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Dion Dublin misses out on top spot in five most shocking Aston Villa moments in 21st century
1. 2016 PL relegation
Villa had spent 29 years in England’s top-flight.
They have been runners-up in both the First Division and Premier League, won two League Cups, qualified for countless European campaigns and reached two FA Cup finals – but in 2016, all that success came crashing down around them when the club was relegated with a bottom-placed finish.
Villa have diced with the drop for several years and it was practically an inevitability.
They managed to pick up just 17 points in what was an aberration of a campaign under the leaderships of Tim Sherwood, Kevin McDonald, Remi Garde and Eric Black.
Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Ciaran Clark, Scott Sinclair, Charles N’Zogbia and Gabby Agonlahor were among some of the worst offenders in a horrific campaign where the consequences will be felt long into the future.