Aston Villa's all time Premier League top scorer....

[*shellac*]

Useless.  Messi will score 61 in a single season.  Sell!

Congrats Gabby.  You love the club and we love you too.

[ozzjim]

Fitting with the title, Benteke is also our top scorer in a single season in the Prem, with 18. One more than Yorke. Phenomenal. Well done to both.

[paul_e]

Fitting with the title, Benteke is also our top scorer in a single season in the Prem, with 18. One more than Yorke. Phenomenal. Well done to both.

I'd back him to make it to 20, he's the best striker in the league in 2013, 13 in 15 in that period (i.e. since we started playing Weimann and Gabby either side of him).  If we keep all 3 fit and playing next year I reckon they'll bag 50+ between them, it's crazy that we've got a strike force like this but are struggling at the wrong end of the table.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

[eamonn]

Gabby, the most maligned Villa striker since Joachim. Funny to see them both in the top six.
He's in his best form for 3 years now but I alway thought his demise was exaggerated. He started last season on fire and popped-up with the odd key goal under Houllier aswell like that last minute winner at West Ham this time two years ago.

[danno]

Had no idea Barry had scored that many.

But I suppose it is only 4 per season.

and I think he took penalties.

[SoccerHQ]

I'm amazed Yorke only scored 60 league goals for us but then again he only started doing the business from 1995 really.

Well done to Gabby, he gets stick from time to time for his hot and cold form but when he's in the zone as he has been for the last few months he remains a key player for us.

Ozz made a good point a few weeks back that Lambert seems to know how to play him e.g. getting him out wide yet still involved in the final third unlike having to double up as another fullback under TSM.

[PeterWithesShin]

I think the fact that Joachim is our 6th highest scorer in the 20 years since Sky invented the game sums up why we've underachieved so much.

And I love Gabby, but i'll hold my hands up and say I was starting to doubt him earlier in the season, although with an attacker going nearly a year without scoring it isn't surprising. Well done on getting some of the old form back Gabby.

[Risso]

Carew is just under with 37, then Vassell with 35.

Complete (slightly out of date by a week or two) list here:

http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/stats/option/scorers

[SoccerHQ]

Thought Carew would've scored more than Joachim as Big John got into double figures in the league three times between 08-10 whereas I only really remember Joachim scoring prolifically in 98/99 when he started demanding big contracts and lost his way it's fair to say.

[The Man With A Stick]

Joachim?  39?!

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

I'm amazed Yorke only scored 60 league goals for us

He has 73 league goals for us altogether

13 in the First Division and 60 in the Premier League.

[TaxDodger]

I fucking love Gabby. Easily my favourite all time Villa player. Hope he's here for the rest of his career.

[Greg N'Ash]

Its a bit depressing really seeing how long the PL has been going and our continual membership of it. benteke would probably Knock 60 off in 4 seasons if we can keep him.

[Mister E]

He was inspirational this evening, despite his early missed attempt.