| Position | Midfielder |
| Nationality | Republic of Ireland |
| Villa career | 2010-2013 — a goal every 47.0 games |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
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.
Season-by-season Villa record for Stephen Ireland, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances 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).
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 10 | 6 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | 24 | 19 | 1,590 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | 13 | 9 | 780 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Total | 47 | 34 | 2,874 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | — | — |