1993–94 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1993–94 season
ChairmanEngland Doug Ellis
ManagerEngland Ron Atkinson
Premier League10th
FA CupFifth round
Coca-Cola CupWinners
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dean Saunders (9)
All:
Dalian Atkinson
Dean Saunders
(15 each)
Average home league attendance29,015

The 1993–94 season was Aston Villa's 119th professional season; their 83rd season in the top-flight and their 6th consecutive Premier League season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.

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, 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. 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.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 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[]

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 32,994 Atkinson 38', 89', Saunders 62', Staunton 90'
18 August 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 28,450
21 August 1993 Wimbledon A 2–2 7,533 Richardson 18', Staunton 82'
23 August 1993 Manchester United H 1–2 39,624 Atkinson 45'
28 August 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 32,498 Staunton 71' (pen)
31 August 1993 Everton A 1–0 24,022 Whittingham 32'
11 September 1993 Coventry City H 0–0 31,181
18 September 1993 Ipswich Town A 2–1 16,617 Saunders 19', Townsend 55'
25 September 1993 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 12,836 Saunders 51'
2 October 1993 Newcastle United H 0–2 37,336
16 October 1993 West Ham United A 0–0 20,425
23 October 1993 Chelsea H 1–0 29,706 Atkinson 6'
30 October 1993 Swindon Town A 2–1 16,530 Teale 43', Atkinson 68'
6 November 1993 Arsenal A 2–1 31,773 Whittingham 74', Townsend 90'
20 November 1993 Sheffield United H 1–0 24,686 Whittingham 76'
24 November 1993 Southampton H 0–2 16,180
28 November 1993 Liverpool A 1–2 38,484 Atkinson 53'
4 December 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 14,915 Richardson 26', Parker 47'
8 December 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 20,304 Cox 29', Saunders 53' (pen)
11 December 1993 Wimbledon H 0–1 17,940
19 December 1993 Manchester United A 1–3 44,499 Cox 90'
29 December 1993 Norwich City A 2–1 20,650 Houghton 55', Saunders 58'
1 January 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 40,903
15 January 1994 West Ham United H 3–1 28,869 Richardson 15', Atkinson 43', 68'
22 January 1994 Chelsea A 1–1 18,341 Saunders 39'
6 February 1994 Leeds United H 1–0 26,919 Townsend 70'
12 February 1994 Swindon Town H 5–0 26,637 Saunders 31', pens 66', 84', Froggatt 55', Richardson 73'
22 February 1994 Manchester City H 0–0 19,254
2 March 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 17,452 Parker 8'
6 March 1994 Coventry City A 1–0 14,325 Daley 20'
12 March 1994 Ipswich Town H 0–1 23,732
16 March 1994 Leeds United A 0–2 20,003
19 March 1994 Oldham Athletic H 1–2 21,214 Redmond 61' (own goal)
30 March 1994 Everton H 0–0 36,044
2 April 1994 Manchester City A 0–3 26,075
4 April 1994 Norwich City H 0–0 25,416
11 April 1994 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 19,287
16 April 1994 Sheffield United A 2–1 18,402 Richardson 23', Fenton 25'
23 April 1994 Arsenal H 1–2 31,580 Houghton 57'
27 April 1994 Newcastle United A 1–5 32,216 Beinlich 10'
30 April 1994 Southampton A 1–4 19,003 Charlton 58' (own goal)
7 May 1994 Liverpool H 2–1 45,347 Yorke 65', 81'

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Exeter City A 1–0 10,570 Saunders 60' (pen)
R4 29 January 1994 Grimsby Town A 2–1 15,771 Houghton 13', Yorke 78'
R5 20 February 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 18,817

League Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Birmingham City A 1–0 27,815 Richardson 82'
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Birmingham City H 1–0 (won 2-0 on agg) 35,856 Saunders 82'
R3 26 October 1993 Sunderland A 4–1 23,692 Atkinson 27', 90', Richardson 33', Houghton 75'
R4 30 November 1993 Arsenal A 1–0 26,453 Atkinson 4'
R5 12 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 31,408 Houghton 57', Barrett 68'
SF 1st leg 16 February 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 17,140 Atkinson 90'
SF 2nd leg 27 February 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 (won 5-4 on pens) 40,593 Saunders 19', Teale 24', Atkinson 88'
F 27 March 1994 Manchester United N 3–1 77,231 Atkinson 25', Saunders 75', pen 90'

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 15 September 1993 ŠK Slovan Bratislava A 0–0 10,886
R1 2nd leg 29 September 1993 ŠK Slovan Bratislava H 2–1 (won 2-1 on agg) 24,461 Atkinson 15', Townsend 22'
R2 1st leg 19 October 1993 Deportivo de La Coruña A 1–1 26,800 Saunders 78'
R2 2nd leg 3 November 1993 Deportivo de La Coruña H 0–1 (lost 1-2 on agg) 26,737

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 England ENG Nigel Spink
2 DF England ENG Earl Barrett
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
4 DF England ENG Shaun Teale
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGrath[notes 1]
6 MF England ENG Kevin Richardson
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ray Houghton[notes 2]
8 MF England ENG Garry Parker
9 FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders
10 FW England ENG Dalian Atkinson
11 FW England ENG Tony Daley
12 MF England ENG Steve Froggatt
13 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend[notes 3]
16 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu
17 DF England ENG Neil Cox
18 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke
19 MF Germany GER Stefan Beinlich
20 MF Germany GER Matthias Breitkreutz
21 MF England ENG David Farrell
22 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham
23 DF England ENG Bryan Small
24 DF Poland POL Dariusz Kubicki
25 MF England ENG Graham Fenton
30 GK England 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
15 MF England ENG Gordon Cowans (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
— GK England ENG Michael Oakes
— DF England ENG Chris Boden
— DF England ENG Dennis Pearce
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca
— DF England ENG
— DF Scotland SCO Paul Browne
— MF England ENG Trevor Berry
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Cowe
— MF England ENG Richard Crisp
— MF England ENG Lee Williams
— MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Farrelly
— FW England ENG Neil Davis
— FW England ENG

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 England ENG Stuart Brock
— GK England ENG Adam Rachel
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Lee Collins
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Tommy Jaszczun
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Andy Mitchell
— DF England ENG Ben Petty
— DF Scotland SCO
— DF Wales WAL David Hughes
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL
— DF Germany GER
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Mark Peters
— FW England ENG Richard Burgess
— FW England ENG Darren Byfield[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Richard Walker
— England ENG
— England ENG
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  
—  
—   Neil Barrett
—   Robert King
—  
—   Hugh McAuley (on trial)
—  
—  

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 England ENG
— MF England ENG
—  
No. Pos. Nation Player
—   Jonathan Jones
—  

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
— GK England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF Scotland SCO
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG
— England ENG

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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 1993/94".
  3. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".

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