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Gary Shelton

27appearances
8goals
#595legacy number
PositionMidfielder
NationalityEngland
Villa career1978–1982 — a goal every 3.4 games
EraSaunders to the European Cup (1975–1992)

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). Legacy numbers are the club's official 150th-anniversary numbering of every player to appear for Villa, in debut order.

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Season-by-season Villa record for Gary Shelton, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).

First Division

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1978-791919—7——00—————————————0——
1979-8044—0——00—————————————0——
1981-8211—0——00—————————————0——
Total2424—7——00—————————————0——

EFL Cup

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1978-7922—1——00—————————————0——
1979-8010—0——00—————————————1——
Total32—1——00—————————————1——

Career Profile

Signed for£60k
Left for£50k
Age on debut20
Starts · sub appearances25 · 1
Assists3 (11 goal involvements)

Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit. Assists, cards and fees are not recorded in the season-by-season tables above.