
Aston Villa
vs.
Coventry City

Head to head record between Aston Villa and their opponents
Game #4664
2000-01
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
8th (-)
🟩 5 May 2001, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Darius Vassell | 61’ | Juan Pablo Ángel | 81’ | Paul Merson | 86’ |
Assist(s) | Gareth Southgate | 81' |
Starting XI:
GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
Subs:
W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
Game #4586
1999-00
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
13th (-1)
🟥 22 Nov 1999, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Dion Dublin | 41’ |
Assist(s) | Steve Stone | 41’ |
Starting XI:
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Subs:
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
Game #4519
1997-98
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
8th (-)
🟩 11 Apr 1998, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 5’ | 48’ |
Assist(s) | Lee Hendrie | 5’ | Julian Joachim | 48’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
Subs:
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
Game #4460
1996-97
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
5th (+2)
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 43’ | 75’ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43’ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Subs:
None
Game #4385
1995-96
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
2nd (+3)
🟩 30 Sep 1995, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 1’ | Savo Milošević | 84’ | 87’ |
Assist(s) | Ian Taylor | 1’ | Dwight Yorke | 87’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Subs:
None
Game #4311
1993-94
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Premier League
5th
🟩 6 Mar 1994, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 20’ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 20’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #4242
1992-93
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Premier League
4th (-2)
🟥 26 Dec 1992, Villa 0-3 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
Game #4177
1991-92
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Division One
17th (-1)
🟥 28 Sep 1991, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 |
M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Game #4104
1989-90
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990


Division One
2nd (-1)
🟥 4 Mar 1990, Villa 0-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
Game #4036
1988-89
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990


Division One
14th (-2)
🟥 26 Nov 1988, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 73' |
Assist(s) | Andy A Gray | 73' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
FB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
Game #3892
1985-86
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986


Division One
18th (-)
🟨 11 Jan 1986, Villa 3-3 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 2' | Andy Gray | 61' | Paul Elliott | 79' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 2' | Paul Birch | 61' | Simon Stainrod | 79' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3815
1984-85
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986


Division One
7th
🟩 25 Aug 1984, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Des Bremner | 53' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 53' |
Starting XI:
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3748
1982-83
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984


Division One
4th (-)
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 24' | Peter Withe | 29' | 70' | Allan Evans | 38' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 38' | Des Bremner | 70' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Game #3654
1981-82
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
16th= (+1)
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 21' |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 21' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3594
1979-80
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
5th= (-)
🟩 29 Apr 1980, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 37' | Gordon Cowans (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3530
1978-79
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
11th= (-)
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 49' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3430
1976-77
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
6th= (+1)
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 41' | John Deehan | 80' | Brian Little | 84' |
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
Starting XI:
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3342
1975-76
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
12th= (+5)
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 68' |
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #1937
1945-46
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950


FA Cup
3rd Round
🟥 5 Jan 1946, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 49' |
Assist(s) | None
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
F George Edwards | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Game #1829
1936-37
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939


Division Two
9th=
🟥 6 Feb 1937, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
GK Harry Morton | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley |
FB George Cummings |
M Alex Massie |
M Tom Griffiths |
W Charlie Phillips |
W John Maund |
W Eric Houghton |
F Bob Iverson |
F Freddie Haycock |
F Ronnie Starling |
Game #4638
2000-01
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
6th (-)
🟨 25 Nov 2000, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Dion Dublin | 8’ |
Assist(s) | Ian Taylor | 8’ |
Starting XI:
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
Subs:
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
Game #4557
1998-99
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
5th (-1)
🟥 27 Feb 1999, Villa 1-4 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dion Dublin | 55’ pen |
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Game #4508
1997-98
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


FA Cup
5th Round
🟥 14 Feb 1998, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Subs:
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
Game #4444
1996-97
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
8th (+2)
🟩 23 Nov 1996, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Julian Joachim | 29’ | Steve Staunton | 85’ |
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 29’ | Andy Townsend | 85’ |
Starting XI:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
Game #4367
1994-95
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
14th (-)
🟨 6 Mar 1995, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
Subs:
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
Game #4274
1993-94
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Premier League
6th (-)
🟨 11 Sep 1993, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
Game #4216
1991-92
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Division One
7th (+2)
🟩 2 May 1992, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Cyrille Regis | 1' | Dwight Yorke | 30' |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 1' | Tony Daley | 30' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Subs:
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
Game #4149
1990-91
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991


Division One
14th (-)
🟥 19 Jan 1991, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | David Platt | 52’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 52' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
Subs:
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Game #4082
1989-90
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990


Division One
3rd (+2)
🟩 18 Nov 1989, Villa 4-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Ian Ormondroyd | 11’ | 54’ | Own Goal | 20’ | David Platt | 73’ |
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 11’ | Kent Nielsen | 54’ |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
Game #3958
1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987


Division One
19th (+2)
🟩 28 Mar 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 61' |
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 61' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
Subs:
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Game #3868
1985-86
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986


Division One
12th (+1)
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Steve Hodge | 10' |
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 10' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3807
1983-84
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984


Division One
7th= (+1)
🟩 7 Apr 1984, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Brendan Ormsby | 34' | Paul Birch | 46' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 34' | Eamonn Deacy | 46' |
Starting XI:
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3721
1982-83
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984


