Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 127 | 2015-16
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | 20th | 4th Round | 4th Round | 5-3 vs. Notts County (h), League Cup |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | Most Starts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Jordan Ayew | 38 | Idrissa Gueye | 37 | Idrissa Gueye |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Black (Caretaker) | Saturday, 2 April 2016 | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0% | 87% | 13% | 14% | 0.14 | |
Tim Sherwood | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | Saturday, 24 October 2015 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25% | 67% | 33% | 17% | 0.83 | |
Rémi Garde | Sunday, 8 November 2015 | Saturday, 19 March 2016 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13% | 57% | 43% | 22% | 0.70 | |
Kevin MacDonald (Caretaker) | Wednesday, 28 October 2015 | Monday, 2 November 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
Manager | Chairman | Chief Executive | Sporting Director | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Black (Caretaker) | Steve Hollis (Chairman), Randolph Lerner (Owner) | |||||
Tim Sherwood | Randolph Lerner (Chairman & Owner) | Tom Fox | Hendrik Almstadt | |||
Rémi Garde | Randolph Lerner (Chairman & Owner) | Tom Fox | Hendrik Almstadt | |||
Kevin MacDonald (Caretaker) | Randolph Lerner (Chairman & Owner) | Tom Fox | Hendrik Almstadt |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 86 | -49 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.84 | 1.95 | 8 | 18% | 14% | 66% | 15 | 34% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | 20th | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 17 | -49 | 0.71 | 2 | 0.36 | 6 | 16% | 8% | 71% | 29% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 81 |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 29 | 71 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 70 |
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 66 |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 66 |
6 | Southampton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 63 |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 62 |
8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 60 |
9 | Stoke City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 51 |
10 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 50 |
11 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 47 |
12 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 47 |
13 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 45 |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 43 |
15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 42 |
16 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 42 |
17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 62 | -14 | 39 |
18 | Newcastle United | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 37 |
19 | Norwich City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 34 |
20 | Aston Villa | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 76 | -49 | 17 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easah Suliman | Centre Back | Wednesday, 1 July 2015 | Youth Team | Free | |
Micah Richards | Centre Back | Wednesday, 1 July 2015 | Manchester City | Free | |
Idrissa Gueye | Midfielder | Friday, 10 July 2015 | LOSC Lille | £8,100,000 | |
Jordan Amavi | Left Back | Saturday, 18 July 2015 | OGC Nice | £9,900,000 | |
Jordan Ayew | Forward | Monday, 27 July 2015 | FC Lorient | £10,800,000 | |
José Ángel Crespo | Full Back | Tuesday, 28 July 2015 | Córdoba CF | £630,000 | |
Jordan Veretout | Midfielder | Friday, 31 July 2015 | FC Nantes | £9,000,000 | |
Rudy Gestede | Centre Forward | Friday, 31 July 2015 | Blackburn Rovers | £7,650,000 | |
Matija Šarkić | Goalkeeper | Tuesday, 1 September 2015 | RSC Anderlecht | Free | |
Tiago Ilori | Centre Back | Tuesday, 1 September 2015 | Liverpool | Loan | |
Joleon Lescott | Centre Back | Tuesday, 1 September 2015 | West Bromwich Albion | £1,260,000 | |
Mark Bunn | Goalkeeper | Thursday, 9 July 2015 | Norwich City | Free | |
Keinan Davis | Centre Forward | Thursday, 3 December 2015 | Biggleswade Town | Free | |
Carney Chukwuemeka | Midfielder | Wednesday, 23 March 2016 | Northampton Town | Free | |
Oscar Borg | Left Back | Thursday, 24 March 2016 | West Ham United | Free | |
Adama Traoré | Winger | Friday, 14 August 2015 | FC Barcelona | £9,000,000 |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicklas Helenius | Centre Forward | Friday, 3 July 2015 | Aalborg BK | Free | |
Graham Burke | Forward | Wednesday, 8 July 2015 | Notts County | Free | |
Antonio Luna | Left Back | Thursday, 9 July 2015 | SD Eibar | Free | |
Shay Given | Goalkeeper | Friday, 10 July 2015 | Stoke City | Free | |
Fabian Delph | Midfielder | Friday, 17 July 2015 | Manchester City | £10,350,000 | |
Christian Benteke | Centre Forward | Wednesday, 22 July 2015 | Liverpool | £41,850,000 | |
Aleksandar Tonev | Winger | Thursday, 27 August 2015 | Frosinone Calcio | Free | |
Tiago Ilori | Centre Back | Friday, 1 January 2016 | Liverpool | End of Loan | |
Joe Cole | Midfielder | Thursday, 7 January 2016 | Coventry City | Free | |
Philippe Senderos | Centre Back | Friday, 29 January 2016 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Free | |
José Ángel Crespo | Full Back | Thursday, 30 June 2016 | PAOK Thessaloniki | Free | |
Kieran Richardson | Left Back | Thursday, 30 June 2016 | Unattached | Released | |
Charles N'Zogbia | Winger | Thursday, 30 June 2016 | Retired | Released |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Micah Richards | Player #880 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Idrissa Gueye | Player #881 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Jordan Veretout | Player #882 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Jordan Ayew | Player #883 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Jordan Amavi | Player #884 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Rudy Gestede | Player #885 | AFC Bournemouth (a), Premier League | Saturday, 8 August 2015 | |
Adama Traoré | Player #886 | Crystal Palace (a), Premier League | Saturday, 22 August 2015 | |
Mark Bunn | Player #887 | Notts County (h), League Cup | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 | |
Joleon Lescott | Player #888 | Leicester City (a), Premier League | Sunday, 13 September 2015 | |
José Ángel Crespo | Player #889 | Stoke City (h), Premier League | Saturday, 3 October 2015 | |
Jordan Lyden | Player #890 | Wycombe Wanderers (a), FA Cup | Saturday, 9 January 2016 | |
André Green | Player #891 | Tottenham Hotspur (h), Premier League | Sunday, 13 March 2016 | |
Kevin Toner | Player #892 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Cole | Player #875 | Notts County (h), League Cup | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 | |
Joe Bennett | Player #855 | Notts County (h), League Cup | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 | |
José Ángel Crespo | Player #889 | Southampton (a), League Cup | Wednesday, 28 October 2015 | |
Charles N'Zogbia | Player #842 | Everton (a), Premier League | Saturday, 21 November 2015 | |
Jordan Veretout | Player #882 | Swansea City (a), Premier League | Saturday, 19 March 2016 | |
Carles Gil | Player #877 | Chelsea (h), Premier League | Saturday, 2 April 2016 | |
Graham Burke | Player #852 | Bradford City (a), League Cup | Saturday, 16 April 2016 | |
Kieran Richardson | Player #872 | Manchester United (a), Premier League | Saturday, 16 April 2016 | |
Ciaran Clark | Player #824 | Newcastle United (h), Premier League | Saturday, 7 May 2016 | |
Joleon Lescott | Player #888 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | |
Kevin Toner | Player #892 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | |
Idrissa Gueye | Player #881 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | |
Carlos Sánchez | Player #874 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | |
Kevin Toner | Player #892 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 | |
Brad Guzan | Player #817 | Arsenal (a), Premier League | Sunday, 15 May 2016 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
39 | 27.11 | 25.60 | Notts County (h), League Cup | 28.41 | Southampton (a), Premier League |
Youngest Starter | Youngest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Adama Traoré | 19.59 | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 17.64 | Saturday, 7 May 2016 |
Oldest Starter | Oldest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Joleon Lescott | 34.14 | Monday, 26 September 2016 | Joe Cole | 33.82 | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gabby Agbonlahor | Player #794 | 2006-18 Aston Villa, Free, 343 (51) | 89 | | |
Brad Guzan | Player #817 | 2008-16 Aston Villa, £900k, 170 (1) | 0 | | |
Ciaran Clark | Player #824 | 2008-16 Aston Villa, Free, 145 (18) | 10 | | |
Nathan Baker | Player #838 | 2008-17 Aston Villa, Free, 114 (8) | 1 | | |
Gary Gardner | Player #841 | 2009-18 Aston Villa, Free, 25 (22) | 1 | | |
Charles N'Zogbia | Player #842 | 2011-15 Aston Villa, £9.72m, 63 (30) | 5 | | |
Alan Hutton | Player #843 | 2011-19 Aston Villa, £4.05m, 177 (25) | 3 | | |
Ashley Westwood | Player #853 | 2012-17 Aston Villa, £2.25m, 151 (9) | 5 | | |
Joe Bennett | Player #855 | 2012-16 Aston Villa, £2.84m, 31 (7) | 1 | | |
Leandro Bacuna | Player #860 | 2013-17 Aston Villa, £1.26m, 101 (30) | 8 | | |
