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Aston Villa Managerial League Win Record

1888 to Date

League Win percentage achieved across individual Manager careers

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2022-23
2022- Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |

54.92%

Win Rate

67

Wins in

122

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

48.14%

Win Rate

570

Wins in

1184

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

47.62%

Win Rate

160

Wins in

336

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

45.63%

Win Rate

47

Wins in

103

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

45.26%

Win Rate

43

Wins in

95

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

45.24%

Win Rate

57

Wins in

126

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

44.79%

Win Rate

86

Wins in

192

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

43.85%

Win Rate

139

Wins in

317

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

43.33%

Win Rate

52

Wins in

120

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

41.22%

Win Rate

61

Wins in

148

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

40.48%

Win Rate

68

Wins in

168

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

40.13%

Win Rate

61

Wins in

152

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

39.74%

Win Rate

91

Wins in

229

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

39.42%

Win Rate

41

Wins in

104

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

39.29%

Win Rate

55

Wins in

140

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

39.23%

Win Rate

51

Wins in

130

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

37.90%

Win Rate

47

Wins in

124

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

34.98%

Win Rate

78

Wins in

223

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

33.33%

Win Rate

42

Wins in

126

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

32.46%

Win Rate

37

Wins in

114

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

31.58%

Win Rate

12

Wins in

38

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

31.48%

Win Rate

17

Wins in

54

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

29.41%

Win Rate

15

Wins in

51

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

28.89%

Win Rate

26

Wins in

90

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

28.89%

Win Rate

13

Wins in

45

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

28.57%

Win Rate

8

Wins in

28

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

28.33%

Win Rate

17

Wins in

60

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

26.09%

Win Rate

6

Wins in

23

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

24.75%

Win Rate

25

Wins in

101

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

23.68%

Win Rate

9

Wins in

38

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

20.59%

Win Rate

7

Wins in

34

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

18.42%

Win Rate

7

Wins in

38

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

10.00%

Win Rate

2

Wins in

20

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

9.09%

Win Rate

1

Wins in

11

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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