Season Rankr

Here’s how this season compares with every Aston Villa season in the top flight since World War II at the same stage. The handful of seasons spent in the wilderness of the old Second and Third Divisions are not included.

*Two points were awarded for a win before 1981, those wins have been recalculated at three points for the purposes of this comparison.


Season Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts* Manager
1 1989/90 Div One (Old) 25 16 4 5 43 21 22 52 Graham Taylor I
2 2008/09 Premier League 25 15 6 4 40 24 16 51 Martin O’Neill
3 1980/81 Div One (Old) 25 14 6 5 42 23 19 48 Ron Saunders
4 1992/93 Premier League 25 13 8 4 42 27 15 47 Ron Atkinson
5 1976/77 Div One (Old) 25 14 3 8 50 29 21 45 Ron Saunders
6 1995/96 Premier League 25 13 6 6 34 18 16 45 Brian Little
7 1998/99 Premier League 25 12 7 6 37 27 10 43 John Gregory
8 2009/10 Premier League 25 11 9 5 32 19 13 42 Martin O’Neill
9 1960/61 Div One (Old) 25 13 3 9 54 50 4 42 Joe Mercer
10 2007/08 Premier League 25 11 8 6 44 33 11 41 Martin O’Neill
11 1962/63 Div One (Old) 25 11 7 7 44 37 7 40 Joe Mercer
12 1996/97 Premier League 25 11 6 8 32 25 7 39 Brian Little
13 1979/80 Div One (Old) 25 10 9 6 32 26 6 39 Ron Saunders
14 1951/52 Div One (Old) 25 11 6 8 43 43 0 39 George Martin
15 1978/79 Div One (Old) 25 9 11 5 32 21 11 38 Ron Saunders
16 1946/47 Div One (Old) 25 11 5 9 37 29 8 38 Alex Massie
17 1993/94 Premier League 25 10 8 7 30 27 3 38 Ron Atkinson
18 1999/00 Premier League 25 10 7 8 30 23 7 37 John Gregory
19 1947/48 Div One (Old) 25 10 7 8 40 36 4 37 Alex Massie
20 1991/92 Div One (Old) 25 11 4 10 34 30 4 37 Ron Atkinson
21 2001/02 Premier League 25 9 10 6 31 28 3 37 John Deehan / Stuart Gray
22 1983/84 Div One (Old) 25 10 7 8 37 38 -1 37 Tony Barton
23 1977/78 Div One (Old) 25 10 6 9 29 25 4 36 Ron Saunders
24 2003/04 Premier League 25 10 6 9 30 28 2 36 David O’Leary
25 1982/83 Div One (Old) 25 11 3 11 35 34 1 36 Tony Barton
26 1984/85 Div One (Old) 25 9 7 9 36 39 -3 34 Graham Turner
27 1961/62 Div One (Old) 25 9 6 10 34 33 1 33 Joe Mercer
28 2000/01 Premier League 25 8 9 8 28 27 1 33 John Gregory
29 1965/66 Div One (Old) 25 10 3 12 42 42 0 33 Dick Taylor
30 1956/57 Div One (Old) 25 8 8 9 36 35 1 32 Eric Houghton
31 2002/03 Premier League 25 9 5 11 27 27 0 32 Graham Taylor (2)
32 2004/05 Premier League 25 8 8 9 28 30 -2 32 David O’Leary
33 1975/76 Div One (Old) 25 8 8 9 31 34 -3 32 Ron Saunders
34 1953/54 Div One (Old) 25 10 2 13 39 44 -5 32 Eric Houghton
35 2005/06 Premier League 25 7 9 9 31 33 -2 30 David O’Leary
36 1988/89 Div One (Old) 25 7 9 9 34 38 -4 30 Graham Taylor I
37 1952/53 Div One (Old) 25 7 9 9 32 36 -4 30 George Martin
38 1949/50 Div One (Old) 25 7 9 9 32 37 -5 30 Alex Massie
39 1997/98 Premier League 25 8 6 11 27 34 -7 30 Brian Little
40 1966/67 Div One (Old) 25 9 3 13 34 47 -13 30 Dick Taylor
41 1954/55 Div One (Old) 25 8 6 11 36 50 -14 30 Eric Houghton
42 1963/64 Div One (Old) 25 8 5 12 36 38 -2 29 Joe Mercer
43 2006/07 Premier League 25 6 11 8 27 31 -4 29 Martin O’Neill
44 1990/91 Div One (Old) 25 6 10 9 27 28 -1 28 Jozef Venglos
45 1994/95 Premier League 25 6 10 9 31 35 -4 28 Brian Little
46 2011/12 Premier League 25 6 10 9 29 34 -5 28 Alex McLeish
47 1957/58 Div One (Old) 25 8 4 13 41 52 -11 28 Eric Houghton
48 2010/11 Premier League 25 7 7 11 28 43 -15 28 Gerard Houllier
49 1981/82 Div One (Old) 25 6 9 10 27 33 -6 27 Tony Barton
50 1964/65 Div One (Old) 25 8 2 15 32 58 -26 26 Dick Taylor
51 1986/87 Div One (Old) 25 6 6 13 30 53 -23 24 Billy McNeill
52 1985/86 Div One (Old) 25 5 8 12 28 38 -10 23 Graham Turner
53 1950/51 Div One (Old) 25 4 10 11 37 44 -7 22 George Martin
54 1948/49 Div One (Old) 25 6 4 15 38 64 -26 22 Alex Massie
55 1958/59 Div One (Old) 25 6 4 15 36 63 -27 22 Joe Mercer
56 1955/56 Div One (Old) 25 4 9 12 28 45 -17 21 Eric Houghton