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Total
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
5792
2471
1345
1976
236%
91%
9488
8139
League
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
4963
2033
1190
1740
41%
24%
7908
7126
Europe
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
115
57
24
34
50%
21%
177
115
FA Cup
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
433
223
82
128
52%
19%
859
563
League Cup
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
259
150
47
62
58%
18%
516
305
Other
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
22
8
2
12
36%
9%
28
30
Home
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
2865
1603
635
627
56%
22%
5715
3224
Away
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
2857
837
700
1320
29%
25%
3683
4819
Neutral
๐
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐ฅ
โฝ
๐ฅ
70
31
10
29
44%
14%
90
96
๐ Most Appearances: Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1961-76, ๐ 658 Appearances
๐ Most League Appearances: Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1961-76, ๐ 559 Appearances
๐ Most Premier League Appearances: Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-09, ๐ 364 Appearances
๐ Most European Appearances: Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1976-93, ๐ 28 Appearances
๐ Most European Cup Appearances: Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1980-85, ๐ 15 Appearances
๐ Most FA Cup Appearances: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, ๐ 53 Appearances
๐ Most League Cup Appearances: Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1961-76, ๐ 61 Appearances
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Most Starts: Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1961-76, ๐ โ
656 Starts
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Most Starts in a Season: Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1976-93, Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1977-82, โ
61 Starts in 1981-82
๐ Most Substitute Appearances: Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-05, ๐ 77 Substitute Appearances
โฝ Most Goals: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, โฝ 245 Goals
โฝ Most League Goals: Harry Hampton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1904-20, โฝ 215 Goals
โฝ Most Premier League Goals: Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2020-, โฝ 75 Goals โญ
โฝ Most European Goals: Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1980-85, โฝ 10 Goals
โฝ Most European Cup Goals: Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1978-88, โฝ 8 Goals
โฝ Most FA Cup Goals: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, โฝ 29 Goals
โฝ Most League Cup Goals: Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1959-65, โฝ 15 Goals
โฝ Most Goals in a Season: Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1928-35, โฝ 50 Goals in 1930-31
โฝ Most League Goals in a Season: Pongo Waring | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1928-35, โฝ 49 Goals in 1930-31
๐ฅ Most Assists: Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-30, ๐ฅ 130 Assists
๐ฅ Most League Assists: Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-30, ๐ฅ 114 Assists
๐ฅ Most Premier League Assists: Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-09, Ashley Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2007-23, ๐ฅ 46 Assists
๐ฅ Most European Assists: Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-83, ๐ฅ 12 Assists
๐ฅ Most European Cup Assists: Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-83, ๐ฅ 9 Assists
๐ฅ Most FA Cup Assists: Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-29, ๐ฅ 18 Assists
๐ฅ Most League Cup Assists: Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1959-65, ๐ฅ 13 Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most Goal Involvements: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, โฝ๐ฅ 322 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most League Goal Involvements: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, โฝ๐ฅ 291 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most Premier League Goal Involvements: Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2006-17, โฝ๐ฅ 114 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most European Goal Involvements: Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-83, โฝ๐ฅ 17 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most European Cup Goal Involvements: Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-83, โฝ๐ฅ 14 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most FA Cup Goal Involvements: Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1919-34, โฝ๐ฅ 31 Goals & Assists
โฝ๐ฅ Most League Cup Goal Involvements: Harry Burrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1959-65, โฝ๐ฅ 28 Goals & Assists
