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Barry, Grealish, Schmeichel: Villa stars hold top Premier League records

Ahead of Crystal Palace's clash with Aston Villa this weekend, brush up on your Villans knowledge with the top facts below!

  • Villa finished as runners-up in the inaugural Premier League season in 1992/93, which is their highest position in their 25 campaigns. The late Dalian Atkinson scored their first Premier League goal and also won the Goal of the Season award for his effort at Selhurst Park against Wimbledon. The Villans have finished sixth six times and are ninth in the all-time Premier League table.
  • Their spell in the Premier League came to a juddering halt in 2015/16 when they ended up with the fourth lowest ever points total of 17, with only three wins, the first of which was on the opening day away at AFC Bournemouth.