David Platt Aston Villa / England winner 1989-90 In 1988, he signed for Aston Villa for £200,000 and in his first season at Villa Park he helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division, one season after they had been relegated. He was a frequent goalscorer for Villa, and in 1989–90 took them to the brink of the league title. Although they had to settle for runners-up spot behind Liverpool, Platt was voted PFA Player of the Year. The next season, 1990–91, he continued where he left off. In a game against Arsenal he famously went in goal when Nigel Spink was injured in a 5–0 defeat to Arsenal. Platts success with Villa was evident in his goal-scoring record. From 2 February 1988 to the 21 July 1991, he played 121 League games, scoring 50 goals. He scored 27 times in 62 apperances for England
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