The Under 18s had another good season, reaching the final of the FA Youth Cup and finishing third in the Premier Academy League, Group B….

Here are all the results....

August

  3 – Friendly
        Coventry Sphinx            4        Aston Villa            1
Goalscorer: Ethan Moore
Team [details incomplete]: Dau; Love, Caira, Clifton, Williams; Johnson, Nelson-Addy, Deeney; Taylor, Cameron.
Substitutes used: Moore, Devine, Ward, Carruthers, Poyser, Grocott, Dyer.
16 – Friendly
       Aston Villa                1        Plymouth Argyle        0
Goalscorer: [No details available]
Team: [No details available]

22 – Newcastle United            1        Aston Villa            2
Goalscorer: Ryan Simmonds (2)
Team: Siegrist; Dyer, Devine, Williams, Roberts (Carruthers 80); Poyser, G. Gardner, Blythe, Grocott; Berry, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Dau, Taylor, Johnson, Halfhuid.
29 – Aston Villa            0         Middlesbrough            0
Team: Dau, Dyer (Carruthers), Roberts, Devine, Williams, Poyser (Taylor), G. Gardner, Blythe, Grocott, Berry, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Siegrist, Cameron, Halfhuid.

September

  5 – Charlton Athletic            0        Aston Villa            2
Goalscorers: Durrell Berry, Gary Gardner
Team: Dau; Dyer, Roberts, Devine, Williams; G. Gardner, Carruthers (Cameron 77), Blythe, Grocott (Johnson 77); Poyser (R. Simmonds 77), Berry.
Substitutes not used: Siegrist, Halfhuid.
12 – Aston Villa            2        Ipswich Town            2
Goalscorer: Arsenio Halfhuid (2)
Team: Dau; Dyer, Williams, Devine, Roberts; Poyser, Blythe, G. Gardner, Grocott (Johnson); R. Simmonds (Cameron), Berry (Halfhuid).
19 – Aston Villa            5        Norwich City            1
Goalscorers: Durrell Berry (2), Kofi Poyser, Ryan Simmonds, Jason Lampkin
Team: Siegrist; Dyer, Williams, Devine, Halfhuid (Cameron 20); Blythe, Poyser, Grocott, Stieber (Carruthers); Berry, R. Simmonds (Lampkin).
Substitutes not used: Dau, Johnson.
26 – Aston Villa            2        Cardiff City            2
Goalscorers: Ryan Simmonds, Kofi Poyser
Team: Siegrist; Dyer, Halfhuid (Johnson), Devine, Cameron; Poyser, Grocott (Lampkin), Blythe, Stieber; R. Simmonds (Taylor), Berry.
Substitutes not used: Dau, Clifton.

October

  3 – Aston Villa            2        Leicester City            3
Goalscorers: Ryan Simmonds, Jason Lampkin
Team: Dau; Dyer, Devine, Blythe, Roberts (Halfhuid); Poyser (Lampkin), Grocott, Carruthers (Johnson), Cameron; Berry, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Siegrist, Taylor.
10 – Watford                1        Aston Villa            0
Team: Dau; Dyer, Devine, Williams, Cameron (Roberts); Carruthers, Grocott (Taylor), Blythe, Johnson; Lampkin, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Siegrist, Halfhuid, Poyser.
17 – Aston Villa            6        Reading            0
Goalscorers: Kofi Poyser (3), Ryan Simmonds, Richard Blythe, András Stieber
Team: Dau; Dyer, Halfhuid, Williams, Roberts; Lampkin, G. Gardner, Blythe, Stieber; R. Simmonds, Poyser.
Substitutes not used: Johnson, Taylor, Carruthers, Cameron.
31 – Milton Keynes Dons        1        Aston Villa            4
Goalscorers: Courtney Cameron, Gary Gardner, Kofi Poyser, Arsenio Halfhuid
Team: Dau; Grocott, Halfhuid, Devine, Williams; Lampkin, Carruthers (Johnson), G. Gardner (Nelson-Addy), Cameron (Stieber); R. Simmonds, Poyser.
Substitute not used: Berry.

November

  7 – Aston Villa            3        Coventry City            2
Goalscorers: Gary Gardner (2), Connor Taylor
Team: Dau; Grocott, Deeney, Halfhuid, Devine; Lampkin (Cameron 61), G. Gardner, Carruthers, Stieber, Poyser; Berry (Taylor 21, Johnson 80).
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Nelson-Addy.
14 – Birmingham City            3        Aston Villa            2
Goalscorers: Kofi Poyser, Gary Gardner
Team: Dau; Grocott, Halfhuid, Williams, Deeney; Lampkin (Blythe), Carruthers, G. Gardner, R. Simmonds (Roberts); Poyser (Taylor), Berry.
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Stieber.
21 – Aston Villa            4        Tottenham Hotspur        2
Goalscorers: Kofi Poyser, Ryan Simmonds, Jason Lampkin, Gary Gardner
Team: Dau; Grocott (Johnson 79), Deeney, Devine, Williams; G. Gardner, Lampkin (Berry 66), Blythe, Carruthers; Poyser, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Barratt, Roberts, Taylor.

December

  5 – Bristol City            1        Aston Villa            4
Goalscorers: Gary Gardner, Kofi Poyser, Daniel Devine, Durrell Berry
Team: Dau; Grocott, Deeney, Devine, Williams; Lampkin (Halfhuid), G. Gardner, Blythe, Carruthers (Stieber); Poyser (Berry), R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Roberts.
  9 – FA Youth Cup, Third Round
        Aston Villa            4        Rochdale            0
Goalscorers: Gary Gardner (3), Ryan Simmonds
Team: Siegrist; Grocott, Deeney, Devine, Williams; Lampkin (Roberts 80), G. Gardner, Blythe, Carruthers (Halfhuid 76); Poyser, R. Simmonds (Berry 64).
Substitutes not used: Barratt, Stieber.
12 – Reading                0        Aston Villa            1
Goalscorer: Gary Gardner
Team: Siegrist; Nelson-Addy, Halfhuid, Devine, Deeney; Cameron (Stieber), G. Gardner (Blythe), Johnson, Roberts; Carruthers (Taylor), Berry.
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Clifton.

January

14 – FA Youth Cup, Fourth Round
        West Bromwich Albion        0        Aston Villa            2
Goalscorers: Gary Gardner, Arsenio Halfhuid
Team: [Details not published]
23 – Aston Villa            5        Birmingham City        0
Goalscorers: Gary Gardner, Ryan Simmonds (2, 1 pen.), Will Grocott, Arsenio Halfhuid
Team: Barrett; Grocott, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Lampkin, G. Gardner (Roberts), Blythe, Carruthers (Stieber); Halfhuid, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Coton, Nelson-Addy, Clifton.

February

  6 – Aston Villa            1        Bristol City            1
Goalscorer: Samir Carruthers
Team: Barrett; Grocott, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Lampkin (Berry), Carruthers (Nelson-Addy), Blythe, Roberts; Halfhuid (Poyser), R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Coton, Cameron.
12 – FA Youth Cup, Fifth Round
         Aston Villa            4        Millwall                1
Goalscorers: Ryan Simmonds, Arsenio Halfhuid (3)
Team: Barrett; Grocott, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Lampkin (Nelson-Addy), Carruthers, Blythe, Roberts (Berry); Halfhuid (Poyser), R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Coton, Taylor.
20 – Cardiff City            0        Aston Villa            1
Goalscorer: Kofi Poyser
Team: Barrett; Berry, Halfhuid, Devine (Deeney), Cameron (Johnson), Lampkin, Blythe, Nelson-Addy, Taylor, Poyser (Roberts), R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Clifton, Ward.

March

  6 – Aston Villa            3        Watford            0
Goalscorers: Jason Lampkin, Ryan Simmonds, Richard Blythe
Team: Barrett; Grocott, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Carruthers, Blythe, Lampkin (Halfhuid), Roberts; R. Simmonds (Nelson-Addy), Poyser (Berry).
Substitutes not used: Ward, Taylor.
  9 – FA Youth Cup, Quarter Final
        Fulham                2        Aston Villa            2
                (after extra time; Villa win 3-1 on penalties)
Goalscorers: Kofi Poyser, Daniel Devine
Penalty goalscorers: Ryan Simmonds, Kofi Poyser, Ellis Deeney
Team: Barrett; Grocott, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Carruthers, Blythe (Nelson-Addy 80), Lampkin (Berry 114), Roberts (Halfhuid 75); R. Simmonds, Poyser.
Substitutes not used: Johnson, Taylor.
13 – Fulham                1        Aston Villa            2
Goalscorers: Connor Taylor, Ryan Simmonds
Team: Barrett; Berry, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Blythe, Nelson-Addy, Lampkin (Carruthers), Taylor; Roberts (R. Simmonds), Halfhuid (Poyser).
Substitutes not used: Flanagan, Grocott.
20 – Aston Villa            2        Portsmouth            1
Goalscorers: Arsenio Halfhuid, Samir Carruthers
Team: Barrett (Siegrist); Grocott, Halfhuid, Devine, Roberts (Berry); Taylor, Nelson-Addy, Carruthers (Johnson), Cameron; R. Simmonds, Poyser.
Substitutes not used: Ward, Deeney.

April

  3 – Aston Villa            10        Milton Keynes Dons        0
Goalscorers: Jason Lampkin (4), Tomos Roberts (2), Durrell Berry, Richard Blythe, Connor Taylor, Daniel Johnson
Team: Siegrist; Berry, Ward, Deeney, Cameron; Lampkin, Blythe, Johnson (Clifton), Roberts; Taylor (Love), Carruthers (Flanagan).
  8 – FA Youth Cup, Semi Final, First Leg
           Aston Villa            1        Newcastle United        1
Goalscorer: Kofi Poyser
Team: Siegrist; Berry, Deeney, Devine, Williams; Blythe, Lampkin (Taylor 72), Carruthers (Nelson-Addy 76), Roberts; R. Simmonds, Poyser (Cameron 85).
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Clifton.
16 – FA Youth Cup, Semi Final, Second Leg
       Newcastle United            0        Aston Villa            1
                (Villa win 2-1 on aggregate)
Goalscorer: Connor Taylor
Team: Siegrist; Berry, Devine, Williams, Deeney; Blythe, Taylor, Carruthers, Poyser (Cameron 90); R. Simmonds, Roberts (Nelson-Addy 30).
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Dyer, Johnson.
18 – Aston Villa            1        Crystal Palace            2
Goalscorer: James Steven Collins (pen.)
Team: Barrett (Siegrist); Love, Flanagan (Deeney), Bryan, Clifton; Dyer (Gnahore), Bradley, Johnson, Cameron; J.S. Collins, Darkin.
Substitutes not used: Graham, Robinson.
21 – Leicester City            2        Aston Villa            0
Team: [Details not published]
24 – Southampton            1        Aston Villa            0
Team: Siegrist; Berry, Bryan, Devine (Cameron), Deeney; Blythe (Johnson), Nelson-Addy, Roberts, Taylor (Halfhuid); Carruthers, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Dyer.
29 – FA Youth Cup, Final, First Leg
        Aston Villa            1        Chelsea            1
Goalscorer: Daniel Devine
Team: Siegrist) Berry, Deeney, Devine, Williams; Blythe, Carruthers, Nelson-Addy, Roberts; Poyser (Darkin 79), R. Simmonds (Halfhuid 83).
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Clifton, Johnson.

May

   1 – Tottenham Hotspur        1        Aston Villa            5
Goalscorers: Richard Bryan (2, 1 pen.), Alfie Crooks (2), Jordan Graham (pen.)
Team: [unnamed trialist in goal]; Bateman, Webb, Bryan, Stephenson; M. Clark, Crooks, Melvin; Graham, Eminoglu, Robinson.
Substitutes used: Danny Williams, Nelson, Calder.
   4 – FA Youth Cup, Final, Second Leg
        Chelsea                2        Aston Villa            1
Goalscorer: Kofi Poyser
Team: Siegrist; Berry, Devine, Williams (Darkin 71), Deeney, Blythe (Halfhuid 88), Carruthers, Nelson-Addy, Roberts; Poyser, R. Simmonds.
Substitutes not used: Barrett, Johnson, Dyer.
   8 – Coventry City            1        Aston Villa            1
Goalscorer: Ellis Deeney
Team: [Details not published]

Chelsea v Aston Villa
Originally scheduled for 27 March, this away league game to Chelsea was never played. Instead, the result of the second leg of the FA Youth Cup Final (2-1 loss) was taken and converted to the Premier Academy League table.