Aston Villa — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Under Brian Little, Villa were a solid top-half Premier League side in 1996–97. Won the League Cup in 1996 — their first major trophy since the 1982 European Cup. Dwight Yorke was emerging as one of the league's most exciting forwards.

The Villa

Nickname

English Premier League

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Villa Park

Stadium · 39,500 capacity

Brian Little

Manager

70.4

Squad avg · 19 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

FOR

FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Mark Bosnich Skills Move Speed 54 Agility 86 Acceleration 76 Stamina 67 Strength 64 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 18 Passing 66 Heading 27 Control 58 Dribbling 31 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 23 GK GK Kick 69 GK Throw 76 GK Handling 86 Other Cool 79 Awareness 87 Flair 18 Throw-in 22 Leadership 84 Consistency 82 Determination 55 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 81 RB 45 LB 45 CD 39 RWB 44 LWB 44 SW 51 DM 55 RM 51 LM 51 AM 53 RW 51 LW 51 FR 50 FOR 39 SS 42	🇦🇺 Australian	24	81
2	RB	Gary Charles Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 68 Acceleration 74 Stamina 70 Strength 75 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 43 Passing 30 Heading 56 Control 64 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 71 Awareness 69 Flair 38 Throw-in 59 Leadership 55 Consistency 73 Determination 84 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 46 RB 66 LB 66 CD 66 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 62 DM 53 RM 50 LM 50 AM 48 RW 52 LW 52 FR 57 FOR 54 SS 50	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	66
3	CD	Steve Staunton Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 64 Acceleration 73 Stamina 70 Strength 80 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 57 Passing 54 Heading 62 Control 66 Dribbling 59 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 66 Awareness 73 Flair 41 Throw-in 48 Leadership 43 Consistency 75 Determination 82 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 47 RB 71 LB 71 CD 70 RWB 65 LWB 65 SW 68 DM 65 RM 62 LM 62 AM 61 RW 60 LW 60 FR 61 FOR 61 SS 59	🇮🇪 Irish	27	70
4	CD	Gareth Southgate Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 61 Acceleration 52 Stamina 69 Strength 79 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 36 Passing 43 Heading 75 Control 68 Dribbling 48 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 76 Awareness 73 Flair 39 Throw-in 48 Leadership 63 Consistency 83 Determination 84 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 45 RB 75 LB 75 CD 76 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 66 DM 63 RM 56 LM 56 AM 54 RW 51 LW 51 FR 55 FOR 52 SS 50	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	76
6	AM	Andy Townsend Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 61 Acceleration 71 Stamina 79 Strength 67 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 78 Heading 57 Control 71 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 54 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 63 Awareness 81 Flair 68 Throw-in 40 Leadership 67 Consistency 79 Determination 75 Greed 49 Position ratings GK 47 RB 67 LB 67 CD 64 RWB 69 LWB 69 SW 70 DM 72 RM 72 LM 72 AM 73 RW 72 LW 72 FR 71 FOR 70 SS 71	🇮🇪 Irish	33	73
7	AM	Ian Taylor Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 63 Acceleration 70 Stamina 75 Strength 83 Fitness 81 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 70 Heading 67 Control 73 Dribbling 74 Tack Tackling Determination 48 Tackling Skill 69 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 64 Awareness 76 Flair 65 Throw-in 52 Leadership 46 Consistency 77 Determination 67 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 49 RB 67 LB 67 CD 66 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 71 DM 70 RM 70 LM 70 AM 70 RW 71 LW 71 FR 72 FOR 70 SS 70	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	70
8	AM	Mark Draper Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 63 Acceleration 63 Stamina 78 Strength 70 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 75 Heading 57 Control 75 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 50 Tackling Skill 59 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 68 Awareness 80 Flair 72 Throw-in 44 Leadership 52 Consistency 75 Determination 69 Greed 54 Position ratings GK 46 RB 64 LB 64 CD 61 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 66 DM 69 RM 69 LM 69 AM 70 RW 66 LW 66 FR 67 FOR 68 SS 69	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	70
9	FOR	Savo Milosevic Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 73 Acceleration 69 Stamina 79 Strength 81 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 73 Passing 43 Heading 79 Control 72 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 45 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 53 Awareness 72 Flair 76 Throw-in 40 Leadership 40 Consistency 42 Determination 54 Greed 79 Position ratings GK 45 RB 50 LB 50 CD 50 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 57 DM 51 RM 53 LM 53 AM 53 RW 61 LW 61 FR 67 FOR 71 SS 67	🇷🇸 Serbian	22	71
10	FOR	Dwight Yorke Skills Move Speed 83 Agility 84 Acceleration 81 Stamina 79 Strength 80 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 83 Passing 60 Heading 82 Control 68 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 54 Awareness 76 Flair 79 Throw-in 40 Leadership 41 Consistency 85 Determination 76 Greed 73 Position ratings GK 51 RB 55 LB 55 CD 52 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 63 DM 59 RM 62 LM 62 AM 64 RW 69 LW 69 FR 73 FOR 78 SS 75	🇹🇹 Trinidadian	24	78
