Every Aston Villa season on record, from 1879–80 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879–80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1880–81 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 1881–82 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 1882–83 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 1883–84 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 1884–85 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 1885–86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 1886–87 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 10 | |||
| 1887–88 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 1888–89 | Football League | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 56 | 2 | Albert Allen (19) |
| 1889–90 | Football League | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 57 | 8 | Dennis Hodgetts (11) |
| 1890–91 | Football League | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 62 | 9 | Albert Arthur Brown (13) |
| 1891–92 | Football League | 31 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 102 | 62 | 4 | John Devey (34) |
| 1892–93 | First Division | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 77 | 67 | 4 | John Devey (19) |
| 1893–94 | First Division | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 95 | 50 | 1 | John Devey (22) |
| 1894–95 | First Division | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 100 | 48 | 3 | John Devey (19) |
| 1895–96 | First Division | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 49 | 1 | John Campbell (26) |
| 1896–97 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 90 | 44 | |||
| 1897–98 | First Division | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 6 | Fred Wheldon (23) |
| 1898–99 | First Division | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 42 | 1 | John Devey (21) |
| 1899–00 | First Division | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 40 | 1 | Billy Garraty (30) |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 41 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 57 | 15 | John Devey (15) |
| 1901–02 | First Division | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 8 | Jasper McLuckie (16) |
| 1902–03 | First Division | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 47 | 2 | Jasper McLuckie (20) |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 51 | 5 | Joe Bache (16) |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 81 | 48 | 4 | Harry Hampton (22) |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 89 | 62 | 8 | Billy Garraty (22) |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 55 | 5 | Harry Hampton (21) |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 41 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 61 | 2 | Joe Bache (25) |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Joe Bache (11) |
| 1909–10 | First Division | 41 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 93 | 46 | 1 | Harry Hampton (29) |
| 1910–11 | First Division | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 44 | 2 | Harry Hampton (21) |
| 1911–12 | First Division | 41 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 83 | 65 | 6 | Harry Hampton (28) |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 106 | 53 | 2 | Harry Hampton (30) |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 43 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 54 | 2 | Harry Hampton (24) |
| 1914–15 | First Division | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 73 | 14 | Harry Hampton (20) |
| 1919–20 | First Division | 48 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 85 | 76 | 9 | Clem Stephenson (29) |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 47 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 71 | 10 | Billy Walker (31) |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 48 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 90 | 62 | 5 | Ian Dickson (28) |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 52 | 6 | Billy Walker (23) |
| 1923–24 | First Division | 48 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 6 | Len Capewell (26) |
| 1924–25 | First Division | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 15 | Billy Walker (25) |
| 1925–26 | First Division | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 92 | 80 | 6 | Len Capewell (34) |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 43 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 85 | 10 | Len Capewell (16) |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 77 | 8 | George Cook (27) |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 48 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 116 | 84 | 3 | Pongo Waring (32) |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 105 | 88 | 4 | George Brown (30) |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 131 | 83 | 2 | Pongo Waring |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 107 | 75 | 5 | Pongo Waring (30) |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 45 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 73 | 2 | George Brown (35) |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 48 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 93 | 86 | 13 | Dai Astley (33) |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 43 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 75 | 91 | 13 | Dai Astley (21) |
| 1935–36 | First Division | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 81 | 111 | 21 | Dai Astley (21) |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 73 | 9 | Frank Broome (29) |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 49 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 91 | 45 | 1 | Frank Broome (25) |
| 1938–39 | First Division | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 64 | 12 | Frank Broome (16) |
| 1945–46 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 1946–47 | First Division | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 8 | Dicky Dorsett (13) |
| 1947–48 | First Division | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 63 | 6 | Trevor Ford (18) |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 80 | 10 | Trevor Ford (14) |
| 1949–50 | First Division | 45 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 63 | 66 | 12 | Trevor Ford (18) |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 69 | 71 | 15 | Johnny Dixon (16) |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 74 | 6 | Johnny Dixon (28) |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 47 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 65 | 11 | Johnny Dixon (14) |
| 1953–54 | First Division | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 73 | 13 | Tommy Thompson (21) |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 49 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 82 | 83 | 6 | Tommy Thompson (20) |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 75 | 20 | Johnny Dixon (18) |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 51 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 83 | 63 | 10 | Peter McParland (19) |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 92 | 14 | Peter McParland (17) |
| 1958–59 | First Division | 48 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 91 | 21 | Gerry Hitchens (18) |
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 47 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 47 | 1 | Gerry Hitchens (25) |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 59 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 115 | 99 | 9 | Gerry Hitchens (42) |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 51 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 85 | 72 | 7 | Harry Burrows (20) |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 53 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 89 | 81 | 15 | Harry Burrows (22) |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 19 | Tony Hateley (19) |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 53 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 81 | 94 | 16 | Tony Hateley (34) |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 48 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 79 | 89 | 16 | Tony Hateley (28) |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 45 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 92 | 21 | Lew Chatterley (13) |
| 1967–68 | Second Division | 45 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 58 | 68 | 16 | Brian Godfrey (13) |
| 1968–69 | Second Division | 47 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 59 | 18 | Brian Godfrey (7) |
| 1969–70 | Second Division | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | 21 | Bruce Rioch (6) |
| 1970–71 | Third Division | 57 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 71 | 55 | 4 | Andy Lochhead (13) |
| 1971–72 | Third Division | 54 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 47 | 1 | Andy Lochhead (25) |
| 1972–73 | Second Division | 48 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 3 | Alun Evans (11) |
| 1973–74 | Second Division | 47 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 14 | Sammy Morgan (9) |
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 55 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 110 | 46 | 2 | Ray Graydon (27) |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 16 | Ray Graydon (14) |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 56 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 105 | 59 | 4 | Andy Gray (29) |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 8 | Andy Gray (20) |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 48 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 64 | 54 | 8 | John Deehan (10) |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 52 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 7 | Gary Shaw (13) |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 1 | Peter Withe (21) |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 51 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 71 | 59 | 11 | Peter Withe (17) |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 56 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 83 | 65 | 6 | Gary Shaw (24) |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 55 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 77 | 10 | Peter Withe (22) |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 67 | 10 | Paul Rideout (15) |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 55 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 16 | Simon Stainrod (21) |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 49 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 89 | 22 | Allan Evans (8) |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 50 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 47 | 2 | Warren Aspinall (13) |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 65 | 64 | 17 | Alan McInally (22) |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 47 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 47 | 2 | David Platt (24) |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 49 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 71 | 17 | David Platt (24) |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 51 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 52 | 7 | Dwight Yorke (17) |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 51 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 47 | 2 | Dean Saunders (16) |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 57 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 62 | 10 | Dean Saunders (16) |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 52 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 66 | 64 | 18 | Dean Saunders (17) |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 51 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 42 | 4 | Dwight Yorke (25) |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 40 | 5 | Dwight Yorke (20) |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 51 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 59 | 7 | Dwight Yorke (16) |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 6 | Julian Joachim (16) |
| 1999–00 | Premier League | 52 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 72 | 44 | 6 | Dion Dublin (16) |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 8 | Dion Dublin (9) |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 49 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 60 | 8 | Juan Pablo Ángel (16) |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 43 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 16 | Dion Dublin (14) |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 6 | Juan Pablo Ángel (23) |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 10 | Juan Pablo Ángel (9) |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 65 | 16 | Milan Baroš (12) |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 11 | Gabriel Agbonlahor (10) |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 41 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 54 | 6 | John Carew (13) |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 55 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 78 | 69 | 6 | John Carew (15) |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 52 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 82 | 60 | 6 | John Carew (17) |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 72 | 9 | Darren Bent Ashley Young (9) |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 59 | 16 | Darren Bent (10) |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 81 | 15 | Christian Benteke (23) |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 41 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 67 | 15 | Christian Benteke (11) |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 17 | Christian Benteke (15) |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 86 | 20 | Jordan Ayew (7) |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 48 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 53 | 13 | Jonathan Kodjia (19) |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 53 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 50 | 4 | Albert Adomah (15) |
| 2018–19 | First Division | 52 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 87 | 68 | 1 | Fred Wheldon (22) |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 76 | 17 | Jack Grealish (10) |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 52 | 11 | Ollie Watkins (16) |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 41 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 56 | 14 | Ollie Watkins (11) |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 41 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 7 | Ollie Watkins (16) |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 56 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 108 | 82 | 4 | Ollie Watkins (27) |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 57 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 93 | 71 | 6 | Ollie Watkins (17) |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 56 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 62 | 4 | Ollie Watkins (21) |
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |