Aston Villa's 1991-92 season

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The Story of 1991-92

17 August 1991, Villa 3-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

Villa recover from a 2' Wednesday goal and going 0-2 down after 30' to win at Hillsborough as three of new boss Ron Atkinson's debutants hit the goals.

21 August 1991, Villa 0-1 Manchester United, Villa Park.

Villa suffer a narrow defeat to Manchester United in Ron Atkinson's first home game as manager,

24 August 1991, Villa 3-1 Arsenal United, Villa Park.

Villa survive an equaliser on the stroke of half time and the loss of Steve Staunton at the interval to hit back and beat the reigning Champions for their second win of the first division season as Tony Daley hits a 30 yard right foot shot that rockets into the net and Gary Penrice scores his first for the club.

29 August 1991, Villa 1-3 West Ham, Upton Park.

Villa take the lead through Tony Daley's second goal in as many games but are hit by a West Ham treble as they lose for the second time in four first division games under new boss Ron Atkinson.

31 August 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell.

Kevin Richardson gives Villa the lead after 91 seconds but Villa are pegged back on 32' by Southampton before an end of match fight leaves Barry Horne injured and Richardson booked.

4 September 1991, Villa 0-1 Palace, Villa Park.

Villa lose at home to Palace as Ian Wright hits a 3' goal and the Eagles survive an onslaught as Paul McGrath shines once again.

7 September 1991, Villa 0-0 Tottenham, Villa Park.

Villa are held at home by Tottenham despite dominating the game and sit 14th in the first division table after seven games under new boss Ron Atkinson.

14 September 1991, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield.

Villa take the lead at Anfield only to see a blatant dive from Ronny Rosenthal awarded with an equalising penalty hit by the now underwhelming former Villa youth Mark Walters.

18 September 1991, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

Villa create and don't take their chances as they have two decent penalty shouts turned down by referee Brian Hill as they fall to defeat in the capital for the third time in three games this season.

21 September 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.

Villa hit a 2 minute second half brace as they win for the first time in seven after surviving a bizarre own goal just 12 seconds into the game after Shaun Teale hit the ball back to the 'keeper despite Nigel Spink having left his line.

25 September 1991, League Cup, Villa 0-0 Grimsby, Blundell Park.

Villa are held to a goalless draw by second division Grimsby in the League Cup after Shaun Teale suffers an early twisted ankle but plays on.

28 September 1991, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road,

Villa concede a first half strike to Peter Ndlovu before maintaining an almost permanent assault on the Highfield Road goal but to no avail as they lose for the second time in three first division games.

5 October 1991, Villa 4-0 Luton, Villa Park.

Dalian Atkinson hits a brace of assists as Villa record their biggest win of the season to climb to 14th in the first division table under Ron Atkinson.

9 October 1991, League Cup, Villa 1-1a Grimsby, Villa Park.

Villa concede a second half penalty to second tier Grimsby and despite Shaun Teale's equaliser for his first goal for the club, Steve Sherwood makes a string of saves to see Villa out of the League Cup on away goals.

19 October 1991, Villa 2-0 Everton, Goodison Park.

Villa hammer Everton at Goodison Park and only Neville Southall and desperate defending keep them from a humiliating scoreline as Tony Daley hits another stunner cutting in after 66 minutes to unleash a curling 35-yard shot that left Southall helpless.

23 October 1991, ZDS, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.

Loanee Alan McLoughlin puts in a superb cameo performance on debut to help Villa beat Coventry in the derided ZDS trophy.

26 October 1991, Villa 2-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park.

Villa sweep aside Wimbledon at Villa Park with another fine attacking performance as life under Ron Atkinson begins to blossom.

2 November 1991, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road.

Villa make it four consecutive wins in all competitions as they climb to 8th in the table with victory at Loftus Road.

16 November 1991, Villa 1-0 County, Villa Park.

Villa record their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions to move to 5th in the first division table under Ron Atkinson as Neil Warnock behaves with his typical lack of subtlety and finesse on the sidelines much to Atkinson's displeasure.

19 November 1991, ZDS, Villa 0-2 Forest, Villa Park.

Villa lose out in the second round of the Zenith Data to Forest but no-one much cares as Villa play in front of what will be their lowest crowd for the next thirty years and counting.

24 November 1991, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Villa Park.

Villa are well beaten by Leeds at Villa Park but remain 6th in the first division table.