12	FOR	Julian Joachim Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 69 Acceleration 82 Stamina 65 Strength 69 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 73 Passing 49 Heading 45 Control 67 Dribbling 72 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 30 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 3 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 65 Awareness 77 Flair 75 Throw-in 33 Leadership 30 Consistency 57 Determination 58 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 46 RB 46 LB 46 CD 41 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 58 DM 50 RM 55 LM 55 AM 57 RW 65 LW 65 FR 70 FOR 70 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	70
13	GK	Michael Oakes Skills Move Speed 59 Agility 78 Acceleration 63 Stamina 58 Strength 63 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 13 Passing 60 Heading 21 Control 63 Dribbling 19 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 23 GK GK Kick 63 GK Throw 65 GK Handling 77 Other Cool 76 Awareness 79 Flair 13 Throw-in 17 Leadership 78 Consistency 69 Determination 44 Greed 30 Position ratings GK 73 RB 41 LB 41 CD 36 RWB 38 LWB 38 SW 46 DM 50 RM 47 LM 47 AM 49 RW 44 LW 44 FR 45 FOR 35 SS 38	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	73
14	LB	Alan Wright Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 68 Acceleration 71 Stamina 70 Strength 84 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 41 Heading 60 Control 60 Dribbling 56 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 73 Awareness 74 Flair 37 Throw-in 45 Leadership 49 Consistency 65 Determination 80 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 46 RB 69 LB 69 CD 69 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 65 DM 59 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 53 LW 53 FR 56 FOR 50 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	69
15	RB	Fernando Nelson Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 65 Acceleration 65 Stamina 73 Strength 94 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 35 Passing 41 Heading 67 Control 56 Dribbling 42 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 74 Awareness 76 Flair 24 Throw-in 47 Leadership 61 Consistency 78 Determination 84 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 46 RB 74 LB 74 CD 74 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 64 DM 61 RM 53 LM 53 AM 51 RW 47 LW 47 FR 50 FOR 48 SS 46	🇵🇹 Portuguese	24	74
16	CD	Ugochuko Ehiogu Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 56 Acceleration 63 Stamina 66 Strength 90 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 27 Passing 33 Heading 84 Control 61 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 66 Awareness 68 Flair 26 Throw-in 43 Leadership 63 Consistency 79 Determination 87 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 41 RB 73 LB 73 CD 75 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 61 DM 58 RM 50 LM 50 AM 47 RW 43 LW 43 FR 47 FOR 47 SS 44	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	75
17	FOR	Lee Hendrie Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 55 Acceleration 61 Stamina 55 Strength 50 Fitness 49 Skill Shooting 64 Passing 45 Heading 58 Control 49 Dribbling 57 Tack Tackling Determination 25 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 61 Awareness 50 Flair 57 Throw-in 38 Leadership 25 Consistency 40 Determination 39 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 36 RB 39 LB 39 CD 38 RWB 47 LWB 47 SW 46 DM 42 RM 46 LM 46 AM 47 RW 52 LW 52 FR 54 FOR 58 SS 56	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	58
18	CD	Carl Tiler Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 54 Acceleration 53 Stamina 61 Strength 80 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 33 Heading 69 Control 57 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 27 Other Cool 59 Awareness 75 Flair 17 Throw-in 46 Leadership 56 Consistency 74 Determination 80 Greed 23 Position ratings GK 44 RB 68 LB 68 CD 69 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 59 DM 56 RM 47 LM 47 AM 45 RW 40 LW 40 FR 44 FOR 44 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	69
19	DM	Gareth Farelley Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 57 Acceleration 46 Stamina 69 Strength 81 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 66 Passing 55 Heading 65 Control 51 Dribbling 48 Tack Tackling Determination 66 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 11 GK Throw 10 GK Handling 27 Other Cool 71 Awareness 63 Flair 36 Throw-in 46 Leadership 42 Consistency 40 Determination 60 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 41 RB 65 LB 65 CD 66 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 59 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 56 RW 51 LW 51 FR 51 FOR 57 SS 56	🇮🇪 Irish	20	61
20	CD	Ricardo Scimeca Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 60 Acceleration 59 Stamina 70 Strength 69 Fitness 59 Skill Shooting 35 Passing 33 Heading 77 Control 57 Dribbling 40 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 60 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 11 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 62 Awareness 63 Flair 27 Throw-in 40 Leadership 40 Consistency 73 Determination 80 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 40 RB 61 LB 61 CD 62 RWB 50 LWB 50 SW 55 DM 51 RM 46 LM 46 AM 44 RW 43 LW 43 FR 47 FOR 48 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	62
26	AM	Sasa Curcic Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 64 Acceleration 70 Stamina 77 Strength 65 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 77 Passing 79 Heading 61 Control 76 Dribbling 71 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 70 Awareness 76 Flair 69 Throw-in 46 Leadership 48 Consistency 59 Determination 72 Greed 52 Position ratings GK 47 RB 53 LB 53 CD 49 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 64 DM 65 RM 68 LM 68 AM 71 RW 73 LW 73 FR 73 FOR 73 SS 74	Yugoslavian	24	71