1989–90 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1989–90 football season
The 1989–90 Aston Villa season saw the football club competing in the Football League First Division. A lowly 17th the previous season, Villa improved drastically and spent most of the season challenging for the title though finishing in second behind Liverpool. This was Villa's highest finish since 1980–81, and a great result for a team in the second season of the top flight. At the end of the season Jozef Vengloš became the first manager from outside of Britain of a top flight club in English football history.
Key players in the team this season were high-scoring midfielder David Platt, who broke into the England team and went on to play at the World Cup, as well as being voted PFA Player of the Year, and new defender Paul McGrath, a £450,000 pre-season signing from Manchester United. Aston Villa played in kit manufactured by Danish company Hummel and sponsored by Mita Copiers. There were also debuts for Kent Nielsen, Adrian Heath, Andy Comyn, Mark Blake, Tony Cascarino and Dwight Yorke.[1]
Slovak Jozef Vengloš, who had just led Czechoslovakia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, replaced Graham Taylor who had accepted an offer to take over management of the England national football team. During Taylor's tenure the club failed to report to police sexual abuse by scout, Ted Langford.[2]
Squad
- Squad at end of season[3][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.
Youth and reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Trainees
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No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | FW | ENG | Ian Tyrrell | |
Apprentices
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | FW | ENG | Neil Floate | |
Other players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | FW | ENG | Stephen Walker | — | | | Noel Callaghan | — | | | Shepherd | — | | ENG | Stephen Slocombe | — | | | C Williams | |
Trialists
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Transfers
In
Out
Results
First Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
- Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–1 Liverpool
- Aston Villa 1–1 Charlton Athletic
- Southampton 2–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–3 QPR
- Aston Villa 1–0 Derby County
- Luton Town 0–1 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Crystal Palace
- Aston Villa 6–2 Everton
- Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 4–1 Coventry City
- Wimbledon 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest
- Liverpool 1–1 Aston Villa
- Millwall 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 3–0 Manchester United
- Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal
- Chelsea 0–3 Aston Villa
- Charlton Athletic 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Southampton
- Aston Villa 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
- Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 0–3 Wimbledon
- Coventry City 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–0 Luton Town
- QPR 1–1 Aston Villa
- Derby County 0–1 Aston Villa
- Crystal Palace 1–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City
- Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–0 Chelsea
- Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–0 Millwall
- Aston Villa 3–3 Norwich
- Everton 3–3 Aston Villa [8]
FA Cup
League Cup
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
- ^ Details of sexual abuse allegations against Aston Villa scout revealed in review
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
- ^ "All Aston Villa players: 1990".
- ^ Callaghan was born in Singapore.
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
- ^ "Aston Villa Home Page for the 1989-1990 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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