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.

The three seasons that resulted in relegation from the top flight (1958/59, 1966/67 & 1986/87) are highlighted in red.

You can also compare the records of Aston Villa managers in the top flight since World War II here.


 Season Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts* Manager
1 1980/81 Div One (Old) 35 22 7 6 60 33 27 73 Ron Saunders
2 1989/90 Div One (Old) 35 20 5 10 50 32 18 65 Graham Taylor I
3 1992/93 Premier League 35 18 10 7 51 33 18 64 Ron Atkinson
4 1976/77 Div One (Old) 35 19 5 11 64 42 22 62 Ron Saunders
5 1995/96 Premier League 35 18 8 9 51 32 19 62 Brian Little
6 2009/10 Premier League 35 16 13 6 50 35 15 61 Martin O’Neill
7 2007/08 Premier League 35 16 10 9 67 45 22 58 Martin O’Neill
8 1982/83 Div One (Old) 35 18 4 13 52 42 10 58 Tony Barton
9 2008/09 Premier League 35 16 10 9 51 44 7 58 Martin O’Neill
10 1996/97 Premier League 35 16 9 10 44 31 13 57 Brian Little
11 1999/00 Premier League 35 15 11 9 43 31 12 56 John Gregory
12 1998/99 Premier League 35 15 10 10 47 39 8 55 John Gregory
13 1947/48 Div One (Old) 35 15 8 12 54 49 5 53 Alex Massie
14 1951/52 Div One (Old) 35 15 8 12 62 58 4 53 George Martin
15 1946/47 Div One (Old) 35 15 7 13 52 43 9 52 Alex Massie
16 2003/04 Premier League 35 14 10 11 46 41 5 52 David O’Leary
17 1961/62 Div One (Old) 35 15 7 13 47 45 2 52 Joe Mercer
18 1979/80 Div One (Old) 35 13 12 10 42 40 2 51 Ron Saunders
19 1983/84 Div One (Old) 35 14 9 12 51 51 0 51 Tony Barton
20 1997/98 Premier League 35 15 6 14 44 44 0 51 John Gregory
21 1954/55 Div One (Old) 35 15 6 14 57 67 -10 51 Eric Houghton
22 1978/79 Div One (Old) 35 12 14 9 47 39 8 50 Ron Saunders
23 2000/01 Premier League 35 12 14 9 43 38 5 50 John Gregory
24 1993/94 Premier League 35 13 11 11 39 36 3 50 Ron Atkinson
25 1960/61 Div One (Old) 35 14 8 13 66 65 1 50 Joe Mercer
26 1981/82 Div One (Old) 35 13 10 12 48 45 3 49 Tony Barton
27 1984/85 Div One (Old) 35 13 10 12 48 49 -1 49 Graham Turner
28 1977/78 Div One (Old) 35 13 9 13 39 36 3 48 Ron Saunders
29 1991/92 Div One (Old) 35 13 8 14 36 36 0 47 Ron Atkinson
30 2004/05 Premier League 35 12 11 12 42 43 -1 47 David O’Leary
31 1949/50 Div One (Old) 35 12 10 13 46 51 -5 46 Alex Massie
32 1956/57 Div One (Old) 35 10 15 10 50 45 5 45 Eric Houghton
33 1953/54 Div One (Old) 35 13 6 16 54 61 -7 45 Eric Houghton
34 1948/49 Div One (Old) 35 13 6 16 51 71 -20 45 Alex Massie
35 1952/53 Div One (Old) 35 11 11 13 51 51 0 44 George Martin
36 2006/07 Premier League 35 9 16 10 36 39 -3 43 Martin O’Neill
37 2001/02 Premier League 35 10 13 12 39 43 -4 43 Graham Taylor (2)
38 1962/63 Div One (Old) 35 12 7 16 52 60 -8 43 Joe Mercer
39 1994/95 Premier League 35 10 12 13 47 48 -1 42 Brian Little
40 2002/03 Premier League 35 11 9 15 39 42 -3 42 Graham Taylor (2)
41 1965/66 Div One (Old) 35 12 5 18 60 68 -8 41 Dick Taylor
42 2010/11 Premier League 35 10 11 14 44 57 -13 41 Gerard Houllier
43 1957/58 Div One (Old) 35 12 5 18 61 78 -17 41 Eric Houghton
44 1963/64 Div One (Old) 35 10 10 15 52 56 -4 40 Joe Mercer
45 1975/76 Div One (Old) 35 9 13 13 43 52 -9 40 Ron Saunders
46 1988/89 Div One (Old) 35 9 12 14 42 51 -9 39 Graham Taylor I
47 2005/06 Premier League 35 9 12 14 39 50 -11 39 David O’Leary
48 1966/67 Div One (Old) 35 11 5 19 47 66 -19 38 Dick Taylor
49 1964/65 Div One (Old) 35 12 2 21 45 76 -31 38 Dick Taylor
50 1990/91 Div One (Old) 35 8 13 14 40 50 -10 37 Jozef Venglos
51 1958/59 Div One (Old) 35 11 4 20 53 77 -24 37 Joe Mercer
52 2011/12 Premier League 35 7 15 13 36 50 -14 36 Alex McLeish
53 1950/51 Div One (Old) 35 8 10 17 51 60 -9 34 George Martin
54 1985/86 Div One (Old) 35 7 12 16 38 56 -18 33 Graham Turner
55 1955/56 Div One (Old) 35 7 11 17 40 63 -23 32 Eric Houghton
56 1986/87 Div One (Old) 35 7 11 17 37 67 -30 32 Billy McNeill

