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Aston Villa 1991–92 football season
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, under new manager Ron Atkinson . This came despite an horrendous run of form from New Year's Day, which saw them win just one game and score only two goals in twelve league matches.
Villa's new manager made many new signings in the months following his June 1991 arrival at Villa Park , including new goalkeeper Les Sealey , teenage defender Ugo Ehiogu , striker Dalian Atkinson and mid-season signing Earl Barrett .
Top scorer was Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke , who scored 11 times in the First Division and 17 times in all competitions.
Final league table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[ 1] [ 2]
^ From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League , and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 3]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3–2
36,749
Atkinson 42', Regis 51', Staunton 85'
21 August 1991
Manchester United
H
0–1
39,995
24 August 1991
Arsenal
H
3–1
29,684
Staunton (pen) 40', Penrice 53', Daley 76'
28 August 1991
West Ham United
A
1–3
23,644
Daley 49'
31 August 1991
Southampton
A
1–1
16,161
Richardson 2'
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 25'
18 September 1991
Chelsea
A
0–2
17,182
21 September 1991
Nottingham Forest
H
3–1
28,506
Blake 48', Richardson 62', Yorke 63'
28 September 1991
Coventry City
A
0–1
17,851
5 October 1991
Luton Town
H
4–0
18,722
Richardson 3', Regis 46', Yorke 59', Mortimer 80'
19 October 1991
Everton
A
2–0
27,688
Regis 32', Daley 66'
26 October 1991
Wimbledon
H
2–1
16,928
Olney 9', Yorke 29'
2 November 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–0
10,642
Yorke 44'
16 November 1991
Notts County
H
1–0
23,020
Yorke 29'
24 November 1991
Leeds United
H
1–4
23,713
Yorke 67'
30 November 1991
Oldham Athletic
A
2–3
15,370
Blake 10', Regis 58'
7 December 1991
Manchester City
H
3–1
26,265
Regis 26', Yorke 40', Daley 70'
14 December 1991
Sheffield United
A
0–2
18,401
26 December 1991
West Ham United
H
3–1
31,959
Yorke 33', Daley , Richardson 90'
28 December 1991
Southampton
H
2–1
23,094
Regis 16', Yorke
1 January 1992
Norwich City
A
1–2
15,318
Regis 74'
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 52'
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
A
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 79'
31 March 1992
Sheffield United
H
1–1
15,745
Regis 89'
4 April 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
A
5–2
26,370
Richardson 20', Olney 31', Yorke 58', Daley 86', Regis 90'
11 April 1992
Liverpool
H
1–0
35,755
Daley 65'
18 April 1992
Nottingham Forest
A
0–2
22,800
20 April 1992
Chelsea
H
3–1
19,269
Staunton 32', McGrath 64', Parker 89'
25 April 1992
Luton Town
A
0–2
11,178
2 May 1992
Coventry City
H
2–0
31,984
Regis 1', Yorke 36'
FA Cup
League Cup
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 70'
Full Members Cup
Squad
[ 4]
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.
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
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions