The following is a round-up of Villa’s best players, or worst in some cases, in terms of key statistics from the season regarding shooting, passing, tackling etc. A number of the figures have been published before but now that the season is officially over, I thought it was best to repost now.
Most League Games Played |
Total Apperances (Mins) |
Brad Friedel |
38 (3420) |
Stewart Downing |
38 (3387) |
Ashley Young |
34 (3053) |
Most League Goals Scored |
Total (Mins Per Goal) |
Darren Bent |
9 (154) |
Ashley Young |
7 (436) |
Stewart Downing |
7 (484) |
Most League Assists |
Total (Open Play) |
Ashley Young |
15 (10) |
Marc Albrighton |
10 (8) |
Stewart Downing |
7 (6) |
Worst League Disciplinary Record |
Yellows |
Reds |
Ciaran Clark |
9 |
0 |
Stephen Warnock |
8 |
0 |
Ashley Young |
8 |
0 |
Most Shots Per Game |
Average |
Ashley Young |
2.1 |
Darren Bent |
1.7 |
Stewart Downing |
1.6 |
Highest League Pass Success Rate |
Percentage of Passes Completed |
Stiliyan Petrov |
86% |
Nigel Reo-Coker |
85% |
Stephen Warnock |
79% |
Best Aerial Duel Success |
Percentage of Aerial Duels Won |
Carlos Cuellar |
69% |
Richard Dunne |
65% |
James Collins |
62% |
Most Tackles Made Per Game |
Average |
Nigel Reo-Coker |
3.3 |
Luke Young |
2.9 |
Stephen Warnock |
2.9 |
Most Dispossessed Player Per Game |
Average |
Ashley Young |
1.6 |
Darren Bent |
1.2 |
Nigel Reo-Coker |
1.2 |
Most Key Passes Per Game |
Average |
Ashley Young |
2.29 |
Stewart Downing |
2.24 |
Marc Albrighton |
1.24 |
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