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Youth
Appearances

1

Youth
Goals

95

Reserve Appearances

62

Reserve
Goals

25

Senior
Appearances

11

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 1982 Shrewsbury 0-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Aug 1979 Newcastle 1-3 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Aug 1979 Everton 1-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1979 Bury 2-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Sep 1979 Villa 1-0 United

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1979 Villa 0-0 Wednesday

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Sep 1979 Villa 0-0 Preston

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Oct 1979 Villa 1-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1979 Blackburn 1-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1979 Villa 6-1 Newcastle

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Oct 1979 Albion 0-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Oct 1979 Villa 2-0 Burnley

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Oct 1979 Villa 0-0 Forest

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 1979 Villa 4-2 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Nov 1979 Villa 1-1 Stoke

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1970 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1979 Villa 2-0 Manchester City

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Mar 1980 Villa 3-1 Huddersfield

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Apr 1980 Manchester City 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Apr 1980 Villa 1-4 Liverpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 May 1980 Villa 1-1 Leeds

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 1980 Villa 3-0 Huddersfield

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Aug 1980 Manchester City 2-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Sep 1980 Villa 1-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 1980 Villa 2-2 Wolves

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1980 Villa 4-3 United

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Nov 1980 Villa 1-2 Wednesday

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Nov 1980 Villa 5-1 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Nov 1980 Albion 1-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 Dec 1980 Blackpool 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 1980 Villa 1-2 Newcastle

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Dec 1980 Sheffield United 0-3 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Dec 1980 Villa 2-1 Preston

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Dec 1980 Villa 2-0 Stoke

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Jan 1981 Villa 1-1 Manchester City

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Feb 1981 Villa 2-1 Everton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Feb 1981 Derby 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Feb 1981 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Mar 1981 United 0-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Mar 1981 Villa 4-2 Bury

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Mar 1981 Villa 7-0 Blackpool

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Apr 1981 Villa 1-0 Burnley

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Apr 1981 Wednesday 2-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Apr 1981 Leeds 0-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 May 1981 Villa 2-0 Forest

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1981 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1981 Villa 0-0 Coventry

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1981 Villa 3-2 Forest

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1981 Sheffield United 5-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1981 Manchester City 0-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1981 Villa 7-1 Bolton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1982 Liverpool 0-2 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Feb 1982 Coventry 1-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 1982 Villa 6-1 Bury

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Feb 1982 Wednesday 2-5 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Feb 1982 Villa 4-0 Preston

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 1982 Villa 4-0 Blackburn

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Mar 1982 United 1-1 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Mar 1982 Villa 6-0 Newcastle

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Mar 1982 Villa 2-1 Derby

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Apr 1982 Forest 0-0 Villa

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Apr 1982 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Burnley

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 May 1982 Villa 1-0 Everton

Central League

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Sep 1982 Villa 2-0 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 1982 Blackpool 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1982 Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Dec 1982 Sheffield United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Jan 1983 Villa 2-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Terry Donovan

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Forward

Centre Forward

27 February 1958

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

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Terence Christopher Donovan

Career Progression

Terry Donovan

1979-82 Aston Villa First Team
1979-83 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

2

Youth
Appearances

Terry Donovan

1

Youth
Goals

1982-83 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

Reserve Career

95

Reserve Appearances

Terry Donovan

62

Reserve
Goals

1982-83 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 6 |
1981-82 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โœ… 27 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 24 |
1980-81 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 33 | โœ… 33 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 19 |
1979-80 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 23 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 13 |

First Team Career

Terry Donovan

25

Senior
Appearances

11

Senior
Goals

CF Terry Donovan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Aston Villa 1979-82 | ยฃ90k |
๐Ÿ•’ 25 | 25 (0) | โšฝ 11 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #610 |
๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Terry Donovan

๐Ÿ† 1981-82 European Cup Winner

Previous Clubs

Terry Donovan

1976-79 Grimsby Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division, Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 75 | โšฝ 28 | (League)

Transfer In

Terry Donovan

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1979-80

Grimsby Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ90k

1 August 1979

21

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

Loans Out

Terry Donovan

1982 Portland Timbers ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
June to August 1982

1983 Oxford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Feb 1983
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

Subsequent Clubs

Terry Donovan

1983 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 18 | โšฝ 6 | (League)

1983-84 Rotherham United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1984 Blackpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1985 Retired aged 27

Transfer Out

Terry Donovan

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1982-83

Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ25k

1 February 1983

24

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Career Notes

Terry Donovan

​

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

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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:
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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
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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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
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 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
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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