1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1989–90 English football season was Aston Villa's 91st season in the Football League with Villa competing in the Football League First Division. A lowly 17th the previous season, Villa improved drastically and spent most of the season challenging for the title though finishing in second behind Liverpool. This was Villa's highest finish since 1980–81, and a great result for a team in the second season of the top flight. At the end of the season Jozef Vengloš became the first manager from outside of Britain of a top flight club in English football history.
| 1989–90 season | |
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| Chairman | Doug Ellis |
| Manager | Graham Taylor |
| Stadium | Villa Park |
| First Division | 2nd |
| FA Cup | Sixth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: David Platt (21) All: David Platt (24) |
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. Aston Villa played in kit manufactured by Danish company Hummel and sponsored by Mita Copiers. There were also debuts for Kent Nielsen, Adrian Heath, Andy Comyn, Mark Blake, Tony Cascarino and Dwight Yorke.[1]
Slovak Jozef Vengloš, who had just led Czechoslovakia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, replaced Graham Taylor who had accepted an offer to take over management of the England national football team.
First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 79 | Disqualified from the European Cup[a] |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Aston Villa |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 4 | Southampton | 2–1 | Aston Villa |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Aston Villa |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | QPR | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 9 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Aston Villa |
| 10 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Aston Villa |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 6–2 | Everton | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 13 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Aston Villa |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Coventry City | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 0–2 | Aston Villa |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 17 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Aston Villa |
| 18 | Millwall | 2–0 | Aston Villa |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Manchester United | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 21 | Chelsea | 0–3 | Aston Villa |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Aston Villa |
| 23 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 24 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Aston Villa |
| 26 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Wimbledon | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 27 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Aston Villa |
| 28 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Luton Town | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 29 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Aston Villa |
| 30 | Derby County | 0–1 | Aston Villa |
| 31 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Aston Villa |
| 32 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Manchester City | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 33 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Aston Villa |
| 34 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 35 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Aston Villa |
| 36 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Millwall | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 37 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Norwich | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 38 | Everton | 3–3 | Aston Villa |
FA Cup
| Home club | Score | Away club | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Second round
A total of 64 teams took part in the second round, including the 28 winners from round one. The remaining Second Division clubs entered in this round, as well as the 20 sides from the First Division. Each tie was again played across two legs.
First leg
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 September 1989 |
Second leg
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 4 October 1989 | 2–3 |
Third round
| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | West Ham United | 25 October 1989 |
Replay
| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 1–0 | Aston Villa | 8 November 1989 |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Left club during season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
Paul McGrath – 
Manchester United, 3 August 1989, £400,000
Dwight Yorke - St Clair's, 19 December 1989, £120,000
Out
Allan Evans – Leicester City- Alan McInally –
Bayern Munich, £1,200,000 - Mark Lillis – Scunthorpe United, 21 September, £40,000[6]
- Adrian Heath – Manchester City, February 1990, £300,000[7]
Youth and reserves
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Trainees Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Apprentices Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Trialists Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes
- Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.