The 1994-95 season was

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's 120th professional season, their 84th season in the top flight and their 7th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the third in the Premier League). Two seasons earlier, Aston Villa narrowly missed out on the league title. The season after that, they dipped to 10th place in the league but still had success as League Cup winners. But the decline continued into 1994–95 and Ron Atkinson paid with his job in November. Within days, former Villa favourite

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was back at the club. Little managed to keep Villa clear of the drop. Before the season was over, a new era was already in the making at Villa Park. A number of players now past their best were off-loaded to new clubs; these included Ray Houghton,

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, Kevin Richardson and Earl Barrett. The close season saw more players from the Atkinson era pass through the Villa Park exit door:

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, Dalian Atkinson,

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and John Fashanu. Little brought in younger players like

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(260), Ian Taylor (233), Mark Draper (120),

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(107), Savo Milosevic (90),

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(10), and

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(12) to give some much-needed strength to a side of fading stars, as well as giving such much-needed hope to fans of a club which had been rescued from the threat of a rapid decline. Defender Tiler was sold to Sheffield United for £500,000 after just 18 months at the club, having played just 12 league games due to injury.

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Transfers

Transferred in

Loaned in

Transferred out

Loaned out

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

£6,900,000

Income

£7,180,000

Balance

£280,000

Squad

First Team

Results

Premier League

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Cup

Statistics

Appearances

Goals Involvements

Clean Sheets

Honours & Awards

References

External links

Aston Villa official website
*avfchistory.co.u
1994–95 season
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