2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
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The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston Villa
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
boss Alex McLeish
this season, following Gérard Houllier
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
were relegated to the Football League Championship
at the end of the 2010–11 season
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
of the NextGen Series
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
for young European footballers to compete in.
Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
's departure to Liverpool
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
tie against Bolton Wanderers
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
.
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
.
Winter
Winter
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
boss Alex McLeish
this season, following Gérard Houllier
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
were relegated to the Football League Championship
at the end of the 2010–11 season
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
of the NextGen Series
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
for young European footballers to compete in.
Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
's departure to Liverpool
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
tie against Bolton Wanderers
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
.
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
.
Winter
Winter
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
boss Alex McLeish
this season, following Gérard Houllier
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
were relegated to the Football League Championship
at the end of the 2010–11 season
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
of the NextGen Series
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
for young European footballers to compete in.
Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
's departure to Liverpool
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
tie against Bolton Wanderers
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
.
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
.
Winter
Winter
Most Starts: (4-2-3-1)
Notes
Includes Cup competitions as well (Carling Cup
& FA Cup
)
Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
Players highlighted in light grey
denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season
Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
Players highlighted in light grey
denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season
Notes
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
boss Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
this season, following Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
were relegated to the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
2011–12 NextGen series
The 2011–12 NextGen series is the inaugural season of the NextGen series, an association football tournament which will involve the under-19 teams from 16 different clubs from across Europe.-Group stage:...
of the NextGen Series
NextGen series
The NextGen Series is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It is similar in form to the UEFA Champions League and will provide a competition for youth players an opportunity to play other young European footballers....
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for young European footballers to compete in.
Current squad
In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
Out on loan
Squad numbers
Following the exit of Ashley Young to Manchester United, Stephen IrelandStephen Ireland
Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining...
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
's departure to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002....
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010....
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
John Carew
John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:...
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
Robert Pirès
Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04...
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
tie against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
Sponsorship
Aston Villa will have a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxProFxPro
FxPro is the brand name of FxPro Financial Services Limited, an online retail trading broker in Contract for difference on foreign exchange , shares, futures and precious metals.-History:FxPro was established in 2006 in Cyprus...
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
Genting Group
Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...
.
Managerial changes
Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
.
| Date | Outgoing Manager | New Club | Incoming Manager | Previous Team | Notes |
| 17 June 2011 |  Gérard HoullierGérard Houllier Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
 UnattachedFree agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
 Scotland Alex McLeishAlex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa... |
 England Birmingham City |
Villa paid £2 million compensation for McLeish's services. |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 18 July 2011 | GK | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Premier League |
£3.5m | |
| 29 July 2011 | MF | Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010.... |
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Premier League |
£9.5m | |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Alan Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
£3m |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Enda Stevens Enda Stevens Enda Stevens is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers. However, he will join Premier League side Aston Villa on a three-year contract that begins in January 2012.-Early career:... |
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
League of Ireland Premier Division | £250,000 | Transfer was announced on 31 August, with player joining in January 2012 |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer of Sierra Leonean descent. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is known for being a robust midfielder with good overall tackling and passing qualities... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Premier League |
Released | Joined Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | FW |  Norway John CarewJohn Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Released | Joined West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Isaiah Osbourne |
Scotland Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
Scotland Scottish Premier League Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland... |
Released | Joined Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF |  Togo Moustapha SalifouMoustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa... |
 Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
Germany 3rd Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... |
Released | Joined Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... following release from villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | France Robert Pirès Robert Pirès Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04... |
Unattached | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Harry Forrester Harry Forrester (footballer) Harry Lee Forrester is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brentford. He has also been capped at youth level for England and was on trial at Ajax but rejected them to join Brentford on a free transfer.... |
England Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
England League 1 Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF/FW |  Netherlands Arsenio HalfhuidArsenio Halfhuid Arsenio Amerencio Halfhuid is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for HBS Craeyenhout. Somewhat unusually, Halfhuid can play either as a central defender or a striker after being used in the latter role by Aston Villa youth team coach Tony McAndrew... |
HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout (football club) HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch association football team based in The Hague, a part of the wider HBS Craeyenhout sports team.One of the original clubs of Dutch football, and three times champions , the club refused to enter into professionalism in the 1950s and has played at the amateur level since then... |
Topklasse Sunday Topklasse Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively... |
Released | Youth player; joined HBS HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch sports team based in The Hague that field teams in association football, cricket and hockey.-Association football:... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Durrell Berry Durrell Berry Durrell Joel Berry is an English footballer playing as a right back for Plymouth Argyle in Football League Two.-Career:... |
England Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
England League 2 Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Ellis Deeney |
England Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
England Conference National Conference National Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
Released | Youth player; joined Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Calum Flanagan |
Unattached | N/A | Released | Youth player |
| 3 June 2011 | GK |  United States Brad FriedelBrad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.... |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
England Premier League |
Free Transfer | |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | England Ashley Young |
England Manchester United |
England Premier League |
£17m | |
| 15 July 2011 | MF | England Stewart Downing Stewart Downing Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:... |
England Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
England Premier League |
£20m | |
| 27 August 2011 | MF | Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Lee Hogg is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder. He previously played for Aston Villa, and spent periods on loan at Darlington and Portsmouth.-Aston Villa:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Undisclosed | |
| 27 August 2011 | DF | England Luke Young |
England Queens Park Rangers |
England Premier League |
Undisclosed |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 26 August 2011 | FW |  Andreas WeimannAndreas Weimann Andreas "Andi" Weimann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.-Rapid Vienna:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 23 September 2011 | Initially a 5 month loan but Villa recalled player in late September. |
| 29 August 2011 | MF |  Jean MakounJean Makoun Jean II Makoun is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos on loan from Aston Villa. He also plays in the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:... |
 Olymipacos |
Greece Super League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 24 September 2011 | GK | Elliot Parish Elliot Parish Elliot Charles Parish is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a goalkeeper.-Aston Villa:Parish joined Aston Villa's Academy in the 2006-07 season. He became the regular goalkeeper for Villa's under-18 team that won the 2007–08 Premier Academy League and reached the semi-final of the... |
 CardiffCardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
2 month | 10 November 2011 | |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 21 November 2011 | DF |  Habib BeyeHabib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team... |
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 22 November 2011 | DF | Nathan Baker Nathan Baker (footballer) Nathan Luke Baker is an English professional footballer who is contracted to Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender or left back... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | December 2011 | |
| 23 November 2011 | DF |  Shane LowryShane Lowry (footballer) Shane Thomas Lowry is an Irish-Australian professional football player who currently plays as a centre defender or left fullback for the Australia national football team and Millwall, on loan from Aston Villa... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 2 January 2012 | |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Gary Gardner Gary Gardner Gary Gardner is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Coventry City on loan from Aston Villa. An attacking centre midfielder, he is yet to make a first team league appearance for Aston Villa but has made numerous international appearances at different international levels for... |
Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 3 January 2012 | |
Pre-season
Barclays Asia Trophy
Premier League
The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
boss Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
this season, following Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
were relegated to the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
2011–12 NextGen series
The 2011–12 NextGen series is the inaugural season of the NextGen series, an association football tournament which will involve the under-19 teams from 16 different clubs from across Europe.-Group stage:...
of the NextGen Series
NextGen series
The NextGen Series is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It is similar in form to the UEFA Champions League and will provide a competition for youth players an opportunity to play other young European footballers....
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for young European footballers to compete in.
Current squad
In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
Out on loan
Squad numbers
Following the exit of Ashley Young to Manchester United, Stephen IrelandStephen Ireland
Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining...
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
's departure to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002....
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010....
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
John Carew
John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:...
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
Robert Pirès
Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04...
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
tie against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
Sponsorship
Aston Villa will have a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxProFxPro
FxPro is the brand name of FxPro Financial Services Limited, an online retail trading broker in Contract for difference on foreign exchange , shares, futures and precious metals.-History:FxPro was established in 2006 in Cyprus...
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
Genting Group
Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...
.
Managerial changes
Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
.
| Date | Outgoing Manager | New Club | Incoming Manager | Previous Team | Notes |
| 17 June 2011 | Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
Unattached Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Scotland Alex McLeish Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa... |
England Birmingham City |
Villa paid £2 million compensation for McLeish's services. |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 18 July 2011 | GK | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Premier League |
£3.5m | |
| 29 July 2011 | MF | Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010.... |
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Premier League |
£9.5m | |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Alan Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
£3m |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Enda Stevens Enda Stevens Enda Stevens is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers. However, he will join Premier League side Aston Villa on a three-year contract that begins in January 2012.-Early career:... |
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
League of Ireland Premier Division | £250,000 | Transfer was announced on 31 August, with player joining in January 2012 |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer of Sierra Leonean descent. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is known for being a robust midfielder with good overall tackling and passing qualities... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Premier League |
Released | Joined Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | FW | Norway John Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Released | Joined West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Isaiah Osbourne |
Scotland Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
Scotland Scottish Premier League Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland... |
Released | Joined Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Togo Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa... |
Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
Germany 3rd Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... |
Released | Joined Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... following release from villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | France Robert Pirès Robert Pirès Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04... |
Unattached | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Harry Forrester Harry Forrester (footballer) Harry Lee Forrester is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brentford. He has also been capped at youth level for England and was on trial at Ajax but rejected them to join Brentford on a free transfer.... |
England Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
England League 1 Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF/FW | Netherlands Arsenio Halfhuid Arsenio Halfhuid Arsenio Amerencio Halfhuid is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for HBS Craeyenhout. Somewhat unusually, Halfhuid can play either as a central defender or a striker after being used in the latter role by Aston Villa youth team coach Tony McAndrew... |
HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout (football club) HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch association football team based in The Hague, a part of the wider HBS Craeyenhout sports team.One of the original clubs of Dutch football, and three times champions , the club refused to enter into professionalism in the 1950s and has played at the amateur level since then... |
Topklasse Sunday Topklasse Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively... |
Released | Youth player; joined HBS HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch sports team based in The Hague that field teams in association football, cricket and hockey.-Association football:... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Durrell Berry Durrell Berry Durrell Joel Berry is an English footballer playing as a right back for Plymouth Argyle in Football League Two.-Career:... |
England Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
England League 2 Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Ellis Deeney |
England Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
England Conference National Conference National Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
Released | Youth player; joined Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Calum Flanagan |
Unattached | N/A | Released | Youth player |
| 3 June 2011 | GK | United States Brad Friedel Brad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.... |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
England Premier League |
Free Transfer | |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | England Ashley Young |
England Manchester United |
England Premier League |
£17m | |
| 15 July 2011 | MF | England Stewart Downing Stewart Downing Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:... |
England Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
England Premier League |
£20m | |
| 27 August 2011 | MF | Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Lee Hogg is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder. He previously played for Aston Villa, and spent periods on loan at Darlington and Portsmouth.-Aston Villa:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Undisclosed | |
| 27 August 2011 | DF | England Luke Young |
England Queens Park Rangers |
England Premier League |
Undisclosed |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Andreas Weimann Andreas Weimann Andreas "Andi" Weimann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.-Rapid Vienna:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 23 September 2011 | Initially a 5 month loan but Villa recalled player in late September. |
| 29 August 2011 | MF | Jean Makoun Jean Makoun Jean II Makoun is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos on loan from Aston Villa. He also plays in the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:... |
Olymipacos |
Greece Super League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 24 September 2011 | GK | Elliot Parish Elliot Parish Elliot Charles Parish is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a goalkeeper.-Aston Villa:Parish joined Aston Villa's Academy in the 2006-07 season. He became the regular goalkeeper for Villa's under-18 team that won the 2007–08 Premier Academy League and reached the semi-final of the... |
Cardiff Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
2 month | 10 November 2011 | |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 21 November 2011 | DF | Habib Beye Habib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team... |
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 22 November 2011 | DF | Nathan Baker Nathan Baker (footballer) Nathan Luke Baker is an English professional footballer who is contracted to Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender or left back... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | December 2011 | |
| 23 November 2011 | DF | Shane Lowry Shane Lowry (footballer) Shane Thomas Lowry is an Irish-Australian professional football player who currently plays as a centre defender or left fullback for the Australia national football team and Millwall, on loan from Aston Villa... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 2 January 2012 | |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Gary Gardner Gary Gardner Gary Gardner is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Coventry City on loan from Aston Villa. An attacking centre midfielder, he is yet to make a first team league appearance for Aston Villa but has made numerous international appearances at different international levels for... |
Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 3 January 2012 | |
Pre-season
Barclays Asia Trophy
Premier League
The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
boss Alex McLeish
Alex McLeish
Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
this season, following Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
were relegated to the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.
