1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the 1989–90 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division.
| 1989–90 season | |
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| Stadium | Villa Park |
| First Division | 2nd |
| FA Cup | Sixth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: David Platt (21) All: David Platt (24) |
Season summary
Aston Villa improved drastically on the 17th place of the previous season and spent most of the season challenging for the title, finishing in second behind Liverpool. This was their highest finish since 1980–81, and a great result for a team in only its second consecutive season in the top flight.
Key players in the team this season were high-scoring midfielder David Platt, who broke into the England team and went on to play at the World Cup, as well as being voted PFA Player of the Year, and new defender Paul McGrath, a £450,000 pre-season signing from Manchester United.
At the end of the season, manager Graham Taylor accepted an offer to take over management of the England national football team. He was replaced by Czechoslovakian Jozef Vengloš, who had just led Czechoslovakia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. In taking the Villa hot-seat, Vengloš became the first manager from outside of Britain of a top flight club in English football history.
Kit
Aston Villa's kit was manufactured by Danish company Hummel and sponsored by Mita Copiers.
Squad
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Left club during season
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Youth and reserves
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Trainees
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Apprentices
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Other players
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Trialists
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Transfers
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Results
First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 79 | League Champions, excluded from the 1990–91 European Cup[6] |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 | UEFA Cup 1990–91 First round |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 |
- Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–1 Liverpool
- Aston Villa 1–1 Charlton Athletic
- Southampton 2–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–3 QPR
- Aston Villa 1–0 Derby County
- Luton Town 0–1 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Crystal Palace
- Aston Villa 6–2 Everton
- Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 4–1 Coventry City
- Wimbledon 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest
- Liverpool 1–1 Aston Villa
- Millwall 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 3–0 Manchester United
- Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal
- Chelsea 0–3 Aston Villa
- Charlton Athletic 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–1 Southampton
- Aston Villa 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
- Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 0–3 Wimbledon
- Coventry City 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 2–0 Luton Town
- QPR 1–1 Aston Villa
- Derby County 0–1 Aston Villa
- Crystal Palace 1–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City
- Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–0 Chelsea
- Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 1–0 Millwall
- Aston Villa 3–3 Norwich
- Everton 3–3 Aston Villa
FA Cup
| Home Club | Score | Away Club | Round | Date |
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| Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Third round proper | 6 January 1990 |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Third round proper replay | 10 January 1990 |
| Aston Villa | 6–0 | Port Vale | Fourth round proper | 27 January 1990 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Fifth round proper | 17 February 1990 |
| Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Sixth round proper | 14 March 1990 |
League Cup
References
- http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1989-90.html
- http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1990
- Callaghan was born in Singapore.
- http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/795.html
- http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/614.html
- Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)