Dugdale |  England | Defender | 1956–1962 | – | 244 | 3 | –
452  | Leslie Smith |  England | Forward | 1956–1960 | – | 129 | 25 | –
453  | Nigel Sims |  England | Goalkeeper | 1956–1964 | – | 308 | 0 | –
460  | Gerry Hitchens |  England | Forward | 1957–1961 | – | 160 | 96 | –
462  | Gordon Lee |  England | Defender | 1955–1966 | – | 142 | 2 | –
467  | Ron Wylie |  Scotland | Midfielder
Forward | 1958–1965 | – | 244 | 28 | –
470  | Jimmy MacEwan |  Scotland | Forward | 1959–1966 | – | 181 | 31 | –
472  | John Neal |  England | Defender | 1959–1963 | – | 114 | 0 | –
473  | Bobby Thomson |  Scotland | Forward | 1959–1963 | – | 171 | 70 | –
474  | Alan Deakin |  England | Midfielder | 1956–1969 | 1964–1969 | 270 | 9 | –
475  | Harry Burrows |  England | Forward | 1956–1965 | – | 181 | 73 | –
476  | Mike Tindall |  England | Midfielder | 1956–1961 | – | 134 | 4 | –
486  | Alan Baker |  England | Defender | 1960–1966 | – | 109 | 17 | –
485  | John Sleeuwenhoek |  England | Defender | 1961–1967 | – | 260 | 1 | –
488  | Charlie Aitken |  Scotland | Defender | 1959–1976 | 1966–1973 | 660 | 16 | †[9][27]
496  | Phil Woosnam |  Wales | Forward | 1962–1966 | – | 125 | 30 | –
498  | Lew Chatterley |  England | Defender
Midfielder | 1960–1971 | – | 160 | 27 | –
500  | Tony Hateley |  England | Forward | 1963–1966 | – | 148 | 86 | –
501  | Mick Wright |  England | Defender | 1962–1973 | – | 315 | 1 | –
502  | Dave Pountney |  England | Midfielder | 1963–1968 | – | 128 | 7 | –
503  | Stan Horne |  England | Midfielder | 1963–1965 | – | 6 | 0 | [28]
506  | Johnny MacLeod |  Scotland | Right-winger | 1964–1968 | – | 139 | 18 | –
511  | Colin Withers |  England | Goalkeeper | 1964–1969 | – | 163 | 0 | –
512  | Keith Bradley |  England | Defender
Midfielder | 1962–1972 | – | 135 | 9 | –
519  | William Anderson |  England | Forward | 1967–1973 | – | 263 | 45 | –
523  | Brian Godfrey |  England | Midfielder
Forward | 1967–1971 | – | 260 | 25 | –
525  | Fred Turnbull |  England | Defender | 1967–1975 | – | 183 | 3 | –
527  | John Dunn |  England | Goalkeeper | 1967–1971 | – | 118 | 0 | –
532  | Brian Tiler |  England | Defender | 1968–1973 | – | 127 | 4 | –
536  | Chico Hamilton |  England | Forward | 1969–1976 | – | 234 | 48 | –
537  | Pat McMahon |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1969–1976 | – | 149 | 30 | –
538  | Bruce Rioch |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1969–1974 | – | 175 | 37 | –
547  | Andy Lochhead |  Scotland | Forward | 1970–1973 | – | 153 | 47 | –
551  | Geoff Vowden |  England | Striker | 1971–1974 | – | 114 | 25 | –
552  | Ray Graydon |  England | Forward | 1971–1977 | – | 230 | 81 | –
555  | Brian Little |  England | Forward | 1970–1979 | – | 301 | 82 | [9]
556  | Jimmy Cumbes |  England | Goalkeeper | 1971–1976 | – | 182 | 0 | –
557  | Ian Ross |  Scotland | Defender | 1972–1976 | 1974–1976 | 204 | 3 |
558  | Chris Nicholl |  England | Defender | 1972–1977 | 1976–1977 | 251 | 20 |
560  | John Gidman |  England | Defender | 1972–1980 | – | 243 | 9 | –
562  | John Robson |  England | Defender | 1972–1978 | – | 176 | 1 | –
569  | Frank Carrodus |  England | Midfielder | 1974–1979 | – | 196 | 10 | –
572  | Leighton Phillips |  Wales | Defender | 1974–1978 | – | 175 | 4 | –
578  | Andy Gray |  Scotland | Forward | 1975–1979
1985–1987 | – | 209 | 78 | [29][30]
579  | John Deehan |  England | Midfielder | 1973–1979 | – | 139 | 51 | –
580  | Dennis Mortimer |  England | Midfielder | 1975–1985 | 1977–1984 | 405 | 36 | [9]
582  | Gordon Cowans |  England | Midfielder | 1976–1985
1988–1991
1993–1994 | – | 528 | 59 | †[9][31]
589  | John Gregory |  England | Forward | 1977–1979 | – | 76 | 11 | [32]
590  | Ken McNaught |  Scotland | Defender | 1977–1983 | – | 259 | 14 | –
591  | Jimmy Rimmer |  England | Goalkeeper | 1977–1983 | – | 287 | 0 | –
594  | Allan Evans |  Scotland | Defender | 1977–1989 | 1984–1989 | 469 | 62 | –
596  | Gary Shaw |  England | Forward | 1978–1988 | – | 165 | 78 | [30]
598  | Gary Williams |  England | Defender | 1975–1987 | – | 303 | 2 | –
599  | Brendan Ormsby |  England | Defender | 1978–1986 | – | 140 | 7 | –
601  | Colin Gibson |  England | Defender | 1976–1985 | – | 238 | 17 | –
602  | Kenny Swain |  England | Defender | 1978–1983 | – | 178 | 2 | –
604  | Tony Morley |  England | Midfielder | 1979–1983 | – | 179 | 34 | –
606  | Des Bremner |  Scotland | Midfielder | 1979–1984 | – | 226 | 10 | –
611  | Nigel Spink |  England | Goalkeeper | 1977–1996 | – | 454 | 0 | –
615  | Peter Withe |  England | Forward | 1980–1985 | – | 182 | 90 | [9]
618  | Mark Walters |  England | Midfielder | 1981–1987 | – | 224 | 48 | –
619  | Paul Birch |  England | Midfielder | 1978–1991 | – | 188 | 25 | –
628  | Tony Dorigo |  England | Defender | 1983–1987 | – | 135 | 1 | –
633  | Tony Daley |  England | Midfielder | 1985–1994 | – | 290 | 38 | –
645  | Kevin Gage |  England | Defender | 1987–1992 | – | 145 | 12 | –
652  | Stuart Gray |  England | Midfielder | 1987–1991 | 1989–1992 | 132 | 15 | –
653  | David Platt |  England | Midfielder | 1988–1991 | – | 145 | 68 | [29]
655  | Chris Price |  England | Defender | 1988–1992 | – | 142 | 4 | –
657  | Ian Olney |  England | Forward | 1988–1992 | – | 114 | 21 | –
663  | Paul McGrath |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 1989–1996 | – | 321 | 10 | [9][8][29]
668  | Dwight Yorke |  Trinidad and Tobago | Forward | 1989–1998 | – | 288 | 97 | –
670  | Dalian Atkinson |  England | Forward | 1991–1995 | – | 114 | 38 | –
673  | Kevin Richardson |  England | Midfielder | 1991–1995 | 1992–1995 | 188 | 16 | –
674  | Steve Staunton |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 1991–1998
2000–2003 | 2002–2003 | 350 | 19 | –
675  | Shaun Teale |  England | Defender | 1991–1995 | – | 185 | 5 | –
