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Saturday, May 7, 1988 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

Thousands of Villa fans descend on the County Ground for the final game of the season - one point behind second placed Middlesbrough, and level with Bradford, the Villans assume victory is required to stand any change of promotion.
Saturday, May 7, 1988 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

Thousands of Villa fans descend on the County Ground for the final game of the season - one point behind second placed Middlesbrough, and level with Bradford, the Villans assume victory is required to stand any change of promotion.
Sunday, February 16, 1992 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

Swindon put on a great display against Premier League Aston Villa in the first live match ever shown from the County Ground - but goals from Dwight Yorke and Steve Froggatt against the run of play see Villa through to the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup.
Sunday, February 16, 1992 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

Swindon put on a great display against Premier League Aston Villa in the first live match ever shown from the County Ground - but goals from Dwight Yorke and Steve Froggatt against the run of play see Villa through to the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup.
Sunday, February 16, 1992 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

Match preview and news clips from after the Town's cup tie against Villa - the first live match ever shown from the County Ground.
Saturday, October 30, 1993 Swindon Town
vs. Aston Villa

After the Town take the lead through a Paul Bodin penalty, Villa take advantage of some generous defending to turn the game around - leaving Swindon still looking for their first Premiership win.
Saturday, February 12, 1994 Aston Villa
vs. Swindon Town

After two wins on the bounce, Swindon travelled to Villa Park hoping to continue their revival - a goalkeeping crisis though saw Jon Sheffield make his debut for the Town on loan, becoming the first player to wear the number 40 shirt in the Premier League.

HOME VENUE

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Swindon's record versus Aston Villa in the selected competitions:

COMPETITION	P	W	D	L	F	A	SR%
All competitions	12	2	3	7	12	21	29.2%
League (inc. playoffs)	10	2	3	5	9	16	35.0%
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	0.0%
League Cup	1	0	0	1	2	3	0.0%

Biggest victory in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
23 AUG 1969	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	2 - 0	Horsfield, Thomas	29,767

Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
12 FEB 1994	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	0 - 5	-	27,637

Highest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
16 SEP 1972	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	1 - 2	Rogers	30,775

Lowest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.	LINKS
24 NOV 1973	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 0	Moss	8,476

Player records for STFC vs. Aston Villa in the selected competitions:

MOST APPEARANCES

TOP GOALSCORERS

SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)

PLAYER	APPS
Joe BUTLER	6
John TROLLOPE	6
Frank BURROWS	4
Peter NOBLE	4
Ron POTTER	4

PLAYER	GOALS
David MOSS	2
Miles STOREY	2
Paul BODIN	1
Peter EASTOE	1
Arthur HORSFIELD	1

PLAYER	SR%
Joe BUTLER	50.0%
John TROLLOPE	50.0%

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Player records for Aston Villa vs. STFC in the selected competitions: (no data available for opposition in non-league competitions)

MOST APPEARANCES

TOP GOALSCORERS

SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)

PLAYER	APPS
Charlie AITKEN	6
Jim CUMBES	4
Ian HAMILTON	4
Pat MCMAHON	4
Bruce RIOCH	4

PLAYER	GOALS
Dean SAUNDERS	3
Christian BENTEKE	2
Alun EVANS	2
Steve FROGGATT	2
Ray GRAYDON	2

PLAYER	SR%
Charlie AITKEN	50.0%

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Links with STFC - men who have served both clubs:

Bill ARMSTRONG	Bill ATKINS	Danny BLANCHFLOWER
Fred BUTCHER	Colin CALDERWOOD	Ralph CODLING
James COLLINS	Steve COWE	Paul CRICHTON
Ian CULVERHOUSE	David CUNNINGHAM	Nathan DELFOUNESO
George EPHGRAVE	Jake FINDLAY	David GEDDIS
Shay GIVEN	Andy GRAY	Arthur GREEN
Cornelius HOGAN	Jimmy HOGAN	Stuart JAMES
Albert JONES	Ben JOYCE	Phil KING
Jordan LYDEN	Kevin MACDONALD	Ross MACLAREN
Percy MAGGS	Frank MCAVENNIE	Charlie MCELENY
Alan MCLOUGHLIN	Steve MCMAHON	James MILNER
Tommy MOONEY	Isaac MOORE	John NEAL
Roy PRITCHARD	Paul RIDEOUT	Les ROBERTS
Tim SHERWOOD	Jack SHUTT	David SKEA
Len SKILLER	Carl TILER	George TRAVERS
Mark WALTERS	Tom WILSON

Saturday, August 23, 1969 ROD THOMAS JOINS IN VILLA PARK SPREE

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 2-0 win at Aston Villa in the 1969-1970 season.
Saturday, September 16, 1972 TOWN'S HOPES ENDED BY QUICK-FIRE GOALS

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-2 defeat at Aston Villa in the 1972-1973 season.
Saturday, February 10, 1973 BUNKELL SENT OFF IN CLASH WITH THE VILLA

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-3 defeat against Aston Villa in the 1972-1973 season.
Saturday, November 24, 1973 MOSS GRABS WINNER IN LAST MINUTE

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-0 win against Aston Villa in the 1973-1974 season.
Saturday, April 6, 1974 EASTOE HEADER EARNS A POINT

Click to view a newspaper report of Swindon's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in the 1973-1974 season.

DATE	PLAYER		CLUB / TRANSFER DETAIL
Summer 1909	Len SKILLER	IN	Aston Villa
MAR 1939	George EPHGRAVE	IN	Aston Villa
JUN 1959	Bill ATKINS	IN	Aston Villa
JUL 1959	John NEAL	OUT	Aston Villa
12 NOV 1978	David CUNNINGHAM	OUT	Aston Villa
MAY 1983	Paul RIDEOUT	OUT	Aston Villa �250,000 (initial fee of �175,000 plus �75,000 based on first team and England under-21 appearances)
22 MAR 1996	Steve COWE	IN	Aston Villa (loan)
28 MAR 1996	Steve COWE	IN	Aston Villa �100,000
26 MAR 1997	Phil KING	IN	Aston Villa Free transfer
26 JUL 2019	Jordan LYDEN	IN	Aston Villa (unattached)

All match details from the selected competitions::

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.
30 OCT 2012	LC	Aston Villa (Home)	2 - 3	Storey 2	14,434
12 FEB 1994	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	0 - 5	-	27,637
30 OCT 1993	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 2	Bodin (pen)	16,322
16 FEB 1992	FAC	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 2	Mitchell	16,402
7 MAY 1988	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	0 - 0	-	10,959
5 DEC 1987	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	1 - 2	Quinn (pen)	16,127
6 APR 1974	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	1 - 1	Eastoe	20,709
24 NOV 1973	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 0	Moss	8,476
10 FEB 1973	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 3	Moss	13,615
16 SEP 1972	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	1 - 2	Rogers	30,775
26 DEC 1969	LGE	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 1	Noble	22,984
23 AUG 1969	LGE	Aston Villa (Away)	2 - 0	Horsfield, Thomas	29,767

Minor competitions and friendly matches in the database:

DATE	COMP	OPPONENTS	RESULT	SCORERS	ATT.
21 JUL 2015	FRN	Aston Villa (Home)	0 - 2	-	-
13 AUG 1966	FRN	Aston Villa (Home)	-	-	-
3 MAY 1962	TEST	Aston Villa (Home)	1 - 2	E.Hunt	-
5 MAY 1960	TEST	Aston Villa (Home)	3 - 4	Summerbee 2, Hunt	13,500
20 APR 1898	FRN	Aston Villa (Home)	2 - 2	Morris 2	2,500