# 1990–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division.
A season after finishing as runners-up, Villa dropped to 17th in the table following the departure of manager Graham Taylor, who took charge of the England national football team. Manager Jozef Vengloš left after just season in charge, and was replaced by Sheffield Wednesday's Ron Atkinson.
There were debuts for Gary Penrice (20) and Ivo Staš.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 45 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 | |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 41 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 37 | |
| 19 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Lee Butler |
| — | GK | ENG | Nigel Spink |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Comyn |
| — | DF | ENG | Kevin Gage |
| — | DF | ENG | Derek Mountfield |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Price |
| — | DF | SCO | Bernie Gallacher |
| — | DF | IRL | Paul McGrath |
| — | DF | DEN | Kent Nielsen |
| — | DF | CZE | Ivo Staš |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Blake |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Nigel Callaghan |
| — | MF | ENG | Gordon Cowans |
| — | MF | ENG | Tony Daley |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Gray |
| — | MF | ENG | David Platt |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Olney |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Ormondroyd |
| — | FW | ENG | Gary Penrice |
| — | FW | IRL | Tony Cascarino |
| — | FW | TRI | Dwight Yorke |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Lee Butler (on loan to Hull City) |
| — | DF | SCO | Bernie Gallacher (on loan to Blackburn Rovers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Birch (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |

## Reserves and academy
### Reserves

    The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserve team, and did not appear for the senior team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Cox |
| — | DF | ENG | Darrell Duffy |
| — | DF | ENG | Craig Liddle |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Money (coach) |
| — | DF | ENG | Bryan Small |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Towler |
| — | DF | IRL | Brian Flood |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Richard Crisp |
| — | MF | ENG | Nick Roddis |
| — | MF | ENG | Gareth Williams |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark Parrott |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Withe (coach) |
| — | FW | WAL | David Jones |
| — | FW | SVK | Viliam Hýravý (on trial from Baník Ostrava) |

### Youth

    The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, but may have also appeared for the reserve team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Glen Livingstone |
| — | GK | ENG | Michael Oakes |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Boden |
| — | DF | ENG | Russell Bullivant |
| — | DF | ENG | Matt Carbon |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Hoban |
| — | DF | ENG | Wayne Peachey |
| — | DF | ENG | Dennis Pearce |
| — | DF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Browne |
| — | DF | WAL | Craig Goodwin |
| — | MF | ENG | Steven Cowe |
| — | MF | ENG | Graham Fenton |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Froggatt |
| — | MF | ENG | Christopher Pearce |
| — | MF | ENG | Lee Williams |
| — | FW | ENG | Martin Carruthers |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Garry Harrison |
| — | FW | ENG | Steven Morgan |
| — | FW | ENG | David Travis |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Tyrrell |
| — | FW | ENG | Stephen Walker |
| — | | ENG | Darren Hedigan |
| — | | ENG | Shaun Hodgson |
| — | | ENG | Kevin Ibrahim |
| — | | ENG | Matthew McCallum |
| — | | ENG | Steven Pitcher |
| — | | ENG | Mark Pugh |
| — | | ENG | Brett Rose |
| — | | SCO | Scott McIntyre |
| — | | NIR | Phillip McNamara |
| — | | ENG | Paul Tomlinson |
| — | | IRL | Alan McLoughlin |

### Schoolboys

    The following players were attached to the club but did not play for the reserve or youth teams.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | IRL | Paul Flynn |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Evans |
| — | DF | SCO | Graeme Williams |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian King |
| — | | ENG | Nicki Finney |
| — | | ENG | Otis Hutson |
| — | | | Keith Accison |
| — | | | Christopher Boyce |
| No. | Player |
| — | Trevor Carter |
| — | Justin Cope |
| — | David Ferry |
| — | James S. Green |
| — | Lee Hackett |
| — | Stuart James |
| — | Shaun Sweeney |
| — | Adrian Rampton |