The 1991–92 English football season was Aston Villa's 93rd season in the Football League . Villa competed in the Football League First Division . Ron Atkinson took charge of the team taking over from Josef Venglos.
Aston Villa improved on the previous season's poor 17th-place finish to finish 7th, under new manager Ron Atkinson . This came despite an horrendous run of form from New Year's Day, which saw them win just one game and score only two goals in twelve league matches.
Villa's new manager made many new signings in the months following his June 1991 arrival at Villa Park , including new goalkeeper Les Sealey , teenage defender Ugo Ehiogu , striker Dalian Atkinson and mid-season signing Earl Barrett . Other debuts included Steve Staunton , Shaun Teale , Paul Mortimer , Kevin Richardson , Cyrille Regis , Dariusz Kubicki , Bryan Small , Alan McLoughlin , Neil Cox , Stefan Beinlich , Martin Carruthers , Garry Parker , Steve Froggatt , Matthias Breitkreutz and
Mark Bosnich .[ 1]
Top scorer was Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke , who scored 11 times in the First Division and 17 times in all competitions.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–2 36,749 Atkinson 42', Regis 51', Staunton 85'
21 August 1991 Manchester United H 0–1 39,995
24 August 1991 Arsenal H 3–1 29,684 Staunton (pen) 40', Penrice 53', Daley 76'
28 August 1991 West Ham United A 1–3 23,644 Daley 49'
31 August 1991 Southampton A 1–1 16,161 Richardson 2'
4 September 1991 Crystal Palace H 0–1 20,740
7 September 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 33,096
14 September 1991 Liverpool A 1–1 38,400 Richardson 25'
18 September 1991 Chelsea A 0–2 17,182
21 September 1991 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 28,506 Blake 48', Richardson 62', Yorke 63'
28 September 1991 Coventry City A 0–1 17,851
5 October 1991 Luton Town H 4–0 18,722 Richardson 3', Regis 46', Yorke 59', Mortimer 80'
19 October 1991 Everton A 2–0 27,688 Regis 32', Daley 66'
26 October 1991 Wimbledon H 2–1 16,928 Olney 9', Yorke 29'
2 November 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 10,642 Yorke 44'
16 November 1991 Notts County H 1–0 23,020 Yorke 29'
24 November 1991 Leeds United H 1–4 23,713 Yorke 67'
30 November 1991 Oldham Athletic A 2–3 15,370 Blake 10', Regis 58'
7 December 1991 Manchester City H 3–1 26,265 Regis 26', Yorke 40', Daley 70'
14 December 1991 Sheffield United A 0–2 18,401
26 December 1991 West Ham United H 3–1 31,959 Yorke 33', Daley 42', Richardson 90'
28 December 1991 Southampton H 2–1 23,094 Regis 16', Yorke 87'
1 January 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 15,318 Regis 74'
11 January 1992 Arsenal A 0–0 31,413
18 January 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 28,036
22 January 1992 Manchester United A 0–1 45,022
2 February 1992 Everton H 0–0 17,451
8 February 1992 Wimbledon A 0–2 5,534
22 February 1992 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 20,509 Regis 52'
29 February 1992 Manchester City A 0–2 28,268
3 March 1992 Leeds United A 0–0 28,896
10 March 1992 Notts County A 0–0 8,389
14 March 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 19,630
21 March 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–0 15,368
28 March 1992 Norwich City H 1–0 16,985 Staunton 79'
31 March 1992 Sheffield United H 1–1 15,745 Regis 89'
4 April 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 5–2 26,370 Richardson 20', Olney 31', Yorke 58', Daley 86', Regis 90'
11 April 1992 Liverpool H 1–0 35,755 Daley 65'
18 April 1992 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 22,800
20 April 1992 Chelsea H 3–1 19,269 Staunton 32', McGrath 64', Parker 89'
25 April 1992 Luton Town A 0–2 11,178
2 May 1992 Coventry City H 2–0 31,984 Regis 1', Yorke 36'
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 25 September 1991 Grimsby Town A 0–0 13,835
R2 2nd leg 9 October 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–1 (lost on away goals) 15,338 Teale 70'
[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Date
Pos
Name
From
Fee
2 July 1991
FW
Cyrille Regis Coventry City Free transfer
11 July 1991
FW
Dalian Atkinson Real Sociedad £1,600,000
12 July 1991
DF
Ugo Ehiogu West Bromwich Albion £40,000
19 July 1991
GK
Les Sealey Manchester United Free transfer
24 July 1991
MF
Paul Mortimer Charlton Athletic £350,000
25 July 1991
MF
Shaun Teale Bournemouth £300,000
6 August 1991
MF
Kevin Richardson Real Sociedad £450,000
7 August 1991
DF
Steve Staunton Liverpool £1,100,000
28 August 1991
DF
Dariusz Kubicki Legia Warsaw £200,000
29 November 1991
MF
Garry Parker Nottingham Forest £650,000
6 January 1992
MF
David Farrell Redditch United £45,000
25 February 1992
DF
Earl Barrett Oldham Athletic £1,700,000
28 February 1992
GK
Mark Bosnich Manchester United Free transfer
3 April 1992
MF
Trevor Berry Bournemouth £50,000
Date
Pos
Name
To
Fee
18 July 1991
FW
Tony Cascarino Celtic £1,100,000
20 July 1991
MF
David Platt Bari £5,500,000
22 July 1991
GK
Lee Butler Barnsley £165,000
1 August 1991
DF
Craig Liddle Blyth Spartans Free transfer
6 August 1991
MF
Gareth Williams Barnsley £200,000
8 August 1991
DF
Andy Comyn Derby County £200,000
19 September 1991
FW
Ian Ormondroyd Derby County £350,000
18 October 1991
MF
Paul Mortimer Crystal Palace £500,000
29 October 1991
FW
Gary Penrice Queens Park Rangers £625,000
7 November 1991
DF
Derek Mountfield Wolverhampton Wanderers £150,000
15 November 1991
MF
Kevin Gage Sheffield United £150,000
28 November 1991
MF
Gordon Cowans Blackburn Rovers £200,000
1 February 1992
DF
Chris Price Blackburn Rovers £120,000
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Total spending: 
£2,290,000
£9,260,000