Emery breaks another record

Unai Emery becomes just the fourth Villa manager since the advent of League football in 1888 to win 70 games in the top-flight

Another game, another record broken by Unai Emery.

Only George Ramsay, Billy Smith, Ron Saunders, and now Unai Emery have won 70 top-flight games for Villa.

1886-26 George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Management Committee

George Ramsay's 70th top-flight win for Villa came on 16 December 1893 as Villa crushed Manchester United at Bank Street Clayton.

1926-34 Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Management Committee

Billy Smith's 70th top-flight win for Villa also came against a Manchester team as Villa triumphed over Manchester City at Maine Road on 26 December 1929.

1974-82 Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Ron Saunders' 70th top-flight win for Villa made it a hat-trick of north-west victims as Bolton were beaten at Villa Park on 3 November 1979.

2022- Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Unai Emery's 70th top-flight victory came courtesy of their win at home over West Ham United on 22 March 2026.

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Unai Emery is the first Villa manager to reach 70 top-flight wins in less than 140 games.

2022- Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |

Unai Emery's 70th Premier League win came in his 132nd top-flight game, averaging 1.80 points per League game and delivering a win rate of 53.03% and an unbeaten rate of 73.48%. 
Statistics that eclipse all of his predecessors:

1886-26 George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Management Committee

George Ramsay's 70th top-flight win came in his 142nd top-flight game at 1.63 points per game, winning 49.30% and remaining undefeated in 64.08%.

1926-34 Billy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Management Committee

Billy Smith's 70th top-flight win came in his 148th top-flight game at 1.57 points per game, winning 47.30% and remaining undefeated in 62.84%.

1974-82 Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Ron Saunders' 70th top-flight win came in his 181st top-flight game at 1.47 points per game, winning 38.67% and remaining undefeated in 69.41%