๐จ ๐ฅ Most Cards: Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998–09 ๐จ 66 ๐ฅ 3
๐จ Most Bookings: John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 2018- ๐จ 66; Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998–09 ๐จ 66
๐จ Most Bookings in a season: Douglas Luiz | ๐ง๐ท | 2019-24, ๐จ 16 in 2023-24
๐ฐ Record Signing: Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | Everton €59.35m, 22 July 2024 โญ
๐ฐ Record Sale: Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Manchester City €117.50m, 5 Aug 2021
๐ League Champions: 7
๐ฅ Runners Up: 10
๐ฅ 3rd Place: 2
4th Place: 7
5th Place: 5
6th Place: 16
๐ช๐บ European Seasons: 20
๐ช๐บ Total European Games: 115
๐ฉ Total European Wins: 57
๐ European Cup Wins: 1:
๐ฅ European Semi Finals: 1:
European Quarter Finals: 2:
๐ FA Cup Wins: 7
๐ฅ FA Cup Runners up: 4:
๐ฅ FA Cup Semi Finals: 22:
FA Cup Quarter Finals: 30:
๐ League Cup Wins: 5:
๐ฅ League Cup Runners up: 4:
๐ฅ League Cup Semi Finals: 6:
๐ข League Cup Quarter Finals: 5:
โฝ Most Goals Scored in a Season: 131: 1930-31, 2.97 Goals per Game (English Top Flight Record)
โฝ Most League Goals Scored in a Season: 128: 1930-31
โฝ 100+ Goals Scored in a Season: 11
๐ฅ Least Goals Conceded in a Season: 42: 1999-00, 0.81 Goals per Game
โฝ Least Goals Scored in Season: 37: 2015-16, 0.84 Goals per Game
โฝ Least League Goals Scored in a Season: 27: 2015-16, 0.71 Goals per Game
๐ฅ Most Goals Conceded in a Season: 111: 1935-36, 2.58 Goals per Game
๐ฉ Most Wins in a 38 Game Premier League season: 20: 2023-24
๐ฉ Most League Wins in a Top Flight season: 26: 1980-81 Division One
๐ฉ Most League Wins in a season: 32: 1971-72 Division Three
๐ฅ Fewest Defeats in a League Season: 4: 1896-97
๐ฉ Fewest Wins in a Season: 6: 2015-16
๐ฅ Most Defeats in a League Season: 27: 2015-16
๐ Most Games in a Tenure: 1,324: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
๐ Fewest Games in a Tenure: 12: Roberto Di Matteo | ๐ฎ๐น | 2016-17
Best Record after 25 games: John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2.40 Points per Game
Best Record after 50 games: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.98 Points per Game
Best Record after 75 games: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.89 Points per Game
Best Record after 100 games: Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1.78 Points per Game
Best Record after 125 games: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.76 Points per Game
Best Record after 150 games: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.79 Points per Game
Best Top Flight Record after 100 League games: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.83 Points per Game โญ
๐ฉ Quickest to 25 wins: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 42 Games
๐ฉ Quickest to 50 wins: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 91 Games
๐ฉ Quickest to 75 wins: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 138 Games
๐ฉ Quickest to 50 League wins: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 95 Games
Most Points per Game: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 1.79
๐ฉ Highest Win Rate: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 53.33%
๐ฉ Highest Top Flight Win Rate: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 50.94%
๐ฉ Highest Home Win Rate: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 70.59%
๐ฉ Highest Away Win Rate: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 42.47%
๐ฅ Lowest Loss Rate: Martin O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | 26.32%
โฝ Highest Goals per Game rate (Post-War): Joe Mercer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1.73 Goals per Game
โฝ Highest Goals per Game rate (Pre-War): Billy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2.24 Goals per Game
๐ช๐บ Most European games led: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 28
๐ฉ Most European Wins: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 18
๐ฉ Most European Cup / Champions League Wins: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 8
Highest Season Average Attendance: 1948-49, 47,320
Last Season Average Attendance Over 40,000: 2024-25
Last Season Average Attendance Over 35,000: 2018-19, 36,027 in the Football League Championship
Last Season Average Attendance below 30,000: 1994-95, 29,756
Last Season Average Attendance below 20,000: 1987-88 18,342 in the Football League Second Division
Last Season Average Attendance below 10,000: 1894-95 8,680 Wellington Road, Perry Barr
All Time Season Average Attendance: 1888-24 : 28,973
Lowest Season Average Attendance in Premier League Era: 1992-93, 29,594
Lowest Season Average Attendance (Villa Park): 1914-15, 13,680
Lowest Season Average Attendance: 1888-89, 4,555 Wellington Road, Perry Barr