143rd season in existence of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2017–18 football season
Second City Derby Football team season
The 2017–18 EFL Championship season was Aston Villa's 143rd season in English football . It was the club 's second consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season .[ 1] Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final ,[ 2] but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[ 3]
John Terry (32) joined Aston Villa and was appointed captain.[ 4] Other signings included Ahmed Elmohamady (113), Glenn Whelan (68), Robert Snodgrass (40), Josh Onomah (33), Axel Tuanzebe (39), Lewis Grabban (15) and Christopher Samba (12).
Competitions
Championship
League table
Source:
English Football League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
24
11
11
72
42
+30
83
14
7
2
42
19
+23
10
4
9
30
23
+7
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A H H H A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A Result D L L W D D D W W W W L W D W L W W W D D L D L W W W W W W W L D W L W W L D W L W W W D L Position 10 21 23 16 15 18 18 13 10 8 7 7 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[ 5] [ 6]
Play-offs
FA Cup
In the FA Cup , Aston Villa entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against either Woking or Peterborough United .[ 8] The latter won their replayed tie 5–2 to visit Villa Park in the third round.[ 9]
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place with a trip to Colchester United confirmed.[ 10] Villa were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round.[ 11] A third round home time against Middlesbrough was made on 24 August 2017.[ 12]
Pre-season friendlies
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Ref:[ 37]
Top scorers
As of 17 January 2018 Sources:[ 38] [ 39]
Disciplinary record
As of 30 September 2017
Suspensions served
As of 23 September 2017
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions