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He is probably best known for playing for Aston Villa. However he also played for Swansea City, Cardiff City(on loan), Brighton, Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Benfica and Bradford City. Aston Villa redirects here. ... Swansea City AFC are a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton & Hove. ... Oxford United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside; the current champions of Europe (2005), they are also statistically the most successful English football team to date. ... For Galatasaray High School, visit Galatasaray Lisesi Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club, or Galatasaray SK) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club are a third tier English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Sheffield United Football Club are a football club currently in The Football League. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply Benfica, SL Benfica or Benfica Lisbon; pron. ... Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ...

Saunders began his career with Swansea City on leaving school in 1980, and during his time at the club was loaned out to neighbours Cardiff City. He joined Brighton on a free transfer in 1984 and remained there until February 1987, when he was snapped up by First Division strugglers Oxford United. Saunders immediately settled into the Oxford squad and his goals helped them avoid relegation at the end of the 1986-87 season. But his efforts were not enough to save Oxford from going down in bottom place at the end of the 1987-88 season. Just after the start of the following season, Saunders was sold to Derby County for £1million and Oxford manager Mark Lawrenson was later sacked by the club's board after he complained to them about selling Saunders. Swansea City F.C. are a Welsh football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Cardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Saunders helped Derby finish an impressive fourth in the 1988-89 First Division table - their highest finish since they were league champions in 1975. He scored 24 league goals in the 1990-91 season but Derby still went down in bottom place. Derby's relegation saw most of the country's top clubs queue up in their bid to capture his services, and Everton were favourites to sign him. But Saunders ended up at Liverpool, who paid a then English record fee of £2.9million to capture him as successor for Everton-bound Peter Beardsley. Derby County F.C. is an English football club, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Peter Andrew Beardsley (born Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, January 18, 1961) was an English footballer who played game at both domestic and international level for more than 15 years. ...

In 1991-92, Saunders partnered Ian Rush (also his strike partner for Wales) in a formidable strikerforce backed by young Steve McManaman which saw the club win the F.A Cup for the fifth time in its history in manager Graeme Souness's first full season in charge. In September 1992, Saunders was transferred to Aston Villa for £2.5million and was an instant hit with the Villa Park faithful. He developed a strong partnership with Dalian Atkinson and the pair's goals guided Villa to an impressive runners-up finish in the inaugural Premiership. Although Villa's league form slipped in 1993-94, Saunders scored twice in the League Cup final to secure victory over Manchester United at Wembley. Saunders hit the target 15 times in the 1994-95 Premiership campaign but Villa came one place short of relegation - two years after they came one place short of the league title. Saunders was off-loaded to Turkey, where he joined Galatasaray, as part of new manager Brian Little's rebuilding programme which resulted in most of the Ron Atkinson era of players being jettisoned. Ian James Rush MBE (born October 20, 1961) was a famous Welsh footballer who played as a striker, most well-known for playing for Liverpool F.C. despite being an Everton fan. ... Steven Charles McManaman (born 11 February 1972, in Liverpool, England) was a famous English footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s who played as a midfielder in a career that spanned two of European footballs biggest club sides in Liverpool F.C. and Real Madrid. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Graeme Souness when he was manager of Newcastle United Image © soccer-europe. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ...

Saunders spent one season in Turkey before he returned to the Premiership with Nottingham Forest in 1996. His only season at the City Ground was a disappointment with a shortage of goals which contributed to Forest's relegation. He then joined Sheffield United in Division One, where he remained for two years before moving back to the Premiership with newly promoted Bradford City. He remained at Bradford for three years until he finally hung up his boots in 2002, by which time the Bantams had slipped back into Division One. FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ...

Dean Saunders was one of the Welsh national side's most prolific goalscorers. He was capped 75 times and scored a creditable 22 goals. Saunders is rated alongside the likes of Ian Rush and Mark Hughes when Welsh fans discuss who the greatest Welsh striker of all time was. For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...

He was first-team coach at Newcastle United,until he was sacked on 2nd feb 2006, working under Graeme Souness - the manager who brought him to Liverpool back in 1991. Souness was also manager of the Galatasaray side that Saunders turned out for during the 1995-96 season. For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Graeme Souness when he was manager of Newcastle United Image © soccer-europe. ... For Galatasaray High School, visit Galatasaray Lisesi Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club, or Galatasaray SK) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ...