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.
Season summary
Aston Villa improved on the previous season's poor 17th place finish to finish 7th.
Final league table
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- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first[1]
Legend
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
17 August 1991 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
3–2 |
36,749 |
Atkinson, Regis, Staunton |
21 August 1991 |
Manchester United |
H |
0–1 |
39,995 |
|
24 August 1991 |
Arsenal |
H |
3–1 |
29,684 |
Daley, Penrice, Staunton |
28 August 1991 |
West Ham United |
A |
1–3 |
23,644 |
Daley |
31 August 1991 |
Southampton |
A |
1–1 |
16,161 |
Richardson |
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 |
18 September 1991 |
Chelsea |
A |
0–2 |
17,182 |
|
21 September 1991 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
3–1 |
28,506 |
Blake, Yorke, Richardson |
28 September 1991 |
Coventry City |
A |
0–1 |
17,851 |
|
5 October 1991 |
Luton Town |
H |
4–0 |
18,722 |
Yorke, Regis, Richardson, Mortimer |
19 October 1991 |
Everton |
A |
2–0 |
27,688 |
Daley, Regis |
26 October 1991 |
Wimbledon |
H |
2–1 |
16,928 |
Olney, Yorke |
2 November 1991 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
1–0 |
10,642 |
Yorke |
16 November 1991 |
Notts County |
H |
1–0 |
23,020 |
Yorke |
24 November 1991 |
Leeds United |
H |
1–4 |
23,713 |
Yorke |
30 November 1991 |
Oldham Athletic |
A |
2–3 |
15,370 |
Blake, Regis |
7 December 1991 |
Manchester City |
H |
3–1 |
26,265 |
Daley, Yorke, Regis |
14 December 1991 |
Sheffield United |
A |
0–2 |
18,401 |
|
26 December 1991 |
West Ham United |
H |
3–1 |
31,959 |
Daley, Yorke, Richardson |
28 December 1991 |
Southampton |
H |
2–1 |
23,094 |
Yorke, Regis |
1 January 1992 |
Norwich City |
A |
1–2 |
15,318 |
Regis |
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 |
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 |
H |
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 |
31 March 1992 |
Sheffield United |
H |
1–1 |
15,745 |
Regis |
4 April 1992 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
5–2 |
26,370 |
Olney, Yorke, Regis, Richardson, Daley |
11 April 1992 |
Liverpool |
H |
1–0 |
35,755 |
Daley |
18 April 1992 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
0–2 |
22,800 |
|
20 April 1992 |
Chelsea |
H |
3–1 |
19,269 |
McGrath, Parker, Staunton |
25 April 1992 |
Luton Town |
A |
0–2 |
11,178 |
|
2 May 1992 |
Coventry City |
H |
2–0 |
31,984 |
Yorke, Regis |
FA Cup
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League Cup
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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 |
Full Members Cup
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Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers |
SR2 |
23 October 1991 |
Coventry City |
A |
2–0 |
6,447 |
|
SQF |
26 November 1991 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
0–2 |
7,858 |
|
Squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
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MF |
Lee Williams |
|
Transfers
In
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 |
Out
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
References