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Manager #23

Seasons:

3

Games Managed:

131

Games Won:

47

Games Lost:

49

Points per Game:

1.34

Win Rate:

36%

Loss Rate:

37%

Unbeaten Rate:

63%

Goals Scored

171

Goals Against

176

Goal Difference

-5

David O'Leary

Birth Country:

🇮🇪

Citizenship:

🇮🇪

From:

16 Aug 2003

To:

7 May 2006

Goals per Game

1.31

Conc per Game

1.31

Clean Sheets

30%

Preceded by:
Succeeded by:

David O'Leary

Seasons Quick-View

Season

Age

Division

Position

Games

Won

Drew

Lost

Win %

Lost %

Unbeaten %

Goals For

Goals Against

Goal difference

Goals per game

Conceded per game

Clean sheets

Points per game

2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
45
46
47
PL
PL
PL
6th
11th
16th
45
41
45
20
13
14
11
11
13
14
17
18
44%
32%
31%
31%
41%
40%
69%
59%
60%
64
50
57
52
59
65
12
-9
-8
1.42
1.22
1.27
1.16
1.44
1.44
35.56%
27%
27%
1.58
1.22
1.22

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

David Anthony O'Leary

Birth Date

2 May 1958

Birth Place

Stoke Newington

Birth Country

England

🇮🇪

Playing Position

Centre Back

Playing Career

1975-93 Arsenal
Football League First Division, Premier League
🕒 558 | 523 (35) | ⚽ 11 | (League)

1993-95 Leeds United
Premier League
🕒 10 | 10 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1995 Retired aged 37

Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles

1996-98 Leeds United
Assistant Manager
Premer League
1 Jul 1996 to 1 Oct 1998

1998-02 Leeds United
Manager
Premer League
1 Oct 1998 to 27 Jun 2002
🕒 203 | PPG 1.72
Career Form: Top 6

Trophies Won

None

Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles

2010-11 Shabab Al-Ahli Club
Manager
UAE Pro League
4 Jul 2010 to 22 Apr 2011
🕒 15 | PPG 1.47
Career Form: Top 8

Joined

Aged

From

45

Unattached

On

20 May 2003

Appointed Manager

Aged

From

45

Unattached

Succeeding

On

Graham Taylor 2002-03 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

20 May 2003

Game List

Game Detail

Villa Managerial Debut

🟥 16 August 2003, Villa 1-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park

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Villa Career

🕒 131 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 35 🟥 49 | 1.34

Games

131

Win Rate

36%

Loss Rate

37%

Unbeaten Rate

63%

Points per game

1.34

Honours

Managed the Villa

League finishes

Unai Emery.jpg

2003-04
Premier League
6th of 20

2004-05
Premier League
10th of 20

2005-06
Premier League
16th of 20

FA Cup finishes

Unai Emery.jpg

2003-04
3rd Round
Lost to Manchester United

2004-05
3rd Round
Lost to Sheffield United

2005-06
5th Round
Lost to Manchester City

League Cup finishes

Unai Emery.jpg

2003-04
Semi Final
Lost to Bolton Wanderers

2004-05
3rd Round
Lost to Burnley

2005-06
4th Round
Lost to Doncaster Rovers

European finishes

n/a

Notable Players

GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Gary Cahill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | 🇹🇹 |
FB Aaron Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
FB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eirik Bakke | 🇳🇴 |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 |
M Eric Djemba-Djemba | 🇨🇲 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
W James Milner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
CF Milan Baroš | 🇨🇿 |
CF Kevin Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Supported by

Served under

2003-06
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

Final Villa Managerial Game

🟩 7 May 2006, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Villa Park

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Left Position

Aged

20 July 2006

Due to

48

Succeeded by

Change of ownership

Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |

🕒 Performance after:

10 Games:

1.2

Bottom 8

Points per Game

20 Games:

1.45

Mid Table

Points per Game

40 Games:

1.58

Top 8

Points per Game

50 Games:

1.58

Top 8

Points per Game

70 Games:

1.46

Top 8

Points per Game

100 Games:

1.36

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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️
Worst performance of any Villa boss

🟩 Games to achieve:

10 Wins:

23

Games

15 Wins:

32

Games

20 Wins:

43

Games

30 Wins:

75

Games

40 Wins:

107

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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss

🟥 Games to record:

10 Defeats:

27

Games

15 Defeats:

48

Games

20 Defeats:

65

Games

30 Defeats:

85

Games

40 Defeats:

106

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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss

‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss

David O'Leary

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