An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season
2011–12 NextGen series
The 2011–12 NextGen series is the inaugural season of the NextGen series, an association football tournament which will involve the under-19 teams from 16 different clubs from across Europe.-Group stage:...
of the NextGen Series
NextGen series
The NextGen Series is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It is similar in form to the UEFA Champions League and will provide a competition for youth players an opportunity to play other young European footballers....
, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for young European footballers to compete in.
Current squad
In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.
Out on loan
Squad numbers
Following the exit of Ashley Young to Manchester United, Stephen IrelandStephen Ireland
Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...
has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining...
to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
's departure to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given
Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002....
and winger Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010....
were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....
) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew
John Carew
John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...
) shirts respectively.
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton
Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...
, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:...
has been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires
Robert Pirès
Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04...
.
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
tie against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.
Sponsorship
Aston Villa will have a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxProFxPro
FxPro is the brand name of FxPro Financial Services Limited, an online retail trading broker in Contract for difference on foreign exchange , shares, futures and precious metals.-History:FxPro was established in 2006 in Cyprus...
was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos
Genting Group
Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...
.
Managerial changes
Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.
He was replaced by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
.
| Date | Outgoing Manager | New Club | Incoming Manager | Previous Team | Notes |
| 17 June 2011 | Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
Unattached Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Scotland Alex McLeish Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa... |
England Birmingham City |
Villa paid £2 million compensation for McLeish's services. |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 18 July 2011 | GK | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Premier League |
£3.5m | |
| 29 July 2011 | MF | Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010.... |
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
Premier League |
£9.5m | |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Alan Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
£3m |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | Previous club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Enda Stevens Enda Stevens Enda Stevens is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers. However, he will join Premier League side Aston Villa on a three-year contract that begins in January 2012.-Early career:... |
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
League of Ireland Premier Division | £250,000 | Transfer was announced on 31 August, with player joining in January 2012 |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer of Sierra Leonean descent. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is known for being a robust midfielder with good overall tackling and passing qualities... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Premier League |
Released | Joined Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | FW | Norway John Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Released | Joined West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Isaiah Osbourne |
Scotland Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
Scotland Scottish Premier League Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland... |
Released | Joined Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | Togo Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou is a Togolese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken in Germany's 3rd Liga. He is notable for spending time in England with Aston Villa... |
Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
Germany 3rd Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... |
Released | Joined Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... following release from villa |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | France Robert Pirès Robert Pirès Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a former French international footballer. He is perhaps best known for his time with Arsenal, with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club's famous unbeaten season of 2003–04... |
Unattached | N/A | Released | |
| 27 May 2011 | MF | England Harry Forrester Harry Forrester (footballer) Harry Lee Forrester is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brentford. He has also been capped at youth level for England and was on trial at Ajax but rejected them to join Brentford on a free transfer.... |
England Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
England League 1 Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF/FW | Netherlands Arsenio Halfhuid Arsenio Halfhuid Arsenio Amerencio Halfhuid is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for HBS Craeyenhout. Somewhat unusually, Halfhuid can play either as a central defender or a striker after being used in the latter role by Aston Villa youth team coach Tony McAndrew... |
HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout (football club) HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch association football team based in The Hague, a part of the wider HBS Craeyenhout sports team.One of the original clubs of Dutch football, and three times champions , the club refused to enter into professionalism in the 1950s and has played at the amateur level since then... |
Topklasse Sunday Topklasse Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively... |
Released | Youth player; joined HBS HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch sports team based in The Hague that field teams in association football, cricket and hockey.-Association football:... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Durrell Berry Durrell Berry Durrell Joel Berry is an English footballer playing as a right back for Plymouth Argyle in Football League Two.-Career:... |
England Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
England League 2 Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
Released | Youth player; joined Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Ellis Deeney |
England Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
England Conference National Conference National Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
Released | Youth player; joined Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... following release from Villa |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | England Calum Flanagan |
Unattached | N/A | Released | Youth player |
| 3 June 2011 | GK | United States Brad Friedel Brad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.... |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
England Premier League |
Free Transfer | |
