Ray Houghton - Midfielder

Date of Birth: January 9, 1962
Birthplace: Glasgow (Scotland)
Nationality: Scottish
Height: Unknown
Previous Clubs: West Ham, Fulham, Oxford, Liverpool
Joined Villa: July 1992
Acquisition Price: £900,000
Debut: August 15, 1992 vs Ipswich (a)
Left Villa (for): Autumn 1994 (Crystal Palace)
Transfer fee: £350,000
Scotland

Allowed to play for Ireland thanks to an Irish connection in the family. Houghton was a familiar face in the Aston Villa midfield right from his arrival to his departure for Palace. A fantasticly creative mind, he was fielded whenever available, and a dominant force whoever the opponents were. This explains his countless amount of Irish caps. His transfer fee was much more a symbol of his age than of his ability.

Stats
Until the end of his Villa career

Apperances has substitutions in brackets, i.e. the games when he came on as a sub and didn't start on the pitch. All the stats include cup games.

Season Club Apps Goals
1979-80 West Ham 0 0
80-81 -//- 0 0
81-82 -//- 0 (1) 0
82-83 Fulham 49 7
83-84 -//- 45 3
84-85 -//- 46 11
85-86 -//- 5 0

Oxford United 49 7
86-87 -//- 43 6
87-88 -//- 13 1

Liverpool 33 (2) 7
88-89 -//- 52 8
89-90 -//- 20 (4) 1
90-91 -//- 38 (1) 10
91-92 -//- 51 12
92-93 Aston Villa 48 4
93-94 -//- 25 (5) 0
94-95 -//- 22 (8) 1
Villa record 95 (13) 5
Total record 535 (21) 78