Home Only


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

The Finish Line

2011/12 is Aston Villa’s 101st season in the top flight since the creation of the football league in 1888. Here we rank the 100 complete seasons to date by the points per game achieved, recalculated, as always, on a three points for a win basis.

The fourth column shows the points equivalent for 38 games rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. The four seasons that Villa suffered the ignominy of relegation are once again highlighted in red.

Rank Division Season Final Pos. Points* PPG 38 Gm Equiv.
1 Div 1 1896/1897 1 68 2.267 86
2 Div 1 1895/1896 1 65 2.167 82
3 Div 1 1899/1900 1 72 2.118 80
4 Div 1 1893/1894 1 63 2.100 80
5 Div 1 1980/1981 1 86 2.048 78
6 Div 1 1909/1910 1 76 2.000 76
7 Div 1 1930/1931 2 84 2.000 76
8 Div 1 1910/1911 2 73 1.921 73
9 Div 1 1898/1899 1 64 1.882 72
10 Div 1 1894/1895 3 56 1.867 71
11 Div 1 1888/1889 2 41 1.864 71
12 Div 1 1989/1990 2 70 1.842 70
13 Div 1 1932/1933 2 77 1.833 70
14 Div 1 1912/1913 2 69 1.816 69
15 Div 1 1904/1905 4 61 1.794 68
16 Div 1 1902/1903 2 60 1.765 67
17 EPL 1992/1993 2 74 1.762 67
18 Div 1 1928/1929 3 73 1.738 66
19 Div 1 1976/1977 4 73 1.738 66
20 Div 1 1891/1892 4 45 1.731 66
21 Div 1 1903/1904 5 58 1.706 65
22 Div 1 1892/1893 4 51 1.700 65
23 EPL 2009/2010 6 64 1.684 64
24 Div 1 1906/1907 5 63 1.658 63
25 Div 1 1913/1914 2 63 1.658 63
26 EPL 1995/1996 4 63 1.658 63
27 Div 1 1921/1922 5 69 1.643 62
28 EPL 2008/2009 6 62 1.632 62
29 Div 1 1929/1930 4 68 1.619 62
30 Div 1 1982/1983 6 68 1.619 62
31 EPL 1996/1997 5 61 1.605 61
32 Div 1 1923/1924 6 67 1.595 61
33 Div 1 1954/1955 6 67 1.595 61
34 Div 1 1907/1908 2 60 1.579 60
35 EPL 2007/2008 6 60 1.579 60
36 Div 1 1947/1948 6 66 1.571 60
37 Div 1 1951/1952 6 66 1.571 60
38 Div 1 1897/1898 6 47 1.567 60
39 Div 1 1931/1932 5 65 1.548 59
40 Div 1 1911/1912 6 58 1.526 58
41 EPL 1999/2000 6 58 1.526 58
