1994–95_Aston_Villa_F.C._season

1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season

1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season

1994–95 season of Aston Villa


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).

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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

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

Transfers

Transferred in

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Loaned in

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Transferred out

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Loaned out

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Overall transfer activity

Squad

First Team

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*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1994.

Results

Premier League

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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 1994 (1994-08-20) 1 Everton 2-2 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Stuart 22'
Rideout 70'
Report Fashanu 65'
Saunders 74'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,544
Referee: Kelvin Morton
24 August 1994 (1994-08-24) 2 Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 32' Report Le Tissier 89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,179
Referee: Philip Don
27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) 3 Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 Staunton 46' Report Southgate 87' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,305
Referee: Joe Worrall
29 August 1994 (1994-08-29) 4 Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa Coventry
20:00 Report Yorke 3' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Paul Durkin
10 September 1994 (1994-09-10) 5 Aston Villa 2-0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 Staunton 15'
Saunders 85'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Gary Willard
17 September 1994 (1994-09-17) 6 West Ham United 1-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Cottee 86' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,326
Referee: Stephen Lodge
24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) 7 Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 Shearer 17' (pen) 72'
Sutton 56'
Report Ehiogu 90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,694
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) 8 Aston Villa 0-2 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Report Lee 66'
Cole 83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,960
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) 9 Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Ruddock 20'
Fowler 26' 57'
Report Staunton 37'
Whittingham 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,158
Referee: Brian Hill
15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) 10 Aston Villa 1-1 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 62' Report Milligan 50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Alan Wilkie
22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) 11 Aston Villa 0-2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 Report Pearce 1' (pen)
Stone 70'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,217
Referee: Keith Cooper
29 October 1994 (1994-10-29) 12 Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Dichio 36'
Penrice 90'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,073
Referee: Robbie Hart
6 November 1994 (1994-11-06) 13 Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United Birmingham
16:00 Atkinson 29' Report Ince 44'
Kanchelskis 51'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,136
Referee: Philip Don
9 November 1994 (1994-11-09) 14 Wimbledon 4-3 Aston Villa London
19:45 Barton 8' (pen)
Ardley 65'
Jones 83'
Leonhardsen 90'
Report Parker 19'
Saunders 38' 50'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: David Elleray
19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Aston Villa London
15:00 Sheringham 40'
Klinsmann 53' (pen)
Bosnich 74' (o.g.)
Report Atkinson 8'
Fenton 21' 27'
Saunders 90'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 November 1994 (1994-11-27) 16 Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
16:00 Atkinson 15' Report Atherton 57' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,082
Referee: Graham Poll
3 December 1994 (1994-12-03) 17 Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 Gee 5' Report Whittingham 61' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,896
Referee: Martin Bodenham
10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) 18 Aston Villa 0-0 Everton Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,678
Referee: Rodger Gifford
19 December 1994 (1994-12-19) 19 Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa Southampton
20:00 Hall 8'
Le Tissier 90'
Report Houghton 80' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,874
Referee: Stephen Lodge
26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) 20 Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa London
12:00 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,452
Referee: Kelvin Morton
28 December 1994 (1994-12-28) 21 Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 Sinclair 9' (o.g.)
Yorke 32'
Taylor 82'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,901
Referee: Keith Burge
31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) 22 Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 Rösler 14' 54' Report Brightwell 55' (o.g.)
Saunders 59'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 22,513
Referee: Joe Worrall
2 January 1995 (1995-01-02) 23 Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,038
Referee: Paul Danson
14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) 24 Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
15:00 Fashanu 7'
Ehiogu 76'
Report Yates 88' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,578
Referee: Alan Wilkie
21 January 1995 (1995-01-21) 25 Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa West Bridgford
15:00 Collymore 53' (pen) Report Fashanu 32'
Saunders 86'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,598
Referee: Keith Cooper
25 January 1995 (1995-01-25) 26 Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 18' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,017
Referee: Robbie Hart
4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) 27 Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
15:00 Cole 18' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,795
Referee: David Elleray
11 February 1995 (1995-02-11) 28 Aston Villa 7-1 Wimbledon Birmingham
15:00 Reeves 12' (o.g.)
Johnson 22' 26' 38'
Saunders 48' 66' (pen)
Yorke 83'
Report Barton 11' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,982
Referee: Brian Hill
18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 Bright 71' Report Saunders 26' 44' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,063
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 February 1995 (1995-02-22) 30 Aston Villa 4-4 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 Saunders 8'
Staunton 37'
Yorke 60'
Johnson 65'
Report Robins 61'
Roberts 77'
Lowe 80' 90'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,825
Referee: Kelvin Morton
25 February 1995 (1995-02-25) 31 Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Venison 31'
Beardsley 55' 66'
Report Townsend 40' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,637
Referee: Philip Don
4 March 1995 (1995-03-04) 32 Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 Report Hendry 12' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,114
Referee: Rodger Gifford
6 March 1995 (1995-03-06) 33 Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City Birmingham
20:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,186
Referee: Graham Poll
18 March 1995 (1995-03-18) 34 Aston Villa 0-2 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 Report Moncur 11'
Hutchison 49'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,682
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) 35 Ipswich Town 0-1 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 Report Swailes 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Joe Worrall
4 April 1995 (1995-04-04) 36 Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa London
19:45 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,606
Referee: Keith Cooper
15 April 1995 (1995-04-15) 37 Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Stein 41' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,015
Referee: Keith Burge
17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) 38 Aston Villa 0-4 Arsenal Birmingham
15:00 Report Hartson 31' 87'
Wright 33' 72' (pen)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,005
Referee: Kelvin Morton
29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) 39 Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa Leeds
15:00 Palmer 90' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,955
Referee: David Elleray
3 May 1995 (1995-05-03) 40 Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City Birmingham
19:45 Ehiogu 9' Report Rösler 63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,133
Referee: Stephen Lodge
6 May 1995 (1995-05-06) 41 Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 25' 36' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,154
Referee: Robbie Hart
14 May 1995 (1995-05-14) 42 Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa Norwich
16:00 Goss 56' Report Staunton 7' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: Keith Cooper

FA Cup

7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) R3 Barnsley 0-2 Aston Villa Barnsley
Yorke 48'
Saunders 64'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,469
28 January 1995 (1995-01-28) R4 Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa Manchester
Walsh Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 21,177

League Cup

21 September 1994 (1994-09-21) R2 L1 Aston Villa 5-0 Wigan Athletic Birmingham
Yorke 4'
Atkinson 26' 85'
Saunders 70'
Lamptey 73'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 12,433
5 October 1994 (1994-10-05) R2 L2 Wigan Athletic 0-3
(0-8 agg.)
Aston Villa Wigan
Lamptey 43' 85'
Whittingham 60'
Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,633
26 October 1994 (1994-10-26) R3 Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough Birmingham
Townsend 30' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,254
30 November 1994 (1994-11-30) R4 Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa London
Armstrong
Southgate
Atkinson 33' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,653

UEFA Cup

15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) R1 L1 Inter Milan Italy 1-0 England Aston Villa Milan
Bergkamp 76' (pen) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen
29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) R1 L2 Aston Villa England 1-0 (a.e.t.)
(1-1 agg.)
(4-3 p)
Italy Inter Milan Birmingham
Houghton 41' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,533
Penalties
18 October 1994 (1994-10-18) R2 L1 Trabzonspor Turkey 1-0 England Aston Villa Trabzon
Kanyak 76' Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Referee: Michel Piraux
1 November 1994 (1994-11-01) R2 L2 Aston Villa England 2-1
(2-2* agg.)
Turkey Trabzonspor Birmingham
Atkinson 77'
Ehiogu 90+3'
Kanyak 90+2' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,858
Referee: Joël Quiniou

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Clean Sheets

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