1993–94 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)

Aston Villa F.C.

1993–94 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	Ron Atkinson
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Dean Saunders (9 goals) All: Dalian Atkinson Dean Saunders (15 each)
Highest home attendance	45,347 vs. Liverpool (7 May 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	16,180 vs. Southampton (24 Nov 1993, Premier League)
Average home league attendance	29,065
Home colours Away colours
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Second City Derby

46--32--26

←  1988–89 2002–03  →

The 1993–94 season 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 second in the Premier League). 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, ^[1] until 2002–03 season

There were debuts for Andy Townsend (134), Graham Fenton (30) and Guy Whittingham (25). ^[2]

Squad

First Team

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.

Squad

#	Pos	Name	Nat	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Apps	Gls
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Nigel Spink		Chelmsford	(1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 34)	Chelmsford City	4 January 1977	£4,000	414	0
13	GK	Mark Bosnich		Liverpool	(1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 21)	Sydney Croatia	28 February 1992	Free transfer	19	0
30	GK	Michael Oakes		Northwich	(1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 19)	Academy	1 July 1991	—	0	0
Defenders
2	RB	Earl Barrett		Rochdale	(1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 26)	Oldham Athletic	25 February 1992	£1,700,000	64	1
3	LB	Steve Staunton		Dundalk	(1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 24)	Liverpool	7 August 1991	£1,100,000	94	6
4	CB	Shaun Teale		Southport	(1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 29)	Bournemouth	25 July 1991	£300,000	96	3
5	CB	Paul McGrath		Greenford	(1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 33)	Manchester United	3 August 1989	£400,000	175	7
16	CB	Ugo Ehiogu		Hackney	(1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 20)	West Bromwich Albion	12 July 1991	£40,000	14	0
17	CB	Neil Cox		Scunthorpe	(1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 21)	Scunthorpe United	12 February 1991	£400,000	27	2
23	LB	Bryan Small		Birmingham	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 21)	Academy	1 July 1990	—	26	0
24	RB	Dariusz Kubicki		Kożuchów	(1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 30)	Legia Warsaw	28 August 1991	£200,000	30	0
Midfielders
6	CM	Kevin Richardson (c)		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1962-12-04)4 December 1962 (aged 30)	Real Sociedad	6 August 1991	£450,000	100	3
7	CM	Ray Houghton		Glasgow	(1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 31)	Liverpool	28 July 1992	£900,000	46	4
8	CM	Garry Parker		Oxford	(1965-09-07)7 September 1965 (aged 27)	Nottingham Forest	29 November 1991	£650,000	76	11
14	CM	Andy Townsend		Maidstone	(1963-07-26)26 July 1963 (aged 29)	Chelsea	26 July 1993	£2,100,000	-	-
15	CM	Gordon Cowans		West Cornforth	(1958-10-27)27 October 1958 (aged 34)	Blackburn Rovers	5 July 1993	Free transfer	510	59
19	AM	Stefan Beinlich		East Berlin	(1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 21)	Bergmann-Borsig	1 October 1991	£100,000	9	0
20	AM	Matthias Breitkreutz		Crivitz	(1971-05-12)12 May 1971 (aged 22)	Bergmann-Borsig	1 October 1991	£100,000	12	0
21	CM	David Farrell		Birmingham	(1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 21)	Redditch United	6 January 1992	£45,000	0	0
25	AM	Graham Fenton		Whitley Bay	(1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 19)	Academy	1 July 1993	—	-	-
Forwards
9	CF	Dean Saunders		Swansea	(1964-06-21)21 June 1964 (aged 29)	Liverpool	10 September 1992	£2,300,000	44	17
10	CF	Dalian Atkinson		Shrewsbury	(1968-03-21)21 March 1968 (aged 25)	Real Sociedad	11 July 1991	£1,600,000	48	14
11	RW	Tony Daley		Birmingham	(1967-10-18)18 October 1967 (aged 25)	Academy	1 January 1986	—	237	34
12	LW	Steve Froggatt		Lincoln	(1973-03-05)5 March 1973 (aged 20)	Academy	1 July 1991	—	37	2
18	CF	Dwight Yorke		Canaan	(1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 21)	Signal Hill	19 December 1989	£120,000	89	26
22	CF	Guy Whittingham		Evesham	(1964-11-10)10 November 1964 (aged 28)	Portsmouth	3 August 1993	£1,300,000	-	-

Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1993.

Transfers

Transferred in

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee
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

Date	Pos	Player	From	Loan End

Transferred out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee
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

Date	Pos	Player	To	Loan 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

Results

Premier League

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Liverpool	42	17	9	16	59	55	+4	60
9	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	12	14	62	61	+1	60
10	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	46	50	−4	57	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
11	Coventry City	42	14	14	14	43	45	−2	56
12	Norwich City	42	12	17	13	65	61	+4	53

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

1. Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Venue	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W
Position	1	6	10	11	10	6	6	3	3	8	7	7	5	3	2	3	5	6	6	8	9	8	10	9	10	8	6	6	7	5	7	7	7	8	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10

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

Matches

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers

14 August 1993 (1993-08-14)1	Aston Villa	4–1	Queens Park Rangers	Birmingham
15:00	Atkinson 38'90' Saunders 61' Staunton 90'	Report	Ferdinand 44'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,994 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa

18 August 1993 (1993-08-18)2	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	Aston Villa	Sheffield
19:45		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 28,450 Referee: Peter Foakes

Wimbledon v Aston Villa

21 August 1993 (1993-08-21)3	Wimbledon	2-2	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Holdsworth 38' Fashanu 85'	Report	Richardson 17' Staunton 82'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Jim Borrett

Aston Villa v Manchester United

23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)4	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester United	Birmingham
20:00	Atkinson 44'	Report	Sharpe 17'74'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,624 Referee: David Elleray

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)5	Aston Villa	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
15:00	Staunton 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,498 Referee: Keith Cooper

Everton v Aston Villa

31 August 1993 (1993-08-31)6	Everton	0-1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
19:30		Report	Whittingham 32'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,022 Referee: Alan Gunn

Aston Villa v Coventry City

11 September 1993 (1993-09-11)7	Aston Villa	0-0	Coventry City	Birmingham
15:00		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,181 Referee: Martin Bodenham

Ipswich Town v Aston Villa

18 September 1993 (1993-09-18)8	Ipswich Town	1-2	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00	Marshall 9'	Report	Saunders 19' Townsend 55'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,617 Referee: Roger Dilkes

Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa

25 September 1993 (1993-09-25)9	Oldham Athletic	1-1	Aston Villa	Oldham
15:00	Halle 14'	Report	Saunders 51'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,836 Referee: Howard King

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

2 October 1993 (1993-10-02)10	Aston Villa	0-2	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Allen 46' (pen.) Cole 80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,336 Referee: Paul Durkin

West Ham United v Aston Villa

16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)11	West Ham United	0-0	Aston Villa	London
15:00		Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 20,425 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Aston Villa v Chelsea

23 October 1993 (1993-10-23)12	Aston Villa	1-0	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00	Atkinson 6'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,706 Referee: David Allison

Swindon Town v Aston Villa

30 October 1993 (1993-10-30)13	Swindon Town	1-2	Aston Villa	Swindon
15:00	Bodin 33' (pen.)	Report	Teale 43' Atkinson 68'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,530 Referee: Keith Burge

Arsenal v Aston Villa

6 November 1993 (1993-11-06)14	Arsenal	1-2	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Wright 58'	Report	Whittingham 74' Townsend 90'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,773 Referee: Martin Bodenham

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

20 November 1993 (1993-11-20)15	Aston Villa	1-0	Sheffield United	Birmingham
15:00	Whittingham 76'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,686 Referee: David Frampton

Aston Villa v Southampton

24 November 1993 (1993-11-24)16	Aston Villa	0-2	Southampton	Birmingham
19:45		Report	Le Tissier 50'62'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 16,180 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Liverpool v Aston Villa

28 November 1993 (1993-11-28)17	Liverpool	2-1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
16:00	Fowler 45' Redknapp 62'	Report	Atkinson 53'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,484 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa

4 December 1993 (1993-12-04)18	Queens Park Rangers	2-2	Aston Villa	London
15:00	McGrath 5' (o.g.) Penrice 40'	Report	Richardson 47' Parker 47'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,915 Referee: Keith Hackett

Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday

8 December 1993 (1993-12-08)19	Aston Villa	2-2	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
19:45	Cox 29' Saunders 53' (pen.)	Report	Bart-Williams 24' Teale 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 20,304 Referee: Peter Foakes

Aston Villa v Wimbledon

11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)20	Aston Villa	0-1	Wimbledon	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Holdsworth 77'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,940 Referee: Alan Gunn

