Game #4181
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 October 1991
Coventry City
0-2
Aston Villa
Zenith Data Systems 1st Round
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 6,447
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Alan McLoughlin | 16' | Kevin Richardson | 72' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Paul McGrath, emphasised the difference between the two old rivals.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 October 1991
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Olney, Assist by Alan McLoughlin
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 62’ Sending off, (Coventry City), Terry Butcher
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Kevin Richardson
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Kevin Richardson, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Coventry City 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Atkinson's Villa beat Coventry in the latest version of the Full Member's Cup.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #16 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Wednesday, 23 October 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1986–1994
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 5 🟥 5 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1986–1994
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 January 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Alan McLoughlin comes in for his Villa debut after his loan from Southampton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 | 34.09 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 19.95 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Alan McLoughlin | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
CB Andy Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 | 🟥 |
D Chris Greenman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Paul Edwards | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
W Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 |
CF Robert Rosario | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | D Chris Greenman | 🏴 | (M Dean Emerson | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Robert Rosario | 🏴 | (CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Alan McLoughlin | 🇮🇪 | 1991 | 🕒 1 | 1 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 1 | #679 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Thursday, 24 October 1991
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