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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

5

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

114

Senior
Appearances

36

Senior
Goals

Dalian Atkinson

First Team
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Forward

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Dalian Robert Atkinson

Role

CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #671 |

Position

Born

Centre Forward

21 March 1968

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Shrewsbury ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.85ย m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

1991-92

Real Sociedad ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

ยฃ1.60m

11 July 1991

23

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

1995-96

Fenerbahรงe S.K ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

ยฃ500k

26 July 1995

27

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Dalian Atkinson

Previous Clubs:

1985-89 Ipswich Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 69 | 56 (13) | โšฝ 21 |

1989-90 Sheffield Wednesday ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.50m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 45 | 45 (0) | โšฝ 15 |

1990-91 Real Sociedad ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยฃ1.89m
La Liga
๐Ÿ•’ 26 | 26 (0) | โšฝ 12 |

Loans Out

Dalian Atkinson

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Dalian Atkinson

Subsequent Clubs:

1995-97 Fenerbahรงe S.K. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
Sรผper Lig
๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 24 (6) | โšฝ 10 |

1997 Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 8 | 7 (1) | โšฝ 2 |

1997-99 Al-Ittihad Club ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saudi Pro League

2001 Daejeon Hana Citizen FC ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
K League 1
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

2001 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ยฃ0.09m
K League 1
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 1 (3) | โšฝ 0 |

2001-02 Without Club

2002 Retired aged 34

Career Progression

Dalian Atkinson

1991-95 Aston Villa First Team
1991-95 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Dalian Atkinson

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Dalian Atkinson

5

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

1994-95 PLD1 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1991-92 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

First Team Career

Dalian Atkinson

114

Senior
Appearances

36

Senior
Goals

CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1991-95 | ยฃ1.60m |
๐Ÿ•’ 114 | 106 (8) | โšฝ 36 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 21 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #671 |
๐ŸŸฉ 49 | ๐ŸŸจ 33 | ๐ŸŸฅ 32 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Dalian Atkinson

๐Ÿฅˆ 1991-92 Pontins Central League Runner Up
๐Ÿฅˆ1992-93 Premier League Runner Up
๐Ÿ† 1993-94 League Cup Winner

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Dalian Atkinson

๐ŸŸฉ 20 Nov 1991 Blackburn 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Feb 1992 Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Apr 1992 United 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1991-92

Pontins Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 20 Oct 1994 Stoke 3-3 Villa
Reserves

1994-95

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Jan 1995 Forest 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1994-95

Pontins Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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