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Manager #23

Seasons:

2003-06

Games Managed:

131

Points per Game:

1.34

Win Rate:

35.88%

David O'Leary

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From:

Saturday, 16 August 2003

To:

Sunday, 7 May 2006

Seasons:

3

David O'Leary

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Seasons

2003-04
2004-05
2005-06

Age*

45
46
47

Division

PL
PL
PL

Position

6th
11th
16th

Games

131
45
41
45

Won

47
20
13
14

Drew

35
11
11
13

Lost

49
14
17
18

Win %

36%
44%
32%
31%

Lost %

37%
31%
41%
40%

Unbeaten %

63%
69%
59%
60%

Goals For

171
64
50
57

Goals Vs.

176
52
59
65

Goal diff

-5
12
-9
-8

Goals / game

1.31
1.42
1.22
1.27

Conc / game

1.34
1.16
1.44
1.44

Clean sheets

29.77%
35.56%
26.83%
26.67%

Points / game

1.34
1.58
1.22
1.22

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

David O'Leary

Full Name

David Anthony O'Leary

Birth Date

2 May 1958

Birth Place

Stoke Newington, London

Birth Country

England

Joined Club

May 2003

Appointed Manager

June 2003

Joined From

Unattached

Aged

45

In

May 2003

Succeeded

Graham Taylor

Left Position

July 2006

Aged

48

Due to

Change of ownership

Succeeded by

Martin O'Neill

Key Players

1995-07 Lee Hendrie |
1997-09 Gareth Barry |
1998-06 Mark Delaney |
2001-05 Thomas Hitzlsperger |
2001-07 Juan Pablo Ángel |
2001-08 Olof Mellberg |
2003-06 Nolberto Solano |
2004-09 Martin Laursen |
2005-10 James Milner |
2005-18 Gabby Agbonlahor |

Supported by

Served under

2003-06
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

Previous Clubs Managed

1998-02 Leeds United, Manager

Trophies Won

Villa Management Career

Games

131

Win Rate

35.88%

Loss Rate

37.40%

Unbeaten Rate

62.60%

Points per game

1.34

Honours

Managed the Villa

Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

16 August 2003, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park

Final Villa Managerial Game

7 May 2006, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

League finishes

2003-04 | 6th Premier League |
2004-05 | 10th Premier League |
2005-06 | 16th Premier League |

FA Cup finishes

2003-04 | 3rd Round |
2004-05 | 3rd Round |
2005-06 | 5th Round |

League Cup finishes

2003-04 | Semi Final |
2004-05 | 3rd Round |
2005-06 | 4th Round |

European finishes

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

2010-11 Shabab Al-Ahli Club, Dubai

Trophies Won

David O'Leary

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