1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Aston Villa
1994–95 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerRon Atkinson (until 10 November)
Jim Barron (caretaker 10-25 November)
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

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 for this with his job in November. Within days, former Villa favourite Brian Little was back at the club as Atkinson's successor, and 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 Mark Draper, Ian Taylor, Savo Milosevic, Nii Lamptey, Carl Tiler, Gary Charles and Alan Wright 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.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA 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 summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 11 15 16 51 56  −5 48 6 9 6 27 24  +3 5 6 10 24 32  −8

Source: Statto

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

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994EvertonA2-235,544Fashanu 65', Saunders 74'
24 August 1994SouthamptonH1-124,179Saunders 32'
27 August 1994Crystal PalaceH1-123,305Staunton 46'
29 August 1994Coventry CityA1-012,218Yorke 3'
10 September 1994Ipswich TownH2-022,241Staunton 15', Saunders 85'
17 September 1994West Ham UnitedA0-118,326
24 September 1994Blackburn RoversA1-322,694Ehiogu 90'
1 October 1994Newcastle UnitedH0-229,960
8 October 1994LiverpoolA2-332,158Staunton 37', Whittingham 90'
15 October 1994Norwich CityH1-122,468Saunders 62'
22 October 1994Nottingham ForestH0-229,217
29 October 1994Queens Park RangersA0-216,073
6 November 1994Manchester UnitedH1-232,136Atkinson 29'
9 November 1994WimbledonA3-46,221Parker 19', Saunders 38', 50'
19 November 1994Tottenham HotspurA4-326,899Atkinson 8', Fenton 21', 27', Saunders 90'
27 November 1994Sheffield WednesdayH1-125,082Atkinson 15'
3 December 1994Leicester CityA1-120,896Whittingham 61'
10 December 1994EvertonH0-029,678
19 December 1994SouthamptonA1-213,874Houghton 80'
26 December 1994ArsenalA0-034,452
28 December 1994ChelseaH3-032,901Sinclair 9' (own goal), Yorke 32', Taylor 82'
31 December 1994Manchester CityA2-222,513Brightwell 55'(own goal), Saunders 59'
2 January 1995Leeds UnitedH0-035,038
14 January 1995Queens Park RangersH2-126,578Fashanu 7', Ehiogu 76'
21 January 1995Nottingham ForestA2-124,598Fashanu 32', Saunders 68'
25 January 1995Tottenham HotspurH1-040,017Saunders 18'
4 February 1995Manchester UnitedA0-143,795
11 February 1995WimbledonH7-123,982Reeves 12' (own goal), Johnson 22', 26', 38', Saunders 48', pen 66', Yorke 83'
18 February 1995Sheffield WednesdayA2-124,063Saunders 26', 44'
22 February 1995Leicester CityH4-430,825Saunders 8', Staunton 37', Yorke 60', Johnson 65'
25 February 1995Newcastle UnitedA1-334,637Townsend 40'
4 March 1995Blackburn RoversH0-140,114
6 March 1995Coventry CityH0-026,186
18 March 1995West Ham UnitedH0-228,682
1 April 1995Ipswich TownA1-015,710Swailes 90' (own goal)
4 April 1995Crystal PalaceA0-012,606
15 April 1995ChelseaA0-117,015
17 April 1995ArsenalH0-432,005
29 April 1995Leeds UnitedA0-132,955
3 May 1995Manchester CityH1-130,133Ehiogu 9'
6 May 1995LiverpoolH2-040,154Yorke 25', 36'
14 May 1995Norwich CityA1-119,374Staunton 7'

FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995BarnsleyA2-011,469Yorke 48', Saunders 64'
R428 January 1995Manchester CityA0-121,177

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg21 September 1994Wigan AthleticH5-012,433Yorke 4', Atkinson 26', 85', Saunders 70', Lamptey 73'
R2 2nd Leg5 October 1994Wigan AthleticA3-0 (won 8-0 on agg)2,633Lamptey 43', 85', Whittingham 60'
R326 October 1994MiddlesbroughH1-019,254Townsend 30'
R430 November 1994Crystal PalaceA1-412,653Atkinson 33'

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg15 September 1994Inter MilanA0-122,639
R1 2nd Leg29 September 1994Inter MilanH1-0 (won 4-3 on pens)30,533Houghton 41'
R2 1st Leg18 October 1994TrabzonsporA0-127,500
R2 2nd Leg1 November 1994TrabzonsporH2-1 (lost on away goals)23,858Atkinson 77', Ehiogu 90'

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Nigel Spink
2 DF  ENG Alan Wright
3 DF  IRL Steve Staunton
4 DF  ENG Shaun Teale
5 DF  IRL Paul McGrath[notes 1]
8 FW  ENG John Fashanu
9 FW  WAL Dean Saunders
10 FW  ENG Dalian Atkinson
11 MF  IRL Andy Townsend[notes 2]
12 MF  GHA Nii Lamptey
13 GK  AUS Mark Bosnich
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ENG Franz Carr
15 DF  ENG Phil King
16 DF  ENG Ugo Ehiogu
17 MF  ENG Ian Taylor
18 FW  TRI Dwight Yorke
19 FW  ENG Graham Fenton
20 DF  ENG Bryan Small
21 MF  ENG David Farrell
22 DF  ENG Gary Charles
25 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
30 GK  ENG Michael Oakes

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Earl Barrett (to Everton)
4 MF  ENG Garry Parker (to Leicester City)
6 MF  ENG Kevin Richardson (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  IRL Ray Houghton[notes 3] (to Crystal Palace)
22 FW  ENG Guy Whittingham (to Sheffield Wednesday)
24 DF  ENG Chris Boden (to Derby County)

Reserve squad
The following players made most of their appearances this season for the reserves, and did not appear for the first-team, or only appeared for the first-team in friendlies.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Ian Brown
— DF  ENG Dennis Pearce
— DF  ENG Darren Evans
— DF  ENG Riccardo Scimeca
— DF  ENG Daniel West
— DF  SCO Paul Browne
— DF  IRL John Murphy
— DF  MAR Nacer Abdellah
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Trevor Berry
— MF  ENG Steve Cowe
— MF  SCO Scott Murray
— MF  IRL Gareth Farrelly
— FW  ENG Neil Davis
— FW  SUR Ronald Hoop (on trial)
—   Darrell Mooney

Youth squad
The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Stuart Brock
— GK  ENG Matthew George
— GK  ENG Adam Rachel
— DF  ENG Lee Collins
— DF  ENG Guy Hadland
— DF  ENG Reuben Hazell
— DF  ENG John Hickman
— DF  ENG Jamie Impey
— DF  ENG Tommy Jaszczun
— DF  ENG Aaron Lescott
— DF  ENG Jonathan Miley
— DF  ENG Andy Mitchell
— DF  ENG Ben Petty
— DF  WAL David Hughes
— DF  IRL John Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  GER Leslie Hines
— MF  ENG Lee Burchell
— MF  ENG Lee Hendrie
— MF  ENG Darren Middleton
— MF  ENG David Moore
— MF  IRL Alan Kirby
— FW  ENG Richard Burgess
— FW  ENG Darren Byfield[notes 4]
— FW  ENG Richard Walker
— FW  IRL Alan Lee
—  ENG Marc Senior
— FW  ENG Chris Freestone

Trainees
The following players were signed to Aston Villa as trainees, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  ENG Lee Aston
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Mark Peters

Schoolboys
The following players were signed to Aston Villa as associated schoolboys, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Michael Blackwood
— DF  ENG Dominic Reece
— MF  ENG Mark Appleby
— FW  ENG Mark Jones
—   Neil Barrett
—   Robert Deacon
No. Pos. Nation Player
—   James Halliday
—   Jonathan Jones
—   David Lonsdale
—   Nicholas Miles
—   Lewis Read
—   David Serrie

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
1 August 1994 DF Phil King Sheffield Wednesday £200,000
4 August 1994 FW John Fashanu Wimbledon £1,350,000
21 December 1994 MF Ian Taylor Sheffield Wednesday £1,000,000
6 January 1995 DF Gary Charles Derby County £1,450,000
6 January 1995 FW Tommy Johnson Derby County £1,450,000
10 February 1995 MF Franz Carr Leicester City £250,000
10 March 1995 DF Alan Wright Blackburn Rovers £1,000,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
6 June 1994 MF Tony Daley Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,250,000
11 July 1994 MF Steve Froggatt Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,000,000
14 July 1994 DF Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland Transfer
19 July 1994 DF Neil Cox Middlesbrough £1,000,000
21 December 1994 FW Guy Whittingham Sheffield Wednesday £700,000
30 January 1995 DF Earl Barrett Everton £1,700,000
10 February 1995 MF Garry Parker Leicester City £300,000
16 February 1995 MF Kevin Richardson Coventry City £300,000
23 March 1995 MF Ray Houghton Crystal Palace £300,000
24 March 1995 DF Chris Boden Derby County £150,000
Transfers in: £6,700,000
Transfers out: £6,700,000
Total spending: £0

Awards
  • January: Manager of the Month, Brian Little

Notes
  1. McGrath was born in Ealing, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1985.
  2. Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  3. Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
  4. Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/avilla.htm
  3. http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1994-95.html
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