# 2014–15 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2014–15 Premier League season was Aston Villa's 140th season in English football. It was the club's 23rd season in the Premier League and 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Villa participated in the FA Cup (reaching the final) and League Cup. The club was managed by Paul Lambert, until his sacking on 11 February 2015. He was replaced by Tim Sherwood on 14 February.
Lambert's third season had seen a different approach in the transfer market, with him opting to buy players with experience as opposed to the previous seasons, where the club would sign young prospects. Villa started well, with a 1–0 victory over Stoke City. This was followed by a 0–0 draw against Newcastle United, a 2–1 win over Hull City and a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. During this time, the new back four of Alan Hutton, Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Aly Cissokho were praised by the manager having gainied three clean sheets out of a possible four, whilst gaining ten points out of an available 12. However, the team then went on to have a five-game long goal drought, losing to Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Everton and QPR before scoring in a 2–1 loss at Villa Park to Tottenham. Villa then went on to gain some valuable points, drawing 0–0 with West Ham and 1–1 against Southampton. They then won 1–0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, courtesy of a Christian Benteke goal, followed with a 2–1 victory over Leicester City at Villa Park. On 11 February, Villa announced they had parted company with Lambert after a 2–0 loss at Hull, leaving the club 18th in the Premier League table.
On 14 February 2015, the club's official Twitter page announced the appointment of Tim Sherwood as new manager. Sherwood attended the following day's 2–1 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup and gave a half-time team-talk, his first game in official control of the team was at home to Stoke City almost a week later. Villa lost the game 2–1 after a 93rd-minute penalty from Victor Moses. After also losing his second game in charge, this time going down 1–0 to Newcastle United, Sherwood's first win came on 3 March 2015 against West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion. The game finished 2–1, with Christian Benteke scoring a last-minute penalty, which shadowed the decision that went against Villa in the Stoke game. Sherwood led Villa to Wembley for the first time since 2010 just four days later, after winning 2–0 in the FA cup quarter-final again against West Bromwich Albion. Sherwood then led Villa to a third straight win, a 4–0 away win over relegation rivals Sunderland in which all goals were scored in the first half. On 19 April 2015, Aston Villa reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 2000, coming from behind to defeat Liverpool 2–1 in their semi-final at Wembley. However, they went on to lose the final 4–0 to Arsenal.

## Key events

* 12 May 2014: Randy Lerner announces that he has put the club up for sale after eight years of ownership.
* 20 May: Academy graduates Marc Albrighton and Nathan Delfouneso are both released from the club.
* 5 June: The club makes its first summer signing with former Arsenal and Fulham defender Philippe Senderos agreeing to join the club on a free transfer from Valencia.
* 10 June: Joe Cole joins the club on a free transfer.
* 1 July: Roy Keane is appointed as the new assistant manager to Paul Lambert, following the dismissal of Ian Culverhouse towards the end of the previous season.
* 8 July: Chief executive officer Paul Faulkner steps down from his role after failing to reach an agreement on a new non-operational role at the club.
* 11 July: Kieran Richardson signs for a fee believed to be £600,000 from relegated Fulham.
* 8 August: Aly Cissokho joins on a four-year deal from Valencia.
* 15 August: Colombian Carlos Sánchez arrives at the club for a fee believed to be £4.7 million.
* 16 August: Villa win 1–0 against Stoke City in the first match of the new season.
* 21 August: Tom Fox is appointed as the club's new CEO, after five years as Chief Commercial Officer at Arsenal.
* 27 August: Villa are knocked out of the League Cup after a 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient of League One.
* 2 September: Villa complete a season-long loan for Tom Cleverley from Manchester United, with a view to a permanent move.
* 17 September: Paul Lambert signs a new contract committing himself to the club until 2018.
* 4 October: Christian Benteke makes his return after six months out with a ruptured achilles tendon, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.
* 2 November: For the first time since 1967, the club suffers its sixth straight league defeat after losing 2–1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
* 28 November: Roy Keane leaves his role as assistant manager with immediate effect.
* 13 January 2015: Carles Gil becomes Villa's first January signing after joining the club on a four-and-half year deal.
* 30 January: Scott Sinclair joins on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move.
* 1 February: A 5–0 defeat at Arsenal sees Villa go six league matches (612 minutes) without scoring.
* 10 February: Villa fall into the drop-zone for the time in the season, after losing 2–0 away to relegation rivals Hull City. This prompts angry scenes from the travelling support towards the manager.
* 11 February: Paul Lambert is sacked as manager 24 hours after defeat to Hull.
* 14 February: Tim Sherwood is appointed as the new manager of the club. However, his first match in charge ends in defeat against Stoke City (21 February).
* 28 February: Villa lose 1–0 to Newcastle United condemning them to a seventh consecutive defeat, beating the six recorded earlier in the season.
* 3 March: The run of defeats is eventually ended courtesy of a 2–1 victory over local rivals West Bromwich Albion.
* 7 March: Villa reach Wembley for the first time since 2010 after beating their rivals for the second time in a week. West Bromwich Albion go down 2–0 at Villa Park in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
* 14 March: The club records its biggest victory of the season, 4–0 away against Sunderland. All four goals were scored before half-time.
* 7 April: Christian Benteke scores a hat-trick to salvage a 3–3 draw against fellow relegation candidates Queens Park Rangers.
* 11 April: Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at White Hart Lane in Tim Sherwood's first game against his former employers.
* 20 April: The club reaches the FA Cup Final after a 2–1 win against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph scored the goals to take Villa to the prestigious final for the first time since 2000.
* 16 May: Despite being thrashed 6–1 at Southampton, Villa's Premier League safety is confirmed after Hull City lose to Tottenham Hotspur.
* 24 May: Villa end the season in 17th place in the Premier League, their second lowest finish since its inception, after a final day defeat to already relegated Burnley.

## Players

| Squad No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Brad Guzan | GK | (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 29) | 140 | 0 | |
| 13 | Jed Steer | GK | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | |
| 31 | Shay Given | GK | (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 38) | 52 | 0 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Nathan Baker | CB / LB | (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 23) | 86 | 0 | |
| 3 | Joe Bennett | LB | (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 24) | 37 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ron Vlaar | CB | (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 29) | 87 | 2 | |
| 5 | Jores Okore | CB | (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 21) | 31 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ciaran Clark | CB / LB | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 24) | 136 | 8 | |
| 14 | Philippe Senderos | CB | (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 29) | 10 | 0 | |
| 21 | Alan Hutton | RB | (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 29) | 68 | 1 | |
| 23 | Aly Cissokho | LB | (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (aged 26) | 27 | 0 | |
| 32 | Janoi Donacien | CB / RB | (1993-11-03)3 November 1993 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Matthew Lowton | RB | (1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (aged 25) | 82 | 2 | |
| 35 | Enda Stevens | LB | (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 24) | 9 | 0 | |
| – | Antonio Luna | LB | (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 23) | 18 | 1 | On loan at Spezia Calcio. |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna | CM / RB / RWB | (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 22) | 63 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley | CM / AM | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 24) | 36 | 3 | On loan from Manchester United. |
| 9 | Scott Sinclair | LW / RW | (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 (aged 25) | 12 | 3 | |
| 12 | Joe Cole | AM | (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 32) | 15 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ashley Westwood | CM | (990-04-01)1 April 990 (aged 1024) | 101 | 3 | |
| 16 | Fabian Delph (captain) | CM | (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 24) | 133 | 8 | |
| 17 | Chris Herd | CM / CB / RB | (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 25) | 42 | 2 | |
| 18 | Kieran Richardson | LW / LB | (1984-10-21)21 October 1984 (aged 29) | 25 | 0 | |
| 22 | Gary Gardner | CM | (1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 22) | 18 | 0 | |
| 24 | Carlos Sánchez | DM | (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 28) | 32 | 1 | |
| 25 | Carles Gil | AM / RW | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 21) | 7 | 1 | |
| 28 | Charles N'Zogbia | LW / AM | (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 28) | 90 | 5 | |
| 39 | Riccardo Calder | LW | (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Jack Grealish | LW / AM | (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 18) | 24 | 0 | |
| – | Yacouba Sylla | DM | (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 23) | 24 | 0 | On loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor. |
| – | Aleksandar Tonev | LW / RW | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 24) | 20 | 0 | On loan at Celtic. |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 10 | Andreas Weimann | ST / LW / RW | (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 22) | 129 | 24 | |
| 11 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | ST / LW / RW | (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 27) | 352 | 83 | |
| 19 | Darren Bent | ST | (1984-02-06)6 February 1984 (aged 30) | 72 | 25 | |
| 20 | Christian Benteke | ST | (1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 23) | 100 | 49 | |
| 27 | Libor Kozák | ST | (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 25) | 15 | 4 | |
| 29 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | ST | (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 15) | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | Callum Robinson | ST | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | |
| 38 | Graham Burke | ST | (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | |
| – | Nicklas Helenius | ST / RW | (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 23) | 6 | 1 | On loan at Aalborg BK. |
Last updated: 25 May 2015. Source: Soccerbase

