1990–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division.

Aston Villa
1990–91 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJozef Vengloš
StadiumVilla Park
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: David Platt (24)

A season after finishing as runners-up, Villa dropped to 17th in the table following the departure of manager Graham Taylor, who took charge of the England national football team. Manager Jozef Vengloš left after just season in charge, and was replaced by Sheffield Wednesday's Ron Atkinson.

There were debuts for Gary Penrice (20) and Ivo Staš.[1]

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Norwich City 38 13 6 19 41 64 −23 45
16 Coventry City 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 9 14 15 46 58 −12 41
18 Luton Town 38 10 7 21 42 61 −19 37
19 Sunderland (R) 38 8 10 20 38 60 −22 34 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results edit

[2]

First Division edit

25 August 1990 1 Aston Villa 1–1 Southampton Birmingham
Cascarino   11' [3] Le Tissier   7' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,542
1 September 1990 2 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
Beardsley   12'
Barnes   87'
[4] Platt   26' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,061
5 September 1990 3 Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester
Ward   47' (pen.)
Pointon   79'
[5] Platt   82' (pen.) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,199
8 September 1990 4 Aston Villa 2–1 Coventry City Birmingham
Platt   38' (pen.)
Cascarino   78'
[6] Borrows   50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,001
15 September 1990 5 Derby County 0–2 Aston Villa Derby
[7] Daley   15'
Platt   74'
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19,024
22 September 1990 6 Aston Villa 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
Mountfield   19'
Ormondroyd   31'
[8] Wegerle   27' (pen.)
Sinton   44'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,301
29 September 1990 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Aston Villa London
Lineker   44'
Allen   81'
[9] Platt   33' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,939
6 October 1990 8 Aston Villa 3–0 Sunderland Birmingham
Olney   44'
Daley   68'
Platt   76'
[10] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,017
20 October 1990 9 Wimbledon 0–0 Aston Villa London
[11] Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 6,646
27 October 1990 10 Aston Villa 0–0 Leeds United Birmingham
[12] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,219
3 November 1990 11 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa London
Le Saux   6' [13] Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,555
10 November 1990 12 Aston Villa 1–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Nielsen   62' [14] Carr   74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,797
17 November 1990 13 Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa Norwich
Crook   4'
Fox   70'
[15] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,243
24 November 1990 14 Luton Town 2–0 Aston Villa Luton
Black   44'
Elstrup   85'
[16] Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,071
1 December 1990 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Sheffield United Birmingham
Platt   9'
Price   81'
[17] Jones   50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,713
15 December 1990 16 Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa Southampton
Le Tissier   42' [18] Platt   78' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,604
23 December 1990 17 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
[19] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,687
26 December 1990 18 Everton 1–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
Sharp   78' [20] Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,804
29 December 1990 19 Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa Manchester
Bruce   18' (pen.) [21] Pallister   32' (o.g.) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 47,485
1 January 1991 20 Aston Villa 2–0 Crystal Palace Birmingham
Platt   47', 87' [22] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,523
12 January 1991 21 Aston Villa 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
[23] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,026
19 January 1991 22 Coventry City 2–1 Aston Villa Coventry
Gynn   54'
Speedie   80'
[24] Platt   52' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,751
2 February 1991 23 Aston Villa 3–2 Derby County Birmingham
Cowans   29' (pen.)
Cascarino   74'
Yorke   77'
[25] Harford   27'
Sage   82'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,852
23 February 1991 24 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Aston Villa Nottingham
Clough   3'
Hodge   88'
[26] Cascarino   49'
Mountfield   54'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,036
2 March 1991 25 Sheffield United 2–1 Aston Villa Sheffield
Bryson   48'
Deane   61'
[27] Mountfield   56' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,074
9 March 1991 26 Aston Villa 1–2 Luton Town Birmingham
Cascarino   69' [28] Mountfield   27' (o.g.)
Pembridge   45'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 20,587
16 March 1991 27 Aston Villa 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Platt   12', 35', 46' [29] Samways   62'
Allen   83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,638
23 March 1991 28 Sunderland 1–3 Aston Villa Sunderland
Davenport   55' [30] Cascarino   36', 52'
Platt   76'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 21,099
30 March 1991 29 Aston Villa 2–2 Everton Birmingham
Platt   78'
Olney   89'
[31] Warzycha   2', 57' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,660
3 April 1991 30 Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa London
Campbell   37', 83'
Davis   55'
Smith   59', 90'
[32] Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 41,868
6 April 1991 31 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester United Birmingham
Cascarino   56' [33] Sharpe   63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,307
10 April 1991 32 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Aston Villa London
Allen   76'
Tillson   78'
[34] Platt   33' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,539
13 April 1991 33 Crystal Palace 0–0 Aston Villa London
[35] Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,331
20 April 1991 34 Aston Villa 1–2 Wimbledon Birmingham
Olney   35' [36] Fashanu   42'
Newhouse   81'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,001
23 April 1991 35 Aston Villa 1–5 Manchester City Birmingham
Platt   69' (pen.) [37] White   4', 34', 84', 90'
Brennan   61'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,168
4 May 1991 36 Leeds United 5–2 Aston Villa Leeds
Price   23' (o.g.)
Chapman   37', 87'
Whyte   72'
Shutt   78'
[38] Nielsen   27'
Mountfield   56'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,188
8 May 1991 37 Aston Villa 2–1 Norwich City Birmingham
Bowen   9'
Yorke   66'
[39] Gordon   42' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,697
11 May 1991 38 Aston Villa 2–2 Chelsea Birmingham
Cascarino   13'
Platt   74' (pen.)
[40] Cundy   2'
Stuart   4'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,866

UEFA Cup edit

18 September 1990 First Round First Leg Aston Villa 3–1 Baník Ostrava Birmingham
Platt   32'
Mountfield   58'
Olney   78'
[41] Chýlek   31' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,317
2 October 1990 First Round Second Leg Baník Ostrava 1–2
(2–5 agg.)
Aston Villa Ostrava
Nečas   41' [42] Mountfield   52'
Staš   59' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bazaly
Attendance: 13,544
24 October 1990 Second Round First Leg Aston Villa 2–0 Inter Milan Birmingham
Nielsen   14'
Platt   67'
[43] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,461
7 November 1991 Second Round Second Leg Inter Milan 3–0
(3–2 agg.)
Aston Villa Milan
Klinsmann   7'
Berti   64'
Bianchi   75'
[44] Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 32,800

FA Cup edit

5 January 1991 Third Round Aston Villa 1–1 Wimbledon Birmingham
Gray   [45] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,305
9 January 1991 Third Round Replay Wimbledon 1–0 Aston Villa London
[46] Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,382

League Cup edit

26 September 1990 Second Round First Leg Aston Villa 1–0 Barnsley Birmingham
Platt   [47] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 14,471
9 October 1990 Second Round Second Leg Barnsley 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Aston Villa Barnsley
[48] Daley   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,924
31 October 1990 Third Round Aston Villa 2–0 Millwall Birmingham
Cascarino  
Platt   pen.'
[49] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 15,117
28 November 1990 Fourth Round Aston Villa 3–2 Middlesbrough Birmingham
Daley  
Ormondroyd  
Platt   pen.'
[50] Slaven   x2 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,317
16 January 1991 Quarter Final Leeds United 4–1 Aston Villa Leeds
[51] Ormondroyd   Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,176

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[52]

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 Lee Butler
GK   ENG Nigel Spink
DF   ENG Andy Comyn
DF   ENG Kevin Gage
DF   ENG Derek Mountfield
DF   ENG Chris Price
DF   SCO Bernie Gallacher
DF   IRL Paul McGrath
DF   DEN Kent Nielsen
DF   CZE Ivo Staš
MF   ENG Mark Blake
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Nigel Callaghan
MF   ENG Gordon Cowans
MF   ENG Tony Daley
MF   ENG Stuart Gray
MF   ENG David Platt
FW   ENG Ian Olney
FW   ENG Ian Ormondroyd
FW   ENG Gary Penrice
FW   IRL Tony Cascarino
FW   TRI Dwight Yorke

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Lee Butler (on loan to Hull City)
DF   SCO Bernie Gallacher (on loan to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Birch (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserves and academy edit

Reserves edit

The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserve team, and did not appear for the senior 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
DF   ENG Neil Cox
DF   ENG Darrell Duffy
DF   ENG Craig Liddle
DF   ENG Richard Money (coach)
DF   ENG Bryan Small
DF   ENG Paul Towler
DF   IRL Brian Flood
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Richard Crisp
MF   ENG Nick Roddis
MF   ENG Gareth Williams
FW   ENG Mark Parrott
FW   ENG Peter Withe (coach)
FW   WAL David Jones
FW   SVK Viliam Hýravý (on trial from Baník Ostrava)

Youth edit

The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, but may have also 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 Glen Livingstone
GK   ENG Michael Oakes
DF   ENG Chris Boden
DF   ENG Russell Bullivant
DF   ENG Matt Carbon
DF   ENG Neil Hoban
DF   ENG Wayne Peachey
DF   ENG Dennis Pearce
DF   ENG Riccardo Scimeca
DF   SCO Paul Browne
DF   WAL Craig Goodwin
MF   ENG Steven Cowe
MF   ENG Graham Fenton
MF   ENG Steve Froggatt
MF   ENG Christopher Pearce
MF   ENG Lee Williams
FW   ENG Martin Carruthers
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ENG Garry Harrison
FW   ENG Steven Morgan
FW   ENG David Travis
FW   ENG Ian Tyrrell
FW   ENG Stephen Walker
  ENG Darren Hedigan
  ENG Shaun Hodgson
  ENG Kevin Ibrahim
  ENG Matthew McCallum
  ENG Steven Pitcher
  ENG Mark Pugh
  ENG Brett Rose
  SCO Scott McIntyre
  NIR Phillip McNamara
  ENG Paul Tomlinson
  IRL Alan McLoughlin

Schoolboys edit

The following players were attached to the club but did not play for the reserve or youth teams.

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   IRL Paul Flynn
DF   ENG Darren Evans
DF   SCO Graeme Williams
MF   ENG Ian King
  ENG Nicki Finney
  ENG Otis Hutson
   Keith Accison
   Christopher Boyce
No. Pos. Nation Player
   Trevor Carter
   Justin Cope
   David Ferry
   James S. Green
   Lee Hackett
   Stuart James
   Shaun Sweeney
   Adrian Rampton

See also edit

References edit

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  6. ^ "Aston Villa - Coventry City 2:1 (Premier League 1990/1991, 4. Round)".
  7. ^ "Derby County - Aston Villa 0:2 (Premier League 1990/1991, 5. Round)".
  8. ^ "Aston Villa - Queens Park Rangers 2:2 (Premier League 1990/1991, 6. Round)".
  9. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur - Aston Villa 2:1 (Premier League 1990/1991, 7. Round)".
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  38. ^ "Leeds United - Aston Villa 5:2 (Premier League 1990/1991, 37. Round)".
  39. ^ "Aston Villa - Norwich City 2:1 (Premier League 1990/1991, 26. Round)".
  40. ^ "Aston Villa - Chelsea FC 2:2 (Premier League 1990/1991, 38. Round)".
  41. ^ "Aston Villa - Baník Ostrava 3:1 (Europa League 1990/1991, 1. Round)".
  42. ^ "Baník Ostrava - Aston Villa 1:2 (Europa League 1990/1991, 1. Round)".
  43. ^ "Aston Villa - Inter 2:0 (Europa League 1990/1991, 2. Round)".
  44. ^ "Aston Villa - Inter 2:0 (Europa League 1990/1991, 2. Round)".
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  48. ^ "Aston Villa v Barnsley, 26 September 1990".
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External links edit