James Milner
126appearances
22goals
#785legacy number
| Position | Midfielder |
| Nationality | England |
| Villa career | 2005–2011 — a goal every 5.7 games |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for James Milner, 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.
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 27 | 27 | 2,333 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 31 | 2,881 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 36 | 3,172 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 100 | 95 | 8,470 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 59 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 5 | — | — |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 11 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Europa League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 4 | 3 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 295 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | Loan |
| Left for | €22.00m |
| Age on debut | 19 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 119 · 7 |
| Assists | 33 (55 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 19 yellow · 0 red |
| International career | 61 caps, 1 goal |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.