Aston Villa
1994–95 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerRon Atkinson
(until 10 Nov)
Jim Barron
(caretaker 10-25 Nov)
Brian Little
(from 25 November)
StadiumVilla Park
Premiership18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Saunders (15)
All: Saunders (17)
Highest home attendance40,154 vs Liverpool
(6 May 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,433 vs Wigan Athletic
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance29,756

The 1994-95 season was Aston Villa's 120th professional season, their 84th season in the top flight and their 7th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the third in the Premier League).

Two seasons earlier, Aston Villa narrowly missed out on the league title. The season after that, they dipped to 10th place in the league but still had success as League Cup winners. But the decline continued into 1994–95 and Ron Atkinson paid with his job in November. Within days, former Villa favourite Brian Little was back at the club. Little managed to keep Villa clear of the drop.

Before the season was over, a new era was already in the making at Villa Park. A number of players now past their best were off-loaded to new clubs; these included Ray Houghton, Garry Parker, Kevin Richardson and Earl Barrett. The close season saw more players from the Atkinson era pass through the Villa Park exit door: Shaun Teale, Dalian Atkinson, Dean Saunders and John Fashanu.

Little brought in younger players like Alan Wright (260), Ian Taylor (233), Mark Draper (120), Gary Charles (107), Savo Milosevic (90), Nii Lamptey (10), and Carl Tiler (12) to give some much-needed strength to a side of fading stars, as well as giving such much-needed hope to fans of a club which had been rescued from the threat of a rapid decline. Defender Tiler was sold to Sheffield United for £500,000 after just 18 months at the club, having played just 12 league games due to injury.


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Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
1 August 1994LBPhil KingSheffield Wednesday£200,000
3 August 1994AMGhana Nii LampteyNetherlands PSV Eindhoven£200,000
4 August 1994CFJohn FashanuWimbledon£1,350,000
21 December 1994CMIan TaylorSheffield Wednesday£1,000,000
6 January 1995RBGary CharlesDerby County£1,450,000
6 January 1995CFTommy JohnsonDerby County£1,450,000
10 February 1995CFFranz CarrLeicester City£250,000
10 March 1995LBAlan WrightBlackburn Rovers£1,000,000
£6,900,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
6 July 1994RWTony DaleyWolverhampton Wanderers£1,250,000
1 July 1994AMGermany Stefan BeinlichGermany Hansa Rostock£190,000
1 July 1994AMGermany Matthias BreitkreutzGermany Hansa Rostock£190,000
11 July 1994LWSteve FroggattWolverhampton Wanderers£1,000,000
14 July 1994RBPoland Dariusz KubickiSunderland£100,000
19 July 1994RBNeil CoxMiddlesbrough£1,000,000
21 December 1994CFGuy WhittinghamSheffield Wednesday£700,000
30 January 1995RBEarl BarrettEverton£1,700,000
10 February 1995CMGarry ParkerLeicester City£300,000
16 February 1995CMKevin RichardsonCoventry City£300,000
23 March 1995CMRepublic of Ireland Ray HoughtonCrystal Palace£300,000
24 March 1995CBChris BodenDerby County£150,000
£7,180,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
9 September 1994LBBryan SmallBirmingham City9 November 1994
21 March 1995LMGareth FarrellyRotherham United31 May 1995

Overall transfer activity

Squad

First Team

# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1Nigel SpinkGKEnglandChelmsford8 August 1958 (aged 35)Chelmsford City4 January 1977£4,0004320
13Mark BosnichGKAustraliaLiverpool13 January 1972 (aged 22)Australia Sydney Croatia28 February 1992Free transfer600
30Michael OakesGKEnglandNorthwich30 October 1973 (aged 20)Academy1 July 199100
Defenders
2Earl BarrettRBEnglandRochdale28 April 1967 (aged 27)Oldham Athletic25 February 1992£1,700,0001162
2*Alan WrightLBEnglandAshton-under-Lyne28 September 1971 (aged 22)Blackburn Rovers10 March 1995£1,000,000--
3Steve StauntonLBRepublic of IrelandDundalk19 January 1969 (aged 25)Liverpool7 August 1991£1,100,0001267
4Shaun TealeCBEnglandSouthport10 March 1964 (aged 30)Bournemouth25 July 1991£300,0001475
5Paul McGrathCBRepublic of IrelandEngland Greenford4 December 1959 (aged 34)Manchester United3 August 1989£400,0002198
15Phil KingLBEnglandBristol28 December 1967 (aged 26)Sheffield Wednesday1 August 1994£200,000--
16Ugo EhioguCBEnglandHackney3 November 1972 (aged 21)West Bromwich Albion12 July 1991£40,000330
20Bryan SmallLBEnglandBirmingham15 November 1971 (aged 22)Academy1 July 1990380
22*Gary CharlesRBEnglandNewham13 April 1970 (aged 24)Derby County6 January 1995£1,450,000--
24Chris BodenCBEnglandWolverhampton13 October 1973 (aged 20)Academy1 January 199200
Midfielders
6Kevin Richardson (c)CMEnglandNewcastle upon Tyne4 December 1962 (aged 31)Spain Real Sociedad6 August 1991£450,00015510
7Ray HoughtonRM/CMRepublic of IrelandScotland Glasgow9 January 1962 (aged 32)Liverpool28 July 1992£900,000879
11Andy TownsendCMRepublic of IrelandEngland Maidstone26 July 1963 (aged 30)Chelsea26 July 1993£2,100,000474
12Nii LampteyAMGhanaTema10 December 1974 (aged 19)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven3 August 1994£200,000--
14Garry ParkerCMEnglandOxford7 September 1965 (aged 28)Nottingham Forest29 November 1991£650,0009913
17Ian TaylorCMEnglandBirmingham4 June 1968 (aged 26)Sheffield Wednesday21 December 1994£1,000,000--
19Graham FentonAMEnglandWhitley Bay22 May 1974 (aged 20)Academy1 July 1993141
21David FarrellCMEnglandBirmingham11 November 1971 (aged 22)Redditch United6 January 1992£45,00060
Forwards
8John FashanuCFEnglandKensington18 September 1962 (aged 31)Wimbledon4 August 1994£1,350,000--
9Dean SaundersCFWalesSwansea21 June 1964 (aged 30)Liverpool19 July 1991£2,300,0009634
10Dalian AtkinsonCFEnglandShrewsbury21 March 1968 (aged 26)Spain Real Sociedad11 July 1991£1,600,0009229
14*Franz CarrRWEnglandPreston24 September 1966 (aged 27)Leicester City10 February 1995£250,000--
18Dwight YorkeCFTrinidad and TobagoCanaan3 November 1971 (aged 22)Trinidad and Tobago Signal Hill19 July 1991£120,00010329
22Guy WhittinghamCFEnglandEvesham10 November 1964 (aged 29)Portsmouth3 August 1993£1,300,000213
25Tommy JohnsonCFEnglandGateshead15 January 1971 (aged 23)Derby County6 January 1995£1,450,000--

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1994.

Results

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 42 12 14 16 44 62 18 50
17 Manchester City 42 12 13 17 53 64 11 49
18 Aston Villa 42 11 15 16 51 56 5 48
19 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 34 49 15 45 Relegation to the Football League First Division
20 Norwich City (R) 42 10 13 19 37 54 17 43
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Match123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAAHAHHA
ResultDDDWWLLLLDLLLLWDDDLDWDDWWWLWWDLLDLWDLLLDWD
Position71213988912141516181919191919202020192019181412141199111110151311161617181518
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 1994 (1994-08-20) 1 Everton 2-2 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Stuart 22'
Rideout 70'
Report Fashanu 65'
Saunders 74'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,544
Referee: Kelvin Morton
24 August 1994 (1994-08-24) 2 Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 32' Report Le Tissier 89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,179
Referee: Philip Don
27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) 3 Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 Staunton 46' Report Southgate 87' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,305
Referee: Joe Worrall
29 August 1994 (1994-08-29) 4 Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa Coventry
20:00 Report Yorke 3' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Paul Durkin
10 September 1994 (1994-09-10) 5 Aston Villa 2-0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 Staunton 15'
Saunders 85'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Gary Willard
17 September 1994 (1994-09-17) 6 West Ham United 1-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Cottee 86' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,326
Referee: Stephen Lodge
24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) 7 Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 Shearer 17' (pen) 72'
Sutton 56'
Report Ehiogu 90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,694
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) 8 Aston Villa 0-2 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Report Lee 66'
Cole 83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,960
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) 9 Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Ruddock 20'
Fowler 26' 57'
Report Staunton 37'
Whittingham 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,158
Referee: Brian Hill
15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) 10 Aston Villa 1-1 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 62' Report Milligan 50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Alan Wilkie
22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) 11 Aston Villa 0-2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 Report Pearce 1' (pen)
Stone 70'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,217
Referee: Keith Cooper
29 October 1994 (1994-10-29) 12 Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Dichio 36'
Penrice 90'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,073
Referee: Robbie Hart
6 November 1994 (1994-11-06) 13 Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United Birmingham
16:00 Atkinson 29' Report Ince 44'
Kanchelskis 51'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,136
Referee: Philip Don
9 November 1994 (1994-11-09) 14 Wimbledon 4-3 Aston Villa London
19:45 Barton 8' (pen)
Ardley 65'
Jones 83'
Leonhardsen 90'
Report Parker 19'
Saunders 38' 50'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: David Elleray
19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Aston Villa London
15:00 Sheringham 40'
Klinsmann 53' (pen)
Bosnich 74' (o.g.)
Report Atkinson 8'
Fenton 21' 27'
Saunders 90'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 November 1994 (1994-11-27) 16 Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
16:00 Atkinson 15' Report Atherton 57' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,082
Referee: Graham Poll
3 December 1994 (1994-12-03) 17 Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 Gee 5' Report Whittingham 61' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,896
Referee: Martin Bodenham
10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) 18 Aston Villa 0-0 Everton Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,678
Referee: Rodger Gifford
19 December 1994 (1994-12-19) 19 Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 Hall 8'
Le Tissier 90'
Report Houghton 80' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,874
Referee: Stephen Lodge
26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) 20 Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa London
12:00 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,452
Referee: Kelvin Morton
28 December 1994 (1994-12-28) 21 Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 Sinclair 9' (o.g.)
Yorke 32'
Taylor 82'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,901
Referee: Keith Burge
31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) 22 Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 Rösler 14' 54' Report Brightwell 55' (o.g.)
Saunders 59'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 22,513
Referee: Joe Worrall
2 January 1995 (1995-01-02) 23 Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,038
Referee: Paul Danson
14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) 24 Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
15:00 Fashanu 7'
Ehiogu 76'
Report Yates 88' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,578
Referee: Alan Wilkie
21 January 1995 (1995-01-21) 25 Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa West Bridgford
15:00 Collymore 53' (pen) Report Fashanu 32'
Saunders 86'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,598
Referee: Keith Cooper
25 January 1995 (1995-01-25) 26 Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 18' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,017
Referee: Robbie Hart
4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) 27 Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
15:00 Cole 18' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,795
Referee: David Elleray
11 February 1995 (1995-02-11) 28 Aston Villa 7-1 Wimbledon Birmingham
15:00 Reeves 12' (o.g.)
Johnson 22' 26' 38'
Saunders 48' 66' (pen)
Yorke 83'
Report Barton 11' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,982
Referee: Brian Hill
18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 Bright 71' Report Saunders 26' 44' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,063
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 February 1995 (1995-02-22) 30 Aston Villa 4-4 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 8'
Staunton 37'
Yorke 60'
Johnson 65'
Report Robins 61'
Roberts 77'
Lowe 80' 90'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,825
Referee: Kelvin Morton
25 February 1995 (1995-02-25) 31 Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Venison 31'
Beardsley 55' 66'
Report Townsend 40' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,637
Referee: Philip Don
4 March 1995 (1995-03-04) 32 Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 Report Hendry 12' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,114
Referee: Rodger Gifford
6 March 1995 (1995-03-06) 33 Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City Birmingham
20:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,186
Referee: Graham Poll
18 March 1995 (1995-03-18) 34 Aston Villa 0-2 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 Report Moncur 11'
Hutchison 49'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,682
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) 35 Ipswich Town 0-1 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 Report Swailes 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Joe Worrall
4 April 1995 (1995-04-04) 36 Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa London
19:45 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,606
Referee: Keith Cooper
15 April 1995 (1995-04-15) 37 Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Stein 41' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,015
Referee: Keith Burge
17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) 38 Aston Villa 0-4 Arsenal Birmingham
15:00 Report Hartson 31' 87'
Wright 33' 72' (pen)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,005
Referee: Kelvin Morton
29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) 39 Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa Leeds
15:00 Palmer 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,955
Referee: David Elleray
3 May 1995 (1995-05-03) 40 Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City Birmingham
19:45 Ehiogu 9' Report Rösler 63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,133
Referee: Stephen Lodge
6 May 1995 (1995-05-06) 41 Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 25' 36' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,154
Referee: Robbie Hart
14 May 1995 (1995-05-14) 42 Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa Norwich
16:00 Goss 56' Report Staunton 7' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: Keith Cooper

FA Cup

7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) R3 Barnsley 0-2 Aston Villa Barnsley
Yorke 48'
Saunders 64'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,469
28 January 1995 (1995-01-28) R4 Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa Manchester
Walsh Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 21,177

League Cup

21 September 1994 (1994-09-21) R2 L1 Aston Villa 5-0 Wigan Athletic Birmingham
Yorke 4'
Atkinson 26' 85'
Saunders 70'
Lamptey 73'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 12,433
5 October 1994 (1994-10-05) R2 L2 Wigan Athletic 0-3
(0-8 agg.)
Aston Villa Wigan
Lamptey 43' 85'
Whittingham 60'
Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,633
26 October 1994 (1994-10-26) R3 Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough Birmingham
Townsend 30' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,254
30 November 1994 (1994-11-30) R4 Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa London
Armstrong
Southgate
Atkinson 33' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,653

UEFA Cup

15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) R1 L1 Inter Milan Italy 1-0 England Aston Villa Milan
Bergkamp 76' (pen) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen
29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) R1 L2 Aston Villa England 1-0 (a.e.t.)
(1-1 agg.)
(4-3 p)
Italy Inter Milan Birmingham
Houghton 41' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,533
Penalties
18 October 1994 (1994-10-18) R2 L1 Trabzonspor Turkey 1-0 England Aston Villa Trabzon
Kanyak 76' Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Referee: Michel Piraux
1 November 1994 (1994-11-01) R2 L2 Aston Villa England 2-1
(2-2* agg.)
Turkey Trabzonspor Birmingham
Atkinson 77'
Ehiogu 90+3'
Kanyak 90+2' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,858
Referee: Joël Quiniou

Statistics

Appearances

Rank # Nat Player Pos Apps Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub
1 5Republic of IrelandPaul McGrathCB 49364203040454
2 9WalesDean SaundersCF 48390203040480
3 16EnglandUgo EhioguCB 48381203040471
4 3Republic of IrelandSteve StauntonLB 47354202040434
5 18Trinidad and TobagoDwight YorkeCF 43334204000394
6 11Republic of IrelandAndy TownsendCM 40320202040400
7 13AustraliaMark BosnichGK 34300103000340
8 2EnglandEarl BarrettRB 34241203040331
9 4EnglandShaun TealeCB 32280202000320
10 7Republic of IrelandRay HoughtonCM 32197002031248
11 17EnglandIan TaylorCM 24220200000240
12 6EnglandKevin RichardsonCM 23181000040221
13 15EnglandPhil KingLB 23133003040203
14 10EnglandDalian AtkinsonCF 21115002030165
15 14EnglandGarry ParkerCM 20122004002164
16 25EnglandGraham FentonAM 20710001200812
17 1EnglandNigel SpinkGK 18121100040171
18 22*EnglandGary CharlesRB 16142000000142
19 8EnglandJohn FashanuCF 16112200010142
20 25EnglandTommy JohnsonCF 15113010000114
21 22EnglandGuy WhittinghamCF 124300211175
22 12GhanaNii LampteyAM 91500210036
23 2*EnglandAlan WrightLB 88000000080
24 20EnglandBryan SmallLB 55000000050
25 21EnglandDavid FarrellCM 20000200020
26 14*EnglandFranz CarrRW 20200000002
27 30EnglandMichael OakesGK 10000100010
28 24EnglandChris BodenCB 10100000001

Goals Involvements

Rank # Nat Player Pos Apps Goal Inv. Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
1 9WalesDean SaundersCF 4820153101000173
2 18Trinidad and TobagoDwight YorkeCF 43146510110086
3 3Republic of IrelandSteve StauntonLB 47125700000057
4 10EnglandDalian AtkinsonCF 2193200301072
5 11Republic of IrelandAndy TownsendCM 4071302100025
6 25EnglandTommy JohnsonCF 1544000000040
7 --Own Goal --44000000040
8 16EnglandUgo EhioguCB 4843000001040
9 22EnglandGuy WhittinghamCF 1242100100031
10 19EnglandGraham FentonAM 2042100010022
11 7Republic of IrelandRay HoughtonCM 3241200010022
12 17EnglandIan TaylorCM 2441300000013
13 8EnglandJohn FashanuCF 1633000000031
14 14EnglandGarry ParkerCM 2031200000012
15 12GhanaNii LampteyAM 930000300030
16 4EnglandShaun TealeCB 3230300000003
17 2EnglandEarl BarrettRB 3410100000001
18 22*EnglandGary CharlesRB 1610100000001
19 15EnglandPhil KingLB 2310100000001
20 6EnglandKevin RichardsonCM 2310100000001

Clean Sheets

Rank # Nat Player Apps Conceded Clean Sheets Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Con CS Con CS Con CS Con CS
1 13AustraliaMark Bosnich34498446104200
2 1EnglandNigel Spink18138106010031
3 30EnglandMichael Oakes10100000100

Honours & Awards

Award Recipient
Manager of the Month (Jan 1995)Brian Little

See also

References

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