### Transfers
#### In

Summer
| Date | Position | Player name | Old club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 5 June 2014 | DF | Philippe Senderos | Valencia | La Liga | Free transfer | Officially joined on 1/7/14, after release from Valencia. |
| 10 June 2014 | MF | Joe Cole | West Ham United | Premier League | Free transfer | Officially joined on 1/7/14, after release from West Ham. |
| 11 July 2014 | MF | Kieran Richardson | Fulham | Championship | £600,000 | |
| 8 August 2014 | DF | Aly Cissokho | Valencia | La Liga | £2,000,000$^1$ | |
| 15 August 2014 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | Elche | La Liga | £4,700,000$^1$ | |
Winter/Spring
| Date | Position | Player name | Old club | League | Transfer fee | Notes | Source |
| 13 January 2015 | MF | Carles Gil | Valencia | La Liga | £3,200,000$^1$ | | |
| 19 May 2015 | MF | Scott Sinclair | Manchester City | Premier League | £2,600,000$^1$ | Originally a loan, made into a permanent move. | |

#### Out

Summer
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 20 May 2014 | MF | Marc Albrighton | Leicester City | Premier League | Free transfer | Signed for Leicester on 23/5/14 after release. |
| 20 May 2014 | FW | Nathan Delfouneso | Blackpool | Championship | Free transfer | Signed for Blackpool on 29/7/14 after release. |
| 10 June 2014 | FW | Jordan Bowery | Rotherham United | Championship | £250,000 | |
| 6 August 2014 | MF | Samir Carruthers | MK Dons | League One | £220,000 | |
| 1 September 2014 | MF | Karim El Ahmadi | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | £320,000$^1$ | |
$^1$Fee officially undisclosed
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | New club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
| 23 January 2015 | MF | Daniel Johnson | Preston North End | League One | £50,000$^1$ | |

### Loans
#### In

Summer
| Date | Position | Player name | Club | League | Duration | Return Date | Source |
| 2 September 2014 | MF | Tom Cleverley | Manchester United | Premier League | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
Winter
| Date | Position | Player name | Club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes | Source |
| 30 January 2015 | MF | Scott Sinclair | Manchester City | Premier League | 5 months | 19 May 2015 | Move was made permanent on 19/5/15. | |

#### Out

Summer
| Date | Position | Player name | Club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 9 July 2014 | FW | Nicklas Helenius | Aalborg BK | Danish Superliga | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
| 1 August 2014 | GK | Jed Steer | Doncaster Rovers | League One | 3 months | 1 November 2014 | |
| 4 August 2014 | DF | Antonio Luna | Verona | Serie A | 6 months | 2 February 2015 | Loan originally season-long but cut short in February. |
| 6 August 2014 | MF | Yacouba Sylla | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Süper Lig | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
| 8 August 2014 | MF | Daniel Johnson | Chesterfield | League One | 3 months | 8 November 2014 | |
| 11 August 2014 | MF | Aleksandar Tonev | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
| 18 August 2014 | DF | Janoi Donacien | Tranmere Rovers | League Two | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
| 20 August 2014 | DF | Joe Bennett | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship | Season-long | 30 June 2015 | |
| 26 August 2014 | MF | Gary Gardner | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship | 4 months | 1 January 2015 | |
Winter/Spring
| Date | Pos | Player name | Club | League | Duration | Return Date | Notes |
| 16 September 2014 | FW | Callum Robinson | Preston North End | League One | 2 months | 26 November 2014 | |
| 23 September 2014 | MF | Chris Herd | Bolton Wanderers | Championship | 1.5 months | 8 November 2014 | |
| 10 October 2014 | DF | Enda Stevens | Northampton Town | League Two | 1 month | 6 November 2014 | |
| 31 October 2014 | GK | Jed Steer | Yeovil Yown | League One | 2 months | 31 January 2015 | |
| 6 November 2014 | DF | Enda Stevens | Doncaster Rovers | League One | 7 months | 30 June 2015 | |
| 10 November 2014 | MF | Daniel Johnson | Oldham Athletic | League One | 2 months | 5 January 2015 | |
| 26 November 2014 | FW | Darren Bent | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship | 1 month | 29 December 2014 | |
| 2 January 2015 | FW | Darren Bent | Derby County | Championship | 4.5 months | 30 June 2015 | |
| 10 January 2015 | MF | Gary Gardner | Nottingham Forest | Championship | 4.5 months | 30 June 2015 | |
| 26 January 2015 | DF | Chris Herd | Wigan Athletic | Championship | 1 month | 30 June 2015 | Player returned early due to injury, |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Antonio Luna | Spezia | Serie B | 5 months | 30 June 2015 | |
| 2 February 2015 | FW | Callum Robinson | Preston North End | League One | 3 months | 11 May 2015 | |
| 26 March 2015 | FW | Graham Burke | Notts County | League One | 2 months | 30 June 2015 | |
| 26 March 2015 | DF | Lewis Kinsella | Luton Town | League Two | 2 months | 30 June 2015 | |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 38 | |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 38 | |
| 18 | Hull City (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 35 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Football League Championship |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2015. Source: Statto.com

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### FA Cup

| Round | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SF | F |
| Ground | H | H | H | H | N | N |
| Result | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 |

### League Cup

| Round | 2 |
| Ground | H |
| Result | 0–1 |

## Statistics
### Overall

| Games played | 45 (38 Premier League, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Games won | 15 (10 Premier League, 5 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 8 (8 Premier League) |
| Games lost | 22 (20 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 40 (31 Premier League, 9 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 65 (58 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 7 FA Cup) |
| Total goal difference | –25 (−26 Premier League, −1 League Cup, +2 FA Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 12 (10 Premier League, 2 FA Cup) |
| Yellow Cards | 82 (71 Premier League, 11 FA Cup) |
| Red Cards | 8 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup) |
| Most appearances | Cleverley (36) |
| Most minutes played | Guzan (3060) |
| Top scorer | Benteke (15) |
| Worst Discipline | Clark (9 1 ) |
| Points | 38 |
| Best Result | 4–0 v Sunderland, Premier League (14/3/15) |
| Worst Result | 0–5 v Arsenal, Premier League (1/2/15) 1–6 v Southampton, Premier League (16/5/15) |

### Appearances

| Number | Nation | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Number | Nation | Name | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | | Guzan | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 0 |
| 13 | | Steer | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | | Given | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | | Baker | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | | Bennett | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | Vlaar | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | | Okore | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| 6 | | Clark | 23 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| 14 | | Senderos | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | | Hutton | 27 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 31 | 3 |
| 23 | | Cissokho | 24 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| 32 | | Donacien | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | | Lowton | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 4 |
| 35 | | Stevens | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| – | | Luna | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | | Bacuna | 10 | 9 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | | Cleverley | 31 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| 9 | | Sinclair | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | | Cole | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | | Westwood | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 29 | 3 |
| 16 | | Delph | 28 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| 17 | | Herd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | Richardson | 16 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 19 | 6 |
| 22 | | Gardner | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | Sánchez | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | 9 |
| 25 | | Gil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | | N'Zogbia | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 9 |
| 36 | | Johnson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | | Calder | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | | Grealish | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 10 | 13 |
| – | | Sylla | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| – | | Tonev | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | | Weimann | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 22 | 13 |
| 11 | | Agbonlahor | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 4 |
| 19 | | Bent | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | | Benteke | 26 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| 27 | | Kozák | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | Hepburn-Murphy | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | | Robinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| – | | Helenius | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 May 2015. Source: World Football

#### Notes

* ↑ Loaned to Doncaster Rovers on 1 August 2014. Returned 1 November 2014
* ↑ Loaned to Yeovil Town on 31 October 2014. Returned 31 January 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August 2014. Returned 2 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Tranmere Rovers on 18 August 2014. Returned 2 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Northmapton Town on 10 October 2014. Returned 6 November.
* ↑ Loaned to Doncaster Rovers on 6 November 2014. Returned 2 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Verona on 4 August 2014. Returned 2 February 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Spezia on 2 February 2015.
* ↑ Loaned from Manchester United on 2 September 2014.
* ↑ Loaned from Manchester City on 30 January 2015.
* ↑ Signed for the club permanently on 19 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Bolton Wanderers on 23 September 2014. Returned 8 November 2014.
* ↑ Loaned to Wigan Athletic on 26 January 2015. Returned 19 February 2015 due to injury.
* ↑ Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 August 2014. Recalled on 29 December 2014.
* ↑ Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 10 January 2015. Returned 2 May 2015.
* ↑ Signed for the club on 13 January 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Chesterfield on 8 August 2014.
* ↑ Loaned to Oldham Athletic on 10 November 2014. Returned 5 January 2015.
* ↑ Permanently joined Preston North End on 23 January 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Kayseri Erciyesspor on 6 August 2014.
* ↑ Loaned to Celtic on 11 August 2014.
* ↑ Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 November 2014. Recalled 29 December.
* ↑ Loaned to Derby County on 2 January 2015. Returned 2 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Preston North End on 16 September 2014. Recalled 26 November.
* ↑ Loaned to Preston North End on 2 February 2015. Returned 11 May 2015.
* ↑ Loaned to Aalborg BK on 9 July 2014.

### Goalscorers

Correct as of 24 May 2015 Players with the same number of goals 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
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Christian Benteke | 13 | 2 | – | 15 |
| 2 | FW | | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 3 | FW | | Andreas Weimann | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | | Tom Cleverley | 3 | – | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | Scott Sinclair | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Fabian Delph | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Jores Okore | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Ciaran Clark | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Alan Hutton | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Leandro Bacuna | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Joe Cole | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Carlos Sánchez | 1 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Carles Gil | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 40 |

### Disciplinary record

Correct as of 24 May 2015
Players are listed in descending order of
Players with the same number of cards 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
| No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 6 | DF | Ciaran Clark | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Alan Hutton | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | 1$^1$ |
| 24 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ron Vlaar | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jores Okore | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tom Cleverley | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6$^2$ | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Charles N'Zogbia | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Andreas Weimann | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Ashley Westwood | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Leandro Bacuna | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Fabian Delph | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Kieran Richardson | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Brad Guzan | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Philippe Senderos | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Matthew Lowton | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Jack Grealish | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Shay Given | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Christian Benteke | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Aly Cissokho | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Carles Gil | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 70 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 4 |

#### Notes

$^1$Red card rescinded by the FA on 23/12/14. $^2$Cleverley received one yellow card whilst playing for Manchester United (not included in this total).