30 November 1991, Villa 2-3 Oldham, Boundary Park.

Villa are beaten for the second successive game despite leading twice as they lose at Boundary Park to fall to eighth in the first division table.

7 December 1991, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.

Villa bounce back from consecutive defeats to beat Manchester City as Tony Daley - playing as a striker in the absence of Dalian Atkinson - hits another screamer to round off the scoring and send Villa 7th.

14 December 1991, Villa 0-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane.

Villa lose for the third time in four first division games under Ron Atkinson to fall back to eighth in the table,

26 December 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park.

Villa win for the second time in three first division games as West Ham are beaten on Boxing Day.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	EFL Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	7th	Quarter Final	2nd Round	4-0 vs. Luton Town (h), Division One

Top Scorer	Most Appearances	Most Starts
17 \| Dwight Yorke	49 \| Shaun Teale, Kevin Richardson	49 \| Kevin Richardson, Shaun Teale

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager	P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
17 Aug 1991	Ongoing	Ron Atkinson	51	21	12	18	33	41%	35%	65%	33%	1.47

Manager	Chairman	Chief Executive
Ron Atkinson	Herbert Douglas Ellis	Steve Stride

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
51	21	12	18	58	52	6	1.12	1.14	1.02	17	33%	41%	35%	33	65%	1.47

Results - League

Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
7th	42	17	9	16	48	44	60	4	1.14	1.05	1.09	13	31%	40%	38%	62%	1.43

Sequences

Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
5	3	7	6	3

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	22	16	4	74	37	37	82
2	Manchester United	42	21	15	6	63	33	30	78
3	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	12	9	62	49	13	75
4	Arsenal	42	19	15	8	81	47	34	72
5	Manchester City	42	20	10	12	61	48	13	70
6	Liverpool	42	16	16	10	47	40	7	64
7	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	48	44	4	60
8	Nottingham Forest	42	16	11	15	60	58	2	59
9	Sheffield United	42	16	9	17	65	63	2	57
10	Crystal Palace	42	14	15	13	53	61	-8	57
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	12	18	12	48	47	1	54
12	Everton	42	13	14	15	52	51	1	53
13	Wimbledon	42	13	14	15	53	53	0	53
14	Chelsea	42	13	14	15	50	60	-10	53
15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	7	20	58	63	-5	52
16	Southampton	42	14	10	18	39	55	-16	52
17	Oldham Athletic	42	14	9	19	63	67	-4	51
18	Norwich City	42	11	12	19	47	63	-16	45
19	Coventry City	42	11	11	20	35	44	-9	44
20	Luton Town	42	10	12	20	39	71	-32	42
21	Notts County	42	10	10	22	40	62	-22	40
22	West Ham United	42	9	11	22	37	59	-22	38

Matches

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Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	17 Aug 1991	Sheffield Wednesday	2-3	Aston Villa	W			4207
Division One	21 Aug 1991	Aston Villa	0-1	Manchester United			L	4208
Division One	24 Aug 1991	Aston Villa	3-1	Arsenal	W			4209
Division One	28 Aug 1991	West Ham United	3-1	Aston Villa			L	4210
Division One	31 Aug 1991	Southampton	1-1	Aston Villa		D		4211
Division One	4 Sep 1991	Aston Villa	0-1	Crystal Palace			L	4212
Division One	7 Sep 1991	Aston Villa	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur		D		4213
Division One	14 Sep 1991	Liverpool	1-1	Aston Villa		D		4214
Division One	18 Sep 1991	Chelsea	2-0	Aston Villa			L	4215
Division One	21 Sep 1991	Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest	W			4216
League Cup 2nd Round	25 Sep 1991	Grimsby Town	0-0	Aston Villa		D		4217
Division One	28 Sep 1991	Coventry City	1-0	Aston Villa			L	4218
Division One	5 Oct 1991	Aston Villa	4-0	Luton Town	W			4219
League Cup 2nd Round	9 Oct 1991	Aston Villa	1-1	Grimsby Town		D		4220
Division One	19 Oct 1991	Everton	0-2	Aston Villa	W			4221
Zenith Data Systems 1st Round	23 Oct 1991	Coventry City	0-2	Aston Villa	W			4222
Division One	26 Oct 1991	Aston Villa	2-1	Wimbledon	W			4223
Division One	2 Nov 1991	Queens Park Rangers	0-1	Aston Villa	W

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