Aston Villa

1994–95 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	Ron Atkinson (until 10 Nov) Jim Barron (caretaker 10-25 Nov) Brian Little (from 25 November)
Stadium	Villa Park
Premiership	18th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Saunders (15) All: Saunders (17)
Highest home attendance	40,154 vs Liverpool (6 May 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	12,433 vs Wigan Athletic (21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	29,756
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

Kit Supplier	Sponsor
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*Aston Villa's kits were amended to include "yogurt" under Müller for their matches televised on Sky Sports.

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee
1 August 1994	LB	Phil King	Sheffield Wednesday	£200,000
3 August 1994	AM	Nii Lamptey	PSV Eindhoven	£200,000
4 August 1994	CF	John Fashanu	Wimbledon	£1,350,000
21 December 1994	CM	Ian Taylor	Sheffield Wednesday	£1,000,000
6 January 1995	RB	Gary Charles	Derby County	£1,450,000
6 January 1995	CF	Tommy Johnson	Derby County	£1,450,000
10 February 1995	CF	Franz Carr	Leicester City	£250,000
10 March 1995	LB	Alan Wright	Blackburn Rovers	£1,000,000
				£6,900,000

Date	Pos	Player	From	Loan End

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee
6 July 1994	RW	Tony Daley	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1,250,000
1 July 1994	AM	Stefan Beinlich	Hansa Rostock	£190,000
1 July 1994	AM	Matthias Breitkreutz	Hansa Rostock	£190,000
11 July 1994	LW	Steve Froggatt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1,000,000
14 July 1994	RB	Dariusz Kubicki	Sunderland	£100,000
19 July 1994	RB	Neil Cox	Middlesbrough	£1,000,000
21 December 1994	CF	Guy Whittingham	Sheffield Wednesday	£700,000
30 January 1995	RB	Earl Barrett	Everton	£1,700,000
10 February 1995	CM	Garry Parker	Leicester City	£300,000
16 February 1995	CM	Kevin Richardson	Coventry City	£300,000
23 March 1995	CM	Ray Houghton	Crystal Palace	£300,000
24 March 1995	CB	Chris Boden	Derby County	£150,000
				£7,180,000

Date	Pos	Player	To	Loan End
9 September 1994	LB	Bryan Small	Birmingham City	9 November 1994
21 March 1995	LM	Gareth Farrelly	Rotherham United	31 May 1995

#	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Apps	Gls
Goalkeepers
1	Nigel Spink	GK		Chelmsford	(1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 35)	Chelmsford City	4 January 1977	£4,000	432	0
13	Mark Bosnich	GK		Liverpool	(1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 22)	Sydney Croatia	28 February 1992	Free transfer	60	0
30	Michael Oakes	GK		Northwich	(1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 20)	Academy	1 July 1991	—	0	0
Defenders
2	Earl Barrett	RB		Rochdale	(1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 27)	Oldham Athletic	25 February 1992	£1,700,000	116	2
2*	Alan Wright	LB		Ashton-under-Lyne	(1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 22)	Blackburn Rovers	10 March 1995	£1,000,000	-	-
3	Steve Staunton	LB		Dundalk	(1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 25)	Liverpool	7 August 1991	£1,100,000	126	7
4	Shaun Teale	CB		Southport	(1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 30)	Bournemouth	25 July 1991	£300,000	147	5
5	Paul McGrath	CB		Greenford	(1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 34)	Manchester United	3 August 1989	£400,000	219	8
15	Phil King	LB		Bristol	(1967-12-28)28 December 1967 (aged 26)	Sheffield Wednesday	1 August 1994	£200,000	-	-
16	Ugo Ehiogu	CB		Hackney	(1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 21)	West Bromwich Albion	12 July 1991	£40,000	33	0
20	Bryan Small	LB		Birmingham	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 22)	Academy	1 July 1990	—	38	0
22*	Gary Charles	RB		Newham	(1970-04-13)13 April 1970 (aged 24)	Derby County	6 January 1995	£1,450,000	-	-
24	Chris Boden	CB		Wolverhampton	(1973-10-13)13 October 1973 (aged 20)	Academy	1 January 1992	—	0	0
Midfielders
6	Kevin Richardson (c)	CM		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1962-12-04)4 December 1962 (aged 31)	Real Sociedad	6 August 1991	£450,000	155	10
7	Ray Houghton	RM/CM		Glasgow	(1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 32)	Liverpool	28 July 1992	£900,000	87	9
11	Andy Townsend	CM		Maidstone	(1963-07-26)26 July 1963 (aged 30)	Chelsea	26 July 1993	£2,100,000	47	4
12	Nii Lamptey	AM		Tema	(1974-12-10)10 December 1974 (aged 19)	PSV Eindhoven	3 August 1994	£200,000	-	-
14	Garry Parker	CM		Oxford	(1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (aged 28)	Nottingham Forest	29 November 1991	£650,000	99	13
17	Ian Taylor	CM		Birmingham	(1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 26)	Sheffield Wednesday	21 December 1994	£1,000,000	-	-
19	Graham Fenton	AM		Whitley Bay	(1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 20)	Academy	1 July 1993	—	14	1
21	David Farrell	CM		Birmingham	(1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 22)	Redditch United	6 January 1992	£45,000	6	0
Forwards
8	John Fashanu	CF		Kensington	(1962-09-18)18 September 1962 (aged 31)	Wimbledon	4 August 1994	£1,350,000	-	-
9	Dean Saunders	CF		Swansea	(1964-06-21)21 June 1964 (aged 30)	Liverpool	19 July 1991	£2,300,000	96	34
10	Dalian Atkinson	CF		Shrewsbury	(1968-03-21)21 March 1968 (aged 26)	Real Sociedad	11 July 1991	£1,600,000	92	29
14*	Franz Carr	RW		Preston	(1966-09-24)24 September 1966 (aged 27)	Leicester City	10 February 1995	£250,000	-	-
18	Dwight Yorke	CF		Canaan	(1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 22)	Signal Hill	19 July 1991	£120,000	103	29
22	Guy Whittingham	CF		Evesham	(1964-11-10)10 November 1964 (aged 29)	Portsmouth	3 August 1993	£1,300,000	21	3
25	Tommy Johnson	CF		Gateshead	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 23)	Derby County	6 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.

