Game #4152

Aston Villa

6-10-9, 28 PTS

Saturday, 2 March 1991

15th (-2)

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Lost

1-2

🟥 2 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

Sheffield United

8-4-15, 28 PTS

Bramall Lane

Attendance: 22,074

On This Day

A Kevin Gage error allows Sheffield United to open the score but Villa's right back almost steals a point in the last minutes with a fierce shot but Villa fall to defeat for the tenth time in thirty three games under Jozef Vengloš (thirteen wins).
Jozef Vengloš' Villa lose for the first time in three and fall back to 14th place in the table.

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Substitutes

🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Mark Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unused Substitutes

CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Stuart Gray replaces Ian Ormondroyd.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.23 |

Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 32.59 |

Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.34 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

353

✅

352*

⚽

🔥

🟩

137

🟨

🟥

122

⛔

🥅

458

RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

127

✅

125*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

41*

RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

132

✅

131

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

106

✅

104*

⚽

🔥

16*

🟩

🟨

🟥

36*

CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |

🕒

✅

80*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

26*

CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |

🕒

✅

79*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

26*

M Mark Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

483

✅

466

⚽

🔥

🟩

217

🟨

116

🟥

150

M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

130

✅

123

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |

🕒

✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |

🕒

✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

Substitutes

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

⛔

🥅

CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

🔁

21*

⚽

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

27*

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Scorer(s) | Derek Mountfield | 56’ |

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 56' |

Match Timeline

Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 2 March 1991

Match Record

Game Record

Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Officials

Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Warrington, 1977-1995

Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩

Head to Head

Total 🕒 118 | 🟩 W55 (47% ) | 🟨 D28 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L35 (30% ) | ⚽ 229 | 🥅 167 | GD 62

Match Stats

Not recorded

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

🕒 36 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 11 🟥 12 | 1.39

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

What they Said

"Villa levelled five minutes later when Derek Mountfield rose to head home a Gordon Cowans corner."

BRIAN DEANE hit his 14th goal of the season to seal victory as United continued their revival.

Glyn Hodges troubled Villa with a series of crosses and slung over yet another in the 49th minute.

Gage headed weakly back towards keeper Nigel Spink. lan Bryson saw the opportunity and raced in to shoot low past the stranded Villa keeper.

But Villa levelled five minutes later when Derek Mountfield rose to head home a Gordon Cowans corner.

United hit back, Hodges corner falling for Deane to power in the 62nd minute winner.

GK Simon Tracey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Colin Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Beesley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Chris Wilder | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bob Booker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Ian Bryson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M John Gannon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Glynn Hodges | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Dave Bassett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | W Glynn Hodges | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CF Tony Agana | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

M Mark Todd | 🇬🇧 |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

1990-91

Playing Squad

GK Lee Butler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #658 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Halifax Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #611 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Andy Comyn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #665 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Hednesford Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #656 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Scarborough FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | #664 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Aarhus GF 🇩🇰 Retired

CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | #663 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #643 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Northampton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died

LB Bryan Small | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #680 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Hednesford Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #655 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Portsmouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #645 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Hull City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

RB Neil Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #669 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M David Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #653 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

M Gareth Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #654 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Matlock Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #582 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Burnley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Mark Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #666 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Kidderminster Harriers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #619 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Halesowen Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died

M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #652 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Southampton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #659 |

Winger

Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #633 |

Winger

Where are they now?

Forest Green 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | #668 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Sunderland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Gary Penrice | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #670 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Bristol Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #657 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #660 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Scunthorpe United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | #667 |

Forward

Where are they now?

AS Red Star 93 🇫🇷 Retired

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