The 1994–95 English football season was Aston Villa's 3rd season in the Premier League. The 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 including their time the Football League First Division.
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.
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Transfers
Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 1 August 1994 LB Phil King Sheffield Wednesday £200,000 3 August 1994 AM Nii Lamptey PSV Eindhoven £200,000 4 August 1994 CF John Fashanu Wimbledon £1,350,000 21 December 1994 CM Ian Taylor Sheffield Wednesday £1,000,000 6 January 1995 RB Gary Charles Derby County £1,450,000 6 January 1995 CF Tommy Johnson Derby County £1,450,000 10 February 1995 CF Franz Carr Leicester City £250,000 10 March 1995 LB Alan Wright Blackburn Rovers £1,000,000£6,900,000
Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End
Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 6 July 1994 RW Tony Daley Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,250,000 1 July 1994 AM Stefan Beinlich Hansa Rostock £190,000 1 July 1994 AM Matthias Breitkreutz Hansa Rostock £190,000 11 July 1994 LW Steve Froggatt Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,000,000 14 July 1994 RB Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland £100,000 19 July 1994 RB Neil Cox Middlesbrough £1,000,000 21 December 1994 CF Guy Whittingham Sheffield Wednesday £700,000 30 January 1995 RB Earl Barrett Everton £1,700,000 10 February 1995 CM Garry Parker Leicester City £300,000 16 February 1995 CM Kevin Richardson Coventry City £300,000 23 March 1995 CM Ray Houghton Crystal Palace £300,000 24 March 1995 CB Chris Boden Derby County £150,000£7,180,000
Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 9 September 1994 LB Bryan Small Birmingham City 9 November 1994 21 March 1995 LM Gareth Farrelly Rotherham United 31 May 1995
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure £6,900,000
Income £7,180,000
Balance £280,000
Squad First Team # Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers 1 Nigel Spink GK Chelmsford Chelmsford City 4 January 1977 £4,000 432 0 13 Mark Bosnich GK Liverpool Sydney Croatia 28 February 1992 Free transfer 60 0 30 Michael Oakes GK Northwich Academy 1 July 1991 0 0 Defenders 2 Earl Barrett RB Rochdale Oldham Athletic 25 February 1992 £1,700,000 116 2 2* Alan Wright LB Ashton-under-Lyne Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 - - 3 Steve Staunton LB Dundalk Liverpool 7 August 1991 £1,100,000 126 7 4 Shaun Teale CB Southport Bournemouth 25 July 1991 £300,000 147 5 5 Paul McGrath CB Greenford Manchester United 3 August 1989 £400,000 219 8 15 Phil King LB Bristol Sheffield Wednesday 1 August 1994 £200,000 - - 16 Ugo Ehiogu CB Hackney West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 33 0 20 Bryan Small LB Birmingham Academy 1 July 1990 38 0 22* Gary Charles RB Newham Derby County 6 January 1995 £1,450,000 - - 24 Chris Boden CB Wolverhampton Academy 1 January 1992 0 0 Midfielders 6 Kevin Richardson (c) CM Newcastle upon Tyne Real Sociedad 6 August 1991 £450,000 155 10 7 Ray Houghton RM/CM Glasgow Liverpool 28 July 1992 £900,000 87 9 11 Andy Townsend CM Maidstone Chelsea 26 July 1993 £2,100,000 47 4 12 Nii Lamptey AM Tema PSV Eindhoven 3 August 1994 £200,000 - - 14 Garry Parker CM Oxford Nottingham Forest 29 November 1991 £650,000 99 13 17 Ian Taylor CM Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 - - 19 Graham Fenton AM Whitley Bay Academy 1 July 1993 14 1 21 David Farrell CM Birmingham Redditch United 6 January 1992 £45,000 6 0 Forwards 8 John Fashanu CF Kensington Wimbledon 4 August 1994 £1,350,000 - - 9 Dean Saunders CF Swansea Liverpool 19 July 1991 £2,300,000 96 34 10 Dalian Atkinson CF Shrewsbury Real Sociedad 11 July 1991 £1,600,000 92 29 14* Franz Carr RW Preston Leicester City 10 February 1995 £250,000 - - 18 Dwight Yorke CF Canaan Signal Hill 19 July 1991 £120,000 103 29 22 Guy Whittingham CF Evesham Portsmouth 3 August 1993 £1,300,000 21 3 25 Tommy Johnson CF Gateshead Derby County 6 January 1995 £1,450,000 - -
Results
Premier League
Results by round
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Statistics
Appearances Rank # Nat Player Pos Apps Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub XI Sub1 5 49 36 4 2 0 3 0 4 0 45 42 9 48 39 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 48 03 16 48 38 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 47 14 3 47 35 4 2 0 2 0 4 0 43 45 18 43 33 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 39 46 11 40 32 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 40 07 13 34 30 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 34 08 2 34 24 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 33 19 4 32 28 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 010 7 32 19 7 0 0 2 0 3 1 24 811 17 24 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 012 6 23 18 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 113 15 23 13 3 0 0 3 0 4 0 20 314 10 21 11 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 16 515 14 20 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 16 416 25 20 7 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 1217 1 18 12 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 17 118 22* 16 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 219 8 16 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 220 25 15 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 421 22 12 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 522 12 9 1 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 623 2* 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 024 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 025 21 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 026 14* 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 227 30 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 028 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 9 48 20 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 32 18 43 14 6 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 63 3 47 12 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 74 10 21 9 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 25 11 40 7 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 56 25 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 07 - - - - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 08 16 48 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 09 22 12 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 110 19 20 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 211 7 32 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 212 17 24 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 313 8 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 114 14 20 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 215 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 016 4 32 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 317 2 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 22* 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 15 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 6 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 34 49 8 44 6 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 18 13 8 10 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Honours & Awards Award Recipient Manager of the Month (Jan 1995) Brian Little
See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References
External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 1994–95 season