Dean Saunders
144appearances
50goals
#691legacy number
| Position | Forward |
| Nationality | Wales |
| Villa career | 1992-1995 — a goal every 2.9 games |
| Era | Saunders to the European Cup (1975–1992) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for Dean Saunders, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch.
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 35 | 35 | 3,150 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 38 | 37 | 3,256 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 39 | 39 | 3,387 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 112 | 111 | 9,793 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 1 | — | — |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Europa League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 4 | 289 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 649 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £2.30m |
| Left for | £2.35m |
| Age on debut | 28 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 143 · 1 |
| Assists | 10 (59 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 4 yellow · 0 red |
| International career | 75 caps, 22 goals |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.