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Aston Villa Managerial Goal Record

1879 to Date

Average Goals per Game across all competitions and individual Aston Villa Managerial career

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1926-27
1926-34 Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Management Committee

2.24

Goals per Game

814

Goals in

364

Games
1886-87
1886-26 George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Management Committee

2.02

Goals per Game

2671

Goals in

1324

Games
1958-59
1958-64 Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.73

Goals per Game

482

Goals in

279

Games
2022-23
2022- Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |

1.71

Goals per Game

276

Goals in

161

Games
1934-35
1934-35 Jimmy McMullan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.71

Goals per Game

94

Goals in

55

Games
1950-51
1950-53 George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.67

Goals per Game

187

Goals in

112

Games
1936-37
1936-39 Jimmy Hogan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.64

Goals per Game

249

Goals in

137

Games
1953-54
1953-58 Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.58

Goals per Game

390

Goals in

247

Games
1945-46
1946-50 Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.55

Goals per Game

286

Goals in

185

Games
1974-75
1974-82 Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.54

Goals per Game

607

Goals in

395

Games
2018-19
2018-21 Dean Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.53

Goals per Game

212

Goals in

138

Games
1987-88
1987-90 Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.52

Goals per Game

228

Goals in

150

Games
2006-07
2006-10 Martin O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

1.5

Goals per Game

285

Goals in

190

Games
1964-65
1964-67 Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.48

Goals per Game

216

Goals in

146

Games
1981-82
1982-84 Tony Barton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.45

Goals per Game

198

Goals in

137

Games
1984-85
1984-86 Graham Turner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.43

Goals per Game

153

Goals in

107

Games
2010-11
2010-11 Gรฉrard Houllier | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |

1.41

Goals per Game

48

Goals in

35

Games
2014-15
2015 Tim Sherwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.36

Goals per Game

38

Goals in

28

Games
1997-98
1998-02 John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.35

Goals per Game

256

Goals in

189

Games
2016-17
2016-18 Steve Bruce | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.34

Goals per Game

137

Goals in

102

Games
1969-70
1970-74 Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

1.34

Goals per Game

298

Goals in

222

Games
2003-04
2003-06 David O'Leary | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

1.31

Goals per Game

171

Goals in

131

Games
2001-02
2002-03 Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.27

Goals per Game

76

Goals in

60

Games
1990-91
1990-91 Jozef Vengloลก | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ |

1.27

Goals per Game

62

Goals in

49

Games
1986-87
1986-87 Billy McNeill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.26

Goals per Game

54

Goals in

42

Games
1994-95
1994-98 Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.26

Goals per Game

206

Goals in

164

Games
1991-92
1991-94 Ron Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.23

Goals per Game

222

Goals in

180

Games
2021-22
2021-22 Steven Gerrard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.23

Goals per Game

49

Goals in

40

Games
1967-68
1967-68 Tommy Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1.13

Goals per Game

72

Goals in

64

Games
2012-13
2012-15 Paul Lambert | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.09

Goals per Game

125

Goals in

115

Games
2011-12
2011-12 Alex McLeish | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1.05

Goals per Game

44

Goals in

42

Games
1968-69
1968-70 Tommy Docherty | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

1

Goals per Game

53

Goals in

53

Games
2016-17
2016 Roberto Di Matteo | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |

0.92

Goals per Game

11

Goals in

12

Games
2015-16
2015-16 Rรฉmi Garde | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |

0.65

Goals per Game

15

Goals in

23

Games
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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