Pos	Team v t e	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 Football League First Division
20	Norwich City (R)	42	10	13	19	37	54	−17	43

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	5		Paul McGrath	CB	49	36	4	2	0	3	0	4	0	45	4
2	9		Dean Saunders	CF	48	39	0	2	0	3	0	4	0	48	0
3	16		Ugo Ehiogu	CB	48	38	1	2	0	3	0	4	0	47	1
4	3		Steve Staunton	LB	47	35	4	2	0	2	0	4	0	43	4
5	18		Dwight Yorke	CF	43	33	4	2	0	4	0	0	0	39	4
6	11		Andy Townsend	CM	40	32	0	2	0	2	0	4	0	40	0
7	13		Mark Bosnich	GK	34	30	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
8	2		Earl Barrett	RB	34	24	1	2	0	3	0	4	0	33	1
9	4		Shaun Teale	CB	32	28	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
10	7		Ray Houghton	CM	32	19	7	0	0	2	0	3	1	24	8
11	17		Ian Taylor	CM	24	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
12	6		Kevin Richardson	CM	23	18	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	22	1
13	15		Phil King	LB	23	13	3	0	0	3	0	4	0	20	3
14	10		Dalian Atkinson	CF	21	11	5	0	0	2	0	3	0	16	5
15	14		Garry Parker	CM	20	12	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	16	4
16	25		Graham Fenton	AM	20	7	10	0	0	1	2	0	0	8	12
17	1		Nigel Spink	GK	18	12	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	17	1
18	22*		Gary Charles	RB	16	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
19	8		John Fashanu	CF	16	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	14	2
20	25		Tommy Johnson	CF	15	11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	4
21	22		Guy Whittingham	CF	12	4	3	0	0	2	1	1	1	7	5
22	12		Nii Lamptey	AM	9	1	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	6
23	2*		Alan Wright	LB	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
24	20		Bryan Small	LB	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
25	21		David Farrell	CM	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
26	14*		Franz Carr	RW	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
27	30		Michael Oakes	GK	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	24		Chris Boden	CB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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	9		Dean Saunders	CF	48	20	15	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	3
2	18		Dwight Yorke	CF	43	14	6	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	8	6
3	3		Steve Staunton	LB	47	12	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
4	10		Dalian Atkinson	CF	21	9	3	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	7	2
5	11		Andy Townsend	CM	40	7	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	5
6	25		Tommy Johnson	CF	15	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	-	-	Own Goal	-	-	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	16		Ugo Ehiogu	CB	48	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
9	22		Guy Whittingham	CF	12	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
10	19		Graham Fenton	AM	20	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
11	7		Ray Houghton	CM	32	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
12	17		Ian Taylor	CM	24	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
13	8		John Fashanu	CF	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
14	14		Garry Parker	CM	20	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
15	12		Nii Lamptey	AM	9	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
16	4		Shaun Teale	CB	32	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
17	2		Earl Barrett	RB	34	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
18	22*		Gary Charles	RB	16	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
19	15		Phil King	LB	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20	6		Kevin Richardson	CM	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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		Mark Bosnich	34	49	8	44	6	1	0	4	2	0	0
2	1		Nigel Spink	18	13	8	10	6	0	1	0	0	3	1
3	30		Michael Oakes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

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

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