Manchester United v Aston Villa

19 December 1993 (1993-12-19)21	Manchester United	3-1	Aston Villa	Greater Manchester
16:00	Cantona 21'89' Ince 90'	Report	Cox 90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 44,499 Referee: Joe Worrall

Norwich City v Aston Villa

29 December 1993 (1993-12-29)22	Norwich City	1-2	Aston Villa	Norwich
19:45	Sutton 26'	Report	Houghton 55' Saunders 58'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,650 Referee: David Elleray

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)23	Aston Villa	0-1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Shearer 38'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,903 Referee: Roger Dilkes

Aston Villa v West Ham United

15 January 1994 (1994-01-15)24	Aston Villa	3-1	West Ham United	Birmingham
15:00	Richardson 15' Atkinson 43'68'	Report	Allen 30'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,869 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Chelsea v Aston Villa

22 January 1994 (1994-01-22)25	Chelsea	1-1	Aston Villa	London
15:00	[[Toggle the table of contents Mark Stein (footballer)|Stein]] 67'	Report	Saunders 39'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,341 Referee: Graham Poll

Aston Villa v Leeds United

6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)26	Aston Villa	1-0	Leeds United	Birmingham
16:00	Townsend 70'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,919 Referee: Jim Borrett

Aston Villa v Swindon Town

12 February 1994 (1994-02-12)27	Aston Villa	5-0	Swindon Town	Birmingham
15:00	Saunders 31'66' (pen.)84' (pen.) Froggat 55' Richardson 73'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,637 Referee: Robbie Hart

Aston Villa v Manchester City

22 February 1994 (1994-02-22)28	Aston Villa	0-0	Manchester City	Birmingham
19:45		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 19,254 Referee: Martin Bodenham

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

2 March 1994 (1994-03-02)29	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	Aston Villa	London
19:45	Rosenthal 74'	Report	Parker 9'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,452 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Coventry City v Aston Villa

6 March 1994 (1994-03-06)30	Coventry City	0-1	Aston Villa	Coventry
16:00		Report	Daley 20'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,235 Referee: Martin Bodenham

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town

12 March 1994 (1994-03-12)31	Aston Villa	0-1	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Johnson 8'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,732 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Leeds United v Aston Villa

16 March 1994 (1994-03-16)32	Leeds United	2-0	Aston Villa	Leeds
19:45	Wallace 27' Deane 52'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,120 Referee: David Allison

Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic

19 March 1994 (1994-03-19)33	Aston Villa	1-2	Oldham Athletic	Birmingham
15:00	Redmond 57' (o.g.)	Report	Beckford 67' Holden 74'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 21,214 Referee: Joe Worrall

Aston Villa v Everton

30 March 1994 (1994-03-30)34	Aston Villa	0-0	Everton	Birmingham
19:45		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,044 Referee: Rodger Gifford

Manchester City v Aston Villa

2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)35	Manchester City	3-0	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00	Beagrie 39' Walsh 45' Rösler 53'	Report		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,075 Referee: Paul Durkin

Aston Villa v Norwich City

4 April 1994 (1994-04-04)36	Aston Villa	0-0	Norwich City	Birmingham
15:00		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,416 Referee: Martin Bodenham

Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa

11 April 1994 (1994-04-11)37	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	Aston Villa	Blackburn
20:00	Shearer 10'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,287 Referee: David Allison

Sheffield United v Aston Villa

16 April 1994 (1994-04-16)38	Sheffield United	1-2	Aston Villa	Sheffield
15:00	Littlejohn 17'	Report	Richardson 23' Fenton 25'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,402 Referee: Graham Poll

Aston Villa v Arsenal

23 April 1994 (1994-04-23)39	Aston Villa	1-2	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00	Houghton 57'	Report	Wright 30' (pen.)90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,590 Referee: Keith Cooper

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

27 April 1994 (1994-04-27)40	Newcastle United	5-1	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Bracewell 15' Beardsley 23' (pen.)66' Cole 41' Sellars 79'	Report	Beinlich 10'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 32,216 Referee: John Lloyd

Southampton v Aston Villa

30 April 1994 (1994-04-30)41	Southampton	4-1	Aston Villa	Southampton
15:00	Le Tissier 19'77' Monkou 39' Maddison 89'	Report	Saunders 58'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Aston Villa v Liverpool

7 May 1994 (1994-05-07)42	Aston Villa	2-1	Liverpool	Birmingham
15:00	Yorke 65'81'	Report	Fowler 17'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 45,347 Referee: Keith Burge

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup

Exeter City v Aston Villa

8 January 1994 (1994-01-08)R3	Exeter City	0-1	Aston Villa	Exeter
15:00			Saunders 60' (pen.)	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 10,570 Referee: Keith Cooper

Grimsby Town v Aston Villa

29 January 1994 (1994-01-29)R4	Grimsby Town	1-2	Aston Villa	Grimsby
15:00	Groves 60'		Houghton 13' Yorke 78'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 15,771 Referee: Ian Hemley

Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa

23 February 1993 (1993-02-23)R5	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Aston Villa	Bolton
15:00	Stubbs 82'			Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18,817 Referee: Brian Hill

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup

Birmingham City v Aston Villa

21 September 1993 (1993-09-21)R2 L1	Birmingham City	0-1	Aston Villa	Birmingham
19:45			Richardson 82'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 27,815 Referee: Keren Barratt

Aston Villa v Birmingham City

6 October 1993 (1993-10-06)R2 L2	Aston Villa	1-0 (2-0 agg.)	Birmingham City	Birmingham
19:45	Saunders 82'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,856 Referee: Gerald Ashby

Sunderland v Aston Villa

26 October 1993 (1993-10-26)R3	Sunderland	1-4	Aston Villa	Sunderland
19:45	Gray 47'		Atkinson 27'90' Richardson 33' Houghton 75'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Alan Flood

Arsenal v Aston Villa

30 November 1993 (1993-11-30)R4	Arsenal	0-1	Aston Villa	London
19:45			Atkinson 4'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Roger Gifford

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

12 January 1994 (1994-01-12)QF	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Aston Villa	Birmingham
19:45	Caskey 63'		Houghton 56' Barrett 68'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,408 Referee: Terry Holbrook

Tranmere Rovers v Aston Villa

16 February 1994 (1994-02-16)SF L1	Tranmere Rovers	3-1	Aston Villa	Birkenhead
19:45	Nolan 5' Hughes 24' Aldridge 78'		Atkinson 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 17,140 Referee: Roger Milford

Aston Villa v Tranmere Rovers

27 February 1994 (1994-02-27)SF L2	Aston Villa	3-1 (a.e.t.) (4-4 agg.) (5-4 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Birmingham
19:45	Saunders 19' Teale 24' Atkinson 88'		Aldridge 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,593 Referee: Allan Gunn
	Penalties
	Saunders Teale Fenton Atkinson Ehiogu Richardson Daley		Irons Thomas Brannan Higgins Aldridge O'Brien Nolan

Aston Villa v Manchester United

27 March 1994 (1994-03-27)FINAL	Aston Villa	3-1	Manchester United	London
17:00	Atkinson 25' Saunders 75'90' (pen.)	1994 Football League Cup final	Hughes 82'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 77,231 Referee: Keith Cooper

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup

Slovan Bratislava v Aston Villa

15 September 1993 (1993-09-15)R1 L1	Slovan Bratislava	0-0	Aston Villa	Bratislava
15:45				Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 10,886 Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Aston Villa v Slovan Bratislava

29 September 1993 (1993-09-29)R1 L2	Aston Villa	2-1 (2-1 agg.)	Slovan Bratislava	Birmingham
19:45	Atkinson 15' Townsend 22'		Dušan Tittel 86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,461 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen

Deportivo La Coruña v Aston Villa

19 October 1993 (1993-10-19)R2 L1	Deportivo La Coruña	1-1	Aston Villa	A Coruña
19:45	Riesco 87'		Saunders 78'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 26,800 Referee: Marc Batta

Aston Villa v Deportivo La Coruña

3 November 1993 (1993-11-03)R2 L2	Aston Villa	0-1 (1-2 agg.)	Deportivo La Coruña	Birmingham
19:45			Manjarín 36'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,737 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber

Statistics

Total

#	Pos	Nat	Player	Sqd	App	FXI	Sub	Unu	Gls	Ast	O.G.	C.S.
1	GK		Nigel Spink	40	15	14	1	25	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	1	-	1288'
13	GK		Mark Bosnich	36	28	27	-	8	-	-	-	9	1	-	-	-	1	2481'
30	GK		Michael Oakes	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	RB		Earl Barrett	39	39	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	3510'
3	LB		Steve Staunton	24	24	24	-	-	3	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	4	2093'
4	CB		Shaun Teale	38	37	37	1	-	1	-	1	-	5	-	-	1	1	3310'
5	CB		Paul McGrath	30	30	30	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	2	2645'
16	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	23	17	14	3	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	1277'
17	CB		Neil Cox	31	20	16	4	11	2	1	-	-	2	-	-	4	1	1489'
23	LB		Bryan Small	10	9	8	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	703'
24	RB		Dariusz Kubicki	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	69'
6	CM		Kevin Richardson	40	40	40	-	-	5	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	3588'
7	CM		Ray Houghton	30	30	25	5	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	2288'
8	CM		Garry Parker	21	19	17	2	2	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	2	2	1532'
14	CM		Andy Townsend	32	32	32	-	-	3	6	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	2706'
15	CM		Gordon Cowans	12	11	9	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	878'
19	AM		Stefan Beinlich	9	7	6	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	531'
20	AM		Matthias Breitkreutz	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	91'
21	CM		David Farrell	5	4	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	300'
25	AM		Graham Fenton	12	9	8	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	1	842'
9	CF		Dean Saunders	39	38	37	1	1	10	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	3259'
10	CF		Dalian Atkinson	29	29	29	-	-	8	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	2546'
11	RW		Tony Daley	27	27	19	8	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	1884'
12	LW		Steve Froggatt	9	9	8	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	732'
18	CF		Dwight Yorke	15	12	2	10	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	421'
22	CF		Guy Whittingham	25	18	13	5	7	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	7	1106'

Premier League

#	Pos	Nat	Player	Sqd	App	FXI	Sub	Unu	Gls	Ast	O.G.	C.S.
1	GK		Nigel Spink	40	15	14	1	25	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	1	-	1288'
13	GK		Mark Bosnich	36	28	27	-	8	-	-	-	9	1	-	-	-	1	2481'
30	GK		Michael Oakes	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	RB		Earl Barrett	39	39	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	3510'
3	LB		Steve Staunton	24	24	24	-	-	3	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	4	2093'
4	CB		Shaun Teale	38	37	37	1	-	1	-	1	-	5	-	-	1	1	3310'
5	CB		Paul McGrath	30	30	30	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	2	2645'
16	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	23	17	14	3	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	1277'
17	CB		Neil Cox	31	20	16	4	11	2	1	-	-	2	-	-	4	1	1489'
23	LB		Bryan Small	10	9	8	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	703'
24	RB		Dariusz Kubicki	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	69'
6	CM		Kevin Richardson	40	40	40	-	-	5	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	3588'
7	CM		Ray Houghton	30	30	25	5	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	2288'
8	CM		Garry Parker	21	19	17	2	2	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	2	2	1532'
14	CM		Andy Townsend	32	32	32	-	-	3	6	-	-	3	-	-	-	5	2706'
15	CM		Gordon Cowans	12	11	9	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	878'
19	AM		Stefan Beinlich	9	7	6	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	531'
20	AM		Matthias Breitkreutz	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	91'
21	CM		David Farrell	5	4	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	300'
25	AM		Graham Fenton	12	9	8	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	1	842'
9	CF		Dean Saunders	39	38	37	1	1	10	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	3259'
10	CF		Dalian Atkinson	29	29	29	-	-	8	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	2546'
11	RW		Tony Daley	27	27	19	8	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	1884'
12	LW		Steve Froggatt	9	9	8	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	732'
18	CF		Dwight Yorke	15	12	2	10	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	421'
22	CF		Guy Whittingham	25	18	13	5	7	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	7	1106'

FA Cup

#	Pos	Nat	Player	Sqd	App	FXI	Sub	Unu	Gls	Ast	O.G.	C.S.
1	GK		Nigel Spink	3	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	GK		Mark Bosnich	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	270'
30	GK		Michael Oakes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	RB		Earl Barrett	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
3	LB		Steve Staunton	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
4	CB		Shaun Teale	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	113'
5	CB		Paul McGrath	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
16	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	45'
17	CB		Neil Cox	3	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	246'
23	LB		Bryan Small	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24	RB		Dariusz Kubicki	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	CM		Kevin Richardson	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
7	CM		Ray Houghton	3	3	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
8	CM		Garry Parker	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90'
14	CM		Andy Townsend	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
15	CM		Gordon Cowans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	AM		Stefan Beinlich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	AM		Matthias Breitkreutz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	CM		David Farrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	AM		Graham Fenton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	CF		Dean Saunders	3	3	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	215'
10	CF		Dalian Atkinson	3	3	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	256'
11	RW		Tony Daley	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	69'
12	LW		Steve Froggatt	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90'
18	CF		Dwight Yorke	2	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	145'
22	CF		Guy Whittingham	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

League Cup

#	Pos	Nat	Player	Sqd	App	FXI	Sub	Unu	Gls	Ast	O.G.	C.S.
1	GK		Nigel Spink	8	1	1	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	30'
13	GK		Mark Bosnich	8	8	7	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	720'
30	GK		Michael Oakes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	RB		Earl Barrett	7	7	7	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	660'
3	LB		Steve Staunton	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	424'
4	CB		Shaun Teale	7	7	7	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	660'
5	CB		Paul McGrath	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	750'
16	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	3	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	30'
17	CB		Neil Cox	6	5	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	357'
23	LB		Bryan Small	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90'
24	RB		Dariusz Kubicki	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	CM		Kevin Richardson	8	8	8	-	-	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	750'
7	CM		Ray Houghton	8	6	4	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	441'
8	CM		Garry Parker	4	3	3	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
14	CM		Andy Townsend	8	8	8	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	705'
15	CM		Gordon Cowans	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
19	AM		Stefan Beinlich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	AM		Matthias Breitkreutz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	CM		David Farrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	AM		Graham Fenton	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	134'
9	CF		Dean Saunders	7	7	7	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	660'
10	CF		Dalian Atkinson	8	8	8	-	-	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	750'
11	RW		Tony Daley	6	5	4	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	361'
12	LW		Steve Froggatt	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	15'
18	CF		Dwight Yorke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	CF		Guy Whittingham	4	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	165'

UEFA Cup

#	Pos	Nat	Player	Sqd	App	FXI	Sub	Unu	Gls	Ast	O.G.	C.S.
1	GK		Nigel Spink	4	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	180'
13	GK		Mark Bosnich	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
30	GK		Michael Oakes	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	RB		Earl Barrett	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	270'
3	LB		Steve Staunton	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
4	CB		Shaun Teale	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	360'
5	CB		Paul McGrath	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	360'
16	CB		Ugo Ehiogu	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	CB		Neil Cox	3	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90'
23	LB		Bryan Small	3	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	180'
24	RB		Dariusz Kubicki	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	CM		Kevin Richardson	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	270'
7	CM		Ray Houghton	4	2	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	118'
8	CM		Garry Parker	3	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	CM		Andy Townsend	4	4	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	360'
15	CM		Gordon Cowans	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	332'
19	AM		Stefan Beinlich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	AM		Matthias Breitkreutz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	CM		David Farrell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	AM		Graham Fenton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	CF		Dean Saunders	4	4	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	360'
10	CF		Dalian Atkinson	4	4	4	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	360'
11	RW		Tony Daley	4	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180'
12	LW		Steve Froggatt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	CF		Dwight Yorke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	CF		Guy Whittingham	4	1	1	-	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	Assists
1	10		Dalian Atkinson	CF	44	23	8	5	0	1	6	1	1	1	15	8
2	9		Dean Saunders	CF	52	21	10	3	1	0	4	1	1	0	17	4
3	6		Kevin Richardson	CM	55	14	5	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	7
4	14		Andy Townsend	CM	47	11	3	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7
5	7		Ray Houghton	CM	41	8	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	3
6	11		Tony Daley	RW	37	7	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	6
7	8		Garry Parker	CM	23	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3
8	22		Guy Whittingham	CF	21	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	18		Dwight Yorke	CF	14	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	17		Neil Cox	RB	29	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
11	3		Steve Staunton	LB	32	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
12	4		Shaun Teale	CB	51	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
13	19		Stefan Beinlich	AM	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
14	5		Paul McGrath	CB	44	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
15	12		Steve Froggatt	LW	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	25		Graham Fenton	AM	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	-	-	Own Goal	-	-	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	2		Earl Barrett	RB	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	CS
1	13		Mark Bosnich	41	40	12	29	9	2	1	7	2	2	0
2	1		Nigel Spink	18	22	6	21	4	0	0	0	1	1	1

See also

• List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics

References

1. "All Aston Villa's Matches". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2. "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

External links

• Aston Villa official website
• avfchistory.co.uk 1993–94 season