Ray Houghton

121appearances

11goals

#689legacy number

Position	Midfielder
Nationality	Republic of Ireland
Villa career	1992-1995 — a goal every 11.0 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 Ray Houghton, 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. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).

Premier League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
1992-93	39	39	3,499	3	7	0	1	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	0	—	—
1993-94	30	25	2,278	2	3	0	0	0	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	5	—	—
1994-95	26	19	1,792	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	7	—	—
Total	95	83	7,569	6	12	0	2	0	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	12	—	—

FA Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	PPG	+/-
1992-93	4	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	3	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	7	7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

EFL Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
1992-93	5	5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
1993-94	6	4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
1994-95	2	2	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Total	13	11	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—

Europa League

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
1993-94	2	1	118	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
1994-95	4	3	311	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—
Total	6	4	429	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—

Career Profile

Signed for	£969k
Left for	£323k
Age on debut	30
Starts · sub appearances	105 · 16
Assists	15 (26 goal involvements)
Cards	2 yellow · 0 red
International career	73 caps, 6 goals

Assists, cards and fees are not recorded in the season-by-season tables above. Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.