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Senior
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Senior
Goals

54

Reserve League Appearances

4

Reserve League Goals

4

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

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FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Michael Standing

First Team
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Midfielder
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M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |

Michael John Standing

20 March 1981

Shoreham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.78 m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1997-98

Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1997

16

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

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2001-02

Bradford City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

13 March 2002

20

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Michael Standing

Previous Clubs:

1995-97 Brighton & Hove Albion Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division

Peak Villa

Michael Standing

First Team

M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1999-01 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 0 | 0 (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 8 | Unused Sub |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Career Progression

Michael Standing

1997-98 Aston Villa u18s
1998-02 Aston Villa Reserves
1999-01 Aston Villa First Team

Reserve & Youth

Michael Standing

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Midfield

2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded
2000-01 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ2 |
1998-99 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ5 |
1997-98 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

1998-99 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
Does not include 9 Mar 1999 Watford (h) 5th Round
1997-98 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Michael Standing

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Loans Out

Michael Standing

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Michael Standing

Subsequent Clubs:

2002-04 Bradford City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | 18 (14) | โšฝ 2 |

2004-06 Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 61 | 44 (17) | โšฝ 4 |

2006-07 Chesterfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 1 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2007 AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 0 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2007 Oxford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference National

2007-08 Grays Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference National

2008-09 Lewes FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference National

2009 Retired

2011-12 Shoreham FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Sussex County League Division One

2012 Retired

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Michael Standing

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 1997 Villa 2-4 Notts County

1997-98

FA Youth Cup 1st Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Mar 1998 Wednesday 1-0 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Apr 1998 Birmingham 0-1 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 4 May 1998 Blackburn 1-1 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Aug 1998 Leicester 1-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Oct 1998 Villa 0-1 Sunderland

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Nov 1998 Preston 1-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Dec 1998 Everton 0-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Dec 1998 Villa 1-1 Leicester

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Dec 1998 Villa 5-1 Hull

1998-99

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Jan 1999 Villa 1-5 United

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 1999 Villa 2-3 Derby

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Jan 1999 Villa 4-1 Huddersfield

1998-99

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Feb 1999 Forest 2-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Mar 1999 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 May Everton 1-0 Villa

1998-99

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Mar 1999 Derby 1-3 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 1999 Stoke 2-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Apr 1999 Villa 3-0 Everton

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Sep 1999 Villa 1-1 Liverpool

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Nov 1999 Newcastle 0-2 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Jan 2000 Villa 2-2 Wednesday

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2000 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Feb 2000 Villa 1-4 Bradford

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Feb 2000 Everton 1-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 2000 Villa 0-2 Newcastle

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Mar 2000 Blackburn 4-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Mar 2000 Sunderland 1-0 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 2000 Villa 3-5 Leeds

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 2000 Villa 1-1 Everton

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Apr 2000 Villa 1-2 United

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Apr 2000 Villa 3-1 Barnsley

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 2000 Bolton 2-1 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Aug 2000 Wednesday 1-5 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 2000 Liverpool 1-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 2000 Bradford 2-3 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Sep 2000 Villa 0-1 United

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Oct 2000 Villa 2-4 Everton

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Oct 2000 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Nov 2000 Blackburn 1-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Nov 2000 Villa 1-2 Manchester City

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 2000 Leeds 0-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Dec 2000 Villa 0-0 Boro

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Jan 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Jan 2001 Villa 3-4 Liverpool

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2001 Villa 1-3 Newcastle

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 2001 United 4-2 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Feb 2001 Villa 2-0 Bradford

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Mar 2001 Villa 1-1 Sunderland

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Mar 2001 Everton 1-0 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Mar 2001 Newcastle 0-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Apr 2001 Boro 1-1 Villa

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 2001 Villa 2-1 Leeds

2000-01

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 2001 Blackburn 5-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Oct 2001 Villa 0-2 Leeds

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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11 Mar 2002 Sunderland v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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