Game #4095
Wednesday, 17 January 1990
Attendance: 17,543
Won
Zenith Data Systems Semi Final
Semi Final
Leeds United
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Villa beat Leeds in the ZDS semi final to set up a two legged final that they need to win on aggregate to make it to the final, final. Meanwhile, the League is concerned about fixture congestion damaging the integrity of competition.
Aston Villa
2-0
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Ian Olney | 65' |
KEY MAN
Stuart Gray, opened the scoring on his return from injury.
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Stuart Gray, Assist by Ian Olney
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor’s Villa win in the Northern Semi Final of the latest incarnation of the Full Members Cup.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Wednesday, 17 January 1990
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Stuart Gray returns after seven games out injured.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.80 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 20.10 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK Mervyn Day (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Jim Beglin | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 |
CB Mike Whitlow | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Peter Haddock | 🏴 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴 |
M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
M David Batty | 🏴 |
W John Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Ian Baird | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jim Beglin | 🇮🇪 | (LB Dylan Kerr | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W John Hendrie | 🏴 | (CF John Pearson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"David Platt, guilty of a glaring first half miss, put the issue beyond doubt 13 minutes later when he scored his 18th goal of the season from the penalty spot after being brought down by Day."
*Aberdeen Press and Journal*
Thursday, 18 January 1990
Stuart Gray marked his return to action after a seven match absence through injury by setting Aston Villa on the way to the Northern Area final of the Zenith Cup.
Gray finally broke the resistance of the Second Division leaders in the 64th minute when he played a one-two with lan Olney to unlock Leeds' persistent offside trap before firing past former Villa keeper Mervyn Day.
David Platt, guilty of a glaring first half miss, put the issue beyond doubt 13 minutes later when he scored his 18th goal of the season from the penalty spot after being brought down by Day.
Villa, who will now meet the winners of the Middlesbrough-Newcastle tie, dominated the second half and Leeds were indebted to several fine saves by Day for keeping them in the hunt for so long.