Division One
10th (-2)
🟨 6 Nov 1982, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3626
1980-81
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
1st= (-)
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 55' | Peter Withe | 65' |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 65' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3567
1979-80
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
5th (+2)
🟩 19 Dec 1979, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Terry Donovan | 8' | Brian Little | 51' | 60' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 8' | 60' | Terry Bullivant | 51' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3484
1977-78
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
9th (+1)
🟩 21 March 1978, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 34' | Ken McNaught | 40' | Andy Gray | 69' |
Assist(s) | John Gregory | 34' | Dennis Mortimer | 40' | John Gidman | 69' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Game #3403
1976-77
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
4th= (-)
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Gidman | 44' | Andy Gray | 74' |
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 44' | Alex Cropley | 74' |
Starting XI:
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #2821
1964-65
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967


FA Cup
3rd Round
🟩 9 Jan 1965, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tony Hateley | 13' | 66' | Johnny MacLeod | 83' |
Assist(s) | Barry Stobart | 13' | Phil Woosnam | 66' | Alan Baker | 83' |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
Game #1881
1937-38
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939


Division Two
2nd=
🟩 12 Mar 1938, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Ronnie Starling | 72' |
Assist(s) | None
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
M George Pritty | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
F Frank Shell | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Game #1809
1936-37
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939


Division Two
3rd=
🟨 3 Oct 1936, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M George Hardy | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
M Tom Griffiths | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
F Dai Astley | 🏴 |
F Jackie Martin | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
Game #4607
1999-00
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
6th= (+2)
🟩 11 Mar 2000, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 45’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 45’ |
Starting XI:
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
F Benito Carbone | 🇮🇹 |
Subs:
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 |
Game #4533
1998-99
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002


Premier League
1st (-)
🟩 3 Oct 1998, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Ian Taylor | 29’ | 39’ |
Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 39’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Subs:
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
Game #4495
1997-98
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
12th= (+2)
🟩 6 Dec 1997, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Stan Collymore | 21’ | Lee Hendrie | 71’ | Julian Joachim | 85’ |
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 21’ | Alan Wright | 71’ | 85’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
Game #4398
1995-96
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998


Premier League
4th (+2)
🟩 16 Dec 1995, Villa 4-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Johnson | 12’ | Savo Milošević | 48’ | 63’ | 80’ |
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 12’ | 63’ | Tommy Johnson | 48’ | Andy Townsend | 80’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
Game #4328
1994-95
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Premier League
10th (+2)
🟩 29 Aug 1994, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 3’ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 3’ |
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Subs:
None
Game #4262
1992-93
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Premier League
2nd (-1)
🟨 10 Apr 1993, Villa 0-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Starting XI:
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
Subs:
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
Game #4181
1991-92
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994


Zenith Data Systems Cup
1st Round
🟩 23 Oct 1991, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Ian Olney | 16' | Dwight Yorke | 72' |
Assist(s) | Alan McLoughlin | 16' | Kevin Richardson | 72' |
Starting XI:
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Alan McLoughlin | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Subs:
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Game #4120
1990-91
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991


Division One
13th (+5)
🟩 8 Sep 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | David Platt (pen) | 38' | Tony Cascarino | 78' |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 78' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
Subs:
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Game #4064
1988-89
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990


Division One
17th (-3)
🟨 13 May 1989, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | David Platt | 18' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 18' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Subs:
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
Game #3925
1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987


Division One
20th (+2)
🟩 4 Oct 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 54' |
Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 54' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Subs:
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Game #3842
1984-85
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986


Division One
12th (+4)
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 32' | 71' | Paul Rideout | 65' |
Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 32' | Peter Withe | 65' | 71' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3803
1983-84
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984


Division One
9th (+1)
🟨 13 Mar 1984, Villa 3-3 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans (pen) | 19' | Peter Withe | 24' | Paul Rideout | 47' |
Assist(s) | Alan Curbishley | 24' |
Starting XI:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
Game #3682
1981-82
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984


Division One
12th= (+3)
🟩 27 Feb 1982, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans (pen) | 5' | Gary Shaw | 19' |
Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 19' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
Game #3600
1980-81
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
3rd (+1)
🟩 30 Aug 1980, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 65' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 65' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3532
1978-79
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
12th (+1)
🟨 7 Apr 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 77' |
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 77' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3470
1977-78
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
10th= (+1)
🟨 26 Dec 1977, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 73' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 73' |
Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
None
Game #3382
1975-76
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982


Division One
18th (-)
🟨 13 Apr 1976, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 70' |
Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 70' |
Starting XI:
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Subs:
FB Keith Masefield | 🏴 |
Game #1938
1945-46
Alex Massie | 🏴 | 1946-1950


FA Cup
3rd Round
🟩 8 Jan 1946, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
Scorer(s) | Les Smith | 27' | Billy Goffin | 47' |
Assist(s) | None
GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 |
RB Vic Potts | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Eddie Lowe | 🏴 |
W Andy Kerr | 🏴 |
W Les Smith | 🏴 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴 |
F Geroge Edwards | 🏴 |
F Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
Game #1856
1937-38
Jimmy Hogan | 🏴 | 1936-1939


Division Two
2nd=
🟨 30 Oct 1937, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 53' |
Assist(s) | None
GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
FB Bill Cobley | 🏴 |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 |
M Tommy Gardner | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |