The 1993–94 English football season was Aston Villa's 2nd season in the Premier League and 7th season in Europe. It was Aston Villa's 119th professional season, their 83rd season in the top flight and their 6th consecutive season in the top tier of English football. The Kit Supplier was Asics and the shirt sponsors were Müller.
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. The slump was 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.
Villa were drawn against Birmingham City in the League Cup second round. The Second City derby would be the only one in a 14-year period from the 1988–89 season, when Viila won all three matches 13–0 in aggregate, until 2002–03 season
There were debuts for Andy Townsend (134), Graham Fenton (30) and Guy Whittingham (25).
Premier League
Results by round
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Players 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.
# Pos Name Nat Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers1 GK Nigel Spink Chelmsford Chelmsford City 4 January 1977 £4,000 414 013 GK Mark Bosnich Liverpool Sydney Croatia 28 February 1992 Free transfer 19 030 GK Michael Oakes Northwich Academy 1 July 1991 0 0 Defenders2 RB Earl Barrett Rochdale Oldham Athletic 25 February 1992 £1,700,000 64 13 LB Steve Staunton Dundalk Liverpool 7 August 1991 £1,100,000 94 64 CB Shaun Teale Southport Bournemouth 25 July 1991 £300,000 96 35 CB Paul McGrath Greenford Manchester United 3 August 1989 £400,000 175 716 CB Ugo Ehiogu Hackney West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 14 017 CB Neil Cox Scunthorpe Scunthorpe United 12 February 1991 £400,000 27 223 LB Bryan Small Birmingham Academy 1 July 1990 26 024 RB Dariusz Kubicki Kożuchów Legia Warsaw 28 August 1991 £200,000 30 0 Midfielders6 CM Kevin Richardson (c) Newcastle upon Tyne Real Sociedad 6 August 1991 £450,000 100 37 CM Ray Houghton Glasgow Liverpool 28 July 1992 £900,000 46 48 CM Garry Parker Oxford Nottingham Forest 29 November 1991 £650,000 76 1114 CM Andy Townsend Maidstone Chelsea 26 July 1993 £2,100,000 - -15 CM Gordon Cowans West Cornforth Blackburn Rovers 5 July 1993 Free transfer 510 5919 AM Stefan Beinlich East Berlin Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 9 020 AM Matthias Breitkreutz Crivitz Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 12 021 CM David Farrell Birmingham Redditch United 6 January 1992 £45,000 0 025 AM Graham Fenton Whitley Bay Academy 1 July 1993 - - Forwards9 CF Dean Saunders Swansea Liverpool 10 September 1992 £2,300,000 44 1710 CF Dalian Atkinson Shrewsbury Real Sociedad 11 July 1991 £1,600,000 48 1411 RW Tony Daley Birmingham Academy 1 January 1986 237 3412 LW Steve Froggatt Lincoln Academy 1 July 1991 37 218 CF Dwight Yorke Canaan Signal Hill 19 December 1989 £120,000 89 2622 CF Guy Whittingham Evesham Portsmouth 3 August 1993 £1,300,000 - - Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1993.
Transfers
Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 5 July 1993 CM Gordon Cowans Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 26 July 1993 CM Andy Townsend Chelsea £2,100,000 3 August 1993 CF Guy Whittingham Portsmouth 1,200,000£3,300,000
Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End
Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 5 July 1993 CF Martin Carruthers Stoke City £300,000 3 August 1993 CF Cyrille Regis Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 5 August 1993 CM Mark Blake Portsmouth £400,000 26 February 1994 CM Gordon Cowans Derby County £80,000£780,000
Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 15 October 1993 CB Chris Boden Barnsley 15 January 1994 26 November 1993 GK Michael Oakes Scarborough Athletic 26 December 1993 10 January 1994 AM Graham Fenton West Bromwich Albion 10 February 1994 28 February 1994 CF Guy Whittingham Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 1994 4 March 1994 RB Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland 31 May 1994
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure £3,300,000
Income £780,000
'Balance ' £2,520,000
Total # Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. 1 GK 401514125---4--11- 1288'13 GK 362827-8---91---1 2481'30 GK 8---8--------- -2 RB 393939------2---- 3510'3LB 242424--31--2---4 2093'4 CB 3837371-1-1-5--11 3310'5CB 303030---11-2---2 2645'16 CB 23171436----1--3- 1277'17 CB 31201641121--2--41 1489'23 LB 109811-------13 703'24 RB 2211--------11 69'6 CM 404040--55--1---2 3588'7 CM 3030255-23-----54 2288'8 CM 2119172222--1--22 1532'14 CM 323232--36--3---5 2706'15 CM 1211921-------21 878'19 AM 9761211-----11 531'20 AM 2211--------11 91'21 CM 544-1--------3 300'25 AM 12981-1---1--31 842'9 CF 39383711103-----14 3259'10 CF 292929--85--1---3 2546'11 RW 2727198-13-----82 1884'12 LW 9981-1------1- 732'18 CF 151221032------101 421'22 CF 251813573---1--57 1106'
