Aston Villa 1996/97 squad
Aston Villa finished 5th in 1996/97 with 61 points, 14 points behind champions Manchester United. They won 17, drew 10 and lost 11, scoring 47 and conceding 34. That was one place lower than in 1995/96, when they finished 4th. Dwight Yorke was their top scorer with 17 league goals, 36% of the team's 47. 18 players made a league appearance, and Alan Wright and Ugo Ehiogu played all 38 games.
- League finish
- 5th of 20
- Points
- 61
- Record
- Won 17, drew 10, lost 11
- Goals
- 47 scored, 34 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
Dwight Yorke (forward, £8.5m) scored 17 and set up 6: 2.71 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Aston Villa player with at least half a season of league minutes.
Aston Villa 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Aston Villa in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bosnich Goalkeeper | £5.5m | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Oakes Goalkeeper | £5.0m | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Wright Defender | £5.5m | 38 | 1 | 5 |
| Ugo Ehiogu Defender | £5.5m | 38 | 3 | 3 |
| Fernando Nélson Defender | £4.5m | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Staunton Defender | £5.0m | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| Gareth Southgate Defender | £5.0m | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Riccardo Scimeca Defender | £4.5m | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hughes Defender | – | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Tiler Defender | – | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Townsend Midfielder | £6.5m | 34 | 2 | 6 |
| Ian Taylor Midfielder | £5.5m | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Draper Midfielder | £6.0m | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Saša Ćurčić Midfielder | £5.5m | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Yorke Forward | £8.5m | 37 | 17 | 6 |
| Savo Milošević Forward | £6.5m | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| Tommy Johnson Forward | £6.0m | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Julian Joachim Forward | – | 15 | 3 | 0 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.