Game #4104
Aston Villa
16-4-7, 52 PTS
Sunday, 4 March 1990
2nd (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
Substitutes
๐ M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 54โ |
๐ M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 72โ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.59 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.22 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa suffer a crazy 60 seconds as Derek Mountfield is injured, gamely plays on but misses his tackle from a corner to allow Kevin Drinkell - who had come onto the field seconds before - to score Coventry's first.
Controversial referee George Courtney then forced Mountfield to leave the field of play and within 40 seconds of their first Coventry added a second against 10 man Villa. Two goals and a man down in a single minute, Villa couldn't recover and lose a second successive first division game for the first time this season. As a result Villa fall to second in the table, a point behind Liverpool.
Graham Taylorโs Villa lose for the second time in a week having previously lost twice in thirteen games. Villa remain second but fall four points behind leaders Liverpool.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Coventry City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 53โ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Kevin Drinkell
๐ฅ
| 53โ Goal, 0-2, (Coventry City), David Smith
๐ | 54โ Sub off, Derek Mountfield, Sub on, Stuart Gray
๐ | 72โ Sub off, Ian Ormondroyd, Sub on, Paul Birch
๐ | FT Coventry City 2-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Sunday, 4 March 1990
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: George Courtney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Spennymoor, 1975-1992
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: George Courtney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Spennymoor, 1975-1992
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 35 | ๐ฉ 18 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 57 | ๐ฅ
31 |
League ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ 16 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 51 | ๐ฅ
29 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 11 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 31 | ๐ฅ
9 |
Away ๐ 17 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ
22 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 138 | ๐ฉ | 64 ๐จ | 31 ๐ฅ 43 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"It is always difficult. If we had gone clear again everybody would have been telling us that all we had to do was to turn up for the next ten games.
โBut my reaction is to tell the players to look where they are.
โWith two thirds of the season played we are in the sixth round of the Cup and second In the League.
โOur season is going all right we are not having too bad a season.
"I would like to have had a little more time to see what was wrong with Mountfield before he was taken off. But it would be very rash to offer this as an excuse."
Graham Taylor.
"There seemed to be indecent haste from the referee to get Mountfield off.
โI didn't even have time to take my tracksuit off before they scored their second."
Stuart Gray.
TWO Coventry goals in less than a minute, sparked by substitute Kevin DRINKELL scoring with his first touch, sent Aston Villa reeling to their second successive English First Division defeat.
A spectacular David SMITH solo effort within moments of Drinkellโs 50th minute impact at Highfield Road, wrecked Villaโs hopes of leap-frogging Liverpool to the top of the table.
Instead, Coventry's third win in 53 years over their Midlands rivals leaves Graham Taylorโs men still a point adrift
Division One
Coventry City
12-4-10, 40 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,891
GK Steve Ogrizoviฤ | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brian Kilcline | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Borrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tony Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Micky Gynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Kevin Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF David Speedie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Steve Livingstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
John Sillett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Steve Livingstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Kevin Drinkell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |)
Unused Substitutes
LB Greg Downs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1989-90
Playing Squad
GK Lee Butler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #658 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Andy Comyn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #665 |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #656 |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #664 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #655 |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #645 |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #653 |
M Gareth Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #652 |
W Nigel Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #659 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
F Adrian Heath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #662 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง ๓ ฟ | #657 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #660 |
CF Tony Cascarino | ๐ฎ๐ช | #667 |
