Editing Aston Villa F.C. (section)

=== Notable managers ===
{{Further|List of Aston Villa F.C. managers}}
The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge or have been notable for Villa in the context of the League, for example [[Jozef Vengloš]] who holds a League record.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Name
!colspan="2"|Period
!rowspan="2"|Played
!rowspan="2"|Won
!rowspan="2"|Drawn
!rowspan="2"|Lost
!rowspan="2"|Win%{{efn|Win percentage is [[Rounding|rounded]] to [[Decimal|two decimal places]].}}
!rowspan="2"|Honours
|-
!From
!To
|-
|[[George Ramsay (footballer, born 1855)|George Ramsay]]
|1 August 1884
|31 May 1926
{{WDL|1327|658|414|255}}
|6 [[FA Cup]]s, 6 [[Football League First Division|Division One championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - George Ramsay|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/george-ramsay/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927115827/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/george-ramsay/|url-status=live}}</ref> Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Jimmy Hogan]]
|1 November 1936
|1 September 1939
{{WDL|124|57|26|41}}
|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two champions]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - Jimmy Hogan|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/jimmy-hogan/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170428/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/jimmy-hogan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Eric Houghton]]
|1 September 1953
|{{nowrap|30 November 1958}}
{{WDL|250|88|65|97}}
|[[FA Cup]] winner. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - Eric Houghton|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/eric-houghton/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170425/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/eric-houghton/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Joe Mercer]]
|1 December 1958
|31 July 1964
{{WDL|282|120|63|99}}
|[[Football League Second Division|Division Two champions]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]]<br />Inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - Joe Mercer OBE|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/joe-mercer-obe/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821051929/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/joe-mercer-obe/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ron Saunders]]
|4 June 1974
|9 February 1982
{{WDL|353|157|98|98}}
|2 [[Football League Cup|League Cups]], [[Football League First Division|Division One champions]]. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - Ron Saunders|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/ron-saunders/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170430/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/ron-saunders/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]]
|9 February 1982
|18 June 1984
{{WDL|130|58|24|48}}
|[[1981–82 European Cup|European Cup]], [[European Super Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - TONY BARTON|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/tony-barton/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124171930/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/tony-barton/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jozef Vengloš]]
|22 July 1990
|28 May 1991
{{WDL|49|16|15|18}}
|First manager not from Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top-flight club in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/134664.stm|title=Venglos first foreign coach|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 September 2008|date=17 July 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115141638/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/134664.stm|archive-date=15 January 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ron Atkinson]]
|7 July 1991
|10 November 1994
{{WDL|178|77|45|56}}
|[[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - RON ATKINSON|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/ron-atkinson/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124171932/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/ron-atkinson/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]]
|{{nowrap|25 November 1994}}
|24 February 1998
{{WDL|164|68|45|51}}
|[[Football League Cup|League Cup winner]]. Inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=League Managers Association - BRIAN LITTLE|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/brian-little/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124171935/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/brian-little/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]
|25 February 1998
|24 January 2002
{{WDL|190|82|52|56}}
|[[Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup winner]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Milledge|first=Adrian|date=22 August 2001|title=Villa nourished by Angel delight|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/22/newsstory.sport5|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129120543/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/22/newsstory.sport5|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Dean|Smith|dab=footballer, born 1971}}
|10 October 2018
|7 November 2021
{{WDL|100|43|20|37}}
|[[2019 English Football League play-offs#Championship final|Championship play-off winner]]<ref>{{cite web|title=League Managers Association - DEAN SMITH|url=https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/dean-smith/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=leaguemanagers.com|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170428/https://leaguemanagers.com/managers/dean-smith/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Manager Stats - Aston Villa|url=https://www.managerstats.co.uk/clubs/aston-villa/|access-date=24 January 2022|website=Manager Stats|language=en-GB|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170623/https://www.managerstats.co.uk/clubs/aston-villa/|url-status=live}}</ref>