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1992–93 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1992–93 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerRon Atkinson
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League2nd
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Saunders (13)
All: Dean Saunders (17)
Highest home attendance39,063 vs. Manchester United
7 Nov 1992, Premier League
Lowest home attendance17,120 vs. Chelsea
5 Sep 1992, Premier League
Average home league attendance29,594

The 1992–93 season Aston Villa's 118th professional season, their 82nd season in top flight and their 6th consecutive season in the top tier. It also marked their debut campaign in the newly formed Premier League. Aston Villa spent most of the season challenging for the title, and were top of the league with six games left to play, but were eventually overhauled by manager Ron Atkinson's old club Manchester United.

There were debut appearances for Dean Saunders (112), Ray Houghton (95), Dave Farrell (6), and Frank McAvennie (3).[1]

Story of the season

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August

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Villa began their season against the last champions of the old 2nd Division, Ipswich Town in front of a packed crowd at Portman Road and came away with a point after a late goal by Dalian Atkinson cancelled out Gavin Johnson's first half opener. The following Wednesday night, and Villa were back in front of a home crowd at Villa Park to face the reigning Division 1 champions Leeds United and picked up another point with another Atkinson goal. Next, Villa faced Ian Branfoot's Southampton and it was three from three for Atkinson, and three draws from three for Villa. Another mid-week game, this time at Goodison Park brought Villa's first loss of the season, as a late Mo Johnston strike gave Everton all three points. Then on to Bramall Lane and Villa's first win of the season as two goals from Garry Parker and a first clean sheet of the season for Nigel Spink lifted Villa to 15th at the end of the month.

September

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A poor performance and a home loss to Chelsea was quickly forgotten after Villa hit three with no reply against Crystal Palace. There were comings and goings, Frank McAcvennie's short stay at the club ended and he departed on a free. To replace him, Villa spent a club record £2.3m to sign Liverpool's star striker Dean Saunders. Saunders would not be in place in time as Villa faced Leeds for the second time in a month, with the outcome the same, a 1–1 draw. He would make his debut at home to old club Liverpool, and couldn't have hoped for a better debut, hitting a brace as Villa ran out 4–2 winners. The Manor Ground next in the Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round, 1st leg against second tier Oxford United. Centre-backs Paul McGrath and Shaun Teale grabbed a goal each. Joey Beauchamp pulled one back for Oxford to make it a less straight-forward tie at Villa Park a fortnight later. Next, Villa were in the north east taking on new boys Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park. Saunders made it four in two league games as Villa ran out 3–2 victors.

October

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Dean Saunders fine start to life at Villa continued with a third consecutive league brace away at Wimbledon, but the game would be remembered for the brilliant solo run and chipped finish that would see Dalian Atkinson scoop the Goal of the Season, Villa taking the spoils in a 3–2 win. Oxford United came to Villa Park for the second leg in the Coca-Cola Cup and goals from Dalian Atkinson and skipper Kevin Richardson were enough to see Villa progress, 2–1 on the night, 4–2 on aggregate. A dour goalless draw at home to Blackburn Rovers saw Villa fourth in the table, 6 points off shock early runners Norwich City, and there was another single point taken at Boundary Park, Dalian Atkinson's goal sharing the spoils with Oldham Athletic after an early goal by Villa old boy Ian Olney. The third round of the League Cup next and Villa playing host to Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. Dean Saunders goal was the difference as Villa progressed to Round 4.

November

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Villa started November against Queens Park Rangers at home, winning 2–0 thanks to a goal a piece for Villa's two forwards, Atkinson and Saunders. 7 league goals each, Villa remained Fourth, 3 points off new leaders Blackburn. Villa faced Manchester United at home again, this time in the league, with the outcome the same, a 1–0 victory for Villa. A third straight clean sheet for Nigel Spink at White Hart Lane but his opposite number Erik Thorstvedt had a equally good day at the office, 0–0 against Spurs. Next was the visit of high flying Norwich City, and goals from Ray Houghton and Garry Parker could not stop Villa falling to a first home loss since Chelsea at the start of September, goals for Phillips, Beckford and Sutch winning the points to the Canaries.

