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UEFA Cup Qualification

Season 101 | 1989-90

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

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Nigel Spink

Player #611
Goalkeeper
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |

8 August 1958

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

51

โšฝ

0

โœ…

51

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

47

โ›”

19

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 318 | โœ… 317 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Lee Butler

Player #660
Goalkeeper
GK Lee Butler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #658 |

30 May 1966

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

1

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

4

โ›”

1

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Paul McGrath

Player #663
Centre Back
CB Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #663 |

4 December 1959

Ealing ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

47

โšฝ

1

โœ…

47

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 47 | โœ… 47 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Derek Mountfield

Player #656
Centre Back
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #656 |

2 November 1962

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

8

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 78 | โœ… 76 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 11 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Kent Nielsen

Player #664
Centre Back
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | #664 |

28 December 1961

Frederiksberg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

2

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 48 | โœ… 45 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

Andy Comyn

Player #665
Centre Back
CB Andy Comyn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #665 |

2 August 1968

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

5

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Kevin Gage

Player #645
Full Back
RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #645 |

21 April 1964

London ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

35

โšฝ

3

โœ…

35

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 123 | โœ… 122 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 12 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 13

Chris Price

Player #655
Full Back
RB Chris Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #655 |

30 March 1960

Hereford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

47

โšฝ

1

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 91 | โœ… 89 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Bernie Gallacher

Player #643
Full Back
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |

22 March 1967

Johnstone ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

0

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 71 | โœ… 68 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Gordon Cowans

Player #582
Midfielder
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |

27 October 1958

West Cornforth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

47

โšฝ

4

โœ…

47

๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 447 | โœ… 430 | ๐Ÿ” 17 | โšฝ 58 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 81

Paul Birch

Player #619
Midfielder
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |

6 November 1962

West Bromwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

18

โšฝ

3

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

9

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 206 | โœ… 182 | ๐Ÿ” 24 | โšฝ 25 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 26

David Platt

Player #653
Midfielder
M David Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #653 |

10 June 1966

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

51

โšฝ

24

โœ…

51

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 109 | โœ… 109 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 44 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Stuart Gray

Player #652
Midfielder
M Stuart Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #652 |

19 April 1960

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

38

โšฝ

5

โœ…

33

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

5

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 98 | โœ… 91 | ๐Ÿ” 7 | โšฝ 14 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Mark Blake

Player #666
Midfielder
M Mark Blake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |

16 December 1970

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

0

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

4

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Gareth Williams

Player #654
Midfielder
M Gareth Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |

12 March 1967

Isle of Wight ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

13

โšฝ

0

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

7

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 8 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Tony Daley

Player #633
Winger
W Tony Daley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |

18 October 1967

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

8

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 168 | โœ… 139 | ๐Ÿ” 29 | โšฝ 24 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 22

Nigel Callaghan

Player #659
Winger
W Nigel Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #659 |

12 September 1962

Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

0

โœ…

8

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 26 | โœ… 23 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Dwight Yorke

Player #668
Forward
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | #668 |

3 November 1971

Canaan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น

Trinidad and Tobago ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Ian Olney

Player #657
Forward
CF Ian Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #657 |

17 December 1969

Luton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

49

โšฝ

11

โœ…

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

8

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 67 | โœ… 50 | ๐Ÿ” 17 | โšฝ 14 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Ian Ormondroyd

Player #658
Forward
CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #660 |

22 September 1964

Bradford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

36

โšฝ

6

โœ…

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

7

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 48 | โœ… 38 | ๐Ÿ” 10 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Tony Cascarino

Player #667
Forward
CF Tony Cascarino | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #667 |

1 September 1962

St Paul's Cray ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

2

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Adrian Heath

Player #662
Forward
F Adrian Heath | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #662 |

11 January 1961

Newcastle-under-Lyme ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1989-90
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

0

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1989-90 ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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Youth Cup:
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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
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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