All-time Aston Villa bracket

219 players who played for the Aston Villa, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else. Seed an all-time Aston Villa bracket, then advance a winner from each matchup, round by round.

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Round of 16

1Olof Mellberg

16Leandro Bacuna

8Ashley Young

9Shay Given

4Thomas Sørensen

13Jack Grealish

5Steve Staunton

12Dwight Yorke

2Emiliano Martínez

15Ross Barkley

7James Milner

10Gareth Barry

3Stiliyan Petrov

14John McGinn

6Thomas Hitzlsperger

11Gareth Southgate

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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Olof Mellberg2001–2008

2

Emiliano Martínez2010–2026

3

Stiliyan Petrov2006–2013

4

Thomas Sørensen1998–2008

5

Steve Staunton1986–2005

6

Thomas Hitzlsperger2000–2013

7

James Milner2002–2026

8

Ashley Young2007–2026

9

Shay Given1996–2015

10

Gareth Barry1998–2017

11

Gareth Southgate1988–2001

12

Dwight Yorke1989–2009

13

Jack Grealish2012–2021

14

John McGinn2018–

15

Ross Barkley2010–2022

16

Leandro Bacuna2013–

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Paul McGrath1982–1996

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Ollie Watkins2017–2026

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Brad Guzan2008–2016

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Ulises Cruz2002–2006

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Ciaran Clark2009–2023

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Fabian Delph2006–2022

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Wilfred Bouma2005–2010

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Leon Bailey2021–2026

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Ezri Konsa2018–2026

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Martin Laursen2004–2009

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Douglas Luiz2017–2026

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Gary Cahill2004–2022

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Juan Pablo Ángel2001–2007

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Lucas Digne2018–2026

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Andreas Weimann2010–2015

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Savo Milošević1995–1998

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Tammy Abraham2016–2021

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Barry Bannan2008–2015

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John Carew2007–2011

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Steven Davis2004–2008

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Richard Dunne1996–2013

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Mbwana Samatta2020–

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Darius Vassell1998–2009

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Peter McParland1952–1962

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Peter Schmeichel1991–2003

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Trézéguet2019–2022

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Neil Taylor2017–2021

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Chris Nicholl1972–1977

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Bruce Rioch1969–1977

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Gabriel Agbonlahor2005–2018

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Kieran Richardson2002–2014

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Moustapha Salifou2007–2011

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Mark Bosnich1989–2003

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Eric Lichaj2008–2020

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Peter Withe1976–1991

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Andy Gray1975–1987

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Rob Edwards1999–2004

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Youri Tielemans2023–2026

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Philippe Coutinho2013–2025

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James Chester2007–2020

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Darren Bent2001–2015

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Micah Richards2005–2019

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Alpay Özalan2000–2003

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Charles N'Zogbia2004–2016

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Mile Jedinak2011–2019

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Emile Heskey2000–2012

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Dion Dublin1992–2004

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Andy Townsend1990–1997

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John Terry1998–2018

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Brad Friedel1994–2015

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Carlos Sánchez2014–2017

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Paul Merson1985–2002

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Christian Benteke2012–2022

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Ugo Ehiogu1991–2007

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Jordan Ayew2015–2024

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Stephen Ireland2005–2014

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Mustapha Hadji1999–2004

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Tony Dorigo1983–1997

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Danny Blanchflower1951–1964

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James Collins2009–2019

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Leander Dendoncker2022–2025

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David Platt1988–2001

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Ron Vlaar2012–2015

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Patrik Berger1996–2008

Top all-time Aston Villa — November 2026

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219 players who played for the Aston Villa, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else.

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