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1995–96 Aston Villa F.C. Season
The 1995–1996 English football season was Aston Villa's 121st professional season, their 85th season in the top flight and their 8th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the fourth in the FA Premier League). Villa made huge progress in their first full season under Brian Little (footballer), Brian Little's management. He had arrived at Villa Park in November 1994, taking charge of a side faced with a real threat of relegation just 18 months after almost winning the Premier League title. The rebuilding process had started almost immediately, with Little quickly discarding the likes of Kevin Richardson (footballer), Kevin Richardson, Garry Parker, Earl Barrett and Ray Houghton, and bringing in Ian Taylor (footballer, born 1968), Ian Taylor, Gary Charles, Alan Wright and Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1971), Tommy Johnson as mid-season signings. The rebuilding process had continued over the summer of 1995, with Shaun Teale, Dalian Atkinson and even top scorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Little (footballer)
Brian Little (born 25 November 1953) is an English Association football, football manager and former player. As a player, Little was a Forward (association football), striker who spent his entire career for Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa in a career that spanned from 1971 to 1980. He made 247 league appearances, scoring 60 goals and earning a single cap for England national football team, England in 1975. As a player he won the EFL Cup, Football League Cup on two occasions in 1975 and 1977. As a manager he has been in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers and Darlington F.C., Darlington before taking a job in with Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, during his tenure he secured promotion to the Premier League by winning the play-offs in 1994. He was then appointed as manager of fellow top flight side Aston Villa where he went on to win the Football League Cup in 1996. He had later spells in charge of Stoke City F.C., Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |