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England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 2.25 | 61 | L1-3 | L0-4 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.56 | 55 | L0-2 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.29 | 50 | L1-2 | W2-1 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 1.20 | 50 | W2-1 | W3-1 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.29 | 49 | L1-4 | D1-1 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.21 | 48 | L1-2 | L2-7 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 1.16 | 48 | D0-0 | L1-3 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.35 | 47 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.24 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 1.09 | 44 | W1-0 | W3-2 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 1.00 | 41 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 0.91 | 41 | W2-0 | L2-4 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 0.96 | 40 | L2-3 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 42 | 0.77 | 39 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 0.82 | 38 | L2-4 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 42 | 0.96 | 37 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 0.90 | 36 | D1-1 | L2-3 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 0.68 | 32 | L1-2 | L3-6 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 0.67 | 31 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 0.67 | 30 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.57 | 21 | W3-2 | L2-5 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 21st | 20th | 19th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Drawn | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Lost | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 20th | 17th | 19th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-3-3 | 3-2-1 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 4-9 | 8-5 | 6-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 21st | 21st | 15th |
| Goals scored | 58 | 31 | 27 |
| Failed to score | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 16th | 14th | 18th |
| Goals conceded | 87 | 33 | 54 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 19th | 20th | 17th |
| Goal difference | -29 | -2 | -27 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 17th | 20th | 9th |
| Goal total | 145 | 64 | 81 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, w/o win in last 9 |
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| Home | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Away | drew last 2, w/o win in last 6 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-6 | 4-1-2 | 1-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 3-9 | 5-3 | 2-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L1-2 |
D1-1 |
L1-2 |
| Occurence | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 21st | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 87 | -29 | .364 |
| English FA Cup | Semi-Final | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | .688 |
| TOTAL | 48 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 91 | -23 | .410 | |
