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Aston Villa Managerial Top Flight Record

1888 to Date

Top Flight League Win percentage achieved across individual Manager careers

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2022-23
53.47%
Unai Emery
2022- Unai Emery | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |
2022- ๐Ÿ•’ 140 | ๐ŸŸฉ 76 | ๐ŸŸจ 25 | ๐ŸŸฅ 39 | 1.81 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
101
54
53.47%
1926-27
47.62%
Billy Smith
1926-34 Billy Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Management Committee
1926-34 ๐Ÿ•’ 363 | ๐ŸŸฉ 176 | ๐ŸŸจ 67 | ๐ŸŸฅ 120 | 1.64 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
336
160
47.62%
1974-75
41.45%
Ron Saunders
1974-82 Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1974-82 ๐Ÿ•’ 395 | ๐ŸŸฉ 181 | ๐ŸŸจ 106 | ๐ŸŸฅ 109 | 1.64 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
275
114
41.45%
1945-46
40.48%
Alex Massie
1946-50 Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1945-50 ๐Ÿ•’ 185 | ๐ŸŸฉ 74 | ๐ŸŸจ 45 | ๐ŸŸฅ 66 | 1.44 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
168
68
40.48%
1987-88
39.47%
Graham Taylor
1987-90 Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1987-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 150 | ๐ŸŸฉ 69 | ๐ŸŸจ 34 | ๐ŸŸฅ 47 | 1.61 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
76
30
39.47%
1991-92
39.29%
Ron Atkinson
1991-94 Ron Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1991-94 ๐Ÿ•’ 180 | ๐ŸŸฉ 78 ๐ŸŸจ | 45 | ๐ŸŸฅ 57 | 1.55 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
140
55
39.29%
1936-37
38.10%
Jimmy Hogan
1936-39 Jimmy Hogan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1936-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 137 | ๐ŸŸฉ 62 | ๐ŸŸจ 31 | ๐ŸŸฅ 44 | 1.58 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
42
16
38.10%
1953-54
34.98%
Eric Houghton
1953-58 Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1953-58 ๐Ÿ•’ 247 | ๐ŸŸฉ 86 | ๐ŸŸจ 65 | ๐ŸŸฅ 96 | 1.31 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
223
78
34.98%
2003-04
32.46%
David O'Leary
2003-06 David O'Leary | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
2003-06 ๐Ÿ•’ 131 | ๐ŸŸฉ 47 | ๐ŸŸจ 35 | ๐ŸŸฅ 49 | 1.34 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
114
37
32.46%
2021-22
31.58%
Steven Gerrard
2021-22 Steven Gerrard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
2021-22 ๐Ÿ•’ 40 | ๐ŸŸฉ 13 | ๐ŸŸจ 8 | ๐ŸŸฅ 19 | 1.18 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
38
12
31.58%
2001-02
29.41%
Graham Taylor 2002-03
2002-03 Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
2002-03 ๐Ÿ•’ 60 | ๐ŸŸฉ 19 | ๐ŸŸจ 14 | ๐ŸŸฅ 27 | 1.18 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
51
15
29.41%
2010-11
28.57%
Gรฉrard Houllier
2010-11 Gรฉrard Houllier | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
2010-11 ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | ๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 13 | 1.32 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
28
8
28.57%
2012-13
24.75%
Paul Lambert
2012-15 Paul Lambert | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
2012-15 ๐Ÿ•’ 115 | ๐ŸŸฉ 34 | ๐ŸŸจ 26 | ๐ŸŸฅ 55 | 1.11 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
101
25
24.75%
1986-87
20.59%
Billy McNeill
1986-87 Billy McNeill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1986-87 ๐Ÿ•’ 43 | ๐ŸŸฉ 10 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 18 | 1.05 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
34
7
20.59%
2015-16
10.00%
Rรฉmi Garde
2015-16 Rรฉmi Garde | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
2015-16 ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | ๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 7 | ๐ŸŸฅ 13 | 0.70 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
20
2
10.00%
1886-87
48.14%
George Ramsay
1886-26 George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Management Committee
1886-26 ๐Ÿ•’ 1324 | ๐ŸŸฉ 656 | ๐ŸŸจ 254 | ๐ŸŸฅ 414 | 1.68 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
1184
570
48.14%
1981-82
45.63%
Tony Barton
1982-84 Tony Barton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1982-84 ๐Ÿ•’ 137 | ๐ŸŸฉ 63 | ๐ŸŸจ 25 | ๐ŸŸฅ 49 | 1.56 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
103
47
45.63%
1997-98
41.22%
John Gregory
1998-02 John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1998-02 ๐Ÿ•’ 189 | ๐ŸŸฉ 83 | ๐ŸŸจ 50 | ๐ŸŸฅ 56 | 1.58 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
148
61
41.22%
2006-07
40.13%
Martin O'Neill
2006-10 Martin O'Neill | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
2006-10 ๐Ÿ•’ 190 | ๐ŸŸฉ 80 | ๐ŸŸจ 60 | ๐ŸŸฅ 50 | 1.58 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
152
61
40.13%
1950-51
39.42%
George Martin
1950-53 George Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1950-53 ๐Ÿ•’ 112 | ๐ŸŸฉ 45 | ๐ŸŸจ 29 | ๐ŸŸฅ 38 | 1.46 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
104
41
39.42%
1994-95
39.23%
Brian Little
1994-98 Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1994-98 ๐Ÿ•’ 164 | ๐ŸŸฉ 69 | ๐ŸŸจ 45 | ๐ŸŸฅ 50 | 1.54 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
130
51
39.23%
1958-59
35.29%
Joe Mercer
1958-64 Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1958-64 ๐Ÿ•’ 279 | ๐ŸŸฉ 119 | ๐ŸŸจ 62 | ๐ŸŸฅ 98 | 1.50 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
187
66
35.29%
1964-65
33.33%
Dick Taylor
1964-67 Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1964-67 ๐Ÿ•’ 146 | ๐ŸŸฉ 52 | ๐ŸŸจ 22 | ๐ŸŸฅ 72 | 1.22 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
126
42
33.33%
2018-19
32.18%
Dean Smith
2018-21 Dean Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
2018-21 ๐Ÿ•’ 138 | ๐ŸŸฉ 56 | ๐ŸŸจ 28 | ๐ŸŸฅ 54 | 1.42 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
87
28
32.18%
1934-35
31.48%
Jimmy McMullan
1934-35 Jimmy McMullan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1934-35 ๐Ÿ•’ 55 | ๐ŸŸฉ 17 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 23 | 1.20 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
54
17
31.48%
1984-85
28.89%
Graham Turner
1984-86 Graham Turner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1984-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 107 | ๐ŸŸฉ 34 | ๐ŸŸจ 30 | ๐ŸŸฅ 43 | 1.23 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
90
26
28.89%
2014-15
26.09%
Tim Sherwood
2015 Tim Sherwood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
2015 ๐Ÿ•’ 28 | ๐ŸŸฉ 10 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 16 | 1.14 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
23
6
26.09%
1990-91
23.68%
Jozef Vengloลก
1990-91 Jozef Vengloลก | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ |
1990-91 ๐Ÿ•’ 49 | ๐ŸŸฉ 16 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 18 | 1.29 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
38
9
23.68%
2011-12
18.42%
Alex McLeish
2011-12 Alex McLeish | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
2011-12 ๐Ÿ•’ 42 | ๐ŸŸฉ 9 | ๐ŸŸจ 17 | ๐ŸŸฅ 16 | 1.05 |
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Top Flight Games:
Top Flight Wins:
Top Flight Win %:
38
7
18.42%
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