Central Defensive Signing From Everton
Ken McNaught joined Aston Villa from Everton and established himself as a central defender in a team moving toward major honours.
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Ken McNaught joined Aston Villa from Everton and established himself as a central defender in a team moving toward major honours.
McNaught joins Aston Villa from Everton and brings authoritative central defending to Saunders's developing squad.
The 1981 English league championship was earned by Aston Villa with Ken McNaught among the defenders associated with the team. Ken McNaught served in the defensive unit of the championship team and participated in a side that finished above its top-flight rivals.
McNaught wins aerial duels and organises the back line in Villa's first league championship in more than seven decades.
Ken McNaught headed home from a Gordon Cowans corner to help Aston Villa eliminate Dynamo Kyiv on the way to the European Cup final.