Footnotes
- A. ^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
- B ^ Saunders was never a player for Aston Villa; he was the manager from 1974 to 1982.
- C ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
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