Jores Okore | Player #862 | 2013-17 Aston Villa, £4.23m, 43 (4) | 0 | | |
Aleksandar Tonev | Player #863 | 2013-15 Aston Villa, £2,88m, 8 (12) | 0 | | |
Jed Steer | Player #865 | 2013- Aston Villa, £486k, 35 (1) | 0 | | |
Libor Kozák | Player #866 | 2013-17 Aston Villa, £5.85m, 12 (10) | 4 | | |
Callum Robinson | Player #867 | 2013-16 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (5) | 0 | | |
Jack Grealish | Player #870 | 2011-21 Aston Villa, Free, 164 (49) | 32 | | |
Philippe Senderos | Player #871 | 2014-16 Aston Villa, Free, 8 (1) | 0 | | |
Kieran Richardson | Player #872 | 2014-16 Aston Villa, £675k, 32 (9) | 0 | | |
Aly Cissokho | Player #873 | 2014-17 Aston Villa, £2.25m, 56 (2) | 0 | | |
Carlos Sánchez | Player #874 | 2014-16 Aston Villa, £5.4m, 42 (14) | 1 | | |
Joe Cole | Player #875 | 2014-16 Aston Villa, Free, 5 (11) | 1 | | |
Carles Gil | Player #877 | 2014-18 Aston Villa, £3.78m, 25 (9) | 3 | | |
Scott Sinclair | Player #878 | 2015-16 Aston Villa, (L), £3.15m, 30 (15) | 9 | | |
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Player #879 | 2014-20 Aston Villa, Free, 2 (15) | 0 | | |
Micah Richards | Player #880 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 29 (2) | 2 | | |
Idrissa Gueye | Player #881 | 2015-16 Aston Villa, £8.1m, 37 (1) | 1 | | |
Jordan Veretout | Player #882 | 2015-17 Aston Villa, £9m, 24 (5) | 0 | | |
Jordan Ayew | Player #883 | 2015-17 Aston Villa, £10.8m, 48 (10) | 10 | | |
Jordan Amavi | Player #884 | 2015-18 Aston Villa, £9.9m, 39 (9) | 0 | | |
Rudy Gestede | Player #885 | 2015-17 Aston Villa, £7.65m, 26 (29) | 10 | | |
Adama Traoré | Player #886 | 2015-17 Aston Villa, £9m, 1 (11) | 1 | | |
Mark Bunn | Player #887 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 20 (1) | 0 | | |
Joleon Lescott | Player #888 | 2015-16 Aston Villa, £1.26m, 31 (0) | 1 | | |
José Ángel Crespo | Player #889 | 2015-16 Aston Villa, £630k, 2 (0) | | |
Jordan Lyden | Player #890 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (5) | 0 | | |
André Green | Player #891 | 2014-20 Aston Villa, Free, 21 (27) | 1 | | |
Kevin Toner | Player #892 | 2015-18 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (1) | 0 | | |
Keinan Davis | Player #902 | 2016- Aston Villa, Free, 28 (57) | 6 | | |
Corey Blackett-Taylor | Player #910 | 2015-19 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (2) | 0 | | |
Easah Suliman | Player #917 | 2017-20 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (1) | 0 | | |
Jerell Sellars | Unused Substitute | 2015-17 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Niall Mason | Unused Substitute | 2015-17 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Tiago Ilori | Unused Substitute | 2015-16 Aston Villa, (L) 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Riccardo Calder | Unused Substitute | 2014-17 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Lewis Kinsella | Unused Substitute | 2014-16 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Brad Watkins | Unused Substitute | 2015-18 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Janoi Donacien | Unused Substitute | 2013-16 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League Starts | League Subs | FA Cup Starts | FA Cup Subs | EFL Cup Starts | EFL Cup Subs | Unused Sub | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Idrissa Gueye | 38 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Ashley Westwood | 37 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
F Jordan Ayew | 36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
CF Rudy Gestede | 36 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
M Leandro Bacuna | 35 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
W Scott Sinclair | 33 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
GK Brad Guzan | 32 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
CB Joleon Lescott | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
RB Alan Hutton | 30 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
M Jordan Veretout | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
CB Micah Richards | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
W Carles Gil | 27 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
M Carlos Sánchez | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
CB Ciaran Clark | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
M Jack Grealish | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
RB Aly Cissokho | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
F Gabby Agbonlahor | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
LB Kieran Richardson | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
CB Jores Okore | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |