1993–94 Aston Villa F.C. season

1993–94 season of Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1993–94 football season
Aston Villa
1993–94 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerRon Atkinson
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Saunders (9)
All: Atkinson /
Saunders (15)
Highest home attendance45,347 vs. Liverpool
(9 Jul 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance16,180 vs. Southampton
(24 Nov 1993, Premier League)
Average home league attendance29,065
Home colours
Away colours
Second City Derby Football team season
Second City Derby
46--32--26

The 1993–94 season was Aston Villa's 119th professional season, their 83rd season in the top flight and their 6th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the second in the Premier League). The Kit Supplier was Asics and the shirt sponsors were Müller.

Aston Villa were never anywhere near the title race that they had looked likely to win for much of the previous season, as they finished 10th in the table a year after coming second. The slump was largely due to a shortage of goals. But their compensation for this shortcoming was victory in the League Cup final against Manchester United - a 3–1 scoreline ending the opposition's hope of becoming the first English team to win all three major domestic trophies in the same season.

Villa were drawn against Birmingham City in the League Cup second round. The Second City derby would be the only one in a 14-year period from the 1988–89 season, when Viila won all three matches 13–0 in aggregate,[1] until 2002–03 season

There were debuts for Andy Townsend (134), Graham Fenton (30) and Guy Whittingham (25).[2]

Squad

First Team

The likes of Dean Saunders and Paul McGrath were as consistent and reliable as ever, though a few older players such as Garry Parker, Kevin Richardson and Shaun Teale were starting to look past their best.

The pre-season signing of 30-year-old midfielder Andy Townsend from Chelsea was one of the best pieces of business done so far by manager Ron Atkinson, whereas the capture of Guy Whittingham from Portsmouth proved to be a disappointment - the striker never came anywhere near matching the tally of 47 goals he had scored done for the south coast club a season earlier, and he was loaned out to Wolverhampton to gain more first-team chances. Gordon Cowans rejoined the club for his third spell but left the club again after just a few months.

Villa fans were given something to look forward to with the emergence of promising young players like Ugo Ehiogu, Graham Fenton and Mark Bosnich.

Squad

# Pos Name Nat Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 GK Nigel Spink England Chelmsford (1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 34) Chelmsford City 4 January 1977 £4,000 414 0
13 GK Mark Bosnich Australia Liverpool (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 21) Australia Sydney Croatia 28 February 1992 Free transfer 19 0
30 GK Michael Oakes England Northwich (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1991 0 0
Defenders
2 RB Earl Barrett England Rochdale (1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 26) Oldham Athletic 25 February 1992 £1,700,000 64 1
3 LB Steve Staunton Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 24) Liverpool 7 August 1991 £1,100,000 94 6
4 CB Shaun Teale England Southport (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 29) Bournemouth 25 July 1991 £300,000 96 3
5 CB Paul McGrath Republic of Ireland England Greenford (1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 33) Manchester United 3 August 1989 £400,000 175 7
16 CB Ugo Ehiogu England Hackney (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 20) West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 14 0
17 CB Neil Cox England Scunthorpe (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 21) Scunthorpe United 12 February 1991 £400,000 27 2
23 LB Bryan Small England Birmingham (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1990 26 0
24 RB Dariusz Kubicki Poland Kożuchów (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 30) Poland Legia Warsaw 28 August 1991 £200,000 30 0
Midfielders
6 CM Kevin Richardson (c) England Newcastle upon Tyne (1962-12-04)4 December 1962 (aged 30) Spain Real Sociedad 6 August 1991 £450,000 100 3
7 CM Ray Houghton Republic of Ireland Scotland Glasgow (1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 31) Liverpool 28 July 1992 £900,000 46 4
8 CM Garry Parker England Oxford (1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (aged 27) Nottingham Forest 29 November 1991 £650,000 76 11
14 CM Andy Townsend Republic of Ireland EnglandMaidstone (1963-07-26)26 July 1963 (aged 29) Chelsea 26 July 1993 £2,100,000 - -
15 CM Gordon Cowans England West Cornforth (1958-10-27)27 October 1958 (aged 34) Blackburn Rovers 5 July 1993 Free transfer 510 59
19 AM Stefan Beinlich Germany East Berlin (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 21) Germany Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 9 0
20 AM Matthias Breitkreutz Germany Crivitz (1971-05-12)12 May 1971 (aged 22) Germany Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 12 0
21 CM David Farrell England Birmingham (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 21) Redditch United 6 January 1992 £45,000 0 0
25 AM Graham Fenton England Whitley Bay (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1993 - -
Forwards
9 CF Dean Saunders Wales Swansea (1964-06-21)21 June 1964 (aged 29) Liverpool 10 September 1992 £2,300,000 44 17
10 CF Dalian Atkinson England Shrewsbury (1968-03-21)21 March 1968 (aged 25) Spain Real Sociedad 11 July 1991 £1,600,000 48 14
11 RW Tony Daley England Birmingham (1967-10-18)18 October 1967 (aged 25) Academy 1 January 1986 237 34
12 LW Steve Froggatt England Lincoln (1973-03-05)5 March 1973 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1991 37 2
18 CF Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago Canaan (1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 21) Trinidad and Tobago Signal Hill 19 December 1989 £120,000 89 26
22 CF Guy Whittingham England Evesham (1964-11-10)10 November 1964 (aged 28) Portsmouth 3 August 1993 £1,300,000 - -

Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1993.

Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
5 July 1993 CM Gordon Cowans Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
26 July 1993 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Chelsea £2,100,000
3 August 1993 CF Guy Whittingham Portsmouth 1,200,000
£3,300,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
5 July 1993 CF Martin Carruthers Stoke City £300,000
3 August 1993 CF Cyrille Regis Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer
5 August 1993 CM Mark Blake Portsmouth £400,000
26 February 1994 CM Gordon Cowans Derby County £80,000
£780,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
15 October 1993 CB Chris Boden Barnsley 15 January 1994
26 November 1993 GK Michael Oakes Scarborough Athletic 26 December 1993
10 January 1994 AM Graham Fenton West Bromwich Albion 10 February 1994
28 February 1994 CF Guy Whittingham Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 1994
4 March 1994 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland 31 May 1994

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Decrease £3,300,000

Income

Increase £780,000

Balance

Decrease £2,520,000

Results

Premier League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Liverpool 42 17 9 16 59 55 +4 60
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 12 14 62 61 +1 60
10 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 46 50 −4 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
11 Coventry City 42 14 14 14 43 45 −2 56
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results by round

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
14 August 1993 (1993-08-14) 1 Aston Villa 4–1 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
15:00 Atkinson 38' 90'
Saunders 61'
Staunton 90'
Report Ferdinand 44' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,994
Referee: Kelvin Morton
Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa
18 August 1993 (1993-08-18) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa Sheffield
19:45 Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,450
Referee: Peter Foakes
Wimbledon v Aston Villa
21 August 1993 (1993-08-21) 3 Wimbledon 2-2 Aston Villa London
15:00 Holdsworth 38'
Fashanu 85'
Report Richardson 17'
Staunton 82'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Jim Borrett
Aston Villa v Manchester United
23 August 1993 (1993-08-23) 4 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United Birmingham
20:00 Atkinson 44' Report Sharpe 17' 74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,624
Referee: David Elleray
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur
28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) 5 Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
15:00 Staunton 71' (pen) Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,498
Referee: Keith Cooper
Everton v Aston Villa
31 August 1993 (1993-08-31) 6 Everton 0-1 Aston Villa Liverpool
19:30 Report Whittingham 32' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,022
Referee: Alan Gunn
Aston Villa v Coventry City
11 September 1993 (1993-09-11) 7 Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,181
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Ipswich Town v Aston Villa
18 September 1993 (1993-09-18) 8 Ipswich Town 1-2 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 [[ Ian Marshall (English footballer)|Marshall]] 9' Report Saunders 19'
Townsend 55'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,617
Referee: Roger Dilkes
Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa
25 September 1993 (1993-09-25) 9 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Aston Villa Oldham
15:00 Halle 14' Report Saunders 51' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12,836
Referee: Howard King
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 10 Aston Villa 0-2 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Report Allen 46' (pen)
Cole 80'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,336
Referee: Paul Durkin
West Ham United v Aston Villa
16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) 11 West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,425
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Aston Villa v Chelsea
23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) 12 Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 Atkinson 6' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,706
Referee: David Allison
Swindon Town v Aston Villa
30 October 1993 (1993-10-30) 13 Swindon Town 1-2 Aston Villa Swindon
15:00 Bodin 33' (pen) Report Teale 43'
Atkinson 68'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,530
Referee: Keith Burge
Arsenal v Aston Villa
6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) 14 Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa London
15:00 Wright 58' Report Whittingham 74'
Townsend 90'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 31,773
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) 15 Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United Birmingham
15:00 Whittingham 76' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,686
Referee: David Frampton
Aston Villa v Southampton
24 November 1993 (1993-11-24) 16 Aston Villa 0-2 Southampton Birmingham
19:45 Report Le Tissier 50' 62' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,180
Referee: Kelvin Morton
Liverpool v Aston Villa
28 November 1993 (1993-11-28) 17 Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa Liverpool
16:00 Fowler 45'
Redknapp 62'
Report Atkinson 53' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,484
Referee: Alan Wilkie
Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa
4 December 1993 (1993-12-04) 18 Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Aston Villa London
15:00 McGrath 5' (o.g.)
Penrice 40'
Report Richardson 47'
Parker 47'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,915
Referee: Keith Hackett
Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday
8 December 1993 (1993-12-08) 19 Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
19:45 Cox 29'
Saunders 53' (pen)
Report Bart-Williams 24'
Teale 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 20,304
Referee: Peter Foakes
Aston Villa v Wimbledon
11 December 1993 (1993-12-11) 20 Aston Villa 0-1 Wimbledon Birmingham
15:00 Report Holdsworth 77' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,940
Referee: Alan Gunn
Manchester United v Aston Villa
19 December 1993 (1993-12-19) 21 Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
16:00 Cantona 21' 89'
Ince 90'
Report Cox 90' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,499
Referee: Joe Worrall
Norwich City v Aston Villa
29 December 1993 (1993-12-29) 22 Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 Sutton 26' Report Houghton 55'
Saunders 58'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,650
Referee: David Elleray
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
1 January 1994 (1994-01-01) 23 Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 Report Shearer 38' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,903
Referee: Roger Dilkes
Aston Villa v West Ham United
15 January 1994 (1994-01-15) 24 Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 Richardson 15'
Atkinson 43' 68'
Report Allen 30' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Chelsea v Aston Villa
22 January 1994 (1994-01-22) 25 Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa London
15:00 [[Toggle the table of contents Mark Stein (footballer)|Stein]] 67' Report Saunders 39' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,341
Referee: Graham Poll
Aston Villa v Leeds United
6 February 1994 (1994-02-06) 26 Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United Birmingham
16:00 Townsend 70' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,919
Referee: Jim Borrett
Aston Villa v Swindon Town
12 February 1994 (1994-02-12) 27 Aston Villa 5-0 Swindon Town Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 31' 66' (pen) 84' (pen)
Froggat 55'
Richardson 73'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,637
Referee: Robbie Hart
Aston Villa v Manchester City
22 February 1994 (1994-02-22) 28 Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City Birmingham
19:45 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,254
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
2 March 1994 (1994-03-02) 29 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa London
19:45 Rosenthal 74' Report Parker 9' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 17,452
Referee: Kelvin Morton
Coventry City v Aston Villa
6 March 1994 (1994-03-06) 30 Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa Coventry
16:00 Report Daley 20' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 14,235
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
12 March 1994 (1994-03-12) 31 Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 Report [[ Gavin Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] 8' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,732
Referee: Alan Wilkie
Leeds United v Aston Villa
16 March 1994 (1994-03-16) 32 Leeds United 2-0 Aston Villa Leeds
19:45 Wallace 27'
Deane 52'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,120
Referee: David Allison
Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic
19 March 1994 (1994-03-19) 33 Aston Villa 1-2 Oldham Athletic Birmingham
15:00 Redmond 57' (o.g.) Report Beckford 67'
Holden 74'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,214
Referee: Joe Worrall
Aston Villa v Everton
30 March 1994 (1994-03-30) 34 Aston Villa 0-0 Everton Birmingham
19:45 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,044
Referee: Rodger Gifford
Manchester City v Aston Villa
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) 35 Manchester City 3-0 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 Beagrie 39'
Walsh 45'
Rösler 53'
Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 26,075
Referee: Paul Durkin
Aston Villa v Norwich City
4 April 1994 (1994-04-04) 36 Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,416
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa
11 April 1994 (1994-04-11) 37 Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa Blackburn
20:00 Shearer 10' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,287
Referee: David Allison
Sheffield United v Aston Villa
16 April 1994 (1994-04-16) 38 Sheffield United 1-2 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 Littlejohn 17' Report Richardson 23'
Fenton 25'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,402
Referee: Graham Poll
Aston Villa v Arsenal
23 April 1994 (1994-04-23) 39 Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal Birmingham
15:00 Houghton 57' Report Wright 30' (pen) 90' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,590
Referee: Keith Cooper
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
27 April 1994 (1994-04-27) 40 Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Bracewell 15'
Beardsley 23' (pen) 66'
Cole 41'
Sellars 79'
Report Beinlich 10' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
Referee: John Lloyd
Southampton v Aston Villa
30 April 1994 (1994-04-30) 41 Southampton 4-1 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 Le Tissier 19' 77'
Monkou 39'
Maddison 89'
Report Saunders 58' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Aston Villa v Liverpool
7 May 1994 (1994-05-07) 42 Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 65' 81' Report Fowler 17' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 45,347
Referee: Keith Burge

FA Cup

Exeter City v Aston Villa
8 January 1994 (1994-01-08) R3 Exeter City 0-1 Aston Villa Exeter
15:00 Saunders 60' (pen) Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Keith Cooper
Grimsby Town v Aston Villa
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) R4 Grimsby Town 1-2 Aston Villa Grimsby
15:00 Groves 60' Houghton 13'
Yorke 78'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 15,771
Referee: Ian Hemley
Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa
23 February 1993 (1993-02-23) R5 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa Bolton
15:00 Stubbs 82' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,817
Referee: Brian Hill

League Cup

Birmingham City v Aston Villa
21 September 1993 (1993-09-21) R2 L1 Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa Birmingham
19:45 Richardson 82' Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 27,815
Referee: Keren Barratt
Aston Villa v Birmingham City
6 October 1993 (1993-10-06) R2 L2 Aston Villa 1-0
(2-0 agg.)
Birmingham City Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 82' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,856
Referee: Gerald Ashby
Sunderland v Aston Villa
26 October 1993 (1993-10-26) R3 Sunderland 1-4 Aston Villa Sunderland
19:45 Gray 47' Atkinson 27' 90'
Richardson 33'
Houghton 75'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Alan Flood
Arsenal v Aston Villa
30 November 1993 (1993-11-30) R4 Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa London
19:45 Atkinson 4' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,453
Referee: Roger Gifford
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
12 January 1994 (1994-01-12) QF Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa Birmingham
19:45 Caskey 63' Houghton 56'
Barrett 68'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,408
Referee: Terry Holbrook
Tranmere Rovers v Aston Villa
16 February 1994 (1994-02-16) SF L1 Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Aston Villa Birkenhead
19:45 Nolan 5'
Hughes 24'
Aldridge 78'
Atkinson 90' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: Roger Milford
Aston Villa v Tranmere Rovers
27 February 1994 (1994-02-27) SF L2 Aston Villa 3-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-4 agg.)
(5-4 p)
Tranmere Rovers Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 19'
Teale 24'
Atkinson 88'
Aldridge 27' (pen) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,593
Referee: Allan Gunn
Penalties
Aston Villa v Manchester United
27 March 1994 (1994-03-27) FINAL Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United London
17:00 Atkinson 25'
Saunders 75' 90' (pen)
1994 Football League Cup final Hughes 82' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 77,231
Referee: Keith Cooper

UEFA Cup

Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia v England Aston Villa
15 September 1993 (1993-09-15) R1 L1 Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 England Aston Villa Bratislava
15:45 Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
Aston Villa England v Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
29 September 1993 (1993-09-29) R1 L2 Aston Villa England 2-1
(2-1 agg.)
Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava Birmingham
19:45 Atkinson 15'
Townsend 22'
Dušan Tittel 86' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,461
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen
Deportivo La Coruña Spain v England Aston Villa
19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) R2 L1 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1-1 England Aston Villa A Coruña
19:45 Riesco 87' Saunders 78' Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 26,800
Referee: Marc Batta
Aston Villa England v Spain Deportivo La Coruña
3 November 1993 (1993-11-03) R2 L2 Aston Villa England 0-1
(1-2 agg.)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña Birmingham
19:45 Manjarín 36' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,737
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber

Statistics

Total

# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
1 GK England Nigel Spink 40 15 14 1 25 - - - 4 - - 1 1 - 1288'
13 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 36 28 27 - 8 - - - 9 1 - - - 1 2481'
30 GK England Michael Oakes 8 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - -
2 RB England Earl Barrett 39 39 39 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 3510'
3 LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 24 24 24 - - 3 1 - - 2 - - - 4 2093'
4 CB England Shaun Teale 38 37 37 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - - 1 1 3310'
5 CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 30 30 30 - - - 1 1 - 2 - - - 2 2645'
16 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 23 17 14 3 6 - - - - 1 - - 3 - 1277'
17 CB England Neil Cox 31 20 16 4 11 2 1 - - 2 - - 4 1 1489'
23 LB England Bryan Small 10 9 8 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 3 703'
24 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 69'
6 CM England Kevin Richardson 40 40 40 - - 5 5 - - 1 - - - 2 3588'
7 CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 30 30 25 5 - 2 3 - - - - - 5 4 2288'
8 CM England Garry Parker 21 19 17 2 2 2 2 - - 1 - - 2 2 1532'
14 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend 32 32 32 - - 3 6 - - 3 - - - 5 2706'
15 CM England Gordon Cowans 12 11 9 2 1 - - - - - - - 2 1 878'
19 AM Germany Stefan Beinlich 9 7 6 1 2 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 531'
20 AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 91'
21 CM England David Farrell 5 4 4 - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 300'
25 AM England Graham Fenton 12 9 8 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 1 842'
9 CF Wales Dean Saunders 39 38 37 1 1 10 3 - - - - - 1 4 3259'
10 CF England Dalian Atkinson 29 29 29 - - 8 5 - - 1 - - - 3 2546'
11 RW England Tony Daley 27 27 19 8 - 1 3 - - - - - 8 2 1884'
12 LW England Steve Froggatt 9 9 8 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 732'
18 CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 15 12 2 10 3 2 - - - - - - 10 1 421'
22 CF England Guy Whittingham 25 18 13 5 7 3 - - - 1 - - 5 7 1106'

Premier League

# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
1 GK England Nigel Spink 40 15 14 1 25 - - - 4 - - 1 1 - 1288'
13 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 36 28 27 - 8 - - - 9 1 - - - 1 2481'
30 GK England Michael Oakes 8 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - -
2 RB England Earl Barrett 39 39 39 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 3510'
3 LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 24 24 24 - - 3 1 - - 2 - - - 4 2093'
4 CB England Shaun Teale 38 37 37 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - - 1 1 3310'
5 CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 30 30 30 - - - 1 1 - 2 - - - 2 2645'
16 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 23 17 14 3 6 - - - - 1 - - 3 - 1277'
17 CB England Neil Cox 31 20 16 4 11 2 1 - - 2 - - 4 1 1489'
23 LB England Bryan Small 10 9 8 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 3 703'
24 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 69'
6 CM England Kevin Richardson 40 40 40 - - 5 5 - - 1 - - - 2 3588'
7 CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 30 30 25 5 - 2 3 - - - - - 5 4 2288'
8 CM England Garry Parker 21 19 17 2 2 2 2 - - 1 - - 2 2 1532'
14 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend 32 32 32 - - 3 6 - - 3 - - - 5 2706'
15 CM England Gordon Cowans 12 11 9 2 1 - - - - - - - 2 1 878'
19 AM Germany Stefan Beinlich 9 7 6 1 2 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 531'
20 AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 91'
21 CM England David Farrell 5 4 4 - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 300'
25 AM England Graham Fenton 12 9 8 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 1 842'
9 CF Wales Dean Saunders 39 38 37 1 1 10 3 - - - - - 1 4 3259'
10 CF England Dalian Atkinson 29 29 29 - - 8 5 - - 1 - - - 3 2546'
11 RW England Tony Daley 27 27 19 8 - 1 3 - - - - - 8 2 1884'
12 LW England Steve Froggatt 9 9 8 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 732'
18 CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 15 12 2 10 3 2 - - - - - - 10 1 421'
22 CF England Guy Whittingham 25 18 13 5 7 3 - - - 1 - - 5 7 1106'

FA Cup

# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
1 GK England Nigel Spink 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - -
13 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 3 3 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 270'
30 GK England Michael Oakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 RB England Earl Barrett 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 270'
3 LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 180'
4 CB England Shaun Teale 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 113'
5 CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 180'
16 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 45'
17 CB England Neil Cox 3 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 246'
23 LB England Bryan Small 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
24 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 CM England Kevin Richardson 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 270'
7 CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 3 3 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 270'
8 CM England Garry Parker 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
14 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 270'
15 CM England Gordon Cowans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 AM Germany Stefan Beinlich - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 CM England David Farrell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 AM England Graham Fenton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 CF Wales Dean Saunders 3 3 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 215'
10 CF England Dalian Atkinson 3 3 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 256'
11 RW England Tony Daley 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2 69'
12 LW England Steve Froggatt 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
18 CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 145'
22 CF England Guy Whittingham 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -

League Cup

# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
1 GK England Nigel Spink 8 1 1 - 7 - - - - - - - - 1 30'
13 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 8 8 7 1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 - 720'
30 GK England Michael Oakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 RB England Earl Barrett 7 7 7 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 660'
3 LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - 2 424'
4 CB England Shaun Teale 7 7 7 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 660'
5 CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 8 8 8 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 750'
16 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 3 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - - 1 - 30'
17 CB England Neil Cox 6 5 4 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 357'
23 LB England Bryan Small 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
24 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 CM England Kevin Richardson 8 8 8 - - 2 2 - - 1 - - - - 750'
7 CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 8 6 4 2 2 2 - - - - - - 2 1 441'
8 CM England Garry Parker 4 3 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 270'
14 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend 8 8 8 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 705'
15 CM England Gordon Cowans 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 180'
19 AM Germany Stefan Beinlich - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 CM England David Farrell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 AM England Graham Fenton 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 134'
9 CF Wales Dean Saunders 7 7 7 - - 4 2 - - - - - - 1 660'
10 CF England Dalian Atkinson 8 8 8 - - 5 1 - - - - - - - 750'
11 RW England Tony Daley 6 5 4 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 361'
12 LW England Steve Froggatt 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 15'
18 CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 CF England Guy Whittingham 4 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 165'

UEFA Cup

# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
1 GK England Nigel Spink 4 2 2 - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - 180'
13 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 180'
30 GK England Michael Oakes 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2 RB England Earl Barrett 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 270'
3 LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 2 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 180'
4 CB England Shaun Teale 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 360'
5 CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 360'
16 CB England Ugo Ehiogu 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
17 CB England Neil Cox 3 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - 90'
23 LB England Bryan Small 3 2 2 - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 180'
24 RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 CM England Kevin Richardson 4 4 4 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 270'
7 CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 4 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - 1 - 118'
8 CM England Garry Parker 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - -
14 CM Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend 4 4 4 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 360'
15 CM England Gordon Cowans 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - 1 332'
19 AM Germany Stefan Beinlich - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 CM England David Farrell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 AM England Graham Fenton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 CF Wales Dean Saunders 4 4 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 360'
10 CF England Dalian Atkinson 4 4 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 360'
11 RW England Tony Daley 4 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - 180'
12 LW England Steve Froggatt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 CF England Guy Whittingham 4 1 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 90'

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 10 England Dalian Atkinson CF 44 23 8 5 0 1 6 1 1 1 15 8
2 9 Wales Dean Saunders CF 52 21 10 3 1 0 4 1 1 0 17 4
3 6 England Kevin Richardson CM 55 14 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 7
4 14 Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend CM 47 11 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7
5 7 Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton CM 41 8 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 3
6 11 England Tony Daley RW 37 7 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6
7 8 England Garry Parker CM 23 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
8 22 England Guy Whittingham CF 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 18 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke CF 14 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 17 England Neil Cox RB 29 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 3 Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton LB 32 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
12 4 England Shaun Teale CB 51 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
13 19 Germany Stefan Beinlich AM 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 5 Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath CB 44 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 12 England Steve Froggatt LW 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 25 England Graham Fenton AM 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 - - Own Goal - - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 2 England Earl Barrett RB 52 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

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 13 Australia Mark Bosnich 41 40 12 29 9 2 1 7 2 2 0
2 1 England Nigel Spink 18 22 6 21 4 0 0 0 1 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

External links

  • Aston Villa official website
  • avfchistory.co.uk 1993–94 season
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