1991–92 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1991–92 football season
During the 1991–92 English football season , Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division . Ron Atkinson took charge of the team taking over from Josef Venglos.
Aston Villa improved on the previous season's poor 17th-place finish to finish 7th, under new manager Ron Atkinson . This came despite an horrendous run of form from New Year's Day, which saw them win just one game and score only two goals in twelve league matches.
Villa's new manager made many new signings in the months following his June 1991 arrival at Villa Park , including new goalkeeper Les Sealey , teenage defender Ugo Ehiogu , striker Dalian Atkinson and mid-season signing Earl Barrett . Other debuts included Steve Staunton, Shaun Teale, Paul Mortimer, Kevin Richardson, Cyrille Regis, Dariusz Kubicki, Bryan Small, Alan McLoughlin, Neil Cox, Stefan Beinlich, Martin Carruthers, Garry Parker, Steve Froggatt, Matthias Breitkreutz and Mark Bosnich.[ 1]
Top scorer was Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke , who scored 11 times in the First Division and 17 times in all competitions.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–2 36,749 Atkinson 42', Regis 51', Staunton 85' 21 August 1991 Manchester United H 0–1 39,995 24 August 1991 Arsenal H 3–1 29,684 Staunton (pen) 40', Penrice 53', Daley 76' 28 August 1991 West Ham United A 1–3 23,644 Daley 49' 31 August 1991 Southampton A 1–1 16,161 Richardson 2' 4 September 1991 Crystal Palace H 0–1 20,740 7 September 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 33,096 14 September 1991 Liverpool A 1–1 38,400 Richardson 25' 18 September 1991 Chelsea A 0–2 17,182 21 September 1991 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 28,506 Blake 48', Richardson 62', Yorke 63' 28 September 1991 Coventry City A 0–1 17,851 5 October 1991 Luton Town H 4–0 18,722 Richardson 3', Regis 46', Yorke 59', Mortimer 80' 19 October 1991 Everton A 2–0 27,688 Regis 32', Daley 66' 26 October 1991 Wimbledon H 2–1 16,928 Olney 9', Yorke 29' 2 November 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 10,642 Yorke 44' 16 November 1991 Notts County H 1–0 23,020 Yorke 29' 24 November 1991 Leeds United H 1–4 23,713 Yorke 67' 30 November 1991 Oldham Athletic A 2–3 15,370 Blake 10', Regis 58' 7 December 1991 Manchester City H 3–1 26,265 Regis 26', Yorke 40', Daley 70' 14 December 1991 Sheffield United A 0–2 18,401 26 December 1991 West Ham United H 3–1 31,959 Yorke 33', Daley 42', Richardson 90' 28 December 1991 Southampton H 2–1 23,094 Regis 16', Yorke 87' 1 January 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 15,318 Regis 74' 11 January 1992 Arsenal A 0–0 31,413 18 January 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 28,036 22 January 1992 Manchester United A 0–1 45,022 2 February 1992 Everton H 0–0 17,451 8 February 1992 Wimbledon A 0–2 5,534 22 February 1992 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 20,509 Regis 52' 29 February 1992 Manchester City A 0–2 28,268 3 March 1992 Leeds United A 0–0 28,896 10 March 1992 Notts County A 0–0 8,389 14 March 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 19,630 21 March 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–0 15,368 28 March 1992 Norwich City H 1–0 16,985 Staunton 79' 31 March 1992 Sheffield United H 1–1 15,745 Regis 89' 4 April 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 5–2 26,370 Richardson 20', Olney 31', Yorke 58', Daley 86', Regis 90' 11 April 1992 Liverpool H 1–0 35,755 Daley 65' 18 April 1992 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 22,800 20 April 1992 Chelsea H 3–1 19,269 Staunton 32', McGrath 64', Parker 89' 25 April 1992 Luton Town A 0–2 11,178 2 May 1992 Coventry City H 2–0 31,984 Regis 1', Yorke 36'
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st leg 25 September 1991 Grimsby Town A 0–0 13,835 R2 2nd leg 9 October 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–1 (lost on away goals) 15,338 Teale 70'
[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Date Pos Name From Fee 2 July 1991 FW Cyrille Regis Coventry City Free transfer 11 July 1991 FW Dalian Atkinson Real Sociedad £1,600,000 12 July 1991 DF Ugo Ehiogu West Bromwich Albion £40,000 19 July 1991 GK Les Sealey Manchester United Free transfer 24 July 1991 MF Paul Mortimer Charlton Athletic £350,000 25 July 1991 MF Shaun Teale Bournemouth £300,000 6 August 1991 MF Kevin Richardson Real Sociedad £450,000 7 August 1991 DF Steve Staunton Liverpool £1,100,000 28 August 1991 DF Dariusz Kubicki Legia Warsaw £200,000 29 November 1991 MF Garry Parker Nottingham Forest £650,000 6 January 1992 MF David Farrell Redditch United £45,000 25 February 1992 DF Earl Barrett Oldham Athletic £1,700,000 28 February 1992 GK Mark Bosnich Manchester United Free transfer 3 April 1992 MF Trevor Berry Bournemouth £50,000
Date Pos Name To Fee 18 July 1991 FW Tony Cascarino Celtic £1,100,000 20 July 1991 MF David Platt Bari £5,500,000 22 July 1991 GK Lee Butler Barnsley £165,000 1 August 1991 DF Craig Liddle Blyth Spartans Free transfer 6 August 1991 MF Gareth Williams Barnsley £200,000 8 August 1991 DF Andy Comyn Derby County £200,000 19 September 1991 FW Ian Ormondroyd Derby County £350,000 18 October 1991 MF Paul Mortimer Crystal Palace £500,000 29 October 1991 FW Gary Penrice Queens Park Rangers £625,000 7 November 1991 DF Derek Mountfield Wolverhampton Wanderers £150,000 15 November 1991 MF Kevin Gage Sheffield United £150,000 28 November 1991 MF Gordon Cowans Blackburn Rovers £200,000
Transfers in: £2,290,000 Transfers out: £9,140,000 Total spending: £7,150,000
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