Premier League # Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. 1 GK 401514125---4--11- 1288'13 GK 362827-8---91---1 2481'30 GK 8---8--------- -2 RB 393939------2---- 3510'3LB 242424--31--2---4 2093'4 CB 3837371-1-1-5--11 3310'5CB 303030---11-2---2 2645'16 CB 23171436----1--3- 1277'17 CB 31201641121--2--41 1489'23 LB 109811-------13 703'24 RB 2211--------11 69'6 CM 404040--55--1---2 3588'7 CM 3030255-23-----54 2288'8 CM 2119172222--1--22 1532'14 CM 323232--36--3---5 2706'15 CM 1211921-------21 878'19 AM 9761211-----11 531'20 AM 2211--------11 91'21 CM 544-1--------3 300'25 AM 12981-1---1--31 842'9 CF 39383711103-----14 3259'10 CF 292929--85--1---3 2546'11 RW 2727198-13-----82 1884'12 LW 9981-1------1- 732'18 CF 151221032------101 421'22 CF 251813573---1--57 1106'
FA Cup # Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. 1 GK 3---3--------- -13 GK 333-----1----- 270'30 GK -------------- -2 RB 333----------- 270'3LB 222----------- 180'4 CB 222--------1-- 113'5CB 222----------- 180'16 CB 11-1--------1- 45'17 CB 3321--------1- 246'23 LB 1---1--------- -24 RB -------------- -6 CM 333----------- 270'7 CM 333--1-------- 270'8 CM 111----------- 90'14 CM 333----------- 270'15 CM -------------- -19 AM -------------- -20 AM -------------- -21 CM -------------- -25 AM -------------- -9 CF 333--1-------1 215'10 CF 333---1------1 256'11 RW 222----------2 69'12 LW 111----------- 90'18 CF 2211-1------1-145'22 CF 1---1--------- -
League Cup # Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. 1 GK 811-7--------1 30'13 GK 8871----3---1- 720'30 GK -------------- -2 RB 777--1-------- 660'3LB 555----------2 424'4 CB 777--1-------- 660'5CB 888------1---- 750'16 CB 31-12-------1- 30'17 CB 65411-------11 357'23 LB 111----------- 90'24 RB -------------- -6 CM 888--22--1---- 750'7 CM 864222------21 441'8 CM 433-1-1------- 270'14 CM 888---1------1 705'15 CM 222----------- 180'19 AM -------------- -20 AM -------------- -21 CM -------------- -25 AM 2211--------1- 134'9 CF 777--42------1 660'10 CF 888--51------- 750'11 RW 65411-1-----1- 361'12 LW 11-1--------1- 15'18 CF -------------- -22 CF 422-2--------1 165'
UEFA Cup # Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. 1 GK 422-2---1----- 180'13 GK 222----------- 180'30 GK 2---2--------- -2 RB 333----------- 270'3LB 222----------- 180'4 CB 444----------- 360'5CB 444----------- 360'16 CB 2---2--------- -17 CB 311-2--------- 90'23 LB 322-1----1---- 180'24 RB -------------- -6 CM 444------1---- 270'7 CM 42112-------1- 118'8 CM 3---3--------- -14 CM 444--1---1---- 360'15 CM 444----------1 332'19 AM -------------- -20 AM -------------- -21 CM -------------- -25 AM -------------- -9 CF 444--1-------- 360'10 CF 444--1-------- 360'11 RW 422-2--------- 180'12 LW -------------- -18 CF -------------- -22 CF 411-3--------- 90'
Goals Involvements Rank # Nat Player Pos Apps Goal Inv. Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists1 10 44 23 8 5 0 1 6 1 1 1 15 82 9 52 21 10 3 1 0 4 1 1 0 17 43 6 55 14 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 74 14 47 11 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 75 7 41 8 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 36 11 37 7 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 67 8 23 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 38 22 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09 18 14 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 010 17 29 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 111 3 32 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 212 4 51 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 013 19 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 114 5 44 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 115 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 016 25 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 017 - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 018 2 52 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Clean Sheets Rank # Nat Player Apps Conceded Clean Sheets Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Con CS Con CS Con CS Con CS1 13 41 40 12 29 9 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 1 18 22 6 21 4 0 0 0 1 1 1
See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics
References
External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 1993–94 season