2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season
143rd season in existence of Aston Villa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2017–18 EFL Championship season was Aston Villa's 143rd season in English football. It was the club's second consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season.[1] Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final,[2] but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[3]
2017–18 season | |||
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Chairman | Tony Xia | ||
Manager | Steve Bruce | ||
Stadium | Villa Park | ||
Championship | 4th | ||
Play-offs | Runners-up (vs. Fulham) | ||
FA Cup | Third round (vs. Peterborough United) | ||
EFL Cup | Third round (vs. Middlesbrough) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Albert Adomah (14) All: Albert Adomah (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 41,745 vs Derby County, 28 April 2018 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 11,197 vs Middlesbrough, 19 September 2017 | ||
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John Terry (32) joined Aston Villa and was appointed captain.[4] Other signings included Ahmed Elmohamady (113), Glenn Whelan (68), Robert Snodgrass (40), Josh Onomah (33), Axel Tuanzebe (39), Lewis Grabban (15) and Christopher Samba (12).