December

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Ipswich Town at home in Round 4 of the League Cup and Atkinson and Saunders each getting a goal and an assist. A brace from Ipswich forward Chris Kiwomya left the tie at 2–2. A Replay at Portman Road would be needed. Two goals from Dalian Atkinson at Hillsborough saw Villa back to winning ways at Sheffield Wednesday. And another 2–1 win at home to Brian Clough's strugglers Nottingham Forest saw Villa up to Second. The Replay at Portman Road and a solitary Chris Kiwomya strike saw Ipswich through 1–0 and Villa out at the last 16. Back in the league, Villa faltered with a 1–1 draw at Maine Road against Manchester City followed by a 3–0 humbling against Coventry City on Boxing Day, Micky Quinn terrorising Villa's normally resilient defence. Villa ended the year in winning ways, a Dean Saunders penalty enough to see them take the points at home to Arsenal.

January

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Backup Goalkeeper Les Sealey was allowed a free transfer and would return to old club Manchester United. The third round of this seasons FA Cup drew Villa at home to Malcolm Allison's Bristol Rovers. Young full back Neil Cox gave Villa a first half lead, but Rovers equalled the tie through Marcus Browning. A replay at Twerton Park to decide Villa's fate. Villa headed to Anfield next and Dean Saunders made it 3 in 2 against his former employers as Liverpool were beat 2–1. Villa turned on the style in a thrilling Sunday afternoon encounter against Middlesbrough, goals from Parker, McGrath, Yorke, Saunders and Teale as Villa won 5–1. Back to the FA Cup and Villa hit three against Bristol Rovers to advance to the next round. They wouldn't have to wait long for that match as 3 days later, Villa faced Wimbledon at home in Round 4. Dwight Yorke's strike after 3 minutes cancelled out by Gary Elkins meant a replay at Selhurst Park. Villa made it four league wins on the bounce, sweeping Dave Bassett's Sheffield United aside with a convincing 3–1 win, but ended the month with a poor performance at the Dell, as Southampton ran out 2–0 victors.

February

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A cold night in South London and a 0–0 draw in Villa's replay at Wimbledon. After 120 minutes and nothing to separate the sides, a shootout was needed. A penalty masterclass from all but one. Villa captain Kevin Richardson missing the decisive kick and Villa were out. Back to Villa Park in the league and a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town saw Villa keeping pace with leaders Manchester United, just a point separating the two. A Bobby Bowry goal made it three losses out of four on the road in the league however, Crystal Palace 1–0 winners. Villa would be back in London three days later. A 1–0 win at Chelsea, Houghton with the lone goal. Everton at home next and goals for two of Villa's right backs, Neil Cox, and Earl Barrett, a makeshift central midfielder for the day, Villa the victors 2–1. Dwight Yorke was struggling to replicate his top scoring form from last season but did get his 5th of the campaign against Wimbledon in a 1–0 win.

March

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Villa would open March with back-to-back draws. First, Tottenham Hotspur came to Villa Park but the game was ultimately a tame goalless tie. Next, Villa headed to Ron Atkinson's old stomping ground Old Trafford, and a thrilling encounter between the Premier League's top two sides. United's Welsh powerhouse Mark Hughes equalised - but that was only after a wonderful long range strike from Villa's Irish left-back Steve Staunton, who opened with the goal three minutes before. Nothing to separate the two sides. Back to Villa Park, and a brace for Dwight Yorke gave Villa the points at home to Trevor Francis's Sheffield Wednesday, but Villa would end the month with a loss on the road to Norwich City, defender John Polston with the only goal of the game.

April

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A goal from Paul McGrath gave Villa the points at the City Ground in a well-fought 1–0 win, but Villa failed to find a way through Coventry at Villa Park, drawing the tie 0–0. Tony Daley hit the winner at Highbury against Arsenal, and Villa headed into the final four games of the season still just a point off Manchester United. A 3–1 win at home to Manchester City kept United looking over their shoulder, and Villa headed to Ewood Park in high spirits. However, Blackburn hit Villa for three, and United beat Palace, leaving a 4 point gap, with 6 to play for.

May

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Relegation placed Oldham came to Villa Park at the start of May, and Villa were expected to win extending the challenge back to Manchester United, who were to face Blackburn on the Monday night. However, Oldham were in a fight of their own, and a goal from midfielder Nick Henry gave Oldham the 1–0 win, taking their survival battle to the final day and crowning United the inaugural Premier League Champions. Villa would round off the season at Loftus Road, losing 2–1 to Queens Park Rangers. Aston Villa would finish the season in 2nd place, 10 points off United, but qualification for next seasons UEFA Cup assured.

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Transfers

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Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
1 July 1992 CF Scotland Frank McAvennie West Ham United Free transfer
28 July 1992 RM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton Liverpool £900,000
10 September 1992 CF Wales Dean Saunders Liverpool £2,300,000
21 September 1992 LM Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly Republic of Ireland Home Farm £30,000
£3,230,000

  Record

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End
1 January 1993 CM Denmark Henrik Larsen Pisa 31 May 1993

Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 1992 RW Nigel Callaghan Retired
1 July 1992 CB Denmark Kent Nielsen Denmark AGF Free transfer
7 July 1992 CF Ian Olney Oldham Athletic £700,000
9 September 1992 CF Scotland Frank McAvennie Northern Ireland Cliftonville Free transfer
6 January 1993 GK Les Sealey Manchester United Free transfer
£700,000

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
2 October 1992 GK Les Sealey Birmingham City 5 January 1993
31 October 1992 CF Martin Carruthers Hull City 31 January 1993
8 November 1992 CM Lee Williams Shrewsbury Town 31 May 1993
25 January 1993 CM David Farrell Scunthorpe United 25 February 1993

Overall transfer activity

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Squad

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# Pos Name Nat Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
- GK Nigel Spink England Chelmsford (1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 33) Chelmsford City 4 January 1977 £4,000 381 0
- GK Mark Bosnich Australia Liverpool (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 20) Australia Sydney Croatia 28 February 1992 Free transfer 1 0
- GK Les Sealey England Bethnal Green (1957-09-29)29 September 1957 (aged 34) Manchester United 19 July 1991 Free transfer 22 0
- GK Michael Oakes England Northwich (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1991 0 0
Defenders
- RB Earl Barrett England Rochdale (1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 25) Oldham Athletic 25 February 1992 £1,700,000 13 0
- LB Steve Staunton Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 23) Liverpool 7 August 1991 £1,100,000 43 4
- CB Paul McGrath Republic of Ireland England Greenford (1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 32) Manchester United 3 August 1989 £400,000 125 2
- CB Shaun Teale England Southport (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 28) Bournemouth 25 July 1991 £300,000 49 1
- CB Neil Cox England Scunthorpe (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 20) Scunthorpe United 12 February 1991 £400,000 7 0
- LB Bryan Small England Birmingham (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1990 11 0
- CB Ugo Ehiogu England Hackney (1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 19) West Bromwich Albion 12 July 1991 £40,000 9 0
- RB Dariusz Kubicki Poland Kożuchów (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 29) Poland Legia Warsaw 28 August 1991 £200,000 29 0
Midfielders
- CM Kevin Richardson (c) England Newcastle upon Tyne (1962-12-04)4 December 1962 (aged 29) Spain Real Sociedad 6 August 1991 £450,000 49 0
- CM Ray Houghton Republic of Ireland Scotland Glasgow (1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 30) Liverpool 28 July 1992 £900,000 - -
- CM Garry Parker England Oxford (1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (aged 26) Nottingham Forest 29 November 1991 £650,000 30 2
- AM Stefan Beinlich Germany East Berlin (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 20) Germany Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 2 0
- AM Matthias Breitkreutz Germany Crivitz (1971-05-12)12 May 1971 (aged 21) Germany Bergmann-Borsig 1 October 1991 £100,000 8 0
- CM David Farrell England Birmingham (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 20) Redditch United 6 January 1992 £45,000 0 0
- CM Mark Blake England Birmingham (1970-09-16)16 September 1970 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1989 30 3
- AM Henrik Larsen Denmark Kongens Lyngby (1966-05-07)7 May 1966 (aged 26) Italy Pisa 1 January 1993 Loan - -
Forwards
- CF Dean Saunders Wales Swansea (1964-06-21)21 June 1964 (aged 28) Liverpool 10 September 1992 £2,300,000 - -
- CF Dwight Yorke Trinidad and Tobago Canaan (1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 20) Trinidad and Tobago Signal Hill 19 December 1989 £120,000 54 19
- CF Dalian Atkinson England Shrewsbury (1968-03-21)21 March 1968 (aged 24) Spain Real Sociedad 11 July 1991 £1,600,000 16 1
- LW Steve Froggatt England Lincoln (1973-03-05)5 March 1973 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1991 16 1
- CF Cyrille Regis England French Guiana Maripasoula (1958-02-09)9 February 1958 (aged 34) Coventry City 2 July 1991 Free transfer 46 11
- RW Tony Daley England Birmingham (1967-10-18)18 October 1967 (aged 24) Academy 1 January 1986 224 32
- CF Frank McAvennie Scotland Glasgow (1959-11-22)22 November 1959 (aged 32) West Ham United 1 July 1992 Free transfer - -
- CF Martin Carruthers England Nottingham (1972-08-07)7 August 1972 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 1990 0 0

Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1992.