| 23 June 2011 | MF | England Ashley Young |
England Manchester United |
England Premier League |
£17m | |
| 15 July 2011 | MF | England Stewart Downing Stewart Downing Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:... |
England Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
England Premier League |
£20m | |
| 27 August 2011 | MF | Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Hogg Jonathan Lee Hogg is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a central midfielder. He previously played for Aston Villa, and spent periods on loan at Darlington and Portsmouth.-Aston Villa:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Undisclosed | |
| 27 August 2011 | DF | England Luke Young |
England Queens Park Rangers |
England Premier League |
Undisclosed |
In
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Premier League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
Out
Summer| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Andreas Weimann Andreas Weimann Andreas "Andi" Weimann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.-Rapid Vienna:... |
Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 23 September 2011 | Initially a 5 month loan but Villa recalled player in late September. |
| 29 August 2011 | MF | Jean Makoun Jean Makoun Jean II Makoun is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos on loan from Aston Villa. He also plays in the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:... |
Olymipacos |
Greece Super League |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 24 September 2011 | GK | Elliot Parish Elliot Parish Elliot Charles Parish is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a goalkeeper.-Aston Villa:Parish joined Aston Villa's Academy in the 2006-07 season. He became the regular goalkeeper for Villa's under-18 team that won the 2007–08 Premier Academy League and reached the semi-final of the... |
Cardiff Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
2 month | 10 November 2011 | |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 21 November 2011 | DF | Habib Beye Habib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team... |
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
Season-long | June 2012 | |
| 22 November 2011 | DF | Nathan Baker Nathan Baker (footballer) Nathan Luke Baker is an English professional footballer who is contracted to Premier League side Aston Villa as a central defender or left back... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | December 2011 | |
| 23 November 2011 | DF | Shane Lowry Shane Lowry (footballer) Shane Thomas Lowry is an Irish-Australian professional football player who currently plays as a centre defender or left fullback for the Australia national football team and Millwall, on loan from Aston Villa... |
Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 2 January 2012 | |
| 24 November 2011 | MF | Gary Gardner Gary Gardner Gary Gardner is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Coventry City on loan from Aston Villa. An attacking centre midfielder, he is yet to make a first team league appearance for Aston Villa but has made numerous international appearances at different international levels for... |
Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
England Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 month | 3 January 2012 | |
Pre-season
Barclays Asia Trophy
Premier League
League Cup
League table
League results summary
Appearances
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Notes | |||||
| Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
GK | Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| 22 | |
GK | Guzan Brad Guzan Bradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa of the Premier League.-Early Career:... |
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  |
DF | Young | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | Left for Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... on 27 August 2011 |
|
| 23 | |
DF | Beye Habib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team... |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | Loaned out until end of season to Doncaster Rovers on 21 November 2011 | |
| 2 |  |
DF | Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... |
10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 30 | |
DF | Lichaj Eric Lichaj Eric Joseph Lichaj is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa. Lichaj also plays for the United States men's national team. He started his youth career playing for Chicago Magic and participated in the youth residency program at IMG Soccer Academy. He later played college soccer for... |
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  |
DF | Cuellar Carlos Cuéllar Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:... |
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DF | Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
13 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 15 | 0 | ||
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DF | Collins | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
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DF | Clark Ciaran Clark Ciaran Clark is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team... |
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DF | Warnock Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a left-back.He has been capped by England twice and was part of the nation's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup... |
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MF | Herd Chris Herd Christopher "Chris" Herd is an Australian football player who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has also represented his country at under-20 level... |
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MF | Petrov | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
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MF | Delph Fabian Delph Fabian Delph is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa and has represented his country at under-21 level. He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster until he moved to Leeds United aged just 11... |
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MF | Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
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MF | Makoun | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | Loaned out until end of season to Olympiacos on 29 August 2011 | |
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MF | Bannan Barry Bannan Barry Bannan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder and is a Scotland full international, and also represented under-21 and B levels... |
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MF | Jenas Jermaine Jenas Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:... |
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MF | Albrighton Marc Albrighton Marc Kevin Albrighton is an English footballer who plays for Premier League side Aston Villa as a winger. He is most comfortable playing on the right side of midfield or as a right-winger, but is sufficiently effective on the left.... |
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MF | N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010.... |
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FW | Weimann Andreas Weimann Andreas "Andi" Weimann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.-Rapid Vienna:... |
- | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | Loaned out to Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... on 26 August 2011, before being recalled in late September (all appearences made after return from loan spell). |
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FW | Delfouneso Nathan Delfouneso Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. His natural playing position is as a striker, however he has been used as a winger throughout his career... |
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FW | Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | ||
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FW | Agbonlahor Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy and has earned three caps for the English national team. He is currently the longest-serving player at Villa Park, joining as a youth player in... |
13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 0 | ||
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FW | Bent Darren Bent Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining... |
12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
Most Starts: (4-2-3-1)
Notes
Includes Cup competitions as well (Carling Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
& FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
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Goalscorers
Correct as of 27 November 2011Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
Players highlighted in light grey
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season
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Kingdom of England Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy and has earned three caps for the English national team. He is currently the longest-serving player at Villa Park, joining as a youth player in... |
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Kingdom of England Darren Bent Darren Bent Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining... |
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Kingdom of Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer who captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic... |
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Kingdom of England Emile Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
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Kingdom of Scotland Barry Bannan Barry Bannan Barry Bannan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder and is a Scotland full international, and also represented under-21 and B levels... |
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Kingdom of England Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a left-back.He has been capped by England twice and was part of the nation's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup... |
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Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
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Kingdom of England Nathan Delfouneso Nathan Delfouneso Nathan Abayomi Delfouneso is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. His natural playing position is as a striker, however he has been used as a winger throughout his career... |
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United States Eric Lichaj Eric Lichaj Eric Joseph Lichaj is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa. Lichaj also plays for the United States men's national team. He started his youth career playing for Chicago Magic and participated in the youth residency program at IMG Soccer Academy. He later played college soccer for... |
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Correct as of 27 November 2011Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
Players highlighted in light grey
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy and has earned three caps for the English national team. He is currently the longest-serving player at Villa Park, joining as a youth player in... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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DF | James Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Richard Dunne Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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MF | Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer who captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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MF | Fabian Delph Fabian Delph Fabian Delph is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aston Villa and has represented his country at under-21 level. He was on the books of Bradford City as a youngster until he moved to Leeds United aged just 11... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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DF | Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a left-back.He has been capped by England twice and was part of the nation's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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DF | Alan Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Barry Bannan Barry Bannan Barry Bannan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder and is a Scotland full international, and also represented under-21 and B levels... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Emile Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Chris Herd Chris Herd Christopher "Chris" Herd is an Australian football player who plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has also represented his country at under-20 level... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 Red card against West Bromwich Albion on 22 October 2011 was rescinded on appeal. |
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DF | Eric Lichaj Eric Lichaj Eric Joseph Lichaj is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa. Lichaj also plays for the United States men's national team. He started his youth career playing for Chicago Magic and participated in the youth residency program at IMG Soccer Academy. He later played college soccer for... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Andreas Weimann Andreas Weimann Andreas "Andi" Weimann is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.-Rapid Vienna:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Notes
Home Attendances
Correct as of 5 November 2011| Comp | Week/Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
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| Premier League | Wk 2 | 20 August 2011 | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
32,319 |
| League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Rd 2 | 23 August 2011 | 2-0 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
21,058 |
| Premier League | Wk 3 | 27 August 2011 | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
30,776 |
| Premier League | Wk 5 | 17 September 2011 | 1-1 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
34,248 |
| League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Rd 3 | 20 September 2011 | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
22,261 |
| Premier League | Wk 7 | 1 October 2011 | 2-0 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
30,744 |
| Premier League | Wk 9 | 22 October 2011 | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion | 34,152 |
| Premier League | Wk 11 | 5 November 2011 | 3-2 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
35,290 |
| Total Attendance | 240,848 | ||||
| Average League Attendance | 32,922 | ||||
| Average Attendance | 30,106 |
Players of the Month
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| August | |
Kingdom of England Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Agbonlahor Gabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa's Academy and has earned three caps for the English national team. He is currently the longest-serving player at Villa Park, joining as a youth player in... |
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Kingdom of Scotland Barry Bannan Barry Bannan Barry Bannan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for English Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder and is a Scotland full international, and also represented under-21 and B levels... |