676  | Ugo Ehiogu |  England | Defender | 1991–2000 | – | 285 | 17 | –
684  | Garry Parker |  England | Midfielder | 1991–1995 | – | 119 | 14 | –
687  | Earl Barrett |  England | Defender | 1992–1995 | – | 132 | 2 | –
688  | Mark Bosnich |  Australia | Goalkeeper | 1992–1999 | – | 227 | 0 | –
689  | Ray Houghton |  Republic of Ireland | Midfielder | 1992–1995 | – | 121 | 11 | –
691  | Dean Saunders |  Wales | Forward | 1992–1995 | – | 142 | 49 | –
693  | Andy Townsend |  Republic of Ireland | Midfielder | 1993–1997 | 1995–1997 | 177 | 11 | –
701  | Ian Taylor |  England | Midfielder | 1994–2003 | – | 293 | 43 | –
705  | Alan Wright |  England | Defender | 1995–2003 | – | 331 | 5 | –
706  | Mark Draper |  England | Midfielder | 1995–2000 | – | 141 | 14 | –
707  | Savo Milošević |  Serbia and Montenegro/
Serbia | Forward | 1995–1998 | – | 117 | 34 | –
708  | Gareth Southgate |  England | Defender | 1995–2001 | 1997–2001 | 244 | 9 | –
712  | Lee Hendrie |  England | Midfielder | 1993–2007 | – | 308 | 32 | –
713  | Julian Joachim |  England | Striker | 1996–2001 | – | 173 | 46 | –
724  | Gareth Barry |  England | Defender
Midfielder | 1998–2009 | 2006–2008 | 441 | 52 | –
726  | Darius Vassell |  England | Forward | 1997–2005 | – | 162 | 35 | –
727  | Paul Merson |  England | Midfielder | 1998–2002 | 2001–2002 | 145 | 19 | –
731  | Dion Dublin |  England | Defender
Forward | 1998–2004 | – | 190 | 59 | –
734  | Steve Stone |  England | Midfielder | 1999–2002 | – | 121 | 7 | –
736  | Mark Delaney |  Wales | Defender | 1999–2007 | – | 193 | 2 | [33]
737  | George Boateng |  Ghana | Midfielder | 1999–2002 | – | 127 | 5 | [34]
751  | Thomas Hitzlsperger |  Germany | Midfielder | 2001–2005 | – | 110 | 13 | –
754  | Peter Schmeichel |  Denmark | Goalkeeper | 2001–2002 | – | 36 | 1 | [35]
741  | Jlloyd Samuel |  Trinidad and Tobago | Defender | 1999–2007 | – | 199 | 3 | –
752  | Juan Pablo Ángel |  Colombia | Forward | 2001–2007 | – | 205 | 66 | –
756  | Olof Mellberg |  Sweden | Defender | 2001–2008 | 2003–2006 | 263 | 8 | †[36]
771  | Gavin McCann |  England | Midfielder | 2003–2007 | – | 129 | 5 | –
772  | Thomas Sørensen |  Denmark | Goalkeeper | 2003–2008 | – | 158 | 0 | –
776  | Martin Laursen |  Denmark | Defender | 2004–2009 | 2008–2009 | 91 | 11 | –
777  | Steven Davis |  Northern Ireland | Midfielder | 2004–2007 | – | 109 | 9 | –
785  | James Milner |  England | Midfielder | 2005–2006
2008–2010 | – | 126 | 22 |
790  | Gabriel Agbonlahor |  England | Forward | 2005–2018* | 2015–2016 | 391 | 86 | [a]
791  | Stiliyan Petrov |  Bulgaria | Midfielder | 2006–2013 | 2009–2012 | 219 | 12 | –
797  | John Carew |  Norway | Forward | 2007–2011 | – | 143 | 47 | –
798  | Ashley Young |  England | Defender
Winger | 2007–2011
2021–2023 | 2022–2023 | 247 | 39 | [b]
800  | Nigel Reo-Coker |  England | Midfielder | 2007–2011 | – | 122 | 3 | –
808  | Brad Friedel |  United States | Goalkeeper | 2008–2011 | – | 131 | 0 | †[37][38][39][40]
812  | Carlos Cuéllar |  Spain | Defender | 2008–2012 | – | 120 | 3 | –
813  | Brad Guzan |  United States | Goalkeeper | 2008–2016 | – | 127 | 0 | –
815  | Emile Heskey |  England | Forward | 2008–2012 | – | 110 | 14 | –
816  | Marc Albrighton |  England | Midfielder | 2009–2014 | – | 101 | 9 | –
818  | Fabian Delph |  England | Midfielder | 2009–2015 | 2015 | 134 | 8 | –
820  | Ciaran Clark |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 2009–2016 | – | 159 | 10 | –
821  | James Collins |  Wales | Defender | 2009–2012 | – | 110 | 6 | –
822  | Richard Dunne |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 2009–2013 | – | 111 | 4 | –
823  | Stephen Warnock |  England | Defender | 2009–2012 | – | 104 | 4 | –
825  | Andreas Weimann |  Austria | Forward | 2010–2015 | – | 129 | 24 | –
838  | Alan Hutton |  Scotland | Defender | 2011–2019 | – | 193 | 3 | –
846  | Ron Vlaar |  Netherlands | Defender | 2012–2015 | 2012–2015 | 88 | 2 | –
849  | Ashley Westwood |  England | Midfielder | 2012–2017 | – | 102 | 3 | –
850  | Christian Benteke |  Belgium | Forward | 2012–2015 | – | 101 | 49 | –
857  | Leandro Bacuna |  Curaçao | Midfielder | 2013–2017 | – | 129 | 8 | –
866  | Jack Grealish |  England | Midfielder | 2014–2021 | 2019–2021 | 213 | 32 | †[41]
879  | Micah Richards |  England | Defender | 2015–2019 | 2015–2016 | 31 | 2 | [a]
889  | Tommy Elphick |  England | Defender | 2016–2019 | 2016 | 46 | 1 | –
893  | James Chester |  Wales | Defender | 2016–2020 | 2016–2017
2018–2019 | 121 | 10 | –
895  | Mile Jedinak |  Australia | Midfielder | 2016–2019 |  | 80 | 2 | [42]
896  | Jonathan Kodjia |  Ivory Coast | Forward | 2016–2020 | – | 105 | 31 | –
897  | Albert Adomah |  Ghana | Forward | 2016–2019 |  | 103 | 18 | –
902  | Conor Hourihane |  Republic of Ireland | Midfielder | 2017–2022 | – | 133 | 28 | –
905  | Neil Taylor |  Wales | Midfielder | 2017–2021 | – | 103 | 0 | †[43]
907  | Ahmed Elmohamady |  Egypt | Defender | 2017–2021 | – | 129 | 4 | –
908  | John Terry |  England | Defender | 2017–2018 | 2017–2018 | 37 | 1 | [44]
919  | John McGinn |  Scotland | Midfielder | 2018– | 2022– | 260 | 28 | [b]
922  | Anwar El Ghazi |  Netherlands | Forward | 2018–2022 | – | 119 | 26 | –
927  | Tyrone Mings |  England | Defender | 2019– | 2021–22 | 173 | 8 | –
929  | Jacob Ramsey |  England | Midfielder | 2019– |  | 141 | 14 | –
935  | Douglas Luiz |  Brazil | Midfielder | 2019–2024 | – | 204 | 22 | –
937  | Ezri Konsa |  England | Defender | 2019– |  | 213 | 8 | –
946  | Ollie Watkins |  England | Forward | 2020– |  | 197 | 79 | –
947  | Matty Cash |  Poland | Defender | 2020– |  | 159 | 10 | –
948  | Emiliano Martínez |  Argentina | Goalkeeper | 2020– | – | 186 | 0 | †[45][40][46][47]
972  | Leon Bailey |  Jamaica | Forward | 2021– |  | 129 | 21 | –
975  | Lucas Digne |  France | Defender | 2022– |  | 117 | 4 | –

## References

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Footnotes

1. ^ a b Gabriel Agbonlahor was designated club captain while Micah Richards was designated team captain during the 2015–16 Premier League campaign. Agbonlahor resigned the position following a suspension from first team duties in April 2016. Richards was replaced by Tommy Elphick as captain in August 2016.
2. ^ a b Ashley Young was designated club captain while John McGinn was designated captain by manager Steven Gerrard at the start of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign.

Specific

1. ^ "Villa History 1874–1887". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
2. ^ Kendrick, Mat (25 January 2014). "Ciaran Clark so proud to join Villa's 100 club". BirminghamLive. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
3. ^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Ollie Watkins 100: Aston Villa's latest centurion". Aston Villa Football Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
4. ^ "Legacy Numbers: Aston Villa approach 1,000th player". Aston Villa Football Club. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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 Football League 100 Legends Hall of Fame entrant.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Aston Villa's first England player in 1882, jointly with Albert Brown.
11. ^ Aston Villa's first England player in 1882, jointly with Howard Vaughton.
12. ^ Third all time goalscorer.
13. ^ The first player to be transferred for £100 and the first recorded professional transfer fee, from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa in 1893.
14. ^ Aston Villa's first Black player and the first Black goalscorer in the English Football League, for Aston Villa in December 1901.
15. ^ Second all time goalscorer.
16. ^ Club record goalscorer.
17. ^ Second all time appearances.
18. ^ The only Football League player to have been murdered.
19. ^ Cowan, Mark (6 May 2010). "The star Villa player shot dead by neighbour". From the archives. Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
20. ^ Club record for most league goals (49) and most goals in total (50) scored in a season, in 1930–31.
21. ^ Went on to become Aston Villa manager from 1953-58, winning the 1957 FA Cup. He was also a director, youth coach, and vice-president of the club in later years, holding the latter role until his death in 1996.
22. ^ Callaghan was the club record holder for oldest first team player for 63 years between 1947 and 2011; he was 39 years and 86 days old when he became the club's oldest player in 1946 and 39 years and 257 days on his last appearance in 1947. Brad Friedel broke his record in February 2011.
23. ^ Went on to become Aston Villa manager from 1945-50.
24. ^ English Football Hall of Fame inductee (2003).
25. ^ First Aston Villa player to participate in a World Cup and the club's top-scorer in World Cups with five goals.
26. ^ Went on to become Aston Villa manager from 1970-74, winning the 1971-72 Third Division title.
27. ^ Charlie Aitken is the all time appearance record holder.
28. ^ Horne was the first homegrown Black player at Aston Villa, having joined the Villa youth team in 1961, he made his senior debut in 1963, he was transferred to Manchester City in 1965.
29. ^ a b c Won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
30. ^ a b Won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
31. ^ Third all time appearance record holder.
32. ^ Went on to become Aston Villa manager from 1998-2002, winning the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup title.He was also a coach at the club between 1994 and 1996.
33. ^ Delaney joined Aston Villa as a youth coach in 2007 shortly after his retirement as a player and progressed to become Head Coach of the Under-23 side by 2015, a role he held until May 2022.
34. ^ Boateng re-joined Aston Villa as an under-18 coach in 2019 and progressed to become Professional Development Coach for the Under-23 side in 2020, a position he held until August 2022 when he left to coach the Ghana national side ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
35. ^ Schmeichel was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2022.
36. ^ First club captain from outside the British Isles.
37. ^ Friedel became Aston Villa's oldest first team player in February 2011 aged 39 years and 259 days, beating the record previously held for over 63 years by Ernie Callaghan. On the day of his final appearance, a 1-0 home win against Liverpool, he was 40 years and 4 days old, it was also his 400th game in the Premier League.
38. ^ Evans, Gregg. "Brad Friedel exclusive: 'Even at 44 years old, I could have carried on'". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
39. ^ Joint highest clean sheets (15) in a Premier League season with Emi Martínez, achieved in the 2009-10 season.
40. ^ a b Wilson, Amie. "Brad Friedel delivers 'huge' Emi Martinez verdict and ponders Aston Villa record". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
41. ^ When sold to Manchester City in August 2021 for £100mn, Grealish became the most expensive player in English football history.
42. ^ Jedinak re-joined Aston Villa as a youth coach in October 2020. He later took up the additional role of Loan Development Coach in 2021.
43. ^ First British Asian player for Aston Villa.
44. ^ Terry re-joined Aston Villa as assistant head coach in October 2018, two months after he departed as captain. He remained in the position until August 2021.
45. ^ Joint highest clean sheets (15) in a Premier League season with Brad Friedel, achieved in the 2020-21 season.
46. ^ First active Aston Villa player to win the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, he was also awarded the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper.
47. ^ "The mind games of Argentina's dancing hero Martinez". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

General

* Hayes, Dean (2 October 1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
* Holt, Frank Lee; Bishop, Rob (2010). Aston Villa: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-805-1.
* Ward; Griffin, Jeremy (2002). The essential history of Aston Villa. Headline book publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1140-X.
* "Current statistics page for Aston Villa". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
* "Information and career statistics". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

## External links

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* "Aston Villa fansite with history and appearance records". Christian Jahnsen. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
* "Comprehensive Aston Villa Player database". Jörn Mårtensson. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
* List of Aston Villa international players Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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