1998–99 in English football gets the manager's job on a permanent basis. 28 October 1998 – Chelsea player-manager Gianluca Vialli scores a hat-trick in the 4–1 League Cup third round win over Aston Villa. Making his debut as a late substitute is 17-year-old defender John Terry. On the same day, striker Brian Laudrup's departure from Chelsea is announced after just four months at the club. 31 October 1998 – Ron Reeves, a 55-year-old steward, is killed outside Highfield Road stadium after being crushed by the Arsenal team coach just before a game with Coventry City. The month ends with Aston Villa still top, a
1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season who had just led Czechoslovakia to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. In taking the Villa hot-seat, Vengloš became the first manager from outside of Britain of a top flight club in English football history. Aston Villa's kit was manufactured by Danish company Hummel and sponsored by Mita Copiers. 1989–90 Aston Villa F.C. season During the 1989–90 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division. Aston Villa improved drastically on the 17th place of the previous season and spent most of the season challenging for the title, finishing in second behind Liverpool. This was their highest