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Manager #19

Seasons:

1991-94

Games Managed:

180

Points per Game:

1.55

Win Rate:

43.33%

Ron Atkinson

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From:

Saturday, 17 August 1991

To:

Wednesday, 9 November 1994

Seasons:

4

Ron Atkinson

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Seasons

1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95

Age*

52
52
53
54

Division

D1
PL
PL
PL

Position

7th
2nd
10th
18th

Games

180
51
51
57
21

Won

78
21
25
25
7

Drew

45
12
15
14
4

Lost

57
18
11
18
10

Win %

43%
41%
49%
44%
33%

Lost %

32%
35%
22%
32%
48%

Unbeaten %

68%
65%
78%
68%
52%

Goals For

222
58
69
68
27

Goals Vs.

184
52
44
62
26

Goal diff

38
6
25
6
1

Goals / game

1.23
1.14
1.35
1.19
1.29

Conc / game

1.02
1.02
0.86
1.09
1.24

Clean sheets

33.33%
33.33%
37.25%
31.58%
28.57%

Points / game

1.55
1.47
1.76
1.56
1.19

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Ron Atkinson

Full Name

Ronald Frederick Atkinson

Birth Date

18 March 1939

Birth Place

Liverpool

Birth Country

England

Joined Club

July 1991

Appointed Manager

June 1991

Joined From

Sheffield Wednesday

Aged

52

In

July 1991

Succeeded

Jozef Vengloš

Left Position

November 1994

Aged

56

Due to

Poor form, Sacked

Succeeded by

Jim Barron (Caretaker)

Key Players

1979-96 Nigel Spink |
1984-94 Tony Daley |
1989-97 Paul McGrath |
1989-99 Dwight Yorke |
1991-03 Steve Staunton |
1991-95 Shaun Teale |
1991-95 Kevin Richardson |
1991-95 Dalian Atkinson |
1991-93 Cyrille Regis |
1991-01 Ugo Ehiogu |
1991-95 Earl Barrett |
1991-99 Mark Bosnich |
1992-95 Ray Houghton |
1992-95 Dean Saunders |
1993-98 Andy Townsend |

Supported by

Served under

1991-94
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

Previous Clubs Managed

1971-74 Kettering Town, Player Manager
1974-78 Cambridge United, Manager
1978-81 West Bromwich Albion, Manager
1981-86 Manchester United, Manager
1987-88 West Bromwich Albion, Manager
1988-89 Atlético Madrid, Manager
1989-91 Sheffield Wednesday, Manager

Trophies Won

1982-83 FA Cup, Manchester United
1984-85 FA Cup, Manchester United
1990-91 League Cup, Sheffield Wednesday

Villa Management Career

Games

180

Win Rate

43.33%

Loss Rate

31.67%

Unbeaten Rate

68.33%

Points per game

1.55

Honours

1993-94 League Cup

Runners Up

1992-93 Premier League Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

17 August 1991, Villa 3-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Final Villa Managerial Game

9 November 1994, Villa 3-4 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park

League finishes

1991-92 | 7th Division One |
1992-93 | Runners Up Premier League |
1993-94 | 10th Premier League |
1994-95 | 18th Premier League | (Part Season) |

FA Cup finishes

1991-92 | Quarter Final |
1992-93 | 4th Round |
1993-94 | 5th Round |

League Cup finishes

1991-92 | 2nd Round |
1992-93 | 4th Round |
1993-94 | Winners |
1994-95 | 4th Round |

European finishes

1993-94 | UEFA Cup 2nd Round |
1994-95 | UEFA Cup 2nd Round |

Subsequent Clubs

1995-96 Coventry City, Manager
1996-97 Coventry City, Director of Football
1997-98 Sheffield Wednesday, Interim Manager
1999 Nottingham Forest, Manager

Trophies Won

Ron Atkinson

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