#### Suspensions

| Player | Date Received | Offence | Length of suspension | Length of suspension |
| Christian Benteke | v Tottenham Hotspur, 2/11/14 | Violent conduct | 3 Matches | West Ham (H), Southampton (H), Burnley (A), Premier League |
| Andreas Weimann | v Crystal Palace, 2/12/14 | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Leicester City (H), Premier League |
| Alan Hutton | v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14 | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Manchester United (H), Premier League |
| Tom Cleverley | v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14 | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Manchester United (H), Premier League |
| Kieran Richardson | v West Bromwich Albion, 13/12/14 | Serious foul play | 3 Matches | Manchester United (H), Swansea City (A), Sunderland (H), Premier League |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | v Swansea City, 26/12/14 | 5 cautions | 1 Match | Sunderland (H), Premier League |
| Fabian Delph | v Sunderland, 28/12/14 | Serious foul play | 3 Matches | Crystal Palace (H), Leicester City (A), Premier League Blackpool (H), FA Cup |
| Ciaran Clark | v Leicester City, 10/1/15 | 2nd bookable offence | 1 Match | Liverpool (H), Premier League |
| Ron Vlaar | v Stoke City, 21/2/15 | 2nd bookable offence | 1 Match | Newcastle United (A), Premier League |
| Alan Hutton | v West Bromwich Albion, 3/3/15 | 10 cautions | 2 Matches | Sunderland (H), Premier League West Bromwich Albion (H), FA Cup |
| Jack Grealish | v West Bromwich Albion, 8/3/15 | 2nd bookable offence | 1 Match | Sunderland (H), Premier League |
| Carlos Sánchez | v Tottenham Hotspur, 11/4/15 | 2nd bookable offence | 1 Match | Liverpool (N), FA Cup |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Brad Guzan | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| 2 | 31 | GK | Shay Given | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
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### Injuries

Players in bold are still out from their injuries. Players listed will/have miss(ed) at least one competitive game (missing from whole matchday squad).
| Date reported | Pos. | Name | Injury | Notes | Recovery time | Return date* |
| 2/1/14 | FW | Libor Kozák | Broken leg | Occurred during training incident (2013/14) | 15 months | 8/4/15 |
| 3/4/14 | FW | Christian Benteke | Ruptured Achilles tendon | Occurred during training (2013/14). | 6 months | 4/10/14 |
| 17/7/14 | MF | Joe Cole | Thigh injury | Occurred in pre-season match against Mansfield Town. | 5 weeks | 23/8/14 |
| 16/8/14 | DF | Jores Okore | Illness / knee injury | | 1 month | 13/9/14 |
| 23/8/14 | DF | Aly Cissokho | Ankle injury | Occurred in match against Newcastle United. | 1 week | 31/8/14 |
| 31/8/14 | DF | Ron Vlaar | Calf strain | Occurred in match against Hull City. | 6 weeks | 18/10/14 |
| 20/9/14 | DF | Nathan Baker | Sickness bug | | 1 week | 27/9/14 |
| 20/9/14 | MF | Ashley Westwood | Sickness bug | | 1 week | 27/9/14 |
| 20/9/14 | FW | Darren Bent | Sickness bug | | 1 week | 27/9/14 |
| 27/9/14 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Illness | Fell ill during warm up before Manchester City match. | 1 week | 18/10/14 |
| 9/10/14 | FW | Philippe Senderos | Thigh injury | Occurred whilst on international duty. | 1 month | 8/11/14 |
| 14/10/14 | MF | Fabian Delph | Dislocated shoulder | Occurred during training. | 2 months | 13/12/14 |
| 18/10/14 | DF | Nathan Baker | Hamstring injury | Occurred during match against Everton. | 2 weeks | 2/11/14 |
| 25/10/14 | DF | Alan Hutton | Ankle injury | Occurred during training. | 3 weeks | 24/11/14 |
| 8/11/14 | FW | Nathan Baker | Knee injury | Occurred during match against West Ham United. | 2 months | 17/1/15 |
| 8/11/14 | DF | Ron Vlaar | Calf injury | Occurred after match against West Ham United. | 5 weeks | 13/12/14 |
| 20/11/14 | FW | Philippe Senderos | Calf injury | Occurred whilst on international duty. | 5 months | 20/4/15 |
| 2/12/14 | MF | Joe Cole | Hamstring injury | Occurred in match against Crystal Palace. | 1 month | 4/1/15 |
| 8/12/14 | MF | Ashley Westwood | Medial ligament injury | Occurred in match against Leicester City. | 3.5 weeks | 4/1/15 |
| 1/1/15 | DF | Ron Vlaar | Knee injury | Occurred during match against Crystal Palace. | 6 weeks | 7/2/15 |
| 17/1/15 | MF | Fabian Delph | Achilles injury | Occurred after match against Liverpool. | 1 week | 1/2/15 |
| 19/1/15 | MF | Joe Cole | Hamstring injury | Occurred during training. | 2 weeks | 7/2/15 |
| 19/1/15 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Hamstring injury | Occurred during training. | 1 week | 1/2/15 |
| 5/2/15 | DF | Nathan Baker | Knee injury | Ongoing injury. | 2 months | 4/4/15 |
| 14/2/15 | MF | Carles Gil | Thigh injury | Occurred during training. | 1 week | 21/2/15 |
| 14/2/15 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Hamstring injury | Occurred during training. | 1 week | 21/2/15 |
| 17/2/15 | MF | Chris Herd | Medial ligament injury | Occurred while on loan at Wigan Athletic. | N/A | Post-season |
| 21/2/15 | DF | Kieran Richardson | Calf/shin injury | Occurred during match against Stoke City. | 6 weeks | 7/4/15 |
| 24/2/15 | DF | Aly Cissokho | Groin/pelvis injury | Occurred during training. | 2 months | 20/4/15 |
| 26/2/15 | DF | Ron Vlaar | Calf muscle strain | Ongoing injury. | 5 weeks | 4/4/15 |
| 3/3/15 | FW | Christian Benteke | Hip injury | Occurred during game against West Bromwich Albion. | 11 days | 14/3/15 |
| 1/4/15 | MF | Scott Sinclair | Hamstring injury | Occurred during training. | 2 weeks | 19/4/15 |
| 2/4/15 | MF | Ashley Westwood | Hamstring injury | Occurred during training. | 2 weeks | 19/4/15 |
| 4/4/15 | DF | Alan Hutton | Ankle/foot injury | Occurred during match against Manchester United. | 1 month | 2/5/15 |
| 8/4/15 | MF | Carles Gil | Hip/thigh injury | Occurred during under-21 match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. | 11 days | 19/4/15 |
| 11/4/15 | DF | Ciaran Clark | Knee injury | Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur. | N/A | Post-season |
| 11/4/15 | FW | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Hamstring injury | Occurred during match against Tottenham Hotspur. | 1 month | 9/5/15 |
| 19/4/15 | DF | Nathan Baker | Knee injury | Occurred during match against Liverpool. | 1 month | 24/5/15 |
| 11/5/15 | FW | Libor Kozák | Back injury | Occurred during training. | N/A | Post-season |
| 16/5/15 | DF | Jores Okore | Knee injury | Injury aggravated due to player's involvement in matches. | N/A | Post-season |
| 18/5/15 | DF | Kieran Richardson | Calf injury | Occurred during training. | 10 days | 30/5/15 |
| 23/5/15 | GK | Shay Given | Groin injury | Occurred during training. | 5 days | 30/5/15 |
* 'Return date' is date that player returned to any AV match day squad.
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## Awards
### Club awards

At the end of the season, Aston Villa's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2014–15 season.

### Divisional awards

| Date | Nation | Winner | Award |
| April 2015 | | Christian Benteke | Premier League Player of the Month |