The 2023–24 season was the 149th season in the history of

Aston Villa Football Club Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional Association football, football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English foot ...

, their fifth consecutive season in the

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, and their 110th overall season in the top flight of English football. In addition to playing in the domestic league, the club participated in the

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, the

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and the

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, the latter being their first European campaign since the 2010–11 season. On 14 May 2024, the club officially clinched fourth place in the league and qualification to the

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for the first time since the 1982–83 season, when it was still known as the European Cup. This league marked the highest Aston Villa Premier League finish since 1995–96.

Players

Transfers

Transferred in

Loaned in

Transferred out

Loaned out

Kits

Pre-season and friendlies

''Villa'' announced a tour of the

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to take part in the

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pre-season tournament with matches against

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

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and

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. On 2 June 2023, a friendly at the

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against

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and the traditional pre-season friendly against

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were announced. On 12 June 2023, a friendly was announced for an Aston Villa XI with local non-league club Rushall Olympic. On 19 June, an away match with

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for the

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was also added to the pre-season schedule.

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.

FA Cup

Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to

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club

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. They were then drawn away to fellow Premier League club Chelsea in the fourth round.

EFL Cup

Villa entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn at home to Everton.

UEFA Europa Conference League

Aston Villa entered the UEFA Europa Conference League in the play-off qualification round; the draw took place on 7 August 2023.

Play-off round

Group stage

On 1 September 2023, the draw took place for the UEFA Europa League group stage. Aston Villa were drawn in Group E, alongside

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and

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. The fixture list was confirmed the following morning.

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

= The draw for the round of 16 took place on 23 February 2024.

=Quarter-finals

= The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 15 March 2024.

=Semi-finals

= The draw for the semi-finals took place on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Goals

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Club awards

Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Goal of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's X account.

Total Monthly Awards

End of Season awards

References

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Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional Association football, football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English foot ...

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...