42 Div 1 1922/1923 6 64 1.524 58
43 Div 1 1977/1978 8 64 1.524 58
44 Div 1 1905/1906 8 57 1.500 57
45 Div 1 1946/1947 8 63 1.500 57
46 EPL 1997/1998 7 57 1.500 57
47 Div 1 1961/1962 7 62 1.476 56
48 Div 1 1979/1980 7 62 1.476 56
49 EPL 2003/2004 6 56 1.474 56
50 Div 1 1920/1921 10 61 1.452 55
51 Div 1 1926/1927 10 61 1.452 55
52 Div 1 1978/1979 8 61 1.452 55
53 EPL 1998/1999 6 55 1.447 55
54 Div 1 1919/1920 9 60 1.429 54
55 Div 1 1925/1926 6 60 1.429 54
56 Div 1 1927/1928 8 60 1.429 54
57 Div 1 1960/1961 9 60 1.429 54
58 Div 1 1983/1984 10 60 1.429 54
59 Div 1 1991/1992 7 60 1.429 54
60 EPL 2000/2001 8 54 1.421 54
61 Div 1 1901/1902 8 47 1.382 53
62 Div 1 1948/1949 10 58 1.381 52
63 Div 1 1908/1909 7 52 1.368 52
64 Div 1 1938/1939 12 57 1.357 52
65 Div 1 1949/1950 12 57 1.357 52
66 Div 1 1953/1954 13 57 1.357 52
67 Div 1 1956/1957 10 57 1.357 52
68 Div 1 1981/1982 11 57 1.357 52
69 EPL 1993/1994 10 57 1.357 52
70 Div 1 1984/1985 10 56 1.333 51
71 Div 1 1914/1915 14 50 1.316 50
72 EPL 2001/2002 8 50 1.316 50
73 EPL 2006/2007 11 50 1.316 50
74 Div 1 1934/1935 13 55 1.310 50
75 Div 1 1952/1953 11 55 1.310 50
76 Div 1 1957/1958 14 55 1.310 50
77 Div 1 1933/1934 13 54 1.286 49
78 EPL 2010/2011 9 48 1.263 48
79 Div 1 1962/1963 15 53 1.262 48
80 Div 1 1964/1965 16 53 1.262 48
81 Div 1 1924/1925 15 52 1.238 47
82 EPL 2004/2005 10 47 1.237 47
83 Div 1 1965/1966 16 51 1.214 46
84 Div 1 1975/1976 16 50 1.190 45
85 EPL 2002/2003 16 45 1.184 45
86 Div 1 1889/1890 8 26 1.182 45
87 Div 1 1900/1901 15 40 1.176 45
88 Div 1 1950/1951 15 49 1.167 44
89 Div 1 1935/1936 21 48 1.143 43
90 EPL 1994/1995 18 48 1.143 43
91 Div 1 1890/1891 9 25 1.136 43
92 EPL 2005/2006 16 42 1.105 42
93 Div 1 1955/1956 20 46 1.095 42
94 Div 1 1990/1991 17 41 1.079 41
95 Div 1 1963/1964 19 45 1.071 41
96 Div 1 1988/1989 17 40 1.053 40
97 Div 1 1985/1986 16 44 1.048 40
98 Div 1 1958/1959 21 41 0.976 37
99 Div 1 1966/1967 21 40 0.952 36
100 Div 1 1986/1987 22 36 0.857 33