Results

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Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31 +36 84 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40 +17 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 65 −4 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46 +22 71
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55 +8 63
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
VenueAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDDLWLWDWWWDDWWDLWWDLWWWWLWLWWWDDWLWDWWLLL
Position8141418151510107654644443224311232211112211222222
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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15 August 1992 (1992-08-15) 1 Ipswich Town 1–1 Aston Villa Ipswich
15:00 Johnson 31' Report Atkinson 84' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,818
Referee: Alf Buksh
19 August 1992 (1992-08-19) 2 Aston Villa 1–1 Leeds United Birmingham
20:00 Atkinson 77' Report Speed 84' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,151
Referee: Keith Hackett
22 August 1992 (1992-08-22) 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 Atkinson 64' Report Adams 79' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: Kelvin Morton
25 August 1992 (1992-08-25) 4 Everton 1–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
19:30 Johnston 88' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,372
Referee: Martin Bodenham
29 August 1992 (1992-08-29) 5 Sheffield United 0-2 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 Report Parker 2' 86' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,733
Referee: Roger Milford
2 September 1992 (1992-09-02) 6 Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 Richardson 30' Report Fleck 40'
Newton 42'
Wise 57'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,125
Referee: Peter Foakes
5 September 1992 (1992-09-05) 7 Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 18'
Staunton 42'
Froggatt 72'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,120
Referee: Ken Redfern
13 September 1992 (1992-09-13) 8 Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa Leeds
16:00 Hodge 85' Report Parker 19' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,817
Referee: Joe Worrall
19 September 1992 (1992-09-19) 9 Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 44' 66'
Atkinson 54'
Parker 78'
Report Walters 43'
Rosenthal 84'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,863
Referee: Philip Don
26 September 1992 (1992-09-26) 10 Middlesbrough 2-3 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
15:00 Slaven 62'
McGrath 86' (o.g.)
Report Saunders 22' 74'
Atkinson 71'
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,905
Referee: David Elleray
3 October 1992 (1992-10-03) 11 Wimbledon 2-3 Aston Villa London
15:00 Newhouse 34'
Clarke 90'
Report Saunders 5' 29'
Atkinson 77'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,849
Referee: Stephen Lodge
19 October 1992 (1992-10-19) 12 Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
19:45 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,398
Referee: Howard King
24 October 1992 (1992-10-24) 13 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Aston Villa Oldham
15:00 Olney 19' Report Atkinson 81' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,457
Referee: Rodger Gifford
1 November 1992 (1992-11-01) 14 Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 43'
Atkinson 79'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Mike Peck
7 November 1992 (1992-11-07) 15 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United Birmingham
15:00 Atkinson 12' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,063
Referee: David Elleray
21 November 1992 (1992-11-21) 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Aston Villa London
15:00 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,852
Referee: Jim Borrett
28 November 1992 (1992-11-28) 17 Aston Villa 2-3 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 Houghton 45'
Parker 46'
Report Phillips 17'
Beckford 30'
Sutch 49'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,837
Referee: Alf Buksh
5 December 1992 (1992-12-05) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa Sheffield
15:00 Bright 26' Report Atkinson 19' 67' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 29,964
Referee: Robbie Hart
12 December 1992 (1992-12-12) 19 Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
15:00 Regis 33'
McGrath 47'
Report Keane 9' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,015
Referee: Joe Worrall
19 December 1992 (1992-12-19) 20 Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 Flitcroft 58' Report Parker 34' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,525
Referee: Ray Bigger
26 December 1992 (1992-12-26) 21 Coventry City 3-0 Aston Villa Coventry
12:00 Quinn 52' 55'
Rosario 59'
Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 24,245
Referee: Roger Dilkes
28 December 1992 (1992-12-28) 22 Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal Birmingham
19:30 Saunders 45' (pen) Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,170
Referee: Martin Bodenham
9 January 1993 (1993-01-09) 23 Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 Barnes 42' Report Parker 54'
Saunders 64'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,826
Referee: Keith Hackett
17 January 1993 (1993-01-17) 24 Aston Villa 5-1 Middlesbrough Birmingham
16:00 Parker 26'
McGrath 32'
Yorke 44'
Saunders 58'
Teale 68'
Report Hignett 82' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,997
Referee: Keith Cooper
27 January 1993 (1993-01-27) 25 Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United Birmingham
19:45 McGrath 54'
Saunders 58'
Richardson 89'
Report Deane 74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 20,266
Referee: Keith Burge
30 January 1993 (1993-01-30) 26 Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 Banger 39'
Dowie 63'
Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,087
Referee: Kevin Wright
6 February 1993 (1993-02-06) 27 Aston Villa 2-0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 32'
Saunders 42'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,395
Referee: Paul Durkin
10 February 1993 (1993-02-10) 28 Crystal Palace 1-0 Aston Villa London
20:00 Bowry 9' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,270
Referee: Ken Redfern
13 February 1993 (1993-02-13) 29 Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa London
15:00 Report Houghton 22' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: Mike Peck
20 February 1993 (1993-02-20) 30 Aston Villa 2-1 Everton Birmingham
15:00 Cox 12'
Barrett 18'
Report Beardsley 24' (pen) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,931
Referee: Paul Ward
27 February 1993 (1993-02-27) 31 Aston Villa 1-0 Wimbledon Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 79' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,496
Referee: Stephen Lodge
10 March 1993 (1993-03-10) 32 Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
19:45 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,727
Referee: Keith Hackett
14 March 1993 (1993-03-14) 33 Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa Greater Manchester
13:00 Hughes 57' Report Staunton 63' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 36,163
Referee: Allan Gunn
20 March 1993 (1993-03-20) 34 Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
15:00 Yorke 2' 56' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,024
Referee: Roger Milford
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 35 Norwich City 1-0 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 Polston 81' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Robbie Hart
4 April 1993 (1993-04-04) 36 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
15:00 Report McGrath 63' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,742
Referee: Keith Burge
10 April 1993 (1993-04-10) 37 Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,543
Referee: Allan Gunn
12 April 1993 (1993-04-12) 38 Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa London
15:00 Report Daley 68' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Gerald Ashby
18 April 1993 (1993-04-18) 39 Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City Birmingham
14:30 Saunders 47'
Parker 67' (pen)
Houghton 89'
Report Quinn 34' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,108
Referee: Philip Don
21 April 1993 (1993-04-21) 40 Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Aston Villa Blackburn
19:45 Newell 9' 40'
Gallacher 15'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,127
Referee: Joe Worrall
2 May 1993 (1993-05-02) 41 Aston Villa 0-1 Oldham Athletic Birmingham
16:00 Report Henry 30' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,427
Referee: David Allison
9 May 1993 (1993-05-09) 42 Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Aston Villa London
14:00 Ferdinand 67'
Allen 78'
Report Daley 38' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,904
Referee: Paul Durkin

FA Cup

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2 January 1993 (1993-01-02) R3 Aston Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers Birmingham
15:00 N. Cox 38' Report M. Browning 72' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,040
Referee: Bob Nixon
20 January 1993 (1993-01-20) R3R Bristol Rovers 0-3 Aston Villa Bristol
20:00 Report D. Saunders 25' 75'
R. Houghton 83'
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 8,880
Referee: Martin Bodenham
23 January 1993 (1993-01-23) R4 Aston Villa 1-1 Wimbledon Birmingham
15:00 D. Yorke 3' Report G. Elkins 35' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Ken Redfern
3 February 1993 (1993-02-03) R4R Wimbledon 0-0
(6-5 p)
Aston Villa London
20:00 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 8,048
Referee: Ken Redfern
Penalties

League Cup

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23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) R2 L1 Oxford United 1-2 Aston Villa Oxford
19:45 J. Beauchamp 89' Report P. McGrath 52'
S. Teale 72'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,837
Referee: Roger Wiseman
7 October 1992 (1992-10-07) R2 L2 Aston Villa 2-1
(4–2 agg.)
Oxford United Birmingham
19:45 D. Atkinson 11'
K. Richardson 90'
Report N. Cusack 88' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,808
Referee: Bob Nixon
28 October 1992 (1992-10-28) R3 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United Birmingham
19:45 D. Saunders 75' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,964
Referee: Philip Don
2 December 1992 (1992-12-02) R4 Aston Villa 2-2 Ipswich Town Birmingham
19:45 D. Saunders 65'
D. Atkinson 77'
Report C. Kiwomya 74' 83' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: John Martin
15 December 1992 (1992-12-15) R4R Ipswich Town 1-0 Aston Villa Ipswich
19:45 C. Kiwomya 57' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Mike James

Statistics

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Total

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# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
- GK Australia Mark Bosnich 31 18 18 - 13 - - - 11 - - - - - 1650'
- GK England Michael Oakes 5 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Les Sealey 11 - - - 11 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Nigel Spink 48 33 33 - 15 - 1 - 10 - - - - - 2970'
- RB England Earl Barrett 51 51 51 - - 1 2 - - 3 - - - - 4620'
- CB England Neil Cox 29 20 9 11 9 2 2 - - 1 - - 11 - 1019'
- CB England Ugo Ehiogu 11 5 2 3 6 - 1 - - - - - 3 1 220'
- RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki 3 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - 90'
- CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 50 50 50 - - 5 2 1 - 2 - - - 1 4522'
- LB England Bryan Small 22 15 11 4 7 - 1 - - - - - 4 2 1043'
- LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 51 51 51 - - 2 9 - - 2 - - - 2 4536'
- CB England Shaun Teale 47 47 47 - - 2 - - - 7 - - - 1 4241'
- AM Germany Stefan Beinlich 11 7 1 8 2 - - - - - - - 6 - 178'
- CM England Mark Blake 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 2'
- AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz 6 4 2 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 2 196'
- CM England David Farrell 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 74'
- CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 48 48 48 - - 4 8 - - 1 - - - 2 4334'
- AM Denmark Henrik Larsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Garry Parker 46 46 46 - - 9 1 - - - - - - 13 4023'
- CM England Kevin Richardson 51 51 51 - - 3 3 - - 4 - - - 1 4584'
- CF England Dalian Atkinson 32 32 32 - - 13 3 - - 1 - - - 5 2770'
- CF England Martin Carruthers 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 11'
- RW England Tony Daley 13 13 8 5 - 2 - - - - - - 5 2 783'
- LW England Steve Froggatt 21 21 19 2 - 1 5 - - 1 - - 2 8 1590'
- CF Scotland Frank McAvennie 4 3 - 3 1 - 1 - - - - - 3 - 84'
- CF England Cyrille Regis 21 17 8 9 4 1 3 - - - - - 9 4 734'
- CF Wales Dean Saunders 44 44 44 - - 16 3 - - 2 - - - - 3990'
- CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 42 35 28 7 7 7 5 - - - - - 7 10 2556'

Premier League

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# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
- GK Australia Mark Bosnich 29 17 17 - 12 - - - 8 - - - - - 1530'
- GK England Michael Oakes 5 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Les Sealey 10 - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Nigel Spink 40 25 25 - 15 - 1 - 7 - - - - - 2250'
- RB England Earl Barrett 42 42 42 - - 1 2 - - 3 - - - - 3780'
- CB England Neil Cox 23 15 6 9 8 1 1 - - 1 - - 9 - 633'
- CB England Ugo Ehiogu 10 4 1 3 6 - 1 - - - - - 3 1 130'
- RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
- CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 42 42 42 - - 4 2 1 - 1 - - - 1 3772'
- LB England Bryan Small 20 14 10 4 6 - 1 - - - - - 4 2 953'
- LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 42 42 42 - - 2 8 - - 2 - - - 1 3769'
- CB England Shaun Teale 39 39 39 - - 1 - - - 7 - - - 1 3491'
- AM Germany Stefan Beinlich 9 7 1 6 2 - - - - - - - 6 - 178'
- CM England Mark Blake 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2'
- AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz 5 3 2 1 2 - - - - - - - 1 2 177'
- CM England David Farrell 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 74'
- CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 39 39 39 - - 3 7 - - 1 - - - 1 3500'
- AM Denmark Henrik Larsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Garry Parker 37 37 37 - - 9 1 - - - - - - 10 3221'
- CM England Kevin Richardson 42 42 42 - - 2 1 - - 4 - - - 1 3744'
- CF England Dalian Atkinson 28 28 28 - - 11 4 - - 1 - - - 4 2417'
- CF England Martin Carruthers 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 11'
- RW England Tony Daley 13 13 8 5 - 2 - - - - - - 5 2 783'
- LW England Steve Froggatt 17 17 16 1 - 1 5 - - 1 - - 1 8 1314'
- CF Scotland Frank McAvennie 4 3 - 3 1 - 1 - - - - - 3 - 84'
- CF England Cyrille Regis 16 13 7 6 3 1 3 - - - - - 6 3 696'
- CF Wales Dean Saunders 35 35 35 - - 13 2 - - 2 - - - - 3150'
- CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 34 27 22 5 7 6 3 - - - - - 5 8 1921'

F.A. Cup

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# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
- GK Australia Mark Bosnich 1 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 120'
- GK England Michael Oakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Les Sealey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Nigel Spink 3 3 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 270'
- RB England Earl Barrett 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 390'
- CB England Neil Cox 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - 1 - 283'
- CB England Ugo Ehiogu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 390'
- LB England Bryan Small - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 4 4 4 - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 317'
- CB England Shaun Teale 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 390'
- AM Germany Stefan Beinlich 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Mark Blake - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England David Farrell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 4 4 4 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 390'
- AM Denmark Henrik Larsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Garry Parker 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - 1 384'
- CM England Kevin Richardson 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 390'
- CF England Dalian Atkinson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CF England Martin Carruthers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- RW England Tony Daley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- LW England Steve Froggatt 3 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 186'
- CF Scotland Frank McAvennie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CF England Cyrille Regis 3 2 - 2 1 - - - - - - - 2 - 17'
- CF Wales Dean Saunders 4 4 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - 390'
- CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 4 4 4 - - 1 2 - - - - - - 2 373'

League Cup

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# Pos Nat Player Sqd App FXI Sub Unu Gls Ast O.G. C.S. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow
- GK Australia Mark Bosnich 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Michael Oakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Les Sealey 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
- GK England Nigel Spink 5 5 5 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 450'
- RB England Earl Barrett 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 450'
- CB England Neil Cox 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 103'
- CB England Ugo Ehiogu 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
- RB Poland Dariusz Kubicki 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
- CB Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath 4 4 4 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 360'
- LB England Bryan Small 2 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 90'
- LB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 450'
- CB England Shaun Teale 4 4 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 360'
- AM Germany Stefan Beinlich - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Mark Blake 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
- AM Germany Matthias Breitkreutz 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 19'
- CM England David Farrell 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - -
- CM Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - 1 444'
- AM Denmark Henrik Larsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CM England Garry Parker 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - 2 418'
- CM England Kevin Richardson 5 5 5 - - 1 2 - - - - - - - 450'
- CF England Dalian Atkinson 4 4 4 - - 2 1 - - - - - - 1 353'
- CF England Martin Carruthers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- RW England Tony Daley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- LW England Steve Froggatt 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 90'
- CF Scotland Frank McAvennie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- CF England Cyrille Regis 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 21'
- CF Wales Dean Saunders 5 5 5 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 450'
- CF Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 4 4 2 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - 262'

Goals Involvements

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Rank # Nat Player Pos Apps Goal Inv. Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
1 - Wales Dean Saunders CF 44 18 13 0 2 0 2 1 17 1
2 - England Dalian Atkinson CF 32 15 11 1 0 0 2 1 13 2
3 - England Garry Parker CM 46 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
4 - Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke CF 35 9 6 0 1 2 0 0 7 2
5 - Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton CM 48 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 3
6 - Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath CB 50 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 - England Kevin Richardson CM 51 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2
8 - England Cyrille Regis CF 17 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 - Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton LB 51 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
10 - England Neil Cox RB 20 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
11 - England Tony Daley RW 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 - England Shaun Teale CB 47 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
13 - England Steve Froggatt LW 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 - England Earl Barrett RB 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 - England Bryan Small LB 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 - Scotland Frank McAvennie CF 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Clean Sheets

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Rank # Nat Player Apps Conceded Clean Sheets Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Con CS Con CS Con CS
1 - Australia Mark Bosnich 18 10 10 10 10 0 1 0 0
2 - England Nigel Spink 33 34 9 27 8 2 1 5 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
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